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Earth Has Another Magnetic Field
You probably know about the geomagnetic field that protects the earth from solar storms and radiation. But precision satellites have measured ANOTHER magnetic field coming from Earth, and its signals might hold the key to searching for...
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These Stars Are Being Eaten Alive from the Inside
In general, a star’s size will determine its final destiny. Some stars fizzle out, while others explode, and what seals their fate may come down to a curious, cannibalistic process happening inside their cores!
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How Extreme Microbes Are Helping Us Test for COVID-19
Microbes that live in extreme environments, like geysers and hydrothermal vents, are able to survive in extreme temperatures. Scientists have figured out ways to use this thermostability to supercharge DNA studies, including the study of...
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Antlers: The Secret to Deer's Cancer-Fighting Superpowers
Antler cells divide really fast, and with their super-fast growth, antlers resemble tumors in some ways. But animals in the deer family are less likely to get cancer than many other organisms, and a recent genetics study may have...
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Dark Matter Is Even Stranger Than We Thought | SciShow News
Scientists can see how dark matter is distributed based on how its gravity affects light, but when astronomers compared recent data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope to current models, something didn’t add up....
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The Untold Story of the First Vaccine
Vaccines save millions of lives each year, so we owe a lot to the people that pioneered that medical breakthrough. But the concept of a vaccine had already existed for a long time before it was “discovered,” and the real story is way...
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Solving the 70 Million Year “Gap” in Flower Evolution
More than 90% of the plants on Earth are angiosperms, flowering plants whose seeds are enclosed inside fruit. And they’re everywhere -- but exactly how and when these plants came to be so ubiquitous is one of the most stubborn questions...
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Why Do Humans Like to Get High?
We’ve told you before that there really isn’t any evidence that animals consume mind-altering substances because they feel good to them. This makes it appear that the fondness for psychoactive drugs is, pretty...human. What is it about...
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3 Friendly Robots Improving Our Social Lives
You might think of robots as unfeeling, and maybe even kind of cold, but some robots are specifically programmed to help people improve their social skills and emotional health. Here are a few that might make really good pals!
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Portugal's World Cup Journey: The Quest for Greatness
This video discusses Portugal's history in the FIFA World Cup and highlights their potential to play dazzling football, yet their inability to progress beyond the semi-finals. It focuses on their performance in the 2006 World Cup and the...
Curated Video
The Persuasive Letter
Mr. Griot teaches the elements of persuasive writing. He reads a persuasive letter written to persuade the local TV station to keep a popular show from being canceled.
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Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing explains the concept of narrative writing by citing the characteristics and describing the purpose of narrative text.
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A Review of Entertaining, Informative, and Persuasive Writing
Miss Palomine reviews entertaining, informative, and persuasive writing. She then shows the student examples of different kids of writing and asks the student to determine if the writing is entertaining, informative, or persuasive.
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Writing for Entertainment
Miss Palomine explains to the student that reading can be done for entertainment. She provides examples with “Super Dewey” and “Don’t Fear the Doctor.” She then reads aloud a humorous poem called “My Dog, Rex.”
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Eaten Alive? Really?
Jessi talks about the recent television show 'Eaten Alive' and the ramifications of such content.
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Main Sentence Types
Main Sentence Types practices identifying the three main sentence types by deciding if sentences are simple, compound, or complex.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Those Awesome German Words... AREN'T - Learn German with Herr Antrim
Learn why those German words that everyone seems to think are so cool aren't actually that cool or even unique to German. Find out why words like "Stinktier" are just as cool in English and the origins of the English versions of some...
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Learn to Start Your Essay like Mr. Beast...
What if Mr. Beast was your teacher? In this video, we look at one of Mr. Beast's videos to learn how to start our essay. He is a great storyteller and does a lot of things you can also do when writing your introduction paragraph. This...
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Content Marketing Strategies For Small Businesses
Creating content marketing strategies for small businesses can be really overwhelming for any business owner. As a business owner, you are good at what you do and that usually does not include marketing. In this video, I will map out...
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8 Tips for Learning German on Your Own or How to Get the Most Out of Your German Learning
Your New Year's Resolution is to learn German, but you don't know where to start, how to do it and what should you avoid. In this video I run down my top 8 German learning tips for anyone trying to learn German on their own and anyone...
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KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Writing: Forms of Writing - Fiction - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
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Rescue Dog Breaks Jumping World Records: The Amazing Story of Geronimo
This video is about a girl who, at the age of 15, adopted her first dog from a pound and immediately started training it. The dog, named Geronimo, became extremely skilled at jumping rope and even set a world record. The video highlights...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Donna Marie Merritt "I Don't Wish Them Ill"
Donna Marie Merritt is the author of seven books of poetry . . . Bible Poems for Reflection and Response (2020), No Winter Maintenance: Pass at Your Own Risk (2017), We Walk Together (2015), Her House and Other Poems, (2013), What’s...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Susan Cusack - Teachers Make a Difference - Mrs. Boring and Two Basketball Coaches
Sue Cusack is an Assistant Professor in the STEM Division in the Graduate School of Education at Lesley University. Her area of expertise is the inclusive use of instructional and assistive technologies in support of student-centered...