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51 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Digital collage. Superimposed heads of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson on the bodies of 2 men with arms around each other. Text overlay reads, "B, F, Fs 4 eva." Caption. His best friend was Thomas Jefferson.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 2
1 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital collage with James Monroe wrapped in an American flag and a number 1 foam hand that reads, "U, S, A." Black and white image of crowd waving American flags in background. Caption. His presidency was called the Era of Good Feelings.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 4
1 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital collage. John Adams' head superimposed on Christmas elf's body standing in front of Massachusetts State House. Speech bubble reads, "Go Sawks!" Caption. Female as narrator. John Adams was a grumpy, frumpy principled lawyer from Boston.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 5
1 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting of Thomas Jefferson with an exaggerated head. He stands in a room filled with men, some surrounding a table with books and papers. Speech bubble reads, "Take that King George!" Caption. Tom took the lead on the Declaration of Independence.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 6
1 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Dark frame shows a shadowy figure standing indoors. Text at the bottom of the frame reads, "Reenactment."
54 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white portrait of Thomas Jefferson. Caption. Among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
13 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of weathered Constitution on parchment with handwritten script that reads, "We the people," in large script at top.
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 1
29 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white photo of Abraham Lincoln wearing a top hat and flanked by men in uniform. Large tent and trees in background.
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 2
26 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Mottled black and white photo of 3 Native Americans with white tipis in background.
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 3
28 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white illustration of early 20th century woman with her arm raised to the side. She faces a man in a top hat as he leans toward her with his hand up. Another man reclines and opens his mouth as if shouting in background.
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 4
27 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of front page of newspaper with headline that reads, "Supreme Court Strikes Out School Segregation as Against Constitution."
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 5
28 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white frame of Martin Luther King, Junior gesturing out as he speaks at a podium with several microphones. A crowd of men stands behind him, many wearing white caps.
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 6
27 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Faded still frame of men in wide-brimmed hats, bent over and working in a field.
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 7
27 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Side view of Barack Obama standing at a lectern with crowds in the background holding blue signs that read, "Change."
A History of Civil Rights in America
Episode 8
29 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, Constitutional Reform and Controversy.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 8
29 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, Founding the Constitution.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 2
27 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of the Constitution with red and white stripes superimposed over it. Title card reads, "Testing the Constitution."
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 4
29 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Constitution in a Changing World.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 7
27 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Constitution is Expanded.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 6
29 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Constitution Survives.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 5
30 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Seeds of the Constitution.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 1
28 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, Writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 3
27 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man dressed as Abraham Lincoln stands sideways in front of a sunlit window, looking down at a small book. Framed portrait hangs on wall next to window.
25 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The rooftops of different buildings. Behind all the buildings is a large river with boats and ships in it. Text reads, “Industrialization and Economic Development.”
Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth
Episode 7
29 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Water rushes through rocks in the Fridley creek. Caption: when it's severely icing, it's a hostile environment.
19 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Rectangle with two boxes. One labeled, "Yes," has a check mark and the other labeled, "No" is empty. American flag backdrop. Caption. Voting is a powerful right and important responsibility.
All About the Holidays
Episode 18
1 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Rendering of a tattered Betsy Ross flag with circle of stars in the upper left corner and faded red and white stripes.
All About the Holidays
Episode 19
1 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Sepia toned image of a cemetery lined with rows of blank headstones. Title bar reads, "May 30, 1838."
All About the Holidays
Episode 16
1 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Collaged illustration of Revolutionary War soldiers manning cannons. A map as backdrop. Caption. Male as Narrator. The third Monday in April is Patriot's Day.
All About the Holidays
Episode 28
1 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Patriots' Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
2 individuals in uniform face away from camera and salute an image of George Washington. An American flag fills the background. Superimposed title card reads, "1880s."
All About the Holidays
Episode 14
58 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Collage of men and women in military uniform standing below a document titled, "Veteran's Day." Image of Congress in session as backdrop. Caption. To recognize all soldiers who serve in war and peace.
All About the Holidays
Episode 23
1 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Veterans Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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All the Answers
Episode 7
19 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
ASL
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Alma's Way
Season 1 / Ep 37
23 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
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Alma's Way
Season 2 / Ep 7
23 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Senior woman stands in a crowd of people reaching towards something that is not visible in frame. In the foreground, a woman's hand in a blue latex glove. Caption. Where he learned about morality and economics.
