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Rockin' English Lessons

What is It? Animals Song

Pre-K - 2nd Standards
What is it? It's a song about animals! Listen and watch while the singer reads and displays the lyrics and hand-drawn animations for a bird, dog, cow, and elephant. 
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TED-Ed

How Do Dogs "See" with Their Noses?

5th - 12th Standards
While dogs may not be able to see quite as well as humans, they definitely have us beat when it comes to their sense of smell. Prepare to be amazed as this short video investigates the incredibly sensitive noses of man's best friend.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Modern Dog

9th - 10th
Learn all about dogs, from how they communicate with us, to how they've evolved along with our technology. This segment also talks about dog genetics and evolution- how can a single species contain breeds as different as Great Danes and...
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BBC

Bbc Earth: Secret Life of Dogs: Dogs Can Smell Cancer

9th - 10th
A story about a dog who smelled the cancer in his owner's body even before the cancer was detected by a doctor. [3:59]
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SciShow

Sci Show Kids: Amazing Dog Facts

5th - 8th
Learn some interesting facts about human's first pet, dogs. [3:45]
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TED Talks

Ted Ed: How Do Dogs "See" With Their Noses?

3rd - 8th
You may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog's nose can smell the...
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BBC

Bbc Earth: Why Do Dogs Bark? Secret Life of Dogs

9th - 10th
This video discusses dog barks. Scientisits can trace the ancestry of the dog back to the wolf, but wolves howl and dogs bark. Scientists think the bark may have developed for human benefit, but can dog owners tell what their dogs' barks...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Fact Tracker: Dog Heroes

K - 1st
This video [0:30] checks information included in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope they had lots of questions. How do St. Bernards help find avalanche survivors? Who are some of the...
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Dogs That Changed the World

9th - 10th
How did the dog actually transform human society, and how has man radically transformed the dog? This site discusses the hard-wired behavior of the dog due to evolving from the "savage and wild wolf." The site includes a video [12:10]...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Species

9th - 10th
Sal Khan explains the definition of a species and looks at some hybrid species such as ligers and tiglons. [8:48]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Ancient Skull Holds Clues to Dog Domestication

9th - 10th
Do you know when dogs became domesticated? This audio lecture discusses the discovery of an ancient skull sheds light on the domestication of dogs. [10:28]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Canine Conundrum: How Dog Became Man's Best Friend

9th - 10th
Scientists have long debated how -- and when -- dogs first became domesticated.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: How Smart Are Dogs?

9th - 10th
This video is about dog intelligence and their amazing vocabulary. [14:52]