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Overview for Approaching Ethical Issues
Discussing ethical issues can be problematic. Before beginning any discussion of ethical issues and biases, show this series of videos that lays the groundwork by providing an overview of the terminology needed and examples of the terms...
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Concepts Unwrapped: Implicit Bias
Bias can be explicit or implicit, with implicit bias being far more subtle. A PBS video identifies the differences between these biases and the controversy surrounding the discussion of implicit bias.
TED-Ed
Why Do People Fear the Wrong Things?
In his 1933 inaugural address, Franklin D Roosevelt declared that we had "nothing to fear but fear itself." He was probably referring to relative risk rather than absolute risk. A fascinating short video explores the difference between...
TED-Ed
Licking Bees and Pulping Trees: The Reign of a Wasp Queen
The life of a wasp queen is detailed in a short animated video that follows her attempts to emerge from hibernation, locate a nesting place, and create a new colony.
TED-Ed
Why Isn’t the Netherlands Underwater?
When picturing the Netherlands, many imagine windmills, tulips, wooden clogs, Dutch chocolate, and idyllic waterways. Find out what role the waterways and windmills play in the vast Delta Works project that protects a country that has a...
TED-Ed
Mating Frenzies, Sperm Hoards, and Brood Raids: the Life of a Fire Ant Queen
The dramatic story of the life cycle of a fire ant queen is featured in a short video that details the queen's struggle to survive amid floods, fierce battles, and forage wars.
TED-Ed
How Can We Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis?
We live in the age of Superbugs! These nasty bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics, and no new antibiotics are being developed. Find out why in a short video that reveals the role profit plays in drug research.
TED-Ed
How One Scientist Took on the Chemical Industry
Rachel Carson's exposure to the dangers of chemical pesticides in Silent Spring not only lead to the development of the Environment Protection Agency, but also to her being accused of being a mass murderer due to the ban on DDT. Find out...
TED-Ed
The Taino Myth of the Cursed Creator
A Taino myth recounts the origins of the oceans. It's the tale of Deminan, the first caracaracols who was both cursed and blessed to be the link between the gods and people.
TED-Ed
The Myth of Loki and the Master Builder
Loki, the tricky trickster from Norse mythology, offers to build the gods of Asgard a massive wall to protect them against attacking giants and trolls. Loki's price was the hand of the goddess Freya in marriage and the sun and moon in...
TED-Ed
Claws vs. Nails
Nail down the differences between claws and fingernails with an informative video that details the evolutionary changes that led some animals to develop nails while other creatures retained their sharp claws.
TED-Ed
Why Is Cotton in Everything?
Imagine wearing a suit of armor made of quilted cotton. Inca warriors did and found it very effective. Viewers of a fascinating video learn about how the growth of cotton cells makes this plant so strong and versatile. Also included in...
TED-Ed
Epic Engineering: Building the Brooklyn Bridge
Sometimes bridge building is a family business. An enlightening video describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the engineering principles behind suspension bridges. Viewers also learn about the people who led the project,...
TED-Ed
The Tower of Epiphany | Think Like A Coder, Ep 7
Let coding save the world. As part of her quest, the hero of the series must retrieve the Node of Creation from the Tower of Epiphany. This requires solving a computer programming puzzle to determine the energy needed to fill a basin...
TED-Ed
Who Was the World's First Author?
Believe it or not, the world's first author was a woman! A short, illustrated video tells the story of Enheduanna, a Sumerian princess, priestess, and poet who is credited as being the first author.
TED-Ed
What Is Schizophrenia?
A short illustrated video details what little is known about the symptoms, causes, and treatments for schizophrenia. What is known about the disease, considered a syndrome, is detailed in the video and the links provided to other resources.
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About Cuba's Biodiversity
In a video interview Ana Luz Porzecanski, a conservation biologist with the American Museum of Natural History, answers questions about her work Cuba's biodiversity.
TED-Ed
Vultures: The Acid-Puking, Plague-Busting Heroes of the Ecosystem
Vultures may be difficult to imagine as super-heroes. They eat rotten meat, puke acid, and certainly aren't very attractive. However, recent research has shown how essential they are to the ecosystem. A short animated video reveals how...
TED-Ed
Everything Changed When the Fire Crystal Got Stolen
Viewers of a short video use the Proof by Contradiction technique; to determine which apprentice monk swallowed which crystal the group attempted to steal from the Sacred Crystal Temple.
PBS
Future-Self | Social-Emotional Learning
Help young people see their future self, help them establish goals, and give them strategies to achieve these goals. Knowing who they are, what their strengths are, and helping them develop social and emotional confidence are the keys to...
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Responsible Decision-Making | Social-Emotional Learning
Being able to identify problems, analyze situations, solve problems, and to evaluate, reflect, and recognize ethical responsibility all come into play when making responsible decisions. A short video offers teachers and parents an...
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Relationship Skills | Social-Emotional Learning
Communication, social engagement, relationship building, and teamwork are the heart of relationship skills. Parents and teachers share strategies for helping young people develop these important skills.
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Social-Awareness | Social-Emotional Learning
A short PBS video offers suggestions for how to help 21st-century learners develop social awareness. Perspective-taking, empathy, appreciating diversity, and respect for others are the targeted aspects of this social and emotional...
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Self-Management | Social-Emotional Learning
Stop, think, act. Impulse control, stress management, self-discipline, self-motivation, and goal setting are among the skills associated with self-management, one of the social and emotional learning competencies. A short video suggests...