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Bierbaum Elementary School

Practicing Patience

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
As teachers, we have a lot of patience. Our scholars, on the other hand, may need some support. Give your pupils the emotional intelligence instruction they desire with a lesson plan designed to teach patience through grand conversation,...
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MinutePhysics

Ye Olde Debunking

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Just how do you pronounce Ye? Scholars view a short video clip on Old English to better understand how languages evolved over time. They analyze the word Ye and translate it into today's American English. 
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TED-Ed

The Punishable Perils of Plagiarism

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
For the purposes of this video, plagiarism is a criminal offense pursued by the Department of Plagiarism Investigation. Each type of plagiarism is given a catchy name, a creative description, and is demonstrated with a cartoon animation....
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Curated OER

What Are Vowels?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Begin your vowel lesson plan with this explanatory video. The author shows viewers what vowels are, as well as explains why the letter y is sometimes considered a vowel.
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TED-Ed

A Host of Heros

For Students 7th - 12th
Why do we need heroes? Acquaint your class with the epic hero, tragic hero, and romantic hero. The narrator defines each type with accessible language and provides an example from literature. Learners will enjoy the narrator's style and...
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Pearson

Using the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Here's help in making the giant leap from finding real to finding complex roots. Careful and thorough in explanation, the theory of polynomial algebra is briefly touched upon before the examples really dive into the application...
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Flocabulary

What Are Pronouns?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Once upon a time, SchoolHouse Rock used Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla to teach a lesson pronouns. Featuring an updated song, the third of four videos in a Language Arts playlist, uses a catchy hip-hop tune to teach about pronoun-antecedent...
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PBS

An Iconic Character | Little Women

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
As Amy lament's Jo's decision to rid herself of her singular beauty, Marmee puts a hand to her mouth, awed by her daughter's generosity. Watch the pivotal scene from a Masterpiece production of Little Women, and lead a language arts...
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TED-Ed

The Lost Art of Democratic Debate

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Debates afford our learners the opportunity to become better researchers, critical thinkers, eloquent speakers, and informed participants in our society. If you are planning to host debates in your classroom, try beginning by...
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Socratica

Chemistry: Percent Composition

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How much oxygen is in water? Is it the same as the chemical formula? Learners observe the differences between a substance's formula and its percent composition with a video from Socratica's Chemistry Lessons series. The narrator...
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MinuteEarth

Trash vs. Garbage

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Is there a difference between trash and garbage? Well, there used to be, according to the narrator of the video. Scholars learn about the origins of the words and what the dictionary has to say about the matter.
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TED-Ed

Can You Solve the Egg Drop Riddle?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
100 floors, 100 Faberge eggs, one thief, and one escape vehicle. Young logicians put together what they know to determine how a thief can safely drop a fragile Faberge egg out a window of the city museum into her waiting truck and escape.
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Crash Course

Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Need a concise, well-constructed, and engaging overview of Ancient Egyptian civilization? Look no further, as John Green highlights the most important features and takeaways of this ancient civilization. The video discusses the...
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Crash Course

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
We wish you a happy, healthy, and phosphorus school year! A video explains the importance of getting the nutrients that are needed and focuses on the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. It includes discussions on the importance of...
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Be Smart

The Science of Marathon Running

For Students 6th - 12th
The science of marathon running is the subject of a resource that begins with the history of the marathon and why it is 26.2 miles long, and then goes into the biology in our bodies and the way our muscles, bones, and other physical...
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Flocabulary

The Importance of Setting in a Story

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Where does it happen? When did it happen? These are two questions that play a key role in understanding the setting of a story. The fourth and final video in a Language Arts playlist uses a song to explain how the setting connects to...
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The Great War

Cavalry in WW1 - Between Tradition and Machine Gun Fire

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The German Calvary lost over 800 horses and 500 men in a single battle! The changes in technology during World War I forced changes in how battles were fought. An engaging primary source video puts scholars in the shoes of the soldiers...
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TED Talks

The Incredible Inventions of Intuitive AI

For Students 9th - 12th
Welcome to the Augmented Age. Futurist Maurice Conti introduces viewers to his predictions of what to expect from the Augmented Age, an age of computers and robotic systems that work with humans to imagine, design, and build all sorts of...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Selfish Drivers: The Braess Paradox and Traffic Planning

For Students 9th - 10th
The idea of this lesson is to introduce, in a simplified manner, the so-called Braess Paradox by providing simple examples to clarify that the addition of some new roads to a network does not always lead to an improvement in the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: Amazon Field Trip

For Students Pre-K - K
Visit the "Amazon Voyage" exhibit at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. Learn about maps, experience the river underwater, see how real stingrays and anacondas camouflage themselves, and celebrate at a fish festival!...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: African Dance Field Trip

For Students Pre-K - K
Penny and the KidVision Kids learn about West African dance and music. They listen to a storyteller, make and wear traditional dance attire, play dundun drums and dance the Lamba, and watch a professional performance by Delou Africa!...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on cause and effect papers. It begins by defining the terms and purpose for cause and effect writing and then moves on to planning, organizing, and writing the paper. Real Player is required.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Identifying the Conflict Type

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on identifying the conflict type in a literary work; the two basic types of conflict are internal and external. External conflict types include character vs. character, nature, society, or supernatural forces;...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking: Note Card Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on note taking using note card systems. You should choose a system dependent on how you plan to use the cards afterward. It discusses color coding either by card color or ink color putting like items on the same...