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For further information about the science topics covered in the NOVA Origins Educational Outreach Materials please visit these sites:

NOVA/PBS has interactive activities, background information, series information and a teachers guide.

Space Telescope Science Institute for great information and images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Berkeley Museum of Paleontology for background materials on the fossil record.

American Association of Immunologists (PDF, 40kb) has excellent reference material on procedures for culturing bacteria for common surfaces. 

The NASA Astrobiology Institute has excellent information and resources.

The Northwest Science Expo has some good resources, including a set of safety guidelines for working with live bacteria.

Pacific Science Center has recruited ten partner museums to support the educational outreach of the NOVA Origins television series, airing September 28 and 29, 2004 on PBS.

The television series will explore the origins of the universe, Earth, life on Earth and the search for life in the universe. Educational materials will build off and complement the interdisciplinary nature of the topics by focusing on the underlying question: what is the evidence for our present understanding of the subject?

Our partners in this nationwide educational outreach effort include:

• American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
  
• Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  
• Hooks Discovery and Learning Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
  
• Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  
• Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa, Florida
  
• International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas
  
• Explorit Science Center, Davis, California
  
• Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland, California
  
• Adventure Science Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  
• St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri
  

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