FRONTLINE

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FRONTLINE, American public television’s flagship public affairs series, delivers thought-provoking journalism that tackles the tough, controversial and complex stories that shape our times. The FRONTLINE collection on Teachers’ Domain offers you access to a selection of videos, interactives, and articles drawn from the series’ award-winning on air and online resources.

RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
1900 Air Pollution Examine this graph from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site to see dramatic increases in three greenhouse gases over the last two hundred years.	9-12	Document
The 2008 Wall Street Bailout This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Money, Power and Wall Street" traces the unprecedented decisions made by the U.S. government to intervene in the financial crisis of 2008.	6-12	Video
21st Century Schools: Learning in the Digital Age From FRONTLINE Digital Nation, this video explores discuss the hype and the hopes for improving education through technology.	9-12	Video
Bt Corn This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" looks at corn that has been genetically modified to resist one insect pest, and the multiple concerns it raises.	9-12	Video
Cars in America: Investing in Detroit's Future From FRONTLINE Heat, this video explores the car industry's resistance to higher fuel efficiency standards.	11-12	Video
The Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Money, Power and Wall Street" explores the changes in the U. S. financial market that ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis.	6-12	Video
Chernobyl: What Really Happened? This text excerpted from Richard Rhodes' book, Nuclear Renewal and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site examines the causes of the Chernobyl accident.	6-12	Document
Chicken Waste and Water Pollution In this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: “Poisoned Waters,” learn how unregulated waste from large-scale chicken farms contributes to water pollution.	6-12	Video
A Class Divided 1: The Daring Lesson This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.	3-12	Video
A Class Divided 2: Day Two This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles the second day of an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.	3-12	Video
A Class Divided 3: An Interview with Jane Elliott In this Web-exclusive interview for FRONTLINE, Jane Elliott discusses her abiding sense that her lesson on bigotry is as necessary today as it was in 1968.	6-12	Document
Classical vs. Transgenic Breeding This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explains that genetic engineering and classical breeding both alter the genetic makeup of crop plants.	9-12	Video
Clean Coal? Explore the challenges facing the deployment of clean coal technology in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Heat."	6-12	Video
Coal in America: What is the Strategy From FRONTLINE Heat, this video investigates the capabilities of America's coal industry to adapt to the call for a reduction in carbon emissions.	11-12	Video
College, Inc.: The Sales and Marketing Story From FRONTLINE College, Inc., explore the the aggressive marketing practices of for-profit colleges.	9-12	Video
Corporations or Consumers: Who's Responsible for Climate Change? From FRONTLINE Heat, this video challenges viewers to examine who is really responsible for climate change: corporations or consumers?	11-12	Video
Digital Parenting: Protecting and Empowering Kids From FRONTLINE Digital Nation, this video explores the balance between protecting and empowering kids online.	6-12	Video
The Digital You: Attention, Multitasking and Addiction From FRONTLINE Digital Nation, this video shows the contrast between students' and teachers' views on laptops in the classroom.	6-12	Video
Dr. Jay Giedd: The Adolescent Brain In this transcript from FRONTLINE: "Inside the Teenage Brain," neuroscientist Dr. Jay Giedd discusses new research on brain development in teenagers.	6-8	Document
The Electromagnetic Spectrum: FRONTLINE This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE introduces the electromagnetic spectrum and explains how the various types of electromagnetic waves are distinguished by the amount of energy each wave carries.	6-12	Video
Endocrine Disruptor Hypothesis Scientists discuss whether or not endocrine disrupting chemicals, which may cause birth defects and other health concerns, should be controlled in the absence of conclusive proof, in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Fooling with Nature."	6-12	Video
Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation You're the geneticist now. In this interactive feature from the NOVA/FRONTLINE "Harvest of Fear" Web site, use the latest in genetic technology to engineer your own "supercrop" of tomatoes.	9-12	Interactive
Everyday Radiation How much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE.	6-12	Video
Facts About Radiation This document from the FRONTLINE Web site offers examples of everyday exposure to radiation.	6-12	Document
FAQs About Nuclear Power Nuclear physicist, Dr. Charles Till, answers questions about nuclear power in this interview from the FRONTLINE Web site.	6-12	Document
Fighting on MySpace This video segment from FRONTLINE: "digital_nation" tells the dramatic story of a confrontation that began on the pages of MySpace and escalated into a physical fight for all to see.	6-12	Video
Fission and Reprocessing: How They Work This video-enhanced document from the FRONTLINE Web site explains how nuclear fission and nuclear reprocessing work.	6-12	Document
Flying Cheap: The Crash of Continental Flight 3407 From FRONTLINE Flying Cheap, correspondent Miles O’Brien investigates safety concerns over major airlines outsourcing flights to regional carriers.	9-12	Video
Germany Phases Out Nuclear Power This video excerpt from FRONTLINE: "Nuclear Aftershocks" explores the debate behind Germany's decision to phase out its nuclear energy program and revert back to coal as “the bridge” that will eventually allow greater reliance on renewable energy.	6-12	Video
