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Radioactive or radiometric dating is a method of estimating the age of fossils, human artifacts or geologic formations by analyzing the tiny amounts...
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Beautiful visual footage encourage students to look for interesting patterns in clouds and rain, while learning about the water cycle. Viewers are...
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A 1920’s atmosphere sets off this zany story of two inept kidnappers who think that snatching the son of a banker in a sleepy Alabama town will make...
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Timeless in its appeal, this is the Grimms' story of Rapunzel of the golden tresses, imprisoned in a tower by a wicked old witch.  One day...
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Learning to read should be enjoyable as well as challenging. In this series, high-interest visuals of animals and children are put to work for the...
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This incisive program examines the situations that inner-city youth faced when it was produced in 1991, and that many still face today, and...
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Police life-its joys, sorrows, pain and rewards-seen through the eyes of three new recruits is the subject of this documentary narrated by actor Earl...
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This famous Hans Christian Andersen story is about a girl who is obsessed with obtaining a pair of red shoes. The power she imagines they will give...
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A major influence in building public and congressional support for the creation of Redwoods National Park, this award-winning film calls attention to...
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An animated, abstract ballet about conformity, the film is intended to demonstrate the tragic fate of the pioneers of social change. Using squares...
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Criticism of the Catholic Church, the cultural rebirth brought about by the Renaissance, the emergence of nation states and new interpretations of...
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On deserts, grasslands, and in polar regions, people have adapted to meet the difficulties of varied, extreme environments. This series visits each...
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