Kids' Stuff
for On the Air!

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Have fun with facts about television and radio history. Try these activities and links to more information on the web.

• Who Said It? Do you know who is famous for saying, "And now . . . the rest of the story" and other broadcasting catch phrases? Play this online game and  identify people famous in broadcasting history. (You will need a frames-capable browser to play the game.)
  
• WFUN Activity Sheet #1 (PDF file): Write a news bulletin; learn Lone Ranger facts and make a mask; draw your favorite TV show scene; figure out how to make sound effects.
  
• WFUN Activity Sheet #2 (PDF file): Read about and make sound effects, match the TV Parental Guidelines symbols with their meanings, do a radio word-find puzzle.

Links

• The History of Children's Radio and Television (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
• How Stuff Works by Marshall Brain
• How Television Works
• How the Radio Spectrum Works
• Inside a TV Remote Control
• Museum of Television and Radio (Paley Center for Media)
• The Xtal Set Society (crystal radio sets)
• More On the Air! links: Teachers' Stuff and Related Links pages
• Kids' Stuff about other topics from the Michigan Historical Museum

The On the Air! Wall of Fame
Teachers' Stuff
Exhibit Sponsors
Related Links

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