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Instructional Video7:24
Curated OER

The Dark Ages - Part 1 - The Sacking of Rome

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The Dark Ages began with the fall of the Roman Empire. In 410 AD the Visigoths sack Rome with Alaric heading the charge. While this clip is somewhat over dramatic in its historic description, the causes of the attack on Rome are clearly...
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Instructional Video9:39
Curated OER

The Dark Ages - Part 8 - The Greatest King

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Part eight of this nine-part series on the Dark Ages focuses on the rein of King Charlemagne. He attempted to lift Europe out of the dark and into enlightenment through education and religion. Watch and learn about his 46 year rein,...
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Instructional Video10:11
Curated OER

The Dark Ages - Part 3 - Common Thread of Christianity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Part three of this series on the Dark Ages, focuses on the spread of Christianity throughout Medieval Europe. Christianity became a common thread that bound much of politics and society. Clovis, and later, Constantine used religion as a...
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Instructional Video10:02
Curated OER

The Dark Ages - Part 9 - The Crusades

For Teachers 6th - 12th
This series concludes with the end of the Viking raids and the beginning of the knights. Kings, vassals, peasants, knights, and the church are all covered. Watch and learn how the Crusades effected Europe by way of relics, trade, and...
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Instructional Video9:08
Curated OER

The Dark Ages - Part 5 - The Plague

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The Byzantines are fighting their way into the west as Justinian attempts to regain the Roman Empire. Part five of this nine-part series on the Dark Ages highlights the battles, religion, and disease that marked Medieval Europe. This...
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Instructional Video8:25
Curated OER

The Story of India - Ages of Gold - 1/7

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Every culture has a golden age. While Europe was in the Dark Ages, India was thriving and warm in an age of gold. The story of Rama, society, culture, and the Gupta Empire set the stage for this seven-part series on India's golden age.
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Instructional Video7:01
ACDC Leadership

EconMovies 8: The Dark Knight (Oligopolies and Game Theory)

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
What are oligopolies, and how do they use game theories in order to strategize and consider how competitors will respond? Check out this well-produced video in which a fantastic presenter uses clips from the film The Dark Knight, as well...
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Instructional Video3:38
SciShow

Oxygen is Killing You

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Prevent cell destruction from free oxygen in your body by eating antioxidants such as blueberries, pecans, cranberries, and dark chocolate. An interesting video discusses the dangerous side of oxygen. From rust to free radicals, viewers...
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Instructional Video5:31
TED-Ed

A Brief History of Goths

For Students 6th - 12th
The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Joy Division, Bauhaus, The Cure. Welcome to the punk rock underground music scene, to Cybergoth, Gothability, Gothic Metal and Steam Punk. So why are they called Goths, anyway? check out a short video...
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Instructional Video15:15
Crash Course

Deep Time

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Are our universe's days numbered? Yes and no, depending on how you look at it. Travel as far into the future as possible in a video describing the five ages of the universe. The narrator begins the tale in current days, which are the...
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Instructional Video11:14
Crash Course

The Milky Way

For Students 6th - 12th
Where does Earth fit in the grand scheme of things? Find out in an intriguing video filled with facts and beautiful images! Learners journey to the center of the Milky Way to discover how our galaxy works. The narrator describes the...
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Instructional Video11:10
Crash Course

White Dwarfs and Planetary Nebulae

For Students 6th - 12th
Like a phoenix, planetary nebulae rise from the ashes of a star's demise. Young science scholars view stars in the white dwarf phase and the planetaries that sometimes occur in the aftermath. The video explains the composition of...
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Instructional Video8:06
Numberphile

Consecutive Coin Flips

For Students 6th - 12th
In a consecutive coin flip game, some outcomes far exceed others. Viewers watch a video in the Numberphile Coins series that shows that a heads-tail sequence is more likely than a heads-heads sequence. This occurs even though the...
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Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course World History #14: The Dark Ages How Dark Were They?

For Students 9th - 10th
John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been led to believe. While Europe was indeed having some issues, many other parts of the world were thriving and...
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Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course World History: The Dark Ages... How Dark Were They, Really?

For Students 9th - 10th
John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been led to believe. While Europe was indeed having some issues, many other parts of the world were thriving and...