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Grandfather's Journey

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Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in the United States and Japan, Allen Say poignantly recounts his family's journey to America.

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Primary
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0:10
Grandfather's Journey

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

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There was a time when few knew what a dinosaur looked like.

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Elementary
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0:20
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Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

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This highly acclaimed, Acadamy-Award®-nominated film (Documentary Short Subject, 1959) is one of the most popular and entertaining educational films ever made by Walt Disney. A curious Donald Duck ventures into a mystical world of fantasy. Mathmagic Land is his destination- a wondrous land of discovery where the trees hav square roots an the rivers are brimming with numbers!

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Primary
Elementary
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00:27
Donald in Mathmagic Land

Timeline: Diversity

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Timeline: Diversity is a card game played using 110 cards. Each card depicts a historical event on both sides, with the year in which that event occurred on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table.

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Middle
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Social Studies
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15 min.
Timeline: Diversity

Timeline: Inventions

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Timeline: Inventions is a card game played using 109 cards. Each card depicts an invention on both sides, with the year in which that invention was created on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table.

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Middle
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Social Studies
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15 min.
Timeline: Inventions

The Story of Math: Disc 1 (2008)

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MATHEMATICS FORMS the foundation for nearly everything we do--from finance to physics, and architecture to astronomy. Math not only describes our world, but also reveals its beauty and mystery.

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01:55
The Story of Math: Disc 1

The Story of Math: Disc 2 (2008)

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MATHEMATICS FORMS the foundation for nearly everything we do--from finance to physics, and architecture to astronomy. Math not only describes our world, but also reveals its beauty and mystery.

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Middle
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01:57
The Story of Math: Disc 2

Timeline: Discoveries

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Timeline: Discoveries is a card game played using 109 cards. Each card depicts an discovery on both sides, with the year in which that discovery occurred on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table.

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Middle
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Social Studies
Play Time: 
15 min.
Timeline: Discoveries

Timeline: Historical Events

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Timeline: Events is a card game played using 110 cards. Each card depicts a historical event on both sides, with the year in which that event occurred on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table.

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Middle
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Social Studies
Play Time: 
15 min.
Timeline: Historical Events

A Wooden Bucket: The White Cooper's Craft in 1850 (2004)

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This film is about the Cooper's Craft and making a wooden bucket from start to finish in 1850, filmed in Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island, New York.

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00:23
A Wooden Bucket: The White Cooper's Craft in 1850

Magic Tree House #28: High Tide In Hawaii (Unabridged)

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Jack and Annie go back in time to ancient Hawaii, where they learn to surf, dance the hula, and make poi. When the island is threatened by a tsunami, however, the two remember that they are there with instructions from Morgan, and they must "find a special magic" and build "a special kind of relationship" before it's too late.

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370L
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01:23
Magic Tree House #28: High Tide In Hawaii (Unabridged)

Magic Tree House #29: Christmas In Camelot (Unabridged)

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The Magic Tree House series has become a staple for inspiring kids to read. Christmas in Camelot is a very special Magic Tree House book. Here, author Mary Pope Osborne uses the literary skills for which she's known to create a longer, more in-depth story featuring the characters kids have come to love. The result is magical: a fast-paced but detailed, easy-to-read story.

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420L
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01:18
Magic Tree House #29: Christmas In Camelot (Unabridged)

A Primary Source History of the Colony of Delaware (Unabridged)

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The earliest settlers in this region were confronted by food shortages, conflicts with native tribes, and the difficulties of settling a new land with little support.

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A Primary Source History of the Colony of Delaware (Unabridged)

A Short History of Human Rights

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A web site about human rights and the history of human rights.

Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (2012)

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Twenty-five years ago, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a series of interviews that became one of the most enduringly popular programs ever aired on PBS.

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Middle
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05:44
Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers

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