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The Atlantic: What's Behind the Natural Gas Boom?

9th - 10th
Learn about the two techniques developed by scientists that dramatically changed our supply of natural gas in this video. Also understand how harvesting the trapped gas in shale has some environmental concerns. [1:54]
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: When Will Solar Get Cheap Enough for Everyone to Use?

9th - 10th
This video explores solar photovoltaics and how it produces electricity differently than other energy sources. Also discussed is how the price of this technology is dropping very quickly. [1:58]
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: What's in Crude Oil and How Do We Use It?

9th - 10th
Understand the refining process that turns crude oil into gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, and other useful products with this video. [1:55]
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: Who's to Blame for Climate Change?

9th - 10th
This video explores the global problem of climate change and how reducing and controlling our emissions we can begin to control the problem. Also learn what countries produce more emissions than others. [2:06]
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: Economics in Plain English: Why Is Bottled Water So Expensive?

9th - 10th
Business editor Derek Thompson discusses how such a simple commodity became as pricey as soda.
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: Economics in Plain English: Are Machines Really Taking Our Jobs?

9th - 10th
A brief history of technological progress, and why it's not necessarily a bad thing today.
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: How Do We Use Energy at Home

9th - 10th
A video investigating how power is used in the American home from running kitchen appliances to charging all the electronic devices. [1:55]
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: How Much Energy Does the u.s. Use?

9th - 10th
Do you know the massive amount of energy the U.S. consumes? This video will explore our dependence on oil versus our dependence on renewable resources. [1:59]
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: String Theory

9th - 10th
This video introduces a new technology called copoly strings that is revolutionizing the tennis world according to the players. However, the video will explain how science has found no evidence that this technology has really changed the...