This month’s programming suggestions from Classroom Video On Demand focus on pioneers of space exploration, engineering, and science: an American hero from NASA’s space program, the builder of Paris’s most iconic landmark, and the discoverers of one of the most controversial elements on the Periodic Table. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.

“Godspeed, John Glenn”—First American to Orbit Earth, 1962

Consider these titles for your classes:

• Astronaut John Glenn: 50 Years after His Historic Mission in Space (Item #53401)
• From the Ground Up: Space Age—NASA’s Story (Item #60520)
• John Glenn Speaks upon Return from Space, 1962 (Item #38009)

How Did They Build That? Gustave Eiffel and His Iconic Tower in Paris

Consider these titles for your classes:

• Modern Marvels: Eiffel Tower (Item #42824)
• Iron and Steel (Item #28091)
• Modern Marvels: Great Towers in the Sky (Item #42837)

Marie and Pierre Curie Discover Radium, 1898

Consider these titles for your classes:

• The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit Up the World (Item #57498)
• Marie Curie: Beyond the Myth (Item #54991)
• Nuclear Radiation (Item #52674)