Wind Energy Careers

Watch this video about building wind turbines then write a paragraph that answers this question: What kinds of jobs do people in the wind energy industry do?

Getting Power From Waves

Watch this report on ocean power then write a paragraph that answers this question: Is ocean power the answer to the world's energy problems?

Katrina Aftermath

Watch the audio slide show on what happened in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Think of some of the specific things you saw and heard.
Write two paragraphs about how you would have reacted if you had been the photographer who took the pictures and talked during the slide show.

Mars Lander

Listen to the audio slide show about the Mars lander Spirit.
Write a paragraph that answers this question: Did the scientists who launched Spirit find what they were looking for?

Diseases

Watch and listen to an audio slide-show about measles. Then write a paragraph that answers this question
1. How are the measles eradication programs different in Nepal and India?

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School in Nigeria

Want to find out about school in Nigeria? Watch the audio slide show and read the article. Then write two paragraphs.
1. Why do so few kids go to school in Nigeria?
2. Will aid from foreign countries help kids in Nigeria?