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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
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Color illustration of a multi-story factory with 3 smokestacks. Text overlay reads, "Refined 98% of sugar sold in U, S." The name E, C Knight is visible at the bottom right corner.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 2
12 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Closeup of parchment with cursive writing just barely visible in the top right corner.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 3
11 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige stands in front of a black and white photo backdrop of F, D, R doing a fireside chat and a portrait photo John F. Kennedy that has been placed at the bottom of the frame.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 4
12 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera with a confused expression on his face. Next to him, a text box reads, "Certiorari. Noun. A writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court."
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 5
11 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige stands in front of camera, gesturing out with both hands. Behind him, a black and white collage of a baby crying and another baby looking just off camera.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 6
12 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Mind map chart shows a central circle, labeled Media's Effects, branching off in 3 directions to 3 circles labeled Framing, Agenda Setting, and Priming.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 7
11 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Portrait photos of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with text on image that reads, "129 million 237 thousand 647 people voted in 2012 U, S Presidential Election."
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 8
15 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera with a video frame next to him in the shape of a T, V set. The image on the T, V shows several teenagers wearing white blindfolds.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 9
13 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of man with harbor and skyscrapers behind him, speaking. Caption. Hong Kong was leased to Britain as a colony.
19 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: George Shultz & the End of the Cold War
18 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Federal Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg and a man dressed as George Washington stand in front of a stately building. Text reads, “George Washington: History Speaks. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and George Washington, Portrayed by Dean Malissa.”
40 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a front door that reads, "Vocational Rehabilitation Service Center." Caption. To fit your individual needs and employment interests.
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 4
7 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, a digital illustration of an exit sign with the word Future. Caption. One-Stop Career Centers offer many excellent services.
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 5
8 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a piece of paper with the title Social Security Benefits. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 6
11 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a man using a wheelchair. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 8
3 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a social security card. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 7
8 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a ticket with the word, Success. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Episode 9
7 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cartoon. Actual image of the top of the Emancipation Proclamation in color, showing a portrait of Lincoln with a laurel leaf border and 2 American flags waving in the breeze. Caption. January 1, 1863, I sent out the Emancipation Proclamation.
Getting To Know The U.S. Presidents
Episode 4
20 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Painting. Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware showing Washington in a rowboat with several men. He's looking out ahead across the water with an American flag waving in the wind behind him. Caption. That was the leader I was willing to be.
Getting To Know The U.S. Presidents
Episode 1
16 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon. A gray-haired man wearing formal colonial clothing holds up a finger, pointing at an actual portrait painting of President John Adams. Caption. I played an important role in the American Revolution.
Getting To Know The U.S. Presidents
Episode 2
17 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Black and white illustration of Jefferson and 4 others gathered around a small table looking at a handwritten document. Caption. And they chose me to write a Declaration of Independence.
Getting To Know The U.S. Presidents
Episode 3
20 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Man wearing a military uniform hands a large bag of supplies to a man dressed in civilian clothes standing next to a military supply vehicle.
Democracy In America
Episode 15
28 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cartoon of a woman holding a stack of history books smiles down at a child who looks back with arms shrugging up to the side. Caption. No girl president? Ever? Grace asked.
11 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Crowds of people fill the front of the Capitol building, as people exit through the front doors. Caption. And in 2000, the presidency of the United States.
22 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Digital illustration shows a snowy labor camp guarded by armed soldiers, uniformed prisoners congregate in the yard, looking at a prisoner lying in the snow. Text reads, “Gulags. USSR.”
2 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Black and white photo of Nixon standing behind a decorated podium and speaking into the microphone. Caption. To campaign in every state, including Alaska and Hawaii.
20 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 10
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Ancient Rome (Part 1)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 11
8 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Ancient Rome (Part 2)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 12
8 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Ancient Rome (Part 3)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 13
10 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Birth of the Constitution
History in a Nutshell
Episode 8
7 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: French and Indian War (Part 1)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 14
7 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: French and Indian War (Part 2)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 15
7 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 1)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 20
6 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 2)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 21
3 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 3)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 22
12 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: Persian Gulf War (Part 4)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 23
4 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: The Reconstruction Amendments (Part 1)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 16
8 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: The Reconstruction Amendments (Part 2)
History in a Nutshell
Episode 17
11 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Still image from: History in a Nutshell: The Trail of Tears
History in a Nutshell
Episode 1
12 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Title text reads, “Choosing Candidates: Primaries, Caucuses, and Party Conventions," against a blue background covered in stars.
