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Backcountry Basics: Navigating With or Without Technology | Get Out: A Guide to Adventure

Pre-K - 11th

See what tools and tricks professional ski mountaineer Hilaree O'Neill uses to navigate through the backcountry. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' tAdventurelank' rel='nofollow'>SubscriAdventureGet More Get Out: A Guide to

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English Essentials - Flying Through Film - Cinematography (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)

3rd - Higher Ed

In this second lesson, we’ll take you through the bread and butter of filmmaking – cinematography. Filmmakers use an arsenal of techniques, including shots, angles and camera movements to influence viewers’ emotions. Language...

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Exploring the World of 3D Stereoscopy

Pre-K - Higher Ed

Learn about the concept of 3D or stereoscopy and how it works in the real world. This video discusses different techniques used to create the illusion of depth, including basic squinting, anaglyph glasses, shutter glasses, and polarized...

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Sled Dogs | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

For Andy and Kate, their Alaskan sled dogs are their companions, workforce, transportation, and livelihood. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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Dark Universe 101 | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th

Of all the great unknowns in outer space, the dark universe might just be the most mysterious. Learn the basics of dark energy and dark matter and how scientists study this nearly undetectable realm of the cosmos. ➡

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The Editor: Crash Course Film Production

12th - Higher Ed

The Editor is yet another unsung hero in the filmmaking process. For a century of film history, Editors have taken raw footage and worked to transform it into a cohesive whole. Basically making one thing from many. But, how do they do...

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Special Effects: Crash Course Film Production

12th - Higher Ed

Chances are, when you hear the phrase "Special Effects," you may have images pop into your mind. The Hulk smashing a city, a lightsaber fight, or maybe an alien world. But effects can be much more subtle and have been around really since...

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Through The Gauntlet - Behind the Scenes | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

Collecting their own supplies, braving an icy flood, colossal machinery breaking through the tundra. The crew fights to overcome the daily challenges of filming in an extreme environment. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe'...

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Capturing the Iditarod - Behind the Scenes | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

An intrepid film crew travels ten days and a thousand miles, across frozen tundra and cruel terrain, in order to capture the last great race, the Iditarod. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank'...

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A Rugged Film Location - Behind the Scenes | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

Shooting in the remote wilderness, the crew must use any means necessary to get to location, crossing ocean ice, enduring rugged terrain, and flying in bush planes. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank'...

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An Alaskan Storm - Behind the Scenes | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

Their plane delayed by storms, the crew must stretch their dwindling supplies longer than anticipated. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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Filming the Alaskan Wilds - Behind the Scenes | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

The crew strives to capture the wilds of Alaska in new and interesting ways, though each shot presents a unique challenge to overcome. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all...

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Surviving the Storm - Behind the Scenes | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

In the aftermath of a hurricane-level windstorm, the crew rushes to save vital equipment from surprise flooding. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero...

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What are Comb Jellies and Why is Their Poop Important? | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th

Comb jellies look like creatures from another planet. Despite their name and physical appearance, these sea creatures are different from jellyfish. They're also about as far from us on the tree of life as a species can get and still be...

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Surpirse Bear Visitor | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

Surprised by a bear near his house, Andy must act fast. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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Nature Provides | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

When Glenn runs low on food, he goes out to see what mother nature has available. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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Bye Bye Runway | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

Sue's runway is threatened by rising waters. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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It Sank Right to the Bottom | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

The Hailstones need seal oil. During the hunt, Jon shoots a seal but fails to harpoon it properly. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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Summers in the Arctic are Tough | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

Glenn is out of food so he goes fishing, but the mosquitoes are the ones feasting on him. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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We are Going Mammoth Tusk Hunting | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

The Hailstones are looking for tusks and bones from extinct mammoths to shape into jewelry. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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I Need Some Animal Food | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

On his long walk to the road, Glenn stops to fish, but will his catch wriggle back into the stream? ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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Life Below Zero - Season 2 Series Trailer | | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

National Geographic Channel returns to the Arctic for Season 2 of Life Below Zero. For the handful of people who choose to subsist on Alaska's icy tundra -- hundreds of miles from each other and civilization -- only the tough survive. ➡...

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Life Below Zero - Trailer | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

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Bear Visitor | Life Below Zero

Pre-K - 11th

A bear just showed up on Andy's front lawn. It's kill or be killed. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target=hereank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Life Below Zero

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