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Glow On: Crash Course Kids #20.2

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So, have you ever wondered why some stars are brighter than others? You might think it's because they're closer to us, but that's not the whole story? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about how stars glow and how astronomers judge their
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Seeing Stars: Crash Course Kids

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***Corrected with Images of Stars/planets*** So you know what a star is, right? Well, if you don't, you should. We've talked about that big one in the sky a few times: The Sun! But there are a lot of bright dots in the night sky and not all of them are st
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1 MILLION Species Could Go Extinct Here's Why.

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Check out Hot Mess: http://www.youtube.com/hotmesspbs SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below A massive new study has just been released showing that human activities are threatening Earths other life forms
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Why You Can't Trust Me

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I went to a place called Coober Pedy to tell a story about water. • Sponsored by Audible: Go to http://audible.com/trustme or text ‘trustme’ to 500 500 to get started today. CORRECTIONS: https://www.tomscott.com/corrections/ Thanks to eve
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Astronaut Experiment: Crash Course Kids #32.2

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Air resistance! It's a thing! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina does her own Astronaut Experiment to show us how we can prove it! Watch More Crash Course Kids: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids ///Standards Used in This Video/// 5-P
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Down To Earth: Crash Course Kids #4.2

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about why things on the bottom of the Earth, don't just fall off into space. Plus... PENGUINS! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope you enjoy Crash Course Kids! /
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Vacation Or Conservation (Of Mass): Crash Course Kids #23.1

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So when water evaporates, what happens? Where does that water go? Does just vanish? Is it no more? Can matter every just go away? Well, the answer is no, it can't. But it can LOOK like it does. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how Co
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If An Asteroid Was Heading For Earth, How Could We Stop it?

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Orbits Are Odd: Crash Course Kids #22.2

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Last week we talked about the orbits of the Earth and our Moon. But today we're going to go a little bigger... well, a lot better. Did you know that there is a massive Black Hole at the center of our Galaxy? Or that Pluto's orbit is really... weird? Today
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Big Changes In The Big Forest: Crash Course Kids #38.2

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What do beavers, termites, and prairie dogs have in common? They all change their environments! Last time we talked about how humans change their environments, but humans are animals and all animals change their environments just by living in them. Watch
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H2O-NO! - Fresh Water Problems: Crash Course Kids #33.1

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What happens to a single ecosystem when the amount of freshwater available in it changes? Not really much good. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about ecosystems and how one small change can lead to a cascade effect in the entire ecosys
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(LEGO) Block Party: Crash Course Kids #23.2

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Playing with LEGOS is fun. But, they can also teach us something about matter. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about chemical reactions and the Conservation of Matter. Watch More Crash Course Kids: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcou
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Everything Revolves Around You: Crash Course Kids #22.1

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So, why doesn't the moon just crash into the Earth? And why doesn't the Earth crash into the Sun? What are orbits exactly and why do they happen? Well, it has to do with gravity and velocity. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about
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Gas Giants Weather: Crash Course Kids #43.2

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Last time, we learned that there is in fact weather on other planets. But those were the rocky planets, like Earth. What about the big Gas Giants? What's the weather like there? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us on a virtual tour of t
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Following The Sun: Crash Course Kids #8.2

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Have you ever wondered why your shadow is longer sometimes and shorter others? It turns out it all has to do with that marvelous big ball of light in the sky; The Sun! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope you enjoy
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Over (to) The Moon: Crash Course Kids #13.2

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Sabrina gets a new set in this episode of Crash Course Kids. Do you want to be an astronaut? Would you like to someday walk on the moon? Well, you better learn a little about gravity so you can escape from Earth and head into space. Today, Sabrina chats w
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The Great Escape: Crash Course Kids #13.1

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Do you know how many people have been to the moon? Only 12! Part of the reason it's so few is because of how difficult it is to escape Earth and get into space in the first place. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity, escape v
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Water Water Everywhere: Crash Course Kids #14.2

