Instructional Video7:02
Hip Hughes History

The 1916 Election Explained

6th - 12th
A HipHughes hop-scotch across the spirited electoral contest of 1916 between President Woodrow Wilson and Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Instructional Video8:29
Hip Hughes History

The 13th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies

6th - 12th
Journey down the road of understanding the 13th Amendment with your host, HipHughes.
Instructional Video10:35
Hip Hughes History

Shooting a President: The Reagan Assassination Attempt Explained

6th - 12th
A summary of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981 including a look at John Hinkley Jr and the effects of the shooting.
Instructional Video7:56
Hip Hughes History

Right to Work Laws: Lions, Tigers and Unions. Oh My!

6th - 12th
With Michigan soon to become the 25th state to adopt "Right to Work" laws it about time you understood them. My Johnny Cash Teacher attempt to Walk the Line and do some explain'
Instructional Video8:08
Hip Hughes History

King Obama? The Constitutionality of the Immigration Executive Order

6th - 12th
An attempted non biased look at the constitutionality and legality of Obama's executive order on immigration.
Instructional Video7:56
Hip Hughes History

Killing ObamaCare: Explaining King vs Burwell

6th - 12th
An overview of the current lawsuit being examined by the Supreme Court which could theoretically kill Obamacare.
Instructional Video9:20
Hip Hughes History

DON'T ASSUME: 5 Assumptions to Avoid as a TEACHER

6th - 12th
5 assumptions that teachers should avoid in education.
Instructional Video5:34
Hip Hughes History

5 Things You Should Know About Midterm Elections

6th - 12th
With the 2018 Midterm Elections fast approaching it may be wise to review some important ideas. Here are five political science themes that will help you understand these important events in our history.
Instructional Video3:19
Hip Hughes History

Why do Federal Judges Have Lifetime Appointments? Government Review

6th - 12th
HipHughes ponders a question; Should Federal Judges get jobs for life? Or should they face the wrath of voters.
Instructional Video1:48
60 Second Histories

Was the British Empire a good or bad thing?

K - 5th
This video explores the raw materials from around the Empire helped fire the Industrial Revolution, this video takes a look at what was traded and with whom.
Instructional Video1:51
60 Second Histories

Building an Egyptian pyramid - part 1

K - 5th
This short history video gives an insight into how the Egyptian pyramids were built and the people who built them.
Instructional Video2:00
60 Second Histories

Ancient Maya food

K - 5th
A Maya woman describes the crops they grow and the food they eat.
Instructional Video1:44
60 Second Histories

Saxon farming - part 1

K - 5th
Part one of the farming series describes a thegn and explains his position within the Saxon community. He explains how ceorls and slaves help farm his land and talks about the food they grow and animals they keep.
Instructional Video1:53
60 Second Histories

Women in the Olympic Games

K - 5th
This short video explains the role of Women in the Olympic Games and mentions their own Heraia games.
Instructional Video1:55
60 Second Histories

The Rosetta Stone

K - 5th
This short history video explains what the Rosetta Stone is; its discovery and why it was important in helping scholars discover the meaning of the Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Instructional Video1:52
60 Second Histories

What happened to the Ancient Maya?

K - 5th
An explorer discusses some of the reasons why the Maya civilization may have disappeared
Instructional Video1:31
60 Second Histories

WW1 - Gas attack

K - 5th
An overview of the different types of gas used during WW1 together with the developments of gas masks and hoods to protect soldiers.
Instructional Video4:58
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Julian Vasquez Heilig - Critical Race Theory

Higher Ed
Julian Vasquez Heilig leads nearly 3,000 students, staff and faculty as the Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Education. He is also a tenured professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation. While at UK, the College of...
Instructional Video6:33
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Alec Couros at BLC14 - Using Social Media in Education

Higher Ed
Filmed at Building Learning Communities 2014. Professor of Educational Technology and Media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Dr. Alec Couros is an Associate Professor of educational technology and...
Instructional Video1:49
60 Second Histories

William Harvey - circulation

K - 5th
William Harvey introduces himself and talks about his early years and his discoveries.
Instructional Video1:48
60 Second Histories

Captain Cook - part 2

K - 5th
A veteran sailor recounts Captain Cook's final voyage aboard HMS Resolution.
Instructional Video1:43
60 Second Histories

King Charles I

K - 5th
A description of King Charles I. How he became King, what he was like as a man and his marriage to Henrietta Maria.
Instructional Video6:20
National Film Board of Canada

To Wake Up the Nakota Language

12th - Higher Ed
Across North America, Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing. “When you don’t know your language or your culture, you don’t know who you are,” says Armand McArthur, one of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First...
Instructional Video1:42
60 Second Histories

Which Roman gods are which?

K - 5th
This brief video explores some of the gods worshiped by the Romans, like Jupiter, king of the gods and Mars the god of war and explains that people made sacrifices to the gods