media

 

educational television shows

  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)

  • Wishbone (PBS) 

  • Kidoodle (safe streaming site for kids 3-12)

documentaries

  • Planet of Life

  • Brain Pop Junior Movie app 8+

movies made from classic literature

  • Treasure Island

  • Jane Eyre

  • Emma

  • Pride and Prejudice

  • The Three Musketeers

  • Persuasion

  • Sense and Sensibility

youtube channels

  • 3 Blue 1 Brown The channel focuses on higher mathematics with a distinct visual perspective. 

  • 60 Second Philosophy: A series of short, interrelated videos on philosophy, designed to teach you big ideas in a small amount of time

  • A Kid Explains History 11-year-old and his dad share fun, informative videos about history  

  • A3 Academy High-schoolers make short, informative educational videos on math, chemistry, biology, and physics, suited for a high schooler's curriculum

  • Above the Noise – Keep up with trending news topics and approach them with a fresh perspective through these thought provoking videos

  • Alternate History Hub Dedicated to the 'What If?". Using knowledge of geography, population and other historical facts the host predicts what could have happened had things gone differently in history.

  • America From Scratch How would America be different if it was created today, instead of 250 years ago?

  • Anna’s Science Magic Show Hooray! Anna, the host, answers kids’ science questions, from the basement of the Washington Post.  

  • AnthroKnowldgey Delves into the wonders of the world that we inhabit. 

  • Ants Canada Popular channel hosted by a true ant lover, all about ants

  • Applied Science Watch fascinating applications of science and technology

  • Aqua Kids An award-winning K thru 12 program that educates young people about ecology, wildlife, science and how it all relates to them. 

  • Art Explains Science & History Delves deep into psychology, science and history for the crazy cool facts and stories that make you go "huh?"

  • Art for Kids Hub Fun tutorials aimed at teaching kids how to draw. 

  • ASAP Science Dedicated to “making science make sense”. 

  • Backyard Scientist Videos of crazy science stuff

  • BBC Earth Celebrates nature, science, space and the human race

  • Be Amazed If it’s “amazing,” they’ll make a short, documentary-like video about it

  • Big Think  The leading source of expert-driven, actionable and educational content 

  • Brain Craft Videos about the brain, body and behavior  

  • Brain Stuff Uses everyday science in short and easy to understand videos that encourage curiosity about the world we live in

  • Brave Wilderness One stop connection to a wild world of adventure and amazing up close animal encounters

  • Computerphile Videos about all things, computer

  • Course Hero Supplements to kids’ curriculum, with easy to understand videos on all sorts of concepts and topics. 

  • Crash Course Kids  Focused on grade school science with engaging videos on everything from astronomy to engineering

  • Curiosity Stream Like an educational Netflix, for kids

  • DanTDM Fun, relatable, kid-friendly Minecraft channel

  • Deep Astronomy Dedicated to Space Fans who love astronomy and want to about new discoveries in astronomy.

  • Deep Look A science video series, that uses macro photography and microscopy in glorious 4K resolution, to see science up close

  • Deep Sky Videos Videos exploring deep space

  • Draw Curiosity Science channel that aims to stimulate and entertain curiosity with interesting science and language facts. 

  • Eddie Woo Teacher and lover of mathematics

  • Emperor Tiger Star Map animations of events in history

  • Extra Credits Short-form animated video essays about game design, world history and mythology

  • Finding Stuff Out Science-oriented series gives kids the answers to questions that matter most to them.

  • Flocabulary Learn vocabulary through hip hop for all grades

  • Fraser Cain For fans of of space, sci-fi and pop culture

  • Free School Educational and entertaining channel that introduces kids to famous art, classical music, children's literature, and natural science 

  • Geography Now Channel aimed at delving into every single country of the world

  • Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe Climate, politics and religion

  • Good Mythical Morning Entertaining channel where the two hosts eat unbelievable things, explore surprising new products and trends, compete in original games with celebrity guests and carry out hilarious experiments

  • GreatScott! Electronic tutorials, projects and how-tos

  • Gross Science Bizarre stories from the slimy, smelly, creepy world of science.

