moonlight Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 My kid is going to have a pretty STEM heavy high school course load. This year he is doing Big History Project and I've added some books for him to read along with it. I wouldn't mind some documentaries to pair with the course. I've already got Guns, Germs and Steel on the list. But, I'm already thinking of US History. He's had very little US History over the years and I'd like him to have a solid understanding of it. Is that possible through just movies/documentaries? Does anyone know if there is a list of documentaries out there that I could use as a "spine" and go from there? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeepa Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I don't know of a list of documentaries, but what about the US History course from the Great Courses? I believe there are several threads on this forum with more information about it. There may even be a list of documentaries and other resources used to supplement it in those threads. Worth a try :001_smile: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 How about Ken Burns documentaries? My history lover watched and loved many of them. There's quite a few there to build a spine. Great Courses History of the United States 2nd Edition can be used as a spine. There's over 80 lectures and it'd be easy to figure out where you want to jump in. Hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 We watched a lot (a lot!) of the PBS "American Experience" series and various Ken Burns series during our study of US History. I used the K12 book " American Odyssey" as a spine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Guest Hollow has a large list of movies and novels that are organized on a timeline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) I haven't used this, but thought it looked good. http://www.teachwithmovies.org/us-history-culture-subject-list.htm U.S. History http://www.teachwithmovies.org/world-history-other-cultures-subject-list.htm World History Edited August 29, 2016 by Erica H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) Here is the resource I have utilized, Learning with the Movies.http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/001913 Edited August 29, 2016 by kalphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 We watched a lot (a lot!) of the PBS "American Experience" series Yes, American Experience is great! My STEM kid won't sit through Ken Burns, they are too long for her to keep interest mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 My son watched this series. I admit I did not so I can't comment on it personally. He liked it so much though that he took it on vacation and watched it again. https://www.amazon.com/America-Story-3-Disc-Collection-DVD/dp/B003C27X44/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472504814&sr=8-1&keywords=US+history+DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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