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Bt CornThis video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" looks at corn that has been genetically modified to resist one insect pest, and the multiple concerns it raises. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Cancer NanotechThis interactive slideshow adapted from NOVA scienceNOW shows some of the nanoscale structures that scientists are using in the experimental diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Chernobyl: What Really Happened?This text excerpted from Richard Rhodes' book, Nuclear Renewal and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site examines the causes of the Chernobyl accident. |
6-12 |
Document |
Classical vs. Transgenic BreedingThis video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explains that genetic engineering and classical breeding both alter the genetic makeup of crop plants. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
CO2 Concentrations at Mauna Loa Observatory, HawaiʻiThis resource, adapted from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center,
provides a graph of monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration from
1958 to 2000 at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaiʻi. |
6-12 |
Document |
DNA EvidenceThis audio segment is a National Public Radio story on New York State's DNA profiling of criminals. |
9-12 |
Audio |
Facts About RadiationThis document from the FRONTLINE Web site offers examples of everyday exposure to radiation. |
6-12 |
Document |
FAQs About Nuclear PowerNuclear physicist, Dr. Charles Till, answers questions about nuclear power in this interview from the FRONTLINE Web site. |
6-12 |
Document |
Fusion: Testing the First Hydrogen DeviceThis video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE features original footage of the U.S. test of the first hydrogen device, code-named "Mike", that would trigger thermonuclear fusion. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Genetic ModificationThis video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" looks at the potential created by understanding the human genome. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Genetics Case StudiesWrestle with ethical issues concerning genetic rights and practices from the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site. |
9-12 |
Document |
Genetic Therapy and Breast TumorsThis video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Global Warming: Graphs Tell the StoryExamine graphs from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site to see dramatic changes in the temperature of Earth's surface and in the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. |
9-12 |
Document |
Global Warming: The Developing WorldThis video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the future of global warming as developing nations, including India and China, increase their need for energy. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
The Grand Canyon: Conservation and DevelopmentThis video segment adapted from NOVA explores the effects of the Glen Canyon Dam on the beaches, wildlife, and vegetation of the Colorado River. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric PowerHow does a dam generate electricity and what are the environmental impacts of operating these mammoth structures? Find out in this video segment adapted from Building Big. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
The Leaning Tower: Where It Stands TodayWill the Leaning Tower of Pisa give way to gravity? In this interview from the NOVA Web site, engineer John Burland relates the difficult job of saving the tower. |
6-12 |
Document |
Nature vs. Nurture RevisitedWhich dictates our existence -- our genetic makeup or the environment we grow up in? Kevin Davies offers an update on this long-standing debate, from the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site. |
9-12 |
Document |
Nuclear Blast DamageThis illustrated document from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site examines the "zones of destruction" caused by nuclear weapons. |
6-12 |
Document |
Nuclear Blast FootageThese video clips from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site feature actual footage of thermonuclear blast testing done in the 1950s. |
6-12 |
Video |
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