Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:57:52 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOVA)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOVA Teachers)
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] Week of October 1, 2002
Hello Educators,
Welcome to the first message of the NOVA Online Teachers e-mail newsletter
for NOVA's 29th and 30th seasons. Throughout the school year, you'll
receive information about upcoming programs and Web sites to help you think
about how you might integrate NOVA into your curriculum.
NOVA premieres its fall season next week with "Mysterious Life of Caves."
In this program, geologists and microbiologists explore caves in various
stages of formation to investigate the role microbes play in the creation
of some limestone caverns.
In the coming weeks:
Oct. 8 -- Lost Roman Treasure
http://www.pbs.org/nova/zeugma/
Oct. 15 -- Siberian Ice Maiden (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/icemummies/
Oct. 22 -- Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/longitude/
Regards,
Karen Hartley
Editor
NOVA Online Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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NOVA Presents "Mysterious Life of Caves"
Broadcast: October 1, 2002
Web site premiere: Currently available
http://www.pbs.org/nova/caves/
(NOVA usually airs Tuesday nights. Check your local listings.
This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)
Lives of Extremophiles
In this interview with microbiologist Diana Northrup,
find out how microbes that thrive in hostile environments
can reveal clues to the earliest life on Earth and the
possibility of life in outer space. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Journey into Lechuguilla
Read this first-person account of the descent into and
the journey through Lechuguilla, a cave that drops 1,200
feet below Earth's surface and is open only to
researchers. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Jewel of the Underground
View a series of 12 pictures of Lechuguilla Cave that
include descriptions about each photo and links to
definitions of cave glossary terms.
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
How Caves Form
In this online activity, learn about four agents that
help caves form, including mildly acidic rainwater,
ocean waves, lava, and microbes. (Flash plug-in required;
non-Flash version available) (Grades 3-5, 6-8)
Teacher's Guide
In this printable activity, students build a Winogradsky
column to learn that microorganisms can survive in many
different environments and that microorganisms live in
places where conditions are suitable for their growth.
(Grades 6-8)
Sign up for free printed versions of the NOVA
Teacher's Guide at:
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/guidesubscribe.html
Program Transcript
The site includes a complete narration for this
program available after the PBS air date.
Plus Resources.
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