Art has always played an important role throughout the civilized world. Based on the WyomingPBS documentary "Painting the Falls of Yellowstone" the waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park have long captured the imagination of visitors and artists alike. Artists Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt first captured the magnificence and mystique of a few falls in the 1870s which helped establish the park. Over the last several decades, over 250 named and unnamed waterfalls and cascades have been discovered in accessible and backcountry areas of the Park. Their discovery prompted Cody-based and internationally renowned artist M.C. "Mike" Poulsen to try and capture these waterfalls on canvas. His work depicts not only the beauty of the falls but incorporates Native American history and spiritual themes, wildlife and the settlement history of the area. WyomingPBS followed Poulsen over two years providing insight into his vision and creative process. Archaeologists have used art as an indicator for classifying wealth, status, or prominence of individuals, cities, and civilizations. In today's world it does much the same but it can also bring about change as well as persuasion and preservation of ideas and culture. This can be seen in How Art Saved Yellowstone.

In this video from Wide Angle, visit the Pankisi Valley, a no-man's-land in the Northeast of Georgia that has become home to the rebels and refugees of the Chechen war.

In this activity, students collect and analyze data adapted from recent research that explores the correlation between the presence of fish farms and mortality rates in wild salmon runs adjacent to the fish farms. Students then relate their findings to nearby populations of orcas to theorize how a decline in the wild salmon population could affect orca populations.

In the center of Wyoming is the seventh largest and fifth most populated Indian Reservation in
the United States: the Wind River Reservation, home of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern
Arapaho tribes. This learning module,"Why Teach Native American History", emphasizes the
value and beauty in Native American Culture and the importance for all people to understand the
history of American. In the module it is discussed that the two tribes have a long history in
Wyoming and were, in fact, long here before Wyoming became a state. Tribal members featured
in the module relay that it is important for people to understand who they are as tribal people and
that they are not all just clumped together in one tribe.

This learning module,"Who Are the People of the Wind River Reservation" outlines the
establishment, location and inhabitants of the Wind River Reservation. It tells of the sharing of
the reservation by two tribes, the Eastern Shoshone and the Northern Arapaho and the vast
resources located on the reservation.

This learning module,"Who Are the Northern Arapaho?" explores how the Northern Arapaho people came to Wyoming. It also explains the values of the Northern Arapaho people and gives background from a tribal member on why Natives had their names changed by the government.

This learning module,"How Does Tribal Government Work?" outlines the relationships between Tribal, State and the Federal Government. It also points out the relationship between the two tribes and how their governmental structure is unique.

This learning module,"Preserving the Ways - Culture & Tradition", has Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribal members speak of the importance of maintaining their languages and traditions to preserve their identities as tribal members and what they are doing to retain their culture.

In this interactive activity from ChemThink, examine the basic properties of matter at an atomic level and consider how various atoms affect the way a substance behaves.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, a plant expert shows Bianca the patterns and symmetry found in nature.

Born in Dayton, Ohio in 1872 to former slaves from Kentucky, Paul Laurence Dunbar began writing poems at age 6, drawing from the stories his mother told him about plantation life. With his incredible body of work, Dunbar became the first African American poet to earn national distinction.

Students will learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the US response of the Pearl Harbor Day observance.

Students will learn about World War II and its impact on Wyoming as part of the Pearl Harbor Day observance.

This video segment adapted from the NOW-RAMP 2002 Expedition documents a research expedition to Pearl and Hermes Atoll in Hawai`i. Watch as biologists assess the bird and plant populations and then work to eradicate invasive species.

In 1950, Percy Julian was one of the few African Americans with a Ph.D. He was Chicago's man of the year and a groundbreaking scientist. But it wasn't an easy road. Denied teaching positions and the target of death threats, Julian struggled to get ahead in a racially hostile world. Learn more about Percy Julian's contributions to science and civil rights. These resources, adapted from NOVA: Forgotten Genius, explore how Julian revolutionized chemistry with the first synthesis of a chemical compound, as well as the challenges he overcame as an African American facing legalized segregation.

In this video from Outdoor Nevada, Brian Wignall speaks with an ornithologist about the peregrine falcon, a majestic and endangered species that is one of the fastest animals in the world.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Music of the Spheres plays a song using the correct beats and patterns, which helps to restore balance and harmony at Mount Olympus.

This interactive periodic table developed for Teachers' Domain provides detailed information about the chemical properties of elements and illustrates the electron configurations that determine those characteristics.

In this video segment from Evolution: "Extinction!", geologist Peter Ward discusses evidence for a Permian-Triassic mass extinction.

This video segment from Nature profiles a small business in which homing pigeons play a central role.