Instructional Video22:50
The Wall Street Journal

Is Gun Violence a Health Issue?

Higher Ed
At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, AMA President Dr. Patrice Harris spoke with Reporter Peter Loftus about gun violence as a public-health crisis and the call from physicians for gun-control measures and other solutions.
Instructional Video4:12
C-SPAN

On This Day: March For Our Lives Rally

7th - Higher Ed
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting which took the lives of 17 innocent victims inspired more young activists to take up a cause. Academics learn how the March For Our Lives agenda was formed from this tragic event and how...
Instructional Video2:59
C-SPAN

On This Day: Branch Davidian Standoff

6th - Higher Ed Standards
When David Koresh and his followers refused to let a group of federal agent search their compound for illegal weapons, a firefight that eventually ended in the deaths of dozens of people ensued. What could law enforcement have done to...
Instructional Video9:08
The Great War

George Patton and Douglas MacArthur In World War 1

9th - 12th Standards
Have you ever wondered about the man behind the corncob pipe? Or the brains behind the motivational speeches to troops? Young historians examine how Douglas MacArthur and George Patton cut their teeth in the battlefields of World War I....
Instructional Video6:47
Veritasium

The Threat of AI Weapons

9th - 12th Standards
Will artificial intelligence weapons change the terms of war? As part of a larger playlist, a video about the future of AI weapons opens up the topic for discussion.
Instructional Video9:48
The Great War

10 Rare And Obscure WW1 Era Guns

9th - Higher Ed Standards
An eye-catching resource showcases a variety of unique guns from World War I that soldiers used in battle. Intrigued viewers discover the historical context of some remarkable weaponry as the museum content creator discusses the items
Instructional Video9:27
The Great War

Zeppelins - Majestic and Deadly Airships of WW1

9th - Higher Ed Standards
You are sitting in a trench during World War I watching the ground for possible attack. Suddenly, a bomb hits your trench—from the air? Scholars analyze the first use of airships in warfare in an installment of a video series on the...
Instructional Video7:35
Curated Video

The British Naval Blockade of Germany

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Choking off an enemy's supply lines as a strategy in war? Class members examine how the British used naval blockades during World War I to cut off German supply lines. They then discuss the success of the strategy. 
Instructional Video11:24
The Great War

Poison Gas Warfare In WW1

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Lungs burning, eyes blurry—chemical weapons cause great destruction. Scholars view a short video analyzing the first use of chemical weapons in World War I. The eighth lesson of a 32-part series on the Great War investigates the legality...
Instructional Video9:19
The Great War

World War 1 in Numbers

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How can the world benefit from a World War of destruction and devastation? Scholars analyze the use of technology and its advancements with a short video clip, which details weapons, roads, distribution lines and other World War I...
Instructional Video3:28
The Brain Scoop

Shark Weapons

6th - 10th Standards
Humans have been making weapons from shark teeth for more than 100 years. These weapons help researchers build an understanding of migration of the different species of sharks. An interesting installment from the Brain Scoop series...
Instructional Video9:41
SciShow

Great Minds: Fritz Haber

9th - 12th
Discuss the work of Fritz Haber from chlorine and mustard gas to synthetic fertilizers. It also mentions his personal life, converting religions, and the fact that one of his discoveries was later altered into the gas that was used...
Instructional Video
PBS

Now: Lockdown: Detainees in the "War on Terror"

9th - 10th
Video report from May, 2006, on Guantanamo Bay, the detainees, and the War on Terror.
Audio
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada Department: Artillery

9th - 10th
A description of the powerful new weaponry of WWI, the heavy artillery. Goes into detail about how artillery was used in the first world war, and what this new technology meant for war.