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All in the Family

All in the Family

This video from the series Faces of America details the process of documenting family history and tracing lineage back through maternal and paternal lines. OER Level

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9-12

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As the Crow Flies

As the Crow Flies

In this video from Nature researchers from the University of Washington conduct a long-term experiment to see if crows can pass information down from one generation to the next. OER Level

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8-12

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Challenges of Incubation

Challenges of Incubation

This video segment from Nature examines American Eagles along the Upper Mississippi River and their struggle to protect their eggs from predators as well as from the cold, extreme weather. OER Level

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2-6

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Crime Scene Investigation

Crime Scene Investigation

This 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. OER Level

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4-6

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Desirable Breeding Traits in Cattle

Desirable Breeding Traits in Cattle

This video from Nature offers a description of desirable traits in beef and dairy cattle. OER Level

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6-12

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Different Breeds of Cattle

Different Breeds of Cattle

In this video segment from Nature, learn about six different breeds of cattle. OER Level

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6-12

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Extracting Mummy DNA

Extracting Mummy DNA

This video segment adapted from NOVA explains how a DNA sample is taken from a 5,000-year-old mummy and what we can learn from it. OER Level

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6-12

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Fledglings

Fledglings

Witness eaglets begin to fly in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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2-6

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Floral Arrangements

Floral Arrangements

Explore a few of the ways plants pollinate each other in this video segment from Sexual Encounters of a Floral Kind. OER Level

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6-12

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Frenetic Genetics

Frenetic Genetics

Students learn about the types of genetic information contained in the human genome – physical traits, behaviors, and propensity for diseases, in this video from Faces of America. OER Level

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9-12

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How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide

How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide

This animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body. OER Level

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6-12

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Language Development

Language Development

On his journey to discover the human spark, Alan Alda speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Spelke from Harvard University and Professor Neville from the University of Oregon about the development of language in this video from The Human Spark. OER Level

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9-12

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Learning Right and Wrong

Learning Right and Wrong

Through scientific research, this video from The Human Spark illustrates how a child’s views of what is right and wrong can be shaped by others. OER Level

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9-12

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Metamorphosis: Change of Plans

Metamorphosis: Change of Plans

All animals develop and grow over time. The animals in this video segment, however, undergo very dramatic changes on their way to adulthood -- a developmental process known as metamorphosis. OER Level

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K-5

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Migration of the Monarch

Migration of the Monarch

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies. OER Level

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3-8

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Migration Sensations

Migration Sensations

This video segment from Faces of America details the process of human migration through haplogroups and shows the haplogroups of some of the series’ guests. OER Level

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9-12

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A Piece of the Pie

A Piece of the Pie

This video from the series Faces of America covers what DNA can tell us about our ethnic identities that regular genealogy might not. OER Level

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9-12

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Ratty Old Genes

Ratty Old Genes

This video from The Human Spark explores the extraction and interpretation of Neanderthal DNA. OER Level

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9-12

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Scent of an Alewife

Scent of an Alewife

This video segment from NOVA: "Sea Behind the Dunes" tracks the return of spawning alewife fish from the open ocean back to the freshwater streams and ponds where they were born.

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3-8

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Single-Celled Organisms

Single-Celled Organisms

This video segment explores the astounding diversity of the world's smallest life forms: single-celled organisms. OER Level

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6-12

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Talk of Life

Talk of Life

Using the FOXP2 “language gene” as an example, this video from The Human Spark explores how similar genes evolve differently in different animals. OER Level

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9-12

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What Is a Supertaster?

What Is a Supertaster?

This video excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW looks at why some people are more sensitive to tastes than other people. OER Level

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6-12

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