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Ancient Maya 101 | National Geographic
With their impressive city structures and advanced astronomical understanding, the Maya civilization once dominated Mesoamerica. Learn about the Maya's influence in mathematics, how their cosmic calendars advised agricultural matters,...
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Climb Ancient Temples in Belize's Maya Ruins | National Geographic
The ancient Maya settlement of Caracol is uncrowded with tourists, but filled with breathtaking views and nearby hidden gems. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Belize #Travel About National Geographic:...
Curated Video
Ancient Observatory Used to Predict the Harvest, Death and War
Astronomy was incredibly important to the ancient Maya. In particular, they tracked the movements of planet Venus, the sun, and the moon. UNEARTHED Tuesdays 10/9c on Science http://www.sciencechannel.com/ Watch full episodes!...
Curated Video
Representing Constraints: Interpreting the Bounded Region in Systems of Inequalities
In this video, the teacher explains how search engines use constraints to filter and highlight certain information. They then relate this concept to systems of inequalities, explaining how the constraints created by these systems can be...
National Geographic
Inside the Cave of the Ancient Jaguar God | National Geographic
Archaeologists crawl for hours through tight underground passageways of Balamku to reach artifacts untouched for 1,000 years. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's...
Prime Coaching Sport
Hockey 3. Star dribbling | Teaching Fundamentals of PE
A very simple PE exercise to setup for your students to practice hockey dribbling (grades K-3) › Dribble to the middle cone, and then back out to the next outside cone, then back to the middle...
60 Second Histories
Maya family life - part 1
A Maya woman gives an overview of life for an ordinary Maya family; work, school, child punishments!
SciShow
5 Strangely Familiar Ancient Animals
Once evolution finds a trick that works, it tends to repeat it. Here are a few examples of prehistoric animals that look a lot like ones we know today. chapters 0:00 0:06 0:13 0:20 0:27 0:34
Next Animation Studio
NASA to search for fossils on Martian crater
NASA plans to send its Mars 2020 rover to search for signs of ancient life on Mars’ Jezero Crater.
National Geographic
Skulls Found in "Evil" Maya Sinkhole | National Geographic
Researchers have discovered skulls and other human remains in a submerged cenote considered taboo by locals near the ancient city of Mayapán in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula. The cenote is seen as sacred, and local residents both respect...
Crash Course Kids
Dinosaur Pee?
Today we continue our exploration of the Water Cycle by drinking some dinosaur pee. Yep! Well, it's a little less gross that it sounds. It turns out that all of the water on Earth is just constantly recycled in what we call a closed...
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Capturing a Carnivorous Bat on Camera | National Geographic
Go deep into the Yucatán rain forest to learn the lengths that photographer Anand Varma goes to capture hunting behaviors of false vampire bats. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is...
Curated Video
Building Context: Creating Realistic Characters
In this video lesson, we learn how to add context to characters to make them more realistic and engaging for readers. The teacher guides students through recognizing descriptive sentences, asking questions about a character's background,...
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Third Gender: An Entrancing Look at Mexico's Muxes | Short Film Showcase
In Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, indigenous communities accept a third category of gender besides just male and female. Known as “muxes,” these people combine elements of both genders and fill a unique role within the community....
The Atlantic
Searching for the Vampire Bat
Deep in the Mayan forests of Mexico lives the rarely-seen Vampyrum spectrum—the false vampire bat. Little is known about these carnivorous mammals, as their nocturnal lifestyle and remote habitats make them exceedingly difficult to...
SciShow
The Mayan Calendar & 2012
Hank tells us about the Mayan calendar & why December 21, 2012 will not be the end of the world.
Crash Course
Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222
Humans cannot survive without water, and neither can civilizations. A brief history of ancient civilizations and their dependence on—and management of—water demonstrates how states either flourish or flail based on the availability of...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #5: The Americas and Time Keeping
How did ancient civilizations in America develop their culture and knowledge base without any contact with the peoples of Africa, Asia, or Europe? This is a story about the planet Venus, breathtaking pyramids, and intricate calendars....