High

Global Science & Technology Issues (2004)

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"Global Issues for Students" provides an in-depth analysis of current world problems. We have entered a new era of globalization - a level of interconnection unprecedented in world history.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:23

Latin America: Challenges in the 21st Century (2004)

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Although Latin American nations are no longer ruled by military dictatorships and have embraced democracy, social problems associated with the large income gap, such as poverty, landlessness and crime are pervasive. Latin America: Challenges in the 21st Century will increase student awareness of the origins, causes and effects of major global issues in the region.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:23

Latin America: Challenges in the 21st Century

Global Economic Issues (2004)

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"Global Issues for Students" provides an in-depth analysis of current world problems. We have entered a new era of globalization - a level of interconnection unprecedented in world history.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:23

Human Rights (2004)

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"Global Issues for Students" provides an in-depth analysis of current world problems. We have entered a new era of globalization - a level of interconnection unprecedented in world history.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:23

Genocide (2004)

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"Global Issues for Students" provides an in-depth analysis of current world problems. We have entered a new era of globalization - a level of interconnection unprecedented in world history.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:23

Black Holes and Beyond (2000)

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Program Five: Black Holes and Beyond

Grade Level:

High

Length:

02:00

On the Dark Side (2000)

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Includes 2 programs. Program 1: Cosmic Alchemy (60 min.) In the beginning, the universe started as a single point. Yet from this tiny beginning came all the matter that we can see around us today. How could pure energy become matter? Over the last century, a series of discoveries have shed light on our understanding of matter.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

02:00

The Big Bang (2000)

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Includes 2 programs. Program 1: Seeing Is Believing (60 min.): Today we take for granted that the earth is round, that we orbit the sun. But these things are not obvious - our knowledge today is built on the foundation of hundreds of years of study. This program explores mathematics and how it revolutionized our view of the universe. Discusses Ptolemy, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

02:00

Properties of Elements (2004)

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Explores the connection between the atomic structure of an element and its properties. Students see how the behavior of the elements and the compounds they form is related to their valence shells -- and learn that anything that affects the valence shell will affect the chemical and physical properties of the element!

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:23

Using the Periodic Table (2004)

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Students will see how the elements are arranged and underlying patterns are revealed. A dynamic tour of the groups that make up the table combined with lab footage allows viewers to see chemistry in action. Includes a look at some of the many patterns found in periods and groups of elements that combine to create the world around us.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:23

High

Global Science & Technology Issues (2004)

Latin America: Challenges in the 21st Century (2004)

Global Economic Issues (2004)

Human Rights (2004)

Genocide (2004)

Black Holes and Beyond (2000)

On the Dark Side (2000)

The Big Bang (2000)

Properties of Elements (2004)

Using the Periodic Table (2004)

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