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So you know about Freshwater and Saltwater now and you know that there's not that much Freshwater for us (and other life) to get to. So how do different animals deal with different amounts of water where they live? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sa
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Big Changes In The Big Apple: Crash Course Kids #38.1

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Did you know that all living things change their environments? It's true. Beavers, deer, worms, and humans all change their environments. It just so happens that humans change our environments in big, obvious ways. In this episode, Sabrina chats about how
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Climate Change: Crash Course Kids #41.2

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How does climate change? And what happens to environments and ecosystems when it does? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us the effects that climate change can have and how one small change in an ecosystem can throw everything off. Watch
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Defining Gravity: Crash Course Kids #4.1

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So, if gravity pulls everything down, then why don't things on the bottom of the Earth get pulled down into space? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity and explains that when we talk about gravity pulling things down, what we
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The Dirt On Decomposers: Crash Course Kids #7.2

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We've talked about food chains and how energy moves through an ecosystem, but let's take a step back and see how everything starts... and ends. Decomposers! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope you enjoy Crash Cour
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The Ecliptic: Crash Course Kids #37.2

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So, what is the Ecliptic? Well, it has to do with the Zodiac constellations and our sun and how they move in relation to one another. It's kind of cool! In this episode, Sabrina chats about this imaginary line called the Ecliptic and its cycle in the sky.
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Fabulous Food Chains: Crash Course Kids #7.1

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Everyone eats, right? But how does that food get the energy to power you? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the way energy moves, or flows, through an ecosystem and how that movement forms Food Chains! This first series is based on
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Super Stars (Constellations): Crash Course Kids #31.1

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So, you know about stars. But what if those stars formed a super group like The Avengers? Well, then you have a Constellation! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about stars, constellations, and how humans have used constellations to tell
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The Basics Of Freshwater: Crash Course Kids 14.1

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We have a lot of water on Earth, but we also can't actually drink much of it... or use it for farming. That's because most of the water on Earth is saltwater. We humans, like a lot of living things, need freshwater to survive. In this episode of Crash Cou
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Danger! Falling Objects: Crash Course Kids #32.1

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So, what would happen if you dropped a hammer and a feather at the same time, from the same height? Well, the hammer would hit the ground first, right? But why? You might think it's because the hammer is heavier, or has more mass than the feather. But it'
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Constellation Location: Crash Course Kids #31.2

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Let's say you're looking for a specific constellation in the sky, but can't find it? That could be because you're on the wrong part of the planet to see it. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how the Earth's rotation and axis can af
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Measurement Mystery: Crash Course Kids #9.2

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So now that we know what Properties are, how can we use them to figure things out? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina uses them to solve the mystery of what she tripped over last night. This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're sup
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Weather Vs. Climate: Crash Course Kids #28.1

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So we have Weather and Climate... but are they the same thing? No, no they are not. But they are both super important to how the geosphere is shaped. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats with us about the differences between Weather and Cli
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The Life Hydrologic: Crash Course Kids #30.2

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Last week we went up up up a mountain. Well, today we're going down down down into the ocean to see what habitats await us there. Yep, the ocean has layers and the types of things we encounter there change the deeper we go. Watch More Crash Course Kids: h
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The Zodiac Constellations: Crash Course Kids #37.1

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We've talked about constellations; groups of stars in the night sky that we assign names to. But there are a certain group of special constellations called The Zodiac that Sabrina is going to chat about. Gemini, Sagittarius, Scorpio? You've heard of them
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Up, Up & Away: Crash Course Kids #16.2

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So... what makes the wind? You might be surprised to learn that it has to do with two of Earth's spheres; The Hydrosphere and the Geosphere. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us to the beach to chat about how the wind comes into being an
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Four Spheres Part 2 (Hydro And Atmo): Crash Course Kids #6.2

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The second part of our two part tale of the puzzle that is Earth. In this episode, Sabrina talks about the Hydrosphere and the Atmosphere and what is contained in each one. Let's dive in!!! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super exci
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Spaced Out: Crash Course Kids #25.1

