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| Science Matters: DDT and the Modern Environmental Movement IIIn 1962 Rachel Carson animated the national conversation with "Silent Spring," an explosive book describing the environmental havoc wreaked by DDT.Grades 9-12 Science |
| Science Matters: DDT and the Modern Environmental MovementIt seemed to be a miracle: Farmers worldwide looked ahead to the prospect of lush fields of produce free of pests. All they had to do was use DDT.Grades 9-12 Science |
| Crash of Hindenburg IIUsed as bombers during World War I, giant German lighter-than-air ships, called Zeppelins, were turned to commercial uses in the 1920s and 1930s.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Crash of Hindenburg IIIExpanded to huge dimensions and filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas, German airships became an important element of Hitler's propaganda machine.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science | History-Social Science |
| Crash of Hindenburg IThe spectacular 1937 destruction of the German dirigible Hindenburg called into severe question one of the first means of realizing man's dream of flying.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Composite MaterialsNASA Destination Tomorrow Segment exploring new, lightweight materials called composite materials. The video describes NASA's use of these materials in new space craft parts that are tougher and safer than conventional materials.Grades 9-12 Science |
| Morphing AircraftNASA Destination Tomorrow Segment exploring morphing technology and how it can change the future of aircraft.Grades 9-12 Science |
| Icing Research TunnelNASA Destination Tomorrow Segment exploring the issue of ice formation on aircraft. The segment explains how the icing research tunnel is helping engineers combat icing on aircraft.Grades 9-12 Science |
| New MaterialsNASA Destination Tomorrow Segment exploring new materials technology development and how it has revolutionized the world of science and technology.Grades 9-12 Science |
| Spin TunnelNASA Destination Tomorrow Segment describing the development of the Vertical Spin Tunnel, designed by NACA engineers to study the flight conditions of an aircraft in spin.Grades 9-12 Science |
