This video describes the first launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. The mission, piloted by astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, aimed to test the shuttle system's...

This video provides a detailed account of the challenges faced by the space shuttle Discovery during its mission, including issues with insulating foam, protruding spacing material, and damaged thermal tiles. Despite these obstacles, the...

This video provides an in-depth look at the preparations and challenges faced by NASA as they work towards the crucial Return to Flight mission of the space shuttle Discovery. Highlighting the importance of the mission for the European...

This video highlights Frederick Douglass' pivotal roles in the Civil War and later years, including his advocacy with Abraham Lincoln, efforts for equal rights for Black soldiers, and his influential governmental positions. It...

In this video, the tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia casts a shadow over the entire shuttle program. The crew currently on the International Space Station have supplies to last until June, after which they will have to return to...

On February 1st, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia tragically disintegrated during reentry, resulting in the loss of all 7 astronauts on board. The cause of the accident was determined to be a piece of insulation foam that had damaged the...

This video discusses the tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its impact on NASA's shuttle program and the International Space Station. It highlights the challenges faced by the shuttle program, including problems with the...

This video explains the significance of the Hubble Space Telescope and the challenges faced during its final servicing mission. It highlights the importance of on-orbit repair and the advancements made in space technology. Ultimately, it...

Dr. Forrester examines the history of the Challenger mission to space by diagramming a timeline of the historical events. She compares and contrasts the positive and negative travels to space by making sense of the reasons for traveling...

Dr. Forrester will define parts of a river system: valley, canyon, tributaries, stream, channel, delta, floodplain, mouth, drainage basin. She will show locations of major drainage basins in North America, including the Mississippi,...

This video describes the historic first launch of the space shuttle Columbia in 1981, highlighting the excitement and significance of the event. From liftoff to reentry, it details the intricate processes and tests undertaken by the crew...

A video entitled “Elements of an Argument” which explains the key components of a strong argument.

Officer Tom McCloghry is a cop on the beat, patrolling downtown Columbia, South Carolina to keep the streets safe. And, though it's not so unusual these days to see police on Segways, this one is different. This is a hydrogen hybrid...

Kendall Thomas is a scholar of comparative constitutional law and human rights whose teaching and research focus on critical race theory, legal philosophy, feminist legal theory, and law and sexuality.Thomas is the co-founder and...

For years people living in Washington DC have been campaigning that the district should be granted full statehood. There are a lot of interesting arguments surrounding DC's status, but the debate got kicked into high gear when a bill...

If you came of age in the pre-streaming era of the '90s, you remember having to buy your CDs from stores. Or, maybe you took advantage of the Columbia House music club and its eight-CDs-for-a-penny deal, a discount that was too good to...

Most people have never heard of the Cerrejón coal mine, located in Colombia. The mine pumps out over 30 million tons of coal each year, and it's also become a critical site for scientists. In fact, the coal mine ranks as one of the best...

Here is our argument that Botticelli's Calumny of Apelles is the greatest example of the High Renaissance. Another example of resurrection in 15th century.

Learn how to ask questions with the French word: combien (how much/many?)

These days it seems everything is going green. Now you can add green roofs to that list. A green roof is covered with a waterproof membrane, a growing medium (such as dirt) and vegetation. Environmentalists have long touted the...

TikTok engaged in a banned data-collecting process that harvested highly personalized information from its users for more than a year, an investigation by the Wall Street Journal has found.

Don Buckley has transformed learning spaces so they work for teachers and students and not just architects, he has transformed textbooks so that they work for students and teachers and not just publishers, and transformed new media...

Kendall Thomas is a scholar of comparative constitutional law and human rights whose teaching and research focus on critical race theory, legal philosophy, feminist legal theory, and law and sexuality.Thomas is the co-founder and...

This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the District of Columbia.