Instructional Video6:38
World Science Festival

Could Video Games Be the Future of Storytelling?

6th - 11th
Human history is rich with stories, and as our culture and technology changes, so do the ways we tell stories. For example, from its roots in oral tradition, storytelling branched off into literature, artwork, and film. Where are...
Instructional Video1:35:47
World Science Festival

Why We Tell Stories: The Science of Narrative

6th - 11th
Stories have existed in many forms—cave paintings, parables, poems, tall tales, myths—throughout history and across almost all human cultures. But is storytelling essential to survival? Join Jonathan Gottschall, Joyce Carol Oates,...
Instructional Video9:34
PBS

Afrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters

12th - Higher Ed
With the success of Black Panther, the term Afro-Futurism got pushed into the mainstream. But what is Afro-Futurism and what is its place in Black storytelling? In this episode we give you the starter pack on answering that question....
Instructional Video1:09
World Science Festival

Humans are Storytellers

6th - 11th
Unique to humans, and universal across time and cultures, the trait that ties all humans together is our love of stories—especially fiction. It comes so naturally that writer Jonathan Gottschall doesn't think scientists are paying nearly...
Instructional Video8:16
World Science Festival

Young Storytellers: Haunted Babysitters, Odd Princesses and a Cat Named Chickpea

6th - 11th
A babysitter’s harrowing evening locked in a closet; the secret to saving enchanted fairies; a boy’s globe-trotting search for a missing pearl; princesses who live for ice cream and cake; a chickpea-size kitten named Chickpea learns to...
Instructional Video4:11
The Jim Henson Company

Daedalus and Icarus - Storyteller: Greek Myths - The Jim Henson Company

Pre-K - 4th
Subscribe for more of The Storyteller: Greek Myths!f='http://bit.ly/1vBdUZC' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Myths! Daedalus builds wings so he and his son can escape Minos, but Icarus doesn't listen and flies too close to the sun....
Instructional Video3:13
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Jeff Bradbury - Becoming Storytellers

Higher Ed
Jeff Bradbury is an ISTE Award Winning (2021) and globally recognized digital learning strategist, educational broadcaster, public speaker, and entrepreneur, whose powerful message has inspired thousands of educators through the...
Instructional Video4:45
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Wesley Fryer - Playing with Media

Higher Ed
Dr. Wesley Fryer is an author, classroom STEM teacher, speaker, digital storyteller, and change agent. He teaches 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Independence Elementary in Yukon Public Schools in...
Instructional Video1:14
National Geographic

Watch a Filmmaker’s Painted Portrayal of Istanbul | Short Film Showcase

Pre-K - 11th
Digital content creator Justin Heaney applies a popular filter over his short film to create a Prisma-inspired animation. This short highlights the colors and shapes of Istanbul, Turkey—with a touch of modernity. ➡
Instructional Video2:00
National Geographic

Introducing a Yearlong Celebration of National Parks | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th
In our largest storytelling initiative to date, National Geographic is dedicating an entire year—in our print, digital, and online versions—to celebrating the wonders of parks around the world and exploring the challenges they face. ➡
Instructional Video6:41
National Geographic

Checkers Is the Heart and Soul of This Neighborhood | Short Film Showcase

Pre-K - 11th
The Razor, The Stealer, The Pressure Man—these are just a few of the nicknames hard-earned by the players at Capital Checkers. Through good times and bad, this Washington D.C. club has been a staple in the community for more than 30...
Instructional Video1:17
World Science Festival

The Neuroscience of Narrative

6th - 11th
Because fiction is conjured up within our imaginations, our capacity for storytelling or engaging in stories is susceptible to neurological disorders. People on the autism spectrum are less likely to engage in storytelling and...
Instructional Video12:43
World Science Festival

The Moth: Chasing My Memories - Lucy Hawking

6th - 11th
Lucy Hawking, daughter of Stephen Hawking, reminisces about her family and discovers the limitations of physics. The Moth and World Science Festival team up to bring you poignant, hilarious and unpredictable stories of science....
Instructional Video21:18
World Science Festival

The Moth: Go Tell It on the Mountain - Jim Gates

6th - 11th
A physicist climbs many mountains over the course of his career. Jim Gates is a Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is currently exploring computer software codes hidden inside of superstring theory...
Instructional Video15:10
World Science Festival

The Moth: It Took a Village - Michael Turner

6th - 11th
An assistant professor is invited by Stephen Hawking, in 1981, to join a consortium of the twenty best cosmologists in the world to determine why the universe has "lumps." The Moth and World Science Festival team up to bring you...
Instructional Video11:28
World Science Festival

The Moth: You Can Lead a Horse to Water - Sam Shepard

6th - 11th
An actor's insistence on using his own horse in a film stunt has unpleasant consequences for his stunt double. Sam Shepard is an Oscar-nominated actor, screenwriter, director and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. The Moth and World...
Instructional Video12:15
World Science Festival

The Moth: Man on the Moon - Nathan Englander

6th - 11th
"A writer moves to Jerusalem to be part of the peace process. Nathan Englander is the author of 'For the Relief of Unbearable Urges,' 'The Ministry of Special Cases,' and most recently 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.'...
Instructional Video51:22
Natural History Museum

Fantastic Beasts™: The Wonder of Nature with exhibition creators and scientists | Live Talk

K - 11th
Join exhibition creators and scientists to hear how they brought Fantastic Beasts™: The Wonder of Nature to life. The exhibition is a spectacular immersive experience using props, specimens and interactives to bring a touch of magic to...
Instructional Video11:01
Tate

Tacita Dean – FILM | Tate

K - 11th
Tacita Dean is the latest artist to take up the challenge of filling Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. Her response, entitled 'FILM', is a silent 35mm looped film projected onto a monolith standing 13 metres tall. FILM is an 11-minute silent...
Instructional Video1:33
Curated Video

Scientists launched a pie into space

3rd - 11th
A meat and potato pie was sent 100,000 ft into the sky to test it to the extreme. It took off from Wigan which is well known for its pies across the UK. Science enthusiasts SentIntoSpace did it to see if the pie's structural integrity...
Instructional Video2:33
PBS

Ready Player One

6th - 12th Standards
Ready Player One has been praised as a novel that captures the vitality, the allure, and the essence of the virtual reality experience. Speakers in a short video share their rationale for why Ernest Clines' dystopian novel should be...