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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Due Process of Law
In this episode, we discuss the 5th and 6th amendments and how they ensure a fair trial. We'll talk about stuff you tend to hear a lot about on tv, like the right to an attorney and a jury of one's peers, and terms like double jeopardy...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Bureaucracy Basics
Bureaucracies tend to be associated with unintelligible rules and time, but they play an important, though controversial, role in governing. From the FDA to the EPA, agencies are established to help the government manage and carry out...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Freedom of Religion
In this episode, we discuss the first amendment and an individual's right to the freedom of religion. We'll examine some significant supreme court decisions and talk about how they've affected our interpretations of the law with respect...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: Thomas Jefferson and His Democracy
John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much all humans, was a big bundle...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology: Central Nervous System
In this episode, we discuss the central nervous system. We'll explore how your brain develops and how important location is for each of your brain's many functions. [10:07]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology: Autonomic Nervous System
Take a tour of the two-part autonomic nervous system. This episode explains how your sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system work together as foils, balancing each other out. Their key anatomical differences-where...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Sex Discrimination
In this episode, we discuss employment discrimination, primarily against women in the workforce. Discrimination against women tends to be handled somewhat differently in the courts, as they are not a minority. Even so, the courts need a...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Political Campaigns
Political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance, the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Legal System Basics
Learn about the judicial branch of government. It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. How are court decisions made, and where does each law's jurisdiction start...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Government Regulation
Today, we're going to wrap up our discussion of economic policy by looking at government regulation. We're going to talk about the government's goals for the U.S. economy and the policies it employs to achieve those goals. Ever since the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Ecological Succession: Change Is Good
In the world of ecology, the only constant is change - but change can be good. Today Hank explains ecological succession and how ecological communities change over time to become beautiful, biodiverse mosaics. [10:01]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: The Bicameral Congress
In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, why it's bicameral, and what bicameral means. Learn what the senate and house of representatives are for, some of the history of the institutions, and just how you can...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Types of Bureaucracies
In this show, we discuss the different types of bureaucracies that exist. They are all part of the executive branch, but some work more directly with the president than others. Some bureaucracies exist solely to regulate industry, while...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Congressional Decisions
In this episode, we talk about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions: constituency, interest groups, and political parties. We'll break down how each of these factors motivate certain actions like case-work, public...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Congressional Elections
In this episode, Craig Benzine talks about the importance of elections. He isn't going to focus on presidential elections, but instead those of the strongest part of our government: congressional elections. Craig will talk about the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae
Today Phil follows up last week's look at the death of low mass stars with what comes next: a white dwarf. White dwarfs are incredibly hot and dense objects roughly the size of Earth. They also can form planetary nebulae: huge,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Introduction to the Solar System
Take a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of gas to the system of planets and other celestial objects we have today. [9:57]
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Artificial Intelligence: Supervised Learning #2
Supervised learning is the process of learning WITH training labels, and is the most widely used kind of learning with it comes to AI-helping with stuff like tagging photos on Facebook and filtering spam from your email. We're going to...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Read Good Books!: Famous Artists
Friends visit their local library to read and discover more about art and artists. In this segment, kids create examples of and give definitions of different types of two-dimensional art. Kids demonstrate and define: landscapes,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Pan De Muertos: Dia De Los Muertos
Pan de muertos is an important component for many Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebrations and is often seen on the ofrendas honoring the deceased. Watch how it's made in this special bilingual video with the Des Moines Art...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Making Tissue Paper Flowers: Dia De Los Muertos
Tissue paper marigolds are a relatively easy craft that can be part of your Dia de los Muertos celebration and a welcome addition to an altar honoring your loved ones. Work alongside Jessica Villegas and Eduardo Bolanos from the Des...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: Introduction to the Day of the Dead: Dia De Los Muertos
What do you know about Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) and its traditions? Here's a great introduction to the holiday intended to honor deceased loved ones. Included with the video are discussion questions and links to additional...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Community Ecology I: Feel the Love
Interactions between species are what define ecological communities, and community ecology studies these interactions anywhere they take place. Although interspecies interactions are mostly competitive, competition is pretty dangerous,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Conservation and Restoration Ecology
Hank wraps up by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology: protecting ecosystems and to cleaning up the messes that we've already made. [10:12]