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Bee Navigation

Bee Navigation

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores honeybee communication and navigation. OER Level

6-8

Video

Beneath the Waters of Cocos Island

Beneath the Waters of Cocos Island

The nutrient-rich waters surrounding Cocos Island set the stage for astounding predator-prey interactions, as seen in this video segment from NOVA: "Island of Sharks." OER Level

6-8

Video

Dances with Bees

Dances with Bees

This interactive feature from the NOVA "Tales from the Hive" Web site explores the methods honeybees use to communicate to their hivemates the location, quantity, and quality of nearby food sources.

6-8

Interactive

Imaging with Radar

Imaging with Radar

This interactive activity from NOVA features synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which uses radio waves to create high-quality images. Examine SAR images of Washington, D.C., and learn about this technology's unique advantages.

6-12

Interactive

Marathon Migrators

Marathon Migrators

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores how the migratory patterns of shorebirds have evolved to coincide with the spawning of horseshoe crabs. OER Level

6-8

Video

Mars Dead or Alive: A Hostile Environment

Mars Dead or Alive: A Hostile Environment

This NOVA video segment describes the challenges presented by the frozen desert environment of Mars to NASA engineers designing two robots that will journey millions of miles to the red planet.

6-12

Video

Migration of the Monarch

Migration of the Monarch

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies. OER Level

3-8

Video

Pilotless Flight: Timeline of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Pilotless Flight: Timeline of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Explore this NOVA interactive timeline and discover the many technological innovations in the history of unmanned flight, from hot-air balloons to miniature flying robots.

6-12

Interactive

Robot Race

Robot Race

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, cars drive themselves. Teams of designers using different technologies compete for a two-million-dollar prize to see which unmanned vehicle will make it to the finish line first. OER Level

3-12

Video

Scent of an Alewife

Scent of an Alewife

This video segment from NOVA: "Sea Behind the Dunes" tracks the return of spawning alewife fish from the open ocean back to the freshwater streams and ponds where they were born.

3-8

Video

Shipwrecks Reveal Ocean Currents

Shipwrecks Reveal Ocean Currents

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a detailed map showing the trajectories of abandoned ships from the late 1800's is used to reveal the routes of surface currents in the Atlantic Ocean. Animations illustrate the role played by ocean currents in the colonization of North America. OER Level

6-12

Video

Sound Waves Underwater: Experiment with Sonar

Sound Waves Underwater: Experiment with Sonar

This animation from the NOVA Web site describes how sonar uses sound waves to "see" underwater.

6-12

Document

Sound Waves Underwater: The Loch Ness Monster

Sound Waves Underwater: The Loch Ness Monster

This video segment, adapted from NOVA follows a team of enthusiasts and scientists who attempt to find a trace of the Loch Ness monster by scouring the lake with sonar. OER Level

6-12

Video

Sound Waves Underwater: True or False

Sound Waves Underwater: True or False

This interactive quiz from the NOVA Web site features an array of interesting facts about the nature of sound underwater.

3-12

Interactive

When Did the First Americans Arrive?

When Did the First Americans Arrive?

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, recent archeological evidence leads scientists to revise existing theories about human migrations into the Americas around the time of the last ice age.

6-12

Video