Impossible City - Dubai Part 5 of 6
Takes viewers on a journey to explore the eye-popping and often unprecedented engineering feats that are re-shaping Dubai into a model for visionary urban development in the 21st century. Suitable for middle school and high school students.
Impossible City - Dubai Part 6 of 6
Takes viewers on a journey to explore the eye-popping and often unprecedented engineering feats that are re-shaping Dubai into a model for visionary urban development in the 21st century. Suitable for middle school and high school students.
Big Bang Theory
How did it all begin? In this BrainPOP, movie Tim and Moby introduce you to the most prominent scientific theory about the start of the universe: the Big Bang theory! Find out when the idea came about, who thought it up, and how it became so widely accepted. You’ll also see what scientists think happened shortly after the Big Bang, and how all the resulting matter and energy is thought to have spread out to create everything in the known universe! It’s a big universe out there, so you might
Nebulae Part 2 of 5 John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture done by Bob Lambert. Date of this lecture is October 2008. Video starts with a discussion of where the first atmosphere came from. Then progresses into how long the primary atmosphere lasted and what happened next. Presenter shows pictures of early constant eruption of volcanoes and bombardments of comets. Further discusses the CO2 cycle, the e
Vietnam
In 1945, Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed a Democratic Republic of Vietnam and named Hanoi its capital. During World War II, Ho secretly received American assistance against the Japanese, but the financial aid stopped when the war ended because Truman refused to continue offering support to a known Communist. In 1946, the French government recognized Ho's Viet Minh government as a "free state" within the northern portion of the French-controlled region. By the end of the year, however, Ho
Start of US Intervention in The Vietnam War
This video is accompanied by text. "In 1945, Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed a Democratic Republic of Vietnam and named Hanoi its capital. During World War II, Ho secretly received American assistance against the Japanese, but the financial aid stopped when the war ended because Truman refused to continue offering support to a known Communist. In 1946, the French government recognized Ho's Viet Minh government as a "free state" within the northern portion of the French-controlled region.
US Marines Battle of Iwo Jima
(newsreel footage) The battle was marked by some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign. The Imperial Japanese Army positions on the island were heavily fortified, with vast bunkers, hidden artillery, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) of tunnels. The battle was the first American attack on the Japanese Home Islands and the Imperial soldiers defended their positions tenaciously. Of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers present at the beginning of the battle, over 20,000 were killed and only 216 taken prisoner.
Short Documentary on Albert Einstein
In this brief four-minute documentary,you'll learn that one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century was a mediocre student who cut classes. You'll also learn that Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt to urge "watchfulness..and quick action to beat Germany to the atomic bomb". Run time -4:22
Biography: Albert Einstein
Biography of Albert Einstein. He was the twentieth century's greatest thinker. An immigrant who fled Nazi oppression and re-invented himself as a political idealist and humanitarian.
Thomas Edison: A Life of Invention
"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration" -- Thomas Edison
The life of Thomas Edison is a true "rags to riches" story. Through hard work and determination, he helped in creating the modern world in which we live today. Considered to be the greatest inventor of his or any time, Edison's wonderful inventions were a driving force of the Industrial Revolution. From the stock ticker to the phonograph; from the light bulb to motion pictures, his inventions g
Bike Safety Camp, Part 1 Video presented by American Academy of Pediatrics. Sam Sprocket's Bike Safety Camp, the narrator is Sam Sprocket. In this video the children are sent to bike safety camp to learn the rules involved in riding a bike. The kids are shown why a helmet is important and how to wear one properly. The video also discuss how a child should ride a bike that is the right size for the
Bicycle Safety Camp, part 2
Video presented by American Academy of Pediatrics. Sam Sprocket's Bike Safety Camp, the narrator is Sam Sprocket.  Video discusses how children can be safe on their bike in different parts of the city, such as city streets, on sidewalks, and in neighborhoods. Narrator discusses riding your bike with the traffic and why this is so important. Video also shows how children should follow the same signs, such as stop signs, as a driver does.Â
Bike Safety Camp, part 3 Video presented by American Academy of Pediatrics. Sam Sprocket's Bike Safety Camp, the narrator is Sam Sprocket. Video discusses how children need to concentrate on what they are doing when they are riding their bikes. This episode reviews the rules for riding a bike safely.  There are many songs that are sung by the narrator and the children, they are very catchy. Video is good quality and appropriate for children of all ages. Video gives grea
Direct Proportion Ice Cream Drama
This is a student made ice cream drama set in the early part of the 20th century. A relationship is established in the drama about the ice cream and the weather to teach the concept of direct proportion. As the temperature increases the man buys more ice cream. An example of this direct proportion is shown after the drama.
Communism: The Promise and The Reality - Red Flag [pt 1/6]
Communist regimes around the Globe are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other political ideal or movement, including Nazism (death toll totals more than 94 million people). In the USSR alone communists killed more than 20 million people. Despite that Western world refuse to accept the fact that their Allie, the Soviet Union in fact committed war crimes and genocide even larger in scale than that of Nazi regime. Communism - the extraordinary social experiment promising equality
Communism: The Promise and The Reality - Red Flag [pt 2/6]
Communist regimes around the Globe are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other political ideal or movement, including Nazism (death toll totals more than 94 million people). In the USSR alone communists killed more than 20 million people. Despite that Western world refuse to accept the fact that their Allie, the Soviet Union in fact committed war crimes and genocide even larger in scale than that of Nazi regime. Communism - the extraordinary social experiment promising equality
Communism: The Promise and The Reality - Red Flag [pt 3/6]
Communist regimes around the Globe are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other political ideal or movement, including Nazism (death toll totals more than 94 million people). In the USSR alone communists killed more than 20 million people. Despite that Western world refuse to accept the fact that their Allie, the Soviet Union in fact committed war crimes and genocide even larger in scale than that of Nazi regime. Communism - the extraordinary social experiment promising equality
Communism: The Promise and The Reality - Red Flag [pt 4/6]
Communist regimes around the Globe are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other political ideal or movement, including Nazism (death toll totals more than 94 million people). In the USSR alone communists killed more than 20 million people. Despite that Western world refuse to accept the fact that their Allie, the Soviet Union in fact committed war crimes and genocide even larger in scale than that of Nazi regime. Communism - the extraordinary social experiment promising equality
Communism: The Promise and The Reality - Red Flag [pt 5/6]
Communist regimes around the Globe are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other political ideal or movement, including Nazism (death toll totals more than 94 million people). In the USSR alone communists killed more than 20 million people. Despite that Western world refuse to accept the fact that their Allie, the Soviet Union in fact committed war crimes and genocide even larger in scale than that of Nazi regime. Communism - the extraordinary social experiment promising equality
Communism: The Promise and The Reality - Red Flag [pt 6/6]
Communist regimes around the Globe are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other political ideal or movement, including Nazism (death toll totals more than 94 million people). In the USSR alone communists killed more than 20 million people. Despite that Western world refuse to accept the fact that their Allie, the Soviet Union in fact committed war crimes and genocide even larger in scale than that of Nazi regime. Communism - the extraordinary social experiment promising equality
