PBS
Agriculture school creates climate-aware approach to help small farmers feed Africa
Africa faces challenges as varied as its vast landmass. But one that’s shared by all 54 countries is how to feed a population of 1.2 billion that’s expected to double by 2050. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one attempt to build a...
PBS
Why Male Mammoths Lost the Game (w/ TierZoo!)
Woolly mammoths, our favorite ice age proboscidean, disappeared from Europe and North America at the end of the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago. Today, we’ve teamed up with TierZoo to solve one of the mysteries about these...
PBS
How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic's Coolest Fossils
One of the most dynamic, transformative, and potentially dangerous features in North America is also responsible for some of the continent's most amazing fossil deposits. It's a supervolcano we now call Yellowstone.
PBS
Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew
In the late 1800s, paleontologists in Nebraska found huge coils of hardened sand stuck deep in the earth. Local ranchers called them Devil's Corkscrews and scientists called them Daemonelix. It was clear these corkscrews were created by...
Crash Course
The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the election of 1860. As you may remember from last week, things were not great at this time in US history. The tensions between the North and South were rising, ultimately due to the single issue of...
Curated Video
Nakio The Bionic Dog Inspires Book "Stubby and his Magic Boots"
Naki'o is one amazing dog that will fill your heart with love! Naki'o and his littermates were very young and left in a foreclosed home during the winter in Nebraska. Naki'o was the only pup found alive, he suffered severe frostbite and...
Curated Video
A Medical Miracle Gives New Life To This Amazing Bionic Dog!
Naki’o is one amazing dog that will fill your heart with love! Naki’o and his littermates were very young and left in a foreclosed home during the winter in Nebraska. Naki’o was the only pup found in a frozen puddle. He suffered severe...
Curated Video
A Medical Miracle Gives New Life To This Amazing Bionic Dog!
Naki’o is one amazing dog that will fill your heart with love! Naki’o and his littermates were very young and left in a foreclosed home during the winter in Nebraska. Naki’o was the only pup found in a frozen puddle. He suffered severe...
Curated Video
7 U.S. states expand abortion rights, but measures fail in Florida, 2 other states
Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments.
Makematic
William Jennings Bryan
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan shaped early 20th-century U.S. politics with his advocacy for the common man and progressive policies.
Curated Video
Why The United States Gets So Many Powerful Tornadoes
Tornadoes are one of Earth's most incredible natural phenomena. But while every continent gets tornadoes to some degree, the United States in particular gets far more, at a higher frequency, to a greater degree of strength than almost...
Great Big Story
Empowering south sudanese talent in nebraska's basketball scene
Discover how Omaha Talons Academy is transforming Nebraska into a hub for South Sudanese basketball talent, led by visionary Koang Doluony.
Wonderscape
The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Path to Civil War
This video explains the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which introduced popular sovereignty as a way to decide the issue of slavery in new states. It also covers the violent aftermath, known as Bleeding Kansas, and other key events, such...
Curated Video
Gerald Ford: The Unelected President
Gerald Ford holds a unique place in the history of U.S. politics – as the only American to hold the office of Vice President and President without ever winning a national election. Who was he, and what was his presidency like?
Curated Video
The Midwest Region of the United States
Dr. Forrester introduces the Midwest Region of the United States. She describes the topography, the history, and the series of waterways that has made this area a vital and growing part of our country.
Great Big Story
Empowering South Sudanese Talent in Nebraska's Basketball Scene
Discover how Omaha Talons Academy is transforming Nebraska into a hub for South Sudanese basketball talent, led by visionary Koang Doluony.
Curated Video
Susan La Flesche Picotte: The First Female Native American Doctor
At a time when many Native Americans were refused healthcare by racist White doctors, Susan La Flesche Picotte overcame gender discrimination to become the first Indigenous woman in U.S. history to earn a medical degree.
Mr. Beat
Can You Start a Bible Study Club at School? | Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens
In episode 20 of Supreme Court Briefs, high school students want to start a Bible Study Club, but their principal won't let them, saying it breaks the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Curated Video
The Keystone Project
The Keystone Project explores the Keystone Project and its effects on environment.
Curated Video
The Civil War: Events and Effects
Dr. Forrester reviews key events of the Civil War and discusses changes in the South resulting from the war.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Great Plains Region: Historical Highlights
This clip explores the historical history, and some important cultural features of the Great Plains Region.
Mr. Beat
Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens
Omaha, Nebraska 1985 A group of students at Westside High School wants to form a Christian Bible Study Club that would meet after school, but on school grounds. One of the students, Bridget Mergens, asks the principal, James Finley, if...
Mr. Beat
The Most Interesting American You've Never Heard Of
So, you may have not heard about Samuel P. Dinsmoor, but his story is about as Americana as it gets. Dinsmoor was born near Coolville, Ohio, on March 8, 1843. His youth abruptly ended after enthusiastically signing up for the Union Army...
Mr. Beat
First Day of School 2016
This is what my (un)lucky students in "real life" get to watch on the first day of school. Have a great school year, people!