Instructional Video4:49
Mr. Beat

Can Your Religion Get You Out of School? Wisconsin v. Yoder

6th - 12th
Amish parents let their kids drop out of school after eighth grade. Wisconsin says they can't do that. The Amish fight back.
Instructional Video26:07
Wonderscape

History Kids: Ellis Island and the Immigration Process

K - 5th
This video provides a brief history of Ellis Island, the immigration process, and the reasons why people immigrated to the United States. It also highlights the challenges and experiences that immigrants faced during their journey and...
Instructional Video15:11
Hip Hughes History

Ancient Chinese Civilization Explained

6th - 12th
A basic overview of the beginnings of Chinese Civilization.
Instructional Video6:34
Curated OER

Evolution Primer #7: Why Is Evolution Controversial Anyway?

9th - 12th
Why do some people think evolution is a controversial topic? This video does a wonderful job of explaining the controversy around evolution in an unbiased way. Showing the source of controversy from both a scientific and religious...
Instructional Video8:36
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National Constitution Center

First Amendment Religion Part II

7th - 12th
The Freedom of Religion video dives into the meaning of the Free Exercise Clause. Scholars learn how the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause work together to allow religious liberty and prevent the government from favoring...
Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

History's "Worst" Nun

6th - 12th
It wasn't easy being a woman, a nun, a poet, and an activist for women's rights in the mid-17th century, especially in Mexico. Juana Ramirez de Asbaje was all the above. Learn more about this amazing woman in a short video that details...
Instructional Video4:30
TED-Ed

A Day in the Life of an Ancient Celtic Druid

6th - 12th Standards
A druid's work is never done. Viewers walk along with an ancient Celtic druid as she heals the sick, counsels the village leaders, and mediates conflicts.
Instructional Video1:42
PBS

Eid al Fitr | All About the Holidays

K - 4th
A video details the three-day Islamic holiday following Ramadan, Eid al Fitr—also known as the Festival of Breaking the Fast. An engaging narrator explains what the holiday is, why, and how it is celebrated around the world.  
Instructional Video5:19
TED-Ed

The Fascinating History of Cemeteries

9th - 12th
An irreverently illustrated video history of how human societies have honored their dead is both suitable and thought-provoking for high schoolers in the frame of mind to step back from the sadness of death. Scholars...
Instructional Video1:52
PBS

Easter | All About the Holidays

K - 6th
What does Easter have to do with bunnies? Find out with a brief and entertaining video that details the history of the holiday and why we celebrate it in spring with animals and eggs.  
Instructional Video6:01
PBS

The Pilgrims: William Bradford

6th - 12th Standards
As a young boy, William Bradford was drawn to the Separatist idea that Christ could be with a person through prayer and worship. But soon after the Separatists arrived to Plymouth, the experiment in the New England had failed. Watch a...
Instructional Video5:20
MinutePhysics

Science, Religion, and the Big Bang

9th - 12th
In the beginning, there was ... well, we don't know, exactly. Was there even a beginning to begin with? Amateur space scientists explore the nature of the origins of the universe in a brief video. Other topics include the misleading Big...
Instructional Video6:27
TED-Ed

Why Do People Join Cults?

6th - 12th Standards
It's easy to dismiss cult members as being brainwashed by a charismatic leader, but the process of being recruited into a cult is much more complicated than that. Learn more about the ways cults use an extreme ideology and sophisticated...
Instructional Video
Macat

An Introduction to Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations

9th - 12th Standards
In 1996, Samuel Huntington predicted that in a post-Cold War world, the primary source of conflict would be due to cultural and religious differences, rather than ideological ones. Introduce The Clash of Civilizations with a short,...
Instructional Video
Macat

An Introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality

9th - 12th Standards
Where does our sense of morality come from? Friedrich Nietsche's On the Genealogy of Morality is the focus of a short explanatory video. Clarifying the difference between the concepts of good and bad based on...
Audio
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Early Belief Systems

9th - 10th
This unit explores how humans seem to naturally be drawn to supernatural beliefs and how those religious beliefs aid in forming and sometimes defining many cultures.