  • Homeschool Pop Fun, learning videos for young kids

  • Hot Mess Climate change and our planet

  • How Stuff Works Unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations of how the world actually works

  • I Like to Make Stuff Videos that hope to inspire people to make the things they want to have

  • It’s AumSum Time Creative and kid-friendly videos about science

  • It’s Okay to be Smart – Video series that explores the eccentricities of the scientific world

  • Jam Campus Catchy, educational songs about all the things kids need to learn

  • Kids Learning Tube Educates kids through music and animation in a fun and unique approach to learning

  • Kids Science Kids learn about science through experiments, sports, cool facts, and DIY science projects 

  • Kings and Generals Animated historical documentaries

  • Knowing Better Videos about history, government and psychology

  • Lelslie the Bird Nerd Learn about birds and birding

  • Life Noggin Brief videos discuss all sorts of topics and provide helpful information to students

  • Martian Colonist Monthly videos on human exploration to Mars

  • Meet Arnold Animated videos answering “What if?” questions

  • Mike Likes Science Science-based music videos to learn through a different lens

  • Minute Earth Animated stories about our planet

  • Minute Physics Videos that explore all aspects of physics and answer the many questions surrounding the scientific study in just a few minutes

  • Mr. Bett’s Class Funny and educational videos on all things related to social studies

  • Mr. Fix It Home improvement, DIY projects

  • Nasa Videos for kids interested in space

  • National Geographic Kids Explores a variety of educational topics from cool science to interesting animals in short, fact-filled, entertaining videos

  • Nile Red Videos to show the natural beauty of chemistry in fun and interesting ways

  • NPR’s Skunk Bear NPR's science youtube channel, exploring the secrets of the universe, the wonders of nature, and answering your science questions

  • Ollie Bye Animations on the histories of countries, wars and other topics of historical interest from all around the world

  • Origin of Everything A show about under told history and culture that challenge everyday assumptions

  • Over Simplified Educational videos that explain things in very simple ways

  • PBS Eons Journey through history of life on earth

  • Peekaboo Kidz Fun, animated learning show for kids

  • Periodic Videos Ultimate channel for all things chemistry

  • Physics Girl  Experiments and demonstrations in Physics

  • Popular Science Video laboratory of stories from the future, past, and present, like a time travel learning machine—in video form

  • Reactions A show that uncovers chemistry all around us and answers burning questions too

  • Risk Bites The science of risk, explained

  • Science Bob Science experiments in action

  • Science Channel Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics, and more through science videos and news 

  • Science with Tom Science videos through rap lyrics and more, for kids of all ages

  • Seeker Stories about the natural forces and groundbreaking innovations that impact our lives, our planet, and our universe

  • OllieBye Learn about the important periods and moments in our world history through these animated videos

  • Smart Girls Amy Poehler’s channel to inspire kids to ask about the facts, talk through their ideas, and learn new skills

  • Smarter Everyday Learn something awesome, through videos about science

  • Smithsonian Powerful documentaries about air and space, nature, science, and history

  • So That Happened Discussion about alternate history, current events and other interesting topics

  • Socratica Kids Answers questions about science, demonstrates different experiments, and gets kids thinking about the world around them with puppets

  • Space Time Explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth

  • Spangler Science Cool science experiments from the science guy, Steve Spangler, as well as playlists from his regular appearances on the Ellen Show and weekly segments as a STEM expert on various shows 

  • Storied A channel focusing on the arts and humanities with a specific focus on mythology and literature

  • Suibhne Animated history from around the world

  • TED – Ed Educational lessons brought to you by entertaining educators and animators from all over the world 

  • HistoryMatters History focused channel for high school review 

  • The Backyard Scientist Experiments kids can do at home, and carried out with the purpose of inspiring their interest in learning  

  • The Brain Scoop Interesting videos that spark interest in the world

  • The History Guy Short videos for anyone interested in historical events, especially the ones we don’t always hear about  

  • The Infographics Show Animated, motion infographic videos aimed at making learning, fun and entertaining 

  • The King of Random Videos that explore life through all kinds of hacks, experiments and random projects

  • The Planetary Society World’s largest, non-profit, space interest group

  • The School of Life Dedicated to helping people live more fulfilled lives

  • The Slow Mo Guys Very popular, slow-motion learning videos

  • THNKR Incredible access to people, kids, stories and ideas that will change your mind

  • Thought Cafe Motion graphic studio that promotes self-education and critical awareness through animated short videos

  • Travel Kids Join kids as they travel around the world, learning about it as they go 

  • V Sauce Videos covering topics ranging from language to technology, posing as many questions as they do answers to keep viewers curious

  • Veritasium Explores the element of truth through scientific studies and all sorts of experiments 

  • The Vintage Space Videos about space, early aviation and technological evolutions

  • Vlogbrothers  Brief and engaging videos that discuss topics current and past, and answer questions kids have  

  • Wildlife Aid TV Watch the Wildlife Foundation of the UK save wildlife

  • Wired Fun Experts break down clips from famous movies, in fun comparisons of reality versus Hollywood.

  • Wonder Why Answers to the questions you’ve always had, and more