Browse results: Social Studies
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Moving OutIn this video segment from What’s Up in Finance? college student Eddie Romero consults a financial planner to find a way to pay his bills, pursue a music career, and save for the future. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Moving to Oak Park This video segment, adapted from NOVA, shows the racial violence sparked when the African American chemist Percy Julian and his family moved into an exclusive
Chicago suburb in 1950.
Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
The Murder of Emmett TillThis video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE tells the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy whose brutal murder helped spark the U.S. Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Muslim DiversityRoughly half the Muslims in the United States are African American and the other half are immigrants and their American–born children. This video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly explores the relationship between these two communities. |
5-12 |
Video |
Muslim PrayerIn this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, learn about the daily prayer rituals of the Muslim faith and their significance in the life of a Muslim living in America. |
5-12 |
Video |
The Myth of PocahontasThis video segment adapted from NOVA introduces the popular story of how Native American princess Pocahontas rescued colonist John Smith. Accessibility features: Caption |
5-12 |
Video |
NanaviIn this video segment from Wide Angle, meet Nanavi, a young girl in Benin who has a rare opportunity to go to school. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
NeerajNeeraj, a young girl in rural India who performs her household chores during the day and goes to school at night, is profiled in this video segment from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Neighbor On NeighborThe video from Women, War & Peace describes how atrocities against civilians in the Bosnian civil war were broadcast to an international audience on television – with little impact. |
9-12 |
Video |
Nen Ordination In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, find out how boys in the Theravada Buddhist tradition signal their commitment to Buddhist teachings.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
New ConfidenceThis Wide Angle video looks at the reservations that a traditional Indian family had about their daughter taking a job in India’s outsourcing industry. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
A New Start for UrkadaAn Indian cotton farmer, widowed by the suicide of her husband, starts a new season on her farm in this video segment from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
New Worker ClassIn this Wide Angle video, Dwanzhi She, a "gold-collar" worker in Beijing, gives viewers a tour of his new apartment. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
A New World Order This video from Women, War & Peace explains how women and their dependents are most affected by the changed nature of warfare since the end of the Cold War.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Night SchoolIn this video from Wide Angle, visit a makeshift night school in rural India designed to allow child laborers who work during the day to obtain an education. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Night TransportThis video from Wide Angle looks at transportation needs and services provided for the workers of India’s outsourcing industry. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
The Oil Crisis, 1979Drivers wait in long lines at gas stations because of shortages resulting from the oil crisis in this 1979 television news footage from the Northeast Historic Film. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
One PartyThis video segment from Wide Angle describes the communist Workers’ Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Organic Farming: Conserving TopsoilAgainst the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles an organic farmer and the techniques he uses to conserve topsoil. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
The Origin of CreditThe historical evolution of credit and the purpose of interest are examined in this video segment from The Ascent of Money. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
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