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Pbs Learning Media: Brain Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Which part of your brain controls your ability to swallow? Your instinct to survive? And how do all the brain's parts function cooperatively? Find out with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Coma" Web site.
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Pbs Learning Media: From the Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment describes the basics of the circulatory system: how the heart pumps the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. [3:14]
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Pbs Learning Media: Unhinged!

For Students 3rd - 8th
This video segment explores the integral relationship between structure and function in snakes.
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Pbs Learning Media: Ruminants

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do cows chew their cud? This video segment from Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation" describes the physical adaptations that have made ruminants some of the most important, and certainly the most efficient, plant eaters on earth.
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Pbs Learning Media: Seeds Away

For Students 5th - 9th
This collection of images shows several types of plant seeds, each with a different mechanism for dispersing from the parent plant.
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Pbs Learning Media: How the Woodpecker Avoids a Headache

For Students 5th - 9th
This diagram from Rainbird Publishing describes the specialized physical characteristics that allow woodpeckers to create some of the most secure nests in the bird world.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Sinking of the u.s.s. Indianapolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Through flashback, L.D.Cox tells how he survived the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II in this segment from History Detectives.
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Pbs Learning Media: Who Are the Baka?

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from Africa features the Baka, people who live in the rainforest in southeast Cameroon.
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Pbs Learning Media: Disappearance of the Bees What's the Impact?

For Students 9th - 10th
The disappearance of bees will have tremendous impact upon the way we live according to scientists in this segment from Nature.
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Pbs Learning Media: Desert Elephants

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Nature, observe elephants trek across the desert to an isolated waterhole. [4:13]
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Pbs Learning Media: Dna Barcode Library

For Students 9th - 10th
Botanists and biologists work to create a DNA barcode library for plant life in this video segment from New York Voices.
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Pbs Learning Media: Historic Relationships Between Dogs and Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Nature, learn the history of the world's first domesticated animal, the dog. [7:34]
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Pbs Learning Media: Gullah Music

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, visit Sapelo Island, an island in Georgia inhabited by descendants of African slaves.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Journey of the Jewish Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This video 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. In addidtion to the video are teaching tips and follow-up questions,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Manatees

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Nature, a veterinarian talks about the Florida manatee, an endangered species.
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Pbs Learning Media: The New Negro

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about some of the people who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Injured Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
A young, injured otter must find his way during the winter in Yellowstone National Park in this segment from Nature.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pesky Critters

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about how urban development has affected the habitats of alligators. [6:48]
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Pbs Learning Media: Sapelo Island Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, learn about the Gullah/Geechee culture of Sapelo Island.
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Pbs Learning Media: Forest Elephants

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the rainforest is a demanding environment for a cameraman, photographer Martyn Colbeck manages to capture a glimpse of forest elephants in the Congo in this video segment from Nature.
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Pbs Learning Media: Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about bees and the different techniques for handling them.
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Pbs Learning Media: A Different Kind of Fuel

For Students 9th - 10th
In this segment from Curious, learn about creating energy from solar rays to meet the growing energy needs of the world. [6:09]
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Pbs Learning Media: The Dogon and the Dama

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Africa, learn about the Dama, a rare event and rite of passage for the Dogon in Mali.
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Pbs Learning Media: Ndakinna Wilderness Project

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from WILD TV, a guide describes how to camouflage a person's body to avoid being detected in the wilderness.