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Ancestors Talk Through Drums

Ancestors Talk Through Drums

In this segment from EGG:the arts show, meet Camilo Gaetan who is becoming a master drummer. OER Level

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Backyard Bugs

Backyard Bugs

This video segment from Wild TV takes a closer look at backyard bugs, their habitat and characteristics. OER Level

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Bee-ing in a Swarm

Bee-ing in a Swarm

Learn about bees, their habitat and how to interact with a swarm in this Wild TV video segment. OER Level

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Ben Hall of Sapelo Island

Ben Hall of Sapelo Island

In 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. OER Level

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The Book

The Book

In this video segment from Jakers! Abuelita describes her life as a migrant worker. OER Level

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Cats

Cats

In this video segment from Nature, learn about cats and consider the possibility that the cat may become the number one choice of pet owners.   OER Level

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Chalk Sculpture

Chalk Sculpture

In this video segment from Art in the 21st Century: Paradox, two artists create a public art piece using giant pieces of chalk. OER Level

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6-12

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City Horses Part I

City Horses Part I

Carolyne DeGrammont of the Cedar Lane Stables in Queens, NY talks about why she enjoys horses in this video segment from Wild TV. OER Level

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City Parrots

City Parrots

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about wild parrots that breed and nest in Brooklyn. OER Level

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City Pigeons

City Pigeons

Learn about the history of pigeons in this video segment from WILD TV.   OER Level

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Cloud

Cloud

A round up of wild horses proves too strenuous for a young colt in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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Cloud - Age Four

Cloud - Age Four

In this video segment from Nature, experience the environment of Cloud, a four-year old horse living in the wild. OER Level

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Cloud - Age Two

Cloud - Age Two

In this video segment from Nature, Cloud, a two-year-old horse, interacts with his family in the wild. OER Level

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Cloud - Foal

Cloud - Foal

In this video segment from Nature, experience life in the wild for Cloud, a newborn colt. OER Level

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Colonial House

Colonial House

In this segment from Colonial House, Colonists and the Passamaquoddy people encounter each other for the first time. OER Level

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Colony Collapse Disorder

Colony Collapse Disorder

In this video segment from Nature, scientists work to discover why bees are disappearing. OER Level

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Dance Theatre of Harlem

Dance Theatre of Harlem

Learn about the Dance Theatre of Harlem is this segment from A Walk Through Harlem. OER Level

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6-12

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A Decision is Made

A Decision is Made

In this video segment from Africa, Flora explains why she is content to return to the bush. OER Level

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6-12

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Disappearance of the Bees - What's the Impact?

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.  OER Level

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4-12

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DNA Barcode Library

DNA Barcode Library

Botanists and biologists work to create a DNA barcode library for plant life in this video segment from New York Voices. OER Level

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Documenting Change

Documenting Change

In this video segment from New York Voices, botanists study plants to inform agriculture and climate change. OER Level

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The Double V

The Double V

In 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. OER Level

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Everglades

Everglades

In this video segment from WILD TV, a scientist in the Florida Everglades talks about her research on the pig frog. OER Level

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Explorers of Yesterday and Today

Explorers of Yesterday and Today

Explorer Tom Murphy braves a ground blizzard during a winter night in Yellowstone as seen in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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Fire Cloud

Fire Cloud

Firefighters fight a raging fire on a wild horse range in Montana in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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Flora's Background and Motivation

Flora's Background and Motivation

Learn about what motivated Flora, a woman from the city, to move to the African bush in this video segment from Africa. OER Level

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Gullah Music

Gullah Music

In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, visit Sapelo Island, an island in Georgia inhabited by descendants of African slaves. OER Level

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A Hard and Lonely Life

A Hard and Lonely Life

In this video segment from Africa, Flora describes her life in the African bush of Tanzania. OER Level

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The Healing Totem

The Healing Totem

In this video segment from New York Voices, Native-Americans make a gift of a commemorative totem pole for the September 11th tragedy. OER Level

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Historic Relationships Between Dogs and Humans

Historic Relationships Between Dogs and Humans

In this video segment from Nature, learn the history of the world’s first domesticated animal, the dog. OER Level

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The Injured Otter

The Injured Otter

A young, injured otter must find his way during the winter in Yellowstone National Park in this segment from Nature. OER Level

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The Invasion of the Modern World

The Invasion of the Modern World

Loggers steal trees from the rainforest of Cameroon, one of Earth’s oldest living ecosystems, in this video segment from Africa. OER Level

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Is This a Map of the Underground Railroad?

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. OER Level

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Jamaica Bay Introduction

Jamaica Bay Introduction

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about the field study of scientists observing raccoons and terrapins in Jamaica Bay. OER Level

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Jarrod Studies Birds

Jarrod Studies Birds

In this video segment from WILD TV, an ornithologist describes his job. OER Level

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The Journey of the Jewish Americans

The Journey of the Jewish Americans

This 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. OER Level

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A Look at a Japanese Classroom

A Look at a Japanese Classroom

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about education in Japan by watching Ken, a first-grader, attend school. OER Level

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A Look at a Kenyan Classroom

A Look at a Kenyan Classroom

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about education in Kenya by visiting the first-grade classroom of Joab, a young Kenyan boy. OER Level

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3-12

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Manatees

Manatees

In this video segment from Nature, a veterinarian talks about the Florida manatee, an endangered species. OER Level

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Maya Lin

Maya Lin

This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin. OER Level

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Nanavi

Nanavi

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about Nanavi's home and school in Benin, Africa. OER Level

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Nanavi 2003

Nanavi 2003

In this video segment from Wide Angle, meet Nanavi, a young girl in Benin who has a rare opportunity to go to school. OER Level

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Neeraj

Neeraj

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about Neeraj's home and school in India.  OER Level

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The New Negro

The New Negro

Learn about some of the people who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in this video from A Walk Through Harlem. OER Level

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New Orleans Jazz

New Orleans Jazz

In this video segment from Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis and his band play “St. Louis Blues.” OER Level

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An Ornithologist’s Job

An Ornithologist’s Job

In this video segment from WILD TV, an ornithologist describes his job. OER Level

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Pesky Critters

Pesky Critters

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about how urban development has affected the habitats of alligators. OER Level

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Pet Advice

Pet Advice

Learn what pet owners can do to better care for their pets in this video segment from WILD TV . OER Level

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Pulaski, Wisconsin - Polka Town, U.S.A.

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. OER Level

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Puppy Walker

Puppy Walker

This Zoom video segment features Brett, a boy who trains puppies to be seeing-eye dogs. OER Level

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