POV documentaries are a valuable resource for teachers and students. Use these free video clips and companion lesson plans to present POV films to your class. Interested in using the full film? Join our Community Network and borrow it for free from our lending library!
Featured Lesson Plans
Race to the Top: Collect, Analyze and Graph Data with POV Kart Racer
In this lesson, students will collect and analyze data in an effort to improve their performance in an interactive simulation featuring competitive kart racing.
The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Veterans and Their Families
In this lesson, students will investigate traumatic brain injury (TBI), which has become the signature injury of military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Students will watch video clips that illustrate issues related to TBI, research additional information and create fact sheets to educate soldiers and their families about TBI and direct them to organizations that can provide support.
Examining the Role of Protest in a Democracy
In this lesson, students will examine the role of various forms of protest in a democracy.
Classroom Video Clips
Dom and Bodi return home from Afghanistan and begin the reintegration process. Dom is more irritable, and Bodi is concerned about his traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosis.
How Can There Be Any Feelings?
In this clip from Last Train Home, Qin expresses her frustrations with the lives and occupations that her parents have chosen.
