108 Stitches: The Physics in Baseball

This Western Reserve Public Media multimedia project offers a science-based curriculum that uses the game of baseball to demonstrate basic principles of physics as set forth by the National Science Education Standards and the Ohio Science Academic Content Standards.   [download]

Ama-Zone: The Rain Forest Project

Are you ready for an adventure in the jungle? Are you tingling all over when you think about looking at pictures of snakes, spiders and other “yucky” stuff? Well, step into the Ama-Zone! Get yourself and your students ready for an exciting trip through the jungle.  [download]

Antarctica: 90 Degrees South

This Western Reserve Public Media series goes south — so far south that it's almost north! — to discover the little-understood continent of Antarctica.   [download]

Big or Small: Measure It All

Five 10-minute videos focus on how mathematics is used in the real world.  [download] 

Blow the Roof Off

Discover the power of hands-on, minds-on science as Blow the Roof Off! shares the fun and excitement of science and helps students find answers to all kinds of questions.  [download]

Constitution Challenge

In the form of a game show, the Constitution Challenge multimedia package features both “the man of the street” and student contestants as they answer questions about the constitution. The components of the series have been designed for use as either stand-alone educational tools or as a complete package.   [download]

Change My Mind

Students will be bombarded with persuasive techniques in all aspects of their life. They need to recognize the persuasive techniques that are being used to manipulate their thinking and how they can use these same techniques to influence others.  [download] 

Economics Academy 101

Economics helps us understand how goods and services are provided and acquired (supply and demand). The focus of this project is to provide an understanding of the basics of economics, and to view economics with a historical perspective.  [download]

It’s a Gas: Math and Science of the Blimp

The workings of the blimp provide the framework for teachers to illustrate the concepts students must understand to pass Ohio’s proficiency tests.   [download]

K.C. and The Kidd

The Kidd is a detective who wants to be worldly wise and mysterious (which is tough since he’s really a softy). K.C. is his partner, the “kid in the computer.” When The Kidd faces a problem he can’t solve, your students will want to help as part of the Kidd Crew.  [download]

The Language of Trauma and Loss

The Language of Trauma and Loss provides teachers with information about the effect of trauma and loss on children, and the teacher’s role in identifying and referring appropriate students. The program also helps teachers establish a “safe” classroom and improve language arts skills using trauma and loss as a vehicle.   [download]

Math and Science Gumbo

Weights, measures, cooking times and temps, physical and chemical changes … you name it and the Kitchen Mathematician will beat, mix, blanche, toast, boil and fricassee food to explore the math and science that goes into cooking.   [download]

One State-Many Nations: Native Americans of Ohio

This Western Reserve Public Media multimedia project studies the rich cultural and historical heritage of the Native American nations that have populated Ohio since prehistoric times. Using the print and Web resources that support the series, students will meet the nations and their leaders through a fun and interactive collection of exercises.   [download] 

QuizBus: Dealing With Data

Students in grades 4-8 practice collecting data, presenting it in an understandable fashion, analyzing it through graphing, identifying ways data can be distorted and looking at both arithmetic and geometric probability (area models).  [download]

Secrets of Sherlock (S.O.S.)

Sherlock is a dog — a very smart dog — with big ideas that sometimes don’t work out. Your students will become “S.O.S. Trackers” to help him solve a variety of problems. Secrets of Sherlock (S.O.S.) helps teachers prepare students for Ohio’s proficiency tests in the areas of communication and skill integration. An extensive teacher guide includes explanations and student activities.  [download]

Sharing Art

Through visits to northeast Ohio art museums and schools and conversations with local artists, Sharing Art demonstrates real-world applications of the techniques taught in middle and high school art classes. In each program, students learn about a piece of art in a museum, which is followed by a local artist explaining how he/she does comparable art. Students then follow up in the classroom by creating a similar work.  [download] 

Shortcuts to Happiness: The Performing Arts

This 10-video series offers insight into the careers that work together to make “theater.” Each segment shows a person whose profession is acting, writing, directing, etc. We then go to the Broadway Series and see their craft “up close.” Finally we see students performing these same tasks in their schools.   [download]

Snapshot: The Decades

Using historical footage and narration, this series focuses on the social, economic, political and scientific events of each decade — from the 1920s to the 1960s.   [download] 

Speaking of History … Doing Oral History Projects

Collecting and archiving oral histories is a wonderful way to build community, present proficiency skills in a real-life setting, preserve histories that may soon be gone forever and make these collections available to the entire community.   [download]

Test Quest

Welcome to Test Quest, where you can set forth on an adventure to pass the Ultimate Challenge — the Proficiency Test.   [download]

White House 20500

Alex and Ravi, the two 8th-grade characters in the story, discover how our government works. The lessons introduce citizenship through a humorous and lively storyline that will maintain student interest. This series is based on the 17 learning outcomes students must master for Ohio’s 8th-grade social studies proficiency test.  [download]

You Be the Producer

In today’s classroom, digital photography and digital video enable students to make a clear visual connection with their subject matter. The purpose of this project is to provide guidance and resources for teachers so they can help students tell their stories digitally.   [download]