TED-Ed
Why Are Earthquakes so Hard to Predict?
Cell phones to crowdsource vibrations to warn of incoming earthquakes? Detectors to register high levels of radon-thoron isotopes? After detailing the factors that make earthquakes so difficult to predict, the narrator of a fascinating...
TED-Ed
Why Do Hospitals Have Particle Accelerators?
Viewers gain insight into medical technology with a short video that examines how PET scanners can track FGD injected into a patient's body to find tumors.
TED-Ed
A Brief History of Dogs
Canis lupus familiaris. Sound familiar? A short video traces the evolution of canines from wolves to the variety of domesticated dog breeds we find today.
TED-Ed
Notes of a Native Son: The World According to James Baldwin
Why would the FBI have perceived James Baldwin as a threat to national security? Why did they consider this preacher, writer, thinker, expat, activist so dangerous while Robert Kennedy and other government officials considered him an...
TED-Ed
How Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work?
Rorschach inkblot test is arguably the most well-know of personality tests—and the most controversial. A short videodetails the development of and the original purpose of Rorschach's famous blobs that were designed to examine patterns of...
TED-Ed
What “Machiavellian” Really Means
Is Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince a directive to autocrats to rule by any means necessary, or a warning about the ways free citizens can be dominated by rulers? A short video suggests that Machiavelli's famous work might have been...
TED-Ed
The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen
More than 15 of Jane Austen's novels have been adapted into films. While viewers enjoy the lush sets, period costumes, and the depictions of eighteenth-century British gentry, what is often lost in these adaptations is Austen's satire. A...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Virginia Woolf?
Afraid to read Virginia Woolf? Check out a short video that presents arguments for why you should read the works of this famous writer.
TED-Ed
The Chaotic Brilliance of Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
In 2017 a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat was actioned off for over 110 million dollars. So who is he and what makes his art so special? Find out with a short video that details his background, influences, and his process.
TED-Ed
Frida Kahlo: The Woman Behind the Legend
Frida Kahlo: Artist, political activist, champion of Mexican folk culture. Introduce your students to this amazing woman with a short video that details her life, her passions, and her vibrant paintings.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Sci-Fi Superstar Octavia E. Butler?
Introduce science fiction fans to writer Octavia E. Butler with a short video that argues for why readers should add her works to their must-read list.
Crash Course
Data and Infographics: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #8
One-hundred percent of those reading this sentence are human beings. Wait, what? With part eight in the Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information set, pupils learn how to think critically about statistics. Scholars discover how...
Crash Course
Evaluating Photos and Videos: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #7
When it comes to viewing videos and photos on the Internet, seeing is not always believing. With part seven from the Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information series, scholars learn that even image-based evidence can be unreliable....
Crash Course
Evaluating Evidence: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #6
How do scholars learn to differentiate between good evidence and not-so-good evidence? The sixth installment from the Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information set is a great place to start. Pupils discover how to find reliable...
Crash Course
Using Wikipedia: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #5
Wikipedia may get a bad rap, but does it have any redeeming qualities? As it turns out, it does, and scholars discover what they are with part five from the Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information video series. Pupils learn about...
Crash Course
Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4
The best way to understand a website is (drumroll, please) ... to leave the website? Scholars make sense of some strange advice by watching part four in the Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information set. As they watch, they learn...
Crash Course
Check Yourself with Lateral Reading: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #3
According to author John Green, who narrates the series, lateral reading may just be one of the most critical skills of the 21st century. So what is it? With the third installment from the Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information...
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The Facts about Fact Checking: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #2
How can people help make the Internet a positive force in their own lives and the lives of others? Pupils set out to answer just that question with part two from the Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information series. Narrator John...
Crash Course
Introduction to Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #1
Not everything on the Internet is accurate, so how can people learn to steer clear of false or misleading information? With part one of the Crash Course Navigating Digital Information series, scholars learn why it's important to use...
TED-Ed
The Historic Women’s Suffrage March on Washington
March 3, 1913, thousands of women marched on Washington D.C. to demand the right to vote. Learn about the organizers and leaders of the protest with a short video that details how the protest reignited the fight for voting rights and...
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Excel 2016: Creating More Complex Formulas
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally! The 13th of 27 instructional videos from the Microsoft Excel 2016 set covers the order of operations. First, scholars review how to use the order of operations to solve math equations. Next, they see how...
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Excel 2016: What-if Analysis
When someone wants to know what grade he or she needs on the final exam to pass the class, Excel's What-If Analysis feature helps figure it out. With the 27th and final installment from the Microsoft Excel 2016 video series, scholars...
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Excel 2016: Doing More with PivotTables
How does pivoting add excitement? Learners discover how to make even the most mundane data more exciting with the 26th video from the 27-part Microsoft Excel 2016 series. In addition, they learn how to add filters and slicers to their...
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Excel 2016: Intro to PivotTables
Sometimes too much information can be overwhelming. PivotTables to the rescue! Show scholars how to use PivotTables to summarize and manipulate content with a short, engaging video. Learners also discover how to use the feature to...