Instructional Video2:32
Curated OER

Britain in Cold Blood - The Amphibians

6th - 8th
A British explorer weaves himself in and out of the forest in search for various amphibians. He spots a snake, frog, and a few more creatures during this short journey.
Instructional Video2:08
ABCmouse

Explore and Discover

Pre-K - 2nd
Inspire scholars to explore and discover with a music video that highlights the fun of unearthing new things. Captivating graphics take viewers through several learning experiences such as science experiments and unearthing lost...
Instructional Video5:52
TED-Ed

How Magellan Circumnavigated the Globe

9th - 12th Standards
Circumnavigate means to go around something completely, particularly the world. This is exactly what Ferdinand Magellan did in the late 1400s. Watch a video that explains the wonders and tough times of this magnificent journey. 
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Crash Course

Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners

9th - 12th Standards
Learners discover the Age of Exploration by comparing and contrasting the explorations of Zheng He, Christopher Columbus, and Vasco da Gama in this engaging history episode. The narrator discusses who may be considered the greatest...
Instructional Video1:12
Curated OER

Lewis and Clark

3rd - 8th
Discover more about Lewis and Clark in this creative video. Students use wonderful graphics as they narrate important facts.
Instructional Video8:51
Curated OER

Engineering an Empire - China 5/5

6th - 12th
Did you know that the brick and stone facing of The Great Wall is held together by mortar made of sticky rice and burnt lime? Did you know that China was the first super power of the worldÕs oceans? Admiral Zheng He commanded a fleet...
Instructional Video48:36
History Tube

The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World

11th - Higher Ed
The key ideas in this 50-minute video lecture is that commerce and trade transformed the seventeenth century, that wars previously fought over religious beliefs transformed into wars over economic resources, and that the quest...
Instructional Video4:59
Curated OER

A (Brief) History of Democracy Part 2

7th - 10th
The concluding segment of this two-part student project video begins with the Renaissance and ends with an homage to John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Pierre Trudeau.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: Comparing European/ Native American Culture

9th - 10th
In this video, Kim discusses how mutual misunderstandings between Europeans and Native Americans often defined the early years of interaction and trade as each group sought to make sense of the other. [7:09]
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Other

Maps and Globes

2nd - 4th
A reading of the book Maps and Globes by Jack Knowlton. It covers the history of maps, how globes came to be, differences between maps and globes, and map and globe features. [14:29]
Instructional Video
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Vasco Da Gama Explorer

3rd - 8th
Features interesting details about the life of explorer Vasco da Gama and covers his voyages to India.