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TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does asthma work? - Christopher E. Gaw
More than 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma, and around 250,000 people die from it each year. But why do people get asthma, and how can this disease be deadly? Christopher E. Gaw describes the main symptoms and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why should you read sci-fi superstar Octavia E. Butler? - Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey
Explore the works of science fiction visionary Octavia E. Butler, whose novels, such as “Parable of the Sower,” influenced the growing popularity of Afrofuturism. -- Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or...
Curated Video
Historical Parties | Compilation | Horrible Histories
Subscribe for more Horrible History='http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribe' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>History Visit our website: horrible-histories.co.uk Historical Parties | Compilation | Horrible Histories LCompilationslook...
Be Smart
The Transcontinental Burrito Hypertunnel (a Very Serious Science Video)
The finest burritos in the world are made in San Francisco’s Mission District. But how can you get a hot & fresh one in New York City in time for lunch? Physics, that’s how. For this very serious and scientific video, we dug a classic...
Atomi
Chemistry: Indicators
For this lesson, we’ll study what indicators are, and the chemistry behind their colour-changing nature.
World Science Festival
The History of Gravity
Galileo’s famous experiment dropping objects from the Leaning Tower of Piza probably did not happen quite the way we remember. But he did discover the existence of some force that causes a crumpled piece of paper to accelerate at the...
Curated Video
DOG FACTS YOU NEVER KNEW (TOP 10 FACTS)
Why do dogs have wet noses...? What's the biggest dog? What's the smallest dog? Find out and MUCH MORE in our AMAZING TOP 10 FACTS about DOGS! --- Fun Kids is a children's radio station in the UK! Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Chris Dede - Preparing for Careers that Don't Yet Exist
Chris Dede is the Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. His fields of scholarship include emerging technologies, policy, and leadership. His funded research includes five...
Curated Video
Car Song | Learn Colors | Kids Songs | Nursery Rhymes | Little Red Car | The Kiboomers
The Kiboomers! Car Song! Learn Colors! Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes! ★Get this song on iTunesf='https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/top-30-award-winning-toddler/id1034155232' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>iTunes Watch our 'Driving...
Curated Video
Emily's Recommended Reading!
BOOKS! These are some of my favorite science-y books from the last year or so. Got any recommendations for me!? Links below! ↓↓↓ *Federal Trade Commission endorsement guidelines state that I need to let you know if a publisher or author...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Sci-Fi Superstar Octavia E. Butler?
Introduce science fiction fans to writer Octavia E. Butler with a short video that argues for why readers should add her works to their must-read list.
TED-Ed
What Percentage of Your Brain Do You Use?
Have you heard that humans only use about 10 percent of their brains? Well, don't believe it! After describing the tremendous amount of energy needed to power our 86 billion densely packed neurons, the narrator also explains how our...
California Academy of Science
Pacific Leatherback Protection
Turtles are more than just cute, docile sea creatures; many of them are endangered, some critically. The leading threat to Pacific leatherback turtles is human activity. From commercial fishing and boating in the leatherbacks' migratory...
California Academy of Science
Fast Neutrinos
According to Einstein's theory of special relativity, nothing can go faster than the speed of light, but Einstein didn't know about neutrinos. In fact, physicists are just beginning to be able to study these tiny particles that zip...
Socratica
What Are Neutron Stars?
What happens at the end of the life cycle of a star? A lesson in the Socratica Astronomy playlist shows three ways a star dies: white dwarf, black hole, and neutron star. Each ending depends on the mass of the original star.
Be Smart
Tuatara All the Way Down: Face to Face with a Living Fossil!
Change is good ... unless you're a tuatara! Meet Earth's oldest surviving reptile species in a fun video from an extensive science playlist. Content includes why the tuatara did not evolve and its unique anatomy.
California Academy of Science
Therapy for Color Blindness
Could a virus be the key to reversing color blindness in humans? Some researchers believe so, and have even tested it out on monkeys. Learn more about the experiment and its effects in a short video that could accompany a lesson on gene...
California Academy of Science
Sensitive Alligators
We don't normally think of alligators as sensitive, but in their own unique way, they are far more sensitive than humans. Through a two-minute video, explore the unique adaptation that allows alligators to sense their prey and to...
TED-Ed
A Brief History of Video Games (Part I)
For many pupils, gaming is part of everyday life. But, it wasn't always that way. Entertain and inform your class with this quick video that follows the development of video games. The narrator goes all the way back to the beginning and...
Be Smart
Why Are Some People Left-Handed?
Most animals that show a paw preference are split 50/50 with half of the population preferring one side and the other half preferring the other, yet in humans only 10 percent are left-handed. The video explains what part of the brain...
California Academy of Science
Octopus Tool-Use
There is a wealth of evidence to suggest that octopi are the smartest of all invertebrates; observe why as you see an octopus walk across the ocean floor carrying a coconut shell to use as shelter. The video alone is short and does not...
TED-Ed
How Does Asthma Work?
What triggers asthma? What are the symptoms of an asthma attack? Watch a video that explains how asthma affects the respiratory system and the extra work the lungs have to do when a person is undergoing an asthma attack.
TED-Ed
Why Do Cats Act so Weird?
Here, kitty kitty! Ever wonder why cats like to hide in unusual places, or why they purr? Watch a video that explains why cats act so strange!
TED-Ed
Einstein's Brilliant Mistake: Entangled States
Mistakes aren't always a bad thing. Learn how one of Albert Einstein's greatest contributions to the field of quantum physics was actually a theory that ended up being proven wrong, with this short video on entangled states.