1 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Digital illustration shows soldiers firing weapons alongside members of the Mafia in Italy. Text reads, “How the Mafia Collaborated with the U.S. Military in World War Two.”
10 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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Cartoon of a man and woman standing behind a podium with the presidential crest, red and blue balloons dropping from the ceiling. Caption. If the President dies or is unable to hold office.
16 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Cartoon crowd of protesters wears midcentury clothing and holds up Hungarian flags with holes in them. Text reads, "Hungarian Uprising. Budapest, 1956. The Cold War."
2 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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Color illustration. Girl dressed in blue with red ringlets, holding a doll. Caption. When Esther was 8, she watched her mother.
17 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Black and white photo of a small book with an ornate border and a metal lock. Text on the screen reads, "I was born in Mexico, but..."
12 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wide shot of crowded vehicle and pedestrian street in India. Caption. Held steadily at 7% in the 10-year span.
14 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of a coin sorting basin that is filled to the top by a pipe dropping coins into it. Caption. All the coins come here to be counted.
49 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Group of Black people carrying signs, march together with the U, S Capitol building in the distant background. Caption. To advance an anti-poverty agenda.
Democracy In America
Episode 14
28 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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A cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin sleeping on a bed. Sunlight pours into the room through an open window.
It's Okay to Be Smart
Season 8 / Ep 5
12 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Javier Sicilia, in the Loneliness of the Other: Part 2 (Spanish)
Especiales
Season / Ep
28 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: John Lewis: Get in the Way
53 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man in witness box with suited man looking at him in a courtroom setting. Caption. Did you have them on at the same time of the accident.
17 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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Geographical map shows a land mass in tangerine orange dotted with cities and labeled, "South Korea." A black line separates it from a coral colored landmass to the north and blue water surrounds them both.
8 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Mitch McConnell stands at the podium in the U, S Senate chamber speaking into the microphone with several senators at their desks. Caption. Expect their elected legislators to be their advocates.
Democracy In America
Episode 6
28 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Young woman with short auburn hair and black suit jacket shakes the hand of a man. His fingers are crossed behind his back, hidden from her view.
30 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Woman in a suit stands in shadow with hands clasped at waist and lips parted as she speaks. Caption. As governor, it's up to me to decide.
Living News Classroom Discussion Clips
Episode 3
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Park ranger stands with his hands clasped at his waist. An American flag hangs in the background. Caption. Of the signing of the Constitution.
Living News Classroom Discussion Clips
Episode 1
3 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Young woman in tie-dyed shirt with sunglasses on her head smiles and holds a box of cigarettes. Caption. I'm like, "Mr. Choplick, how ya doin'?"
Living News Classroom Discussion Clips
Episode 2
2 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Recently Added
Still image from: Living St. Louis: Bicentennial of the Missouri Compromise
Living In St. Louis
Episode
14 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
3 Asian women smiling with 1 waving. Caption. Toward a better life is undeniable.
16 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white frame of a man with a serious expression, arm draped around a smiling woman. Caption. This is no time for cheap publicity, Mr. McConnell.
2 hours 2 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of a man wearing small silver eyeglasses and a white and blue striped shirt. Greenery is in the background. Caption. So they're utterly dependent on processed food.
Nourish Short Films
Episode 34
1 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a man with small glasses, a white and blue striped shirt, and greenery in the background. White text in the bottom left reads, "Michael Pollan, author and journalist." Caption. We can vote with our forks, which will have a huge effect.
Nourish Short Films
Episode 26
1 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Mossback's Northwest: Paul Robeson at the Peace Arch
Mossback's Northwest
Season 6 / Ep 3
6 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Mount Rushmore is collaged in front of an American flag and a bald eagle. Text reads, "Mount Rushmore for Kids."
8 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Garage with four small planes parked inside.
Museum Access
Season 4 / Ep 6
28 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Bronze statue of a man in uniform holding his belt. On the wall behind him is a star below text that reads, "In honor of those members of the Office of Strategic Services who gave their lives in the service of their country."
Museum Access
Season 2 / Ep 4
28 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Street-view of a concrete multi-story office building surrounded by other similar buildings. The front has 6 tall, Roman-style columns with American flags on either side.
Museum Access
Season 3 / Ep 1
28 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Museum Access: International Spy Museum (Washington, DC)
Museum Access
Season 6 / Ep 7
27 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painted statue of a policeman in full uniform kneeling next to a sitting German Shepherd police dog. The statue is inside a museum.
