For Aidan

The Story of…

• Presentation
• Food
  • The simple story of photosynthesis and food (TedEd) 
  • The history of tea (TedEd) 
• Art 
  • Music and creativity in ancient Greece (TedEd) – done 
  • Who was the world’s first author? (TedEd) 
  • A brief history of religion in art (TedEd)
  • Dissecting Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi (TedEd)
  • Why is this painting so captivating? (TedEd) 
  • Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” considered a masterpiece? (TedEd) – done
  • What is abstract expressionism? (TedEd) 
• Shelter 
  • The Evolution of Shelter (National Geographic) 
  • Housing Through the Centuries (The Atlantic) 
• Defense 
  • A day in the life of a Roman soldier (TedEd) 
  • A day in the life of a Cossack warrior (TedEd)
  • The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors (TedEd)
  • The city of walls: Constantinople (TedEd) 
• Clothing 
  • Young explorers: a brief history of clothing (The British Museum) 
  • Getting dressed in the 18th century (National Museums Liverpool) 
• Religion
  • The five major world religions (TedEd) 
  • It’s a church. It’s a mosque. It’s Hagia Sophia (TedEd) 
• Medicine:
  • A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor (TedEd) 
  • A day in the life of an Aztec midwife (TedEd) 
  • A day in the life of a Celtic druid (TedEd) 
  • Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor (TedEd) 
  • How aspirin was discovered (TedEd) 
  • The accident that changed the world (TedEd) 
  • How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus (TedEd) 
• Transportation 
  • An Animated History of Transportation (The Atlantic) 
  • How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate the Pacific Ocean? (TedEd) 
  • What’s so special about Viking ships? (TedEd) – done
  • Corruption, wealth and beauty: The history of the Venetian gondola (TedEd) 
  • The Silk Road: Connecting the ancient world through trade (TedEd) 
  • How does math guide our ships at sea? (Ted Ed) 
  • Under the hood: The chemistry of cars (TedEd) 
  • How the world’s first metro system was built (TedEd) 
  • How the world’s longest underwater tunnel was built (TedEd)