Instructional Video8:38
Crash Course

Studying for Exams: Crash Course Study Skills

12th - Higher Ed
It turns out that saving all of your studying until after midnight on the night before your big exam is not actually a great way to prepare. Today, Thomas explains some test prep strategies that actually work.
Instructional Video8:28
Crash Course

Taking Notes: Crash Course Study Skills

12th - Higher Ed
The first step in honing your new study skills is to take better notes. This week Thomas will tell you everything you need to know to come to class prepared and find a note-taking system that will help you retain and review like a champ.
Instructional Video10:04
Crash Course

Procrastination: Crash Course Study Skills

12th - Higher Ed
You're on YouTube right now, but you should probably be studying or writing that research paper. But as long as you're here, we're going to help you figure out how to get the better of your desire to procrastinate in the future. Just...
Instructional Video4:49
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: 3 tips on how to study effectively | TED-Ed

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A 2006 study took a class of surgical residents and split them into two groups. Each received the same study materials, but one group was told to use specific study methods. When tested a month later, this group performed significantly...
Instructional Video20:16
TED Talks

Robert Full: Robots inspired by cockroach ingenuity

12th - Higher Ed
Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks.
Instructional Video12:52
TED Talks

TED: Can art amend history? | Titus Kaphar

12th - Higher Ed
Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a...
Instructional Video12:47
TED Talks

TED: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger

12th - Higher Ed
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone - but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development,...
Instructional Video5:23
SciShow

What That Pig Brain Study Really Tells Us

12th - Higher Ed
This month, in a study that has the potential to change the way we think about death, scientists revealed that they successfully restored some processes in the brains of dead pigs -- at least partially. What did the study actually tell...
Instructional Video10:39
Crash Course

Hearing & Balance: Crash Course A&P

12th - Higher Ed
Crash Course A&P continues the journey through sensory systems with a look at how your sense of hearing works. We follow sounds as they work there way into the ear where they are registered and transformed into action potentials. This...
Instructional Video5:13
SciShow

About That Neck Gaiter Study... | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
On today’s SciShow News, we take a look at what that neck gaiter study is really all about, and also have a bit of good news about soot free flames called blue whirls.
Instructional Video5:17
TED Talks

Federica Bianco: How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems

12th - Higher Ed
To study a system as complex as the entire universe, astrophysicists need to be experts at extracting simple solutions from large data sets. What else could they do with this expertise? In an interdisciplinary talk, TED Fellow and...
Instructional Video4:52
SciShow

A Better Way to Study Earth, and Lessons from Jellyfish Galaxies

12th - