Instructional Video5:01
Curated Video

The Hindenburg Disaster: The End of an Era for Airships

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video provides a detailed account of the Hindenburg airship disaster, a significant moment in aviation history that marked the decline of commercial airships. It discusses the background of airships, their military applications, and...
Instructional Video1:05
Next Animation Studio

Burning ship dumps ecological hell on Sri Lanka’s beaches

12th - Higher Ed
Sri Lanka’s beautiful beaches are being swamped by billions of plastic pellets and toxins as the country deals with a massive and growing environmental disaster.
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

Last Flight of the Hindenburg - Disasters and Tragedies - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
The story behind the tragedy of the Hindenburg
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

048 Fall of the Hindenburg - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
May 6, 1937 is a day that will be remembered for the tragic event that took place in Lakehurst, NJ. On that day, the Hindenburg was attempting to dock when the gas inside of the zeppelin ignited, causing the airship to burst into...
Instructional Video3:50
Economics Explained

How The Suez Crisis Might Give Rise To A New Industry: Modern Airships

9th - Higher Ed
How is the Suez Canal disaster going to impact the already struggling shipping industry?



Who is actually going to end up paying the 400 million dollars an hour that this debacle was reporte

d to cost?

And how...
Instructional Video2:52
Economics Explained

How The Suez Crisis Might Give Rise To A New Industry: Pay For This Mess

9th - Higher Ed
How is the Suez Canal disaster going to impact the already struggling shipping industry?



Who is actually going to end up paying the 400 million dollars an hour that this debacle was reporte

d to cost?

And how...
Instructional Video5:42
Espresso Media

Chernobyl: A Tragic Tale of Nuclear Power and its Consequences

9th - 12th
Chernobyl part 3/7: This video provides a detailed account of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, including the events leading up to it, the aftermath, and the efforts to contain the radioactive material. It also explores the challenges...
Instructional Video3:45
Espresso Media

Chernobyl: A Ticking Time Bomb

9th - 12th
Chernobyl part 1/7: This video discusses the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, where a sequence of errors led to a catastrophic nuclear accident that killed hundreds and created permanent ghost towns in eastern Ukraine. The protective...
Instructional Video4:48
Mediacorp

Building and Utilizing Satellites in Singapore

12th - Higher Ed
This video highlights the incredible work of a team of engineers in Singapore who built the TeLEOS-1 satellite. This satellite provided valuable imagery for geospatial analysis, aiding in disaster response and identifying illegal...
Instructional Video1:09
Next Animation Studio

China’s occupying boats dumping sewage on Philippine reefs

12th - Higher Ed
Beijing is using thousands of fishing boats to push its neighbors out of contested waters, and these are causing an environmental disaster.
Instructional Video3:06
Curated Video

An Engineless Ship Gets Caught in a Category 3 Storm

9th - 11th
It’s September 29, 2015 and the container ship El Faro is caught in a category 3 storm. Suddenly, the ship’s main engine sputters and stops, leaving the ship at the mercy of the waves. From the Series: Disasters at Sea: Storm Watch
Instructional Video2:24
Curated Video

This Ship's Poor Safety Record Inspired a Grim Nickname

9th - 11th
In the course of investigating the sinking of the MV Derbyshire on September 9, 1980, a shocking number of similarly-built ships are revealed to have sunk. It earns these vessels a grim moniker: the coffin ships. From the Series:...
Instructional Video3:37
Curated Video

A Cargo Ship Lost in the Atlantic Prompts a Flurry of Questions

9th - 11th
The SS Marine Electric, a cargo ship with a solid 40-year track record of sailing through rough seas, had capsized and sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic in 1983. Investigators explore a number of conflicting theories. From the Series:...
Instructional Video3:09
Curated Video

Investigators Turn to a Ship’s Crew to Find Elusive Answers

9th - 11th
The inquest into the December 28, 2014 fire aboard the Norman Atlantic has begun and investigators have failed to pinpoint where and why the fire started. Their best hope of finding answers lies with the crew. From the Series: Disasters...
Instructional Video3:06
Curated Video

The Captain of a Sinking Ship Orders an Immediate Evacuation

9th - 11th
It's March 2006 and MV Queen of the North has just struck a rock and is rapidly taking on water. The captain has no choice but to order an immediate evacuation of all passengers and crew. From the Series: Disasters at Sea: Queen of the...
Instructional Video3:07
Curated Video

A Passenger Faces Terrifying Choices on a Burning Ship

9th - 11th
A man finds himself trapped in the cargo deck of the Norman Atlantic on December 28, 2014, with a fire bearing down on him. He has to make a decision: stay and evade the flames or jump into the sea. From the Series: Disasters at Sea:...
Instructional Video4:53
Curated Video

A Team of Specialists Roll Over a Capsized Ship

9th - 11th
The Rocknes, a massive bulk carrier which capsized in 2004, would now be examined to determine why it sank. But first, it would have to be turned upright - a monumental task known as parbuckling. From the Series: Disasters at Sea: Four...
Instructional Video2:06
Curated Video

Witness to Disaster

9th - 11th
Max Coleman describes watching as the Hindenburg burst into flames and passengers threw their belongings, their children, and themselves from the windows of the burning ship. From: HINDENBURG: THE UNTOLD STORYef='http://bit.ly/1lqjiXD'...
Instructional Video2:27
Curated Video

Why the USSR's First Nuclear Submarine Was a Disaster

9th - 11th
The U.S. developed the world's first nuclear submarine in 1954 - and the USSR felt pressured to respond. But in their haste to match their Cold War adversaries, they rushed it - and paid a heavy price. From the Series: Combat Ships: Cold...
Instructional Video6:23
TED Talks

TED: Your invitation to help build a sustainable future | Jim Snabe

12th - Higher Ed
If we want to avoid a climate disaster, we need much more radical leadership, says Jim Snabe, who knows a thing or two about leadership as chairman of the world's largest maritime shipping company. In a stirring talk, he encourages...
Instructional Video4:42
SciShow

Great Minds: Dr. Judith Resnik and the Icebusters

12th - Higher Ed
In 1984, ice was accumulating on the side of the Space Shuttle Discovery, spelling possible disaster, luckily it was the first mission of Dr. Judith Resnik, and the Canadarm.
Instructional Video14:08
Weird History

Based On Your Income, Would You Have Survived the Titanic Disaster?

12th - Higher Ed
When it came to who survived the Titanic and who died that night in April of 1912, social status and gender were staggeringly important. It's well known there weren't enough lifeboats on the Titanic, and the ones that were used could...
Instructional Video1:14
Next Animation Studio

Disaster looms as abandoned tanker rusts off Yemen’s coast

12th - Higher Ed
Both sides of Yemen’s civil war blame each other for blocking the UN from saving the planet from a massive oil spill.
Instructional Video15:57
Debunked

Titanic Conspiracy Theories

9th - 12th
Theories have encircled the TITANIC tragedy for over a century, and we’re about to set the record straight. Since the day of the disaster, legend has overtaken fact and there are many questions surrounding the sinking. Was the voyage...