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Woman wearing a white blouse and black vest sits behind a desk and gestures at camera. Title card below reads, "Olga Block, Co-Founder and CEO of Basis". Caption. They wanted to get rid of me in kindergarten.

A political map of U S. Caption: A national grassroots movement to legalize democracy.

Group of people sweeping and picking up trash from a sidewalk. Caption. Developing community with my neighbors.

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Cities and Urban Land Use

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Confronting Future Challenges

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Political Boundaries

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Understanding Human Culture

Close up of hand with finger pointing towards viewer beneath a banner that reads, "International Youth Day." City skyline in background. Caption. To honor kids like you.

Illustration of the Earth from space with the equator marked on the globe. Caption: May Day honors the arrival of spring.

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Book Swap / Finders Keepers

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Rescue Repair / Alma Cools Off

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Showstopper / Ultimate Helper

Still image from: Alma's Way: Basketball Birds / Looking for Litter

Still image from: Alma's Way: Chacho Gets a Bath / Frankie's Four Feet

Still image from: Alma's Way: Doggone Sox / Alma Spells It Out

Still image from: Alma's Way: Junior's Story / Anniversary Surprise

Still image from: Alma's Way: Lucas Left Out / The Sweetest Treat

Still image from: Alma's Way: Singing on the 6 Train / Safina's Doggy Problem

Still image from: Alma's Way: Socks for Sale / Alma's Animal Show

Still image from: Alma's Way: Too Corny / Alma Tags Along

A man speaking. Caption: would be surprised to see how we're treating animals.

Closeup side view of a woman with long brown hair. A pink orchid plant is blurred in the background. Caption. Are really just two symptoms of this underlying epidemic.

Closeup side view of a woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt. A pink orchid plant is blurred in the background. Caption. Where it would produce more health in each of us.

Workers in yellow jackets carrying white lunchboxes walk away from the building. Caption. And everybody's wondering exactly what's going on here?

Work room with desks, chairs and desktop magnifying light. Storage shelves, filing cabinets and boxes are along the wall.

Fireman carrying a hose up stairs. A blue-haired cartoon figure overlayed at the bottom left of the screen. Caption. These 2 are carrying extra hose to the upper floors.

Cartoon. Woman seasons and stirs a pot on the stove. Perspective is taken from an outside window looking in.

Still image from: Blippi This Is My Neighborhood

Woman with Down Syndrome stands in a kitchen next to a woman with cerebral palsy just out of view.

Man wearing a black sweater and baseball cap looks off camera with a serious expression, hands folded in front of him. Caption. He was being abused for a long time.

Man wearing a navy shirt and a red bandana leans over as he works in a garden full of various types of leafy greens. Caption. Empty lots and growing fresh food in community gardens.

Woman wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt squats and reaches into green plants in a thriving garden with the sun shining behind her. Caption. And learning about gardening and farming.

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Harriet Hancock Center

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: South Carolina Street Art

Black and white photo of people holding ceremonial banners attached to poles. Caption. The processions with the lighted candle.

Man in collared shirt, tie and vest sweeps ground outside a doorway. Caption. In the past, most villages were poor.

Exterior of 2-story buildings in a rural area. Caption. Da Meize. Southwestern China.

Construction site with cranes in background and I beams in subterranean dirt area in foreground. Caption. Making old areas new again is called "urban renewal."

Woman with exotic makeup looks up as another woman helps position her headdress. The headdress has red and orange feathers that extend out from a small green feather fan with a flame-like medallion. Spanish caption. Y que sean los niños.

Person in a parade walks down a street. They wear a headdress made of antlers and purple feathers and a costume with a bright green top and purple wings on their back. Spanish caption. Y le recomiendo a todos los niños que lo haga.

People stand at an outdoor evening event. A girl in the foreground smiles as she looks forward. Spanish caption. Woman as Narrator. Bueno, la feria de las Flores acá en Medellín.

Still image from: Communities

Person standing on an overlook pointing at the drop-off edge of a dam. Caption: But, where does the water come from?

Blue recycling bin with empty canned food containers, soda cans, and other recyclables. Caption: We've got bottles, we've got soda cans,

Back of a Black woman's head looking towards a group of small Black children, all dressed in gray uniforms and seated in a circle around her. Caption. But in each unique part of the world.

Grid of 4 photos showing different types of geography, including a lakeshore and valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Caption. How the geography of a region helps to create or inform.

