Assignment Discovery

[Pt.1] Looks at the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the historical claims to the land made by both sides. [Pt.2] Examines the obstacles that have prevented Israel and the Palestinians from being able to compromise. (Part 1:46 min.; Part 2: 51 min.).

Looks at the issues facing South Africa in the post-apartheid era. Explores the long road to South Africa's hard-won peace and the country's struggles to bring an end to the economic hardships and psychological pain caused by apartheid. (51 min.).

Looks at how prehistoric peoples spread across the globe and how man altered the balance of Earth's fragile ecosystems in a short period of time. Examines what the alternatives might be for the future, such as a man-made biosphere and making other planets inhabitable. (52 min.).

Profiles the American Conservation Movement. Discover how Sierra Club founder John Muir seeded a grassroots movement before the turn of the century and created a philosphy of living with nature.

During the Indian Wars between 1866 and 1891, ten thousand African American soldiers fought for their country in the wester territories, yet had the overcome the prejudices of both the armed forces and American society.

Explores the political, economic and sociological issues that created the infamous Witch Trials of Salem.

Chronicles the history of the recycling movement and describes some of the creative ways in which new items are made from used materials.

[Vol. 1] Watch as scientists help solve an international mystery by analyzing grains of sand found in a balloon bomb, and discover how dogs work as chemical detectives to sniff out arson. [Vol. 2] Watch detectives, coroners, and archaeologists work together to solve a crime committed long ago. [Vol. 3, pt. 1] Learn how tire tracks, carpet fibers, and dog hairs provide the necessary clues to hunt down a murderer, and watch as DNA evidence exonerates a convicted criminal. [Vol. 3, pt. 2] Watch as scientific evidence is used to determine whether a painting is an authentic da Vinci.

Energetic demonstrations on how to calculate stopping distance, speed and acceleration in the case of a car, motorcycle and a bungee jumper.

This video studies the forces that work to create a volcano, visits people whose lives center around real-life towering infernoes, and examines the history of volcano study.