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National WWII Museum

Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address - December 8, 1941

7th - 12th
The audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech regarding Pearl Harbor teaches pupils about the attack and its impact on the United States' involvement in World War II.
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National WWII Museum

Harry S. Truman's Atomic Bomb Address - August 9, 1945

7th - 12th
The United States' decision to implement the atomic bomb in 1945 is still a source of debate today. Learners listen to the audio from President Truman's speech to address the nation to better understand why the United States resorted to...
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Other

It Conversations: Social Software

9th - 10th
This podcast features a panel discussion from Accelerating Change 2004 on Weblogs, Wikis and Digital Democracy with Lada Adamic (HP Labs), Peter Kaminski (SocialText) and Zack Rosen (CivicSpace).
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Other

Committee for Children: The Grow Kinder Podcast

Pre-K - 1st
A compilation of episodes from The Grow Kinder Podcast are provided on this site.
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Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: The Departed: Extinction in America

9th - 10th
Audio [52:02] from BackStory Radio discussing the rate of plant and animal extinction, what it means for our ecosystem and how Americans grapple with the idea of species loss. The American History Guys ask pertinent questions linking...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rethinking Fast Fashion After Bangladesh

9th - 10th
Use an essay to start a discussion about consumerism in America or challenge students to research where their clothing came from, and what living and working conditions are like in that country.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Microexpressions: More Than Meets the Eye

9th - 10th
By studying split-second facial expressions, psychologists hope to uncover hidden emotional cues.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 105: The Rennaisance Part 2

9th - 10th
On the podcast today, we continue our discussion of the Renaissance. People learned that they did not need to stay within the social class they were born into allowing for opportunities. [1:15]
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 16: How a Bill Becomes a Law

9th - 10th Standards
The lengthy process a bill must go through before it becomes a law is explained.
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Starfall

Starfall: The Little Red Hen

K - 1st
A read aloud of the famous story The Little Red Hen.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 18: Mark Up Sessions

9th - 10th Standards
Mark-up sessions are committee meetings that happen at a later stage in the process a bill goes through before a final vote in the Senate or the House.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 19: Conference Committees

9th - 10th Standards
A conference committee is comprised of members from both chambers of Congress. It tries to resolve differences between the House and the Senate over the content of a bill. It issues a conference report to both chambers for a vote.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 21: Majority Support

9th - 10th Standards
At every stage in the process of becoming a law, a bill is scrutinized and must have majority support for it in order to be moved along.
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BBC

Bbc Podcasts: Episode 19: Mold Gold Cape 11 Feb 2010

9th - 10th
A gold cape made almost 4,000 years ago and discovered in 1833, by a group of workmen looking for stones in a field near the village of Mold in North Wales. This sheet of pure gold, found wrapped around a skeleton, inspires Neil...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Frans De Waal and 'The Age of Empathy'

9th - 10th
Is it human nature to be greedy and selfish? Primatologist Frans de Waal doesn't think so. In his new book "The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons For a Kinder Society" de Waal says empathy and solidarity are our primate heritage. De Waal...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Could a Lack of Empathy Explain Cruelty?

9th - 10th
Simon Baron-Cohen explains the consequences of decreased empathy.

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