10 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Group of men wearing turbans and belted woolen tunics ride horses while using bows and arrows.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 6 / Ep 7
44 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
View of the Parthenon on top of a hill looking over the city of Athens. At the bottom of the hill are other Ancient buildings. Text reads, “The Greek City-State and Democracy.”
Ancient History
Episode 1
27 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Video of Nate with a chalk frame drawn around it is superimposed on a blackboard background on the left side of the screen, and a statue of a Roman emperor is on the right. Caption. "To put his face on the Roman coin."
Artrageous With Nate
Season 0 / Ep 23
8 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Barack Obama wearing black winter coat. Caption. I stand before you today to announce my candidacy.
50 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Michelle Obama stands at a podium at a political rally. People hold campaign signs behind her. Caption. And Barack says that our greatest challenge.
1 hours 49 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Federal Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg and a man dressed as Benjamin Franklin standing in front of a stately building. Text reads, “Benjamin Franklin: History Speaks. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and Benjamin Franklin, Portrayed by Bill Robling.”
41 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman crosses a crosswalk using a wheelchair. A ramp leads from the street to the sidewalk in front of her where a child is standing.
28 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Title text reads, “Borrower Beware," against a background of the Dow Jones ticker tape.
11 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 people seated at a shared desk covered in papers. They are both holding phone receivers up to their ears. Caption. Coordinating recovery efforts and providing resistance.
Democracy In America
Episode 8
28 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white cartoon of Al Capone in silhouette against an open prison door lined with bars.
Butterfly Effect
Season 2 / Ep 5
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Animation of a woman wearing Victorian clothing looking towards the skyline in 1918 London. Caption. Have won the right to vote.
Butterfly Effect
Season 2 / Ep 8
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Title text reads, “Campaigning: Earning Every Vote,” against a blue background covered in stars.
1 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Carolina Snaps
Episode 17
1 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
ASL
Title text reads, "Checks & Balances," next to clipart of a Judge’s hammer, law books, and the scales of justice.
10 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Woman, man and two children crouch down and huddle together on the ground. Caption. Stay down, stay down.
44 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital illustration shows a person holding out a red book with Chinese characters on the cover. Text reads, “China’s Little Red Book: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. 1964.”
3 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Closeup of rice blades, some flowering. Caption. Rice is easily the most important crop.
13 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man wearing a police officer's uniform stands behind a podium, speaking to an audience of officers. Caption. And also for the protection of their rights.
Democracy In America
Episode 1
28 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 1
2 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 15
1 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 41
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: How Many U.S. Senators Are There?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 24
1 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: How Old Do Citizens Have to Be to Vote for President?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 52
1 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: If Both the President and the Vice President Can No Longer Serve, Who Becomes President?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 35
3 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: If the President Can No Longer Serve, Who Becomes President?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 34
1 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: In What Month Do We Vote for President?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 31
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 20
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 2
1 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 88
2 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name the U.S. War Between the North and the South.
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 71
2 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 28
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 65
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 100
2 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 13
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 49
2 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 27
2 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: We Elect a U.S. Senator for How Many Years?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 25
1 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: We Elect Our President for How Many Years?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 30
2 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are the Two Major Political Parties in the United States?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 46
2 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are the Two Parts of the U.S. Congress?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 23
2 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are Two Cabinet-Level Positions?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 38
2 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 16
1 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are Two Rights of Everyone Living in the United States?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 50
1 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are Two Ways That Americans Can Participate in Their Democracy?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 53
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Did the Declaration of Independence Do?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 97
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Did the Emancipation Proclamation Do?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 74
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Do We Call the First Ten Amendments to the Constitution?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 14
1 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 51
2 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 3
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 39
2 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 37
2 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 63
2 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is an Amendment?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 98
1 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 17
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Power of the Federal Government?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 4
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Power of the States?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 5
2 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Promise You Make When You Become a United States Citizen?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 6
2 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 56
2 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Responsibility That Is Only for United States Citizens?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 7
2 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 8
2 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 19
2 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 44
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 18
1 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 40
2 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 32
2 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 48
2 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 33
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 47
2 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 9
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 21
2 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 69
2 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 54
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 55
2 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 64
2 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 61
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 79
2 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 29
1 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 22
2 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 26
1 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 42
2 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 36
2 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 43
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 10
2 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 11
2 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Vetoes Bills?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 45
1 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 68
1 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 78
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 77
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 60
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 59
2 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 12
1 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man wearing a dark uniform and bike helmet raises his arms up, bending them at the elbow like he's making a muscle. Caption. It also values public order and safety.
