In a very short amount of time, the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization? Kurzgesagt investigates. [6:40]
To understand how hearing works, Douglas L. Oliver follows a sound on its journey into the ear. [5:17]
Our planet's diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in the face of change? Kim Preshoff details why the answer, to a large extent, is biodiversity. [4:19]
Paint using virtual brushes and a canvas. Once complete, you can frame, hang, and even watch a time-lapse animation of your painting.
NewsDepth is produced with teachers in mind. As an instructional tool it supports a multi-curricular instructional approach. The content of the show is intentionally selected and produced to support the Ohio Learning Standards in several content areas. This session explores how NewsDepth can be used to support classroom instruction.
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Five lesson plans, complete with videos, primary sources, and document-based questions (DBQ) to encourage students to utilize primary sources and incorporate thinking and writing into daily learning. Topics include: Artifact & Document Analysis, Compare & Contrast, Four Corners/Jigsaw, Graphic Organizers, and PERSIA (Political, Economical, Religious, Social, Intellectual, Artistic).
A comprehensive site covering the endangered species in Texas. Includes information about endangered species laws, why it is important to protect these species, and more. Click on the different regions under "Navigate To Another Wildlife District" and then on "Endangered Species" to read about different parts of Texas.
This article discusses a map generated by the European Space Agency's Swarm mission that depicts Earth's magnetic field using satellites to measure magnetism. The map reveals magnetic stripes and magnetic anomalies. The article includes a link to an ESA article on Swarm and one to the World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map, which can be downloaded. Includes video. [1:29] (Published March 21, 2017)
This site provides the full text of the Constitution of the United States of America.
This outstanding site offers an interactive timeline that spans the breadth of British history from 1066 to the late 20th century. The timeline acts as a portal to high quality videos originally produced for the BBC that cover a broad range of subjects across British history.
Are you ready for learning at-home? Also called 'Remote' or 'Blended' learning, students are spending more time learning at home - and using more tools to learn than every before. From a daily schedule to treates to tips on live video, this 20 minutes will help you face the challenges of at-home learning.
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards historical documents, literary texts, and works of art thematically organized with notes and discussion questions. Topics discussed in this unit include the following: Living the Revolution: America, 1789-1820: The Northwest Ordinance, 1787. The Northwest Ordinance addressed the problem of unifying the new republic. It set forth the means to create new states west of the Appalachians and eventually admit them into the Union. It placed new territories under its dominion on an equal footing with the original states and guaranteed equal citizenship to settlers in those regions.
A collection of eight primary resources--historical documents, literary texts, visual images, maps--illuminated and contextualized by notes, thematic questions, and text-specific discussion questions for classroom instruction and teacher professional development.
Primary source documents on equality provides a look into various perspectives surrounding the discussion on rights for slaves, African Americans, women and equality in general between 1789-1920. Includes questions for discussion, reading guide and links to supplemental material.
Primary source documents on westward expansion convey the impact expanison had on national unity and provides a sense of interactions with Native Americans. Includes reading guide, links to supplemental material, and questions for discussion.
One hundred and sixty primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the conditions of slavery, the search for identity, the development of a sense of community while enslaved, and the struggles for emancipation from the seventeenth century into the twentieth century.
Six poems written by navigators and included by George Peckham, and Richard Hakluyt's argument to promote British settlement in North America. Both documents were directed to Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to promote British involvement in New World discovery and trade.
A collection of nine primary resources including historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and maps illuminated and contextualized by notes, thematic questions, and text-specific discussion questions for classroom instruction and teacher professional development.
Today we use cars, trains, airplanes and boats to travel around our world. But it hasn't always been this easy. Learn about the many different ways people have traveled in the past.
In this lesson, students will interact with the ways that people encounter the Great Lakes through travel and leisure activities.