Square One to teach math on PBS for kids
A new kids math show from Children’s Television Workshop titled Square One will air on PBS starting January 26. The 75 half hour programs target 8 to 12 year olds in grades 3 to 6 with lessons on percentages ratios and averages. The series mixes music videos sports events soap operas game shows and includes Mathnet a weekly detective feature with celebrity guests such as basketball star Dr J. The aim is to show math as useful and fun beyond homework and everyday problem solving.
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Debbie Leads U S Women's Ski Team for Calgary 1988
Debbie, a Seattle native from a ski family, heads the U S Women's Ski Team as a natural athlete with ski-instructor parents and a racer brother. She excelled in basketball and soccer in high school and aims to win again at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
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Signers of the Constitution Mini Series Sixteen
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