Instructional Video14:12
TED Talks

TED: How to design climate-resilient buildings | Alyssa-Amor Gibbons

12th - Higher Ed
Architecture can't ignore the realities of climate change. For time-tested solutions that perform under extreme conditions, designer Alyssa-Amor Gibbons says we should look to traditional buildings. Taking us to her home of Barbados,...
News Clip5:25
PBS

Widespread Logging Threatens The Congo Basin’s Critical Rainforest

12th - Higher Ed
The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the size of Alaska and Texas combined. It’s also home to a large part of the Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial absorber of...
News Clip4:51
PBS

Why this poet couldn’t avoid writing about the opioid crisis

12th - Higher Ed
The opioid crisis has plagued poet William Brewer’s hometown in West Virginia. His vivid poems tell the story of the opioid epidemic from different voices and depict the sense of bewilderment people find themselves in as addiction...
Instructional Video4:38
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Could we build a wooden skyscraper? | Stefan Al

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Towering 85 meters above the Norwegian countryside, Mjøstårnet is the world's tallest wooden building, made almost entirely from the trees of neighboring forests. But as recently as the end of the 20th century, engineers thought it was...
Instructional Video9:07
Curated Video

Amazing Modern Process That Revolutionized the Wood Harvesting Industry

9th - Higher Ed
Today on Frame Channel let's discover together about the wood harvesting industry and the versatile machines that have been critical to the evolution of timbre trade over the years. About FRAME: When business meets engineering, FRAME is...
Instructional Video13:17
Curated Video

Risky But Genius Uses of Motorbikes Worldwide to Make a Living

6th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature behind the ingenious uses that motorcycles have around the world. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible lover of...
Instructional Video23:32
Curated Video

Wood and its many uses

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain the many different uses of wood and describe locations where it is grown. Key learning points: - Wood is a versatile material used for construction, making paper and board or as a biofuel. - In parts of the...
Instructional Video2:25
Makematic

Slavery in the Colonies

K - 8th
Liberty is a founding principle of the United States, but many of the people who helped build the North American colonies were not free. The resilience of enslaved people and their contributions to what would become the United States...
Instructional Video2:21
Curated Video

Restoring the Cutty Sark: Preserving Maritime History

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Cutty Sark, one of the world's most famous merchant sailing ships, is in need of restoration to preserve its historic value. Its innovative design and record-breaking speed have made it an iconic piece of maritime history. However,...
Instructional Video3:32
Curated Video

The mystery of Easter Island

K - 5th
What caused the wars on Easter Island that led to the demise of this once-thriving civilisation?
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Instructional Video3:59
Wonderscape

Mesa Verde: The Hidden City

K - 5th
Discover the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, built by the Ancestral Pueblo people in the canyons of Colorado. Learn about the intricate structures, sacred kivas, and the engineering marvels that made this hidden city a lasting testament...
Instructional Video6:01
Curated Video

Adaptive Stewardship: Menominee Techniques for Sustainable Forest Management

3rd - Higher Ed
The Menominee Tribe has a long history of adaptive resource managements. Despite the reduction of their ancestral land from 15 million to 234,000 acres, they manage their forest sustainably, prioritizing ecological health over pure...
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

Life in the Colonies: Work

9th - Higher Ed
The Thirteen Colonies were built by a diverse workforce including skilled laborers, indentured servants, enslaved people, and criminals, in stark contrast to modern labor practices.
Instructional Video3:12
Great Big Story

The Genius of Rapper and Coder Brandon Tory

12th - Higher Ed
Embark on the extraordinary journey of Brandon Tory, a senior engineer at Google and a passionate musician. Discover how he seamlessly intertwines the realms of coding and music, creating a symphony of bits and beats.
Instructional Video16:34
Curated Video

The Economic Impact of Alexander the Great's Asian Campaign

6th - Higher Ed
This video explores the economic impact of Alexander the Great's Asian campaign and the subsequent reigns of various Macedonian rulers, highlighting periods of growth and decline in the Kingdom's economy. From the influx of Persian...
Instructional Video1:29
Curated Video

Revolutionary Polywood: A Sustainable Solution for the Future

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Timber Plus in Britain's West Midlands has developed a revolutionary wood called polywood, made from 70% sawdust and 30% polymer from industrial waste. This environmentally friendly product can be shaped and coated with plastic using...
Instructional Video3:13
Curated Video

Location of Pre-Columbian Native Tribes

3rd - 8th
Location of Pre-Columbian Native Tribes identifies pre-Columbian native tribes by locating on a map the areas in which they lived.
Instructional Video2:56
Curated Video

High Five Facts - Swamps

Pre-K - 5th
This video explores five fun facts about Swamps.
Instructional Video0:43
Curated Video

I WONDER - What Materials Can We Get From Swamps?

Pre-K - 5th
This video is answering the question of what materials can we get from swamps.
Instructional Video5:10
Science360

Timberrr! Could new structural designs withstand earthquakes?

12th - Higher Ed
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), engineers are designing and testing buildings to be more resilient to earthquakes and other seismic events. Large facilities, such as the NSF-funded shake table at the University...
Instructional Video9:10
Weatherthings

Hurricane Michael - The Meteorology, and the Impact on Society

6th - 8th
Hurricane Michael was a late-season storm in 2018 that grew to become the most powerful hurricane on record to hit the central Florida Panhandle. After landfall as a Category 4 storm, it remained a major hurricane, moving into Georgia....
Instructional Video1:01
Next Animation Studio

80-story wooden skyscraper planned for Chicago

12th - Higher Ed
Architectural firm Perkins and Will, along with engineers Thronton Tomasetti and the University of Cambridge conceptualized a wooden skyscraper to be built along the Chicago River in 2017. <br/>
Instructional Video6:33
Ancient Lights Media

Sweden

6th - 8th
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Sweden.
Instructional Video6:17
Kult America

Jewish remnants of Krakow

Higher Ed
As an American one thing that comes across as exotic about Poland, is the fact that the country is made up of its own people. Unless you’ve grown up in a homogeneous society like that, its difficult to imagine.



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