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16 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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43 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Against a blue background, we see text that reads, “Active Learning. How Children Can Learn. The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning.”
22 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: PT/TT
Inside of an airplane, Charlotte, an eleven-year-old girl with amputated arms just above the elbow, and an older man wearing a blue helmet and sunglasses look at us. There are several other men in the plane behind them. They are all dressed in skydiving gear and Charlotte nervously smiles at us.
Against the Odds
Episode 9
29 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man with no arms and shorter legs uses a beach wheelchair, smiling at us with the ocean behind him at sunset.
Against the Odds
Episode 6
28 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Cam, a young blind boy, wears a green jacket and sits in front of a grand piano in his house. He places his hands gracefully on the keys as he plays the piano.
Against the Odds
Episode 13
28 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Erica, a woman with arm limb differences wearing a peach blouse and navy skirt, walks confidently down a sidewalk next to water and a bright green hill. There is a city in the distance behind her.
Against the Odds
Episode 14
28 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
In a large gymnasium, a woman sits crisscross with her arms out with a big smile on her face. Lily, a young girl with both legs amputated wearing a purple ballerina outfit, sits across from the woman mimicking her. Next to the woman are a pair of pink ballet slippers.
Against the Odds
Episode 15
29 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Andy, a middle aged man with Parkinson's wearing a suit and glasses, holds open a door for a young girl with a pink backpack on.
Against the Odds
Episode 8
29 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close up on Noel, a girl with spinal muscular atrophy, holding a Nikon camera up to her face.
Against the Odds
Episode 10
29 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Sarah, a deaf woman, leans over a kitchen table as she holds a sippy cup in her hand. Her toddler stands on a chair at the table with a bowl in front of him. They appear to be using sign language.
Against the Odds
Episode 5
28 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Boy lays in hospital bed with man and woman leaning over him. Man marks two points on boy's leg with hands.
Against the Odds
Episode 1
28 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Salem, a 13 year old boy with Asperger's syndrome, is dressed in a black leotard and stands in a graceful ballet pose. We can see his reflection in the mirror behind him. He looks up and has a smile on his face.
Against the Odds
Episode 11
28 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The Davert family looks at us and smiles in their yard. Three of the family members are using wheelchairs and have dwarfism from Brittle Bones Disease. The fourth family member, an older man, squats in between the rest of his family members.
Against the Odds
Episode 12
29 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman stands with arms crossed in a dance studio. Group of individuals look on with their backs facing camera while one of them claps.
Against the Odds
Episode 3
27 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Mary, a blind woman, swims the butterfly stroke in an Olympic-sized pool. Her arms are out like big wings and her head is lifted out of the water. She wears black goggles and a black swimmer's cap as water splashes up around her.
Against the Odds
Episode 2
28 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Framed photo of Gary, a man with cerebral palsy, running in a marathon. Above the picture is a bronze metal that says, “New York City Marathon, ‘96.”
Against the Odds
Episode 16
28 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two boys face each other, one pointing to the other with lips parted in mid-speech. Ladybug hangs on wall with peeling paint behind them.
Against the Odds
Episode 4
27 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Anthea, a woman with cerebral palsy, uses a power chair next to a man who sits with his arms crossed. She looks over at him with a big smile. There are other people around in wheelchairs.
Against the Odds
Episode 7
28 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a side of the Roman Coliseum against a blue sky. The side has multiple stone levels with arches and other decorative stonework. Caption. What happened to Rome?
Civilization and Ideas
Episode 2
18 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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