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Demystified, Uncover The Differences Between Solstices And Equinoxes, And Their Relationship To The Seasons
in Demystified (Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020), 3 mins
Demystified: What's the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
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Demystified: What's the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
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Science
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2020
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Demystified
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Discover How Snowflakes Are Formed And Learn How To Make A Snowflake-Shaped Stamp
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Make your own snowflake. Learn how snowflakes are formed and make a snowflake-shaped stamp.
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Make your own snowflake. Learn how snowflakes are formed and make a snowflake-shaped stamp.
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Science
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2020
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Economist Video, The World In 2021: Five Stories To Watch Out For, Part 1
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The World in 2021 will start to look beyond covid-19: to the launch of an asteroid-smashing space probe, the next step in the fight against climate change and China’s supremacy at the box office. Here are five stories to watch out for.
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produced by The Economist, in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2020), 3 mins
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The World in 2021 will start to look beyond covid-19: to the launch of an asteroid-smashing space probe, the next step in the fight against climate change and China’s supremacy at the box office. Here are five stories to watch out for.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
The Economist
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Economist Video
Topic / Theme
Asteroids
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Science Editor John Rafferty Discusses How Hurricanes Are Formed
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Britannica Insights: Matt Sinnott interviews John Rafferty about how hurricanes form.
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Britannica Insights: Matt Sinnott interviews John Rafferty about how hurricanes form.
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Science
Content Type
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Date Published / Released
2020
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Explore How Water Shapes Sand On A Beach
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Exploring how water shapes sand on a beach.
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Exploring how water shapes sand on a beach.
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Science
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Date Published / Released
2020
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Find Out About Saturn's Moon Titan, The Only Moon In Our Solar System With An Earth-Like Atmosphere
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Title: Seeing Saturn's Moon Titan. From 1997-2019, NASA's Cassini spacecraft investigated the Saturn system. Using electromagnetic waves, it provided date on Saturn's moon Titan, a moon more Earth-like than any where else in the solar system so far.
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Title: Seeing Saturn's Moon Titan. From 1997-2019, NASA's Cassini spacecraft investigated the Saturn system. Using electromagnetic waves, it provided date on Saturn's moon Titan, a moon more Earth-like than any where else in the solar system so far.
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Science
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Date Published / Released
2020
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 1, Pulse
directed by Nicolas Brown, fl. 1999; produced by Catherine Watling, fl. 2013, in H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 54 mins
Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. There’s an inseparable bond between water and life. But the world is changin...
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directed by Nicolas Brown, fl. 1999; produced by Catherine Watling, fl. 2013, in H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 54 mins
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Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. There’s an inseparable bond between water and life. But the world is changing and the pulse between the two is faltering. See how the flow of water is driven by its relationship with life.
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Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Catherine Watling, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Nicolas Brown, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1
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Content Areas: Sciences
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H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 2, Civilizations
directed by Alex Tate, fl. 2008-2015; produced by Catherine Watling, fl. 2013, in H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 54 mins
Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. Examine a new theory that puts water at the center of how humans first stood u...
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directed by Alex Tate, fl. 2008-2015; produced by Catherine Watling, fl. 2013, in H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 54 mins
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Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. Examine a new theory that puts water at the center of how humans first stood upright, see how civilizations are dictated by their relationship to rivers, learn how “virtual water” has hidden the consequences o...
Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. Examine a new theory that puts water at the center of how humans first stood upright, see how civilizations are dictated by their relationship to rivers, learn how “virtual water” has hidden the consequences of excess water use, and more.
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Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Catherine Watling, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Alex Tate, fl. 2008-2015
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Sciences, Civilization, Progress of civilization
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H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 3, Crisis
directed by Nicolas Brown, fl. 1999; produced by Catherine Watling, fl. 2013, in H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 54 mins
Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. What’s it like to live in a world without access to water? Investigate globa...
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directed by Nicolas Brown, fl. 1999; produced by Catherine Watling, fl. 2013, in H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 54 mins
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Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. What’s it like to live in a world without access to water? Investigate global changes in storms across America, the over-use of aquifers around the world, the “mining” of underground water for profit, and more.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Catherine Watling, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Nicolas Brown, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Season 1
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Sciences, Capitalism, Renewable natural resources, Natural resources, Water resources development
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Learn How Diffracted Starlight Impacts How We See The Night Sky
(Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020), 2 mins
Title: Diffraction of Starlight. How do describe the shape of stars in the night sky? Stars are spheres, but why do they appear pointy to both our eyes and to telescopes? Diffraction of light waves, diffraction spikes, wavelength colors.
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Title: Diffraction of Starlight. How do describe the shape of stars in the night sky? Stars are spheres, but why do they appear pointy to both our eyes and to telescopes? Diffraction of light waves, diffraction spikes, wavelength colors.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Encyclopedia Britannica
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