Instructional Video17:28
TED Talks

TED: A new understanding of human history and the roots of inequality | David Wengrow

12th - Higher Ed
What if the commonly accepted narratives about the foundation of civilization are all wrong? Drawing on groundbreaking research, archaeologist David Wengrow challenges traditional thinking about the social evolution of humanity -- from...
Instructional Video3:55
Curated Video

India Local Culture

12th - Higher Ed
India’s dramatic changes over the past decade and a half have created opportunities and growth never before imagined by the country’s billion plus people. These changes have brought new ideas, attitudes, values, and hope into the...
Instructional Video34:47
Curated Video

'A Christmas Carol': Dickens’ depictions of Victorian London

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Dickens uses his descriptions of setting to depict Victorian London. Key learning points: - Victorian London was noisy, overcrowded and diverse, with people from various cultural backgrounds and social...
Instructional Video2:06
Curated Video

Types of People in the Colonies

9th - Higher Ed
Colonial America housed many diverse inhabitants—from the enslaved to the gentry—each contributing to society in different ways.
Instructional Video12:11
Two Minute Music Theory

Music in Ancient Egypt

12th - Higher Ed
An overview at the music of the dynastic period of Egypt
News Clip2:18
Curated Video

What coronation? Liverpool gears up for the Eurovision final

9th - Higher Ed
Like the rest of the U.K., Liverpool is gearing up for a big party, just not the same one as the rest of the country. The Eurovision Song Contest started Tuesday, the same week as the coronation of King Charles in London.
News Clip2:18
Curated Video

Liverpool choosing Eurovision over coronation

9th - Higher Ed
Liverpool, England, is gearing up for a big party this weekend, but it's not the coronation. The city is way more excited about hosting the Eurovision Song Contest.
Instructional Video32:55
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PBS

Hemingway's Privilege and Social Position

7th - 12th Standards
Three clips from the documentary Hemingway by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick form the basis of a lesson on Ernest Hemingway. Viewers use a graphic organizer to identify elements of privilege and social status that "aided him in creating,...
Instructional Video
Macat

An Introduction to Herrnstein and Murray’s The Bell Curve

9th - 12th Standards
What role does intelligence play in a person's life? A playlist about the world's greatest ideas contains a video summary of "The Bell Curve" by Herrnstein and Murray, which summarizes the view that intelligence plays a large role in...
Instructional Video6:33
The School of Life

Political Theory - John Rawls

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Pretty much everyone has heard the phrase life is unfair. A theory by John Rawls, a famous political theorist, as to why this occurs in government and society presents itself. Pupils watch his theory through primary resource...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Sociology #24: Social Class & Poverty in the Us

9th - 10th
This video focuses on social class and poverty in the U. S.; it is the 24th episode of the sociology course. In this lesson, we're breaking down the five different social classes in the United States: the upper class, the upper middle...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Sociology #25: The Impacts of Social Class

9th - 10th
This video [9:23] focuses on the impact of social class; it is the 25th episode of the sociology course. This lesson builds on last week's outline of American stratification to explore how class differences affect people's daily lives....