SciShow
Prelude to a Revolution | Antibodies Series Part 1
You may have heard a lot of talk about antibodies lately, especially in relation to vaccines. We wanted to tackle this important subject, but these tiny objects are deceptively complex! So, this is the first of three episodes in a...
Curated Video
Read All about It
Mr. Griot shares an example of an informational newspaper article to teach the important characteristics of informational writing.
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Explaining Information Text with Five W’s
Explaining Information Text with Five W’s restates ideas about informational text by answering who, what, when, where, and why questions.
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Expository Writing
Expository Writing explains the concept of informational writing by citing the characteristics and describing the purpose of expository text.
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Supporting the Main Idea –Informational
Supporting the Main Idea –Informational analyzes informational text by showing how paraphrasing and quotes support the main idea.
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Identify Informative Texts
The video “Identify Informative Texts” describes the characteristics of an informative text.
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Author’s Purpose Types
Author’s Purpose Types explores the three types of author’s purpose: to entertain, to persuade, and to inform.
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Central Idea of Informational Text
Central Idea of Informational Text identifies and explains details in an informational text that support a given theme or central idea.
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Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Compare and Contrast Text Structure identifies the common characteristics of the compare and contrast structure of informational text.
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Graphic Aids in Texts
A video entitled, “Graphic Aids in Texts,” which explains how graphic aids are used in informational texts and reviews the different types of commonly used graphic aids.
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Key Ideas and Details
A video entitled “Key Ideas and Details” which models how to identify key ideas and details in an informational text.
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Write a How-To Text
“Write a How-To Text” models how to write a how-to text and provides examples.
Teaching Without Frills
Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 3: Making a Plan
In this video, you will learn how to make a plan for your informational writing. You can think about the structure of your book and the subtopics you will include. This will help you organize your ideas before writing!
Teaching Without Frills
Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 2: Brainstorming & Choosing a Topic
In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm and then choose the best topic by thinking about the following questions: "What do I know a lot about?" "Who is my audience?" "What am I interested in?"
Teaching Without Frills
Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 1: What Is It?
In this series, learn how to write your own informational book! In this video, you will learn about the features of informational writing.
Teaching Without Frills
Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 6: Writing a Closing
In this video, you will learn how to write a closing or conclusion for your informational writing. We will discuss different types of closing strategies, such as summarizing the main points and providing a next step for the reader.
Teaching Without Frills
Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 8: Making a Glossary
In this video, you will learn how to make a glossary for your informational writing book. We will discuss how to choose important key words and provide short definitions.
Teaching Without Frills
Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 5: Writing a Draft
In this video, you will learn how to write a first draft of your informational book. We will discuss how to use headings to organize the facts that go together. We will also draw and label pictures that help to teach the reader more...
Mister Simplify
Vygotsky’s theory of Social Development - Simplest explanation ever
Vygotsky's Theory of Social Development is as much a benchmark as Piaget's theory in understanding child psychology and cognition. It was, and is still used to develop curriculum the world over. This video covers the important aspects of...
Bedtime History
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China, a 13,000-mile-long tall stone wall running across Northern China, is one of the world’s most famous sites. Emperor Qin ordered construction of the wall over 2000 years ago to help unify the independent states of...
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, which began in the mid 1700s, fundamentally changed the way people lived. It was a period in history that brought the invention of many new machines such as the steam engine, a device that changed agriculture...
The Business Professor
Marketing - What is the Marketing Research Process
Marketing - What is the Marketing Research Process
Neuro Transmissions
Introducing Micah Psych
Micah Psych is a new segment of Neuro Transmissions that will explore all of the fascinating ins and outs of the field of psychology. This will allow the channel to expand its scope and discuss items that otherwise would not be covered...