[NOVA Teachers] April 19, 2005
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Hello Educators,
Tune in next week for the second installment of NOVA scienceNOW,
NOVA's new magazine-format program showcasing cutting-edge science
stories. The upcoming episode will feature stories about stem cell
research, nanotechnology, T. rex, frozen frogs, and the discovery of
the remains of a three-foot-tall human. (Subjects covered:
anthropology/archeology, health science, disease, medicine, life
science, animals, evolution, microbiology, paleontology, technology
& engineering)
In addition, NOVA scienceNOW has added an Ask the Expert feature to
help provide your students with answers to their questions about
these topics. From now until April 26, experts for all five program
segments will answer selected questions. Responses will be posted
starting April 19.
Send your questions in now using the links below. Be sure to include
your school name and grade level(s).
Stem Cells
Send questions about stem cell science to Harvard researcher
Leonard Zon.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/3209/04-ask.html
T. Rex
Ask a dinosaur expert (to be announced) your questions
about T. rex.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/3209/02-ask.html
Profile: Naomi Halas
Write to Naomi Halas for questions about nanotechnology and
her career as an engineer.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/3209/03-ask.html
Little People of Flores
Send Bert Roberts of Australia's University of Wollongong
questions about the possible existence of three-foot-tall humans
on a remote Indonesian island.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/3209/01-ask.html
Frozen Frogs
Ask Miami University researcher Jon Costanzo questions about
reptile and amphibian cryobiology.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/3209/05-ask.html
NOVA science NOW can also help get your students involved in real
research projects. Join a distributed computing project that puts
your school computers' idle time to work solving complex science
problems. Find out more at
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/involved/distrib.html
In the coming weeks:
Apr. 26 -- Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/scrolls/
May 3 -- Hunt for the Supertwister (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/tornado/
May 10 -- Secrets of the Crocodile Caves (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/croccaves/
For a listing of the remaining spring season programs 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 "NOVA ScienceNOW"
Broadcast: April 19, 2005
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/
(NOVA usually airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. Check your local
listings. This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)
Stem Cells
Should We Allow Cloning for Stem Cell Research?
Explore arguments for and against this question and then vote
online. (Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 9-12)
The Cloning Process
Step through how one group of scientists clone egg cells to
create embryonic stem cells. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash
printable version available.) (Grades 9-12)
The Politics of Stem Cells
Kyla Dunn, development producer for NOVA scienceNOW, presents a
dispatch on the stem cell legislative landscape. (Grades 9-12)
Related Science News
Read recent science news stories about stem cells. (Grades 9-12)
Watch the Segment
See the 15-minute broadcast segment, available April 20.
(QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
T. Rex
Growing Up T. Rex
See a growth curve for T. rex from birth to 28 years old, the
longest any T. rex has been known to live. (Flash plug-in
required.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Name That Sound
Try to identify a noise related to T. rex. (Flash plug-in
required.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Watch the Segment
See the 8-minute broadcast segment, available April 20.
(QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Profile: Naomi Halas
Working With Nanoshells
Find out how big a nanoshell is, how nanoshells are made, how
they may be used to treat cancer, and more in this interview.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Cancer Nanotech
Explore nanotechnology that may be used for cancer treatment in
this slide show that features nanotubes, nanowires, and
nanoshells. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash printable version
available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Watch the Segment
See the 8-minute broadcast segment, available April 20.
(QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Little People of Flores
Compare the Brains
Contrast the shape and size of a Homo floresiensis brain with a
chimp's and a modern human's. (QuickTime plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Jared Diamond Interview
Read what evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond believes about
Homo floresiensis and how the micropygmies may have come to
exist on the island of Flores. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Watch the Segment
See the 11-minute broadcast segment, available April 20.
(QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Frozen Frogs
Cold Cures
Find out what happens to cells as they start to supercool, and
how the wood frog is contributing to the fields of cryobiology
and cryosurgery. (Grades 9-12)
Watch the Segment
See the 4-minute broadcast segment, available April 20.
(QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.)
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Get Involved
Find ways to get involved in science, from attending science
lectures to joining real science projects. Includes downloadable
resources to transform a corner of your classroom, library,
museum, or other space into a timely gallery of current science.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Teachers
Discover the many ways you can integrate NOVA scienceNOW into
your classroom, including teacher's guides, links to science
news stories, and more. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Science News
Keep current with the most important stories by reading the top
science news articles from the mainstream media. Check back
daily for the top stories. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
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