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Special Collection: FRONTLINE on Teachers' Domain

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FRONTLINE, American public television’s flagship public affairs series, delivers thought-provoking journalism that tackles the tough, controversial and complex stories that shape our times. The FRONTLINE collection on Teachers’ Domain offers you access to a selection of videos, interactives, and articles drawn from the series’ award-winning on air and online resources.

Resource Grade Level Media Type
1900 Air Pollution  

1900 Air Pollution
Examine this graph from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site to see dramatic increases in three greenhouse gases over the last two hundred years.

9-12 HTML Document
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.

9-12 QuickTime Video
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 HTML Document
A Class Divided 1: The Daring Lesson  

A Class Divided 1: The Daring Lesson
This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.

3-12 Real Video
A Class Divided 2: Day Two  

A Class Divided 2: Day Two
This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles the second day of an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.

3-12 Real Video
A Class Divided 3: An Interview with Jane Elliott  

A Class Divided 3: An Interview with Jane Elliott
In this Web-exclusive interview for FRONTLINE, Jane Elliott discusses her abiding sense that her lesson on bigotry is as necessary today as it was in 1968.

6-12 HTML Document
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.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Clean Coal?  

Clean Coal?
Explore the challenges facing the deployment of clean coal technology in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Heat."

6-12 QuickTime Video
Dr. Jay Giedd: The Adolescent Brain  

Dr. Jay Giedd: The Adolescent Brain
In this transcript from FRONTLINE: "Inside the Teenage Brain," neuroscientist Dr. Jay Giedd discusses new research on brain development in teenagers.

6-8 HTML Document
The Electromagnetic Spectrum: FRONTLINE  

The Electromagnetic Spectrum: FRONTLINE
This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE introduces the electromagnetic spectrum and explains how the various types of electromagnetic waves are distinguished by the amount of energy each wave carries.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation  

Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation
You're the geneticist now. In this interactive feature from the NOVA/FRONTLINE "Harvest of Fear" Web site, use the latest in genetic technology to engineer your own "supercrop" of tomatoes.

9-12 Flash Interactive
Everyday Radiation  

Everyday Radiation
How much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Facts About Radiation  

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

6-12 HTML Document
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.

6-12 HTML Document
Fission and Reprocessing: How They Work  

Fission and Reprocessing: How They Work
This video-enhanced document from the FRONTLINE Web site explains how nuclear fission and nuclear reprocessing work.

6-12 HTML Document
Get Close to a Nuclear Fission Reaction!  

Get Close to a Nuclear Fission Reaction!
Learn how scientists regulate a nuclear reactor in this animation-enhanced essay from the FRONTLINE Web site.

6-12 HTML Document
Global Warming: Beyond Fossil Fuels  

Global Warming: Beyond Fossil Fuels
Martin Hoffert, professor of physics at New York University, discusses global warming and alternative energies in this interview from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site.

6-12 HTML Document
Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect  

Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect
This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE demonstrates the physical property of carbon dioxide that causes the greenhouse effect.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect  

Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect
This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE demonstrates the physical property of carbon dioxide that causes the greenhouse effect.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story  

Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story
Examine these graphs from the NOVA/ FRONTLINE Web site to see dramatic increases in the temperature of Earth's surface and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

6-12 HTML Document
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 HTML Document
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.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Global Warming: The Hydrogen Car  

Global Warming: The Hydrogen Car
Is the hydrogen car the answer to global warming? This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the pros and cons of this developing technology.

3-12 QuickTime Video
Global Warming: The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect  

Global Warming: The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect
This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE examines the greenhouse effect, its role in keeping Earth habitable, and the industrial changes that have led to an increase in the planet's average temperature.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Global Warming Threatens World Water Supply  

Global Warming Threatens World Water Supply
Potentially half of the world's water supply may be at risk because of melting glaciers. Learn more about the consequences of global warming in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Heat."

9-12 QuickTime Video
Guess What's Coming to Dinner?  

Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
Browse through a table full of genetically modified (GM) foods to see what's available now and what's to come. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site.

9-12 Flash Interactive
Nuclear Reaction: Fission  

Nuclear Reaction: Fission
This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown  

Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown
What happens when a nuclear reactor overheats? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at the nuclear reactor meltdown at Chernobyl, the worst accident of its kind.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Nuclear Reaction: Plutonium  

Nuclear Reaction: Plutonium
One by-product of nuclear fission is plutonium. This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE takes a look at this toxic element.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Nuclear Reaction: Searching for Safety  

Nuclear Reaction: Searching for Safety
This text excerpted from Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology by Robert Pool and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site looks at the impact of nuclear power.

6-12 HTML Document
Nuclear Waste: Yucca Mountain  

Nuclear Waste: Yucca Mountain
What happens to nuclear waste? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE explores the controversy surrounding the United States' first nuclear repository site.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Radon Radiation  

Radon Radiation
The biggest source of environmental radiation might be in your home. Find out more in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Should We Grow GM Crops?  

Should We Grow GM Crops?
Learn the pros and cons of genetically modified (GM) crops, and cast your vote on whether they should be grown. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site.

9-12 HTML Interactive
Snapshot of U.S. Energy Use  

Snapshot of U.S. Energy Use
This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at American energy consumption and the resulting production of greenhouse gases.

3-12 QuickTime Video
Stories in the Ice  

Stories in the Ice
Take a journey back through time, using ice cores to learn about the Earth's climatic history. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site

9-12 HTML Document
Stories in the Ice  

Stories in the Ice
Take a journey back through time, on the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site, using ice cores to learn about Earth's climatic history, including evidence of global warming and nuclear activity.

6-12 HTML Document
Super Salmon  

Super Salmon
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explores genetic modification of salmon and possible consequences.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Taking the Earth's Temperature  

Taking the Earth's Temperature
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" depicts research efforts to record Earth's past and present temperatures shifts.

9-12 QuickTime Video
The Teenage Brain  

The Teenage Brain
Why do teenagers act the way they do? This video segment from FRONTLINE: "Inside the Teenage Brain" explores the work scientists are doing to explain some of the mysteries of teenage behavior.

6-8 QuickTime Video
Viewpoints: Harvest of Fear  

Viewpoints: Harvest of Fear
What do the experts say about genetically modified (GM) foods? Read these interview excerpts from the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site to find out.

9-12 HTML Document
William Julius Wilson  

William Julius Wilson
In this 1998 FRONTLINE interview, Harvard sociologist Dr. William Julius Wilson explains why, despite an overall increase in the standard of living among African Americans, a segment of the population is falling farther and farther behind.

6-12 HTML Document
Your Carbon Diet  

Your Carbon Diet
Find out how much energy you use and some ways to conserve in this interactive activity from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site.

3-12 Shockwave Interactive
Your Carbon Diet  

Your Carbon Diet
Find out how much energy you use and common sense ways to conserve. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA Web site "What's Up with the Weather?"

9-12 Shockwave Interactive
Your Carbon Diet  

Your Carbon Diet
In this interactive activity from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site, you can click on various items in a typical New England house to find out how much energy each uses and some ways to reduce energy consumption in your home.

6-12 Shockwave Interactive