Social Studies
February 19, 2014 - February 25, 2014

Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.

Learn the Address

Grade Range: K-12

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, documentarian Ken Burns, along with numerous partners, has launched a national effort to encourage everyone in America to video record themselves reading or reciting the speech. The collection of recordings housed on this site will continue to grow as more and more people are inspired by the power of history and take the challenge to learn the address.

Russia and the Olympics Background

Grade Range: 7-12

Political tensions and human rights are in the spotlight as athletes gather in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, Russia for the 22nd Annual Winter Olympics.

More Than A Month - Film
Grade Range: 5-13+

Should Black History Month be ended? That's the question explored by African American filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman as he embarks on his cross-country campaign. Both amusing and thought provoking, More Than a Month examines what the treatment of history tells us about race and power in America.

Barack Obama (2009-Present)
Grade Range: K-13+

This media gallery features images of President Barak Obama from the official White House photographer, Pete Souza.

Robert Smalls: From Slavery to Politics

Grade Range: 9-12

This video from Slavery and the Making of America explores the life of Robert Smalls. From the middle to the late 19th century Smalls, a former slave, went from decorated solider in the Union Army to becoming a landowner and eventually a powerful politician during the period of Reconstruction.

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