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World Geography

Scuba diver swimming above a wooden ship submerged in shallow water. Caption: In the Baltic and Arctic, wooden ships are preserved.
Adventures of a Maritime Archaeologist
Episode 4
2 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Underwater image of pink fish swimming in murky water with a plume of debris in the background and an instrument jutting into foreground on left.
Adventures of a Maritime Archaeologist
Episode 5
3 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Penguin chick perched on the feet of an adult penguin. Caption: Adults walk with newborns on their feet and under blubber
1 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
People in full-body orange and black clothing with gear standing on ice in pockets of water. Caption: to trace where the black carbon is coming from.
2 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral reef with a variety of marine plant and animal life. Caption: The goal is to restore the coral reef
Coral Comeback
Episode 8
2 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A sea spider with long, extremely thin legs crawling on the ocean floor. Caption: (male narrator) This creature was found 2300 feet deep in the ocean.
Creatures of the Deep
Episode 5
54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Ominous gray clouds in the sky. Caption: This creates moisture in the air.
Danger Zone
Episode 6
2 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
ASL
Aerial view of a coastline showing regular waves and an approaching tsunami. Map of Japan and Japanese writing overlaid. Caption: The result was devastation and utter destruction.
Danger Zone
Episode 10
2 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Depressions in the sea floor with noticeably different liquid in them. Caption: They're very similar to lakes and rivers on land.
Deep Sea Dive
Episode 6
2 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Long, spindly legs protrude from an extremely narrow body and other strange creatures. Caption: It's not like life like we're used to on the surface.
Deep Sea Dive
Episode 5
2 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Map of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding landmasses with the coastlines highlighted. Underwater images of craggy rocks and deep fissures. Caption: scientists have nicknamed the area the "Ring of Fire."
Deep Sea Dive
Episode 4
2 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Glowing lava and steam spew rocks under the water. Caption: how ocean islands and undersea volcanoes are born.
1 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A geographical representation of Mediterranean sea, which is enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. Caption: M S C recreation by Aaron Micallef, Daniel Garcia-Castellanos, Angelo Camerlenghi, University of Malta, Medsalt.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 47
11 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
View of a rocky beach and a gray sky over the water.
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 10
9 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Computer rendering of how earth might have looked billions of years ago. It's mostly white and light gray with a fracture of blue down the middle along the horizontal axis.
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 3
11 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
ASL
An illustration depicts the earth of 50 million years ago, with a supercontinent Laurasia. Caption, Paleographic animation by C R Scotese.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 38
11 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A group of Hippos and Giraffes are grazing in a forest.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 54
7 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Reddish and light-colored plantlike organisms growing from the ocean floor. Caption: for a variety of organism, including deep-sea corals,
3 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
ASL
Different math equations and graphs are drawn, with a butterfly as the backdrop.
It's Okay to Be Smart
Season 7 / Ep 7
9 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Sand dunes with sparse grass. Caption: Maritime forests are important for coastal resilience.
1 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 11
Illustration of Antarctica with a current moving in an oval along one coast with branches moving out towards the rest of the ocean. Caption: Did you know there's a massive Southern Ocean current
News of the Day
Episode 5
1 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person at a bank of computer screen showing maps shaded in various colors. Caption: the development of El Niño and La Niña.
1 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wide view of the side of a mountain almost entirely covered with snow with a few rocky areas emerging. Disappearing text reads, "Chapelco Resort, Argentina, 2012."
Overview
Season 1 / Ep 11
8 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Still image from: Paradise Polluted: Pacific Plastic
16 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Satellite flying above the ocean with a spiral shaped storm on the water. NOAA Environmental Satellites Predict & Track Storms. Caption: and predict and track tropical storms and hurricanes.
2 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Large white polar bear laying on snow. Arrow pointing to fur with Caption: Thick Hide. there's an incredibly thick hide
Saving a Species
Episode 1
30 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
An illustration of hurricane recipe. On screen text, precursor storms + warm water + low wind shear. Iconic representations for all the three are depicted. Caption: Let's start with precursor storms.
Seasonal Science
Episode 3
3 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Small cloud representing an average snowstorm compared to a larger angry cloud representing a thundersnow storm. Caption: separating ordinary snowstorms from thunder snowstorms,
Seasonal Science
Episode 6
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Blurry wide shot of a 2-track rail system with a funicular traveling upwards towards a nineteenth century castle. Period buildings and green spaces appear on the sides of the funicular rails.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1027
2 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of 2 people on their hands and knees cleaning a wood plank floor with 1 towel wipe each in their hands, 1 of which has a yellow substance on it. A canister of towel wipes sits on the floor nearby.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1437
21 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Teenage girl sits, smiles and looks directly at the camera while speaking. She appears to be in a teenage bedroom setting with bookcases filled with books, sports gear and decorative items behind her.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1607
21 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital screen in background reads, "Speak of the Week" with an image of a teenage boy standing in front of wall art next to it. Text in a box below images reads, "How would you spend a million dollars?"
Teen Kids News
Episode 1608
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Teenage girl sits and looks directly at the camera while speaking. She appears to be in a teenage bedroom setting with bookcases filled with books, sports gear, and decorative items behind her.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1610
21 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Medium view of a teenage girl seated at a table and holding papers as she speaks directly to camera. Behind her is a newsroom backdrop with multiple monitors displaying images.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1615
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Medium shot of a middle-aged woman seated outdoors in front of a wrought iron fence with green shrubs poking through. She looks at camera with a pursed mouth ready to speak.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1632
21 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of an illuminated digital illustration of the human brain overlayed on illuminated lines and intersection points. Text on screen reads, "Capacity to store 4.7 billion books."
Teen Kids News
Episode 1710
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A woman wears a tee-shirt with a logo that reads, "New York City Football Club." She speaks to a person off camera who is interviewing her while holding a microphone towards her with text that reads, "Teen Kids News."
Teen Kids News
Episode
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a police office at night speaking through a car window and shining a flashlight towards the driver. His eyes are staring at the driver and his mouth is open. Visible inside the car are the driver's arm and hand holding the steering wheel.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1727
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
3 teenage girls sit in a car and turn towards one another. They smile and look down at something in the front seat.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1825
21 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close-up of a car dashboard with a digital display screen. A girl wearing a red shirt is superimposed over this image with a ghostly blue glow.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1930
21 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2011)
Teen Kids News
Episode 2011
16 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2113)
Teen Kids News
Episode 2113
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A small crustacean with a narrow body and long tendrils. Caption: How much do we know about it?
2 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The sun shining onto Earth. Caption: the sun's rays shine more directly and for more hours
The Science of Climate
Episode 1
4 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Image of a thunderstorm hovering over a state. Occluded front. Caption: We could end up with hail again.
The Science of Climate
Episode 2
5 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Sky filled with gray fluffy clouds. Caption: Clouds can block some of the sun's rays
The Science of Climate
Episode 3
5 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
View of Earth from space. Caption: for the thermohaline circulation system.
The Science of Climate
Episode 4
6 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Image of cloud with rain and snow over a state. Caption: if the temperature is right, snowstorm.
The Science of Climate
Episode 5
5 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Drawing of girl standing by the ocean. Caption: can expect a 1- to 4-foot rise in their lifetime,
The Science of Climate
Episode 6
4 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Girl leans to the side with her hands clasped on her stomach and lips parted mid-speech. Stacks of brightly colored blocks fill the background. Caption. Billy did a great job greeting his friends.
59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
ASL
Closeup of a plastic model of a city street corner with a brown-brick building. 2 men in overalls walk on the sidewalk in front of the building, and a woman in a gray apron walks on the street looking up at a thick brown liquid being poured onto the model in front of her.
Untold
Episode 4
13 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Angled side view of a man with dark hair in a gray hoodie jacket with white corded headphones plugged into a smartphone armband on his arm. He runs along a pier on a foggy day with a city skyline in the background.
Untold
Episode 3
11 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
ASL
Painting of explorer Amerigo Vespucci holding a large golden drawing compass on a map on a wood table. An illustration of a ship with a dark sky and a compass rose are in the background. Caption. Securing a position as a mapmaker and astronomer.
World Explorers
Episode 8
4 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Painting of Christopher Columbus wearing a triangle hat and a large, dark cloak on the left. He is superimposed over a map of the globe drawn in maroon. Caption. Many Americans honor the feats of Christopher Columbus.
World Explorers
Episode 7
4 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Dark gray statues of vikings, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson, superimposed over a parchment-colored old-style map of Western Europe, Iceland, and Greenland. Caption. Erik the Red and his son, Leif Erikson.
World Explorers
Episode 2
4 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Illustration of explorer Ferdinand Magellan leaning over a desk writing in a large book with his right hand. He is looking at a golden ball that he's holding up with his left hand. Caption. Magellan was born to a noble Portuguese family around 1480.
