NOVA> [NOVA Teachers] December 9, 2003

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Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:51:19 -0500
From: owner-nova-teachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (NOVA)
To: nova-teachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (NOVA Teachers)
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] December 9, 2003

Hello Educators,

In next week's repeat broadcast of "Orchid Hunter," NOVA covers
research at the forefront of plant biology and follows an amateur
botanist as he searches for a new species of nature's most highly
evolved plant, the orchid. (Subjects covered: life science, botany,
ecology)

In the coming weeks:

Dec. 16 -- Wright Brothers' Flying Machine (R)
             http://www.pbs.org/nova/wright/

Dec. 23 -- Sinking City of Venice (R)
             http://www.pbs.org/nova/venice/

Dec. 30 -- Spies That Fly (R)
             http://www.pbs.org/nova/spiesfly/

For a full listing of the fall season, visit

      http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/schedule.html

Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@xxxxxxxx

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NOVA Presents "Orchid Hunter" (R)
Broadcast: December 9, 2003
http://www.pbs.org/nova/orchid/
(NOVA usually airs Tuesday nights. Check your local listings.
This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)

      Orchid Gallery
      Choose among 15 species to see photographs and learn facts about
      some of the world's orchids, such as where they are found, what
      they look like, and how they smell. (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

      A Plant With Smarts
      Orchids have become the biggest flowering plant family on Earth
      because each orchid species is irresistible. Find out how in
      this article by Susan Orlean, author of "The Orchid Thief."
      (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

      Great Amateurs in Science
      Meet 10 amateur men and women scientists who have made
      substantial contributions to archeology, astronomy, biology,
      chemistry, and physics in this article by John Malone, author of
      "It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist: Great Amateurs of Science."
      (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

      Classifying Life
      In this online activity, use your own judgement to classify a bear,
      an orchid, and a sea cucumber according to descriptions of selected
      kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species.
      (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version available.)
      (Grades 9-12)

      Program Transcript
      The site includes a complete narration for
      this program.

Plus Links and Books.

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Major funding for NOVA is provided by the Park Foundation, Sprint,
and Microsoft. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.

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