Ancient Lights Media
United Kingdom
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the United Kingdom.
Curated Video
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STORY: In forty-two years, Taiwan has developed from an
island of political refugees, who'd followed Chiang Kai
Shek from mainland China, into the...
Bloomberg
EIA's Sieminski Looks to the Future of Energy
May 12 -- Adam Sieminski, administrator at U.S. Energy Information Administration, discusses the future of energy consumption and trends in renewable energy. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
Abe in Kenya ahead of development conference
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYNairobi - 26 August 20161. Various of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspecting the honour guard along with Kenyan military officials2. Abe bowing3. Cutaway...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire change modern working conditions? The engaging resource explains conditions that contributed to the tragic fire, the workers affected by it, and how it changed labor laws and working...
Macat
An Introduction to Ernst Gellner’s Nations and Nationalism
Does a nation define a culture or members of a single political unit? A video summary of Ernst Gellner's Nations and Nationalism, part of a larger playlist about the world's greatest ideas, shares Gellner's definitions of nations and...
The School of Life
Political Theory - Adam Smith
Can capitalism have virtue? Adam Smith thinks so! The 12th video in a series of 13 discusses Smith's political and economic views. Pupils discover these concepts and more through primary source photographs and examples that relate to...
Crash Course
The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214
Reluctance to accept new technology is not a unique attribute to the 21st century. An informative video from Crash Course World History covers the rollout of the transcontinental railroad during the Industrial Revolution, and whether or...
Crash Course
Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History 207
Is flipping a switch and lighting up a room normal or miraculous? It depends where—and when—you live. Crash Course World History covers historical uses of energy, current uses of energy, and the possible future uses of energy with an...
Fuse School
How Burning Fossil Fuels Leads to Climate Change
Do our vehicles really contribute to global warming? In part five of an eight-video series, pupils learn the mechanisms by which car emissions turn into greenhouse gases. Through animation, the class sees how the natural greenhouse...
Fuse School
Water Treatment - Water Works
With so much water everywhere, how is it that people around the world don't have clean water for drinking and bathing? Part three in a seven-part series describing Earth's water resources introduces the class to the process of water...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Was the Modern World Created?
This video looks at three forces of change that gather momentum and help create the modern world, transforming the biosphere. [11:22]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Continuity and Change in the Gilded Age
This video lesson from Khan Academy covers Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Continuity and change, as it pertains to the Gilded Age, are discussed. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Beijing Grapples With Record Air Pollution
A discussion about how the severe smog is raising concerns about the cost of China's rapid industrialization.
Other
Apwh Period 5 (1750 1900) Timeline Quiz Events
Timeline study material for Advanced Placement World History course, Period 5, 1750 to 1900. Video set to music chronicles events from 1750-1900, Industrialization and Global Interaction. [2:04]