Instructional Video11:23
Crash Course

Mean, Median, and Mode: Measures of Central Tendency: Crash Course Statistics #3

6th - 12th Standards
If you have two feet, you have more than the average number of feet! Explore the meaning of the numbers of measures of central tendency of different data sets with the third of five lessons in a video statistics playlist. Using unique...
Instructional Video11:01
Crash Course

Mathematical Thinking: Crash Course Statistics #2

6th - 12th Standards
What is the probability that someone will draw the same lottery numbers two times in a row? Very small, but it can—and has—happened! Statisticians often work with very large or small numbers. The second lesson in a statistics playlist...
Instructional Video5:05
TED-Ed

The Myth of King Midas and His Golden Touch

9th - 12th Standards
Go beyond the usual retelling of the myth of King Midas and his golden touch with a video that reveals the story of the rogue ruler's unusual ears.
Instructional Video5:05
TED-Ed

Why Should You Read "The Handmaid's Tale"?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, published in 1985, remains a timeless and cautionary tale. Naomi Mercer offers a cogent argument for why Atwood's speculative fiction should should be a part of the modern language arts canon.
Instructional Video4:30
TED-Ed

The Myth of Arachne and Athena

6th - 12th Standards
The tale of Arachne is spun for viewers of a short video that details the fate of the beautiful, vain, young spinner who challenged Athena and was caught in the web of her arrogance.
Instructional Video5:50
Physics Girl

Seeing the Smallest Thing in the Universe

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How do we see what we can't see? An episode of a comprehensive physics playlist shows images of the smallest particles current technology can record. The instructor discusses current and past research on the makeup of subatomic particles.
Instructional Video5:08
Physics Girl

Can You Solve This Pier Puzzle?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
As if geometry weren't puzzling enough! Give your classes a challenge to solve and watch as they discuss and develop ideas. Part of a larger playlist that explores physics concepts, the video lesson offers a presentation of the puzzle...
Instructional Video4:19
Physics Girl

What Are Quarks? Sugar Edition!

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Even scientists don't really understand quarks! Learners watch as the instructor describes what scientists do know about quark particles and their interaction with each other. The lesson dispels myths that individuals may have about...
Instructional Video4:09
TED-Ed

The Psychology of Accents

6th - 12th Standards
Everyone has an accent to someone from a different region! Middle and high schoolers learn more about the ways those with seemingly foreign accents are perceived by those who speak differently, and how individuals tend to have a bias for...
Instructional Video5:00
TED-Ed

What Happens During a Stroke?

9th - 12th Standards
A stroke can severely impact a patients' speech, motor skills, and quality of life—if they survive the event in the first place. Learn what happens to the brain during a stroke, and how you can help if someone you see is experiencing a...
Instructional Video6:33
TED-Ed

Does My Dog Know What I'm Thinking?

2nd - 12th Standards
Are animals capable of understanding language, or are they responding to the emotion in their owners' voice and movements? An informative video explores how the dog-human language connection works, including how much language dogs can...
Instructional Video5:11
Physics Girl

New Horizons First Probe to Reach Pluto!

9th - Higher Ed Standards
View actual images of Pluto just as sophisticated cameras take them. The video instructor of a larger physics playlist follows a probe to take a trip to Pluto. Images show specific characteristics of the dwarf planet. 
Instructional Video5:12
Physics Girl

Is This Really 3D?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
What we call 3-D is only a good substitute. Part of a larger playlist on physics, an interesting video demonstrates different attempts at three-dimensional perception. The final example shows a true 3-D projection in the form of a...
Instructional Video4:19
Physics Girl

How 3D Holograms Work

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Time for a change in perspective. A video lesson explores the progression from 2-D to 3-D images. The instructor from the physics playlist first explains the workings of a traditional camera and compares that to the creation of a 3-D...
Instructional Video6:31
Physics Girl

Epic Space Rescues

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Can we believe what we see in the movies? An installment of a physics video series explores the depiction of space in movies. Scholars learn about characteristics of planets by analyzing these videos.
Instructional Video4:50
Physics Girl

Does This Look White to You?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Explore the difference between the two color wheels. The focus of the installment of a larger physics playlist is to explain the difference between mixing colored paints and colored lights. Viewers find that the components of their eyes...
Instructional Video4:33
Physics Girl

Why Do We Care about Gravitational Waves?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Advances in technology lead to advances in science. As part of a larger playlist on physics, the video presenter explains the history of the discovery of gravitational waves. Using these waves provides insight into many different...
Instructional Video8:13
Physics Girl

Quantum Cryptography Explained

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Cryptography keeps your identifying information safe! An interesting lesson explains the history of encryption and decryption. The instructor begins with simple strategies and progresses to quantum cryptography to finish the well-rounded...
Instructional Video5:56
Physics Girl

How Does Laser Cooling Work?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
We typically think of lasers adding heat energy, but lasers can be used for cooling, too! An episode of a physics playlist discusses the science of lasers. Learners watch how to place lasers to effectively slow subatomic particles.
Instructional Video6:04
Physics Girl

Is Energy Always Conserved?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Is the Law of Conservation of Energy true in space? The video instructor explains how light changes as it passes through the universe. It explores wavelength changes and how they change its energy to finish the episode of a larger...
Instructional Video7:32
Physics Girl

Can You Call a Cell Phone in the Microwave?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Next match: cell phone versus microwave! A lesson in a larger physics playlist compares frequencies of cell phones and microwaves and their interactions. Experimenting reveals microwaves block cell tower signals but allow WiFi signals to...
Instructional Video6:17
Physics Girl

How Science Explains Monster Waves

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Ride the learning wave in an episode of a comprehensive physics playlist. Youth learn about the existence of rogue ocean waves and their behaviors. The instructor discusses the chaotic effects of multiple wave collisions.
Instructional Video5:52
Physics Girl

Could You Replace Your Eye with a Camera?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Eyeballs or cameras—which have the best functions? The video presentations compare the important functions of the eyeball and the camera. As technology changes, cameras become more impressive, but the eyeball still out-functions the...
Instructional Video5:24
Physics Girl

Bizarre Spinning Toys

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Objects don't always behave the way we think they will. A video lesson gives some clarity to the movement of spinning objects. The instructor applies the concepts of torque and angular momentum in an episode of a physics playlist.