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Program 1: Inspired to Fly
Grades 4-8
Introduces the principles and practices of early powered flight [45 min.]
Program 2: Higher, Faster, Farther!
Grades 4-8
Explores revolutionary innovations in flight speed, distance, and aviation technology [45 min.]
Program 3: Blast Off!!!
Grades 4-8
Examines the history of rocket-propelled flight, the space race, the lunar landing, and the space shuttle program [45 min.]
Program 4: From Above
Grades 4-8
Explores what flying above the Earth teaches us about the planet and its inhabitants [45 min.]
The DVDs are provided free of charge by a generous grant from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.
The Challenges of Nationhood: Presidential Perspectives
Grades 9-12
Explores the struggles to establish a nation as seen through the eyes of our nation's first four presidents [60 min.]
First in War: George Washington and the American Revolution
Grades 9-12
Explores how Washington’s leadership was instrumental in securing American independence [60 min.]
Fractured Union
Grades 9-12
Examines the complex and often tumultuous relationships between our founding fathers — Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Mason [60 min.]
Funding a Nation: Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton
Educators
Explores the discussions and debates between Washington and two members of his cabinet on financing the government. [90 min.]
History Meets Hollywood
Grades 9-12
Explores the positive and negative results of portraying historical figures and events through popular film [45 min.]
History Notes: The Music of Washington's World
Grades 6-9
Explores the music of Pre-Revolutionary America that George Washington would have heard on the battlefields and in the ballroom [45 min.]
Nation to Nation
Grades 9-12
Explores whether Washington’s Indian diplomacy and policies set the stage for 19th century American policy [90 min.]
Primarily George
Educators
Educators highlight online primary source documents that can be used to teach students about George Washington [45 min.]
The Real Martha Washington
Grades 3-5
Examines America's first first lady's incredibly full and vibrant life [30 min.]
Seed to Table: Farming at Mount Vernon
Grades K-5
Profiles George Washington as a farmer and a businessman [30 min.]
Shaping the Presidency
Grades 8-12
Looks at George Washington's impact on defining the office of the president [60 min.]
Slavery at Mount Vernon
Grades 8-12
Examines the lives of the enslaved community at Mount Vernon and Washington’s changing attitudes toward slavery [45 min.]
The DVDs are provided free of charge by a generous partnership with George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens.