Discovery Education is offering its unitedstreaming video-on-demand service subscribers access to more than 1,000 video clips that have been copyright-cleared by their producers for editing or reproduction by teachers and students in class projects.
Current Discovery subscribers who want access to the editable clips can log onto the unitedstreaming web page and select the box for “editable clips” on the advanced search page.
Here is a look at the available royalty-free videos for history and social studies instruction:
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African and African-American Folktales
Age of Discovery (1400-1550), The
Age of Reason, The: Europe After the Renaissance (1642-1800)
All About Families
All About Neighborhoods
All About the Enlightenment: The Age of Reason
All About the Renaissance, Part One: Historical Background, Beginnings, and Art
All About the Renaissance, Part Two: Science, Invention, Architecture, Exploration, and Religious Reform
Alternatives to Violence: Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Mediation
America the Beautiful
American Heroes and Heroines: Abraham Lincoln
American Heroes and Heroines: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Heroes and Heroines: George Washington
American Revolution, The: From Colonies to Constitution: Shaping the New Nation
American Revolution, The: From Colonies to Constitution: The American Colonies
American Revolution, The: From Colonies to Constitution: The Road to Revolution: 1763 – 1775
American Revolution, The: From Colonies to Constitution: The War of Independence
America’s Early Years, 1789-1816: America in a Changing World, 1793-1799
America’s Early Years, 1789-1816: America Under James Madison: 1809-1816: The War of 1812
America’s Early Years, 1789-1816: America Under Thomas Jefferson: 1800-1808: The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
America’s Early Years, 1789-1816: American Slavery: The Southern Plantation Way of Life
America’s Early Years, 1789-1816: An American Nation Begins, 1789-1792
America’s Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under Andrew Jackson, 1829-1836: The Indian Removal Act, The Nullification Crisis, The Battle of the Alamo
America’s Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan, 1853-1860: The Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Utopian Movements, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Election of Lincoln
America’s Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, 1817-1828: The Monroe Doctrine and the Missouri Compromise
America’s Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under James Polk, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore, 1845-1852: The Mexican War, The Oregon Treaty of 1846, and the Compromise of 1850
America’s Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison and John Tyler, 1837-1844: The Panic of 1837, The Oregon Trail, Manifest Destin
Anasazi, The: Builders of America’s First Cities
Ancient Americans: The Mayas and Aztecs
Ancient Egypt: The Gift of the Nile (3000-30 B.C)
Ancient Greece
Ancient Times
Black Death (1347-1351 A.D.), The
Boom or Bust: Mining and the Opening of the American West
Boyhood of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Buffalo Soldiers
Canada: Its Land, Resources, and Economy
Canada: Its People, History, and Government
Challenging Geography: Explorers Discover America
Champions of the Land
Children of Other Lands: Andres Orosco of Mexico
Children of Other Lands: Georgina Williams of Ghana
Children of Other Lands: Sasha Litvin of Russia
Children of Other Lands: Sheena Azak of Canada
China: From Past to Present: Geography, Traditional Religions, and Beliefs
China: From Past to Present: Life in the Ancient Capital Cities
China: From Past to Present: The Silk Road, the Great Wall, Changes in Government
Christmas Tales from Foreign Lands: An Untold Miracle
Christmas Tales from Foreign Lands: Busy Befana
Christmas Tales from Foreign Lands: The Wondrous Candle
Civilizations in Conflict: Byzantium, Islam, and the Crusades (330-1453 A.D.)
Cold War Into Guerrilla War
Colonizing the American West
Conquerors: Alexander the Great
Conquerors: Napoleon
Conquest of the Americas
Countdown to Independence: Causes of the American Revolution
Culture: What Is It?
Cultures: Similarities and Differences
Dark Ages, The: Europe After the Fall of Rome (410-1066 A.D.)
Destiny Determined: Power and Ritual in Asia
Discovering Ancient Greece (1500-100 B.C.)
