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1 Discovering the Hidden Treasures of KLRN and PBS Presented by Charlotte Dolat Alamo Heights ISD September 15, 2007

2 KLRN and PBS provide thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations.

3 Cyberchase: My Cyberchase Summer http://pbskids.org/cyberchase Cyberchase provides engaging hands- on lessons and activities. Each activity is rooted in the NCTM standards, in addition to the fun, you can expect lots of math learning in every activity.NCTM standards Appropriate for kids in grades 3-5.

4 http://pbskids.org/fetch/ Activities Activities A listing of real-world projects to extend the teachings of the television series FETCH! Labs FETCH! Labs A listing of places in museums around the USA where kids can try FETCH! activities. Web Links Web Links Science-themed Web links related to FETCH! activities FETCH! Activity Guide FETCH! Activity Guide Easy-to-use guide with step-by-step instructions, discussion questions, activity sheets, FETCH! Club membership cards, and award certificates FETCH! Challenge Pack FETCH! Challenge Pack A collection of science activity sheets ideal for family events, afterschool, workshops, and exhibits Recommended Books Recommended Books Science-themed books related to FETCH! Activities Fetch!

5 PBS Kids GO! PBS KIDS GO! is a new place on PBS for big kids — kids who like to play games, solve puzzles, share their own stories and much more. PBS KIDS GO! is on TV weekday afternoons and is the place to find Arthur and Cyberchase, as well as their new shows, Maya & Miguel and Postcards from Buster.ArthurCyberchaseMaya & MiguelPostcards from Buster http://pbskids.org/go/

6 http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/ DragonFly TV has teacher's guides, chocked full of ideas for do-it-yourself investigations. DragonFly TV Kids can play online science games, read what other kids did on the show, take part in nationwide science experiments, download a copy of the DragonflyTV Science Journal, and -- best of all -- tell DragonflyTV what they're investigating! The Dragonfly TV Web site is designed to get kids excited about science. By showcasing real kids finding science in the things they love, kids learn that science can be fun, edgy and exciting.

7 NOVA scienceNow Find activity ideas for before and after viewing NOVA scienceNOW. For other useful educator resources, including science cafés, science news, and research projects, go to Get Involved.science cafésscience newsresearch projectsGet Involved http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/ Every day, there are new developments in scientific research. The NOVA scienceNOW Web site helps you keep current with the most important stories. Print interviews with their featured scientist.

8 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ Find all your classroom tools here, including classroom activities, TV program descriptions, related NOVA resources, and interactives for students. NOVA Podcast Hear brief audio stories from the world of science—from hurricanes to mummies to neutrinos—that expand on topics from NOVA T.V. programs Nova

9 http://www.pbs.org/saf/ Scientific American Frontiers The Bionic Body Unearthing Secret America Each SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS program is accompanied by an online teaching guide filled with science activities. Their guides are presented in an easy-to-print format, and educators are encouraged to download and photocopy these materials for use in the classroom. Pet Tech

10 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/ Thirteen/WNET's Educational Publishing Department prepares educational kits to accompany NATURE television programming. These guides are available in print and electronically, as PDFs (Portable Document Format), through the Web. Nature

11 PBS Teachers http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ Here you'll find classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels. PBS provides thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. PBS Teachers is PBS' national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. These resources are correlated to state and national educational standards and are tied to PBS' award-winning on-air and online programming like NOVA, Nature, Cyberchase, Between the Lions and more.

12 PBS TeacherLine is the premier resource offering professional development courses online to individual PreK-12 teachers and districts. These online courses give you the latest research-based teaching methods in a flexible, community-based format that fits your needs. They offer over 100 online courses in mathematics, reading, science, instructional strategies, and technology integration. http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/ PBS TeacherLine

13 Marks the spot for true lesson treasures!


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