Browse results: Text Comprehension Skills
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Ancestors Talk Through DrumsIn this segment from EGG:the arts show, meet Camilo Gaetan who is becoming a master drummer. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Backyard BugsThis video segment from Wild TV takes a closer look at backyard bugs, their habitat and characteristics. Accessibility features: Transcript |
1-5 |
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Bee-ing in a SwarmLearn about bees, their habitat and how to interact with a swarm in this Wild TV video segment. Accessibility features: Transcript |
2-8 |
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Ben Hall of Sapelo IslandIn this video segment from EGG: the arts show, Sapelo Island resident Ben Hall guides viewers through an introduction to Sapelo Island which is inhabited by the descendants of African slaves. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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The BookIn this video segment from Jakers! Abuelita describes her life as a migrant worker. Accessibility features: Transcript |
1-4 |
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CatsIn this video segment from Nature, learn about cats and consider the possibility that the cat may become the number one choice of pet owners. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Chalk SculptureIn this video segment from Art in the 21st Century: Paradox, two artists create a public art piece using giant pieces of chalk. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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City Horses Part ICarolyne DeGrammont of the Cedar Lane Stables in Queens, NY talks about why she enjoys horses in this video segment from Wild TV. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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City ParrotsIn this video segment from WILD TV, learn about wild parrots that breed and nest in Brooklyn. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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City PigeonsLearn about the history of pigeons in this video segment from WILD TV. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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CloudA round up of wild horses proves too strenuous for a young colt in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Cloud - Age FourIn this video segment from Nature, experience the environment of Cloud, a four-year old horse living in the wild. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Cloud - Age TwoIn this video segment from Nature, Cloud, a two-year-old horse, interacts with his family in the wild. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Cloud - FoalIn this video segment from Nature, experience life in the wild for Cloud, a newborn colt. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Colonial HouseIn this segment from Colonial House, Colonists and the Passamaquoddy people encounter each other for the first time. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Colony Collapse DisorderIn this video segment from Nature, scientists work to discover why bees are disappearing. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
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Dance Theatre of HarlemLearn about the Dance Theatre of Harlem is this segment from A Walk Through Harlem. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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A Decision is MadeIn this video segment from Africa, Flora explains why she is content to return to the bush. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Disappearance of the Bees - What's the Impact?The disappearance of bees will have tremendous impact upon the way we live according to scientists in this segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
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DNA Barcode LibraryBotanists and biologists work to create a DNA barcode library for plant life in this video segment from New York Voices. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Documenting ChangeIn this video segment from New York Voices, botanists study plants to inform agriculture and climate change. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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The Double VIn this video segment from Soldiers Without Swords, learn about the "Double V" campaign launched by the black press during World War II to empower African-Americans at home and abroad on the war front. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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EvergladesIn this video segment from WILD TV, a scientist in the Florida Everglades talks about her research on the pig frog. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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Explorers of Yesterday and TodayExplorer Tom Murphy braves a ground blizzard during a winter night in Yellowstone as seen in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Fire CloudFirefighters fight a raging fire on a wild horse range in Montana in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Flora's Background and MotivationLearn about what motivated Flora, a woman from the city, to move to the African bush in this video segment from Africa. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Gullah MusicIn this video segment from EGG: the arts show, visit Sapelo Island, an island in Georgia inhabited by descendants of African slaves. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
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A Hard and Lonely LifeIn this video segment from Africa, Flora describes her life in the African bush of Tanzania. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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The Healing TotemIn this video segment from New York Voices, Native-Americans make a gift of a commemorative totem pole for the September 11th tragedy. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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Historic Relationships Between Dogs and HumansIn this video segment from Nature, learn the history of the world’s first domesticated animal, the dog. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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The Injured OtterA young, injured otter must find his way during the winter in Yellowstone National Park in this segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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The Invasion of the Modern WorldLoggers steal trees from the rainforest of Cameroon, one of Earth’s oldest living ecosystems, in this video segment from Africa. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
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Is This a Map of the Underground Railroad?In this segment from History Detectives, Anne Zorela, a map collector, believes she's found a map that outlines the routes of the Underground Railroad. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Jamaica Bay IntroductionIn this video segment from WILD TV, learn about the field study of scientists observing raccoons and terrapins in Jamaica Bay. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Jarrod Studies BirdsIn this video segment from WILD TV, an ornithologist describes his job. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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The Journey of the Jewish AmericansThis segment from The Jewish Americans shows how in the 19th century Jews and other groups were sometimes not welcomed when they immigrated to the United States. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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A Look at a Japanese ClassroomIn this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about education in Japan by watching Ken, a first-grader, attend school. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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A Look at a Kenyan ClassroomIn this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about education in Kenya by visiting the first-grade classroom of Joab, a young Kenyan boy. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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ManateesIn this video segment from Nature, a veterinarian talks about the Florida manatee, an endangered species. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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Maya LinThis video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Nanavi In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about Nanavi's home and school in Benin, Africa. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
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Nanavi 2003In this video segment from Wide Angle, meet Nanavi, a young girl in Benin who has a rare opportunity to go to school. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
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Neeraj In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about Neeraj's home and school in India. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
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The New NegroLearn about some of the people who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in this video from A Walk Through Harlem. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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New Orleans JazzIn this video segment from Jazz at
Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis and his band play “St. Louis Blues.” Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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An Ornithologist’s JobIn this video segment from WILD TV, an ornithologist describes his job. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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Pesky CrittersIn this video segment from WILD TV, learn about how urban development has affected the habitats of alligators. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-8 |
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Pet AdviceLearn what pet owners can do to better care for their pets in this video segment from WILD TV . Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-6 |
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Pulaski, Wisconsin - Polka Town, U.S.A.The town of Pulaski, Wisconsin claims to have more musicians per capita than anywhere in the U.S. Learn about Pulaski, a town that thrives on polka music in this video segment from EGG: the arts show. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Puppy WalkerThis Zoom video segment features Brett, a boy who trains puppies to be seeing-eye dogs. Accessibility features: Transcript |
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