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So... how big is the Universe? It's big... really big... no, bigger than that... it's big. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina gives us some perspective on this whole Universe thing and how we fit into it. Watch More Crash Course Kids: https://w
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Material Magic - Making Diamonds: Crash Course Kids #40.2

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Did you know we can actually make diamonds in a lab? It's true! We can! And this is both really good and really cool. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how materials scientists have done just that and why it's so important. Watch More
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Material World: Crash Course Kids #40.1

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So, we know what materials are, but can we make new materials? Or improve the materials we already have? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how Material Scientists are working on these two things today. Also, your cell phone holds the
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The Science Of Lunch: Crash Course Kids #15.2

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Even an empty lunch sack is useful to science. You can examine it and come up with some traits. In this episode, Sabrina chats about things like malleability, hardness, conductivity, and magnetism. And all with lunch! This first series is based on 5th gra
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Let's Take A Hike: Crash Course Kids #30.1

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Today we're going to take a hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro so we can talk about how the geosphere changes based on many different things. On the same mountain we can travel through many different habitats like rain forests, savannas, and moorlands. Let's take a
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What's Matter? - Crash Course Kids #3.1

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Hey... what's matter? No no no, not what's THE matter. What's MATTER? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what matter is and the three states of matter: Solid, Liquid, and Gas. She also does a quick experiment that you can do at home
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Earth's Rotation & Revolution: Crash Course Kids 8.1

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So, have you ever wondered why we have seasons? Or maybe where the sun goes when it's night time? *Hint: It doesn't actually go anywhere* In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the Earth's rotation and revolution and how these things co
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Four Spheres Part 1 (Geo And Bio): Crash Course Kids #6.1

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about two of the four spheres that make up our planet; The Geosphere and the Biosphere. What's in these spheres? How do they affect us? How do they fit into the puzzle that is Earth? All is contained wit
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A Change Of Scenery: Crash Course Kids #17.2

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The world changes. It really does! But sometimes it changes so slowly that we don't notice it. Other times it changes REALLY FAST!!! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about some of the reasons things can change quickly or slowly. This fi
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Severe Weather: Crash Course Kids #28.2

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So, what's the difference between "weather" and "severe weather"? Is it just how hard the wind is blowing? Is it just thunder and lighting? Well, it can be some or all of those things. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about what m
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What On Earth: Crash Course Kids #10.1

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We've already talked about how the Earth is divided into four spheres (The Hydrosphere, the Biosphere, the Geosphere, and the Atmosphere). But, how do these different sphere interact with each other? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats wit
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Why No Polar Pineapples: Crash Course Kids #11.2

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Plants are amazing. Really! Photosynthesis is an incredible thing. But it also means that some plants can't live everywhere. They need to get the right amount of sunlight for the right amount of time. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats ab
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Wood, Water, And Properties: Crash Course Kids #15.1

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Quick, think of three words to describe yourself. TIME'S UP! What did you think of? Chances are you thought of descriptive words that we call Properties. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how properties help us understand objects.
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Living Things Change: Crash Course Kids #41.1

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Have you ever heard of the Peppered Moth? It's a great example of how living things can change because their environment has changed. And it's not just them! There used to be giant insects roaming the world, but they got smaller through time because their
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Hunting For Properties: Crash Course Kids #9.1

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Remember pre-school? If not, IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER! But when you were stacking blocks and figuring out which block went into which shaped hole, you were learning about properties. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what properties a
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Weathering And Erosion: Crash Course Kids #10.2

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina gives us a real world example of how the Hydrosphere and Geosphere affect each other in the form of Weathering and Erosion. Think of Weathering as the force that makes a mess and Erosion as the force that clea
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Seasons And The Sun: Crash Course Kids 11.1

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Updated with graphics fixed. Thanks for pointing that out! Ever wonder why we have seasons? A lot of people think it's because the Earth gets further away from the sun in winter, and closer in the summer. But, it's actually more interesting than that. In
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Normal Stuff In Not-So-Normal Places: Crash Course Kids 46.2

