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“California’s Water” is a multi-part series for public television produced by Huell Howser and underwritten by members of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). The series explores California’s water resources and the complex system of natural and man-made features that has allowed growing communities, productive farms, industry and ecosystems to co-exist in a state that receives little or nor rain for months at a time. |
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish |
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Destinos teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Understanding of Spanish and appreciation of many Hispanic cultures increase as students become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story. Closed captioning in Spanish can be used as a teaching and literacy resource. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development. |
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Perils for Pedestrians |
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A monthly television series promoting awareness of issues affecting the safety of people who walk and bicycle. See interviews with advocates and government planners about problems such as missing sidewalks and crosswalks, dangerous intersections, speeding traffic, and obstacles to wheelchair users and people with disabilities; and solutions to such problems. |
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Crossroads Cafe |
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Designed to teach English to adult learners working independently or in a classroom setting. The lively 26-episode series provides education through entertainment using a blend of comedy and drams as it tells the story of 6 characters engaging at a local neighborhood restaurant, the Crossroads cafe. |
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Ethics in America |
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This instructional series on ethics uses the Socratic method to build analytical skills and examine ethical questions. The programs aim to sharpen moral reasoning without favoring a particular position by exploring ethical dilemmas in legal, political, medical, corporate, and military arenas. Panelists include Antonin Scalia, Faye Wattleton, and Peter Jennings. |
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Education News Parents Can Use |
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Education News Parents Can Use focuses on schools, learning and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. On the third Tuesday of each month during the school year, Education News airs live via satellite, offering parents and anyone else with an interest in education vital information about getting involved in children's learning. |
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The Mechanical Universe and Beyond |
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This series helps demystify physics by showing what it looks like. Field trips to hot-air balloon events, symphony concerts, bicycle shops, and other locales make complex concepts more accessible. Inventive computer graphics illustrate abstract concepts such as time, force, and capacitance, while historical reenactments of the studies of Newton, Leibniz, Maxwell, and others trace the evolution of theories. |
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Nasa Destination Tomorrow |
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| A series of 30-minute educational programs that focus on NASA research, including new technologies, advanced aerodynamics, past achievements and medical breakthroughs. Each exciting program gives the audience an inside look at NASA and demonstrates how research and technology relates to our everyday lives. If it’s cutting edge technology, medical breakthroughs or advanced aeronautical research - NASA’s Destination Tomorrow will bring it to you first. | |
Army Newswatch |
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| From the offices in the Pentagon to the Soldiers in the field, Army NewsWatch showcases the Army. Meet the future and learn from the past as the Army executes its missions in support of the nation. Army NewsWatch is the Department of the Army's award-winning television newscast. |
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