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Complications of IdentityThis video from Wide Angle tells the story of two identical twins, one of whom was classified as white and the other as black, highlighting the difficulty in defining race in Brazilian society. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Confirmation This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly explores the rite of confirmation as it is practiced in the Roman Catholic Church. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Cooking ContestIn this Cyberchase video segment, Matt uses subtraction to help Digit figure out how much time he has left in a cooking contest with Hacker. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-6 |
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Cooperation Over CompetitionIn this video from The Human Spark, scientists discuss what may be the uniquely “human spark” which separates us from animals: our ability to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate with others.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Coping with the CrisisThis video from Wide Angle explores the life of an Iraqi refugee in Jordan and examines the challenges faced by host countries Jordan and Syria. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Coral ReefsThis video segment from Nature explores the unique status of Cuba’s coral reefs. Accessibility features: Transcript |
8-12 |
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Cosmic Origin SpectrographThis video from NASA features the Cosmic Origin Spectrograph (COS), which allows scientists to use spectrographic analysis to assess the composition of intergalactic material.
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9-12 |
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The Cost of Human RightsThis video segment from Women, War & Peace follows Clemencia Carabali, a community activist from Cauca,Columbia as she travels to Washington, D.C. to share with congressional staffers the perspective of Cauca’s residents who are facing displacement.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Country Store Journals, ca. 1895Ken Gloss, appraiser of books and manuscripts, examines a group of journals, ledgers and logbooks kept between 1893 and 1895 by the owner of a Walle Township, North Dakota country store, in this video from Antiques Roadshow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
8-12 |
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A Cow’s Digestive SystemLearn how a cow eats and digests food in this video segment from Nature. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Crack the CodeIn this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must get into a vault before Hacker, Buzz and Delete by cracking a code of shapes and numbers. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-5 |
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Creating a CodeThe CyberSquad communicates using a secret code in this video segment from Cyberchase. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-5 |
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Creating an Island ParadiseIn this video segment from Nature, learn the geological process by which the next Hawaiian island will be formed. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Crime Scene InvestigationThis video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explores the tools and forensic science that crime scene investigators use to collect evidence to help solve crimes, and study animals, archaeology and paleontology. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
4-6 |
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The Crisis: A Weapon Against Jim Crow Learn about W.E.B. Du Bois’ crusade against American segregation and discrimination in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Crumpets RecipeIn this Cyberchase video segment, Shari Spotter gets help from the CyberSquad in doubling a recipe for crumpets. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-8 |
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The Cuban Crab MigrationIn this video segment from Nature, crabs face numerous obstacles in their migration from their forest home to the Caribbean Sea. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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The Cutting Room FloorGet an insider's view of the film editing process in this video about the making of the American Masters documentary Bill T. Jones: A Good Man. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Cycle of Violence In this video segment from Women, War & Peace, the eviction date for residents of La Toma, Columbia has been set by the mayor.
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9-12 |
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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 Day in the Life of a NeanderthalIn this video segment from The Human Spark, host Alan Alda looks at some of the similarities and differences between the Neanderthal way of life and that of modern humans. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Day of the Dead In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the traditions associated with Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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The Dealmakers
In this video segment from What’s Up in Finance?, two teams of high school students learn how to value a company’s equity through a simulation of a mergers and acquisition transaction.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Debate BeginsA third grade class in Wuhan province, China holds debates for the election of class monitor in this segment from Independent Lens. 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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Declining ProfitsIn this video from Wide Angle, learn about the farmers of Vidarbha in central India who have seen a loss in profits due to the high cost of borrowing money and the low prices for their crops in a globalized market. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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Decreasing Water LevelsThe CyberSquad creates a line graph to help tell the story of the decreasing water levels in Sensible Flats in this video segment from Cyberchase. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-6 |
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Deep-Sea Vents and Life's OriginsDeep-sea vents are home to life forms that do not rely on the Sun's energy. They depend instead on energy from volcanoes on the ocean floor. This video segment adapted from NOVA hypothesizes that life on Earth may have begun in this extreme environment. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript |
3-12 |
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Deep Sea Vents and Life's OriginsDeep-sea vents are home to strange, luminescent life forms that thrive through chemosynthesis. This video segment from NOVA: "Volcanoes of the Deep" hypothesizes life's beginnings in this extreme environment. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript |
3-12 |
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Defy Gravity! Balancing Balls on AirIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members use a hair dryer to balance a ball in a stream of air, seemingly defying gravity. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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Defy Gravity! Centripetal ForceHow can you keep a ball from falling out of a jar if the jar is upside down? Watch the ZOOM cast use centripetal force to meet this challenge. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
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Density and Buoyancy: Experimenting with Club SodaIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast discovers that gas-filled bubbles act like life jackets for raisins, making them buoyant. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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Density and Buoyancy: Mixing Hot and Cold WaterWatch warm water float on top of cold water in this video segment adapted from ZOOM. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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Density and Buoyancy: Pouring Air into WaterThis video segment adapted from ZOOM offers a clever demonstration of buoyancy by showing how to pour a cup of air into a cup filled with water. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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Density and Buoyancy: Testing LiquidsWill a grape float in oil? Will a metal nut sink in corn syrup? Watch as the ZOOM cast tests the buoyancy of a variety of liquids and objects. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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Desert BiomeThis video segment from NOVA: "A Desert Place" describes the physical characteristics and organisms that define the desert biome. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript |
3-12 |
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Desert ElephantsIn this video from Nature, observe elephants trek across the desert to an isolated waterhole. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Desert Habitat This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K defines warm and cold (high) deserts, and describes some of the plants and animals found there as well as their adaptations for living in each type of desert. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
4-6 |
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Design for FunctionIn this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad designs an invention that will help them cross a swamp and also reach the top of a tall cliff. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-5 |
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Designing a Puff MobileThe air you exhale can power a puff mobile. Watch as the ZOOM cast races their air-powered designs to see which design features are the most successful. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-5 |
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Designing Balloon CarsCan the air in a balloon power a car? Watch students from Weston, Massachusetts, demonstrate their balloon car designs in this video adapted from ZOOM. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
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Designing Future Cities: Alternative EnergyIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a class as they design a city of the future that will use solar, wind, and water power to fuel its economy. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
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Designing the Citigroup SkyscraperThis video segment adapted from Thinking Big, Building Small shows how a structural engineer overcame the challenge of building New York's Citigroup skyscraper over a church. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
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Desirable Breeding Traits in CattleThis video from Nature offers a description of desirable traits in beef and dairy cattle. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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Destructive ForcesIn this video segment from Nature, scientists question how animals mysteriously survive natural disasters. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
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DetaineesIn this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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The Developing BrainThis video from The Human Spark illustrates the difference between the brain growth of man’s early ancestors and today’s modern infant.
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9-12 |
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Developing the Periodic TableThis video excerpt from NOVA: "Hunting the Elements" looks at how early chemists developed the periodic table of elements. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
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Devotion to Kali In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about Goddess Kali, considered by some Hindus to be the “prime cosmic energy.” Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
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A New World Order This video from Women, War & Peace explains how women and their dependents are most affected by the changed nature of warfare since the end of the Cold War.
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9-12 |
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