High School Resources

This is a great video to introduce or review the Sit ins at the Woolworth's Drug Store in Greensboro North Carolina during the Civil Rights...

Here is a great video that introduces volcanoes.  It is very visual and the music fits.  This is the video I show to get students excited to learn...

This is a fun and short informational video with some basic facts about President Abraham Lincoln, produced by Disney.

This is a great clip to help open a discussion about conflict or character vs. nature.

This is a great video to introduce and explore the basics of scarcity and the function of choice in economics.

Have you ever wondered what those packets that say "don't eat" on them?  You know those packets found in shoe boxes, jerky packages, and leather...

Scientists demonstrate what tree rings tell us about the change in climate over time and how the climate changes in cycles.

Embark on an illuminating video that unravels the secrets of wind. Explore the fascinating mechanisms behind wind generation on our planet....

This video is a fun rap about the organization and powers declared in the Constitution.

This video explains the development and rise of McCarthyism, and specifically the role of Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare during the...

This video does an excellent job explaining the answer to the question, "How small is an atom?  It compares an atom to the size of a grapefruit...

Here is an excellent video about how scientists map the human genome. Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, Tissues, Organs, Organism, DNA, and...

This video shows the hearings of Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, supposed spies, during the Red Scare at the beginning of the Cold War...

This video explains the beginning of the United States involvement in the Vietnam Conflict including President Lyndon B. Johnson's role.

This video talks about the different types of blood types and why those are important.

With this video you can easily start off a class on genetics or reproduction.  Simply propose the age old question, "Which came first, the chicken...

This video provides a concise overview of Alfred Wegener's involvement in the discovery of Continental Drift. It sheds light on the challenges he...

This MinuteEarth video does a great job exploring the history and science behind spoiled foods such as cheese, wine, coffee, and bread.  It...

This video shows one of President Eisenhower’s campaign commercials.

This video explores the beginnings of the Red Scare including the HUAC hearings during the beginnings of the Cold War Era.

This video discusses a range of astronomy topics.  The main theme of it though is, how likely planets are to being habitable.  Planets need to be...

Find out how glacier melt can actually raise the sea levels of the ocean.  Thermal expansion is also explained in this science video.

This is a great video to encourage the pursuit of science. Adam Savage (Mythbusters) gives the history of some of the simplest ideas and how they...

This is a cute retelling of the events of the Continental Congress on the road to independence at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. It could...