EARTHWORKS. LAND ART. EARTH ART. Whatever you call it, we look at what it means to make art out in nature and in the world from the 1960s to today.

Latina author María Ruiz de Burton raised the plight of Mexicans in America with two satirical and revealing books at a time when female authors were few and far between.

Learn more about how the U.S. electoral college functions and how a president is elected.

On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.

How I Became An Entrepreneur // SSSVeda Desiree Martinez opens up and explains what attracted her to the world of an entrepreneur. We all have an origins story, so here's mine. Learn about my path to entrepreneurship and how I painfully...

Welcome to this video about the vibrant city of Los Angeles! In this video, we will take you on a virtual tour of the entertainment capital of the world, showcasing its cultural attractions, famous landmarks, and hidden gems.

From colonial cider drinkers to prohibition hooch smugglers, these are the lengths Americans went for their booze. Some cowboys were said to be so desperate at the saloons they threw back a mixture of gin and strychnine, while some...

The Dust Bowl was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters. It turned the southern Great Plains of the U.S. into a desert. When the native prairie grass was pulled out and replaced with wheat fields, the loose soil had nothing...

Toypurina, a Tongva woman who led a rebellion against a Spanish mission in Alta California.

This live-action video program is about the term Gold Rush. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term Gold Rush through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

After the United States government forces Japanese American citizens into relocation centers during World War II, one man refuses and gets himself into some big trouble.

How do elections actually work?

Learn more about the Compromise of 1850 and the events leading up to the American Civil War.

We've had some great American Novelists? You've read some of them in school, right? But one writer you've probably never heard of is John Rollin Ridge, aka Yellow Bird: the first Native American to ever publish a novel about a fictitious...

Stephen H. Long mapped much of the unexplored American West – but he made one big mistake that set Western migration back decades.

This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.

This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.

Join Maddie and Greg as they stop off on their Californian Road trip to see the incredible Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery!

In 1993, Ellen Ochoa wrote her name in the stars – as the first Hispanic woman to enter orbit. She continues to inspire generations of aspiring astronauts today.

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video examines the documents...

This lesson for beginner English learners teaches how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how narratives are organized sequentially); comprehending texts and writing brief arguments, informative/ explanatory texts...

A quick over for students seeking to understand the 1966 Warren Court decision, Miranda v Arizona.

Like waves of the ocean, our planet’s surface is in constant motion. In this episode, we’ll travel to tropical rainforests to dig into soils with an ecologist, and fly drones with an earthquake expert to spot shifts in the ground beneath...

This video explores the impact of the mission system in California, focusing on the experiences of indigenous people. It discusses the forced labor, captivity, and cultural suppression that occurred as a result of Spanish colonization....