Book Club for Kids
The Story Behind "Esperanza Rising"
The novel Esperanza Rising tells the “riches to rags” story of a girl who lived comfortably in Mexico in the 1930s until her family’s situation changed. She and her family had to move to California, where they worked in farm labor camps...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" have a hidden message? - David B. Parker
In his introduction to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children's story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is...
Curated Video
Mission: Solar System - Invisible Force | Design Squad
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/video/invisible-force/ Design a setup so that when a steel ball rolls past a magnet, it changes direction and hits a target that's sitting off to the side. For more Design Squad Nation projects, go to...
Healthcare Triage
Going Hungry is not Great for your Health
About 50 million people in the United States don't have access to enough food to support a healthy lifestyle. The technical term for this is food insecurity, and over 40% of people in the United States will experience it during their...
OER Project
Unit 4 Overview | Big History Project
In the Unit 4 overview, Rachel Hansen gives us a preview of the topics covered in Our Solar System & Earth. It’s an astronomical reminder that human history goes back long before humans, and that without humans like Alfred Wegener, Marie...
Curated Video
5 Cute Pom Poms Crafts
Here are five fluffy crafts you can do with pom poms! I’ll show you a simple way to make bright and multicoloured pom-poms and how to turn them into cute crafts. This is such a fun activity to make together! ⠀ ⠀ Under the Ocean⠀ An...
NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 9, Mars Opportunity Rover Mission Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Abigail Fraeman, deputy project scientist on the Mars Exploration Rover mission, discusses the Opportunity rover mission.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Avi Loeb - Extraterrestrial:The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24 (1980-1986), led the first international project...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Chris McKay Talks About Life in Extreme Places
A conversation with Chris McKay, senior scientist at the Planetary Systems Branch of NASA's Ames Research Center who works on projects from Cassini to Curiosity.
Next Animation Studio
Huge international fleet conducts drills around Taiwan and South China Sea aimed at China
Three aircraft carriers from the U.S. and U.K. combined with a helicopter carrier from Japan to conduct exercises north of Taiwan in the same weekend that China made a record number of incursions into Taiwan’s air defense zone.
Curated Video
The Ozone Layer - Part 1 | Environmental Chemistry | Chemistry | FuseSchool
Learn about the two main layers of the atmosphere: the troposphere and the stratosphere. The troposphere is full of weather and ‘bad’ ozone, and above that, is the stratosphere, where ‘good’ ozone protects us against dangerous UV light....
TED-Ed
Will Future Spacecraft Fit in Our Pockets?
Say goodbye to giant rocket ships and hello to micro-spacecraft. Taking a look at the future of space exploration, this video explores the development of tiny, expendable space probes that can investigate the far reaches of...