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Curated Video
Improving Opinion Statements: Focusing on the Topic, Not the Writer
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between fact and opinion and guides students in revising their opinion statements to focus on the topic rather than themselves. The teacher provides examples and encourages critical...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1992
The 52nd Presidential election in American history took place on November 3, 1992. (clip of Bush- read my lips, no new taxes) Yeah, George H.W. Bush had alienated most conservatives by straight up breaking that pledge. I mean, man, he...
Big Think
‘Fighting the good fight’: Why free speech has no political party | Jonathan Zimmerman
What can and can't you say? A brief glimpse of precedent-setting free speech cases in the United States. - There's a reason you're free to wear clothing with protest statements on them today. In 1968, 19-year-old Paul Robert Cohen was...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1956
The 43rd Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 1956, the day I turned negative 25. Uh-oh, we got a re-match! Dwight Eisenhower remained very popular, and his first term went fairly well, except for having a...
Makematic
Who Was James Madison?
James Madison is known as the “Father of the Constitution”. In this video for US students grades 3-5, we learn about Madison’s remarkable life, career and legacy.
Curated Video
A fact-checked debate about legal weed
2 opposing perspectives and 6 true facts about cannabis legalization. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videosf='http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>videos 00:00 - Introduction to format...
Extra Credits
The Articles of Confederation - Becoming the United States - Extra History - #1
When the thirteen colonies of North America broke away from Great Britain, they struggled to draft their first constitution. After great debate, they created the Articles of Confederation and formed the United States of America. Support...
Reading Through History
History Brief: The Second Continental Congress and the Olive Branch Petition
PBS
Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?
While you might not personally consider your average 18 year old a full-fledged adult, 18 is a pretty magic number in the US. It's the the age when you can vote, go to war, work full time, and move out of their parents house. Why is this...
NASA
NASA Hangout: Ask a Climate Scientist
The topic of climate change inspires a lot of debate. At NASA, it has also inspired a lot of science.
NASA scientists examine the Earth's climate and how it is changing -- gaining knowledge through decades of...
NASA scientists examine the Earth's climate and how it is changing -- gaining knowledge through decades of...
National Constitution Center
14th Amendment Discussion Starter: The 39th Congress Debates
The ratification process for the Fourteenth Amendment that granted citizenship to everyone male born in the United States was contentious. The video reenacts a portion of the 39th Congressional debates focusing on the ratification of the...
National Constitution Center
The Bill of Rights
While the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution to preserve liberty, not everyone was on board. The dissenters refused to sign on unless the Constitutional Convention added a Bill of Rights. Viewers explore these important civil...
National WWII Museum
What Would You Do? Scenario: Segregation
Young African American men at the start of World War II faced a dilemma: they could fight the racism of the Nazis but only by enlisting in a racist Army. Scholars consider this situation as they study the life of a man who in 1941 was...
TED-Ed
How Does Fracking Work?
Fracking. The mere mention of the word invites controversy. Before joining the debate find out just what is involved in hydraulic fracturing with a short video that examines the technology involved in extracting natural gas found...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Our Bill of Rights
A dramatization of the debate and drafting of the first 10 amendments to the constitution between George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and more.