TED-Ed
How Batteries Work
Discover the fascinating technology that allows us to move around in our daily lives without being anchored to power cables. Learners trace the history of batteries and their ability to store charge back to the 1780s, and...
TED-Ed
Could Human Civilization Spread Across the Whole Galaxy?
Ever heard of von Neumann machines? These self-replicating machines could allow for the expansion of human civilization beyond Earth. The video describes how this type of technology could open many doors for exploration and life.
Physics Girl
Could You Replace Your Eye with a Camera?
Eyeballs or cameras—which have the best functions? The video presentations compare the important functions of the eyeball and the camera. As technology changes, cameras become more impressive, but the eyeball still out-functions the...
TED-Ed
Why Are Earthquakes so Hard to Predict?
Cell phones to crowdsource vibrations to warn of incoming earthquakes? Detectors to register high levels of radon-thoron isotopes? After detailing the factors that make earthquakes so difficult to predict, the narrator of a fascinating...
TED-Ed
How Close Are We to Uploading Our Minds?
What would it take to digitally upload someone's mind? A fascinating video first describes how a brain works, then looks at a future where people can live forever through avatars. The video describes the required technological advances...
TED-Ed
Are We Ready for Neo-Evolution
As technology and medicine continue to make huge leaps, the days of choosing our own genes or the genetic traits of our offspring are right around the corner. Harvey Fineberg takes a look at some of the potential pathways humans may take...
TED-Ed
The Danger of Science Denial
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions... but they're not entitled to their own facts." Michael Specter, a well-respected science and technology journalist, speaks eloquently about modern attitudes toward science and progress and...
TED-Ed
HIV and Flu -- The Vaccine Strategy
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...
Curated OER
JayCut, Part 4: Transitions, Titles, and Drawings
Explore part four of this five-part tutorial explaining how to use JayCut software to make educational videos. You'll learn how to add transitions, titles, and drawings to make a very interesting and informational product.
Curated OER
JayCut, Part 5: Final Editing and Publishing
Final editing and publishing of your JayCut home movie will be a breeze after viewing part five of this five-part series. You and your class will have no problems putting those final touches into your original works of educational art.
California Academy of Science
Your Digital Footprint: Data and Energy Use
Understanding energy usage requires knowing more than how much energy it takes to charge your cell phone. Scholars learn each text sent uses energy as does each video, game, and phone call. They observe the larger grid of data transfers...
TED-Ed
How Containerization Shaped the Modern World
"It's the reason we have a thriving global market place, offering us the infinite variety of things, and it's the reason we can move cargoes from remote parts of the world at minimal cost." Learn about how small-town truck driver Malcom...
Curated OER
How Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Works
Are you looking for a video to introduce your physicists to superconductors? This educational resource details the workings of magnetic levitation with small magnets. It is fascinating! It concludes with possible uses of superconductor...
Curated OER
Chevy Volt - How It Works
The Chevy Volt is an electric vehicle. This presentation reveals how these quiet cars work. This would be an educational resource to show in an engineering and technology class, or in your physical science unit when exploring alternative...
TED-Ed
From Mach-20 Glider to Humming Bird Drone
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" This question guides Regina Dugan's exploration of amazing achievements in science and engineering that push the boundary of impossibility. From robotic hummingbirds and...
TED-Ed
A Future Beyond Traffic Gridlock
Bill Ford, great-grandson of Henry Ford and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, discusses his struggle to reconcile his two passions: automobiles and the environment. He explains how our current transportation systems are simply...
TED-Ed
What's the Difference Between Accuracy and Precision?
While often used interchangeably, the distinction between accuracy and precision is critical for many scientific endeavors. Discover the importance of consistency for precise results, and the need for accuracy in the field...
Code.org
Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code
Welcome to the code side. The interactive lesson introduces coding in a game format with familiar characters. Young computer experts learn to develop code to control the interaction of the characters in the game. The activity ends with...
TED-Ed
The Tribes We Lead
With all the information and technology we offer to our learners, we can sometimes neglect the importance of directing them on how to best use these opportunities. In this video, Seth Godin encourages his audience to 1) tell a story to...
TED-Ed
The Hidden Network that Makes the Internet Possible
Many use the Internet but few know how it works. Viewers learn more about the network behind the Internet with a short video that explains the fiber optics and integrated photonics that make global communication possible.
TED-Ed
How Do Hard Drives Work?
Curious minds want to know: How do hard drives work? It's the question everyone has been asking, and here is a short video with the answer. And you don't have to be a quantum physicist to understand the explanation.
TED-Ed
The High-Stakes Race to Make Quantum Computers Work
Quantum mechanics just might take computing to a new level. Pupils watch an animated video to learn about quantum computers and how they differ from classical computers. They learn about two current approaches to quantum computing,...
Teach Engineering
How Antibiotics Work
Take two pills and call me in the morning. The first lesson in a short unit of four introduces class members to delivery methods of medicines. The instruction introduces the question of which delivery method is best to get you feeling...
Teach Engineering
Microfluidic Devices and Flow Rate
When you have to flow, you have to flow. The lesson introduces class members to microfluidic devices and their uses in medicine. They watch a short video on how the diameter affects the rate of flow. The worksheet has individuals...