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So, what happens to normal stuff (like water) when it goes to not so normal places? What happens if you take a glass of water to the top of Mt. Everest? Or Space? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how matter is affected by different p
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Star Personalities: Crash Course Kids #25.2

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Down here, on Earth, if you look up at the night sky, it seems like all the stars up there look the same. Or maybe at least similar. But, it turns out that stars are very different and we shouldn't stereotype them. Some are bigger, some burn through their
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Oobleck And Non-Newtonian Fluids: Crash Course Kids #46.1

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Ever heard of Oobleck? How about Non-Newtonian fluids? Well, today Sabrina is going to show us that things can sometimes behave like a solid, and sometimes like a liquid depending on how much force is applied to them. In this episode of Crash Course Kids,
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Part(icles) Of Your World: Crash Course Kids #3.2

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Have you ever heard the phrase, "You look like a Million Bucks?" Well, you do... but you also look like a million particles. In this episode, Sabrina talks to us about matter and particles and that all matter is made up of particles. Also, she shows us ho
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The Great Aqua Adventure: Crash Course Kids #24.1

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Water travels... a lot. In fact, the water cycle is amazing and takes water all over the planet by using evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how the water cycle works and how you can create
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Landforms, Hey!: Crash Course Kids #17.1

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If you look out your window, you'll probably notice a bunch of things; houses, streets... hopefully a tree. But beyond that you'll see things like mountains, rivers, volcanoes... well, hopefully not a volcano. These are landforms and they come in differen
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Land And Water: Crash Course Kids #16.1

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Remember Sol, the closest star to Earth? We like to call it The Sun and we haven't talked about it in a little while. One interesting thing about the energy we get from the sun is that it's not absorbed the same way by different materials. In fact, even a
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Dinosaur Pee?: Crash Course Kids #24.2

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Today we continue our exploration of the Water Cycle by drinking some dinosaur pee. Yep! Well, it's a little less gross that it sounds. It turns out that all of the water on Earth is just constantly recycled in what we call a closed system. No water comes
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Weather Channels: Crash Course Kids #34.2

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Why is my weather app sometimes wrong? Well it has a lot to do with wind. Jet Streams, air cells, the shape and movement of the Earth... there are a lot of things that make weather a little unpredictable. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talk
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Weather In Space (the Rocky Planets): Crash Course Kids #43.1

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Do other planets have weather? It turns out that, yes, they do! But, the weather isn't all the same on other planets because of things like atmosphere. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us on a tour of the weather on the rocky planets in
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A Fresh Future: Crash Course Kids #33.2

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So, how are people fixing their water problems? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about a few different examples how some freshwater sources were good, then bad, then made good again. Also, Sabrina talks about parasites, fish, and dams!
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Food Webs: Crash Course Kids #21.2

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Last time we put a Polar Bear in the desert and we still feel bad about that, but there's a lot more going on in ecosystems than just temperature. In fact, there are so many elements in ecosystems, that if just one leaves or gets out of whack, it can be t
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Home Sweet Habitat: Crash Course Kids #21.1

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How would a Polar Bear do if you put it in the desert? Not well. But why? Why can't anything live anywhere? Well, this has to do with Habitats and how animals (including humans) are suited for living in one place over another. In this episode, Sabrina tal
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What's My Property: Crash Course Kids #35.2

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What exactly can we tell about an unknown substance by it's properties. We already know that a substance is matter that’s made of one kind of atom or molecule, and that has specific properties and that some substances are elements, which means they can’t
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Current Events: Crash Course Kids #34.1

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What are air currents? Air currents are like rivers of wind caused by areas of high and low pressure.The air above the land is warmer and less dense, so it rises. The air over the water is cooler and heavier. The cool air rushes in toward the low-pressure
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Gas Giants Weather: Crash Course Kids #43.2

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Last time, we learned that there is in fact weather on other planets. But those were the rocky planets, like Earth. What about the big Gas Giants? What's the weather like there? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us on a virtual tour of t
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Organizing Properties: Crash Course Kids #35.1

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Have you ever thought about all the different kinds of groups you’re a part of? Like, there’s the friends you hang out with and your family, your hockey team, your Crash Course fan club, and that’s just for starters! And even though these groups are total
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Silicon Valley billionaires created AltSchool

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Silicon Valley is working on ways to change the way that we drive, eat, live, and now thanks to a new type of school, the way our children learn. The school is called AltSchool, and it's the brainchild of a former Google executive, Max Ventilla. The schoo
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How Exactly Does Smoking Kill?

