Ancient Lights Media
Genetic Engineering: Positives & Negatives of Transgenic Plants
This clip looks at some of the beneficial and harmful aspects of transgenic plants.
Curated Video
The Versatility of Cotton
Cotton is a versatile and widely-used natural fiber that is cultivated from the cotton plant. It is used to make fabric for clothing and textile products like towels and handkerchiefs. Cotton by-products, such as linters and cotton seed...
msvgo
Synthetic Fibres
It explains synthetic fibres and their characteristics. It talks about rayon, nylon, polyester and acrylic.
Curated Video
The Cotton Gin: An Infamous Invention
It mechanised cotton production by separating cotton from seeds – but increased the demand for slave labor. Discover how the cotton gin changed 18th century American society.
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement: A de-monitized economy
What finds were found at these excavation sites? What was unique about the cemeteries found in one excavation site? The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement, Part 3
Weird History
What Hygiene Was Like During The Great Depression
When you think of hygiene during the Great Depression, you might automatically assume the widespread unemployment and poverty resulted in a generally dirty and unkempt population. However, while many people were forced to live in...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Southeastern Region: Georgia
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Georgia.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Alabama
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Alabama.
Curated Video
The Importance and Dangers of Chlorine
Explore the significance of chlorine, a chemical element commonly found in everyday life. We learn about its atomic number, symbol, and physical properties. The video also delves into the dangers of chlorine, particularly in the form of...
Cerebellum
The Industrial Revolution - How Consumers Influenced The Revolution
It started in England and reached its peak in America. The Industrial Revolution is a period of history that began in the early 18th century and has carried through our modern times. This video looks at the part consumers had to play in...
Mazz Media
America's Journey Through Slavery: Escaping Slavery on the Underground Railroad
Stirring dramatizations, archival photographs and colorful maps help tell the story of the Underground Railroad. Students will understand that the Underground Railroad was a series of safe houses maintained by volunteers which were used...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water in the Air - Rain
Water in the Air reveals the varied phases of water that surround us, fall on us, travel in air, and serve as a crucial component of the water cycle. Emphasis is on the fact that water in air can be vapor or solid, visible or invisible,...
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement
British Museum Curator St John Simpson talks about the Sasanian empire, the Silk Road and new archaeological evidence for trade and movement across the frontiers of Late Antiquity.
Wonderscape
History Kids: George Washington Carver
In this video, we learn about the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver, an American botanist known for his work with peanuts. The video covers Carver's early life, his schooling years, his time at Tuskegee Institute, and...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
What are voices? - German Grammar Jargon - German Learning Tips #32 - Deutsch lernen
What is a voice? What is the difference between active and passive voices? How do you make the active and passive voice?
FuseSchool
GMOs
Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have had their DNA artificially modified by humans, using modern genetic manipulation techniques. By changing the DNA, so changing the genome of an organism, means we can change its...
60 Second Histories
The East India Company
A description of the founding of the East India Company, how and what it trades with India and the creation of it's own army.
Science360
Secrets of Plant Genomes Revealed! - Intro
Plant genome research is already revolutionizing the field of biology. Currently, scientists are unlocking the secrets of some of the most important plants in our lives, including corn, cotton and potatoes. Secrets of Plant Genomes:...
Cerebellum
The Industrial Revolution - Revolution Reaches America
It started in England and reached its peak in America. The Industrial Revolution is a period of history that began in the early 18th century and has carried through our modern times. This video talks about how the Industrial Revolution...
Cerebellum
America: Nationalism And Change 1818-1830 - The Missouri Comprimise 1820
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...
Curated Video
Tool libraries are filling an important need in communities across the US
Members of a tool library in Buffalo, New York, are allowed to check out as many as five tools a week. (Scripps News)