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Understanding nonfiction: Crash Course Kids Literature #4
New ReviewIf you want to learn about a new topic, where do you start? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we synthesize information from two nonfiction books about a woman with an eye for insects: Maria Merian. Topic: Synthesizing...
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Where Can We Find Water? | SciShow Kids
New ReviewWhere does water come from? If you turn on the faucet, there's water. But it goes on an incredible journey to get there. Today, Jessi and Squeaks learn about all the places we can find water.
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Water Made the Grand Canyon! | SciShow Kids
New ReviewBill and Webb want to know: What's stronger, wind or water? Both of them can change the shape of the land. So which one does it better?
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The Biggest Volcano Ever is in Space! | SciShow Kids
New ReviewJessi and Sam the Bat talk about the biggest volcano ever that we know of. And it's not on Earth. It's Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars!
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Water's Amazing Journey | SciShow Kids
New ReviewWater makes an amazing journey around the world called the water cycle. Squeaks and his friends put on a play to learn all about it!
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Iceland: A Land of Ice AND Fire! | SciShow Kids
New ReviewSqueaks is back from his trip around the world! In this episode, he and Jessi discuss the final stop on his trip: Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland.
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Igneous Rocks Used to Be Liquid! | SciShow Kids
New ReviewA new friend Savannah and Sam learn about different kinds of igneous rocks, which form after liquid magma or lava cools into solid rock.
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How Metamorphic Rocks Are Like Butterflies | SciShow Kids
New ReviewAfter learning about igneous and sedimentary rocks, Savannah and Sam learn about the final main kind of rock: metamorphic rocks. And they review how each of these rocks can turn into another!
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Hawai’i: Land of Volcanoes | SciShow Kids
New ReviewSqueaks is looking to plan his next vacation. Jessi tells him all about the amazing volcanoes you can find in
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The Many Layers of Sedimentary Rocks | SciShow Kids
New ReviewJessi and Sam learn about sedimentary rocks and show how you can use vinegar to identify a piece of limestone.
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Every Kind of Volcano | SciShow Kids
New ReviewJessi and Sam the Bat learn about every kind of volcano. Some erupt suddenly and some erupt slowly. Some are tall, some aren't big mountains at all, and some stopped erupting a long time ago. But they're all volcanoes!
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Character Traits Explained (King and the Dragonflies): Crash Course Kids Literature #2
New ReviewHow do characters make a story? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we’ll investigate the traits of characters from “King and the Dragonflies” by Kacen Callender and uncover the ways they relate to each other. Topic:...
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Understanding nonfiction: Crash Course Kids Literature #4
New ReviewIf you want to learn about a new topic, where do you start? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we synthesize information from two nonfiction books about a woman with an eye for insects: Maria Merian. Topic: Synthesizing...
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Poetry explained (Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại): Crash Course Kids Literature #5
New ReviewRoses are red, violets are blue… What on Earth CAN’T a poem do? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we dive into the poems that make up Thanhhà Lại’s verse novel, “Inside Out and Back Again” and the figurative language that...
TED-Ed
The tragic romance of Tristan and Isolde | Iseult Gillespie
After witnessing a bird carrying a single golden hair, King Mark of Cornwall declared his future bride must have equally radiant locks. The only royal matching this description was Princess Isolde of Ireland. So the king sent Tristan,...
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Can you "see" images in your mind? Some people can't | Adam Zeman
When reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," most readers visualize the queen’s croquet game play out in their heads. A few might see the scene in vivid detail. However, a small fraction of readers have a drastically different...
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The tale of the brothers who outwitted the demon queen | Malay Bera
Achinpur was on the precipice of demonic takeover. A mysterious woman beguiled the king and infiltrated the royal family. But she wasn’t human; under her beautiful façade lurked an insatiable appetite for flesh. One night, the demon...
TED-Ed
The murderous medieval king who inspired "Macbeth" | Benjamin Hudson
Of all Shakespeare’s plays, perhaps none is stranger than “Macbeth”— a parable on power rife with supernatural elements. But according to texts from the 11th century, this tragedy has its roots in reality. What’s more, other accounts...
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What would happen if the Amazon Rainforest disappeared? | Anna Rothschild
As of 2022, humans have deforested 17% of the Amazon, and scientists warn that we may be approaching a tipping point. It’s like removing bricks from a house: take a few and the house remains standing; remove too many and the whole thing...
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Rocks could save the world (Yes, rocks) | Elise Cutts
Mount Teide is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes, and there may be a way to use the basalt rock inside it to save humanity. Obviously, destroying an ancient volcano would cause catastrophic and unpredictable ecological fallout....
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TED-Ed: The curse of the monkey's paw | Iseult Gillespie
Sergeant-Major Morris regaled his friends with epic tales from faraway lands— until one asked about an artifact the Sergeant had alluded to. Slowly, he produced the object: a mummified monkey’s paw. He explained that a holy man had...
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TED-Ed: Ugly History: The Armenian Genocide | Ümit Kurt
When an Armenian resistance movement began to form in the 19th century, Sultan Abdul Hamid II took decisive action. He led the Hamidian Massacres— a relentless campaign of violence that killed over 150,000 Armenians. These massacres were...
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TED-Ed: 3 reasons why medications are so expensive in the US | Kiah Williams
A century after its discovery, insulin remain essential in treating diabetes, and has a relatively low production cost, with a vial generally costing less than $6 to make. But those in the US pay on average 10 times more than those in...
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TED-Ed: The dungeon master's riddle | Alex Rosenthal
Yet another party of adventurers has broken into your lair to slay your minions and steal your treasures. Judging by the trail of destruction, you’re up against a fighter, a rogue, and a cleric. The first two won’t be a problem for a...