Social Studies

Build up your science with the “Architecture” show.

Bill Nye the Science Guy is talking about archaeology – can you dig it?

This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from colonial times through Emancipation. Through these activities students will come to better understand and appreciate the hardships and plight of African Americans living under the institution of slavery.

Stirring dramatizations, archival photographs and colorful maps help tell the story of the Underground Railroad.

Academy Award-winning documentary uses archival footage and interviews to tell the story of the rescue operation that transported ten-thousand Jewish children from Nazi Germany and certain death, to Great Britain just prior to World War II.

Combines original color footage with compelling passages from diaries and letters from soldiers, leaders, and the homefront during World War II. Topics cover all aspects of the war including battles, internment of Japanese Americans, African-American soldiers, women in the military and on the homefront, war in the Pacific, an the concentration camps.

Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet tell the story of the seventh century prophet who changed world history in 23 years, and continues to shape the lives of more than 1.2 billion people.

Investigates the driving forces behind this brilliant period of artistic and scientific achievement. Discover how humanists like Petrarch pioneered the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture, sparking an explosion of creativity and innovation. Changes abound in politics and religion as well.

What was it like to live during the Renaissance? This program explores the typical homes, diets, and clothing of the period. Examines how due to a surging economy, many people had more money to spend on new household items, spices, and clothing. Witness the changing roles of work, education, religion, art, and family life over three centuries across Europe.