12tone
The Secret Structure Of Children's Music
Try 2 months of Skillshare for free! http://skl.sh/12tone5 There's all sorts of music out there, but one genre that probably doesn't get enough attention is the songs that we sing for children. It's easy to write them off as simple...
IT'S HISTORY
X-Men, Star Trek and Lord of the Rings - Cold War Culture I THE COLD WAR
What do Wolverine, Mr. Spock and Gandalf have in common? Their creators were all children of the Cold War during which arts and culture underwent a fundamental change. Comics, Science Fiction and Fantasy were born and became accepted...
Curated Video
Musical Journey Through Time: Classical Composers and Their Influence
In this video, Nova takes kids on an adventure through the history of classical music, introducing them to famous composers like Mozart, Bach, and Tchaikovsky. The video explores how these composers revolutionized music and paved the way...
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - St. Mary Falls Trailhead
The St Mary's Trailhead Shuttle stop provides access to several trails on the east side of Glacier National Park. One of these, St Mary's Falls, is one of the most popular hikes in the park, and for good reason. Glacier National Park
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Exploring the Cosmos with Styx
Glenn Lutz and John Connolly, exploration experts at NASA, chat with Tommy Shaw and Lawrence Gowan from the band Styx about human exploration of the solar system. They discuss the challenges of sending humans into deep space and draw...
Let's Tute
Creating a Landscape: Painting a Beautiful Pangong Lake
This video demonstrates how to create a beautiful landscape painting of Pangong Lake using acrylic colors. It guides viewers through each step, from securing the canvas with masking tape to adding details and blending colors to bring the...
The Wall Street Journal
Regulation Around the World
Countries around the world frequently change their laws and regulations related to data and cybersecurity. Lawyers from Morrison & Foerster and Orrick explain the biggest recent and coming changes to regimes in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Great Big Story
Jenny Bridges: Breaking Barriers in Opera
Meet Jenny Bridges, a mezzo-soprano opera singer, who is challenging stereotypes and making opera more accessible. Breaking into an art form often seen as elitist, Jenny shares her journey from singing in church choirs to gracing world...
TED Talks
Gustavo Dudamel and the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra: El Sistema's top youth orchestra
The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra contains the best high school musicians from Venezuela's life-changing music program, El Sistema. Led here by Gustavo Dudamel, they play Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, 2nd movement, and Arturo Márquez'...
TED-Ed
Run, sail or hide? How to survive the destruction of Pompeii | Gary Devore
It's a bustling day in Pompeii. After a quick visit to the market, Fabia spots her brothers, Lucius and Marcus, crossing the Forum. The siblings begin discussing Lucius' wedding — but a deafening boom interrupts them. They watch Vesuvius...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider | Emily Zobel Marshall
Long ago, all stories belonged to Nyame, the all-seeing Sky God. But one creature, Anansi, was determined to bring the stories down to Earth. Anansi went to Nyame and requested to take ownership of the world's stories. The Sky God told...
TED Talks
TED: My year of saying yes to everything | Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes, the titan behind Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder, is responsible for some 70 hours of television per season, and she loves to work. "When I am hard at work, when I am deep in it, there is no other...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The forgotten queen of Egypt | Abdallah Ewis
The year is 1249 CE. King Louis IX is sailing the Nile, threatening to overthrow the sultan and capture Egypt. Egypt's commanders ask the sultan's wife, Shajar Al-Durr, to report this news to the injured sultan. But they don't know the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A day in the Islamic Golden Age | Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn
It's 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of a lifetime: the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. They intend to travel with the big hajj caravan— but a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What really happened to Oedipus? | Stephen Esposito
When Queen Jocasta of Thebes gave birth to Oedipus, a grim air seized the occasion. Her husband, King Laius, had received a prophecy from Apollo's oracle foretelling that he would die at the hands of his own son. Determined to escape...
World Science Festival
How Music Affects Your Brain: Notes on the Folds
Scientists are now finally discovering what thinkers, musicians, or even any of us with a Spotify account and a set of headphones could have told you on instinct: music lights up multiple corners of the brain, strengthening our neural...
Kids Academy
Easter Song for Kids - Easter Special | Nursery Rhymes for Children | Kids Academy
We want to help prevent learning disruptions while school is out by offering families, educators, schools, and districts a 50% discount on all our membership plans: https://bit.ly/2xiePZg Teaching holiday songs is not only fun but allows...
The Guardian
The forgotten children of China's prisoners | Guardian Docs
In a government building in Nanzhao, the Zhang children’s father awaits his fate. Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian He accidentally killed a child and will probably be executed. The Chinese state makes no...
The Guardian
Children's lives in the balance at NHS paediatric intensive care unit | This is the NHS
Evelina paediatric intensive care unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London treats the sickest children in the south east. Every case that comes through the doors is a matter of life or death, from major infant cardiac surgery to...
The Guardian
The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village
Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time. In the...
The Guardian
Nigeria on the brink of famine: 'Children are dying from starvation'
Northern Nigeria is just a step away from famine on a scale not seen for decades, according to the UN. Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Hundreds are already dying every day from hunger in a food crisis caused by...
The Guardian
The children of Nauru: 'What’s the point of surviving at sea if you die in here?' | The Nauru Files
Australia is obliged to offer protection to refugees. Instead, many are processed at a detention centre on the remote, independent island of Nauru, 3,000km from Australia. Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Two...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Eddie and the Car | POEM
Eddie and the Car | POEM| From 'You Wait Till I'm Older Than You' (Puffin).
Curated Video
History of Christmas Trees for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the origin of Christmas trees which started in ancient European times and now is a primary tradition in cultures around the world that celebrate Christmas.