All Ears English
Cambridge English Dictionary’s #1 Word of 2021 - All Ears English Podcast 1705
In today's episode find out what Cambridge dictionary named the top word of 2021 and two big reasons this word won. Plus, find out what this word means to the everyday American English speaker
Barcroft Media
Teenager With Facial Tumour Proves Doctors Wrong | BORN DIFFERENT
A defiant teenager born with a rare facial tumour that leaves her unable to speak or eat dreams of becoming a nurse. Doctors said Jacqueline Rodriguez would not live to see her first birthday, but the now 16-year-old has truly defied all...
Barcroft Media
Teenager With Facial Tumour Proves Doctors Wrong
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA - 5 NOVEMBER 2017: A defiant teenager born with a rare facial tumour that leaves her unable to speak or eat dreams of becoming a nurse. Doctors said Jacqueline Rodriguez would not live to see her first birthday, but...
Curated Video
The Influence and Stories of Greek Mythology
Greek mythology encompasses the ancient Greek stories and teachings about their gods, heroes, and the nature of the world. Through oral tradition and artistic representations, these myths explained natural phenomena, guided moral...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Looking For Life in Ancient Lakes
As the Perseverance Rover flies toward Jezero Crater on Mars, which once hosted water, astrobiologists are interested in places on Earth that are similar to the rover landing site.
NASA
Explore Mars' Jezero Crater with NASA’s Perseverance Rover
This guided tour of Mars' Jezero Crater from NASA’s Perseverance rover provides a glimpse of the Martian landscape from the rover's highest vantage point yet in the “Séítah” region. Perseverance Project Scientist Ken Farley points out...
Curated Video
From Trauma to Triumph: A Mission to Help the Uninsured Population
Maria's Triumph part 4/4: The video features Maria, who talks about her mission to help the uninsured population. She shares her story of surviving a traumatic experience and realizing the privilege she has had in receiving the best...
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: NASA’s 2020 Perseverance mission
NASA successfully launched the 2020 Perseverance mission from Florida’s Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:50 a.m. on July 29.
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 23: Mars 2020: In the Midst of a Pandemic
The NASA Kennedy Launch team has persevered through a global pandemic to get a Mars Rover named Perseverance to the launch pad on time. The cloud of doubt the virus cast over the Mars mission and how NASA overcame it, next on the Rocket...
Next Animation Studio
Newest rover set to launch its mini helicopter on Mars
Mars’ atmosphere is incredibly thin, only 1% of the atmospheric volume of earth, so getting a helicopter to fly in its thin air would be a very big deal.
Next Animation Studio
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter to fly on Mars in April
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is set to attempt the first powered flight on another planet
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: We're Going to Mars!
In this episode of our Curious Universe podcast, join us on a journey to the Red Planet.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Driving on Mars, with rover driver Sophia Mitchell
What does it take to drive a rover that’s more than 100 million miles away? Sophia Mitchell at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been driving the Mars Curiosity rover since 2018.
NASA
Mission Possible: Women of the Hubble Space Telescope
When they were growing up, six women couldn’t have imagined that their lives would take them on a journey to NASA to work with the Hubble Space Telescope. From astronaut to social media lead, from scientists to engineers, these featured...
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 26: Perseverance Rover: Rapid Disassembly, Martian Mission, and Beyond
After a 300 million mile journey through space, the Mars Perseverance Rover is ready to begin the most challenging part of the trip, landing on the red planet. If successful, it will embark on the most advanced mission ever sent here, to...
NASA
PACE: Persistence and Perseverance Despite Pandemic
In the Spring of 2020, the physical construction of the PACE spacecraft moved into high gear, with engineers working hard to build, assemble, and test the actual machine. When the global COVID-19 pandemic forced social distancing among...
NASA
What’s it Like Landing on Mars? We Asked a NASA Expert
What’s it like landing on Mars? Tough! But every time we land, we learn more. When our Perseverance Mars rover descended toward the Red Planet, it was decked out with temperature and pressure sensors that collected critical data about...
NASA
On a Mission: Season 4 Preview: Mars Rovers
In the fourth season of “On a Mission” we’ll be transported to the Red Planet with all five of NASA’s Mars rovers.
NASA
NASA's Perseverance Rover Sees Solar Eclipse on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, eclipsing the Sun. It’s the most zoomed-in, highest frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the...
Curated Video
The Bible of Business: Traits and Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
Part 1/3 of Entrepreneur chapter: This video is an introduction to the topic of entrepreneurship, led by two business professors. The video features successful entrepreneurs discussing their backgrounds and personal characteristics that...
Brains On
Succeeding with Dyslexia
People with dyslexia face unique challenges. For people with this condition, words may seem scrambled, and letters or numbers may appear backward or upside down. Dyslexia has nothing to do with a person’s intelligence, however, only with...
NASA
NASA’s Self-Driving Perseverance Mars Rover Is Breaking Records
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is using its self-driving capabilities as it treks across Jezero Crater seeking signs of ancient life and gathering rock and soil samples for planned return to Earth.
With the help of special 3D glasses,...
Curated Video
Grit: Traits that Matter for School, Work, and Life
This video explains the concept of grit, a combination of character traits such as self-control, passion, and perseverance, and how it is more important for success in life than good grades at school or outstanding intelligence. It also...
Sesame Street
Looking For A Friend
Friendship is explored in this video in which Abby Caddaby tries to conjure a friend for Elmo. Even though she is unsuccessful, she perseveres. This video could be used to talk about friendship, character traits, or character development.