Museum Access
Season 3 / Ep 3
25 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Colorful plaque that has a bald eagle with its wings spread out over an emblem of the American flag that has a Roman helmet with a sword stuck in it. There's a ribbon wrapped around the eagle that says, “duty, honor, country, west power.”
Museum Access
Season 4 / Ep 2
28 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Cartoon closeup on an iron archway that reads Dog Farm. At the center is a side view of a black dog, chin raised, tail curling back. Caption. Sound of light jazz music.
23 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 6
Slide shows white text highlighted in red on a blue background that reads, "NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Cold War."
3 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Still image from: Nick News: Coins, Skates, and a Healthy Mind
Nick News
Season 2 / Ep 1
22 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Nick News: Construction, Conservation, and Composition
Nick News
Season 2 / Ep 6
22 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Nick News: Gen Z in DC, Saving the Sea, and Seeing Nature
Nick News
Season 2 / Ep 9
22 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Nick News: Metaverse, Media, and Making History
Nick News
Season 2 / Ep 4
22 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Senior man looks slightly off camera in an outdoor setting opening his mouth slightly as if in mid-speech. Caption. Real hurt and real anger.
8 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman in black turtleneck tucks head slightly and purses lips. Caption. Was to hope to push the jury to decide the death penalty.
Aging Out
Season 0 / Ep 6
1 hours 26 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Of Black and Blue: The Journey of African-American Police
53 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Men wearing militia uniforms stand in a line, rifles by their side pointing up. Caption. The congress also asked colonists to start a militia.
14 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Still image from: Panorama: Putin's War in Ukraine
27 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Bearded middle-aged man in a brick-walled room with large steel frame windows. Caption. Acting as a sort of global policeman.
16 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Penn's Seed: The Awakening
1 hours 16 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Text framed by a white box on blue background with fading white stars reads, "Political Parties and Their Candidates." Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."
1 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Male politician walks on to a stage with a podium, shaking hands with a man in a business suit. A crowd of people in the audience hold up Bush signs. Caption. Because parties organize broad coalitions of people to recruit.
Democracy In America
Episode 12
28 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
United States Constitution in original form. On screen is the text of the First Amendment to the Constitution written in black.
Politics on Point
Episode 1
3 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Computer graphic of the state of Ohio and a scroll that reads, "Ohio's First Constitution 1803." In the background on the left is a detailed map of Ohio, and on the right is a photo of the Ohio capitol building above the seal of the governor of Ohio.
Politics on Point
Episode 2
3 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
2 black and white photos. The left photo shows the Ohio Statehouse, which is domed and has many pillars around the perimeter. The right photo shows the Greek Revival Building, which has a circular second story and many pillars around the perimeter.
Politics on Point
Episode 3
3 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Screenshot of Camp David, Maryland from Google Earth. A computer graphic of a red push pin is dropped over the location.
Politics on Point
Episode 4
3 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
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Several privacy booths used for voting in U, S elections are lined up. They have American flags with the word "vote" in blue painted on them. Caption. Our most important right as citizens.
Politics on Point
Episode 5
2 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Earth as seen from space. Caption: (narrator) Planet Earth is awash in renewable energy.
Earth: The Operators' Manual
Episode 2
53 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Text framed by a white box on a blue background with fading white stars reads, "Executive Branch. What's Inside. “Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Articles of Confederation
2 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Brutus 1
2 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Declaration of Independence
2 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Federalist 10
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Federalist 51
3 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Federalist 70
2 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Federalist 78
2 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: Gettysburg Address
2 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: The Truman Doctrine
2 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Primary Source Essentials: U.S. Constitution
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man wearing a business suit holds a metal rod and faces towards camera. Behind him, a factory floor with a few workers seated at desks. Caption. It is productivity that holds the supply side together.
Economics U$A
Episode 11
28 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Wide side angle exterior view of the U, S Capitol building, showing the entrance and dome. Caption. And Congress was under pressure to get it moving again.
Democracy In America
Episode 11
28 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Sepia-toned illustration of eighteenth century people working at a printing press. Caption. The invention that arguably began the Information Age.
11 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a teenage boy with short dark hair in a black shirt sitting in a dark room with slits of light peeking through the vertical blinds. Caption. Or the cop will give you a curfew ticket.
Real Life Teens
Episode 9
18 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Still image from: Reggie in China (Episode 2)
Reggie in China
Episode 2
47 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Still image from: Reggie in China (Episode 3)
Reggie in China
Episode 3
49 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white photo of person walking through a room with a slotted roof, sun shining through the slats. Caption. But what they came to see was.
