This Month You Will:
* Learn about the television switch to digital and what it means for your school.
* Sign-up information for the summer PBS TeacherLine courses available through Prairie Public.
* Get new lesson plans on global warming and preparation resources for the SAT.
* Watch videos from of Jane Goodall from the 2008 Teaching and Learning Celebration.
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Friday Specials
Timely program air on Fridays from 10 to 11 AM (CT).
* Reading is Fundamental encourages reading during summer vacation and explains how to get children writing.
* Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers examines ways to artificially restore lost senses and cars of the future.
* Where Do Children Play? spotlights the changing landscape of play for children.
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Early Morning Block Feed Taping Service
The Early Taping
Service airs on Prairie Public Television from 5:30 to 6:30 am (CT)
Monday through Friday.
The final week of Instructional Resources for the school year is May 12-16.
* Investigate the world with three science series, Bill Nye the Science Guy, North American Biomes, and Cracking the Code.
* Look at the potential for renewable energy in North Dakota with Energy.
* Learn about the dual nature of the Red River in Red River Divide.
* Examine how communities are combating high levels of carbon dioxide with CO2 Sequestration and Reducing Our Carbon Footprint.
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PBS and Prairie Public Programs to Use in Your Classroom
* Carrier demonstrates what life is like aboard a US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier.
* American Experience examines the life of George H. W. Bush.
* Secrets of the Dead explores the Olympic steroid scandal of the 1970s.
* Phoenix Mars Mission chronicles the latest attempt to search for life on Mars.
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