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University of California

How Morals Influence if You're Liberal or Conservative

For Students 7th - 12th
Are you a liberal or a conservative? UC professor Peter Ditto, an experimental social psychologist who studies human judgement and decision making, shares the results of his research into moral foundation theory and how a...
Instructional Video3:17
SciShow

What Honeybees Can Teach Us About Democracy

For Students 9th - 12th
While the United States has a representative democracy, honeybees have a true democracy. The video explains how honeybees vote, how they research their decision making process, and the importance of influencing others. It also describes...
Instructional Video3:52
TED-Ed

What Gives a Dollar Bill Its Value?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
What makes a one hundred-dollar bill valuable? Here is an excellent, straight-forward animated video to help your learners grasp the concept of inflation and the purpose and policies of the Federal Reserve System.
Instructional Video3:19
TED-Ed

The Cancer Gene We All Have

For Students 9th - 12th
What is cancer? And why don't we all have it? These concepts are explored and tumor suppressor genes are introduced in this animated feature. This nutshell of information is fully packed and makes an outstanding resource for your biology...
Instructional Video3:59
TED-Ed

Cell vs. Virus: A Battle for Health

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Viruses act as alien invaders, but our cells are usually quite effective at counterattack. With cartoon animation, viewers learn how DNA is the mastermind behind making antibodies. Immunity rules in this land! 
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TED-Ed

The Happy Secret to Better Work

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
This is a video that every individual, whether adolescent or adult, should have the chance to see! Using an incredibly humorous presentation style and fascinating statistics, psychologist Shawn Achor makes a compelling case for positive...
Instructional Video3:39
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TED-Ed

The Historical Audacity of the Louisiana Purchase

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
In order to double the size of the country and make what would become the greatest real estate deal in the history of the United States, Thomas Jefferson had to set aside his beliefs in small government and his strict constructionist...
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TED-Ed

Does Stress Cause Pimples?

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
After this video, make sure to give a pop quiz on pimples! The question that is answered is whether or not pimples are caused by stress. Stress hormones give our bodies what we need for a fight or flight, but what happens if we don't do...
Instructional Video7:19
TED-Ed

Using your voice Is a Political Choice - Amanda Gorman

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delineates her reasons for claiming that all poetry is political. The video captures the poet's passion and commitment to speaking up and speaking out. It is a must-have resource.
Instructional Video5:16
TED-Ed

Evolution in a Big City

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Intriguing! With color-coded maps and eye-catching animation, Professor Jason Munshi-South expounds on how, by taking a DNA sample from a New York City mouse, biologists can determine which park it lives in. This is because urban...
Instructional Video5:05
TED-Ed

How to Sequence the Human Genome

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Every human is unique, from our thoughts and actions to our DNA. Scientists spent billions of dollars and over a decade to map the human genome, the sequence of DNA within one human being. Since the project was completed ten years ago,...
Instructional Video5:14
TED-Ed

How to Fossilize Yourself

For Students 4th - 9th Standards
Here is an unusual question: How can I become a famous fossil for future generations to examine and adore? It is from this comical perspective that viewers learn how fossilization occurs. Show this for your middle school paleontologists...
Instructional Video4:16
TED-Ed

Radioactivity: Expect the Unexpected

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Several radioactive concepts are explained with the help of animated atoms, complete with their own facial expressions. As physical science pupils watch, they learn about gaining or losing atomic particles, alpha and beta particles, and...
Instructional Video3:57
TED-Ed

The Science of Macaroni Salad: What's in a Mixture?

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Mix things up in your physical science class by introducing mixtures. The three types are defined: suspension, colloid, and solution. It all depends on the size and type of the involved particles. With attractive animation and an...
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Curated OER

Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Bodies, like cars, require fuel to stay active. Remind students about the relationship between food and energy with this colorful video.
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Crash Course

The Limey

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Steven Soderbergh's The Limey may seem like a strange choice for one of the top ten films in a playlist on film criticism. The narrator makes clear that the story is a simple tale of revenge, but it is Soderbergh's filmmaking...
Instructional Video5:03
TED-Ed

What Makes Something "Kafkaesque"?

For Students 9th - 12th
Unnecessarily complicated. A frustrating experience. Confusing, frustrating, bureaucratic, comic. Kafka as a humorist? Really? Check out this short video that explores the "Kafkaesque."
Instructional Video4:36
TED-Ed

How to Make Your Writing Suspenseful

For Students 6th - 12th
Viewers get some tips on how to create suspense in their writing from a short video that draws on examples from Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, and even Oedipus Rex.  Remember: It's not what happens but...
Instructional Video4:51
TED-Ed

What Makes Neon Signs Glow? A 360° Animation

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Why are neon signs so bright and colorful? Scholars discover how artists create neon signs and find out that neon is not the only gas they use in their production. Next, they explore the history of neon signs and how their development...
Instructional Video4:45
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TED-Ed

How to Make a Mummy

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Were the ancient Egyptians successful in evading decomposition during the mummification process? What happens to the human body after death? This fascinating video combines a study of biology and the mummification process of some...
Instructional Video4:29
TED-Ed

What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary

For Students 6th - 12th
Imagine a structure that took centuries to build and is thousands of miles long. Introduce your classes to the Great Wall of China with this short video.
Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

How to Make Your Writing Funnier

For Students 6th - 8th
Did you ever notice the art of comedy is indeed an art? Check out this video that contains quick and catchy tips and tricks for crafting comedy that will tickle your funny bone.
Instructional Video4:49
TED-Ed

Could Anyone Make a Jackson Pollock Painting?

For Students 7th - 12th
Is abstract expressionism art? Or could your cat have created such works? The paintings of Jackson Pollock are used to answer these questions.
Instructional Video4:40
TED-Ed

Making Sense of Irrational Numbers

For Students 7th - 12th
Non-terminating. Non-recurring decimal. Irrational numbers. Proof by Contradiction? Root 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. Don't be afraid to explore the impossible and check out this short video that offers a rational explanation of irrational...

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