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Take Action for Affordable and Clean Energy (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
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Take Action for Clean Water and Sanitation (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
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Take Action for Reduced Inequality (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
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UN Global Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure for younger students
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Lives of the Enslaved During the Civil War
How did life change for enslaved people as the American Civil War raged around them?
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UN Global Goal 12: Responsible Consumption (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible, Consumption and Production for younger students
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UN Global Goal 14: Life Below Water (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water for younger students
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The Battle of the Sexes
Although half of Americans are female, women make up just 25% of Congress. In fact, women have been treated unfairly in America since day one – but what are the causes of that inequality and what are the effects?
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UN Global Goal 4: Quality Education (Ages 5 - 11)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education for younger students
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Bob Fletcher: WWII Samaritan for Japanese-American Farmers
Good deeds – they happen all the time. Those little acts of kindness that make the world a better place but unless they go viral, they can go unnoticed. Which is why it’s time to celebrate Bob Fletcher: the greatest good Samaritan you've...
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Take Action for Responsible Consumption and Production (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
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Take Action for Peace, Justice and Strong Instiutions (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Take Action for Quality Education (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 4: Quality Education
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Take Action for Life Below Water (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 14: Life Below Water
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Bayard Rustin: Martin Luther King Jr's 'Out and Proud' Advisor
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. But the man who made it all possible, chief...
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Jessica Lander - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Lowell, MA USA
Jessica Lander is a teacher, author, and advocate. In 2021, Jessica was a Top 50 Finalist, Global Teacher Prize, Varkey Foundation. The finalists were chosen from more than 8000 nominations from 121 countries around the world. She...
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Take Action for Partnership for the Goals (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals
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Take Action for Gender Equality (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 5: Gender Equality
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Frances Oldham Kelsey: Standing Up to Big Pharma
Meet Frances Oldham Kelsey - a true American hero! Frances was a pharmacologist working for the FDA who stood up to the big drug companies and ultimately saved thousands of American lives in the process.
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Take Action for Sustainable Cities and Communities (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
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William Jennings Bryan: Flag of an Empire Speech
Former U.S. Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan spoke in Indianapolis back in 1900 on the opposition of Imperialism within America. The speech has since been entitled Flag of an Empire.
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UN Global Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalitites for teenage students
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Neil Armstrong's Space Suit
The story of the A7L Space Suit worn by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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UN Global Goal 13: Climate Action (Ages 11 - 17)
Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action for teenage students