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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Frankenstein

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Share a classic novel with your class using this resource. After reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, learners answer questions involving the narrator's point of view, make and confirm predictions, and sequence events in the story.
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Instructional Video4:53
TED-Ed

The Case Against "Good" and "Bad"

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Good and bad are put on trial for covering up the truth with vague descriptions. How dare they lie like that! See if the presenter can convince your class to ban these words and replace them with more precise, descriptive, and...
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Instructional Video12:07
Crash Course

A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey

For Students 9th - 12th
The narrator begins his presentation on The Odyssey with background information about Homer, the Trojan Wars, the oral tradition, epic poetry, and plot summaries of The Illiad and The Odyssey. And all in under four minutes. The narrator...
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Instructional Video7:01
Curated OER

Introduction to Compare and Contrast

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Oranges and bananas, what do they have in common and how are they different? Have an interactive, virtual grand discussion with narrator, Carrie Carter, who explains what it means to compare and contrast. Viewers also discover how to...
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Instructional Video4:07
SciShow

High-Fructose Corn Syrup: The "Dark Lord" of Nutrition

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can be found in many of the things people consume—yogurts, baked goods, canned goods, condiments, and beverages. An enlightening video explores high fructose corn syrup and its bad reputation. The narrator...
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Instructional Video3:58
MinutePhysics

A Simple Proof of Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Energy is conserved? Prove it! The narrator does just that in a short video depicting the mathematical proof of conservation of energy. Young physicists see how the kinetic and potential energy present in a system are related to one...
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Instructional Video2:47
Veritasium

How Old Is The Earth?

For Students 6th - 12th
How do you put 4.5 billion years into terms that young scholars can understand? Use your arms! Examine just how long our Earth has been around in a short video. The content includes the appearance of single-celled, then multicellular...
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Instructional Video13:30
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Crash Course

IP Problems, YouTube, and the Future

For Students 10th - 12th
The last episode in the mini-series exploring intellectual property laws recaps the major points examined in the other six videos and the problems that have developed. In addition, the narrator shares his predictions for the future of IP...
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Instructional Video5:56
Bozeman Science

LS1D - Information Processing

For Teachers K - 12th
Too much information? How does an organism process all of the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings it receives from its environment? Discover new ideas for presenting Next Generation Science Standard LS1D, Information Processing, in a...
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Instructional Video7:22
Bozeman Science

LS3B - Variation of Traits

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Make sure your unit on trait variation causes a sensation! Take an in-depth look at standard LS3B, an important component of the Next Generation Science Standards. The narrator discusses methods of delivering the standard to younger...
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Instructional Video6:03
The School of Life

Art/Architecture - Caspar David Friedrich

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The episode from the "Art/Architecture" playlist examines the paintings of the famous Nineteenth Century German romantic landscape artist. The narrator focuses on Friedrich's belief that art can teach us about the importance of suffering...
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Instructional Video6:32
JFR Science

ICE Tables: Quantitatively Analyzing Equilibrium Systems

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Struggling your way through equilibrium systems? You—and your class—will think ICE is nice! Discover time-saving ways to solve equilibrium constant problems through a video from the JFR Science playlist. The narrator maps out the ICE...
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Instructional Video8:19
JFR Science

Oxidation Number Method

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Balancing redox reactions can be tough. Show your class another approach, the oxidation number method, using a video from JFR Science. The narrator walks viewers through redox conditions, how the method differs from the popular half...
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Instructional Video10:07
JFR Science

Titration Review

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Are your pupils titration titans? Or, are they just getting the hang of things? Curious chemists review the finer points of titration using a video from JFR Science. The narrator starts at the beginning and does a complete run-through of...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Mid-Unit Assessment: Developing the Narrator’s Point of View, Figurative Language, and Connecting Passages across the Novel Dragonwings

For Teachers 6th Standards
Let's get creative! As part of a mid-unit assessment, scholars create a piece of artwork illustrating the theme from Laurence Yep's novel, Dragonwings. Additionally, pupils use a graphic organizer to identify figurative language in the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Mid-Unit Assessment: Analyzing a New Narrative about a Natural Disaster, Part II

For Teachers 5th Standards
See it through my eyes. Scholars complete mid-unit assessment part II by writing an essay describing how the narrator's point of view influences how the story is told in the text In the Middle of the Storm. Pupils also complete a...
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Instructional Video8:50
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Crash Course

Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2

For Students 9th - 12th
Is Gatsby great? In the second of two videos devoted to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the narrator presents his argument for why Jay Gatsby should indeed be considered great. By backing his stance with evidence from the text,...
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Curated OER

Experience and Perspective

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders make connections between past experiences and perspective. They read Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith. Then, they analyze a character's history and state the past experiences that form their perspective. In the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What Makes a Novel a Novel?

For Students 4th - 8th
As your authors prepare to write a hypothetical novel, they need all the inspiration they can find! Using a book they have already read (and enjoyed), learners complete a literary analysis by filling in eight short-answer questions....
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Instructional Video11:43
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Crash Course

Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I

For Students 9th - 12th
American dream or American nightmare? The Great Gatsby comes under scrutiny in a Crash Course on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story of the Jazz Age, its glitter and its ash heaps. The narrator’s focus in Part I of the two-part series, are...
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Instructional Video10:52
Crash Course

Language, Voice, and Holden Caulfield: The Catcher in the Rye Part 1

For Students 11th - 12th
Listen. If you want to know the truth, this Crash Course is sort of cool, it really is. By looking at Holden's language, the narrator sort of encourages viewers to develop their own interpretation of The Catcher in the Rye. 
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Instructional Video5:00
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesdays: Microsoft Office Mobile

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Users of Microsoft Office can now access, as well as edit, and create new documents from their mobile devices with the Microsoft Office Mobile app. The video narrators not only model how to use the app, but also discuss various classroom...
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Instructional Video6:20
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesdays: Haiku Deck

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Here's a free app that makes the preparation of presentations a whole lot easier. Using open source images, the narrators model how to create and share amazing presentations.
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Instructional Video9:45
Bozeman Science

NGSS: Stability and Change

For Students K - 12th
Build a strong foundation for your teaching of stability and change! The video addresses the Next Generation Science Standards Cross-Cutting Concept through insightful examples. The narrator includes ideas for introducing the standard in...

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