Crowded indoor 2-story room with people holding signs up as if taking part in a political demonstration. In the foreground, 1 sign reads in Spanish, "Maestros para la justicia."

Outdoor stage performance. Person dressed as a snowman dances in front of an igloo castle. 2 men in brightly colored jester costumes are also visible on stage. Caption. Kicks off the largest winter carnival in the world.

People watch a parade of green, red, and white Chinese dragon statues on a city street. Caption. The fabulous place where this celebration takes place.

Still image from: Cultures of the World

3 young children, 2 girls and 1 boy, gather around a school locker. Caption. Maybe you should go into the office and ask.

Senior man stands on the lawn in front of a Victorian-style building. The sign next to him reads, "The Law Offices of Peter Miller".

Split screen closeups of a Hispanic man's eye and the stubble of his chin. Spanish caption. Man's voice as narrator. Son vagos, no quieren trabajar.

Split screen closeups of a middle aged woman's mouth and ear with dangling earring. Spanish. Man's voice as narrator. La que te roba una vez te roba dos veces.

Crushed plastic soda bottle on the ground. Spanish captions.

A large dinosaur wearing a hat and a necklace changes the lightbulb on a streetlamp while a police officer stands next to her holding the light cover. Caption: She was the dinosaur who did favors for anyone who asked.

Earth at night as viewed from space. A network of glowing light is visible in unpopulated areas across the globe. Caption: of electricity to light our cities and power our economy.

Wide shot of a factory with flames and plumes of smoke emanating from the chimneys. Caption. Where many people work to make cars and trucks.

Closeup of 2 rows of prescription pill bottles. Caption. And medicine to treat illnesses.

Aerial shot of a diorama that shows ruins of several multi-level buildings. Caption. Some Native Americans who lived in the Southwest deserts.

Closeup of a traffic light at night with the red light illuminated. Caption. They have to follow the speed limit signs.

Cartoon of man speaking on corded telephone with index finger of other hand pointing up. Caption. Let's raise and fix our prices.

Closeup of a person's hands holding a medium-sized yellow and brown speckled squash over a box of similar squashes. Caption. You know the person growing your food.

Still image from: Flat Town

Closeup side view of a woman with long brown hair. A pink orchid plant is blurred in the background. Caption. Food plays such an essential role in community.

Wide shot of the United Nations auditorium with 4 long rows of desks and a multi-level stage at the front. Flags line the back wall flanking a large U,N crest in the center. Spanish caption. Que conformaban el grupo de las Naciones Unidas.

Body of water between 2 landforms with high cliffs and rocky terrain. Caption. To form a boundary between 2 places.

People walk along the outside of a one-story building. Caption. Describe what is different about an area.

U,S postal truck stops at a traffic light. Across the street is a police line with a fire truck, ambulance, and police car. Caption. The most important is to provide services.

Wide shot of terraced land sloping up from a valley at the base of a mountain range. Caption. Of finding ways to farm in steep terrain.

Graphic of a mosquito overlaid on a map of Central and South America. Spanish captions.

Black screen. A white outline of a rectangle surrounds the words, "I Am." A smaller rectangle underneath reads, "Human."

Storybook cover illustration of a dark blue sky with small yellow stars and a long, colorful ribbon swirled across the middle. The ribbon reads, "If You Come to Earth."

Dog laying at the front of a doghouse with a sign attached with Caption: sad dog. Food bowl is upside down by his head, chain attached to the ground and the dog. Caption: He's on a short chain.

Illustration of an adult gorilla holding a baby gorilla, other adult gorillas in a forest the background. Caption: He was part of a large family of western lowland gorillas.

Jamie Oliver, chef, and author, speaking. Caption: I got some salad seeds, kicked up the mud

Man holds up a puppet, both dressed in red and yellow firefighter clothing. Caption. And what should they do before leaving their bedroom?

Still image from: Kids Speak Out: Racial and Social Injustice

Still image from: Kids Speak Out: Youth Empowerment (1M2030)

Still image from: Laws & Rules for Kids

Title card in blue box on white background reads, "Can you hear the long 'O' in road?"

A lighthouse with the sails of ships in the background. Caption: the same natural enemy-- erosion.

Color illustration. Smiling girl walks across a vine and paints buildings sprouting from it along the way. Title card reads, "Quizás algo hermoso, como el arte transformo un barrió."