15 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Roots of Resistance: Is Voting a Privilege or a Right?
Roots of Resistance
Season 1 / Ep 5
12 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a wooden gavel and block with a black and red hardcover book in the faded background.
28 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Closeup of a pair of hands typing on a computer keyboard. 1 hand has a wedding ring and a wristwatch on it.
Science Nation
Episode 80
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Scopes: Curriculum on Trial
9 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Sea Change: Political Currents (Part 8)
Sea Change
Episode 8
8 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a tattoo artist's hand wearing a white latex glove and using a tattoo pen machine to ink an intricate design on a person's forearm.
30 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Title card on blue background reads, "Communism is a system of social and political organization that calls for a classless society in which all property is owned by the community and everyone is equal."
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 3
2 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Black and white image of people crowded together in an outdoor space. Spanish caption. Implementar los ideales del comunismo era difícil.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 3
2 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Title card on blue background reads, "Confederal government. System of government in which power is shared by a central government and local and state governments, but little power is granted to the central government."
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 14
3 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Digital map zoomed in on Europe. The continent is highlighted in blue with a circle of yellow stars. Spanish caption. La Unión Europea es otro ejemplo de gobierno confederado.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 14
3 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Black and white still of Tiananmen Gate hung with a portrait of Mao Zedong. Title bar reads, "Chinese Revolution." Caption. After the Chinese revolution in 1949.
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 15
2 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Crowds of people fill Tiananmen Square beneath an image of Mao Zedong. Spanish caption. Los dictadores pueden llegar al poder.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 15
2 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Title card on blue background reads, "Federal government. System of government in which a strong central government shares power with state and local governments. Powers are divided and balanced."
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 16
3 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Digital map of the United States with states highlighted in different colors. Spanish caption. Mientras que los gobiernos estatales y locales.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 16
3 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Closeup of the Union Jack. Caption. The United Kingdom is an example of a constitutional monarchy.
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 17
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Palace of Westminster lit up at dusk. Title bar reads, "Primer ministro." Spanish caption. Es elegido por el partido de la mayoría de la legislatura.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 17
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Title card on blue background reads, "Unitary government. System of government in which 1 central government holds most of the power."
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 18
2 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Digital image of flags of Spain, Italy and France superimposed over a map of the world. Spanish caption. Tienen gobiernos estatales estilo unitarios.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 18
2 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Soldier looks at us from behind a face mask as he carries weapons in his hands and backpack. Text reads, "Spetsnaz, Soviet Afghanistan War. 1979 to 1989."
11 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Young men in robes face away from camera and write on a small chalkboard. Caption. Man as narrator. Way, way, way back, the ancient Greeks.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 1
23 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Title card on striated prismatic background reads, "The making of the president." Caption. The making of the president.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 8
18 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Medium shot of a smiling middle aged man wearing glasses. Caption. Looking at the branch's creation might help us understand.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 10
22 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white still of 3 young men in colonial costumes. Title bar reads, "Taxation ruling. Toll free. 1-800-238-9669. www.StandardDeviants.com. Caption. Slang for money.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 6
20 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young woman touches fingertips together in front of her and parts lips as if speaking. Text over black and white images behind her reads, "Basic principles of the Constitution." Caption. Look at the articles it contains.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 2
17 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: Herbert Hoover
Steve Forbes on Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 5
3 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 men look down and away, standing nearby an ambulance, paramedic pushing a person in a stretcher. Caption. I was closing my store and he was just lying there.
1 hour 0 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Closeup of what appears to be a legal document from the mid-1800s. Paper is aged and handwriting is written in black ink using cursive style from that era. Caption. He used to be recognized as a citizen.
Supreme Court Spotlight
Episode 2
1 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of a woman looking directly at camera as she smiles broadly. Behind her is a background that appears to be a glassed-in entry to a school hallway. Caption. As the Court ruled in 1986.
Supreme Court Spotlight
Episode 1
2 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Coastal bay with a docked boat. Caption: The New Zealand people have a strong connection to the sea,
15 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital screen in background reads, "Speak of the Week" with an image of a teenage boy standing in front of wall art next to it. Text in a box below images reads, "How would you spend a million dollars?"
Teen Kids News
Episode 1608
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Medium view of a teenage boy looking at camera as he speaks in a newsroom. Behind him is a digital monitor displaying the Teen Kids News logo.
