Directory of Educational Resources

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The Kids and Teens: Entertainment: Television: Educational category is aimed at kids between the ages of 3 and 18. Educational programming is defined as programs that focus on teaching about a topics.

Subcategories

• Science

Resources in This Category

• Africans in America

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/
  Website is a companion to WGBH produced Africans in America, a six-hour public television series.

• All-new TVO Kids Shows of the 1970's Tribute

  http://www.rickstv.com/tvo/
  Tribute to TVOntario, PBS and AIT Educational programs from the 1970's and 1980's

• American Presidents: Life Portraits

  http://www.americanpresidents.org/
  Find out biographical facts and key events of each President of the United States.

• Ancestors in the Americas: Asian American History

  http://www.cetel.org/
  Find out about early Asian American history, immigration and culture. Includes links to Asian American history documents, timeline, books, web sites and genealogy resources.

• Biography

  http://www.biography.com/
  In depth information on the stars, politicians, sports figures and others who have been featured on the Biography TV series.

• Dear America

  http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/
  A PBS television series inspired by the diaries and letters from girls who lived in different periods in American history. The site includes book excerpts, historical postcards and contests

• Guinness World Records

  http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
  Search favorite records, download ring tones, and watch video clips from the television series.

• History Channel

  http://www.history.com/
  Historical information ranging from Great Speeches (in audio) to facts about This Day in History. Show guide and scheduled air times, discussion boards, and classroom study guides.

• In Search of Scotland

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/
  The interactive Scottish history site spans from pre-history to modern times.

• Into the Outdoors

  http://www.intotheoutdoors.org/
  Learn about the outdoors with the hosts of this Wisconsin kids series.

• Living in Iowa

  http://www.iptv.org/lii/
  The history, people, and places of Iowa in this ongoing public broadcasting series.

• Lost on Everest

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/
  Public television program NOVA features information about the 1999 expedition to find George Mallory as well as details on surviving Everest, the effect of high altitude on humans, the mountain's history, and climbing routes.

• Medieval Women

  http://mw.mcmaster.ca/intro.html
  The series and companion site for Medieval Women are a journey back in time to discover how women lived in the middle ages.

• School Torque

  http://www.schooltorque.com/
  A half-hour Australian youth variety show by and for kids. Viewers are invited to submit story ideas and learn how to use television equipment.

• Standard Deviants TV

  http://www.pbs.org/standarddeviantstv/
  Features learning adventures on topics ranking from Astronomy to Shakespeare to Spanish to the Internet. Includes screen saver downloads and quizzes.

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• Español

 

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