Beacon Educational Videos
Animals
- Fun Animal Facts
- Can Animals Have Friendships with Humans?
- Meet the Giant Elephant Shrew (National Geographic)
- Endangered Ocean: Sharks
- Endangered Sea Creatures (National Geographic)
- American Tiger (National Geographic)
- How Dogs are Saving Cheetahs
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog protects the Cheetah from Extinction
- 15 Best Dog Breeds for Senior and Retirees
- 10 Most Stunning Zoos in the World
- 10 Unbelievable Animals That Saved Other Animals
- 10 Wild Animals That Saved Human Lives
- Cincinnati Zoo
- Budweiser Clydesdale Videos
- Life on the Road with the Clydesdales
- National Geographic: The Rare and Exotic Animals “White Lions”
Art and Drawing
- The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck: Great Art Explained
- History of Modern Art Crash Course
- Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci: Great Art Explained
- 10 Great Mysteries Hidden in Famous Paintings
- The Unexpected Math behind Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
- The Art Forger that Tricked the Nazis
- BBC The Mystery of Van Goghs Ear
- Matisse & Picasso Tour with National Gallery Assistant Curator Simeran Maxwell
- Saatchi Gallery Walk Around Tour
- Art Gallery Tour in Chelsea
- Beginning Art, Lesson 2
- Beginning Art
- A World of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Drawing
- Beginning Drawing: A Dragonfly of a Different Color
- Beginning Drawing: Dragonflies & Mother’s Day Cards
- Beginning Drawing: Dragonflies
- Beginning Drawing: Abstract and Imagination
- Beginning Drawing: Easter
- Beginning Drawing: Integrating two objects into one drawing
- Beginning Drawing: Cute Pup
- Beginning Drawing; Picture Puzzles Pt. 2
- Beginning Drawing: Picture Puzzles
- Beginning Drawing: House in a Shoe
- Beginning Drawing: Thanksgiving Turkey 2020
- Beginning Drawing: Halloween
- Beginning Drawing: A View from the Side
- Beginning Drawing: Pointillism
- Beginning Drawing: Perspective
- Beginning Drawing: Butterflies
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain; 7.16.2020
- Beginning Drawing; Creating Characters
- Beginning Drawing: Creating Characters
- Drawing on The Right Side of The Brain
- Why people believe they can’t draw – and how to prove they can – Graham Shaw – TEDxHull
- Beginning Drawing, 6.23.2020
- Beginning Drawing, 6.9.2020
- Beginning Drawing, 5.26.2020
Brain and Brain Related
- Inside The Mind Of Jaxon Cota An 11-Year-Old Kid Genius
- Top Smartest People Ever
- TEDxOrangeCoast – Daniel Amen – Change Your Brain, Change Your Live
- Superhuman Geniuses (Extraordinary People Documentary)
Calligraphy
Economy and Money
Food, Cooking, Canning and Wine
- How the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Makes 30,000 Meals Every Day
- Gordon Ramsay Demonstrates How to Make Fish & Chips
- Is Air Fried Food Really Healthier?
