Instructional Video5:52
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Spacewalk Part 2: Spacesuits

6th - 8th Standards
Spacesuits are like individualized space crafts. A video presentation from the STEM on Station series describes the characteristics of the spacesuit and the components that attach to the suit to allow astronauts to work outside of the...
Instructional Video4:21
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Spacewalk Part 1: Safety and Training

6th - 8th Standards
What does it take to protect astronauts from the elements? Budding scientists watch an installment from the STEM on Station series to learn about the training procedures astronauts complete to prepare for space walks. The accompanying...
Instructional Video1:24
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NASA

Year of Education on Station: Fun Facts

6th - 12th Standards
School in space would be one heck of a commute. The video series STEM on Station offers the next best thing—a glimpse into that world. A group of astronauts and teachers spent a year on the International Space Station to create content...
Instructional Video4:00
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Sleep Science

6th - 8th Standards
How often do people get a full night's sleep? Scholars discover the importance of healthy sleep patterns from the viewpoint of space station astronauts in an episode of the STEM on Station series. After viewing a short video, viewers...
Instructional Video3:11
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Water Filtration

6th - 12th Standards
What do astronauts do when they run out of water? They recycle their used water of course! An astronaut on the space station explains how the water they use gets filtered to create fresh drinking water in an installment of the STEM on...
Instructional Video2:50
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Kinetic and Potential Energy

6th - 12th Standards
A roller coaster is the perfect model of the conversion between potential and kinetic energy. An installment from the STEMonstrations playlist introduces the concept of kinetic and potential energy in a quick video before challenging...
Instructional Video3:02
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NASA

STEMonstration: Nutrition

6th - 8th Standards
Why eat anything that doesn't taste good? Learners view a lesson from the STEMonstration series discovering the key to nutrition is that it meets the metabolic needs of the individual. They follow the lesson with an activity designing a...
Instructional Video2:44
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Surface Tension

6th - 12th Standards
Ever wonder how water bugs walk on water? A lesson in the STEMonstration provides a brief video presentation describing the concept of surface tension from the molecular level. Pupils then complete a hands-on activity measuring the...
Instructional Video10:59
PBS

How Volcanoes Froze the Earth (Twice)

6th - 12th Standards
Volcanoes contributing to freezing seems counterintuitive, but it's true. The freezing and thawing of the earth has happened multiple times in the planet's history. Scholars learn how the carbon cycle contributed to Earth's temperature...
Instructional Video13:29
PBS

When We Met Other Human Species

6th - 12th Standards
It seems the human species may have learned from its mistakes—when it comes to evolution, anyway. Examine the characteristics of ancient hominins in an installment of the PBS Eon series. The video instructor discusses fossil records to...
Instructional Video9:57
PBS

When Ichthyosaurs Led a Revolution in the Seas

6th - 12th Standards
During The Great Dying, 90 percent of life in the ocean died. A video lesson from the PBS Eon series describes how the oceans recovered. Viewers learn how some species adapted and thrived while others became extinct.
Instructional Video10:55
PBS

When the Synapsids Struck Back

6th - 12th Standards
As environments change so must their inhabitants, or extinction will prevail. An in-depth look at the evolution of the synapsids shows how one group overcame environmental changes and survived. The video lesson from the PBS Eon series...
Instructional Video1:59
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GCFGlobal.org

Office: Using the Draw Tab

6th - Higher Ed Standards
How can you create shapes, add notes, and edit text in Microsoft Office? The Draw Tab can help with that. Viewers distinguish between the three types of drawing textures: pen, pencil, and highlighter. Scholars also discover how to change...
Instructional Video3:54
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GCFGlobal.org

Word: Mail Merge

6th - Higher Ed Standards
Make mailing a snap! Using an efficient video, viewers discover how to use Microsoft Word's Mail Merge feature to save time when creating multiple labels, envelopes, letters, name tags, and other documents. Pupils also learn how to...
Instructional Video3:29
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GCFGlobal.org

Word: Applying and Modifying Styles

6th - Higher Ed Standards
What's the best way to control the fonts, formatting, and colors of a Word document? Just use the styles feature! Viewers discover how to apply a style set, modify a style, and create a new style using an informative video. Pupils also...
Instructional Video4:20
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GCFGlobal.org

Word: Track Changes and Comments

6th - Higher Ed Standards
It's time to throw away all the red pens. Thanks to Microsoft Word, viewers learn how to track changes and comments in a document without killing any trees or wasting ink. Additionally, scholars discover how to accept or reject changes...
Instructional Video1:56
Mathispower4u

Graph a Direct Variation Equation (Negative Slope) Example 2

8th - 11th Standards
Bypass the table and go straight to the graph. A short video shows one example of graphing a direct variation equation with a negative slope by using the same method as graphing an equation in slope-intercept form. Pupils see it's easy...
Instructional Video9:08
PBS

The Croc That Ran on Hooves

6th - 12th Standards
A crocodile with hooves and razor-sharp teeth was really a thing—and there is proof. A video lesson from the PBS Eons series presents the fossil evidence and explores the reasons for the adaptations of the unique reptile. Scholars see a...
Instructional Video10:07
Smithsonian Institution

Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

K - 12th Standards
Overcoming pupil misconceptions is much harder than teaching a new topic. Anticipate misconceptions to avoid having to reteach and relearn by showing a lesson resource from the Good Thinking PD series that highlights common mistakes. A...
Instructional Video12:10
PBS

How Evolution Works (And How We Figured It Out)

6th - 12th Standards
The concept of evolution changed the way scientists view the world. Part of the PBS Ions series, a thorough video lesson explains the process of evolution by exploring the work of scientists like Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel. The...
Instructional Video7:57
PBS

The Hellacious Lives of the "Hell Pigs"

6th - 12th Standards
Some animals have more in common than meets the eye. An episode of the PBS Eon series analyzes the fossil records of a mammal nicknamed the hell pig. The lesson describes how evolutionary methods determine the genetic evolution of the...
Instructional Video14:36
PBS

The History of Climate Cycles (And the Woolly Rhino) Explained

6th - 12th Standards
Subtle changes in climate can have a significant effect on habitats. An installment of the PBS Eons series describes the history of climate changes. The instructor describes specific causes of the changes throughout history and how the...
Instructional Video12:43
PBS

When We Took over the World

6th - 12th Standards
Exactly how did humans become the top of the food chain? Follow archeologists through an analysis of the fossil records during a video presentation from the PBS Eons series. The ancient artifacts trace human evolution from Africa to the...
Instructional Video11:16
PBS

The Mystery behind the Biggest Bears of All Time

6th - 12th Standards
Bears come in many different shapes and sizes. Follow the evolution of the prehistoric bear through time in an episode from the PBS Eon series. The narrator discusses the evolution of the bear by examining adaptations and their...