About KnowItAll

KnowItAll.org, Est. 2001

Smart is fun with KnowItAll.org!

KnowItAll features a wide assortment of over 10,000 media assets and lessons, created by South Carolina ETV with a variety of partners for preK-12. The content has been optimized for tablets and mobile devices for one-to-one learning.

On KnowItAll, as of October 11, 2023, you will find approximately:

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  • 5163 videos
  • 784 lessons
  • 1336 audio files
  • 2095 photos
  • 144 interactives
  • 505 documents

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SCETV is committed to access, equity, and meeting the needs of 21st century learners. We are currently working to review all of our educational resources with the hopes of removing and/or updating any that could be viewed as insensitive or as omitting critical historical contexts. As we embark upon these review efforts, we will address concerns as they are shared with us from valued members of the community like you. We also welcome any additional comments about how we can facilitate thoughtful, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences in this area. You can share them at etveducation@scetv.org.
 

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Pirates of the Carolinas 1
Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The adventures and exploits of pirates and buccaneers have long captured our imaginations. These sea bandits roved the ocean lanes in all parts of the world, from the waters off Africa and Europe and...
Pirates of the Carolinas 2
Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Pirates had a strict list of articles, or laws, that had to be signed by each member of the crew before a voyage began. Those rules governed who would get how much of whatever treasure was captured...
Pirates of the Carolinas 6
Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

For a time, piracy was tolerated. Some would even say encouraged, based on the actions of many public officials in Carolina's port cities. Bargain prices were often paid by town merchants for ill...
Pirates of the Carolinas 3
Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Blackbeard was one of the most infamous pirates. It's thought that his real name was Edward Teach, and he is believed to have been from Bristol, England. A very tall man for the time period, in a time...
Pirates of the Carolinas 4
Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Stede Bonnett is a wealthy and well-respected sugar plantation owner from the tiny West Indian island of Barbados. He used his own resources to outfit a sloop he christened "Revenge." With ten guns...
Pirates of the Carolinas 8
Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 8

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

On November day in 1996, divers representing the private research group Intersal Inc. were concluding the first stage of their search of 18th-century shipwrecks in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina...
The California Gold Rush | History In A Nutshell
The California Gold Rush | History In A Nutshell

Video

Grades: 4 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The date of January 24, 1848 started out as a typical work day for carpenter James W. Marshall, who was tasked with constructing a water-powered sawmill in Coloma, California. While digging a channel...
Palmetto Rose | Go For It
Palmetto Rose | Go For It

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

From frond to rose, Devyn visits Charleston’s City Market to learn how to fold a Palmetto Rose.
The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell
The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

President James K. Polk desired to achieve his vision of "Manifest Destiny," and sought to acquire Mexico's northern territories. Mexico had no desire to sell Alta California and Nuevo Mexico to Pres...
Everyone's Circles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Everyone's Circles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3

Wonderful things can happen when love is in your circle. In this episode viewers will learn to make circular art inspired by Kandinsky so they can remember the special people in their circle.
Fern's Fabulosity | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Fern's Fabulosity | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3

Sometimes people make fun of us for being our fabulous selves. Just like Fern unicorn, we just have to keep being who we are. In this episode viewers will learn to make costume pieces so they can be...
Pip's Normal | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Pip's Normal | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

Pip the Pig wasn't "normal" and we don't have to be either. Express your unique self by making art using nothing but a ripped piece of cardboard.
Tyree's Trash | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Tyree's Trash | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

Artist Tyree Guyton changed his community forever by making art with trash. Viewers of this episode will be challenged to do the same in their neighborhoods by using items bound for the landfill to...
Keith's Doodles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Keith's Doodles | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

Lots of us think we "can't" draw, but no one ever says "I can't doodle." In this episode, viewers will explore their doodlability just like artist Keith Haring.
CeCe's Science | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
CeCe's Science | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

Art is messy, science is experimenty, and sometimes the result isn't what you think. Just like Cece from Cece Loves Science learns something new, viewers of this episode will learn something new about...
Vashti's Marks | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Vashti's Marks | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

Using The Dot, by Peter H. Reynold's, viewers will make a mark, and another mark, and another, and another til a unique piece of art is born. Hang it on the wall, give it to a friend, make up a story...
Alma's Inspiration | Creating with Mr. Dearybury
Alma's Inspiration | Creating with Mr. Dearybury

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

Alma Thomas was an incredible artist who used patterns and colors to create beautiful pieces. Inspired by her work, viewers will create their own art using torn colored paper.
Angel Oak Tree | Carolina Snaps
Angel Oak Tree | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Standing over 65 feet tall and 25 feet wide, the Angel Oak on John’s Island, near Charleston, SC, is believed to be the largest live oak tree east of the Mississippi river.