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Instructional Video1:39
TED-Ed

How the Bendy Straw Was Invented

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Sitting in a soda parlor, Joseph Freedman notices the difficulty his young daughter has trying to drink from the paper straw in her milkshake. This sparks the invention of a bendy straw. Watch to learn more about this small but widely...
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Instructional Video21:08
TED-Ed

HIV and Flu -- The Vaccine Strategy

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
What is the biggest threat to a mass number of humans? Not natural disasters, but rather, pandemics! With a lecture and slide show, the speaker discusses how medical technology in the form of vaccines is bringing an end to suffering and...
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Instructional Video6:23
TED-Ed

Why It Pays to Work Hard

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Hard work is the second of Richard St. John's "8 Traits Successful People Have in Common." Many young learners believe that in order to be successful, one needs to have a great deal of talent or intelligence; however, after interviewing...
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Instructional Video6:20
Brightstorm

Linear Inequalities - Concept

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Not all inequalities are equal. A video provides an introduction to the notation for inequalities. It provides tips on connecting the notation to the way the inequality is graphed, either on a number line or the coordinate plane.
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Instructional Video1:21
DoodleScience

The Energy Types

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How many types of energy can you name? A video introduces all 10 types of energy and gives a brief explanation of each. 
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Instructional Video7:31
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Crash Course

Deficits and Debts

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should the escalating national debt be keeping you up at night with worry? Not necessarily, as explained by an entertaining video by Crash Course economics. Learn about the ways that a high GDP can contribute to the health of an economy...
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Instructional Video11:57
Crash Course

Programming Basics—Statements and Functions: Crash Course Computer Science #12

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Include an informative video on programming as part of your computer science instruction. The 12th installment in the series teaches about statements and functions required to write code. Individuals learn about the IF, FOR, and WHILE...
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Instructional Video3:10
American Chemical Society

How to Make Flowers Last Longer

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
"Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour." - Robert Frost. An engaging video in the ACS Reactions playlist explains six steps that people can take to make flowers last longer....
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Instructional Video12:26
Crash Course

Robots: Crash Course Computer Science #37

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Without computer science, robots would just be scrap metal. Individuals watch an informative video to learn about robots. The video covers a brief history of robots and identifies current advances in robotics. This is the 37th video in...
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Instructional Video4:59
PBS

Global Precipitation

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A lack of rain created deserts on one-third of the earth's land surface, while excess rain created rain forests on only six percent. Scholars observe a global perspective of rain fall. They see the satellite imagery over a six-month...
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Instructional Video2:21
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GCFGlobal.org

Avoiding Plagiarism

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
How can learners avoid plagiarism in their academic work? Pupils learn some helpful strategies with the first of four videos from the Use Information Correctly series. Scholars discover the importance of citing sources and learn how to...
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Instructional Video13:05
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Crash Course

Cats Vs Dogs? Let's Make an AI to Settle This: Crash Course AI #19

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Would you let artificial intelligence make important decisions for you? The 19th installment of the Crash Course Artificial Intelligence unit shows viewers how to use artificial intelligence to help in decision-making. They see how to...
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Instructional Video2:15
Khan Academy

Compare the Hair Dryer Motor to the One You Can Build

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Could you build a motor for a hair dryer? Viewers of a short video watch as the narrator compares a hair dryer motor to an electric motor built from a kit. Each component of the hair dryer motor correlates to a component in the electric...
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Instructional Video0:11
Curated OER

Carbon Dating - How Does It Work?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For the first two minutes of this video, space-age narration and computer animation illuminate the science behind carbon dating. The presentation then switches gears and uses simple graphics and another narrator to explain the same...
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Instructional Video10:04
Lifehacker

Programming! Learn the Basics of Coding, How to Pick a Language a Project, and More!

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Kick off an introductory computer science course with this exploration of computer programming basics. From variable types and writing statements in JavaScript to finding a web host and deploying a website, this resource provides...
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Instructional Video4:51
TED-Ed

Debunking the Myths of OCD

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Discover the distinction between OCD tendencies and the neurological disorder itself, as well as clues as to the causes of OCD, how people with OCD perceive their actions and anxieties, and finally how to treat the disorder.
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Instructional Video5:10
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Code.org

How Computers Work: What Makes a Computer, a Computer?

For Students 6th - 12th
You see computers all the time, but do you really know how a computer works? The first installment of a five-part playlist explains the essential functions of a computer. The video describes, in detail, each of the functions: input,...
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Instructional Video5:15
TED-Ed

How Does Caffeine Keep Us Awake?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
You might want to put down your coffee for this one. Discover the science behind this stimulant, its origins, side-effects, and benefits of the most widely used drug: caffeine.
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Instructional Video5:59
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Code.org

How Computers Work: Binary and Data

For Students 6th - 12th
There are two types of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who do not. Pupils watch a video that describes how computers store information using binary code. They learn how programmers can encode text, images, and...
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Instructional Video6:26
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Code.org

The Internet: Packets, Routing and Reliability

For Students 6th - 12th
 Viewers of this video learn about how computers send and receive information through the Internet. It describes how the Internet splits information into packets and sends it over different routes.
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Instructional Video6:42
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TED-Ed

The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Create a diversion! Continuing the quest to save the world, the hero of the series needs to find an artifact inside a tower. To distract the guards, she programs a robot to vandalize some artwork. Viewers learn how to apply loops and...
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Instructional Video7:02
TED-Ed

How to Understand Power

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Where does power come from, and why does it matter? This video will spark engaged thought and conversation amongst your class as it discusses the origins of power, how it's exercised, and what young learners can do to become powerful in...
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Instructional Video5:11
TED-Ed

Is Math Discovered or Invented?

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Did mankind invent mathematical concepts, or is math the native language of the universe itself? Discover the beliefs of famous philosophers such as Plato and Euclid with regard to the place of numbers in nature, and take a brief look at...
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Instructional Video3:58
TED-Ed

Is It Bad to Hold Your Pee?

For Students 7th - 12th
How many times should a person pee a day? Is it a bad habit to hold it? What makes us have to go pee? These questions are answered in an informative video about the urinary system, and the importance of urinating at the first sign of...

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