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Moreno Glacier
This animated geography video lesson is all about Moreno Glacier. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about geographical wonders and landforms.
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #20 Do you know your classical composers
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Curated Video
Never Again Action: Young Jews Against ICE
In June 2019, reports of immigrant children detained in cages on the US-Mexico border stunned America. Meet the extraordinary, Jewish people working in peaceful protest to demand change from the ICE.
Curated Video
George Méliès and His Contributions to Cinema
Let's learn about Georges Méliès who had alwaus shown interest in the arts and was a pioneer in the early days of cinema.
The March of Time
1953: AVIATION PIONEER: Westbrook Van Voorhis interviewing aircraft inventor Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955), talking about having dream, determination, sold kites, 1907 built glider, 1908 built pusher type, 1909 started to fly, flying steadily since
MOT 1953: AVIATION PIONEER: Westbrook Van Voorhis interviewing aircraft inventor Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955), talking about having dream, determination, sold kites, 1907 built glider, 1908 built pusher type, 1909 started to fly, flying...
Curated Video
The Legacy of Linwood G Dunn
This video provides a brief discussion on Lynnwood G Dunn, a notable re-thinker and visual effects pioneer in the film industry. The video highlights his contributions to the field, including the automation of transition effects and the...
National Parks Service
Olmsted Point Plowing
Every spring, both visitors and locals look forward to the opening of the Tioga Road, a high-elevation pass that crosses Yosemite National Park. Get a glimpse of what it takes to clear snow and ice from a section of the highway known for...
Curated Video
Maria Spelterini: The Incredible Tightrope Walker of Niagara Falls
In this video, we delve into the extraordinary life and accomplishments of Maria Spell Terrine, a remarkable Italian tightrope walker. Join us as we explore her notable career, which includes her groundbreaking achievements and...
Curated Video
David Pharaoh Asserts Indigenous Rights
Montaukett leader David Pharaoh fought for indigenous land rights – and established a lasting legacy as the founder of America’s first Montaukett school.
Curated Video
Teaching Ruby Bridges
In the 1960s, Black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges and White teacher Barbara Henry showed America the true power of racial integration in the classroom.
Curated Video
Nelly Bly: Breaking Barriers from Asylums to the Skies
We've all got our favourite YouTubers, right? But everyone with a channel has this Pennsylvian lady, Nellie Bly, to thank. You could say she was the world’s first blogger.
Next Animation Studio
Earth’s newest deep-space probe reaches edge of solar system
On 17 April the half-ton New Horizons spacecraft became only the fifth man-made machine to fly more than 50 astronomical units into deep space.
Curated Video
Marie van Brittan Brown: Creating CCTV in Queens
How did a hardworking nurse from New York City invent the world's first home security system? When a burglar tried to break into her apartment in the 1960s, this kickass crimefighter went where no-one had gone before.
Curated Video
Lewis and Clark: the Making of an Expedition
Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery opened the American West up to expansion and settlement – but it all rested on the expert planning and preparation.
Curated Video
The History and Recipe of Potato Chips
Potato chips are very thinnly sliced potatoes that are deep fried in oil. Learn how the potato chip was invented and about various packaging techniques. Then try making potato chips!
Curated Video
Lozen: Fearless Apache Warrior
At a time when Apache men and women followed specific gender roles, Lozen defied convention – to become one of the finest warriors in the tribe's history.
Curated Video
How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football
It’s America’s national sport – but when football almost came to a crashing halt following the deaths of 19 players in 1905, US President Theodore Roosevelt made a decisive play.
Curated Video
The Negro League Baseball: Shattering Segregation
Like much of American in the early 19th century, sports were segregated. But with the newly established Negro Baseball League, African American baseball players overcame racial segregation to claim the national pastime as their own.
Curated Video
Museum of Artifacts That Made America: Helen Keller's Watch
Deafblind pioneer Helen Keller campaigned for a better America – with the help of a remarkable watch that she didn’t have to see to read.
Curated Video
Fighting for LGBTQ Rights: Is the United States Really United?
The 10th Amendment to the Constitution allows each state to set its own laws. That's meant that in Colorado, LGBTQIA+ rights have often been repressed. Meet the students at William J. Palmer High School who took their school district to...
NASA
NASA | Return to Venus: Part II
Watch "Return to Venus - Part I" at:From Galileo and the Heliocentric model of the Solar System to James Hansen and climate research, observations of the planet Venus throughout history have given us the perspective we need to...
Curated Video
The Camera: How The Camera Exposed The Reality of The Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.
Curated Video
The Windshield Wiper: A Female Innovation
The first mass-produced car in America was basically a lawnmower with leather trim, but it was a start, right? This is the story of Mary Anderson and the Windshield Wiper - an invention that happened by a stroke of fate!