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From pacifist to spy: WWII’s surprising secret agent - Shrabani Basu

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Learn about the life of World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan and how she worked with the French Resistance to build the network that defeated the Nazis.

Our Solar Eclipse Sunset Adventure in Argentina

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We used Dr. Telepun's "Solar Eclipse Timer" to figure out our exact contact times.

Most Hardcore Soldier: Spartan

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What was life like for a Spartan solider in ancient Greece? Was it anything like the movie "300"? In today's educational cartoon we are going back to the ancient times to look at how the warrior Spartans lived.

Google Earth For The Classroom

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Google Earth is a web based 3D virtual globe that presents the world’s geographic information ranging from natural sciences to social sciences, history, art, and engineering in a geospatial context.

What If We Burned All Trash on Earth?

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With Starbucks banning plastic straws and zero waste on trend, is the solution to plastic pollution and climate change burning all the trash?

Fireflies Put on a Spectacular Mating Dance | Short Film Showcase

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Every year, hundreds of thousands of fireflies begin their mating dance in the pine forests of Mexico. Filmmaker Blake Congdon captured this incredible phenomenon as never before seen.

What If The Internet Was A Country?

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The internet is an incredible (and scary) place! What happens if it becomes a digital country?

Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?

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Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?

What If Earth Only Had One Season?

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Everyone loves the summer season, but what if it was gone? What if Earth only experienced winter?

Why Is Lyme Disease Getting Worse?

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Lyme disease is spreading like wildfire around the world.

What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once?

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What happens if we make a huge pile from all 15,000 nuclear bombs and pull the trigger? And what happens if we make an even bigger pile?

Why Your Newsfeed SUCKS

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Seriously, if you can't tell if something on the internet is fact or fiction, tag @MediaWise

Sausage and Lentils

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Back in Italy with Jamie’s Great Italian Escape! In this episode Jamie tries to get donations for the oldest herb garden in Italy, which is based at a Monastery in Lazio.

What’s the smallest thing in the universe?

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If you were to take a coffee cup, and break it in half, then in half again, and keep carrying on, where would you end up?

The 13 Most Innovative Schools in the World

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Innovation can look like a lot of things, like incorporating new technology or teaching methods, going on field trips, rejecting social norms or partnering with the local community. It can be a floating school, like the one in Lagos, Nigeria or one blind of gender, like in Stockholm, Sweden.

Hello-World: World Languages for Children

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A new way of telling stories. This unique website uses interactive maps, video, captions and links with short readings and vivid images to share geological information and sites. There are several different countries and places highlighted for your students to explore!

GeoStory

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A new way of telling stories. This unique website uses interactive maps, video, captions and links with short readings and vivid images to share geological information and sites. There are several different countries and places highlighted for your students to explore!

World News for Students of English

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News in levels, with readings and audio.

7 Good Resources For Learning About Mount Everest

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Here are a group of resources to consult when teaching about Mount Everest and the surrounding area.

Soar Over the Lush Rice Terraces of the Philippines | National Geographic

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In the remote Cordillera mountain range of the Philippines, rice terraces preserve a cultural landscape passed down for 2,000 years.

The Amazing Italian Spiedini | Behind the Scenes | Jamie Cooks Italy

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While filming in Tuscany, Jamie was keen to show everyone the amazing Spiedini being cooked at Petrolo Villa.