Western Reserve Public Media | Multimedia Projects

	Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Machines at Play When Montréal artist, inventor and musician Jean-Pierre Gauthier and his exhibit came to the Akron Art Museum in mid-September 2008, Western Reserve PBS was there to document the exhibit’s installation. As part of the half-hour special, NewsNight Akron panelist Jody Miller interviewed Gauthier about his unique vision of art, sound, motion and space. [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Science/2-5 Topics Covered Waves, sound, electricity, forces and motions, work and machines, creating a project Theme … And More The kinetic art of Jean-Pierre Gauthier is the vehicle that shows students how this display was created. Students then make kinetic art of their own. Resource material, lesson plans, videos at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/machinesatplay



	Math and Science Gumbo Weights, measures, cooking times and temps, physical and chemical changes … you name it and the Kitchen Mathematician will beat, mix, blanche, toast, boil and fricassee food to explore the math and science that goes into cooking. [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Mathematics/3-6; Science/3-6 Topics Covered Estimation, fraction, decimals, ratio, proportion, percent, area, perimeter, volume, using data, patterns and relationships, conversions, money, measurement, chemical and physical changes, variables Theme … And More Looks at the math and science of cooking. Resource material, videos and lesson plans at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/gumbo



	Ama-Zone: The Rain Forest Project Are you ready for an adventure in the jungle? [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Mathematics/6-9; Science/3-8; Language Arts/5-7 Topics Covered Collecting and analyzing data, ratio, proportion, percent, trig functions, diversity and interdependence of life, classification, interrelationships, weather, temperature, food chains, ecosystems, writing, grammar and usage, speaking strategies Theme … And More Contains both a simulation about creating a World Preserve of the Amazon Rain Forest and a series of lesson plans. Includes interviews with expects in the field. (won an Emmy!) Resource material, videos, photos, pro-and-con activities and lesson plans at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/amazone



	Antarctica: 90 Degrees South This Western Reserve Public Media series goes south — so far south that it's almost north! — to discover the little-understood continent of Antarctica. [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Science/3-8 Topics Covered Rocks, weathering, temperature, weather, temperature, ecosystems, climates, the changing earth, plate tectonics, glaciers, animal and plant life, food web, insulation, energy Theme … And More Contains both a simulation about living in Antarctica and a series of lesson plans. Includes interviews with expects in the field. Also a computer game available. Resource material, lesson plans, videos and game activities online at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/antarcti



	Blow the Roof Off! Discover the power of hands-on, minds-on science as Blow the Roof Off! shares the fun and excitement of science and helps students find answers to all kinds of questions. [download the teacher guide] [watch online] Subject/Grade Science/4-5 Topics Covered Scientific method, cycles, properties of light, energy, work and inventors Theme … And More The videos have a scientist and his helper doing experiments to answer three critical questions in each segment. Lesson plans reinforce the concept and carry it further. Lesson plans are found at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/education/images/btroguid.pdf and the videos are at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/voditv.htm



	It’s a Gas: Math and Science of the Blimp The workings of the blimp provide the framework for teachers to illustrate the concepts students must understand to pass Ohio’s proficiency tests. [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Science/6-9; Mathematics/5-8 Topics Covered Ratio, proportion, percent, scientific notation, conversions, surface area, volume, structure of matter, gas laws, buoyancy, motion and force, mapping and navigation, weather and design technology Theme … And More All topics relate to the blimp. Videos watch two girls work on a video contest project. Resource material, lesson plans, videos and online interactive game activities at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/blimp



	108 Stitches: The Physics in Baseball This Western Reserve Public Media multimedia project offers a science-based curriculum that uses the game of baseball to demonstrate basic principles of physics as set forth by the National Science Education Standards and the Ohio Science Academic Content Standards. [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Science/6-10 Topics Covered Simulation, doing an experiment, Magnus Force, using variables, Newton’s Laws, gravity, air drag, graphing, coefficient of restitution, vectors, projectiles Theme … And More Follows a Cleveland Indians farm team and looks at the hit, the pitch, running the bases and the flight of the ball. Resource material, lesson plans and videos online at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/baseball



	Ubiquitous Science Ubiquitous Science contains four modules. Each module deals with Benchmark B from the physical science content standards in grade 8. Benchmark B states, “In simple cases, describe the motion of objects and conceptually describe the effects of forces on an object.” [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Science/8-9 Topics Covered Waves, speed, velocity, weightlessness, the electromagnetic spectrum, Newton’s Laws Theme … And More Short student videos and corresponding teacher videos showing examples of each of these concepts. Resource material, lesson plans, videos at http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/ubiscience



	Dirty Little Secrets: Foundations From the Past Geological findings of CSU, UA researchers. [more] [watch online] Subject/Grade Science/ Middle School-High School Topics Covered Information about Lake Erie and the glaciers that created it, building the Terminal Tower and core sampling. Theme … And More This half hour video tells the story of the glaciers coming and going in this area through interviews of a research team and photos. Lesson plans are developed around this topic. Lesson plans, information and the video are found at http://www.westernreservepublicmedia.org/secrets/index.htm