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Home Village

Home Village

In this video segment from Wide Angle, tour a village in the rural Chinese countryside. OER Level

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9-12

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Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

In this video from Nature learn how on the tiny, remote island of New Caledonia, crows are much smarter than anyone ever expected. OER Level

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8-12

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Horseshoe Crabs and Humans

Horseshoe Crabs and Humans

This video from Nature highlights the horseshoe crab and its immense value to humans. OER Level

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4-8

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Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots

Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots

This video from Nature describes horseshoe crabs as an essential source of nutrition for migrating birds. OER Level

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4-8

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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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How Elements Form Compounds

How Elements Form Compounds

This video excerpt from NOVA: "Hunting the Elements" examines how elements come together in chemical reactions to form compounds. OER Level

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6-12

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How Far to Wells Road?

How Far to Wells Road?

In this Cyberchase video segment, Bianca drives to visit her friend, but learns that she has incorrectly added decimal amounts, so she ends up at the wrong location. OER Level

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4-8

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How Many Jelly Beans?

How Many Jelly Beans?

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez estimates whether she has enough jelly beans in her large container to decorate all of the cookies in her batch. OER Level

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3-6

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How Many Rails for the Detour?

How Many Rails for the Detour?

The CyberSquad adds decimals to figure out how many rails they need to build a detour that will help them go around a mountain in this Cyberchase video segment. OER Level

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4-8

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How to Build an Island from Scratch

How to Build an Island from Scratch

Learn how the Hawaiian Islands were formed by a geothermal hotspot and resulting volcanic activity in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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6-12

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How We Learn

How We Learn

In this segment from The Human Spark, host Alan Alda observes experiments at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology which demonstrate how differently human children and orangutans learn how to complete tasks. OER Level

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9-12

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Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes the Hubble Space Telescope, shows visualizations of how optical and reflecting telescopes work, and shows original footage of the Hubble in Space. You hear why a telescope in space is valuable as well as see some of the amazing photographs the different cameras on the Hubble have taken. OER Level

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4-6

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Human Nature

Human Nature

This video segment from The Human Spark looks at the ways in which monkeys and apes are similar to humans, not just biologically but mentally and socially. OER Level

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5-12

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Humans and Salmon

Humans and Salmon

In this video from Nature, learn about the adverse impact humans have had upon salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. OER Level

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8-12

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Human Security

Human Security

This video from Women, War & Peace, introduces the idea of “human security” as is an individual’s and or a community’s feeling of security OER Level

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9-12

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Human vs. Chimp Thinking

Human vs. Chimp Thinking

This video segment from The Human Spark features a discussion about how human thought differs from that of chimpanzees. OER Level

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5-12

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Learn about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in this video from Worldfocus. OER Level

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9-12

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Hungry Beasts

Hungry Beasts

Learn about the wildebeest and locusts on the move in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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6-12

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The Hunting Dogs of Papua New Guinea

The Hunting Dogs of Papua New Guinea

Learn about the role of dogs in the culture of Papua New Guinea in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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3-12

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Ice-Core Record of Climate

Ice-Core Record of Climate

This video excerpt from NOVA: “Extreme Ice” explores how ice cores reveal a relationship between greenhouse gases and climate. OER Level

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6-12

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Ida B. Wells: A Lifetime of Activism

Ida B. Wells: A Lifetime of Activism

Learn about Ida B. Wells’ life-long fight for African-American civil rights in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. OER Level

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9-12

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Idaho Fish

Idaho Fish

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K introduces Idaho's native fish species, and discusses why some populations are doing fine while others are struggling with declining numbers. OER Level

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4-6

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If It Ain't Broke

If It Ain't Broke

Archaeologist John Shea explains the context and construction of one of the early humans' first tools--the stone hand ax. OER Level

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9-12

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Illegal in Beijing

Illegal in Beijing

In this Wide Angle video, view a city area where illegal migrants from rural China live and work. OER Level