World Explorers
Episode 12
5 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Color illustration of Sir Francis Drake with a large ruffled collar and black cloak next to a globe on a table. An illustration of many large ships with sailboats is in the background. Caption. Drake successfully raided Spanish ships and harbors.
World Explorers
Episode 15
4 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia-tone sketch of the upper half of explore Francisco Pizarro with a long beard. He's wearing a metal helmet with several large feathers and a cloak looking at a trunk of a tree. Caption. The Pizarros overthrew the Inca Empire.
World Explorers
Episode 13
5 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Color illustration of explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado wearing a big golden helmet and white ruffled collar. A map is in the background, along with a gold city outline. Caption. Seeking fabled golden cities.
World Explorers
Episode 14
4 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia-tone image of explorer Gertrude Bell superimposed on the left side of a faint image of a sandstone ruin amongst sand dunes. Caption. Explored the desert lands of sultans and sheikhs.
World Explorers
Episode 24
4 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Simple map showing northwestern Europe, Iceland, and Greenland in tan, the Atlantic Ocean in light blue, and a red line depicting a sailing route out of London going north. Caption. Hudson sailed northward, toward Greenland.
World Explorers
Episode 17
4 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Illustration of the islands of the Caribbean. Haiti and the Dominican Republic highlighted. Caption: Cortés lived on the island for six years.
World Explorers
Episode 10
5 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Illustration of explorer Hernando de Soto in silver armor superimposed over an old-style map of Florida and other Caribbean islands. Caption. Hernando de Soto explored, conquered.
World Explorers
Episode 11
4 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Painting of a man with a dark mustache and forked beard wearing a gray turban and red and gold tunic sitting cross-legged. Images of animals on circles form a floating circle around him. Caption. Battuta would travel to even more distant lands.
World Explorers
Episode 1
4 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia-tone sketch of explorer John Cabot with Shakespeare-era hat and forked white beard. He is superimposed over an old-style map of the globe. Caption. Caboto decided to also try to find a westerly route to Asia.
World Explorers
Episode 5
4 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia-tone sketch of explorer John Smith with a fluffy beard, big white collar, and leather coat, superimposed over a red and tan map of the Northeast United States. Caption. He explored and mapped the Chesapeake Bay.
World Explorers
Episode 20
4 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Ruins of a building made of limestone bricks with greenery in the front. The left of the building has a arch with a cross and 4 small windows with iron bells. Caption. Serra founded 9 missions to convert Native Americans.
World Explorers
Episode 22
4 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia-tone map with a label in Gothic-style text that reads, "A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track," with other illegible text underneath. Caption. Mapping the territory and discovering its resources.
World Explorers
Episode 23
6 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Illustration of Marco Polo wearing red coat and furry cap holding a sword and bow and arrow. His image is superimposed over a color map with a compass rose and Gothic-style text, enclosed by elaborate patterned border. Caption. Marco Polo returned with amazing tales.
World Explorers
Episode 3
5 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Black and white closeup image of explorers Matthew Henson on the left and Robert Peary on the right. Both are wearing fur-lined hoods and furry coats. Caption. Became the first 2 people to reach the top of the world.
World Explorers
Episode 25
5 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia-tone sketch of 3 conquistadors in armor carrying a wounded soldier over a dead soldier. 2 wooden gun stocks are on each side of the screen. Caption. Ponce de León was wounded in the battle.
World Explorers
Episode 9
4 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia-tone sketch of explorer Robert de La Salle in a colonial-style uniform taking a fur from a Native American while 2 other colonists smoke pipes and watch. Caption. La Salle established himself as a fur trader in Montréal.
World Explorers
Episode 21
4 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Brown and tan map of the Northeast United States, including the Great Lakes, with a portion highlighted in blue and labeled, "New France." Caption. Samuel de Champlain secured France's piece of the New World.
World Explorers
Episode 19
4 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Black and white sketch of 3 conquistadors in uniform looking at a man in wide-brimmed hat and fancy coat gesturing toward a sign that reads, "Croatoan." Caption. To this day, their disappearance remains a mystery.
World Explorers
Episode 16
5 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Painting of a man wearing a dark velvet hat and a red velvet vest over a jacket with puffy sleeves. An old-style map of western Africa is under yellow text on the screen and reads, "Vasco da Gama." Caption. Was the first person to sail from Europe to India.
World Explorers
Episode 6
4 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Computer rendering of explorer Zheng He wearing a black bonnet-style hat and red cloak. He is superimposed over a colorful map with Chinese writing. Caption. Assembled the largest fleet of ships ever seen.
World Explorers
Episode 4
4 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8