Democracy In America
Episode 4
28 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Group of Black, White, and Brown teenagers walking down a school hallway. Caption. Farmville has become a model for integrated schools.
Democracy In America
Episode 5
28 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Old sepia-toned map shows property lines with parcels numbered and geographic features noted on map.
Civilization: Is the West History?
Episode 3
47 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Senior man in a black judge's gown sits in a courtroom setting. He holds a pen in one hand and gazes down at the desk in front of him.
1 hour 0 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Black and white frame of judge facing crowded courtroom gallery. Caption. The sooner we get started, the better chance we have.
1 hours 10 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Man wears a dark polo with the word "staff" printed on it. His eyebrows are slightly raised and his mouth is open mid-speech. Caption. Talking about our friends in Signers' Hall.
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 5
14 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of a man wearing a dark polo. He smiles and speaks to camera. Caption. Out of the government's dollars and cents.
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 6
22 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman stands in the middle of 3 3D digital buildings representing the U, S, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and Executive Branch.
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 1
21 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Painting of men creating the U, S Constitution. Some are standing, others are seated, and 1 sits at a table partially covered in papers with a book, inkwell, and quill pen on the other side. Caption. And how they handled those concerns.
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 2
21 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
People with sacks covering their faces and phrases such as "Greed" and "Self Interest" written on their shirts stand next to a person wearing Earth with a face over their head. 1st Earth Day April 22, 1970 Caption: It was the first celebration of Earth Day,
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 3
27 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Age of Jackson
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 14
15 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: America in World War I
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 30
13 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: American Imperialism
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 28
14 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 44
13 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Gilded Age Politics
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 26
13 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Reconstruction and 1876
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 22
12 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Taxes and Smuggling--Prelude to Revolution
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 6
12 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Terrorism War and Bush 43
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 46
14 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Cold War
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 37
13 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Election of 1860 and the Road to Disunion
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 18
13 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Great Depression
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 33
14 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Industrial Economy
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 23
12 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The New Deal
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 34
14 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Progressive Era
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 27
15 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Reagan Revolution
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 43
14 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Rise of Conservatism
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 41
14 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Thomas Jefferson and His Democracy
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 10
13 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Where U.S. Politics Came From
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 9
13 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Who Won the American Revolution?
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 7
12 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: World War II (Part 1)
Crash Course U.S. History
Episode 35
13 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course World History I: Capitalism and Socialism
Crash Course World History I
Season 0 / Ep 33
13 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course World History I: Tea Taxes and the American Revolution
Crash Course World History I
Season 0 / Ep 28
11 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Still image from: Crash Course World History I: The Roman Empire or Republic. Which Was It?
Crash Course World History I
Season 0 / Ep 10
12 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Crash Course World History II
Season 2 / Ep 30
15 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of 1 man speaking to another with a serious, narrow-eyed expression. Caption. Where you'll see how we check a bag of cans.
Curiosity Quest
Season 5 / Ep 8
26 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Cyberchase cartoon. Matt, Jackie, Inez, Digit and a boy with orange hair and a pale blue face stand and look at a sign attached to a chain link fence that reads, "Public Hearing Today." Caption. Public hearing on this space today.
Cyberchase
Season 10 / Ep 4
28 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Digital illustration shows an angry Stalin speaking at a podium with the red flag of the USSR behind him. Text reads, “De-Stalinization: The Secret Speech. February 25, 1956.”
4 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Closeup of brown script on a tan background. Script reads, "July 4, 1776. United States of America.
44 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man stands in command hatch of a green army tank among row of tanks. Caption. A war which illustrates how appeasing a bully can fail.
11 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
3 young children, 2 girls and 1 boy, gather around a school locker. Caption. Maybe you should go into the office and ask.
Democracy It Is!
