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The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France is the most popular paid landmark in the world with about 7 million visitors every year! It was designed by Alexandre-Gustav Eiffel and completed in 1889 (making it more than 127 years old).
Did you know that glaciers are the largest sources of freshwater in the world, and they can be found on every continent except for Australia? But how are glaciers formed, and how do they change the landscapes around them? Come find out in this fun and educational video!
A noun is a special kind of word that gives a name to a person, place, thing, or idea! Nouns can be singular or plural, proper or common. Nouns are everywhere!
Ready to learn about division? In math, division is separating numbers into equal groups. You probably use division in your daily life without realizing it. There are different ways to write the problems, but don’t let that throw you off! Just figure out how many objects belong in each group. If you know your … Read more
The Scientific Method is a way to ask and answer questions about the world in a logical way. There are various versions of the scientific method floating around out there, but I think these six steps are classics. Ask a question, make observations, form a hypothesis, design and conduct an experiment, analyze your data, … Read more
Want to know a little bit more about Virginia but only have two minutes? Take our two minute tour of the Old Dominion (also known as the Mother of Presidents), the tenth state in the United States of America. Learn about some of its important history, as well as some state symbols (state tree, … Read more
We all know that some things are alive, and some things are NOT alive, but have you ever thought about what makes something alive or not alive? Living things are called organisms, and anything from a blue whale to a spot of mold can be a living organism! Believe it or not, there is … Read more
Pluto was considered the ninth planet in the solar system for more than 75 years, but in 2006 it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. In 2015 NASA’s New Horizons space probe flew by Pluto, gathering high definition images and new information about Pluto and its satellite Charon, as well as its other moons … Read more
Pachelbel’s Canon, also known as Canon in D or Canon in D Major, was written by German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel sometime in the late 1600s. His work enjoyed enormous popularity in his lifetime but soon fell out of style, until new performances of the piece in the 1970s brought it back into the … Read more
The Planets, a suite with seven movements, was written by the English composer Gustav Holst between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is meant to represent a different planet: This one, the third movement, is meant to represent the planet Mercury. Much of the video footage for this piece is taken from … Read more