Crash Course
The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age): Crash Course World History 211
In which John Green teaches you about the Bronze Age civilization in what we today call the middle east, and how the vast, interconnected civilization that encompassed Egypt, The Levant, and Mesopotamia came to an end. What's that you...
Reading Through History
History Brief: William Howard Taft and the Return of the Bull Moose
Test your knowledge with a quiz: https://www.blumarker.org/taft-and-the-return-of-the-bull-moose.html http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Taft and the Return of the Bull Moose When Theodore Roosevelt had been elected to his own term in...
NASA
NASA | Ask A Climate Scientist - Extreme Weather and Global Warming
Is the frequency of extreme weather events a sign that global warming is gaining pace and exceeding predictions? "Now, direct evidence of the footprint or the fingerprint of global warming: we're seeing more frequent, more intense, and...
Reading Through History
History Brief: Taft and the Return of the Bull Moose
William Howard Taft takes over the reins of president, and Teddy Roosevelt returns to attempt to reclaim the White House. http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Taft and the Return of the Bull Moose When Theodore Roosevelt had been elected to...
Economics Explained
Vietnam: The Economy of the Next Decade?
Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world today. In 2019 its growth was only beaten out by a selection of far smaller and far more unstable national economies. With a huge and very hardworking population not to mention...
SciShow
Reptiles' Breathing Hack Helped Birds Dominate the Air
When we breathe out, we empty our lungs. But an ancient reptile figured out a more efficient way to breathe, which ultimately helped birds dominate the skies.
National Geographic
White Fawn Born in New York City Brings Hope to the Community | National Geographic
The fawn's sighting has given some members of the Native American community new inspiration to break ground again and build a memorial. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #NewYork #NYC About National...
SciShow
We Found Two Planets Using Artificial Intelligence!
Artificial Intelligence has helped astronomers discover 2 new planets in systems that we'd already looked at, and new theories about how Mars lost some of its water have surfaced.
Mr. Beat
Why Don't Politicians Have Beards?
It seems silly that so many people "fear the beard," by why? Here is a brief history of politicians with beards. It's been since William Howard Taft when the United States had its last President with facial hair other than sideburns....
PBS
How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Get a Holiday?
Did you know Martin Luther King Jr Day wasn't celebrated in all 50 states until 2000? And that in order to create the holiday honoring the civil rights leader we needed help from Stevie Wonder and the National Football League. Why was...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction - Finer Details of Analysing Non-fiction Texts (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Our second lesson tackles the finer details in written, verbal and visual non-fiction texts. Discover how non-fiction texts like news articles, speeches and documentaries use a variety of techniques to inform and persuade their...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1912 Explained
HipHughes covers the basics about one of the weirdest election the U.S. ever had. Four candidates, a lazy incumbent, a relative newcomer, an old Socialist and a pissed off Teddy Roosevelt. And for the record TAFT was not Teddy's Vice...
Curated Video
What is Presidents' Day?
Every year, on the third Monday of February, Americans celebrate Presidents’ Day. A federal holiday that originally began as a birthday celebration for George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Curated Video
America's Manliest President | The Life & Times of Theodore Roosevelt
Footnotes: 0:16 Inspired by this image (not sure who the original illustrator is, if anyone knows please tell me!) 0:45 He called it the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History 0:58 And also maintaining a high level of fitness and growing...
Curated Video
Presidential Transportation
U.S. Presidential transportation has evolved over time, from George Washington's horse-drawn carriage to the modern "Air Force One" and "The Beast."
Curated Video
What is an Integer?
In this video lesson we will discover what an integer is by definition, on a number line and in the real world. Students will understand that integers are positive numbers, negative numbers and zero using a visual image of integers on a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 60 Second Presidents: William Howard Taft
60-Second Presidents video [1:22] outlining the policies of the William Howard Taft presidency during the Progressive Era. Includes background essay on Taft and fact sheet for students to use during the video.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: President William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft served only one term, succeeding Theodore Roosevelt. He was active in breaking up monopolies as well as increasing the governments ability to tax through the 16th Amendment.