Diversity of Colonial Communities, 1700-1750, The: Family Life and Livelihood in the American Colonies
Early America
Early Colonists, The
Exploring the Renaissance (1350-1650)
Exploring the World: Christopher Columbus and the New World
Exploring the World: Ferdinand Magellan and the First Voyage Around the World
Exploring the World: Spanish Explorers of North America
Exploring the World: The Age of Exploration Begins
Exploring the World: The Conquistadors and the Aztecs
Exploring the World: The English Come to America: Jamestown and Plymouth
Exploring the World: The Portuguese Explorers
Exploring the World: The Viking Explorers
French Revolution, The: Part I: April, 1789 – September, 1791: Causes and Onset of the Rebellion
French Revolution, The: Part II, October, 1791 – November, 1799: The Continuing Rebellion
Frontier, The
Gone West: The Growth of a Nation
Great Age of Exploration (1400-1550), The
Great Egyptians
Growth of the English Colonies 1620-1700: From Massachusetts Bay to the Carolinas
Gunpowder and the Explosion of World War
Heroes of American History
History of Transportation: Airplanes
History of Transportation: Automobiles and Trucks
History of Transportation: Barges
History of Transportation: Pipelines
History of Transportation: Railroads
History of Transportation: Ships
li>Holiday Facts and Fun: A Multicultural Christmas
Holiday Facts and Fun: Cinco de Mayo
Holiday Facts and Fun: Columbus Day
Holiday Facts and Fun: Earth Day
Holiday Facts and Fun: Halloween
Holiday Facts and Fun: Hanukkah
Holiday Facts and Fun: Kwanzaa
Holiday Facts and Fun: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
Holiday Facts and Fun: Presidents’ Day
Holiday Facts and Fun: St. Patricks Day
Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving
Holiday Facts and Fun: Valentine’s Day
Holocaust, The: A Teenager’s Experience
Holocaust, The: In Memory of Millions
Homesteading: 70 Years on the Great Plains, 1862-1932
Horsepower: Harnessed for War
How the West Was Lost
Industrial Revolution (1750-1915), The
Klondike Fever
Landmarks of Civilization
Lewis and Clark Expedition, The
Lewis and Clark: A Scientific Journey
Life in Ancient Rome
Living History: Living at the Plymouth Colony
Living History: Living During the Industrial Revolution
Living History: Living in Ancient Egypt
Living History: Living in Ancient Greece
Living History: Living in Medieval Europe
Living History: Living in Spanish Colonial America
Living History: Living in the Roman Empire
Living History: Living on a Slave Plantation
Living History: Living on the American Frontier
Lone Star Legacy: The Texas Republic and the Mexican War
Making the Thirteen Colonies: New England Colonies
Making the Thirteen Colonies: The Middle Colonies
Making the Thirteen Colonies: The Southern Colonies
Medieval Times: Life in the Middle Ages (1000-1450 A.D.)
Mexican War, The
Mexico: Its Land, Resources, and Economy
Mexico: Its People, History, and Government
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece
Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome
Native Americans
Native Americans: People of the Desert
Native Americans: People of the Forest
Native Americans: People of the Northwest Coast
Native Americans: People of the Plains
Native-American Folktales
Neanderthal
New England Colonists, The: The Pilgrims and Puritans
New World Colonized, The
New World Encountered, The
New World Explored, The
li>Old Glory
Opening of the American West, The
Our Constitution: The Document that Gave Birth to a Nation
Our Federal Government: Electing A President: The Process
Our Federal Government: The Legislative Branch
Our Federal Government: The Presidency
Our Federal Government: The Supreme Court
People Around the World
Pilgrims and Puritans: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in England (1517-1692)
Pioneer Spirit: Wagon Trails and the Oregon Trail
Principles of Kwanzaa, The
Protestant Reformation (1517-1565), The
Railroads, Robbers, and Rebels
Real American Cowboy, The
Real Ben Franklin, The
Real Thomas Jefferson, The
Salem Witch Trials
Santa Fe Trail, The
Seeds of Liberty: Causes of the American Revolution
Sky’s the Limit, The: Women Overcoming the Odds
Slave Ship
Stories from Africa
Stories from American History
Stories from China: Land and Animals
Stories from China: Land and People
Story of the Wright Brothers, The: From Kites to Kitty Hawk
Story of the Wright Brothers, The: The Dynamics of Flight
Struggle for the Colonial Frontier 1600-1750: France and Spain Defend Their Claims
Symbols of America
Times Medieval
Toward Civilization
Trail to Riches: The California Gold Rush and Settlement of the Pacific Northwest
li>Video Yearbook Collection: Korea: The Coldest War
Video Yearbook Collection: 1929
Video Yearbook Collection: 1930
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Video Yearbook Collection: 1965
Video Yearbook Collection: 1966
Video Yearbook Collection: 1967
Video Yearbook Collection: World War II After Pearl Harbor: 1941-1945
Video Yearbook Collection: World War II Before Pearl Harbor: 1931-1941
Watergate
Westward Expansion: The Pioneer Challenge
Westward Strategy: The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
World of Ancient Rome (753 B.C. – 476 A.D.), The
World War I and Its Aftermath
World War II
Miscellaneous
Away We Go: All About Transportation
Behind the Scenes Tour of a Museum
Information Please! Your Library in Action
Understanding Economics
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