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What is the S.C. state reptile? What can you do to help save them?
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The southeastern coast of the United States is dotted with many barrier islands -- long narrow strips of land that protect the salt marsh behind them and the land itself. In South Carolina, one of...
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Did you know that animals can actually help tell us whether our environment is healthy or not? Like the quality of air, water, and temperature? Lizards really are our friends—valuable contributors to...
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Language: French, Topics: Visiting an Aquarium. Children visit an aquarium to learn some more advanced French vocabulary regarding fish and other animals.
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Language: French, Topics: Visiting the Zoo. Kids visit the zoo to learn basic French vocabulary about wild animals and plants.
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Language: German, Topics: Visiting the Zoo. Grade Level:3-6. The German words for animals and other parts of the zoo.
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Ennis Rees S.C. Poet Laureate 1984 - 1985 In 1984, Ennis Rees was named the third poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley. At the time, Ennis had been an English professor at the...
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Boyd Saunders is a painter, illustrator, printmaker and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art. He was born on a farm in Tennessee and his work reflects a lifelong interest in storytelling and...
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The house was built in 1855 by the mayor of Union. In about 1900, the house was named the Merridun. The house was bought in 1990, and the owners started working on it in 1992. They started seeing a...
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A visit to Trail Ridge Farm in Aiken, South Carolina. It is a Grade A goat dairy and cheese facility. They also make goat milk fudge. This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth...
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This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015 Youth Media and Health Institute. Students made mini-documentaries about farms in the Midlands in order to explore the relationship between...
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Trail Ridge Farm in Aiken, South Carolina produces Grade A goat milk, goat cheeses and goat milk fudge, as well as natural beauty products. This video was produced as part of American Graduate’s 2015...
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The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936) A Closer Look Animation is a series of stills that fool the eye into thinking it sees movement. The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg is a cel animation...
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The Santee Cooper Lakes in Berkeley County have not been hunted for the American Alligator for many years. As a result the lakes in Berkeley County have some of the largest alligators in the United...
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According to this segment, the king cobra is the largest of all venomous snakes, and it is potentially one of the most deadly snakes. This snake is known as the only snake to construct a nest. This...
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This segment explores the largest and most powerful of the African carnivores, the African lions. Male lions are known for their tawny manes, which eventually grow darker with age. Lionesses do not...
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One of the largest land carnivores on the earth can be found around the coasts, islands and floating ice of the Arctic regions of the world. This animal is known as the polar bear. Although their cubs...
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A variety of French vocabulary words that are used in the context of the zoo. Vocabulary used in this episode: Nouns of Animals monkey / le singe elephant / l’éléphant polar bear / l’ours polaire (m)...
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Children visit a farm to learn the French words for farm animals and pets. Vocabulary used in this episode: animals / les animaux dog / le chien cat / le chat rabbit / le lapin farm / la ferme farmer...
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Jersey Cows are famous for the high butterfat content of their milk. This breed is small, and this breed was originally developed on the Channel Islands off the northwest coast of France. The average...
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A trip to the aquarium teaches some more advanced German vocabulary.
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Kids visit the zoo to learn basic French vocabulary about wild animals and plants.
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Children visit an aquarium to learn some more advanced French vocabulary regarding fish and other animals.
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The fascinating world of the warthog is explored during this segment. The warthog is famous for its large facial warts. This species is the smallest of the true swine, and warthogs have a much larger...
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