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Texting and Driving

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A ride in a driving simulator shows how dangerous it is to text while driving. Texting shifts the focus of the driver from the road to the phone, resulting in narrow misses, collisions, and swerving in and out of lanes.

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Avoid Distracted Driving

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Radios, phones, and food are some of the most common distractions when we drive a car. In this video learn about why it is dangerous to take our attention away from the road for even just a few seconds.

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Change the World in 5 Minutes

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Meet a cool group of kids from Australia that are finding ways to make the world a better place to live. Their actions may be simple but they have a big effect on our environment, our societies, and ourselves. What can you do to change the world in 5 minutes?

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The History Of Singapore

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The History of Singapore is brought to us by the Discovery Channel. Find out why a country with little or no natural resources and infertile land has become one of the riches countries in the world in this interesting video.

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Teen Guide to the 2012 Election

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Find out where the candidates stand on important issues including the economy, health care, gay rights, reproductive rights, and education. Brought to us by the Youth Communication reporters.

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Hans Rosling on Global Population Growth

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Hans Rosling giving a speech at the 2010 Ted Talks on global population growth. Hans talks about what the world was like in the 1960′s when world population was 3 billion and discusses why moving people out of poverty is essential to slowing the population growth.

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7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?

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Find out how the world population went from 1 billion to 7 billion in just over 200 years in this short video.

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The Seventh Billion Economist

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This short video takes a look at historic and future birth rates to make a determination about the future of population growth. What do you think? Will we continue to grow at the rate we are currently growing or will the birth rate slow?

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National Geographic Great Wall Of China

This documentary about the Great Wall of China is brought to us by National Geographic and is an interesting look into the events that lead to building of the Wall.

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The Great Wall of China – Beijing China

Did you know the Great Wall stretches over 4000 miles from Shanhaiguan to Lop Nur, creates the border of Inner Mongolia and was guarded by more than one million men at it’s peak? These are just some of the things you may learn watching this short video.

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