New Curious George Web Site from PBSKids Has Interactive Learning Tools

URL: http://www.pbskids.org/curiousgeorge
The Curious George PBS KIDS web site offers interactive learning tools and activities for children ages 3 and up. Since its September 2006 launch, the Curious George site at http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge ranks as one of the most visited pbskids.org sites. The site debuted with an average two million visits per month. Statistics also show that kids who visited the site stayed on average for an impressive one hour. The Curious George web site-like the TV series-introduces young kids to key concepts in science, math and engineering in a way that is fun for them and accessible to parents, caregivers and educators. more...

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WGBH Teachers' Domain Launches Chemistry and Civil Rights Special Collections

URL: http://www.teachersdomain.org/exhibits/pj07-ex/index.html
In partnership with the PBS/NOVA program “Forgotten Genius”, a Percy Julian Resource Collection is live now on the Teachers' Domain web site. In 1950, Percy Julian was one of the few African Americans with a Ph.D. He was Chicago's man of the year and a groundbreaking scientist. But it wasn't an easy road. Denied teaching positions and the target of death threats, Julian struggled to get ahead in a racially hostile world. New media-rich resources, adapted from NOVA: “Forgotten Genius”, explore how Julian revolutionized chemistry with the first synthesis of a chemical compound, as well as the challenges he overcame as an African American despite legalized segregation.

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