Driving Force Institute
The Driving Force Institute is transforming the teaching and learning of American history by producing and distributing accurate, balanced, and accessible short films on American history.
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Museum Partners
About
The Driving Force Institute is the nation’s largest producer of American history education films currently reading more than 65 million users. By exploring untold narratives, DFI was built on the notion that American history must be interesting and relative for all learners, with content accessible and teachable for all educators.
Collection Contributions, 16 items
K-2
Celebrations in America
9-12
Paradox in the Fight for Liberty: African American Experiences in the Revolutionary War Era
3-5
Learning to Think Historically
6-8
Pivotal Battles and Events of the Revolutionary War
3-5
Social Studies Skills: Maps
K-2
Developing Spatial Awareness and Map Skills
6-8
Branches of U.S. Government
K-2
Symbols of the United States
3-5
The American Revolution: An Overview
6-8
Economic Factors Leading to the American Revolution
9-12
Economic Factors Leading to the American Revolution
K-2
Civic Virtues
K-2
Foundations of Citizenship
3-5
Celebrations and Remembrances in the United States
9-12
Life in the Thirteen Colonies
9-12
World War I and its Impact
Educational Videos, 192 items
2:04
EDUCATIONAL video
K-2
Independence Day
2:22
EDUCATIONAL video
9-12
Enslaved African Americans in the Revolution
1:40
EDUCATIONAL video
K-2
Labor Day
1:28
EDUCATIONAL video
K-2
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1:38
EDUCATIONAL video
K-2
Presidents' Day
1:51
EDUCATIONAL video
3-8
What Is History?
