[ISTATALK-L] Science on PBS

[bpoelker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Nature: Crime Scene Creatures
On-Air & Online | Sunday, March 25, 2007, 8 - 9:00 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

They don't have their own TV series yet, but crime-solving animals and  
plants are lending valuable aid to scientists and law enforcement  
agents who know how to use them. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Try your hand at being a forensic entomologist; your job is to examine  
the online crime scene, collect and analyze the evidence, and  
determine the time of death.
http://www.pbs.org/nature/crimescene

NOVA: "The Perfect Pearl"
On-Air & Online | Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

For thousands of years, humans have speculated about the mystery of  
the pearl, a jewel that requires no mining, extraction, cutting or  
polishing to reveal its beauty. NOVA travels around the world to  
exotic locations where rare pearls are harvested by divers and to  
farms where huge numbers of pearls are grown (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

You've just stumbled on a treasure chest filled with pearls and you  
want a quick estimate of the number, without having to count them one  
by one. Dive into our online activity and find out how to estimate  
your treasure.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/pearl

Journey to Planet Earth: The State of the Ocean?s Animals
On-Air & Online | Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Join host Matt Damon as "State of the Ocean's Animals" takes a hard  
look at the future of our watery natural world: the beauty, the  
incredible animals and the dangers that threaten them. (CC, Stereo, 1  
year from OB)

Download our lesson plan in which students explore the reasons why  
ocean animals are becoming threatened and discover steps people are  
taking to protect ocean animals.
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/sop_oceans/index.html

Brian Poelker
Distinguished Colleague Illinois Science Teachers Association
bpoelker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.sdworkshops.org/brianpoelker.htm
http://www.primepresentations.com/biopoelker.thtml

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