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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

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Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

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Video. Indigenous snakes provide inspiration for an Australian myth.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

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Science

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Video. Skydivers chase the peregrine falcon's speed.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

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Geography, Social Studies, Science

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Grades 4-12+ (Ages 9+)

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Science

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Video. What is space weather?

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Grades 4-12+ (Ages 9+)

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Science

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Video. Scientists use data to create models of solar storms—violent, dangerous, and more powerful than anything on Earth.

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Grades 5-12+ (Ages 10+)

Subjects
Geography, Science

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Video. The National Geographic Channel commemorates the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic with “Save the Titanic with Bob Ballard."

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

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Science

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A healthy ocean means a healthy planet!

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Grades 5-12+ (Ages 10+)

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Geography

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T I S 

Cartographers at National Geographic discuss how they select an appropriate map projection for the September 2012 issue.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Science

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Learn alongside Mel the fish!

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Geography, Science

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Video. Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala reviews general facts about the Pacific Ocean.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

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Geography, Science

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Video Gallery. Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala reviews general facts about each ocean within the one world ocean.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Adult and Family Literacy, Arts, Educational Technology, Health, Informal Education, Language Arts, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Cross-Disciplinary

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Young Voices for the Planet is a film series featuring young people who are making a difference by learning and speaking out about climate change.

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Grades 3-8 (Ages 8-14)

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Science

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T I 

Watch this brief, video picture of practice that captures everyday classroom life and provides real-life examples of how students learn and think about ocean topics.

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Grades 3-8 (Ages 8-14)

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Science

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T I 

Watch this brief, video picture of practice that captures everyday classroom life and provides real-life examples of how students learn and think about freshwater topics.

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Grades 3-8 (Ages 8-14)

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Science

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Watch this brief, video picture of practice that captures everyday classroom life and provides real-life examples of how students learn and think about freshwater topics.

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Grades 3-8 (Ages 8-14)

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Science

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T I 

Watch this brief, video picture of practice that captures everyday classroom life and provides real-life examples of how students learn and think about freshwater topics.

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Grades 4-12+ (Ages 9+)

Subjects
Science

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T I S 

Richard Alley puts numbers on global renewable resources: solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and conservation.

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Grades 4-12+ (Ages 9+)

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Science

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Decisions made 30 years ago are now paying off in fewer car trips, and a more livable city for Portland, Oregon.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Science

Duration
5 minutes, 3 seconds

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Wild wolves are thriving again in Yellowstone National Park. Join Wild Chronicles on a trip to Yellowstone's famous Druid Peak to check up on one wolf pack that captured the imagination of both the public and the rangers who work there. The family drama continues‌full of attraction and fury, rivalry and warfare, and astonishing loyalty.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Science

Duration
5 minutes, 47 seconds

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The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to the Hawaiian monk seal, one of the most endangered marine mammals on the planet. No one knows why they are dying. Wild Chronicles and Crittercam速 explore the depths these seals go to as they fight for survival.Â

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Science

Duration
5 minutes, 13 seconds

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Trek to China where decades of hard work lead to a first-time event: the release of a captive-bred giant panda into the wild. Wild Chronicles is live with special access. High in the mountains of China's Sichuan Province, nothing about this project is easy. If the release is successful, it could signal a new chapter in panda conservation.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Science, Health

Duration
4 minutes, 55 seconds

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Alaska, once called “Seward’s Folly,” is filled with extraordinary wildlife, as well as valuable natural resources. Wild Chronicles travels to Bristol Bay, site of a proposed mega gold mining pit, and the center of raging debate. Geologists claim there are billions of dollars worth of gold to be had, but biologists fear a devastating spill of toxic mining chemicals could threaten the wild sockeye salmon population.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Science, Social Studies

Duration
4 minutes, 1 second

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Follow Wild Chronicles to Periyar Nature Preserve where the Indian government has found an innovative solution to a national problem. Rather than prosecuting the poachers who once illegally stripped bark from sandalwood trees, the forest department is hiring these men as park guides. In addition to providing them a better quality of life, these men now have a personal stake in protecting the preserve that they once exploited.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

Duration
6 minutes, 6 seconds

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Some ancient people of Australia believed in a "rainbow serpent" that slithered from the water to create the world. Could this incredible legend be based on fact? Join Wild Chronicles on a quest to find the truth about Australia's amazing snakes.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Physical Education, Science, Geography, Informal Education

Duration
5 minutes, 53 seconds

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Hold on tight as Wild Chronicles takes on some of our planet's wildest rivers, running adrenaline rushing rapids from Canada to Nepal. More than a physical challenge, running rapids in steep canyons is also a mental quest where mistakes can be fatal.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Science, Health

Duration
3 minutes, 30 seconds

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Circling high above the South African plains, nature's own sanitation crew spots another clean up site. Vultures provide an invaluable service to the farmers below, disposing of dead carcasses and preventing the spread of disease. But Wild Chronicles has discovered that some vultures are dying, and the farmers may be to blame.

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Grades 3-12+ (Ages 8+)

Subjects
Arts, Geography, Social Studies

Duration
4 minutes, 43 seconds

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Sculptor Jim Hart carved a totem pole for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

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Grades 4-12+ (Ages 9+)

Subjects
Science

Duration
1 minute, 38 seconds

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NASA's Heliophysics division sees the importance of space weather and pursues the research that strives to predict it more accurately.

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Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Professional Development

Duration
3 minutes, 15 seconds

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T I 

In July 2010, over 50 teachers joined experts and National Geographic Education staff for a week-long training session to learn strategies for teaching ocean education to students around the country. Watch our short highlight video to get a glimpse of this powerful and transformative experience.

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Grades 5-12+ (Ages 10+)

Subjects
Cross-Disciplinary, Geography, Social Studies, Science

Duration
50 minutes, 13 seconds

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In the North Atlantic's Grand Banks, Dr. Robert Ballard was on the verge of one of the 20th century's greatest finds, the wreck of the RMS Titanic. But the story we thought we knew is just the tip of the iceberg. Behind the search for the famed liner is a spy story of stealth, subs, and Superpowers, ripped from a Cold War thriller. Dr. Ballard had just found the Titanic in the middle of a top-secret military mission.