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Let's Find Pulleys
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- By: Wiley Blevins
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Did you see a flagpole today? Then you’ve seen a pulley at work! These simple machines are all around. Take a listen and discover 13 different uses for pulleys.
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Let's Find Pulleys
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Series: Let's Find Simple Machines, Book 3
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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How Do Virtual Assistants Work?
- High Tech Science at Home
- By: Christine Elizabeth Eboch
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A virtual assistant by any name—Alexa, Siri, whoever—can be a sweet addition to your home. You might use one for simple jobs like playing music or streaming podcasts. And you might use one to communicate with friends and remind you about homework coming due while helping you make your breakfast. Find out how digital assistants work and what the future might hold for this part of a high-tech home.
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How Do Virtual Assistants Work?
- High Tech Science at Home
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 31 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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How Do Smart Homes Work?
- High Tech Science at Home
- By: Agnieszka Biskup
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine you arrive at school and realize you forgot to feed the dog. No problem. Pull out your phone and command the dog dish to dispense a serving of food. That's all there is to it—if you live a smart home. What once sounded like science fiction is now a reality for some families.
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How Do Smart Homes Work?
- High Tech Science at Home
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 32 mins
- Release date: 25-04-24
- Language: English
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Microwaves
- Waves in Motion
- By: Tracy Vonder Brink
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Microwaves heat our food. They carry messages from phone to phone. They help detect the weather. Microwaves are all around us, even if we don't see them. Listeners will learn about microwaves and how we use them every day.
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Microwaves
- Waves in Motion
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 02-04-24
- Language: English
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Let's Find Screws
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- By: Wiley Blevins
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Did you put the cap on the toothpaste tube today? Then you’ve used a screw! These simple machines are all around. Take a listen and discover 13 different ways we use screws.
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Let's Find Screws
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Series: Let's Find Simple Machines, Book 1
- Length: 4 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Let's Find Levers
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- By: Wiley Blevins
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Did you use a fork today? Then you’ve used a lever! These simple machines are all around. Take a listen and discover 13 different ways we use levers.
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Let's Find Levers
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Series: Let's Find Simple Machines, Book 5
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Air Force One: Protecting the President's Plane
- High Security
- By: Kaitlyn Duling
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Air Force One keeps the U.S. president safe while flying. Learn more about the features that protect this amazing plane. Also find out how team members protect the president as he travels on Air Force One.
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Air Force One: Protecting the President's Plane
- High Security
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 7 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Fort Knox: Protecting the U.S. Gold Reserves
- High Security
- By: Lisa Harkrader
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The United States keeps its gold safe at Fort Knox. How is this done? There are fences, locks, guards, and more. Learn more about this high-security place!
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Fort Knox: Protecting the U.S. Gold Reserves
- High Security
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 7 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Building Tough Towers
- Fun STEM Challenges
- By: Marne Ventura
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 2 mins
- Unabridged
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What does it take to make a tough tower? Gather some supplies and try it out for yourself! Discover tips and ideas on how to build the best tower around!
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Building Tough Towers
- Fun STEM Challenges
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 2 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
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Nuclear Weapon Bunkers: Protecting Stockpiles of Deadly Weapons
- High Security
- By: Emily Hudd
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 5 mins
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Nuclear weapon bunkers keep the world's dangerous nuclear weapons safe. Guards, electronic security systems, and barriers protect the bunkers. Learn more about these high-security places!
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Nuclear Weapon Bunkers: Protecting Stockpiles of Deadly Weapons
- High Security
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 5 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Underground Storage Vaults: Protecting Priceless Information
- High Security
- By: Kaitlyn Duling
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 6 mins
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How can important information and valuable items be kept safe as years pass? Many of these items are stored in underground vaults, including recordings and photos from U.S. history, important documents, and more. Locks, guards, secret passwords, and technology all play a part in the protection of the items.
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Underground Storage Vaults: Protecting Priceless Information
- High Security
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 6 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Beastly Robots and Drones
- Military Technology Inspired by Animals
- By: Lisa M. Bolt Simons
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 14 mins
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Animals have many traits that help them survive in the wild. Inspired by animals' incredible abilities, military forces have created many machines over the years to achieve success on the battlefield. From the first remote-controlled vehicles to the advanced machines of tomorrow, learn how military robots and drones often imitate the abilities of animals throughout nature. Then be sure to catch the other amazing titles in the Beasts and the Battlefield series.
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Beastly Robots and Drones
- Military Technology Inspired by Animals
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 14 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
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The Future of Communications
- From Texting to Augmented Reality
- By: Ailynn Collins
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 28 mins
- Unabridged
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From the written word to the cell phone, human communication has come a long way. What might the future hold? Listeners can discover how virtual reality, holograms, and a fully connected "internet of things" may affect how they communicate in the near and distant future.
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The Future of Communications
- From Texting to Augmented Reality
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 28 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
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Cool Rides on Wheels: Electric Race Cars, Superbikes, and More
- Cool Rides
- By: Tammy Gagne
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 16 mins
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The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago, and it has brought some awesome vehicles our way. But this invention isn't done giving! Take a tour of some of the most unique and fascinating vehicles around.
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Cool Rides on Wheels: Electric Race Cars, Superbikes, and More
- Cool Rides
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 16 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Radio Waves
- By: Julia Garstecki-Derkovitz
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 3 mins
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Radio waves aren't just for listening to your favorite radio station! They are used to make GPS receivers and wireless internet work. Scientists use radio telescopes to help them study space. Listeners learn about radio waves and how we use them every day.
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Radio Waves
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Series: Waves in Motion
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
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How Does Streaming Work?
- High Tech Science at Home
- By: Christine Elizabeth Eboch
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 30 mins
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Streaming puts a world of options at your fingertips when you’re at home and, with a smartphone or tablet, when you're on the go. Find out how streaming was invented, how it works, and what the future might hold for this part of a high-tech life.
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How Does Streaming Work?
- High Tech Science at Home
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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Transportation Breakdowns
- Learning from Bad Ideas
- By: Amie Jane Leavitt
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 37 mins
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Hear about some of the world's fastest transportation breakdowns. Find out how each form of transportation failed, the basic engineering missed during construction, and what engineers learned from their mistakes.
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Transportation Breakdowns
- Learning from Bad Ideas
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 37 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
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Building Blunders
- Learning from Bad Ideas (Fantastic Fails)
- By: Amie Jane Leavitt
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 34 mins
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Hear about some of the world's biggest building blunders. Find out how each structure failed, the basic building block that was missed during construction, and what engineers learned from their mistakes.
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Building Blunders
- Learning from Bad Ideas (Fantastic Fails)
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 34 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
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Gadget Disasters
- Learning from Bad Ideas (Fantastic Fails)
- By: Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 36 mins
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Hear about some of the world's greatest gadget disasters. Find out how each gadget failed, what went wrong with its design or manufacture, and what programmers learned from their mistakes.
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Gadget Disasters
- Learning from Bad Ideas (Fantastic Fails)
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 36 mins
- Release date: 01-04-24
- Language: English
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Let's Find Wheels and Axles
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- By: Wiley Blevins
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 4 mins
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Did you ride a bike today? Then you’ve used wheels and axles! These simple machines are all around. Take a listen and discover 13 different ways we use wheels and axles.
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Let's Find Wheels and Axles
- Let's Find Simple Machines
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Series: Let's Find Simple Machines, Book 4
- Length: 4 mins
- Release date: 24-04-24
- Language: English
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