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9-12

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Importance of the Origin

Importance of the Origin

The CyberSquad tries to rescue the Cyberchase Council, which is being held captive by Hacker in this video segment from Cyberchase. OER Level

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4-8

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In a Land of Giants

In a Land of Giants

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must scale down a large boat to escape the land of Proporciona, a land of giants. OER Level

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5-8

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Inclusion Conclusions

Inclusion Conclusions

Learn where diamonds originate and how inclusions trapped within diamonds help geologists determine their age in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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6-12

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Increased Immigration

Increased Immigration

Meet two sisters who have migrated from Poland to Ireland, one of three countries in the EU that welcomes immigrant workers from Eastern Europe, in this Wide Angle video. OER Level

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9-12

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India - Neeraj

India - Neeraj

In this Wide Angle video segment, a young Indian girl talks about her life, family, education and daily routine. OER Level

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3-12

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Industry and Islam

Industry and Islam

This Wide Angle video segment explores economic and religious development in Kayseri, a city in central Turkey. OER Level

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9-12

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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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6-12

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In Pursuit of Democracy

In Pursuit of Democracy

In this video from Women, War & Peace, learn about the efforts of Leymah Gbowee and the women of Liberia to further democracy and peace after the end of Liberian civil war in 2003. OER Level

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9-12

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Insight and Imagination

Insight and Imagination

Get an overview of how insight and imagination distinguish humans from others in this segment from The Human Spark. OER Level

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5-12

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Introduction to the Smoking Section

Introduction to the Smoking Section

In this video segment from New York Voices, two people talk about their addiction to smoking. OER Level

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6-12

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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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4-12

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Inventing Bar Graphs

Inventing Bar Graphs

The CyberSquad creates a bar graph representing the amount of bugs that are infecting the Cybrary in this video from Cyberchase. OER Level

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3-6

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Inventing Negative Numbers

Inventing Negative Numbers

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad locates the Cyberchase Council by using negative numbers. OER Level

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4-8

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Investigating Neanderthals

Investigating Neanderthals

This video excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW looks at how head shapes of Neanderthals and modern humans differ. OER Level

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6-12

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Island of the Little

Island of the Little

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad is on the Island of the Little and must scale up a small boat that will fit Widgit. OER Level

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4-7

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Israel and Palestine

Israel and Palestine

This Wide Angle video features Majdi Amer, a 25-year-old Palestinian, who describes the daily state of violence and conflict in Israel and the occupied territories. OER Level

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9-12

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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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6-12

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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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6-12

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Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs

Learn about Jane Jacobs, an activist who worked to save the neighborhoods of New York City in this video segment from New York Voices. OER Level

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6-12

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Janmashtami

Janmashtami

In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn how Hindus celebrate Janmashtami, a holy day marking the birth of Lord Krishna. OER Level

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9-12

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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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3-8

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Jefferson: Safe Haven

Jefferson: Safe Haven

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the safe haven that school provides for the children of Brazil’s shantytowns. OER Level

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9-12

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Jefferson: The Bolsa Familia

Jefferson: The Bolsa Familia

The challenges of growing up in one of Brazil’s largest favelas (shantytowns) are the focus of this Wide Angle video. OER Level

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9-12

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Joab: The Class Prefect

Joab: The Class Prefect

This video from Wide Angle profiles Joab, a boy from Kibera, Kenya, who has returned to school after dropping out following his mother’s death. Joab is chosen class prefect by the other students. OER Level

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9-12

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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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6-12

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Karmapa Lama

Karmapa Lama

This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly highlights the life and responsibilities of the Karmapa Lama, a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism. OER Level

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9-12

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Keeping Track of the New York City Marathoners

Keeping Track of the New York City Marathoners

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca figures out a way to count the thousands of runners in the New York City Marathon. OER Level

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3-6

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Ken & Joab: A Comparison

Ken & Joab: A Comparison

This Wide Angle video segment provides a comparison of two classrooms in the state-supported free primary schools of Japan and Kenya. OER Level

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9-12

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Kid Designer: A Comfortable Cardboard Chair

