41. Medieval Abbey
A medieval abbey and the village that grew up close to it to supply its needs
Supports: textbooks History Rich and poor in Tudor times; Religion: church
Playing time: 3 min
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42. Spectacular Alpine skiing
A very exciting trip from mountain top to valley bottom on skis.
Supports: textbook geography Mountain; Science: Gravity and Friction and Materials
Playing time: 5 min
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43. Rhine Gorge barges
The Rhine is Europe's biggest river
and in its centre section it flows through a spectacular gorge. It is all modern barges can do to push upstream against the fast current.
Supports: textbook Geography: River, Science: Buoyancy
Playing time: 3 min
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44. Spectacular changes in mountain weather
Is there any difference between valley floor and mountaintop weather? Find out as we travel across the Sierras of California.
Supports: textbook Geography: Weather/altitude/rainshadow; Environment: vegetation zones; Mountain: vegetation zones
Playing time: 8 min
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45. How does heat travel?
Conduction carries heat from one place to another.
Supports: Science: Conduction; Materials
Playing time: 3 min
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46. Castle
What is a castle like, and how did it work?
Supports: History: castle
Playing time: 13 min
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47. The first civilisation
What was the first civilisation like in the Middle EAst. Find out how complex it was, and what amazing buildings it put up..
Supports: textbook Babylon to Baghdad; First Civilisation
Playing time: 13 min
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48. Balancing forces
Simple ways to look at how balancing forces work
Supports: textbooks Science Forces
Playing time: 3 min
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49. Corn shucking
Did you know that taking the husk off corn is called shucking? Here is a video that shows how to cook corn and steak in an American classic dinner dish.
Supports: textbooks Food
Playing time: 4 min
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50. May Bug
The beetle that emerges in swarms every few Mays.
Supports: textbooks Science Habitat. Minibeasts
Playing time: 2 min
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51. London's Canary Wharf
Shows how one of the world's most famous financial districts grew like a phoenix out of the docklands ashes.
Supports: textbooks Energy; Environment
Playing time: 5 min
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52. Ancient village
Most villages have a long history. Find out about this one and its 1500 years of existence.
Supports: textbooks Geography Rich and poor in Tudor times; Tudor Age of Discovery; Science: Homes we lived in
Playing time: 3 min
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53. Spotty start to Christmas
A Christmas story read out. Can be followed by viewers page for page.
Supports: English fiction modern stories
Playing time: 13 min
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54. Ludlow Marcher castle
Aerial view of Ludlow Castle. Closely connected to the history of the Welsh Marches and Henry VIII. See also Ludlow town video.
Supports: textbooks Tudor times
Playing time: 3 min
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55. Medieval Ludlow Planned Town
One of England's most spectacular ancient towns, including a castle and town walls.
Supports: textbooks Geography: Settlement, Where we live; History: Tudors
Playing time: 6 min
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56. A year in the life of a tree
A year in the life of a tree.
Supports: Science: living things; Geography: seasons
Playing time: 5 min
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57. Ironbridge and the Industrial Revolution
Why the World's Industrial Revolution started in the Ironbridge gorge.
Supports: textbook Victorians
Playing time: 10 min
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58. Edinburgh's Castle Rock
The reason Edinburgh has a castle on a rock and a Royal Mile sloping down from it.
Supports: textbook Geography: Settlement, Volcano; History: Victorians
Playing time: 4 min
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59. Edinburgh's famous Princes St
How Princes St came to be, what it was like in the past, and what it is like today.
Supports: textbook Geography: Settlement: planned towns
Playing time: 4 min
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60. How Edinburgh Castle and Old Town grew and survived
Edinburgh castle - the most beseiged in the world - and Old Town.
Supports: textbook Settlement, Medieval
Playing time: 6 min
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