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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Elements of Democracy: Liberal Ideas Spread to America

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we examine the ideas that inspired the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Humans, the World's 'Superomnivores'

9th - 10th
Crispy foods appeal to most people. The author of the book The Omnivorous Mind: Our Evolving Relationship with Food talks about how humans have developed such an omnivorous diet. Aired May 25, 2012 [17:51 min]
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:the Influence of American Political Ideas: Strengthening Rights

9th - 10th
Today we discuss how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights strengthens some rights.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Modern Humans Still Evolving, and Faster Than Ever

9th - 10th
Recent evolution has given humans the ability to break down starch and digest cheese. Bon appetit!
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BBC

Bbc Podcasts: Episode 2: Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool 19 Jan 2010

9th - 10th
A simple chipped stone from the Rift Valley in Tanzania marks the emergence of modern humans. Faced with the needs to cut meat from carcasses, early humans in Africa discovered how to shape stones into cutting tools. From that one...
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Regional Agreements

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we learn how regional agrements have expanded human rights.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Could a New Vaccine Contain Malaria's Spread?

9th - 10th
An audio interview [17:00] with Dr. Owen Rennert, a scientist from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, on an experimental malaria vaccine.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Agriculture and Urban Revolutions

9th - 10th
Through archaeological research, this unit consists of the history of agriculture leading to the urban development of early humans as they slowed their transitional foraging to settling into a specific area.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Early Belief Systems

9th - 10th
This unit explores how humans seem to naturally be drawn to supernatural beliefs and how those religious beliefs aid in forming and sometimes defining many cultures.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Richard Leakey Reflects on Human Past and Future

9th - 10th
Leakey talks about the origins of Homo sapiens, and their uncertain future.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Warnings of Global Health Impacts of Climate Change

9th - 10th
This Utah Education Network podcast features Dr. Roberto Bertollini of the World Health Organization. He discusses the health impacts of climate change, and its disproportionate effect on citizens of developing countries.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: An Earlier Departure Out of Africa?

9th - 10th
Learn how the discovery of a stone toolkit may push back the date when humans first left Africa in this audio lecture. [0:48]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Tracing Signals in the Brain

9th - 10th
Existing ideas of how neurons send and receive information may not be complete.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: South Sudan: After the Peace

9th - 10th
This brief article from NPR announces "One of the largest development programs," to take place in Sudan. The site also provides links to further information in audio format.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Latin America's Oil Legacy

9th - 10th
Audio story about the oil economy in Latin America. Learn about the impact of oil on the economies of Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Politics and the Brain

9th - 10th
What happens in your brain when you think about politics? We'll talk with a researcher using brain imaging techniques to map out voters' innermost feelings about the current crop of candidates.

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