Social Studies

John, Paul, George and Ben

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According to the author, John (Hancock), Paul (Revere), George (Washington), Ben (Franklin), and Independent Tom (Jefferson) were always getting into trouble together as boys before getting into bi

Author: 
Lane Smith
Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:12
John, Paul, George and Ben

I Could Do That!

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At a young age, Esther Morris began to do things that her parents and others doubted that she could do.

Author: 
Linda Arms White
Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:17
I Could Do That!

The French Revolution (2005)

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This documentary dramatic reenactments, paintings from the era, and revealing accounts from journals and expert historians to recreate this turbulent period in French history. Includes information on Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the storming of the Bastille, Robespierre, Danton, Maurat, and the Terror.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:40
The French Revolution

The Expedition of Lewis and Clark 1804-1806 (2001)

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Witness Lewis and Clark's exploration of the West, complete with diary excerpts, encounters with Native Americans, the beautiful and threatening landscape, and a summary of their objectives and accomplishments. Teacher's Guide available in disk and online: www.schoolvideos.com

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:16
The Expedition of Lewis and Clark 1804-1806

The War Room

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The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the White House—and changed the face of politics in the process. For this thrilling, behind-closed-doors account of that campaign, renowned cinema verité filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D. A.

Director: 
D.A. Pennebaker
Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:36
The War Room

Exploring Our Past: Native Peoples of the Woodlands

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Taped on-location at a First People's living history museum, this live-action video explores the history, culture, and legacy of the first People of the Woodlands. Students will discover how these people adapted to the woodland environment using all its natural resources and tour the different types of homes used by the People of the Woodlands.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:12
Exploring Our Past: Native Peoples of the Woodlands

China Blue (2005)

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Examines the conditions of a factory in Shaxi, China, where mostly young women workers produce blue jeans for the western market in the age of globalization. Illuminates the economic pressures applied by Western companies and their human consequences. China Blue takes a look behind the closed factory gates and gives the anonymous workers a face.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:28
China Blue

The Silk Road: The Journey from China to Turkey (2012)

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A 4000 mile trade route the winds through mountains, deserts and plains linking Europe to China. In 1271 Marco Polo left Venice, Italy on a journey of 4000 miles to China. His book, "The Travels of Marco Polo," opened the trade routes to greater traffic as cultures, ideas and goods from the west and east were exchanged and great fortunes were made on the Silk Road.

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Middle
High
Length: 
02:14
The Silk Road: The Journey from China to Turkey

In the Footsteps of Marco Polo

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The Emmy® nominated film, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO, captures the remarkable, two-year 25,000-mile journey to retrace Marco Polo's legendary trek from Venice, Italy to China. This illuminating epic follows two friends from Queens, New York — one photographer and one visual artist and ex-marine — as they complete the journey by land and by sea, a feat in which all others have fallen short.

Director: 
Denis Belliveau
Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
01:30
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo

A More Perfect Union (2005)

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This final lesson reflects upon American identity, freedom, and equality from the perspectives of our recurring experts, as well as our featured family members. Looking forward, we examine how we might secure a more perfect union for our posterity.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:30
A More Perfect Union

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