Instructional Video19:12
Curated Video

Why the U.S. Never Attempted to Land Massive Plane on Aircraft Carrier Again

6th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore the evolution of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers from the goal to land massive cargo planes on them to the daily flight operations of F-18 Super Hornets.



Fluctus is a...
Instructional Video3:56
Wonderscape

The Tide of War: Pacific Theater Escalates

K - 5th
Trace the escalation of the Pacific Theater from the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor through the aggressive Japanese expansion and the pivotal battles that marked the early years of World War II.



The Attack on Pearl Harbor...
Instructional Video2:15
Curated Video

The Secret Balloons that Bombed America

9th - Higher Ed
In 1944, Imperial Japan attacked the West Coast of America with hundreds of balloon bombs flown 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. They took the lives of five Oregon school children and their teacher – and remain a threat to this day.
Instructional Video24:18
Wonderscape

History Kids: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II

K - 5th
This video provides a historical overview of the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the consequences of the attack, and the subsequent involvement of the United States in World War II. It also raises thought-provoking...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: How America 'Struck Back': Doolittle Raid Turnes 70

9th - 10th
Listen to first-hand accounts of the Doolittle Raid that was meant to hit the Japanese homeland in April, 1942. The bravery of Jimmy Doolittle's men is truly amazing.
Instructional Video
US National Archives

Internet Archive: Doolittle Raid Launch Footage 1942

9th - 10th
See live footage of the bombers taking off from the aircraft carrier at the launching of the raid on Japan in April, 1942. A brief description of the raid accompanies the video.