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TED-Ed: A Brief History of Melancholy
If you are a living, breathing human being, chances are you have felt sad at least a few times in your life. But what exactly is melancholy, and what (if anything) should we do about it? Courtney Stephens details our still-evolving understanding of sadness -- and even makes a case for its usefulness.
TED-Ed: Value of the Arts Lessons
TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.
TED-Ed: Anthropology Lessons
TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.
TED-Ed: Sociology Lessons
TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.
TED-Ed: A Day in the Life Series
TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.
Out of Eden Walk: Exploring Food Traditions
Explore diverse stories of food traditions with National Geographic Explorer and journalist Paul Salopek. Analyze stories of food traditions from around the world and challenge students to identify stories from their own communities.
National Geographic Out of Eden Walk
Paul Salopek, a National Geographic Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is conducting an experiment in slow journalism by retracing the journey of some of our human ancestors’ migration beyond Africa. He began his multiyear journey in 2013 in Ethiopia, and will walk around 33,800 kilometers (21,000 miles) ending at the southern tip of South America. Along the way, he is walking with guides, stopping to speak with local people and document their stories, and sharing his experiences along the way. Educators can use the following interactive maps, activities, and other educational resources in their classrooms.
Out of Eden Walk: Exploring Culture
Explore diverse cultural stories with National Geographic Explorer and journalist Paul Salopek. Analyze stories of cultures from around the world and challenge students to identify stories from their own communities.
Encyclopedic Entry: Globalization
Globalization is a term used to describe the increasing connectedness and interdependence of world cultures and economies.
Europe: Human Geography Unit
Europe has a long history of human development and is considered the birthplace of Western Civilization.
Africa: Human Geography
Africa is sometimes nicknamed the "Mother Continent" as it's the oldest inhabited continent on Earth.
National Museum of African American History and Culture Education
Page for educators to learn abs out upcoming programs and opportunities
National Museum of the American Indian: Native Knowledge 360
Lessons and resources to transform teaching and learning about Native histories and cultures. #NK360
North America: Human Geography
North America’s human landscape closely mirrors that of its physical environment: varied, rich, and constantly changing.