African-American History and Civil Rights Movement

By the early 19th century a return-to-nature movement was sweeping England. The Romantic poets wanted to tap into nature's wild forces (NPR USA 2005-2014).

The Emmett Till Project is a digital platform commemorating the murder and trial of Emmett Louis Till that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement (USA 2022).

This interactive site explains the origins of the 1960 Sit-In Movement (USA: National Civil Rights Museum 2018).

On June 1, 1921, America's most prosperous black community was destroyed by a rioting white mob (USA: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement 2019).

What are social movements, e.g. civil rights movement? (USA: Khan Academy 7 minutes / 2021)

This video takes a look at the movement of the earth's tectonic plates and how the release of extreme pressure built up at the plates' boundaries results in an earthquake (2 minutes / UK: The Daily Telegraph 2023).

In this lesson, students explore the Tea Party movement, compare it to other social movements from U. S. history and consider their impact (2010-20).

The resources are grouped into several topic areas, including Classroom Ready, Oceans & Freshwater, Climate, and Visualization. The ʺGlobal Science Investigatorʺ lets viewers choose between different data visualizations including plate movement, human impacts on the ocean, and marine debris (USA 2014-20).