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: 911 Emergencies

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: 911 Operator

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Doctor

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Fire Emergencies

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Still image from: Meet the Helpers: In-Depth--911 Operator

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Still image from: Meet the Helpers: In-Depth--Meterologist

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Still image from: Meet the Helpers: In-Depth--Police Officer

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: In-Depth--Teacher

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Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Medical Emergencies--Paramedic

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Meteorologist

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Paramedic

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Police Emergencies

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Police Officer

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: School Emergencies

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Teacher

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Weather Emergencies

Man, woman, and young boy sitting and talking at an outside restaurant table. Other tables with patrons and green umbrellas are seen behind them. Caption. This is where we civilize our children.

Closeup of a man with small glasses, a white and blue striped shirt, and greenery in the background. White text in the bottom left reads, "Michael Pollan, author and journalist." Caption. We can vote with our forks, which will have a huge effect.

Pickup truck driving through a field, produce and a person riding in the back. Caption: Farmers add much to a community.

Still image from: Museum Access: Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum

Closeup of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled back. A green plant and beige walls are blurred behind her. Caption. Tend to be more expensive in low-income neighborhoods.

Closeup of a woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled back. A green plant and beige walls are blurred behind her. Caption. I know, as a kid, my parents. Dinner time was family time.

Two people walking on a paved path through a park. Caption: will decide to build a new park

Person placing produce in rows of cardboard boxes. Caption: Money goes directly to the farmer.

Man wearing a turban and robe stands across from a young boy near a hut. They are looking down at a white cloth with vegetables. Caption. You have to keep your eye on the women at all times.

Movable bridge opens as boats pass below on a river surrounded by skyscrapers. Caption. They have to open the bridges to let the boats through.

Rolling sand dunes with powerlines in the foreground. Caption: Beneath these dunes lies 65% of all known oil reserves.

Still image from: Rap Squad

Front view of Florence, a C, G, I white ambulance with headlights that look like eyes and a mouth across the front bumper, parked by the entrance of a hospital. Caption. Hi. I'll be right back.

Front view of George, a C, G, I white garbage truck with headlights that look like eyes and a mouth across the front bumper exits a garage. Caption. I help keep this city clean.

Front view of Sergeant Cooper, a C, G, I police car with black across the front and white on the sides, driving on a city street with a school bus and other vehicles in the background. Caption. I will show you what we do.

C, G, I bright red sports car with matching wheels and dark windows appears to drive out of a jail cell in low light.

Side view of a red fire engine as it drives on a street with factory towers in the background.

C, G, I William Watermore the fire truck spraying water onto vehicle that's on fire. They are amongst power transformers in a power station in the middle of a city.

Sepia tone image of a police officer in uniform leaning on his squad car near the right rear passenger door as he talks to a small crowd of teenagers. Caption, narrator talking. We'll cover why belonging to a gang.

Still image from: Rights and Responsibilities for Kids

Still image from: Rituals of the World: Haiti--The Carnival of Specters

Film still shows 2 girls and a young woman wearing 1900s attire in sun hats and dresses.

Graphic of the globe suspended above flags from multiple countries with an ethernet cable in front. Spanish captions.

Person holding a phone with a photo displayed on the screen. Spanish captions.

Woman with long blond hair looks at camera with her head tilted up slightly and her lips parted as she speaks. Shelves with books and file boxes fill background on the right.

People walking on a trail among burned trees. Caption: to study the fire's impact on the ecosystem.

A computer drive. Caption: to build out a wide-ranging, urban-sensing project

Young woman wearing headphones speaks into a microphone and faces away from camera in a darkened foreground. A young man and young woman watch her through a window in the background.

Person handling a partially ripe strawberry still on the vine. Caption: "What can we plant? What's the rotation strategy?"

Map with areas shaded in different colors and patterns. Some locations are identified with text and others have lines of various patters indicating potential behavior of the fire. Caption: Their software will generate behavior models of the fire,

Color illustration of 3 people in glasses standing opposite a girl wearing a backwards cap. Title card on colorblocked background reads, "Chicos y grandes, grandes y chicos, todos tenemos derechos. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of diverse children in front of a colorblocked background. They surround a title card that reads, "Podemos crecer juntos sin perder nuestras raíces. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Nicaraguan children lean against a post, standing beneath a line of clothes in a jungle setting. Spanish caption. La mayoría de las personas mayores, no tuvimos ni escuela.

Architectural model of skyscraper with city below. Caption. This skyscraper will cost $100 billion to construct.

Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "Civilization is a complex society with 5 characteristics. Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology."

Portal side of a Gothic cathedral framed by leafy branches in the foreground. Spanish caption. Fue necesario establecer gobiernos.

Closeup of interconnected beam structure with train and cityscape in background.

Person kneeling on the ground next to a pile of dark material. Caption: which sells fashion items made from recycled garbage.

Crowd of Swazi children and women stand in front of a building. Caption. I don't know how many of us live here.

Middle aged man in a suit stands in front of a large conference table. He looks at camera as he speaks and gestures with both hands.

Title card on blue background reads, "Rob's Test Tips. Answer Out of Order. It's O, K to Guess. Best Way to "Bubble In."

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 1911)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 1912)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 1922)

Landscape image of an Amish farm. Caption. So the Amish can hardly afford to farm here anymore.

Instagram post with closeup of a bottle of the Chanel cologne, Pour Monsieur. Instagram column with caption and comments are to the right.

Black and white photo of a girl wearing a flannel jacket, hat, and gloves, leaning against a wood railing. Caption. Got to let our children take their chances here.

2 men stand outside of a New York City building, 1 is sitting next to a dog on a stoop, the other looks down at a piece of paper. Text below reads, "And this year, I'm up to 421 dollars."

Twilight shot looking down a city street with multi-story buildings. Text below reads, "The United Nations ranks Finland #1 in the world in education". Caption. For Finland being on the top in all these rankings.

Senior woman smiles at a woman wearing a plaid shirt and walking down the hall.

People on the magic school bus wearing rain hats. Caption: Ahh. The sweet smell of swamp gas.

Students and their teacher from the magic school bus standing in front of a landfill piled high with trash. Caption: (Wanda) How am I ever going to find my soldier in that mess?

Students from the magic school bus encased in raindrops. Caption: Water always falls out of the clouds, eventually.

Still image from: The Outsiders Club: Farm Work at Dudley Farm Historic State Park

Still image from: The Outsiders Club: Farm Work at Dudley Farm Historic State Park (Spanish)

Animal puppets in front of the backdrop of a jungle. Spanish captions.

One puppet tells a story while a group listens to him. Spanish captions.

Still image from: The Zoo

Woman with shoulder length straight brown hair speaking. Caption. But this will happen only if citizens vote.

A large dam spanning across a lake. Caption: It's the world's largest hydroelectric dam.

2 Inuk children lay on a sled pulled through the snow by 4 Huskies. 2 children follow behind.

Illustrated man reading large poster. Caption: The printing press meant books could be mass-produced.

Soldiers wearing 19th century British military dress uniforms. They are marching in twos with rifles down a grassy hill.

Young girl walking out of a door. Caption: I'm taking it to the experts-- the post office.

Man holding a wooden bucket. Caption: helped spread a terrible plague

Shawn the Train, a red locomotive, smiles on a track surrounded by green hills. Caption. Let's learn the traffic signs.

Illustration of a lemon tree filled with ripe lemons under a lemon-colored moon. A girl wearing a white nightgown dances in front of the tree. Caption. Her tree glowed golden in the night.

Indigenous woman with braided pigtails wears a traditional red costume with glitter and a cape with long multicolored fringe as she dances.

Side view of an industrial kitchen counter with 4 women wearing white hair nets while they prepare to mix and bake something in silver mixing bowls and springform pans. 1 woman on the left side takes a paper from a woman on the right.

Team of lacrosse players in uniform form a circle on the side of a rainy neighborhood street at dusk. They hold their black and white lacrosse sticks up and together in the center, and some players wear Santa hats.

Sign that reads, "5 County Legislator. Twenty sixth district. 4 year term. Vote for any one," on the left. On the right, it reads, "6 Mayor. Vote for any one." Yellow text on screen reads, "Vote." Caption. Or who will lead our city or state.

Still image from: What Are You?

Police man with dress cap walking and looking backwards as he shines a flashlight towards a car window. Caption. And get them on the right track.

Person in a tan and yellow fireman's uniform buckles a red fireman's helmet over a full gas mask. Several firemen's uniforms hang in the background.

Crowd of Sudanese people wearing bright clothing and carrying full large white bags on their heads while they walk outside. Caption. Narrator. Separated from their families, many orphaned.

Illustration of 2 plateaus with 1 white and 1 red horizontal stripe topped with green trees above several adobe-style homes. Caption. And the importance of our culture.