The Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham

Use this interactive map to explore the past 59 presidential elections (1789–2020). Learn about the significance of the Electoral College by comparing the map and the electoral cartogram. Delve further into history by reading a brief overview of the Electoral College and the role of electors and looking at key events in past elections. Then, use the "Presidential Predictor" to see how a candidate might win the electoral vote in the next election. How would you strategize a political campaign to win the presidency?

Explore why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution and its enduring impact on defining our rights. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument in response to the question “How does the Bill of Rights establish and continue to define the rights we have as Americans?” They gather evidence from videos featuring historian Ben Weber and from primary source documents. This resource was originally developed for the Writing in U.S. History collection, the Calderwood Writing Course: U.S. History.

What's the story of one of our body's most complex organs? In this interactive, viewers can explore clips from each of the six episodes of The Brain with David Eagleman. Whether hoping to understand how the brain develops or how it perceives the world around us, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of who we are and who's in control.