| August
1, 2002 |
Labels
& Lyrics
Students explore the question of whether freedom of speech of musical
artists should be upheld at any cost, no matter the price to society.
Related
Riverdeep activities: Write
for Your Life Persuasive Essay |
| April
15, 2002 |
A Living History
Lesson
Groups around Massachusetts bring the Revolutionary War to life every
Patriot's Day. |
| April
8, 2002 |
Flying Colors
Spring is here — time to get outside and fly a kite. What keeps
kites in the air, and how have kites helped scientists? Related
Riverdeep activity: mywave: "The History of Kites"
|
| Mar.
18, 2002 |
All About Oscar
This article is designed for teachers to use in the classroom. Find
out how those coveted golden statuettes, the Oscars, can be used to
teach math and chemistry. Related
Riverdeep activities: Calculating Products, Finding the Volume
of a Prism, Calculating Volume and Surface Area of a Right Cylinder,
Defining Ratio, Electrolytic Cells, Electroplating, Electroplating
with Copper |
| Mar.
18, 2002 |
Special Effects
Whether it's an alien planet or a vision of the future, special effects
put incredibly realistic worlds on the movie screen. Related
Riverdeep activity: Percentages |
| Mar.
18, 2002 |
Alien
Fascination
Is there life on other planets? It's a question we never get tired
of asking. What explains our fascination with aliens? Related
Riverdeep activity: Destination
Math activities focusing on Dijit |
| Dec.
3, 2001 |
Osgood's Arts
Journalist Charles Osgood sometimes uses poetry to report on interesting
current events. We look at Osgood's poetry and offer you some hints
on writing your own poems. Related
Riverdeep activities: Rhyming Dictionary |
| Nov.
26, 2001 |
Quilted Math
Quilts often mark a special occasion and their patterns tell a mathematical
story. Related
Riverdeep activities:
Applying Properties
of Real Numbers, Tessellating Regular Polygons
|
| Nov.
12, 2001 |
Saving
Art with Science
Conserving artworks is a matter of both art and science. See what
techniques are used in this special multimedia feature. Related
Riverdeep activities: Solving
Absolute Value Equations |
| July
16 , 2001 |
Making
Words Come Alive
An Emmy-nominated writer reveals how to write compelling copy. Related
Riverdeep activities: Write for Your Life Narrative Essay |
| May
28, 2001 |
Express
Yourself
Meet a high school student who turned his love for basketball into
a creative endeavor. |
| May
7, 2001 |
High Drama
High school students learn what it takes to create a winning theatrical
performance. |
| Apr
30, 2001 |
The Music of
Youth
A talented youth orchestra and their remarkable conductor make some
amazing music. |
| Apr
26, 2001 |
Marrying Math and
Art
A sculptor with a math Ph.D brings unusual dimensions to his art work.
Related
Riverdeep activities: Calculating the Volume and Surface Area
of a Right Cylinder, Tessellating Regular Polygons |
| Apr
25, 2001 |
The Art Angle
Paintings and sculptures can provide amazing illustrations of mathematics
in action. That's the message students and teachers are getting from
an innovative program at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Related
Riverdeep activity: Identifying Equivalent Ratios |
| Apr
19, 2001 |
Palindromes: semordnilaP
A palindrome is a word, number, sentence, or verse that reads the
same forward or backward. Related
Riverdeep activity: Reversibility |
| Apr
5, 2001 |
Circus Smirkus
The all-youth Circus Smirkus teaches kids about circus arts —
and life. Related
Riverdeep activities: Pendulum: Potential and Kinetic Energy,
Mastering Algebra I: Evaluating and Simplifying Expressions |
| Apr
3, 2001 |
It's a Bird, It's
a Plane
Leonardo sketched the first ornithopter 500 years ago, but we have
yet to achieve his vision of rising from Earth through flapping wings. |
| Mar
27, 2001 |
They Struggled to be
Heard
Learn about the lives of three historical women through their poetry. |
| Mar
19, 2001 |
Covering Science
Science reporter David Baron has covered such topics as the eruption
of volcanoes in Iceland and the Caribbean, the hole in Earth's ozone
layer above Antarctica, and the quest to control the disease-carrying
tsetse fly in Africa. Related
Riverdeep activities: Exploring Food Chains and Food Webs |
| Mar
5, 2001 |
Meet the Young Dr.
Frankenstein
Eleven-year-old makeup artist, Michael Fontaine, plans on taking Hollywood
by storm. |
| Feb.
19, 2001 |
The Story of
Brother Blue
Bringing
the classics to the streets, storyteller Brother Blue shares personal
experiences and more in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Jan.
29, 2001 |
Slam! The Live
Poets' Society
A poetry slam provides a forum for aspiring poets to read and perform
their works. |
| Jan.
8, 2001 |
Writing on the
Range
Writing and reciting poetry has been part of the American
cowboy tradition for a long time. |
| Dec.
22, 2000 |
When Hollywood
Goes Global
Translating English-language movies for worldwide distribution presents
challenges for those doing the translating. |
| Nov.
29, 2000 |
Now You See It
Some popular magicians reveal the magic behind the act. |
| Nov.
10, 2000 |
Marrying Math
and Art
A sculptor with a math Ph.D. brings unusual dimensions to his artwork.
Related
Riverdeep activities: Calculating the Volume and Surface Area
of a Right Cylinder, Tessellating Regular Polygons |
| Nov.
7, 2000 |
Circus Smirkus
The all-youth Circus Smirkus teaches kids all about circus arts. Related
Riverdeep activities: Pendulum: Potential and Kinetic Energy,
Potential and Kinetic Energy, Evaluating and Simplifying Expressions
|
| Oct.
24, 2000 |
The Art Angle
An exhibit at Baltimore's Museum of Art connects math and real life.
Related
Riverdeep activity: Identifying Equivalent Ratios
|
| Oct.
5, 2000 |
Reviving the Memory
of a People
African American poet Askia Touré recovers an African past.
|
| May
31, 2000 |
Making the
Most of Visual Effects
Creating amazing visual effects challenges the "wizards" at Industrial
Light & Magic. Related
Riverdeep activities: Motorcycle Race, Momentum and Force
|
| May
22, 2000 |
Where Music
Meets Technology
Students
enjoy a hands-on, interactive musical experience at the Chicago Symphony's
learning center, ECHO. Related
Riverdeep activities: Resonance, Making Music |
| Apr.
10, 2000 |
An Ear to
the Web
Internet radio stations bring the world's sounds and languages to
your computer. |
| Mar.
10, 2000 |
Women
of Note
The Ars Femina Ensemble revives interest in little-known women composers.
|
| Feb.
23, 2000 |
The 42nd
GRAMMY® Awards
Science and math principles strike chords at the musical awards ceremony.
Related
Riverdeep activities: Making Music, Mutant Music, A Plucked
String, Tuning a Guitar, Resonance, Adding with Like Denominators,
Adding with Unlike Denominators |
| Feb.
16, 2000 |
A Jazz Lesson
Big band to bebop, fusion to progressive: it's all that jazz. Related
Riverdeep event: Celebrating Black History |
| Feb.
11, 2000 |
Harlem Renaissance
Culture, politics, entertainment, and social activism find their voice
in New York's black culture of the 1920s. |
| Feb.
7, 2000 |
The Art of Body
Art
Artistic body painting follows ancient cultural and tribal customs.
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