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Smoking kills, but what exactly is smoking doing to your body that kills it? Can The Harmful Damage From Smoking Be Reversed? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1N2Em86 Read More: Tobacco smoke carcinogens, DNA damage and p53 mutations in smoking-associated cancers http:
Hand-Raising a Rescued Baby Echidna

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No two days, weeks or years are ever the same at our Taronga Wildlife Hospital and that's certainly the case for one of our amazing vet nurses Sarah who is currently hand-raising an adorable echidna puggle.The puggle was bought into the hospital after mem
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Inside NASA’s Race Back To Neptune’s Icy Moon

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Could Neptune’s moon, Triton, harbor life? NASA scientists are working on a mission concept that after 30 years could finally return us back to this icy world. Watch more Focal Point! | https://bit.ly/2WvQRBt Read More: Next Stop, Triton? Here's Two Wild
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Is Climate Change Just A Lot Of Hot Air?

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How Do Squirrels Find Nuts?

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Try Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/okaytobesmart You’d have to be nuts not to love this video! ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Special thanks to Jason Goldman (@jgold85) for help with this episode! References: Jacobs, Lucia F., and Emily R. Liman. "G
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Invasion Of The Yellow Crazy Ants!

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Thanks to Wet Tropics Management Authority for supporting MinuteEarth - http://wettropics.gov.au/ Subscribe to MinuteEarth! - http://www.youtube.com/user/minuteearth?sub_confirmation=1 And support us on Subbable! - https://subbable.com/minuteearth _______
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Pollution Is Changing The Sex Of These Animals!

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What if our gender was determined by external temperature at a certain point in fetal development? For these animals, this is the reality! How Does Asexual Reproduction Work? - http://bit.ly/28NW9Cr Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1
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Could Space Travel Make You Go Blind?

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Astronauts who return from long trips in space often return with vision loss, and now researchers think they know why. How Long Could You Survive In Outer Space? - https://youtu.be/RjkrqMm52JI Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI
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Is Your Dog A Pessimist?

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Dogs seem to have a generally happy outlook on life, but how can you tell if your dog is feeling gloomy? Can dogs be pessimistic? Watch more Vanessa Hill: Do Dogs Dream? ►►►► https://youtu.be/lG1DloJni70 Dogs Understand Human Smiles, Scowls ►►►► http://dn
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What Are Those ‘Talking’ Apes Really Saying? | NPR's SKUNK BEAR

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China's New Surveillance Tech Monitors Workers’ Brainwaves

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Is the dystopian future already here? Delve into some of China’s emotional surveillance and citizenship assessment technologies and find out whether Black Mirror is coming true. A.I. Is Monitoring You Right Now and Here's How It's Using Your Data - https:
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An Unexpected Consequence of COVID

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Learn more about Lydalls mission to create a cleaner, quieter and safer world at https://www.lydall.com. The global pandemic led to a drop in outdoor air pollution, but it also led to an increase in indoor air pollution - and our exposure to it.LEARN MORE
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The Secret Global Sewer System

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Ditches and drain pipes help crops survive but can negatively impact the broader landscape.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth a
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What Happens When an Island Completely Disappears?

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A giant hurricane swept an island away in just one night, but is this just a succession of tons of island disappearances all over the globe? Here’s what we know. Why a Half Degree Rise in Global Temperature Would Be Catastrophic - https://youtu.be/teZk3NL
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Why has it been so hot??

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Learn more about the physics underlying the weather with Brilliant! https://brilliant.org/simonclark This summer in the Northern Hemisphere we've seen some pretty exceptional temperatures, not seen in the UK since 1976. However in 76 the UK was a red blob
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How To Build A Better City

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Do Video Games Make You Smarter?