Kid Designer: A Comfortable Cardboard Chair

Follow along in this video segment from ZOOM as 13-year-old Nick explains how he came up with a design, tested materials, and constructed his own cardboard chair. OER Level

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3-12

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Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper

Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper

Tired of bending down to pick up those runaway tennis balls? Leang can help you out with his handy invention in this video segment from ZOOM. OER Level

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K-5

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Kid Inventor: The Collapsible Lacrosse Stick

Kid Inventor: The Collapsible Lacrosse Stick

In this video segment from ZOOM, Lauren explains how she invented a way to make her lacrosse stick fit in her backpack. OER Level

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K-8

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Kid Inventor: The Couch Protector

Kid Inventor: The Couch Protector

Want to keep your dog off the couch? In this video segment from ZOOM, Jason demonstrates his invention that does just that: a couch protector. OER Level

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3-12

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Kid Musician: Mexico's Guitar Town

Kid Musician: Mexico's Guitar Town

Visit with Andres during fiesta time at Paracho Michoacan, Mexico's "guitar town". As Andres shows in this video segment from ZOOM, guitar music goes beyond simple sound vibrations. OER Level

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K-5

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Kids Care

Kids Care

In this video segment from Zoom, students in the Kids Care Club prepare “Bags of Love” for mothers and children. OER Level

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2-6

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King Tut

King Tut

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explores the evidence leading to a possible explanation of how King Tut died when he was only 20. OER Level

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4-6

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Labor Disputes

Labor Disputes

In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China’s courts. OER Level

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9-12

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A Land Born in Fire

A Land Born in Fire

In this Nature video, follow geologists as they retrieve samples from a fresh batch of Kilauea's molten lava. 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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La Niña and Tornado Outbreaks

La Niña and Tornado Outbreaks

This video excerpt from NOVA looks at how La Niña’s cool ocean temperatures may influence tornado outbreaks. OER Level

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6-12

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Late-Period Egyptian Bronze Falcon

Late-Period Egyptian Bronze Falcon

In this video from Antiques Roadshow antiquities appraiser Max Bernheimer examines a beautifully cast bronze falcon, created during ancient Egypt's Late Period. OER Level

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8-12

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Late 19th-Century American Indian Clothing

Late 19th-Century American Indian Clothing

Tribal arts appraiser Douglas Deihl examines a collection of American Indian clothing and objects, dating back to the 1880s and 1890s and representing several tribes, in this video from Antiques Roadshow OER Level

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8-12

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Lava Landscapes

Lava Landscapes

Learn how volcanic activity affects the surrounding land in this video from Nature. OER Level

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2-6

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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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Legal Struggles

Legal Struggles

This video segment from Women, War & Peace explains how the legal struggles of Cauca and La Toma began 10 years ago in Columbia, when Héctor Sarria was granted a license to mine gold in the mountain. OER Level

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9-12

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Legal System Expansion

Legal System Expansion

This Wide Angle video provides an overview of the expansion of the legal system in China as market forces lead to new circumstances requiring legal solutions. OER Level

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9-12

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Liberty Lands

Liberty Lands

In this What's Up In The Environment? video segment, learn how a contaminated plot of land in Philadelphia was recycled into a beautiful public park called Liberty Lands. OER Level

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4-8

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Life & Debt

Life & Debt

The daily struggle of an Indian woman left widowed by her husband’s suicide is the focus of this Wide Angle video. OER Level

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9-12

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Life and Death of Salmon

Life and Death of Salmon

This video adapted from Nature explores the life and death of wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest. OER Level

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8-12

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Life Beyond the Solar System

Life Beyond the Solar System

This video excerpt from NOVA describes the search for disks of dust particles forming around new stars. OER Level

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6-12

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Life in Florida's Spring

Life in Florida's Spring

In this video segment from Nature, get a close up look at life in the warm Florida springs and the numerous predators supported by the abundant life. OER Level

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4-8

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Life in the Water Supply

Life in the Water Supply

Take a close look at life in one town’s water supply in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

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4-8

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Life on Europa?

