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Modern Marvels – Engineering Disasters
- Error is inevitable in all human endeavors, but when the undertakings are engineering feats of enormous proportions, the smallest mistakes may have devastating consequences. From the Exxon Valdez disaster to a nuclear meltdown at a secret government facility, to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, MODERN MARVELS chronicles over 40 of history s most devastating catastrophes and reveals th
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Error is inevitable in all human endeavors, but when the undertakings are engineering feats of enormous proportions, the smallest mistakes may have devastating consequences. From the Exxon Valdez disaster to a nuclear meltdown at a secret government facility, to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, MODERN MARVELS chronicles over 40 of history s most devastating catastrophes and reveals the lessons learned from each one.
In 18 thrilling episodes, HISTORY CHANNEL dramatizes the world s most notorious engineering failures, using state-of-the-art special effects to investigate not only what went wrong, but what can be learned from these spectacular disasters. The catastrophes recounted led to the cr… More >>
Modern Marvels – Engineering Disasters
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Modern Marvels: Environmental Tech
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From the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper we’ll see the 21st Century’s cutting-edge “green” technologies in action. New technologies such as carbon sequestration and bioremediation take on our most daunting environmental crises, from global warming and deforestation to nuclear waste and resource scarcity. See how blue-green algae are converted into automotive biofuel and methane from decomposing garbage is turned into clean-burning natural gas. Finally, we’ll see how trees and other natural environments can be used as engineering materials to control flooding and rejuvenate dying rivers…. More >>
Modern Marvels: Environmental Tech
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Great Moments in Science: Experiments and Readers Theatre
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Significant moments in science come alive through these 12 scripts based on stories in Marvels of Science. (see page X). Linked with each are student experiments that parallel or simulate the experiments in the story. Detailed directions guide students through experiments in physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, rocketry, genetics, and other fields…. More >>
Great Moments in Science: Experiments and Readers Theatre
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