Teen Kids News
Episode 1808
21 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 people stand on a path lined with weathered stone buildings. Title card reads, "Interactive Live Tours Using Real-time Guides in V, R and A, R."
Teen Kids News
Episode 1828
21 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2023)
Teen Kids News
Episode 2023
21 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2034)
Teen Kids News
Episode 2034
21 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2202)
Teen Kids News
Episode 2202
20 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a screen with a young woman speaking into a Teen Kids News microphone. A superimposed T, V at the left reads, "Speak of the Week." Title bar reads, "Should Smoking Be Banned in Outdoor Public Spaces?" Caption. It's not something the public wants.
Teen Kids News: Special on Tobacco
Episode 7
3 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Dancers face away from camera in a dance studio as they jump with their toes pointed. Title card reads, "Helen Schröder's Beach Birds."
The Art Assignment
Season 6 / Ep 3
11 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Painting of a senior Benjamin Franklin reading. Caption. But the great American diplomat, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin.
20 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 10
Digital illustration of men wearing forest green uniforms standing guard as people peek over a cement wall behind them. Text reads, "The Berlin Wall. 1961 to 1989, The Cold War."
7 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Two men on horses wear costume Civil War uniforms as they pass by a camp of white tents beneath an American flag. Text reads, "The Civil War: A Nation Divided."
12 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting of a group of colonial-era American politicians standing and gathered around a desk. In the background, several bystanders are seated in chairs looking towards them.
Democracy In America
Episode 2
28 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Wide exterior shot of the U, S Supreme Court during the daytime. Caption. The justices make fundamental policy decisions.
Democracy In America
Episode 9
28 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Digital map of the United States and Cuba labeled and highlighted in lime green with missiles extending from Cuba. Text reads, "The Cuban Missile Crisis. October 1962, The Cold War."
4 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
ASL
Blurry golden closeup of the Declaration of Independence creates a backdrop for script that reads, "The Declaration of Independence."
5 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Bartnicki v. Vopper. The Illegal Digital Intercept Case."
The First Amendment in the 21st Century
Episode 2
27 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale. The Gay Scoutmaster Case."
The First Amendment in the 21st Century
Episode 1
28 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The Campaign Finance Reform Case."
The First Amendment in the 21st Century
Episode 4
28 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Garcetti v. Ceballos. The Whistleblower Case."
The First Amendment in the 21st Century
Episode 3
28 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Van Orden v. Perry. McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky The Ten Commandments Cases."
The First Amendment in the 21st Century
Episode 5
29 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. The School Voucher Case."
The First Amendment in the 21st Century
Episode 6
29 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Billboard with smiling men and women at work stands above a field where thin men and women wearing tattered clothes take a rest. Text reads, "The Great Leap Forward, 1958 to 1962."
8 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Still image from: The Inspectors: Semper Phi
The Inspectors
Season 1 / Ep 6
20 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Still image from: The Inspectors: Teacher's Pet
The Inspectors
Season 3 / Ep 2
20 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Still image from: The Inspectors: The Art of the Stand Up
The Inspectors
Season 2 / Ep 4
20 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Still image from: The Inspectors: Welcome Back
The Inspectors
Season 3 / Ep 1
20 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Group of Pacific Islander children. 1 of the older girls wears an American flag bandana on her head and holds a baby to her chest.
59 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Men in period costumes lean over a table. On the table is a candle that is blown out and a lightbulb that is lit up.
The Men Who Built America
Episode 3
1 hours 24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup on Ronald Reagan speaking to camera in a televised presidential message. Caption. Are you entitled to the fruits of your own labor?
Democracy In America
Episode 7
28 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Text framed by a white box on blue background with fading white stars reads, "President's Helper. Vice President." Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."
57 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Closeup of a Black girl in a wide smile standing next to 2 Black boys.
19 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
People in military uniforms hold up weapons angrily in the foreground while others march and carry flags through a city plaza in the background. Text reads, "The Russian Revolution, 1917."
3 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Black and white photo of a group of people. A man holds a boy in the foreground next to a woman shielding her eyes. Caption. It showed a whole generation a wider world.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 3
54 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Grainy black and white photo of men in suits and various hats. Caption. Were wounded or got killed.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 2
54 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a crowd of people carrying banners and signs at a demonstration. Caption. Before the Civil War, the issues were slavery.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 1
55 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of a man in a suit and black frame glasses. Caption. The assistant attorney general, William H. Rehnquist.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 4
55 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Text framed by a white box on blue background with fading white stars reads, "Three Rules to Become President." Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."
1 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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