Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

How Plants Tell Time

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Can someone really have a "biological clock"? Discover why many organisms on earth have an inherent awareness of where they are in the day's cycle.This video discusses animal adaptations, the earth's revolutions, and how light and...
Instructional Video5:08
TED-Ed

How Does Your Body Know What Time It Is?

For Students 7th - 12th
Do you often go to bed and wake up around the same time? Does your stomach begin to growl at the same time before eating lunch? This pattern is known as a circadian rhythm. Watch a video that explains the physiological phenomenon and how...
Instructional Video2:28
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National Constitution Center

14th Amendment Discussion Starter: The Emancipation Proclamation

For Students 7th - 12th
In 1863 life forever changed for African American slaves when the Emancipation Proclamation was announced. An interesting video clip shows two actors reading excerpts from the Emancipation Proclamation and a letter by a slave named Annie...
Instructional Video4:49
TED-Ed

The Mathematical Secrets of Pascal’s Triangle

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
This modern animation and discussion of the ancient secrets of Pascal's triangle manages to be topical, engaging, and mathematically deep all at the same time. A great introduction to the power of number theory across multiple math...
Instructional Video8:59
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Crash Course

Studying for Exams: Crash Course Study Skills #7

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
The test is tomorrow, so you should stay up all night to study—right? Teach middle and high schoolers that cramming is not the answer with a short video on studying for exams. It covers ways to address possible constraints on studying,...
Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

The Ferocious Predatory Dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What's not to love about dinosaurs? Lucky for us humans, we can love to learn about them from 100 million years away, especially a group of extra large predatory dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period. Watch a descriptive video that...
Instructional Video11:12
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Crash Course

How to Speak with Confidence: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #4

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Viewers improve public speaking skills with an installment from a business skills playlist. The video discusses public speaking skills as well as the S.U.C.C.E.S. framework for delivering information clearly and concisely. 
Instructional Video10:36
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Crash Course

How to Avoid Teamwork Disasters: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #12

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
What are some strategies for avoiding teamwork disasters in and out of the workplace? With the video 12th from the Crash Course Business - Soft Skills series, scholars learn how to work effectively in group settings. Viewers explore how...
Instructional Video10:11
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Crash Course

How to Find Your Leadership Style: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #14

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Leaders run the gamut from Mahatma Gandhi to Adolf Hitler. Using the 14th video from the Crash Course Business - Soft Skills series, viewers discover their personal leadership styles. They also explore how leaders play an important...
Instructional Video1:53
MinutePhysics

What are Years... and the Galactic Supermassive Black Hole!

For Students 9th - 12th
Everything is relative ... including the length of a year! Physics students explore time on a galactic scale in an animated video. The resource focuses on the tropical year upon which our calendar is based, galactic years, and the length...
Instructional Video12:19
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Crash Course

Defense against the Dark Arts of Influence: Crash Course Business Soft Skills #2

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
With great power comes great responsibility, and that doesn't just apply to Spiderman. Scholars learn how to use influence respectfully in business interactions. They also discover how to use confidence, praise, and optimism to build...
Instructional Video8:18
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Nature League

Why Are Animals Getting Smaller? - From A to B

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Many believe dinosaurs were much larger than animals of today, but even the biggest dinosaur was only half the size of the average adult blue whale. Understanding why animals appear to be getting smaller starts with a discussion of...
Instructional Video15:49
Curated OER

How Social Media Can Make History

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
From Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451 to Facebook, Twitter, and TXT. Here’s a must-see video for anyone interested in the transformation of the media landscape and message distribution. The narrator traces four...
Instructional Video6:26
TED-Ed

How Oceanographers Found the Titanic

For Students 9th - 12th
The sinking of the Titanic is one of the most tragic and remembered events in history. A first of her time, Titanic was considered unsinkable, but the night of April 15, 1912, would prove otherwise. Seventy-three years later in...
Instructional Video3:43
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California Academy of Science

How to Measure a Changing Climate

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Young scientists explore climate change by taking a look at many different disciplines. They hear from scientists who study soil, clouds, ice cores, ocean temperatures, and more. Then, they search public databases to draw their own...
Instructional Video10:42
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Crash Course

How to Create a Fair Workplace: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #15

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
What does a fair and equitable workplace look like? Using the resource, viewers discover how fairness creates a functional workplace, leading to employee happiness and productivity. The narrator describes the five features of a fair...
Instructional Video11:28
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Crash Course

How to Make Tough Decisions: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #11

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Not all decisions in life are so easy. Using the resource, pupils discover how to make tough decisions when picking a career, investing money, and setting goals. Viewers also learn what not to do when facing difficult choices. 
Instructional Video5:47
California Academy of Science

Solutions to Human Impacts

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
The phrase think globally, act locally inspires scholars to address pollution. After learning about invasive species, nutrient pollution, and dead zones, discussion questions help scholars link the concepts. They then apply knowledge of...
Instructional Video12:53
Crash Course

Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The pupils in your class have never known a time without constant conflict between the countries in the Middle East. An informative video from Crash Course World History covers the history of the Israeli/Palestine situation, the battle...
Instructional Video4:29
TED-Ed

How High Can You Count on Your Fingers?

For Students 6th - 12th
Is it a coincidence that fingers are called digits? Did you know that one finger can represent one digit or even six parts? Watch a somewhat confusing video that explains the possibilities of counting to numbers higher than 10 on...
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Curated Video

Privacy Part 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Why is online privacy so important? Explore privacy with a group assignment for which pupils create word clouds with words they associate with privacy. A discussion and online activity follow. Learners will read articles, explore the...
Instructional Video4:51
TED-Ed

What’s so Great about the Great Lakes?

For Students 5th - 12th
How many states touch the Great Lakes? How much water is in them? How many lakes are there? Watch a video that dives into the greatness of the Great Lakes, exploring the different habitats and efforts to protect them.
Instructional Video5:30
TED-Ed

Is DNA the Future of Data Storage?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
When you think of secret messages and data storage, DNA doesn't normally come to mind. Viewers watch a video that explains how scientists use DNA to store information. It describes some recent advances in the area.
Instructional Video6:06
TED-Ed

How Do Schools of Fish Swim in Harmony?

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
How does the way our brains work relate to the way fish swim in harmony? An engaging video explains how emergence is the answer to both.