Instructional Video3:36
Mr. Beat

Why Illegal Immigrants Can Attend Public School | Plyler v. Doe

6th - 12th
In episode 26 of Supreme Court Briefs, illegal immigrants get kicked out of public schools in Tyler, Texas and a local district starts charging them to attend school there because they're illegal.
Instructional Video5:54
Mr. Beat

A Pathway to Same-Sex Marriage | United States v. Windsor

6th - 12th
In episode 21 of Supreme Court Briefs, two women get married in Canada, but the United States federal government does not legally recognize it thanks to a law called the Defense of Marriage Act.
Instructional Video3:36
Mr. Beat

Broadcast Television on Your Phone? | ABC v. Aereo

6th - 12th
In episode 14 of Supreme Court Briefs, a company trying to show broadcast television on phones and tablets gets sued by, you guessed it, broadcast companies.
Instructional Video4:35
Mr. Beat

Going to Prison For Criticizing the Government | Debs v. United States

6th - 12th
In episode 13 of Supreme Court Briefs, Eugene Debs gives a speech criticizing war and praising socialism. He promptly gets arrested for breaking the Sedition Act, and spends the next several years fighting for his freedom.
Instructional Video6:51
Mr. Beat

Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal | Obergefell v. Hodges

6th - 12th
In episode 12 of Supreme Court Briefs, a gay couple go to great lengths to get married, and ultimately help change how the Supreme Court interprets the 14th amendment as it pertains to same-sex marriage.
Instructional Video5:25
Mr. Beat

Why You Can Buy The Next President | Citizens United v. FEC

6th - 12th
In episode 10 of Supreme Court Briefs, a corporation argues it has the right to spend as much money as it wants on a political campaign because of the First Amendment.
Instructional Video4:52
Mr. Beat

Why You Get a Lawyer If You Can't Afford One | Gideon v. Wainwright

6th - 12th
In episode 9 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man can't afford a lawyer, struggles to defend himself in court, gets convicted of a crime he didn't commit, writes a letter, and everything turns out all groovy.
Instructional Video17:35
Mr. Beat

What Was Watergate?

6th - 12th
Mr. Beat explains the Watergate scandal.
Instructional Video6:49
Mr. Beat

Ending School Segregation | Brown v. Board of Education

6th - 12th
In episode 8 of Supreme Court Briefs, the Court unanimously has major issues with Plessy v. Ferguson, and ends up dramatically changing the future of the Civil Rights Movement by ruling segregation "inherently unequal.”
Instructional Video4:05
Mr. Beat

Is Prayer Allowed at Public School? | Engel v. Vitale

6th - 12th
In the third episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat examines the first of many Supreme Court cases dealing with the separation of church and state- Engel v. Vitale.
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Instructional Video7:51
Mr. Beat

Can the Government Force You Out of Your House? | Kelo v. New London

6th - 12th
In episode 48 of Supreme Court Briefs, a woman gets kicked out of her home. She fights back.
Instructional Video5:42
Mr. Beat

Protecting Whistleblowers | New York Times Co. v. United States

6th - 12th
In episode 24 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man exposes dark government secrets about the Vietnam War, and gets in big trouble from the government for it. Should whistleblowers be protected?
Instructional Video19:46
Mr. Beat

The War Your American History Teachers Probably Didn't Tell You About

6th - 12th
Mr. Beat tells the story of the Philippine-American War.
Instructional Video4:40
Mr. Beat

Can You Burn An American Flag? | Texas v. Johnson

6th - 12th
In episode 7 of Supreme Court Briefs, a dude named Johnson burns the American flag and the whole country seems to freak out. Does the First Amendment protect flag burning?
Instructional Video5:19
Mr. Beat

Why Stop-and-Frisk is Legal | Terry v. Ohio

6th - 12th
In episode 55 of Supreme Court Briefs, an undercover detective stops and frisks three men who were acting "suspiciously" outside of a jewelry store. Was that an invasion of their Fourth Amendment rights?
Instructional Video26:18
Sir Linkalot

Lesson 50: Things That Look Like Letters + Susie's Stories (Levels 3-5)

K - 5th
Material covered:Junior,Quality,Miniature,College,Accessories<br/>
,Borough,Susie's Story - February,Susie's Story - Sacrilegious
Instructional Video4:04
Curated Video

A Sense of Crisis

12th - Higher Ed
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes how his outlook to life has been irrevocably affected by a deep sense of crisis that is common to many people who grow up in Asia.
Instructional Video2:44
Curated Video

How to Identify an Increasing Linear Function

9th - 12th
In this video, the teacher explains how to identify an increasing linear function from a set of graphs. They define what a linear function is and rule out graphs that do not meet the criteria. Then, they explain that an increasing...
Instructional Video3:14
Curated Video

Fractions Written as Division

9th - 12th
In this video, the teacher explains how fractions can be seen as division problems. Using visual aids and clear explanations, the teacher demonstrates how to represent fractions as parts of a whole and how to write them mathematically....
Instructional Video4:50
Curated Video

Exploring Themes in The Scarlet Letter

9th - Higher Ed
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a dark novel set in Puritan Massachusetts. It explores themes of sin, guilt, and the corrupting influence of society on individuals. Through the characters of Hester Prynne, Reverend...
Instructional Video3:58
Curated Video

Exploring Values, Crisis, and Modernity

12th - Higher Ed
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how his own upbringing in India is marked by a sense of crisis that he shares with other figures in other places and times.
Instructional Video4:16
Curated Video

The Evolution of Unitarianism

12th - Higher Ed
UCLA historian Margaret Jacob describes how, in her view, much of what scholars currently say about Unitarianism is wrong and that the time is ripe for a rigorous historical analysis of its intellectual origins and influences.
Instructional Video3:41
Curated Video

Direct and Indirect Quotes

3rd - Higher Ed
A video that reviews the act of quoting information from outside sources of authority. Citations can be placed within an essay through direct quotations or through paraphrases.Knowing how to cite information correctly helps writers to...
Instructional Video2:21
Curated Video

Citing Quotations

K - 8th
This video demonstrates how to insert in-text citations.