Video: Explore More
Produced by Iowa Public Television, EXPLORE MORE encourages students to unravel issues and make informed decisions about topics taken straight out of today's headlines. Through each program, students examine background concepts, investigate complex issues, survey stakeholders, and construct their own opinions on these timely topics. Award-winning companion Web sites provide added depth, student activities, and teacher resources.
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Explore More | Energy | Part 7: Bio-mass (#102)
What are sources of bio-mass? Where does ethanol in gasoline come from? What are the ways that bio-mass can create energy? 01:15
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Explore More | Energy | Part 4: Solar Power (#102)
If solar energy is unlimited and environmentally clean, why isn't it used more? How have you personally used the sun's energy? 03:14
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Explore More | Energy | Part 2: Fossil Fuels (#102)
What are three ways you use fossil fuels on a daily basis? What do you see as the future for fossil fuels? 03:57
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Explore More | Energy | Full Show (#102)
Full Program: How can we meet our energy needs in the future? Will we ever decrease our dependence on fossil fuels? What might be the best alternative? From bio-mass to wind power, there are several options in our ... 28:42
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Explore More | Energy | Part 9: Hydrogen (#102)
What is hydrogen and where is it found? How can it be used to create energy? How could hydrogen revolutionize energy production and use? 02:39
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Explore More | Energy | Part 6: Hydropower (#102)
Is there an example of hydropower in action near you? How can its presence influence the local economy? The environment? 01:36
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Explore More | Energy | Part 5: Wind Power (#102)
Historically, how have we used the wind to do work? What makes wind power unpredictable and unreliable? What areas can benefit from wind power? 02:16
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Explore More | Energy | Part 3: Nuclear (#102)
Do the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the potential harms? How should the management of nuclear waste be handled? 01:48
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Explore More | Energy | Part 1: Introduction to Energy Basics (#102)
Think of the ways you use energy every day. What would a day without energy be like? What fuel sources generate the power in your area? 06:04
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Explore More | Genetic Engineering | Part 6: Moral/Ethical Dilemmas (#101)
What are the potential consequences, positive and negative, of discovery in the genetic engineering field? Who should be involved in determining the ethical limitations of the uses of genetic engineering? ... 01:28
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Explore More | Genetic Engineering | Part 4: GE and the Animal Kingdom (#101)
How can GE be used with animals? What are the benefits and risks of using genetic engineering with livestock or with endangered or extinct animals? 03:30
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Explore More | Genetic Engineering | Part 2: Labeling Genetically Engineered Food (#101)
How is genetic engineering used in food production? What political, environmental, and production obstacles could arise in the effort to label genetically engineered foods? What food traits would you ... 07:09
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Explore More | Genetic Engineering | Part 1: Genetic Engineering and Who Is Involved? (#101)
Where is genetic information located? How does genetic engineering work? Why would farms, doctors, and manufacturers be interested in genetic engineering? How could it change the world? 06:53
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Explore More | Genetic Engineering | Full Show (#101)
Full Program: What is the potential of genetic engineering? How could it change our lives? How can we resolve the issues of biotechnology and the ethical consequences we now regularly confront? From pharming to cloning ... 29:32
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Explore More | Genetic Engineering | Part 5: Human Cloning (#101)
How does cloning work? What situations might be viewed as ethical uses of human cloning? Unethical? 05:50
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Explore More | Genetic Engineering | Part 3: Feeding the World (#101)
How could GE help in meeting the growing demands for food around the world? 04:11
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