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Exploring the Flavors of Mexican Cuisine: Herbs and Spices
In this video, we explore the diverse range of herbs and spices used in Mexican cooking, highlighting their regional variations and European influences. The most famous ingredient, chili, is used in various forms and combinations to...
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Exploring the Culinary Flavours of Mexico: A Fusion of Tradition and Influence
Join us on a culinary journey through Mexico, where the rich and diverse flavors of its cuisine are influenced by both ancient traditions and the Spanish conquest. With its tropical climate and abundant natural resources, Mexico is a...
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Cultural Significance of Sombreros in Mexico
The sombrero is a traditional Mexican hat with a high pointed top and wide brim, used for protection from the sun. Made from palm trees and hand-braided, it comes in various designs and colors, often featuring a chin string for secure...
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NASA's Balloon Program: Exploring the Fringes of Space
Every spring and autumn, Fort Sumner's small airport in Southeast New Mexico becomes a hub for scientific research. NASA launches large helium-filled balloons carrying instrument packages weighing thousands of kilograms to gather data...
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Materials Testing and Training at White Sands: Ensuring Reliability and Safety in Space
This video highlights the important role of the White Sands complex in New Mexico in testing and ensuring the reliability of materials used in space shuttles and the International Space Station. It showcases advanced testing techniques,...
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Unveiling the Secrets of Ancient Pyramids: Discoveries in Egypt and Mexico
In this video, archaeologists in Egypt and Mexico use cutting-edge technology to explore ancient pyramids and uncover long-lost secrets. The Pyramid Rover climbs passages inside the Great Pyramid of Chiops, revealing rough stone and a...
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Yoga Adventure Around the World: Exploring Food, Languages, and Poses
Join Rashmi on a food adventure as we travel to Mexico, Germany and India! Learn the languages and eat the food from these places.
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The Development of the Southwest Region
Dr. Forrester discusses the westward expansion of the United States. She discusses the importance of the Santa Fe Trail, the Chisholm Trail, and the Gadsden Purchase.
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The Southwest Region of the United States
Dr. Forrester talks about the southwest region of the contiguous United States and describes Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico. She discusses the Constitution of 1845 that grants Texas the right to divide into 5 states.
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Exploration and Missions in the Southwest
Dr. Forrester discusses the Spanish Explorers and their conquests in Mexico and in the southwestern United States. She also talks about the Mission San Jose, Mission San Antonio Valero, and Mission San Gabriel.
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What an Interesting Land We Have
Dr. Forrester teaches the student about the following terms and physical features: sea level, elevation, bayou, plateau, levee, hurricane, Mississippi embayment, barrier islands, plains, wetlands, Mammoth Cave, and Jockey's Ridge.
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Learn Spanish | How to Extend an Invitation | Spanish Playground
Learn how to extend an invitation in Spanish using common expressions and basic vocabulary. This Spanish learning video has examples of how to say you invite friends to informal and formal events. Juan and Pamela model polite Spanish...
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Asteroid Strikes Yucatan Peninsula
Dr. Forrester defines the terms comet, asteroid, meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites by classifying them as objects found within space. She also discusses the Chicxulub crater at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the theory...
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Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina describes how geography affects climate and weather by examining Hurricane Katrina as an example.
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Football Files - Episode 14 – MEXICO TEAM
GOAL FEAST WITH A STAGGERING 67 GOALS IN QUALIFYING, MEXICO SCORED THE MOST GOALS OF ANY TEAM IN REACHING GERMANY. COACH WE MEET RICARDO LAVOLPE WHO HAS DEVELOPED A NEW ATTACKING STYLE OF PLAY. THE STARS A STRONG ATTACK CONSISTING OF...
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Forced Removal to Mexico: Repatriation Drives
During the Great Depression, the U.S. government detained and deported almost 2 million Mexican American citizens and people of Mexican descent, in an initiative known as the Repatriation Drives.
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Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt's progressive legislation, dubbed the Square Deal, aimed to limit the power of corporations, protect consumers, and conserve natural resources. The Square Deal drastically changed the...
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The Hispanic Culture
Miss Palomine explains that most people in Latin America speak Spanish. The people from these countries who now live in the United States are called Hispanics. She then describes Hispanic dress and culture and teaches the student some...
The Guardian
From California gang to Mexican vigilante: the family man fighting the drug cartels in Mexico
Antonio Guiterrez - AKA Lonely - grew up in the USA but agreed to leave to avoid heavy punishment for his gang violence. He joined the notorious 'Autodefensas' in Michoacan, Western Mexico, the vigilante group who expelled drug cartels...
The Guardian
America's soccer migrants: the US footballers crossing Mexico's border
Despite President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about Mexicans crossing the border to the US, American soccer players such as Omar Gonzalez are heading south for new opportunities, more money and a better standard of football. The Guardian...
The Guardian
Dance gave me a way to find a life: English National Ballet's Isaac Hernandez
The 28-year-old lead principal of the English National Ballet talks to the Guardian's Iman Amrani about his plans to make dance a human right in his home country of Mexico and elevate it as a profession within Mexican society. This film...
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Leonora Carrington: Britain's lost surrealist
Leonora Carrington escaped a stultifying Lancashire childhood to run off with Max Ernst and hang out with Picasso and André Breton in 1930s Paris. She fled the Nazis, escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Spain and became a national...
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The Writing Process
In this video, students are introduced to the writing process, a step by step guide to help writers tackle this subject. Young writers are encouraged to follow the process and create excellent writing.
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English to Spanish: My Family
Learn Spanish words and phrases about families and the people in them.