Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Exploring the Rainbow Serpent Festival

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Rainbow Serpent Festival is an annual music and arts festival held in Beaufort, Victoria, Australia. Learn more about the inspiration behind the festival and how it combines music, performance, relaxation, and spiritual education.
Instructional Video13:19
Mythology & Fiction Explained

The Crazy Creatures of North America (Exploring North American Folklore)

12th - Higher Ed
Today we travel to North America, a region that has hundreds of strange and unique creatures. The five creatures or Cryptids we will be focusing on today are, Bigfoot, Devil Dogs, the Beast of Busco, the Loveland Frog and the Flatwoods...
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Awa Odori: Japan's Vibrant Dance Festival in Tokushima

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explains the origins of the Awa Odori Festival, its connection to the Obon Festival and the Tokushima Castle, and the unique dance style of Awa Odori. The video also highlights the family reunions, lantern ceremonies, and the...
Instructional Video9:51
Step Back History

Is the Slender Man Modern Mythology?

12th - Higher Ed
Since 2009, the Slender Man Mythos has been a pillar of internet folklore. Today, let's see where he fits in our cultural milieu, and learn a bit about folklore, folk tales, fairy tales, and Urban Legends.
Instructional Video7:23
Weatherthings

Weather Things: Physics of Optics

6th - 8th
A blue sky and fluffy bright clouds are things that are seen around the world. The atmosphere presents a multitude of sights and phenomena using light, air, water droplets, ice crystals, and dust. Many of the phenomena give clues to...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: John Henry

9th - 10th
Exploring the icons of American culture, NPR presents a piece on John Henry, railroad worker of the late 1800s whose "Tale has become the stuff of myth." See the art inspired by this "Steel-drivin' man," and hear "John Henry," the...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Nova: The Beast of Loch Ness

9th - 10th
Curious about Nessie? This site accompanies "The Beast of Loch Ness," a NOVA movie that tried to use science to track the Loch Ness Monster. This site briefly explores other mythological creatures, the Loch Ness Legend, provides...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Georgia Stories: The Myths and Legends of the Cherokee People

9th - 10th
Explore the Cherokee oral tradition, highlighting stories passed down through the generations. Included are additional activities for teachers to use in the classroom. [6:02]