60 Second Histories
Olympic Games - how they started
This short video explores how and when the Olympic games started and discusses the other games that were also held at the time
60 Second Histories
Olympic Games - the athletes
This short video looks at who competed in the Olympics, how they trained and competed and the prize they could expect as a champion
60 Second Histories
Was the British Empire a good or bad thing? Part 3
Part 3 of this short series gives a brief summary of the Empire debate; it recaps on some of the positive and negative impacts and leaves the audience to decide.
60 Second Histories
Mummification - part 1
An Egyptian high priest talks about life after death and what happens when a pharaoh dies, he explains the grisly process of mummification to preserve the body and turn it into a mummy.
60 Second Histories
Canopic jars
An Egyptian high priest describes the organs that are retained from the body during the mummification process, and explains how they are stored in canopic jars.
60 Second Histories
Mummification - part 2
An Egyptian high priest continues to talk about mummification and explains the symbolism of the amulets and magic charms they used to send the pharaoh into the afterlife.
Curated Video
Creating Picture Graphs
In this video, students learn how to create a picture graph by organizing data and creating a key, title, and labels. The video explains the importance of using the same symbol for each category in the graph and demonstrates how to...
60 Second Histories
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
An Egyptian priest explains what hieroglyphics are, who reads and writes and how the pictures were carved into stone as well as written on papyrus.
60 Second Histories
Medieval arrowheads
A medieval archers explains the many types of arrowheads and their uses such as the broadhead with its barbs and the incendiary or fire arrow
60 Second Histories
Rosa Parks: segregation
In the first of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains what segregation was like for her.
60 Second Histories
Rosa Parks: Montgomery bus boycott
In the last of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains how her protest and arrest prompted the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted for 381 days.
60 Second Histories
The 1001 Inventions Museum
A time-travelling student tells the audience about the Golden Age and some of the amazing inventions created by Muslim people. This video was created by an Epic Era Competition winner
Mr. Beat
Why Learn Social Studies?
Every year I have students who go: "(groan)(whine) ugh, why do have to even learn social studies?" Each time, I would promptly give each of them an answer to this common question. After a few years of teaching, I sometimes get tired of...
Curated Video
Students voting in mock elections across Canada to help teach civic lesson
Students from more than 7,000 schools across Canada are getting ready for the Civix Student Vote. The goal is to give young Canadians an early introduction to voting and to get them involved in politics.
Curated Video
Northern students get an education in Canada's elections
Yellowknife high school students had the potential leaders of the N.W.T. making their case on Thursday. Meanwhile, Yukon youth learned all about the ballot proccess as a part of a civic learning curriculum.
Curated Video
This professor says N.L. schools need more history lessons, not fewer
Sébastien Rossignol, a historian at Memorial University, says he and his colleagues were alarmed by the province’s previous plan to roll back required hours for social studies in junior high schools next year. Rossignol says now more...
Curated Video
Texas Teachers Criticize Law Targeting Critical Race Theory
A new law targeting critical race theory has some teachers upset about restrictions the legislation puts on discussions in the classroom.
PBS
Amanda Gorman Reads Inauguration Poem, 'The Hill We Climb'
Following in the tradition established by John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton, the Inauguration Ceremony of Joseph Biden featured an Inauguration Poem. National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman's powerful recitation of her...
Participant
The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kid President
The ever-engaging Kid President hosts a video that details the life story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Kid President covers the time from when Martin Luther King, Jr. was born to the extent of his life and includes words of encouragement...
PBS
Sojourner Truth | Abolitionist and Women’s Rights Activist Video
Talk about perseverance! Introduce young historians to Sojourner Truth with a richly detailed lesson plan that includes a video overview of Truth's life, background vocabulary, as well as before and after viewing discussion questions. A...
PBS
Mary Church Terrell | Unladylike2020
Catalytic events wake people up. For Mary Church Terrell the lynching of her friend Thomas Moss lead to her involvement in the catalytic events of suffrage, anti-lynching, and desegregation. Learn more about this amazing woman and her...
TED-Ed
Do Politics Make Us Irrational?
Teaching scholars about the concept of partisan-based cognitive dissonance is essential now more than ever. A short video explains how partisanship works and often causes irrational responses.
TED-Ed
Ugly History: Japanese American Incarceration Camps
When Aki Kurose was 16 years old, her family was forced to relocate from their home in Seattle with other Japanese Americans. The government feared that despite their loyalty to the United States, they were operating on behalf of...