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Culture

8 minute lesson

Celebrating Culture and Empowering Youth in Hawaii

How can farming help to educate students and empower them to become community leaders? Here’s how MA’O Farms is empowering Hawaiian youth through a unique celebration of cultural traditions!

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Heroes

7 minute lesson

The Very Human Origins of the Modern Computer

The human computers responsible for modern computing are some of the great people lost to history. Here’s how they are inspiring a new generation of coders!

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History

3 minute lesson

The History of London in Paper

Explore 40,000 years of the history of London beautifully animated in stop-motion. This journey brings art and archaeology together in an awe-inspiring way.

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Arts

3 minute lesson

500 Years of Women in Art

Art speaks to us through the ages, here’s what the portraits of 500 years of women look like beside each other.

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Heroes

4 minute lesson

Have You Heard of Cecilia Chiang?

She’s credited with completely changing how American’s view “Chinese food”. It takes quite a person to have this effect on a country, so let’s learn about her!

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Heroes

4 minute lesson

Celebrating The World’s First Programmer!

Ada Lovelace is widely considered to be the world’s first computer programmer. Check out her remarkable story!

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Heroes

8 minute lesson

Sally Ride: Pioneer, Astronaut, Icon

Sally Ride was the first American woman in space! A lot comes with that title, so let’s take a look at her journey.

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History

3 minute lesson

Take a Moment to Celebrate Joy!

Whats the point in persuing a hobby like penny farthing? There may be some clues to us all finding joy in the reason.

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Science

8 minute lesson

How Meteorites Changed our Understanding of Space

How meteorites changed our understanding of space, and why they are still important to us today!

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History

6 minute lesson

The Fossil Record of Mythical Beasts

In a time before we understood extinction, sometimes the fossils we discovered were used to support the existence of mythical beasts. Here are some of them!

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Science

5 minute lesson

Redefining Failure with Brilliant Scientific Accidents

Failure can bring us more success than we normally assume. Check out a few of the scientific accidents that have changed what we know about the world!

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History

6 minute lesson

Maps, a Distorted Look at our World

It can be a struggle to accurately depict a map of the world, but it’s fascinating to see how it’s done!

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Social Studies

5 minute lesson

Continental Collision Course

How are the movements of the continents changing our landscapes and the species we’re seeing today?

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Science

6 minute lesson

What Teeth Tell Us About Ancient Humans

Did you know ancient teeth are some of the best ways to understand the lives of our human ancestors? Learn what these teeth are telling us!

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Social Studies

4 minute lesson

Sailing Around the World Without GPS or Technology!

Without the use of modern technology, the Hōkūleʻa set off to sail around the globe. Here’s how they are preserving ancient knowledge with their voyage!

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Image: "The problem is not the lack of goodness in our world, it is the lack of awareness about all that promise."

Social Studies

4 minute lesson

Why Don’t We See More Positive News?

Why don’t we seem more positive news? Progress is happening around the world, so why do we hear so many negative stories? Here’s how we can change that!

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