Instructional Video4:49
TED-Ed

TED-ED: What is abstract expressionism? - Sarah Rosenthal

Pre-K - Higher Ed
If you visit a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art, you're likely to see works that sometimes elicit the response, _My cat could make that, so how is it art?" But is it true? Could anyone create one of Jackson...
Instructional Video11:00
Curated Video

Fancy Fish Fingers

K - 3rd
When Penny ruins the breadcrumb mix for Shane’s fish fingers, it looks like the dish is off the menu. But when she accidentally crushes Mario’s cornflake supply, Shane has an idea to save the day.
Instructional Video3:45
Science360

New multilayered materials ready for take off

12th - Higher Ed
When it comes to aircraft engines, rocket motors and nuclear power plants, the ""heat"" is constantly on to make the parts inside stronger, more reliable and more durable. In fact, when an airplane takes off, the materials in the hottest...
Instructional Video15:21
Curated Video

New York: Great Art Cities Explained

9th - Higher Ed
Abstract Expressionism would emerge from a post-war mood of anxiety and trauma. These were artists who, like the surrealists before them had a profound interest in the unconscious mind. They produced work that may have been abstract...
Instructional Video5:35
Amor Sciendi

Your Five Year Old Couldn't Paint This

12th - Higher Ed
Jackson Pollock's paintings have a fractal quality to them. This video explores the reasons this may be so captivating.
Instructional Video10:26
The Art Assignment

The Case for Jackson Pollock | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

9th - 12th
You’ve heard of Jackson Pollock and know of his infamous “drip paintings,” but what is it that you’re supposed to do when you look at his work today? Why did it cause shockwaves in 1947, and what does it mean now? We explore the life,...
Instructional Video2:13
Makematic

Abstract Expressionism

K - 8th
By showing people that art can be used to express what we feel, rather than what we see, Abstract Expressionism changed how we define what art is.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Conservation: Pollock, "One: Number 31, 1950"

9th - 10th
In this video [2:47] you will see how they clean and restore a painting of Jackson Pollock. You can experiment with Pollock's famous painting technique and those of other Abstract Expressionist artists by enrolling in our online course:...