Episode 1
59 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 4
Group of adult men and women seated in chairs at city hall.
30 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Woman wearing a white blouse sits on a bench and gazes at camera. Young girl sits next to her and smiles broadly.
1 hours 13 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Black and white cartoon of 2 men and a woman standing in a row before a large hand that holds up a paper that reads, "Ballot" with a check mark beneath.
2 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Title text reads, "Elections Explained," against a blue background covered in stars.
2 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Closeup on lined yellow paper and person's hand holding a writing instrument. Caption. Voting in this country is a 2 step process.
Democracy In America
Episode 13
28 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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In the foreground, we see a digital illustration of a person casting a vote along with the text “Electoral College.” In the background, an electoral map of the United States features five icons with different candidates.
9 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Title text reads, “Electoral College: How the Election is Won,” against a blue background covered in stars.
2 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Tryptic of a coral reef, ice shelf, and seal on a beach. Caption:  Endangered Species Act. Caption: under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Endangered Ocean
Episode 7
2 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Industrial smokestack releasing pollution into the air as seen from below. Caption: And most people worry about environmental pollution
17 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Korean man dressed in black looking off camera. Caption. Norberg as narrator. In desperation, Dae Sung Kim fled North Korea.
15 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of a traffic light at night with the red light illuminated. Caption. They have to follow the speed limit signs.
Exploring Communities
Episode 3
6 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Black and white frame shows a group of men dressed in colonial-era clothing, carrying rifles at their side. Caption. In April of 1775, a small band of colonists called militiamen.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 6
17 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Closeup of a white protest sign that reads, "Stop Racism Now" in red bold block letters. Caption. Does not mean that the government.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 3
16 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Nineteenth century black and white photo of a group of Black adults and children standing against a house. Caption. It was ratified in 1868.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 4
12 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Low shot of several men in American revolutionary-era clothing walking in a group with rifles at their side. Caption. This led to protests.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 5
10 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 men dressed in shirts that read F, B, I Evidence Response Team look through the open trunk of a white sedan. Text overlay reads, "Search and seizure must be reasonable." Caption. And that there can be no action without probable cause.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 2
16 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Cartoon of man speaking on corded telephone with index finger of other hand pointing up. Caption. Let's raise and fix our prices.
27 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 10
Man wearing a suit sits at a table opposite a panel of city council members. Beside him, a stenographer takes notes.
28 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Wide shot of the inside of the U, S Senate chamber taken from the second floor looking down, showing senators seated at desks arranged in a half moon formation. Caption. What they saw as a federal abuse of power.
Democracy In America
Episode 3
28 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
From above, we see the original copy of the Bill of Rights in a gold frame. Text reads, “Bill of Rights, First Amendment.”
17 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of a crowd of dozens of men standing at the factory gates. Caption. American factories worked to capacity to fill the demand.
Economics U$A
Episode 6
28 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Cloeup frame of man in front of black menu board with fuchsia pink writing. Caption. To close, restaurant.
12 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wide multi-lane highway curves through an urban city with several tall buildings.
28 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
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Visualization of the U, S branches of government. Green arrows lead from Legislative to Executive and Judicial. A red arrow leads from the Judicial to Executive. Background is a collage of government terms like, Checks and Balances, and Gridlock.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 1
13 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera next to text that reads, "Political Action Committee. Noun. An organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation."
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 10
12 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Graph shows Government Spending in trillions of U,S dollars. The Y-axis has a scale of 0 to 4. The x-axis has a scale of the years 1800 to 2015. A red line gradually increases from 1800 to W,W,2 but only slightly above 0.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 11
12 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Simple icon of the capitol building next to text that reads, "Testing food, drugs, and other consumer products." The background is a transparent image of a scientist doing lab tests.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 12
15 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera next to an email message that reads, "To, Bowdoin College. Re, More Founding Principles!" The body of the email is empty and there is a send button at the bottom.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 13
14 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera and gestures with both hands slightly up and bent at the elbow. The backdrop is a closeup of parchment.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 14
14 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera and gestures with both hands up and bent at elbow. The backdrop is a collage of old newspapers. The prominent headline reads, "Women win right to vote in suffragette victory. Nineteenth Amendment ratified!"
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 15
11 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12