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- "Meet Me at the Corner" takes students on virtual field tripsBy - Shannon Harsh, The-Review.com • Dec 05, 2007 • Read ArticleSpeaking to the camera like a junior reporter, 12-year-old Emma Sala takes the viewing audience to the top of the Empire State Building, giving its history and intresting facts along the way. It is called a virtual field trip. The trip to the Empire State building is just one of the episodes available through a new educational Web site called "Meet Me at the Corner." ...
- Students can explore the world on the WebBy - Jerry McGovern, Press Republican • Nov 25, 2007 • Read ArticleSchool field trips have become expensive, and setting them up has challenges, too, but the Internet offers virtual solutions.
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UPCOMING SHOWS
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- Air Date: April 1, 2013
Thomas Edison
History: Meet Me at the Corner takes a virtual field trip to the Thomas Edison National Historical Museum in West Orange,New Jersey.. Young Carter interviews Patrick Garner who portrays Thomas Edison who talks about his early life and his many inventions. - Air Date:May 1, 2013
CHEMISTRY WEEK
Eleven year old Paige interviews an international perfume expert to find out more about the science that goes into creating a fragrance.
Links to fun websites include How to make your own perfume, fun chemistry sites and recommended books and kits. Click on to the Learning Corner for questions and activities. - Air Date: June 1, 2013
TARANTULAS
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Colorado to meet "The Tarantula Wrangler," a lover and collector of arachnoids commonly known as spiders. She talks to MEET ME AT THE CORNER correspondent, Charlotte, about the joys of owning a tarantula and raising it as a pet. - Air Date: July 1, 2013
Interview with Cookbook Author Abby Dodge
Morgana visits with cookbook author Abby Dodge and learns to make Vietnamese rolls from Abby’s new cookbook, Around The World, 50 International Recipes for Kids. Go on a culinary journey all over the world, and learn how to make recipes from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, and lots of other places around the globe. By the end of your travels, you will have put the world on your plate!
