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Introduction to Transition Metal Catalysis
After learning about the different kinds of organometallic reactions, we are ready to learn about transition metal catalysis. This is an incredible field that has pushed organic synthesis forward in leaps and bounds over the past 50...
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Community Impact and Ecotourism at Feynan
This video highlights the positive effects of ecotourism, as well as how the Feynan Ecolodge benefits the local community through employment, training, and sustainable tourism practices.<b<br/>r/>
Building Tomorrow episode 7, part 3
Building Tomorrow episode 7, part 3
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UniverCity: A Model for Sustainable Living in Vancouver
UniverCity, a community built near Vancouver, Canada, integrates eco-friendly, affordable housing with nature, focusing on social and environmental sustainability. Designed to encourage walking and communal interactions, it features...
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A Compare and Contrast Essay
Mr. Griot reviews the essay "Amazing National Parks: Volcanoes and Mountains" and provides examples of how the author compared and contrasted the national parks. He explains the importance of a Venn diagram when comparing and contrasting...
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Hard Times for Pioneers
Dr. Forrester talks about many of the hardships pioneers faced as they migrated into the western part of the United States.
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Ivo Zdarsky's Journey from Czechoslovakia to Inventive Isolation in Utah
Discover Ivo Zdarsky's incredible escape from Czechoslovakia and his innovative life in Lucin, Utah, where he continues to invent and explore.
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Community Changes over Time
Dr. Forrester teaches the student about rural, urban, and suburban communities and how they have developed and changed over time.
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Earth Exploration: Mountains
Dr. Forrester explores information and locations of the following major mountain ranges of the world: the Andes, Rockies, Himalayas, Atlas, and Alps.
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America’s Mountains
Dr. Forrester is delivering the nightly newscast and shares her experiences while visiting several mountain ranges in the United States.
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Geography Terms and Tools
Dr. Forrester teaches about landforms and bodies of water that cover the earth. She tells about how globes, maps, and atlases are ways to identify those landforms and bodies of water.
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Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore, carved into South Dakota's Black Hills, features Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. It symbolizes pivotal moments in American history and leadership.
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Floating on a Sea of Molten Rock
Dr. Forrester explains how tectonic plates are at the heart of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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Drawing the Rock Cycle
Dr. Forrester explains the transformation of rocks during the rock cycle.
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Landforms of the United States
Dr. Forrester explains the variety of landforms throughout the United States.
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It’s Never Turtles All the Way Down
Several mythologies from around the world imagined that the world sits on the back of a turtle. Centuries later, we end up with the whimsically iconic phrase “it's turtles all the way down.” Let's explore the origins of the phrase, some...
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How Mountains Inspire Mythology
Majestic, mysterious forms that hold the secrets of the universe? Or big, inscrutable rocks that take a lot of effort to climb? In pretty much every culture, it’s all about majesty and mystery when it comes to mountains. Home to mighty...
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This Swiss Hotel is Inside an Observatory
Discover the magic of Gornergrat Observatory, the highest hotel in Switzerland, and a gateway to the stars.
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Fighting Avalanches With World War II Cannons
Embark on a thrilling journey to Mammoth Mountain, where dedicated ski patroller Matt Seibert leads a team of snow warriors in the war against avalanches. As storms rage, the team relies on World War Two cannons to launch controlled...
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Scouting 13 Million Sky Raptors
Follow wildlife biologist Wes Larson as he travels to remote research station in the Goshute Mountains to study migrating raptors.
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Kyle Maynard's incredible journey, climbing against all odds
Discover how Kyle Maynard, born with congenital amputation, conquers the world’s peaks.
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Tito's Bunker, From Cold War Relic to Modern Art Museum
Discover Tito's Bunker in Bosnia, a Cold War relic transformed into a vibrant art museum.
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Solitude Above the Clouds, A Fire Lookout's Life
Explore the serene yet vigilant life of Leif Haugen, a fire lookout, amidst the majestic solitude of Thoma Lookout.
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The Day Henry Met…A Snowboard
Henry meets a Snow Board in an extreme sports shop.Henry learns about all sorts of mountain based extreme sports. Snowboard has never been out of the shop, let alone down a proper mountain! Henry becomes a Snowboarder and we travel to...