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The
ANTIQUES
ROADSHOW Guide
for Teachers
If
you are looking
for new ways to
get your
students excited
and engaged in
history,
geography, the
arts and
society, and a
range of other
topics, check
out the new
website that is
designed to help
teachers use the
popular series
Antiques
Roadshow and
its new Roadshow
Archive in the
classroom.
Through
questions,
activities, and
other resources,
students take a
closer look at
the "things"
people have used
throughout
history to
create history -
their own, their
communities',
and the world's
- and gain new
insights and a
sense of wonder
about the people
and events of
the past, the
present, and
perhaps the
future.
The primary
audience for the
guide is
teachers of
middle school
history,
geography, world
cultures, and
civics; but
Antiques
Roadshow has
myriad
interdisciplinary
and
cross-curricular
applications for
teachers at
other grade
levels and
subjects,
including art,
literature,
English,
writing, math,
science, health,
psychology,
sociology, and
economics.
For more
information on
this exciting
resource, check
out the website:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/teachers.html
New Episodes
of History
Detectives
The
PBS series,
History
Detectives will
begin airing ten
new episodes on
Mondays
beginning June
30 at 9:00 p.m.
Each episode
presents three
new and
intriguing
mysteries to
explore. The
hosts of the
program are a
high-energy
quartet of
renowned experts
in the world of
historical
investigations.
As each show
unfolds, viewers
of all ages may
find themselves
completely
caught up in the
search for clues
that can solve
the mystery -
and perhaps
reveal amazing
facts about our
nation's past.
Each
investigation of
these "puzzles
from the past"
could follow
dozens of
different paths.
As the
detectives work,
they provide
viewers with
reasoned
explanations for
choosing
specific avenues
of research.
History
Detectives is a
great show for
learning the ins
and outs of
historical
investigation
for all ages
from age
8-adult.
Mark your
calendars for
Mondays at 9:00
p.m. beginning
on June 30 (One
year taping
rights from date
of each
broadcast.)
For more
information see:
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/
On
the Web
The History
Detectives Kids
site includes
information and
activities for
the very
youngest
detectives.
Geared towards
kids ages 8-12,
The History
Detective Kids
Web site
encourages
critical
thinking,
inquiry, problem
solving,
dramatic play
and fun through
learning. Kids
can learn the
golden rules of
super sleuthing,
use customizable
printed forms to
make their own
detective
notebook and
office suite,
play games and
submit treasured
object for
inclusion in our
"Vault".
For information
see:
http://pbskids.org/historydetectives/
Win a Free
Electronic Field
Trip

Colonial
Williamsburg
Electronic Field
Trips is
a very special
social studies
series for
grades 4 - 8.It
is the one
series that
teachers cannot
record off the
air for free.
Schools must
register and the
cost is $100 per
episode. This
year Colonial
Williamsburg has
offered Blue
Ridge PBS eight
electronic field
trips to give
away.
Apply now for a
drawing to
receive one of
the field trips
for free! Send
us your name,
the grade and
subject you
teach, the top 3
choices from the
list below of
the episodes you
would most like
to have and a
statement about
how Blue Ridge
PBS enhances
your teaching
and we will draw
for the eight
scholarships .
For more
information on
the seven new
episodes see
http://history.org/history/teaching/eft.cfm
Send your entry
via e-mail to
scampbell@blueridgepbs.org
by July 4, 2008.
Winners will be
notified by
August 20.
The new episodes of Colonial Williamsburg
Electronic Field Trips:}
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| Will of the People |
October 16, 1:00 p.m. |
| Yorktown |
November 13, 1:00 p.m. |
| Making History Live |
December 11, 1:00 p.m. |
| In Pursuit of Science |
January 15, 1:00 p.m. |
| Freedom Bound |
February 19, 1:00 p.m. |
| Remember the Ladies |
March 26, 1:00 p.m. |
| Soldier of Liberty |
April 23, 1:00 p.m. |
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