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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Cause and Effect Relationships - Silence of the Bees Students write an essay that synthesizes the cause and effect relationship the disappearance of bees will cause.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Compare and Contrast Information from Multiple Sources - Wolong's Pandas Students compare and contrast information from three sources to determine the reasons that contributed to panda population decline. They draw conclusions from these sources by writing their own paragraphs.	5-7	Lesson Plan
Comparing and Contrasting - Explorers of Yesterday and Today Students write essays that compare and contrast two explorers of Yellowstone National Park, Tom Murphy, a modern day explorer and photographer and John Colter, an explorer who traveled across the same area almost 200 years ago.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Creating a Hypothesis - The Intelligent Robot Students watch a video segment that discusses developing intelligent robots, and then write paragraphs that provide detailed hypotheses of results that could come from this endeavor.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details - Wild in the City Students use a graphic organizer to record important details and determine the main idea of a video segment. They use the organizer to write an informational paragraph about parakeets in the city.	4-7	Lesson Plan
Drawing Conclusions and Comparing/Contrasting - The Everglades Students take notes to determine the most important information given in a video segment and written text. They compare the information and draw written conclusions about the importance of studying the pig frog and the Everglades.	4-8	Lesson Plan
The Fourteenth Amendment - Part I This video segment from The Supreme Court introduces viewers to the 14th amendment.	7-12	QuickTime Video
Frankie Quimby of Sapelo Island In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, resident Frankie Quimby discusses the African slaves' history on Sapelo Island. Singers perform "Swing Low Sweet Chariot."	3-12	QuickTime Video
The Herding Dogs of the United Kingdom The border collies of the Lake District are featured in this video segment from Nature.	3-12	QuickTime Video
The Hunting Dogs of Papua New Guinea Learn about the role of dogs in the culture of Papua New Guinea in this video segment from Nature.	3-12	QuickTime Video
India - Neeraj In this Wide Angle video segment, a young Indian girl talks about her life, family, education and daily routine.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Moths Scientists conduct an experiment to learn about moths' attraction to light in this video segment from WILD TV.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Ndakinna Wilderness Project In this video segment from WILD TV, a guide describes how to camouflage a person’s body to avoid being detected in the wilderness.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Perspectives of the Gullah Geechee People - Sapelo Island Students use information they record on a Speaker Graphic Organizer to write a paragraph about the perspectives of the Gullah Geechee People.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Reporting from Multiple Sources - The Roles of Dogs in Three Societies Students take notes to organize relevant facts and ideas from three video segments about the roles dogs play in different cultures or societies. They use their notes to write a multi-paragraph essay.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Use of Symbolism to Convey the Author's Message - The Negro Speaks of Rivers Students identify and interpret literary devices, symbolism and first-person narration as well as answer critical thinking questions and write a paragraph about a Langston Hughes poem.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Wild in the City Learn about how wild parakeets have adapted to city life in this WILD TV video segment.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Writing an Expository Paragraph Using Time Order - Ndakinna Wilderness Project Students take notes on a video segment and use time-ordering organizational skills to write a paragraph on camouflaging themselves.	4-7	Lesson Plan