Avalanche!
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| Audience/Grade: | 5-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Earth Sciences Geological Engineering |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
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Organization:PBS - Public Broadcasting System |
| Publisher(s): |
Digital Library for Earth System Education WGBH, NOVA |
| Description: | "Companion Web site to "Avalanche!," originally broadcast on November 25, 1997. In this program, scientists on a quest to find out how snow can sometimes strike with the force of TNT take NOVA's cameras inside an avalanche to unlock its deadly secrets." Part of NOVA Online, produced for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) by the Science Unit at WGBH in Boston. Topics include how to film avalanches, threats of avalanches, parts of a slide, how avalanches begin, safety on the mountains, and dangers of avalanches. The site has a teacher's guide, slides, activities, and related resources. |
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| Keywords: | Natural hazards disasters avalanche |
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| Use of Resource: |
Accompanies PBS video |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Medium |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | January 2002 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/avalanche/index.html |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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