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Discussion & activities
Resources
| Finding the right video for your lesson | |
| 1 Scan the index to find segments that fit your lesson's goals. | TIP The number in the first "Tape" column identifies the show the segment is in (see key at page bottom) and links to a more complete description. |
| 2 Preview the segments on videotape using the "time-in" and "time-out" as cues. | TIP The linked descriptions include more detailed visual cues. |
| 3 Read the FYI background article for more information about the theme. | TIP If you aren't sure which segments to use, FYI recommends specific video segments related to topics. |
| 4 Choose discussion questions and activities to tailor your lesson to your curriculum. | |
Video segments for Rivers and Valleys |
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Tape |
Time In |
Time Out |
Title/Description |
Rele-vance |
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7:29 12:30 |
9:40 12:59 |
Kennywood's beginnings as a trolley park |
5 |
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13:10 |
18:01 |
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour |
5 |
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37:57 |
43:00 |
Pennsylvania Turnpikes |
5 |
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2:18 |
9:44 |
The Allegheny River |
5 |
|
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13:24 |
22:00 |
A day in the life of a towboat |
5 |
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23:15 |
27:00 |
Locks and dams |
5 |
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3:40 |
18:40 |
Pittsburgh's Inclines |
5 |
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6:00 |
10:30 |
City of bridges |
4 |
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5:30 |
7:05 |
The Smoky City |
4 |
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28:30 |
32:13 |
Frick Building and leveling Grant's Hill |
4 |
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40:43 |
41:41 |
PRR Station: Gateway to the early 20th century city |
4 |
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43:00 |
46:09 |
Memories of the Pennsylvania Turnpike |
4 |
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48:04 |
52:39 |
Route 30: The Lincoln Highway |
4 |
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52:39 |
57:07 |
Motels |
4 |
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9:44 |
11:50 |
The Mon's West Virginia origins |
4 |
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11:50 |
13:24 |
The Mon's industrial heritage |
4 |
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22:00 |
23:15 |
Pittsburgh's origins at the Forks of the Ohio |
4 |
|
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27:00 |
35:20 |
Flatboats, keelboats, and steamboats |
4 |
|
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43:05 |
45:00 |
Geology of the "Fourth River" |
4 |
|
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54:31 |
59:46 |
Early airports: Rogers and Bettis' Fields and the Greater Pittsburgh Airport |
4 |
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1:08:47 |
1:15:00 |
Transporting goods: Break-bulk district |
4 |
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24:00 |
31:00 |
Streetcars |
4 |
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| OK04 | 12:51 | 17:40 |
Schenley Park |
4 |
| OK06 | 23:55 | 28:24 |
Phipps Conservatory |
4 |
| HR02 | 3:02 | 9:52 | Carnegie Museum's dinosaurs | 3 |
| HR03 | 9:52 | 13:52 | Meadowcroft Rockshelter Native American site | 3 |
| HR07 | 26:30 | 31:15 | Fayette County beehive coke ovens | 3 |
| HR08 | 31:15 | 35:11 | Standard Horse Nail Co | 3 |
| HR14 | 1:07:28 | 1:10:55 | Sewickley Train Station | 3 |
| HR16 | 1:13:51 | 1:19:40 | The Belt System of road markers | 3 |
|
8:00 |
9:50 |
West Park: Pittsburgh's earliest urban park |
3 |
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1:04:30 |
1:10:20 |
Urban renewal and community |
3 |
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2:14 |
6:10 |
Pymatuming Dam fish |
3 |
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7:43 |
10:13 |
U.S. Route 6 and Kinzua Bridge train trestle |
3 |
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46:09 |
48:04 |
Roadside Architecture |
3 |
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| OK05 | 17:40 | 23:55 |
Vintage Grand Prix |
3 |
| OK07 | 34:22 | 39:55 |
Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Bug Room |
3 |
|
45:00 |
49:05 |
Drinking the water |
3 |
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1:01 |
1:06 |
Houses on the South Side Flats and Slopes |
3 |
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11:33 |
15:04 |
Bike messengers Downtown |
2 |
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39:40 |
41:40 |
Tanneries in the Spring Garden hills |
2 |
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1:24:28 |
END |
Allegheny Observatory (bio Brashear) |
2 |
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24:20 |
39:10 |
River Renaissance in the 1950-60s: ALCOSAN and the Gateway Clipper |
2 |
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10:34 |
12:20 |
The Strip |
2 |