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Inventions

Within History
Carved wooden levers. Caption: I want a fully operational Gutenberg-style one.
56 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Cartoon of a person looking at a skeleton with the joints highlighted. Caption: It's not the bones themselves that let someone move.
The Magic School Bus
Season 2 / Ep 202
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Students from the magic school bus shrunk to small size, climbing into an open cabinet. Caption: Look -- building materials!
The Magic School Bus
Season 3 / Ep 304
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
2 early model cars drive down a dirt road lined with trees.
The Men Who Built America
Episode 4
1 hours 24 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Painting of Civil War era military vessels in the water with smoke billowing from their funnels and an American flag in the distance.
1 hours 8 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Glowing filaments of light spiral around a rod in the dark. Luminous neon text reads, "The Nature of Invention."
50 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The word "Technologie" spelled out in computer chips and cables. Spanish captions.
The Shape of the World (Spanish)
Episode 11
12 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Illustrated man reading large poster. Caption: The printing press meant books could be mass-produced.
Timeblazers
Season 3 / Ep 14
24 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Young girl walking out of a door. Caption: I'm taking it to the experts-- the post office.
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 12
24 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Man writing with a quill in a candle lit room. Caption: Matter of fact, he studied and studied and studied.
Timeblazers
Season 2 / Ep 13
24 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
A bear laying across train tracks with two people standing above it. Caption: Train robberies were a big problem in the Wild West.
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 10
24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Man holding a wooden bucket. Caption: helped spread a terrible plague
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 3
24 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
A train in a subway station. Caption: the subway uses electricity to keep rolling.
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 4
24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Angled view of a large, brown wooden ship with many oars and several ropes hanging down from tall masts while sailing on open water.
Where Did It Come From?
Episode 1
44 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Digital image of an open manhole cover being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. You see, the round shape makes it a safety cover.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 1
10 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Tilted view of an oven full of red-hot coals surround by tan bricks. Caption. I'm talking about America's first pizzeria.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 10
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Low-angle view of a steam engine pulling several open passenger cars across a tall wooden bridge with fall colored trees behind it and green hills beneath it. Caption. Planes, trains, automobiles, and boats?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 15
10 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of several white Band-Aids with black animal prints lined up vertically on a black background. Distributed amongst them are several Band-Aids shaped like stars, hearts, and flowers. Caption. Invented something we all use to patch ourselves up.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 17
10 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image of a sign with pink lettering that reads, "Cotton Candy," being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. So, how did this feathery goodness spin to life?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 18
10 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white closeup of a right hand holding a pencil while the left hand holds down a piece of paper with lots of lines and text printed on it. Caption. You need to find a loophole.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 19
9 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image of the chest of a person wearing a black tuxedo jacket over a white textured matching necktie and vest being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. No special occasion would be complete without a tuxedo.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 20
9 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Old-style radio microphone digitally blending with a bright yellow and red background full of icons of musical notes. Caption. It is not as popular as this one.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 21
9 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Many images in a grid. The center image is of a traffic light pole surrounded by various traffic signs with a red brick building behind and encircled with a neon blue light. Caption. How does this term relate to traffic violations?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 22
10 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Grainy image of dust and smoke from an explosion on a hill with 2 towers connected by wires visible. Caption. Here's something you get a blast out of.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 23
10 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wooden crossbeam resting on 2 wooden posts with strips of beef draped across it in partially grassy field while people stand in the background. Caption. But why is dried beef called jerky?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 24
10 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Computer-generated image of a silver tin can sitting on a gas burner with high blue flames on a black-tiled surface. Caption. To a specific temperature and then cools them quickly.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 25
9 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image of a loaf of sliced bread on a white background made to look like its on a blue digital screen inside a computer with blue laser lights. Caption. Had an idea to build a machine that could slice bread.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 26
10 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 feet wearing red and white basketball shoes on a wooden floor with a basketball to the left. 2 hands reach down and tie the shoelaces on the right foot. Caption. Grabbing the ends of both shoe laces and pulling real hard.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 4
10 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a yellow bowl full of white popcorn kernels against a black background. Caption. And in just minutes you are enjoying.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 6
10 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image of the chest of a person in a military uniform with a tan bullet-proof vest holding a black handgun held close projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. There's a 10 72 on the scene.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 7
10 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman with dark hair and wearing a pink polo shirt leans against a wooden railing on a bridge over a stream. She looks at a smiling man in a green sweater sitting on the railing. Caption. Just cut to the chase?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 8
10 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
At a science fair, a teenager presents an experiment to two students at a table.
Xploration DIY Sci
Season 3 / Ep 3
22 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Inside a science museum, we see an inflated parachute above a gated-off machine. In the background is a large dinosaur skeleton.
Xploration DIY Sci
Season 3 / Ep 2
22 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Inside a crowded theater, we look over the heads of hundreds of people towards a lit-up stage.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 2
22 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Futuristic robot sits at a virtual desk, typing at a virtual keyboard in front of an arched screen display.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 11
22 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Disk-shaped robots play soccer on a green table designed like a real soccer field.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 12
22 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Student sits in a dark room in front of a computer monitor that displays a split screen of technical data.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 9
23 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Screen displays a jagged white line of close-together sound waves against a black background.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 1
21 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
In a dark room, a student converses with a hologram of a holocaust survivor.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 8
22 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
At an easel on a desk, we look over the shoulder of a man as he sketches a detailed drawing of a human skull.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 13
22 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Peering through the helmet of an elaborate space suit, a scientist experiments with magnetic poles.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 8
22 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Futuristic compact teardrop-shaped green vehicle on three wheels drives on the street amongst traffic.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 4
21 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Realistic rendering of a human heart and its arteries are displayed on a computer screen.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 7
22 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Three people in space suits walk through the red desert of a Mars simulation. Each carries a large box on their backs, labeled with a distinct number.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 4
21 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
We see a crowded street full of people talking, riding motorcycles, and walking in a third-world country.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 3
22 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Inside a high-tech lab, we see a humanoid robot with a gold helmet, holding out its hand. On its chest are emblems for NASA and GM.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 6
22 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
From above, we see a simple white tennis shoe on a dark-colored carpet.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 10
22 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two silver metal cylinders sit side by side, each on top of a piece of foam. One is flawless, the other is riddled with tiny holes.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 6
22 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Public works facility stands under a cloudy sky.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 11
22 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Inside a simulation room, we see a white vehicle floating slightly above the floor.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 9
22 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Smiling boy holds a device. Behind him is a row of adults wearing shirts labeled “STEM.”
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 7
22 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Students wearing protective eyewear use handheld 3D technology.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 2
22 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
In a dark room, a person walks in front of a row of screens displaying Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 5
22 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close-up of a machine in a makerspace.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 3 / Ep 13
22 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
In a grassy field, we see rows of solar panels angled toward the sun.
Xploration Earth 2050
Season 4 / Ep 12
21 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Surviving in Deep Space
Xploration Outer Space
Season 4 / Ep 3
22 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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