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Pbs Learning Media: The Fence

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the fence that is part of the border security system between Botswana and Zimbabwe.
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Pbs Learning Media: Grozny University

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Dadashev, a professor of physics on the shattered campus of Grozny University, conducts a tour of the war-torn campus in this video segment from Wide Angle.
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Pbs Learning Media: Guerilla War

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Wide Angle, learn about Chechen rebels who have turned to guerilla warfare in order to combat Russian military forces.
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Pbs Learning Media: Increased Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet two sisters who have migrated from Poland to Ireland, one of three countries in the EU that welcomes immigrant workers from Eastern Europe, in this Wide Angle video.
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Pbs Learning Media: Industry and Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video segment explores economic and religious development in Kayseri, a city in central Turkey.
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Pbs Learning Media: Joab: The Class Prefect

For Students 9th - 10th
This video from Wide Angle profiles Joab, a boy from Kibera, Kenya, who has returned to school after dropping out following his mother's death. Joab is chosen class prefect by the other students.
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Pbs Learning Media: Ken & Joab: A Comparison

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video segment provides a comparison of two classrooms in the state-supported free primary schools of Japan and Kenya.
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Pbs Learning Media: Martyrdom

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Wide Angle, 18-year-old Mohanned Abu Tayyoun discusses the reasons behind his decision to conduct a martyr operation.
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Pbs Learning Media: Mass Games

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video features the Mass Games, a colossal spectacle of rhythmic gymnastics, which celebrate the North Korean state.
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Pbs Learning Media: Neeraj

For Students 9th - 10th
Neeraj, a young girl in rural India who performs her household chores during the day and goes to school at night, is profiled in this video segment from Wide Angle.
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Pbs Learning Media: New Worker Class

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, Dwanzhi She, a "gold-collar" worker in Beijing, gives viewers a tour of his new apartment.
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Pbs Learning Media: Night Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
This video from Wide Angle looks at transportation needs and services provided for the workers of India's outsourcing industry.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pankisi Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Wide Angle, visit the Pankisi Valley, a no-man's-land in the Northeast of Georgia that has become home to the rebels and refugees of the Chechen war.
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Pbs Learning Media: Women in Parliament

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the representation of women in Rwanda's parliament.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pifer Interview

For Students 9th - 10th
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Steven Pifer discusses the United States' stance toward the Russian/Chechen conflict in this video from Wide Angle.
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Pbs Learning Media: Refugee Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video segment, meet 16-year-old Rajap, a Chechen refugee who attempts to continue his education while living in a tent city.
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Pbs Learning Media: Sex Ed & Community Values

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Wide Angle, Egyptian men react to a discussion of an initiative in Qatar to include sex education in schools, a sensitive issue in many countries.
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Pbs Learning Media: Shopping Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This video [2:19] from Wide Angle provides a look at the new opportunities and consumerism created by the success of India's outsourcing sector.
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Pbs Learning Media: Home Village

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Wide Angle, tour a village in the rural Chinese countryside.
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Pbs Learning Media: Breathing

For Students 9th - 10th
Breathing shows an underwater scene and asks the students to answer the question, How do the people, fish and turtle get the oxygen they need?
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Pbs Learning Media: A Bright Idea

For Students 9th - 10th
A Bright Idea shows several different power sources and asks students to write about friction, electricity, combustion or light.
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Pbs Learning Media: Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
Cars shows a car speeding away up a street and asks students to respond to the question, Do you ever feel unsafe and out of control when someone else is driving?
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Pbs Learning Media: Drugs

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Write Now" writing prompt on drugs shows a variety of technology and drug paraphernalia and asks the student to describe some of the benefits or problems associated with drugs.
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Pbs Learning Media: Gravity of the Situation

For Students 9th - 10th
Gravity of the Situation asks students to describe what role gravity plays on the movement of the three groups of kids in the video.