- No Oven Chocolate Cake (Only 3 ingredients)
- 4 Fun & Crazy Ways to Prepare Eggs
- 36 Crazy Ways to Cook Eggs
- 2 Ingredient Biscuits
- Learn to cook something new
- Processed and Whole Foods
Stocking the Pantry
- Stocking the Pantry: Apple Corer and Assembly Demonstration
- Stocking the Pantry: Oat Bran Muffins with Applesauce
- Stocking the Pantry: Apple Rhubarb Chutney
- Stocking the Pantry: Pumpkin Jam
- Stocking the Pantry; Rhubarb Blackberry Lime Jam
- Stocking the Pantry: Sauerkraut
- Stocking the Pantry: Zucchini Relish
- Stocking the Pantry: Refrigerator Pickles; You Name It
- Stocking the Pantry: Fruit Rollups
- Stocking the Pantry: Salt and Vinegar Zucchini Chips
- Stocking the Pantry: Carrot Cake Jam
- Stocking the Pantry: Dad’s Spicy Red Cabbage
- Stocking the Pantry: Onion Maple Preserves
- Stocking the Pantry: Dehydrating Potatoes
- Stocking the Pantry: Potatoes; 11.10.2020
- Canning with Hal, Pitting Cherries
Gardens and Flowers
- Portland Japanese Garden
- Highgrove Gardens, UK
- Kew Gardens, UK
- North American Gardens
- Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Garden
- Longwood
Health
- Dehydration for Seniors
- Sit Smarter, Not Harder
- Getting stuck in the negatives (and how to get unstuck)
- Guided Meditation in Compassion
- Talking to Your Doctor
- How To Meditate In Twelve Minutes (Guided Meditation & Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners)
- Laughter Meditation for Beginners
History
- The History of the American Comic Strip and Comic Book
- Lost World of the Maya
- The Battle of Gettysburg – American Civil War – Full Documentary
- Hamilton
- Independence Day Documentary
- The Entire History of the Cold War Explained
- Legend of Atlantis
- Who Was Anne Frank?
- Centralia – Full Documentary
- The Oldest Mummies in the World (Archaeology Documentary)
- BBC The Story of Ireland 1 of 5: Age of Invasions
- BBC The Story of Ireland 2 of 5: Age of Conquest
- BBC The Story of Ireland 3 of 5: Age of Revolution
- BBC The Story of Ireland 4 of 5: Age of Union
- BBC The Story of Ireland 5 of 5: Age of Nations
- A Brief History of St. Patrick
- St. Patrick – The Real Story
- History of the Royal Navy
- Tutankhamun’s Treasures
- Beginnings: The First 100 Years of Tacoma’s Neighborhoods
- America Unearthed: Giant Bones Uncovered
- America Unearthed: Bronze Age Connection Found
- America Unearthed: Mysterious Medieval Burial Site in Desert
- America Unearthed: Ancient Mayans Secrets in Georgia (History Channel)
- Lost World of the Maya
- The American Revolutionary War, Pt. 1
- The American Revolutionary War, Pt. 2
- What Happened Immediately After the American Revolution Ended
- A Timeline of the Hunt for John Wilkes Booth
- The History of Japan, Part 1
- The Mayflower: 400th Anniversary Special | History Hit LIVE on Timeline
- 25 Most Amazing Ancient Ruins of the World
- What’s Hidden Under the Sand of Sahara?
- Evolution of Cartography | History of Map Making | World Perspective
- The REAL Noah’s Ark FOUND by Archaeologist Ron Wyatt! – Documentary
- A Missing Plane from 1955 Landed After 37-Years. Here Is What Happened
- Beginnings: The First 100 Years of Tacoma’s Neighborhood
- German WWII Submarine Walkthrough & Tour – The U995 – Type VIIC/41
- Timeline – World History Documentaries”
- BBC: A Photographic History Episode 1
- BBC: A Photographic History Episode 2
- BBC: A Photographic History Episode 3
- History Channels: The Curse of Oak Island
- Point Defiance Park: 100th Anniversary Special
- History of Tacoma
- Women in History
- Egyptian History
- Typhoon – the largest submarine ever
Local and Washington State
- Flying Over The Pacific Northwest (Sent to me by Marie Soholt)
- Beautiful Washington, Episode 1 – Scenic Nature Documentary Film about Washington State
- Beginnings: The First 100 Years of Tacoma’s Neighborhood
- Point Defiance Park: 100th Anniversary Special
- History of Tacoma
Military
- The Dark World of Psychological Warfare | Secrets of War | Timeline
- Why You Never Mess with a Guard of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- A Look at Air Force One
- Stealth Technology: Invisible and Deadly
- US WWII Submarine Walkthrough & Audio tour – The USS Pampanito/SS-383 – Balao class
- Up Close and Personal with US Navy Blue Angels
