NOVA> [NOVA Teachers] April 6, 2004
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:10:23 -0500
From: owner-nova-teachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (NOVA)
To: nova-teachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (NOVA Teachers)
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] April 6, 2004
Hello Educators,
In next week's repeat broadcast of "Ancient Creature of the Deep,"
NOVA chronicles the discovery of the coelacanth, a fish that has
changed little in 400 million years. (Subjects covered: life
science; animals; evolution; oceanography; paleontology)
In the coming weeks:
Apr. 13 -- Life's Greatest Miracle (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/miracle/
Apr. 20 -- World in the Balance
http://www.pbs.org/nova/worldbalance/
Apr. 27 -- Lost Treasures of Tibet (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/tibet/
For a complete listing of upcoming 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 "Ancient Creature of the Deep" (R)
Broadcast: April 6, 2004
http://www.pbs.org/nova/fish/
(NOVA usually airs Tuesday nights. Check your local listings.
This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)
Anatomy of the Coelacanth
Click on various parts of a coelacanth, including its hinged
skull and limb-like fins, to see what makes this fish stand out
from all others. (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Other Fish in the Sea
Learn about eight other "living fossil" fishes, including the
lungfish, hagfish, lamprey, sturgeon, and gar.
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Moment of Discovery
Read letters exchanged between museum curator Marjorie
Courtenay-Latimer and fish expert J.L.B. Smith in the first
weeks following Courtenay-Latimer's chance discovery of the
coelacanth in 1938. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Coelacanth Quiz
Test your knowledge of the coelacanth in this 10-question
true-or-false quiz. (Grades 9-12)
Teacher's Guide
In this classroom activity, students compare and classify a
"living fossil," the coelacanth, in relation to a moray eel and
a bull shark. (Grades 3-5, 6-8)
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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