Upside-down rhinos airlifted to safety
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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/11/upside-down-rhinos-airlifted-to-safety.html
Light creates instant origami
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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/11/shine-light-to-create-instant-origami.html
Sloth Bear-An Overview
This very short video gives excellent real life footage of a Sloth Bear in its habitat. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
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Palestine and the Arab Spring - Bonus audio
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Thomas Homer-Dixon Q and A-Civilization Far From Equilibrium
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Master Your Vocabulary. Take a look at: Vocabulary Quiz - Hindi->English; Picture->Hindi; Recording->Hindi; and more!Vocabulary List - Easy to study list with pictures and recordings for some words{Suresh 246} Present...
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