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Bt Corn

Bt Corn

This 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.

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Cancer Nanotech

Cancer Nanotech

This 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. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Chernobyl: What Really Happened?

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

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Classical vs. Transgenic Breeding

Classical vs. Transgenic Breeding

This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explains that genetic engineering and classical breeding both alter the genetic makeup of crop plants.

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9-12

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CO<sub>2</sub> Concentrations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawai&#699;i

CO2 Concentrations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaiʻi

This 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. OER Level

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DNA Evidence

DNA Evidence

This audio segment is a National Public Radio story on New York State's DNA profiling of criminals. OER Level

9-12

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Facts About Radiation

Facts About Radiation

This document from the FRONTLINE Web site offers examples of everyday exposure to radiation.

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FAQs About Nuclear Power

FAQs About Nuclear Power

Nuclear physicist, Dr. Charles Till, answers questions about nuclear power in this interview from the FRONTLINE Web site.

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Fusion: Testing the First Hydrogen Device

Fusion: Testing the First Hydrogen Device

This 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. OER Level

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Genetic Modification

Genetic Modification

This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" looks at the potential created by understanding the human genome.

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9-12

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Genetics Case Studies

Genetics Case Studies

Wrestle with ethical issues concerning genetic rights and practices from the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site.

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Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors

Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors

This video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer.

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Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story

Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story

Examine 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

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Global Warming: The Developing World

Global Warming: The Developing World

This 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. OER Level

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6-12

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The Grand Canyon: Conservation and Development

The Grand Canyon: Conservation and Development

This video segment adapted from NOVA explores the effects of the Glen Canyon Dam on the beaches, wildlife, and vegetation of the Colorado River.

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Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric Power

Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric Power

How 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.

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The Leaning Tower: Where It Stands Today

The Leaning Tower: Where It Stands Today

Will 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

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Nature vs. Nurture Revisited

Nature vs. Nurture Revisited

Which 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.

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Nuclear Blast Damage

Nuclear Blast Damage

This illustrated document from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site examines the "zones of destruction" caused by nuclear weapons.

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Nuclear Blast Footage

Nuclear Blast Footage

These video clips from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site feature actual footage of thermonuclear blast testing done in the 1950s.

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