Instructional Video4:23
Curated Video

Meet and Greet: African Pixie Frog!

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Introducing our new frog! Meet this little big guy, hear his name reveal, and get to know the story of why he came to us and how we're caring for him.
Instructional Video5:19
Curated Video

Intended Audience

K - 8th
Intended Audience explores the importance of keeping the intended audience in mind when writing by identifying types of audiences.
Instructional Video2:52
Curated Video

Article II: Executive Branch

3rd - 8th
"Article II: Executive Branch" explains the responsibilities of the executive branch, including the role of the president, by analyzing Article II of the Constitution.
Instructional Video3:41
Curated Video

The Living Guide for Freedom 2

3rd - 8th
"The Living Guide for Freedom" examines the U.S. Constitution as a living document by analyzing its evolution through the fifteenth, nineteenth, twenty-fourth, and twenty-sixth amendments.
Instructional Video6:10
Mr. Beat

Is Gerrymandering Legal? | Shaw v. Reno

6th - 12th
In episode 43 of Supreme Court Briefs, the North Carolina state legislature gerrymanders to help African Americans since North Carolina, ya know, doesn't historically doesn't elect African Americans.
Instructional Video4:35
Mr. Beat

Going to Prison For Criticizing the Government | Debs v. United States

6th - 12th
In episode 13 of Supreme Court Briefs, Eugene Debs gives a speech criticizing war and praising socialism. He promptly gets arrested for breaking the Sedition Act, and spends the next several years fighting for his freedom.
Instructional Video20:36
Mr. Beat

I called every U.S. Representative in the country. Here were the responses I got.

6th - 12th
In mid-July 2022, Mr. Beat called every voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives, mostly pretending like he was a constituent of their district. He collected their responses and here are the results.
Instructional Video10:02
Mr. Beat

The American Urban/Rural Political Divide

6th - 12th
Mr. Beat explains why rural voters tend to lean more to the right politically and why urban voters tend to lean more to the left politically.
Instructional Video7:02
PBS

The Secret Tax Hiding in Plain Sight!

12th - Higher Ed
You're paying a secret tax every year... not just to the government, but also to your insurance company, your phone provider, even your employer!
Instructional Video2:15
The Business Professor

Board Observer Rights and Dedicated Board Seats

Higher Ed
What are Board Observer Rights? What are Dedicated Board Seats? A board observer is someone who has the right to attend board meetings, but not to vote or participate in board discussions. A board member is someone who has the legal and...
Instructional Video2:34
The Business Professor

Voting Rights - Preferred Shares

Higher Ed
What are Voting Rights of Preferred Shares? Preferred typically have no voting rights, whereas common stockholders do. Preferred stockholders may have the option to convert shares to common shares but not vice versa. Preferred shares may...
Instructional Video3:49
The Business Professor

Protective Provisions - Term Sheet

Higher Ed
What are Protective Provisions in a Term Sheet? Protective provisions are terms that allow preferred shareholders to veto or block specific corporate actions. Protective provisions can help protect the interests of minority shareholders...
Instructional Video2:10
Curated Video

Substance Over Style

12th - Higher Ed
Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) describes his conviction that politicians should be judged more on their likelihood of producing good political outcomes rather than their character.
Instructional Video4:11
Curated Video

Democracy Examined

12th - Higher Ed
Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth (UCSD) examines the subtleties involved in what it means to be a democracy.
Instructional Video2:26
Curated Video

Towards An Open Debate

12th - Higher Ed
Historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) relates his frustration of having religious beliefs being simultaneously private and independent of the American political culture.
Instructional Video2:42
Curated Video

Article I: Legislative Branch

3rd - 8th
"Article I: Legislative Branch" explains the responsibilities of the legislative branch by analyzing Article I of the Constitution.
Instructional Video3:17
Curated Video

Duties of the Legislative Branch

3rd - 8th
Duties of the Legislative Branch discusses the structure and responsibilities of the legislative branch of government.
Instructional Video2:56
Curated Video

Life for Women after the Revolutionary War

3rd - 8th
Life for Women after the Revolutionary War identifies significant groups that played a role in the American Revolution by examining how life changed for women after the Revolutionary War.
Instructional Video2:48
Curated Video

Significant Individuals of the New England Colonies

3rd - 8th
Significant Individuals of the New England Colonies identifies significant individuals responsible for the development of the New England colonies.
Instructional Video7:37
Curated Video

Universal Suffrage

3rd - 8th
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, women suffragists were the catalysts for women’s reform and the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
Instructional Video2:52
Curated Video

Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch

3rd - 8th
Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch explains the responsibilities of the executive branch, including the role of the president, by analyzing Article II of the Constitution.
Instructional Video2:42
Curated Video

Article One: Structure of Powers of Legislative Branch

3rd - 8th
Article One: Structure of Powers of Legislative Branch explains the responsibilities of the legislative branch by analyzing Article I of the Constitution.
Instructional Video5:15
Curated Video

Let's Learn Blending Long Vowel (CVCe) Words

K - 3rd
This video teaches how to blend long vowel words. We use CVCe words. Seeing the silent or magic e at the end of a word is a signal that the word may have a long vowel. Practice blending the sounds in words is an important step in...
Instructional Video3:41
Curated Video

The Living Guide for Freedom

3rd - Higher Ed
The Living Guide for Freedom examines the U.S. Constitution as a living document by analyzing its evolution through the Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments.