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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Government Regulation
Today, we're going to wrap up our discussion of economic policy by looking at government regulation. We're going to talk about the government's goals for the U.S. economy and the policies it employs to achieve those goals. Ever since the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Ecological Succession: Change Is Good
In the world of ecology, the only constant is change - but change can be good. Today Hank explains ecological succession and how ecological communities change over time to become beautiful, biodiverse mosaics. [10:01]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: The Bicameral Congress
In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, why it's bicameral, and what bicameral means. Learn what the senate and house of representatives are for, some of the history of the institutions, and just how you can...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Types of Bureaucracies
In this show, we discuss the different types of bureaucracies that exist. They are all part of the executive branch, but some work more directly with the president than others. Some bureaucracies exist solely to regulate industry, while...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Congressional Decisions
In this episode, we talk about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions: constituency, interest groups, and political parties. We'll break down how each of these factors motivate certain actions like case-work, public...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Congressional Elections
In this episode, Craig Benzine talks about the importance of elections. He isn't going to focus on presidential elections, but instead those of the strongest part of our government: congressional elections. Craig will talk about the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae
Today Phil follows up last week's look at the death of low mass stars with what comes next: a white dwarf. White dwarfs are incredibly hot and dense objects roughly the size of Earth. They also can form planetary nebulae: huge,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Introduction to the Solar System
Take a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of gas to the system of planets and other celestial objects we have today. [9:57]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Artificial Intelligence: Supervised Learning #2
Supervised learning is the process of learning WITH training labels, and is the most widely used kind of learning with it comes to AI-helping with stuff like tagging photos on Facebook and filtering spam from your email. We're going to...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Read Good Books!: Famous Artists
Friends visit their local library to read and discover more about art and artists. In this segment, kids create examples of and give definitions of different types of two-dimensional art. Kids demonstrate and define: landscapes,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Pan De Muertos: Dia De Los Muertos
Pan de muertos is an important component for many Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebrations and is often seen on the ofrendas honoring the deceased. Watch how it's made in this special bilingual video with the Des Moines Art...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Making Tissue Paper Flowers: Dia De Los Muertos
Tissue paper marigolds are a relatively easy craft that can be part of your Dia de los Muertos celebration and a welcome addition to an altar honoring your loved ones. Work alongside Jessica Villegas and Eduardo Bolanos from the Des...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Introduction to the Day of the Dead: Dia De Los Muertos
What do you know about Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) and its traditions? Here's a great introduction to the holiday intended to honor deceased loved ones. Included with the video are discussion questions and links to additional...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Community Ecology I: Feel the Love
Interactions between species are what define ecological communities, and community ecology studies these interactions anywhere they take place. Although interspecies interactions are mostly competitive, competition is pretty dangerous,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Conservation and Restoration Ecology
Hank wraps up by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology: protecting ecosystems and to cleaning up the messes that we've already made. [10:12]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Ecosystem Ecology: Links in the Chain
Hank brings us to the next level of ecological study with ecosystem ecology, which looks at how energy, nutrients, and materials are getting shuffled around within an ecosystem (a collection of living and nonliving things interacting in...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: World War Ii Part 2 the Homefront
In which John Green teaches you about World War 2, as it was lived on the home front. You'll learn about how the war changed the country as a whole and changed how Americans thought about their country. John talks about the government...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: What Is Citizenship?
Abby Brown loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about what it means to be a citizen in their community. We all have a civic duty, or responsibility to take care of each other. [1:51]
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: What Are Sports?
Exploring our world is fun! Abby Brown loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids that a sport is a game that challenges your body and your mind. You can earn points for being fast, strong or skilled....
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: What Are Pets?
Exploring our world is fun! Abby Brown loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about the responsibility, friendship and fun involved in owning a pet. [1:33]
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Understanding Ofrendas: Dia De Los Muertos
If you're unfamiliar with the details of the Dia of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), you might not understand the significance of the details around the ofrendas families put up to honor the deceased. CeCe Villa from Dowling Catholic High...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Read Good Books!: Letters to Farmers
In this video, friends visit their local library to read and discover more about farming. In this segment, kids write letters to local farmers thanking them for the hard work they do. [2:12]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Affirmative Action
In this episode, we'll explain what affirmative action is, who it is for, and why it still exists. We'll get into the court's rationalization for it in the 1970s, as well as its fall from favor in more recent years. [7:13]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: 5 Human Impacts on the Environment
Hank gives the run down on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the valuable ecosystem services which a healthy biosphere provides. [10:37]