All systems on Earth end up working together in the end. Honestly, it’s more heartwarming than the last day of summer camp. But sometimes people get in the way, like that kid who keeps hiccupping during the group meditation. Can the hiccups be cured? Can humans live in harmony with Earth systems? Let’s talk about it.
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Module 5: Earth’s Changing Surface
Sure, we’ve all gone sleigh riding on glaciers, buried stuffed animals in the backyard, and had the wind or a sudden wave steal a baby duckling right from our hands. But have we ever stopped to ask what glaciers, soil, wind, and waves are really up to on planet Earth? Now’s the time!
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Module 6: Energetic Earth
How do you turn this thing off? Well, you can’t. This is Earth, and the power button is always switched on. The energy is always fl owing. But where is the button? Where does this energy come from? You’re about to find out.
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Module 7: Atmosphere and Oceans
Earth has got swirl. The air in the atmosphere swirls. The water in the ocean swirls. But what does it all have to do with weather and climate? To answer this, we’ll have to get a close-up on all that swirl. Don’t worry, being dizzy is fun!
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Teaching Systems – Earth Science SuperPack
So, Earth. It’s where we humans live. In fact, it’s the only planet known to support life. But what makes Earth capable of supporting life? How exactly does the planet function? This video series addresses these questions by investigating Earth’s place in the universe, its formation as a planet, and its relationship with the sun. Systems thinking and conservation are touched upon as we explore Earth as an energetic, dynamic, and recycling planet.
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Module 1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
At one point or another, everyone wonders about the universe. What is it? Where did it come from? And most of all, where does Earth fit into the equation? This module puts Earth and the experience of earthlings into the context of the solar system, the galaxy, and the universe at large.
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Module 2: Investigating Earth’s Past
How long has Earth been around? How did the planet form? What is it made of? And how in the world do scientists begin to investigate the history of the planet? So many questions! This module’s got the answers.
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Module 3: Restless Earth
Wait a sec. Earth is hot on the inside? The continents MOVE? And some German guy named Alfred Wegener noticed that Africa and South America fit together like puzzle pieces? That sounds like a magma-filled layer cake of mystery. Care to dig in?
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Module 4: Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Sometimes Earth can be more sensational than a tabloid magazine. It’s full of drama, drama, drama. This module documents some of the more wild times on the planet and what it’s all got to do with plate tectonics. It might even contain some revealing photographs.
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Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
A new groundbreaking feature documentary about the roots of the American economic crisis, and the continuing assault on working and middle class people in the United States. “Heist” boldly reveals the crumbling structure of the U.S. economy – the result of four decades of deregulation, massive job outsourcing, and tax policies favoring mega-corporations and wealthy elites. Through expert testimony, investigative filmmaking and key archival footage, “Heist” unfolds critical historical background, beginning with the dismantling of FDR’s New Deal, uncovering the ideological influence of the infamous Powell Memo and the Heritage Foundation’s Mandate for Leadership on government reform, and traces both Republican and Democratic allegiance to big business. A movie with its pulse on the most urgent issues of our time.