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We've all been told that playing video games can distract you from school but is this true? Do video games affect academic performance? How Video Games Change Your Brain - http://bit.ly/2aOpUnc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1Px
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The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky

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Learn more about your personal DNA story by going to https://23andMe.com/okay SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ What’s the largest river on Earth? If you said “the Amazon”… you’re only half
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AI can do your homework. Now what?

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We interviewed students and teachers on how schools should handle the rise of the chatbots.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOFor a year now, students have had access to AI chatbots, otherwise known as Large Language Models, that can write at a
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The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats

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Learn more about ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/eonsAll of todays big cat species evolved less than 11 million years ago and yet their evolutionary history remains an almost total mystery. But scientists have recently discovered a major clue about
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Why Are Wine Bottles Usually Green?

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Most wine bottles are green. Is it because they're pretty? Or do they protect the booze juice inside somehow? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/winemaking.htm Share on Facebook: Share on Twitte
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Why Sewers Around the World Keep Overflowing

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Find out more about our sewers from the In Deep podcast at https://www.indeep.org.The old combined sewer systems of many major cities are no match for modern storms and impermeable surfaces.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/Minute
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Can Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Help Fight Disease?

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Host Myles Bess dives into the science and policy surrounding the use of genetically engineered mosquitoes to combat mosquito-borne diseases like Zika, Dengue Fever and chikungunya. SUBSCRIBE to Above the Noise: [https://www.youtube.com/abovethenoise?sub_
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DemDebate Secret Video: What The U.S. Promised In Paris

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NBC & YouTube actually asked us to make TWO videos for the Democratic Presidential Debate on January 17th, 2016. Here’s the video that DIDN’T get shown at the debate. Our video that was shown: https://youtu.be/vbE5PSu-p0s Watch the whole debate: https://w
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Asteroid Impact: What Are Our Chances?

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Stephen Hawking thought an asteroid impact posed the greatest threat to life on Earth. Thanks to Kiwico for sponsoring this video. For 50% off your first month of any crate, go to https://kiwico.com/veritasium50 For other potential world ending catastroph
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Testing the US Militarys Worst Idea

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An engineer came up with a plan to drop tungsten telephone poles from space - the idea has been seriously considered on multiple occasions, so we tested it. Head to https://brilliant.org/Veritasium to start your free trial. The first 200 will get 20% off
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The 4 things it takes to be an expert

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Which experts have real expertise? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.Thanks to https://www.chess24.com/ and Chessable for the clip of Magnus.Chase,
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Did AI Just Solve a 50 Year Old Biology Problem?

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You may remember Google's DeepMind from their AI system, AlphaGo, which beat the world champion Go player in 2016. DeepMind has recently achieved breakthrough success in accurately predicting protein structures, using its system, AlphaFold. TRY IT YOURSEL
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Why Are There Penguins At The Equator?

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Try Dashlane here: http://bit.ly/minutedash. Plus, here’s a 10% off promo code for Dashlane Premium: minuteearth When nutrients from the ocean depths reach the sunlit surface (like in the Galapagos), life is more productive. Thanks also to our Patreon pat
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Smartphones: A New Model for Energy Efficiency?

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/The way smartphones made many devices nonessential is a model for a new way to think about improving energy efficiency.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://w
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How To Avoid The Next Atlantis

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A big thank you to AXA for sponsoring this video. Visit http://www.axa.com/resilience to learn more about their survey on how cities and businesses worldwide are adapting to climate-related challenges. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - Today I Found O
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The Plant Thats Full Of Metal

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Special Christmas Deal! Use the link https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/MinuteEarth to support our channel and get 3 years + 2 months free for $79. Just $2.08 for a MONTH!The amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would b
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The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent For Years. . . So Why Did They Stop?

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Download the PBS Video App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-video-app/People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades--the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called Shark Chaser to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from th
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Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy

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Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Credits (and Twitter handles): Script Writer: Peter Reich Script Editor: Kate Yoshi

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