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Publisher: Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Meaning of Food view detail comment email this

Companion site to this "documentary series that explores our relationships to food and reveals the connection food has to our identity: personal, cultural, and familial." Features stories on topics such as the slow food movement, comfort foods, an edible schoolyard, family restaurants, gourmet dog food, kosher foods, kitchen gadgets, and food and literature. Includes lessons plans and related links.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/meaningoffood/
Topics: Judaism, Lesson Plans, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States

Last updated Jun 1, 2005


History Detectives view detail comment email this

This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series "devoted to solving historical mysteries, searching out the true facts (and falsehoods) behind local folklore, family legends and interesting objects." The site features discussions of investigative techniques such as ballistics and document examination, examples of investigations from the show, an introduction to conducting your own analysis, games, and classroom materials.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/
Topics: Education, History, Television

Last updated Jan 4, 2009


Great Lodges view detail comment email this

Companion website for this television series about historic lodges, covering public lodges in U.S. national parks and in Canada. Provides slide shows, interactive tours, and timelines (varies by program), and lessons plans corresponding to lodges in U.S. parks. Includes related links. From Oregon Public Broadcasting.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/greatlodges/
Topics: National Parks & Forests, Travel, Travel Sites by Continent

Last updated Jul 8, 2008





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