Get Close to a Nuclear Fission Reaction! Learn how scientists regulate a nuclear reactor in this animation-enhanced essay from the FRONTLINE Web site.	6-12	Document
Global Warming: Beyond Fossil Fuels Martin Hoffert, professor of physics at New York University, discusses global warming and alternative energies in this interview from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site.	6-12	Document
Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE demonstrates the physical property of carbon dioxide that causes the greenhouse effect.	6-12	Video
Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE demonstrates the physical property of carbon dioxide that causes the greenhouse effect.	6-12	Video
Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story Examine these graphs from the NOVA/ FRONTLINE Web site to see dramatic increases in the temperature of Earth's surface and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.	6-12	Document
Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story Examine graphs from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site to see dramatic changes in the temperature of Earth's surface and in the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.	9-12	Document
Global Warming: The Developing World This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the future of global warming as developing nations, including India and China, increase their need for energy.	6-12	Video
Global Warming: The Hydrogen Car Is the hydrogen car the answer to global warming? This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the pros and cons of this developing technology.	3-12	Video
Global Warming: The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE examines the greenhouse effect, its role in keeping Earth habitable, and the industrial changes that have led to an increase in the planet's average temperature.	6-12	Video
Global Warming Threatens World Water Supply Potentially half of the world's water supply may be at risk because of melting glaciers. Learn more about the consequences of global warming in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Heat."	9-12	Video
Guess What's Coming to Dinner? Browse through a table full of genetically modified (GM) foods to see what's available now and what's to come. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site.	9-12	Interactive
Haiti: Relief Efforts, The Staggering Obstacles From FRONTLINE The Quake, correspondent Martin Smith travels to Haiti to bear witness to this humanitarian crisis and the ill-coordinated relief efforts on the ground.	11-12	Video
Haiti: The Aid Dilemma From FRONTLINE Haiti: The Aid Dilemma, students will examine post-quake disruptions to supply and demand in Haiti’s rice industry.	10-12	Video
How Jonathan Met Kitten This video segment from FRONTLINE: "digital_nation" shows how a powerful and long-lasting friendship developed online.	6-12	Video
The Impact of Deportation In this video excerpt from FRONTLINE: "Lost in Detention," an immigrant family with American-born children copes with the aftermath of the mother's deportation to Mexico because she lacked legal status.	6-12	Video
India: Is India's Growth the Planet's Doom? From FRONTLINE Heat, this video explores the rise of India’s economy and its potential to tip the balance of global carbon emissions.	10-12	Video
Intervening to Prevent a Dropout This video excerpt from FRONTLINE: "Middle School Moment" proposes that the make-or-break moment for high school dropouts may actually occur in middle school, and presents how one middle school intervenes to prevent dropouts.	12	Video
Leadership on Climate Change: Can America Summon the Political Will? From FRONTLINE Heat, this video examines whether or not government leaders can summon the political will to address climate change.	10-12	Video
Learning in Virtual Worlds From FRONTLINE Digital Nation, this video examines the power of games to do much more than entertain.	6-12	Video
Life Online In this media-rich lesson, students examine how digital technologies have changed the way people communicate, and decide where they stand on a range of online behaviors.	6-12	Self-paced Lesson
New Contaminants in the Water Supply In this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: “Poisoned Waters,” hear about the challenges facing water treatment facilities and environmental regulators as they try to keep up with new chemicals found in the water supply.	9-12	Video
Nuclear Reaction: Fission This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity.	6-12	Video
Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown What happens when a nuclear reactor overheats? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at the nuclear reactor meltdown at Chernobyl, the worst accident of its kind.	6-12	Video
Nuclear Reaction: Plutonium One by-product of nuclear fission is plutonium. This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE takes a look at this toxic element.	6-12	Video
Nuclear Reaction: Searching for Safety This text excerpted from Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology by Robert Pool and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site looks at the impact of nuclear power.	6-12	Document
Nuclear Waste: Yucca Mountain What happens to nuclear waste? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE explores the controversy surrounding the United States' first nuclear repository site.	6-12	Video
Obama's Deal: The Deal Making Begins From FRONTLINE Obama's Deal, explore the role of negotiations and compromise in passing major reform legislation	9-12	Video
One Boy's Online Tragedy This video segment from FRONTLINE: "digital_nation" tells the story of Ryan Halligan who, after being tormented both at school and online, eventually took his own life.	6-12	Video
Online, All the Time In this video segment from FRONTLINE: "digital_nation," meet 17-year-old Greg and his parents, who describe the time he spends online.	6-12	Video
