This brief video explores the four main types of desert found on our planet: Hot and Dry, Semiarid, Coastal, and Cold.

Skin cancer is a big problem. Sunscreen can help protect your skin. All this is very well known. It turns out, though, that the active ingredients in sunscreen can get into peoples' bloodstreams in pretty high concentrations. And the...

Health issues can negatively affect people's lives in an astoundingly wide array of ways. Recent studies indicate that students who suffer from allergies may perform worse on tests when testing occurs on high pollen count days. So how...

Summer has come around again and - oh no - Aunt Alexandra has come to stay. It’s a good thing that Dill shows up because the children need each other more than ever. The trial of Tom Robinson, an African American man, is about to start...

This video is about partitives. Mr. P./Marc will explain how to use partitives in order to count or quantify nouns (uncountable and countable): He will provide easy examples and pictures to illustrate vocabulary. This lesson is intended...

Learn the scientific reasons behind the changing temperatures and earlier arrival of darkness in autumn. This video also explores the historical and cultural associations with autumn, including harvest festivals, the changing colors of...

Learn how to answer the most difficult IELTS Speaking Part 2 question type!

MOT 1937: VACATIONS: Double-decker bus on city street. Employee notice for summer or winter vacation choice. NEW YORK CITY: EXT Macy's. Macy's president Percy Strauss in office. Macy's Vacation Plan sign listing times for summer winter...

Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...

In part 3, Dr. Garvin talks about the recent science and exploration breakthroughs at Earth's moon and explains why there's so much interest these days in near-Earth objects. (Show Description) Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space...

At the end of the 19th century, two of the wealthiest media tycoons in the country tried to fatten their wallets by unfairly cutting into the newsies' already meager earnings, which led to the newsboys' strike of 1899. Here's the crazy...

Matilda returned to Normandy, where her husband had become the Duke and she the Duchess, taking the lands from Stephen. As Stephen grew older and support for him was waning, Henry of Anjou's claim to the throne grew stronger. Henry was...

The 3 simple ingredients of sun, air and water lead to every type of weather on Earth. The atmosphere is constantly trying to balance heat from the sun with water vapor and air to create a dynamic planet. The unique properties of the...

This video is for educators who need to back up their files so that their computers can be refreshed for the summer. Don't lose your valuable files, back up now to Google Drive! This technique will also let you access your files from any...

Live-action, colorful footage illustrates the exciting, natural highlights of summer. Activities of plants and animals during the summer season are explored. Additional concepts and terminology include: growth, development, seeds, food...

Van Hartmann teaches English at Manhattanville College. He received an undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University and a doctorate in English from UNC at Chapel Hill. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals. His first...

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What mistake did Harold make while waiting for the contenders to the crown? What happened on September 1066? Conquest 1066, Told By the Teacher You Wish You'd Had, Part 2

This episode is sponsored by Sting-Kill. In this episode, Coyote’s throwing a backyard barbecue when some uninvited guests show up. Enter: the paper wasp and bald-faced hornet. You may recognize these notorious party crashers from your...

Everyone goes on trips- and everyone has to prepare. What do you do to prepare for when you get back? Today learn how to talk about this common topic with your colleagues or your friends in English

Have a Summer Fling with These English Expressions - All Ears English Podcast 1807

This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of nature. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the screen to...

This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for beginner students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of winter. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the screen to...

The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...