Instructional Video5:59
Curated Video

The Resilience and Rediscovery of Quinoa

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video covers the history and characteristics of quinoa, an ancient grain that has gained popularity in recent years. The video also explores the rediscovery of quinoa by Americans in the 1970s and its cultivation in various...
Instructional Video5:26
CuriosaMente

¿Quienes fueron los Incas?

9th - 12th
¡El imperio del sol! ¿Cómo era la civilización inca?

Los incas, conocidos como "el Pueblo del Sol", formaron un vasto imperio en el Nuevo Mundo que abarcó una extensa región que incluía Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile y...
Instructional Video13:53
Curated Video

Why European Disesases Didn't Kill Africans

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In most schools in America, we are taught that "European diseases" killed off the indigenous peoples of the New World. But what about Africa and Asia? Why weren't they affected?
Instructional Video15:52
The Art Assignment

Art and Empathy

9th - 12th
Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us to share in the feelings of others, from Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to...
Instructional Video4:19
Curated Video

Peru, Ollantaytambo archaeological site

12th - Higher Ed
Around the mid-15th century, the Inca emperor Pachacuti conquered and razed Ollantaytambo; the town and the nearby region were incorporated into his personal estate.The emperor rebuilt the town with sumptuous constructions and undertook...
Instructional Video3:57
Curated Video

Where Quinoa Grows

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Quinoa is a versatile and hearty crop that grows easily in low-nutrient soil. Peru and Bolivia produce most of the world's quinoa, but learn how this popular grain is spreading to other areas of the world and maybe even to outer space!...
Instructional Video3:03
Curated Video

What Makes Quinoa a Superfood

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Quinoa is considered a superfood, meaning it has very high nutritional value. Learn about the variety of vitamins, proteins, and other nutrients found in quinoa and the benefit they have for our bodies.<b<br/>r/>

Quinoa part 2/5
Instructional Video3:49
Curated Video

Quinoa and the Expansion of the Inca Empire

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Inca Empire was a large and powerful civilization that covered a region from Ecuador to Chile and had 12 million inhabitants at its height. Was quinoa their recipe for success?<b<br/>r/>

Quinoa part 3/5
Instructional Video4:22
TED-Ed

Who is Alexander von Humboldt?

9th - 10th Standards
Never heard of Alexander von Humboldt? Don't miss the opportunity to tell your class about "the most important forgotten man of science." The narrator describes an array of Humboldt's scientific accomplishments in his five-year journey...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Inca Empire Overview

9th - 10th
This video lesson from Khan Academy provides information about the Inca Empire. This information is intended for high students who are studying world history or the arts and humanities.
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: Ice Mummies

9th - 10th
From an episode of NOVA broadcast by PBS in 1998, learn about an expedition to uncover sacrificial "ice mummies" in the Andes.
Audio
BBC

Bbc Podcasts: Episode 73: Inca Gold Llama 15 Sept 2010

9th - 10th
A simple, gold sculpture of a llama. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum examines the animal that helped fuel the success of the great Inca Empire, which ruled over some 12 million people along the Pacific West Coast of...