PCB Cleanup in Seattle In this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: “Poisoned Waters,” a Seattle community, concerned about its health, fights to clean up PCBs in its neighborhood.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: How Can Communities Fight Industrial Pollution? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video explores how communities can fight industrial pollution.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: How Can We Save Habitat for Endangered Species? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video discusses the importance of preserving natural habitats for flora and fauna.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: How Does Land Use Affect Water Quality? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video explores the connections between land use and the quality of water.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: Is There a Smarter Way to Grow? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video looks at one community's efforts to grow while preserving the environment.	7-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: What's In Your Drinking Water? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video investigates the startling new contaminants in drinking water.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: What Are the Costs of Sprawl? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video examines the environmental costs of urban sprawl.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: What Is the Biggest Polluter of Water? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video investigates the impact of agricultural waste on waterways like the Chesapeake Bay.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: What Warning Signals Does Nature Give Us? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video explores nature's warning signals about the impact on humans on the environment.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: Why Are America's Waterways in Peril? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video explores why our American waterways are in peril.	7-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: Why Is Stormwater Runoff a Major New Threat? From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video investigates the new environmental threats from stormwater runoff.	6-12	Video
Poisoned Waters: The Startling New Contaminants From FRONTLINE Poisoned Waters, this video explores startling new contaminants in our drinking water.	7-12	Video
Radon Radiation The biggest source of environmental radiation might be in your home. Find out more in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE.	6-12	Video
The Rise of Social Networking In this video segment from FRONTLINE: "digital_nation," teens talk about why they use social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook.	6-12	Video
Should We Grow GM Crops? Learn the pros and cons of genetically modified (GM) crops, and cast your vote on whether they should be grown. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site.	9-12	Interactive
Sick Around the World From FRONTLINE Sick Around the World, this video explores what the U.S. can learn from other countries' health systems.	6-12	Video
Snapshot of U.S. Energy Use This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at American energy consumption and the resulting production of greenhouse gases.	3-12	Video
Stories in the Ice Take a journey back through time, using ice cores to learn about the Earth's climatic history. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site	9-12	Document
Stories in the Ice Take a journey back through time, on the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site, using ice cores to learn about Earth's climatic history, including evidence of global warming and nuclear activity.	6-12	Document
Succeeding in School In this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Middle School Moment," meet Omarina Cabrera and hear how her school intervened when she began to frequently arrive late, preventing her from dropping out and helping her secure a full scholarship at a competitive high school.	5-12	Video
Super Salmon This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explores genetic modification of salmon and possible consequences.	9-12	Video
Taking the Earth's Temperature This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" depicts research efforts to record Earth's past and present temperatures shifts.	9-12	Video
The Teenage Brain Why do teenagers act the way they do? This video segment from FRONTLINE: "Inside the Teenage Brain" explores the work scientists are doing to explain some of the mysteries of teenage behavior.	6-8	Video
The Vaccine War: The Growing Debate Over Vaccine Safety FRONTLINE examines the growing debate over childhood vaccines in The Vaccine War.	7-12	Video
Viewpoints: Harvest of Fear What do the experts say about genetically modified (GM) foods? Read these interview excerpts from the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site to find out.	9-12	Document
What Kind of Cyber Guide are You? In this interactive quiz from FRONTLINE, parents and teachers will explore their media management styles and what kind of approach do they take when it comes to your kids and the Internet?	4-12	Interactive
William Julius Wilson In this 1998 FRONTLINE interview, Harvard sociologist Dr. William Julius Wilson explains why, despite an overall increase in the standard of living among African Americans, a segment of the population is falling farther and farther behind.	6-12	Document
Wind: Investing in Carbon-Free Power From FRONTLINE Heat, this video examines the role of entrepreneurship in climate change mitigation and how to provide incentives that will spark business innovation.	11-12	Video
Young and Restless in China From FRONTLINE Young and Restless in China, this video explores the costs of work for China's younger generation.	7-12	Video
Your Carbon Diet In this interactive activity from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site, you can click on various items in a typical New England house to find out how much energy each uses and some ways to reduce energy consumption in your home.	6-12	Interactive

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