- USAF Virtual Thunderbirds
Museums
- 12 Virtual Museum Tours
- Smithsonian Natural History Museum
- British Museum, London
- Guggenheim Museum, New York
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Musée d’Orsay, Paris
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
- Pergamon Museum, Berlin
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
- The Louvre, Paris
- The Vatican, Vatican City, Rome
- Wright Patterson National Air Force Museum
- NASA Glenn Research Center
- A World of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Music
- Traditional Irish Music
- The Dubliners – Live from The Gaiety: 40 Years
- US Marines!! Sunset Parade Part I – Drum and Bugle Corps
- US Marines!! Sunset Parade Part II
- Notre Dame Band Pregame
- USC Trojan Marching Band
- Ohio State University Marching Band
- Fantastic Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band First Halftime Drill of 2019
- US Military A-Capella Group
- Child piano prodigy plays Carnegie Hall
- BBC Howard Goodall’s Story of Music 1 of 6
- BBC Howard Goodall’s Story of Music 2 of 6
- BBC Howard Goodall’s Story of Music 4 of 6
- BBC Howard Goodall’s Story of Music 5 of 6
- The most unusual musical instruments in the world
- How to Sing Better in 5 Minutes
Planes, Flying and Space
- Colliding Galaxies form Ring of Fire
- Boeing: The Aviation Giant of the Skies
- 50 minutes with the Airbus A380 – Amazing machine
- Hightech in the Air: Exceptional Engineering
- NASA’s 4K virtual tour of Earth’s moon
- National Geographic: Solar System 101
Puzzles and Brain Games
- Merriam-Webster: August 2020 Words of the Day Quiz
- Sudoku
- Word Search
- Friday Mystery Puzzle
- Crossword Puzzles
Science and Math
- Our Planet | Frozen World | Netflix
- The World in 2050 – BBC & National Geographic Documentaries
- Cybersecurity Expert Demonstrates How Hackers Easily Gain Access to Sensitive Information
- Former NSA Hacker Reveals 5 Ways to Protect Yourself Online
- 4 Future Space Telescopes NASA wants to build
- What if you could see every wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum
- How it Works: The International Space Station
- NASA Documentary – Evolution of Drone Technology
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t what you think (60 Minutes)
- The Insane True Scale of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Our Planet | Coastal Seas
- Countdown: Climate Change
- Introduction to Computers – for Beginners
- Marie Curie’s legacy: How her discoveries still apply today
- This Pioneer of Radioactivity Died in 1934 – But Her Notebook Still Holds A Deadly Unseen Threat
- Marie Curie Documentary
- The Science of Sleep: Melatonin to Neural Pathways
- Europe’s plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent
Sports
Travel
- The deadliest place on earth: Snake Island | 60 Minutes
- The Secret of Antarctica – NOVA
- 15 Beaches You Should Fear the Most
- Japan’s Secret Water Garden
- Buckingham Palace Tour – BBC London
- The Most Beautiful English villages in the Cotswolds, Part 1
- The Most Beautiful English villages in the Cotswolds, Part 2
- Top 100 Places to Visit in Europe
- North England’s Lake District and Durham
- The Hidden World Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet
- Flying Over America
- The Deepest Dive in Antarctica Reveals a Sea Floor Teeming with Life
- Great Wall of China
- Yellowstone Tours
- The Cotswolds, England
- Mount Vernon – George Washington’s home
- Hidden Secrets of Easter Island
- 25 Best National Parks in the USA
- National Geographic: Exploring Ciudad Perdida
- National Geographic: Antarctica Explorer
Miscellaneous
- Inside China’s Accelerating Bid for Chip Supremacy
- Helen Keller – Deafblind Author & Activist
- Why Chocolate Diamonds are so Expensive
- Inside Tiffany’s Secret Room for Top Spenders
- Inside Tiffany’s Private Suite for VIPs
- Titanic Real Story NEW Documentary – History Channel
- Titanic’s Graveyard – National Geographic
- Easy Introduction to iPad for Beginner in 30 Minutes
- iPhone – Tips for Seniors and Beginners
- How to Take Amazing Photos: 7 Simple & Powerful Photography Tips
- 5 Tips to Instantly Up Your Photo Game
- How to Be Happy Every Day: It Will Change the World with Jacqueline Way
- How language shapes the way we think