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Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the Ice
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the first successful landing on the Mars polar region.
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We Have to Make a Concerted Effort to Be Less Alienated from Death and Dying
We Have to Make a Concerted Effort to Be Less Alienated from Death and Dying By Richard Harris | Originally published by Next Avenue | May 3, 2022 Share: Like […]
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Electronic Field Trip to the Post Office
With a quick stick of a stamp, we’re off to see what happens to the mail once it leaves your mailbox. In this eight-minute electronic field trip for the primary grades, students meet a postal carrier, watch mail zip through the sorting machines at the post office, and learn about the different ways mail is […]
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Electronic Field Trip to the Falls of the Ohio
Just beyond the Louisville skyline lies a geological and environmental treasure called the Falls of the Ohio. This area is one of the world’s largest exposed Devonian age fossil beds. Here, 265 species of bird and 125 species of fish now live in this nature preserve. On this field trip, students will: visit the outer […]
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Visual Arts
Segments show how visual arts activities can foster literacy, self-esteem, problem-solving skills, and parent-child bonding. Fathers and preschoolers work together to create concrete steppingstones at a rural Kentucky Head Start center; two St. Louis schools implement ideas from the art-focused Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education; students in Louisville create bird paintings inspired by […]
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The Artful Environment
An environment that fosters creativity is more than bricks and mortar. Materials, attitude, and teacher/parent involvement are also important to providing a comforting yet challenging atmosphere. At the Key Learning Community in Indianapolis, Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences is put into practice. Reggio Emilia educators explain the importance of providing a variety of art […]
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Finding Higher Ground
Episode #202 | First Aired: January 8, 2009 Tremendous downpours are a natural occurrence in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. However, as Theresa Osborne, a part of the Kentucky Muse […]
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Children's First Language
This overview of the series introduces the arts as a way young children communicate their thoughts, ideas, and feelings. Parents and children sing, move to a beat, and read stories at the Wolf Trap Baby Artsplay class; babies play in paint at the East Tennessee State Child Care Center; Cyndi Young and her daughter Georgia […]
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Music
Music activities—from singing to writing songs to learning to play an instrument—help build physical and language skills, self-confidence, and cooperative behaviors. A music teacher at Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School explains the importance of helping young children discover their singing voices; a couple in Lexington, KY sing with their infant; artist-in-residence Victor Cockburn introduces Massachusetts kindergartners […]
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Kentuckians in Music
What kinds of jobs and careers are available in music, and what does it take to be a music professional? Check out this resource to get the who, what, when, where, how, and why straight from Kentucky music professionals. Table of Contents George Boulden: Professor and Band Director Nathan Cole: Violinist Lorinda Jones: Music Therapist […]
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Kentuckians in Dance
What kinds of jobs and careers are available in dance, and what does it take to be a dance professional? Read below to get the who, what, when, where, how, and why straight from these Kentucky dance professionals. Table of Contents Harlina Churn-Diallo: African Dancer/Artistic Director Jeff Holland Cook: Conductor Mary Riesenfeld Crawford: Dance Company […]
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Living by Words
A celebration of 50 years of creative writing at the University of Kentucky Join five of Kentucky’s best-loved authors—Bobbie Ann Mason, Wendell Berry, Gurney Norman, Ed McClanahan, and James Baker Hall—for a celebration of creative writing. Grade Levels: Resource Types: Video Table of Contents Living by Words Roots: The South Why Are There So Many […]