Life on Europa?

This video excerpt from NOVA suggests there is an ocean beneath the surface of Europa. OER Level

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6-12

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Life on Mars?

Life on Mars?

This video excerpt from NOVA describes the discovery of water ice on Mars. OER Level

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6-12

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Life on Titan?

Life on Titan?

This video excerpt from NOVA describes the discovery of methane lakes on Titan. OER Level

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6-12

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Life's Basic Ingredients

Life's Basic Ingredients

This video excerpt from NOVA introduces the basic ingredients of life. OER Level

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6-12

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Life's Extreme Environments

Life's Extreme Environments

This video excerpt from NOVA explores microbes thriving in extreme environments. OER Level

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6-12

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Lifting with Air

Lifting with Air

How can you lift a heavy metal table using air? In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members succeed in lifting a table using their own breath and a few plastic bags. OER Level

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K-8

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Lifting with Levers

Lifting with Levers

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad figures out how to use a lever to help them remove a stack of heavy objects blocking their path. OER Level

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3-6

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Lily Pad Escape

Lily Pad Escape

In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad uses a magic lily pad to escape from a desert island. OER Level

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5-8

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Links in the Evolutionary Chain

Links in the Evolutionary Chain

In this segment, Alan Alda, host of The Human Spark, explores some of the characteristics that distinguish different branches of the hominid “family tree,” such as brain and face size, ability to make tools, and location.. OER Level

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5-12

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Little Brain, Big Journey

Little Brain, Big Journey

This Nature video shows the migratory patterns and habits of the Rufous hummingbird. OER Level

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6-12

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The Living Fossil

The Living Fossil

In this video from Nature, learn about the horseshoe crab, a creature that has survived for 350 million years. OER Level

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4-8

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Living with Diabetes

Living with Diabetes

A patient discusses diabetes and how he manages his carbohydrate intake in this video segment from TV 411. OER Level

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5-8

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Lock Combinations of Knobs and Keys

Lock Combinations of Knobs and Keys

In this Cyberchase video segment, Matt and Jackie must figure out which combination of knob and key will get them one step closer to retrieving the Black Crystal. OER Level

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3-6

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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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3-12

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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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Lucy Laney

Lucy Laney

Lucy Craft Laney, a former slave who established the first school for black children in Augusta, Georgia, is profiled in this video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. OER Level

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9-12

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Magnetic Microbots

Magnetic Microbots

This video excerpt from NOVA’s "Making Stuff: Smaller" and accompanying activity for grades K–8 teach students how materials scientists are building extremely small robots that may be able to travel inside the human body. OER Level

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6-12

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Make Your Money Work for You

Make Your Money Work for You

In this video segment from Your Life, Your Money, an up-and-coming engineer with a new job learns how to manage his money responsibly while living on his own. OER Level

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9-12

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Making It and Keeping It

Making It and Keeping It

Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and members of the music community discuss the importance of understanding personal finance at the Get Your Money Right seminar, in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money. OER Level

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9-12

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Making Popcorn Balls

Making Popcorn Balls

In this Cyberchase video segment, Bianca uses multiplication to help her adjust the recipe for popcorn balls. OER Level

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4-7

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Making Rock Candy

Making Rock Candy

In this video segment from Cyberchase, two friends make rock candy while learning about 2-D and 3-D shapes. OER Level

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3-5

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Making Women's Health a Priority

Making Women's Health a Priority

In this video from Wide Angle, Aaron Brown (host of Wide Angle) interviews Dr. Margaret Chan (Director-General of the World Health Organization- WHO), about a program to reduce the maternal death rate in Mozambique and related health issues. OER Level

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9-12

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Mannahatta 1609

Mannahatta 1609

Learn about the rich and diverse ecosystem of early Manhattan in this video from Dutch New York. 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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3-8

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Marshall's View of Federalism

Marshall's View of Federalism

This video from The Supreme Court shows the evolution of John Marshall’s ideas on federalism. OER Level

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9-12

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