Instructional Video3:57
SciShow

The Strange Blue Glow That Saved Lives

12th - Higher Ed
Back in 1862, soldiers fighting in the American Civil War noticed a strange blue glow on their wounds. It took a couple of High School students to figure out what it was.
Instructional Video2:02
Curated Video

John Wesley Powell: Wild West Explorer

9th - Higher Ed
Despite losing an arm in the US Civil War, John Wesley Powell was one of the great explorers of the American West, and made history as the man who mapped the Grand Canyon.
Instructional Video28:12
OverSimplified

The American Civil War (Part 1)

6th - 11th
The American Civil War (Part 1)
Instructional Video21:27
OverSimplified

The American Civil War (Part 2)

6th - 11th
The American Civil War (Part 2)
Instructional Video2:24
John D Ruddy

Gettysburg Address

12th - Higher Ed
An animated video featuring the iconic speech of Abraham Lincoln given during the American Civil War.
Instructional Video11:03
John D Ruddy

American Civil War in 10 Minutes

12th - Higher Ed
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the American Civil War, how it started, what politics led to it, the key battles of the war and the key players such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee.
Instructional Video
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Pre-K - 1st
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has published more than 135 books, never writing the same type of book twice in a row. She has written mysteries, historical fiction, Wild West yarns, scary tales, and memoirs. Watch the interview to learn more...