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Curated Video
Talk It Out: How Addiction Enslaves Your Brain
In many surveys, the vast majority of teenagers report that when they do something their parents wouldn't approve of, they're just pursuing their freedom. This program begins the discussion of addiction and dependency from the...
Jabzy
First Boer War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the First Boer War
Mr. Beat
The Texas Revolution (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story about how Texas became part of Mexico, then became its own country, and finally became part of the United States.
Curated Video
Finding Evidence in Text: Strategies for Answering Open-Ended Questions
In this video, the teacher explains how to find evidence in a text to answer an open-ended question. They guide the viewers through the process of understanding the question, using text features and clue words to locate evidence, and...
Curated Video
Writing Detailed Sentences with Supporting Evidence
In this video, the teacher explains how to write detailed sentences to support an answer. Using the example of the Declaration of Independence, the teacher guides students through the process of finding evidence, making a plan, and...
Curated Video
American Revolution
This live-action video program is about the word American Revolution. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word American Revolution through use of video footage, photographs,...
Curated Video
Determining Independence of Events
In this video, the concept of independence between two events is explained using examples of selecting balls from boxes and students wearing jeans or sneakers. The teacher demonstrates how to determine if two events are independent by...
Curated Video
Writing a Topic Sentence: Combining Question Parts with the Big Idea
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a topic sentence by combining question parts with the main idea. The teacher emphasizes the importance of using question parts in the answer to provide clarity and direction to the reader....
Flipped Math
Compound Probability and Independence
Here's a way to learn about compound events and independence on one's own. The second of four lessons in the Algebra II - Intro to Probability unit focuses on compound events and probability. Pupils watch a video to calculate the...
Crash Course
Statistics in the Courts: Crash Course Statistics #40
Innocence hangs by a probability. An intriguing video discusses how statistics affect daily life, specifically in the courts. Looking at three court cases spanning several hundreds of years, the resource recounts how errors in statistics...
Macat
An Introduction to Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience
What is right isn't always lawful — and what is lawful isn't always right. Such is the argument of Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, which contends that it is the duty of the citizen to disobey the authority of the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The American Revolution: 1775
Celebrated historian Joe Ellis and Walter Isaacson sit down to discuss the beginning of the American Revolution and how the colonies united. [7:28]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: Who Won the American Revolution
John Green teaches you about the American Revolution. John will teach you about the major battles of the war, and discuss the strategies on both sides. Everyone is familiar with how this war played out for the Founding Fathers; they got...
Other
Fredonian Rebellion
Watch this cartoon rendition of the Fredonian Rebellion of 1826, the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. [2:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: First Draft of the Declaration of Independence
In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. [8:09]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Founding Fathers of the United States of America: An Overview
This video introduces the 'Founding Fathers'as brilliant but flawed human beings. [7:16]