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The Sun
The Sun identifies the sun as one of many stars that exist in the universe by recognizing that the sun appears to be the largest star in the sky because of how close it is to Earth in relation to other stars.
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Lighting
Students will learn various lighting techniques for a variety of cinematic uses.
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Real-World Perimeters
“Real-World Perimeters” demonstrates how to solve real-world word problems involving perimeter.
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Review: Perimeter and Area
The video “Review: Area and Perimeter” reviews the terms perimeter, area, length, and width and reviews how to find the perimeter and area of a square and a rectangle.
Tom Nicholas
Postmodernism - WTF? An introduction to Postmodernist Theory
What is postmodernism? This is certainly my most requested What the Theory? video yet. In it, I hope to provide an introduction to postmodernist theory and postmodernist philosophy. Along the way, we'll look at simulacra and...
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Technology as a Proxy
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) astronomer Jill Tarter describes how we use technology as a proxy for potential alien intelligence, and how our search involves looking for signals that nature doesn't make on her own.
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Conformal Maps
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose (Oxford) gives a brief introduction to conformal space and how it can be used to represent space-time infinities.
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Darwin and the Butterfly
Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine, Institute for Advanced Study, gives the example of the particularities of our solar system to describe a common problem of astronomy and some other fields in the NS: determining whether what we see around...
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Variance and Standard Deviation
A video entitled “Variance and Standard Deviation” which describes ways that variance and standard deviation are used as measures in the real world.
Australian Children's Television Foundation
How to Find a Humpback Whale
Season 3, Humpback Whale part 4 A whale expert introduces Kamil and Kayne to a high-powered device that measures the distance of whales from their location. They enlist the help of a drone to get a better view of the whales. Finally,...
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The Goldilocks Zone - What Is The Habitable Zone? | Space Song
Learn about the Goldilocks Zone aka the Habitable Zone where a planet like Earth is able to have liquid water and sustain life as we know it with this song by KLT
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Velocity
A video entitled “Velocity” which defines the term velocity and shows how velocity is measured by examining the equation used to solve for its value.
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Distance Word Problems
“Distance Word Problems” demonstrates how to solve several real-world word problems involving distance measurements.
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Same Area, Different Perimeter
“Same Area, Different Perimeter” explains how rectangles that have the same area can have different perimeters.
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Motion Terms and Equations
“Motion Terms and Equations” reviews key vocabulary associated with motion, as well as equations used to calculate the various aspects of motion.
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Amplitude, Frequency, and Wavelength
Amplitude, Frequency, and Wavelength describes amplitude, frequency, and wavelength to explain how they impact a wave's energy.
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Characteristics of a Wave
Characteristics of a Wave explores the characteristics of a wave by defining the terms wave, amplitude, crest, trough, wavelength, and frequency.
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Similar Figures and Scales
Students learn to solve ratio problems using similar figures and scales
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Best Fit
A video entitled "Best fit" which explains how to calculate measures of center and measures of variation and discusses how to determine the value that best represents a data set.
Zach Star
The Most Unusual Ways Pi Shows Up In Mathematics | Can You Explain These?
The Most Unusual Ways Pi Shows Up In Mathematics | Can You Explain These?
Zach Star
The applications of non-euclidean distance | Metric Spaces
The applications of non-euclidean distance | Metric Spaces
Zach Star
Is there (always) a line that passes through exactly 2 points?
Is there (always) a line that passes through exactly 2 points?
Zach Star
Can you always pair an equal number of red and blue points with no intersection?
Can you always pair an equal number of red and blue points with no intersection?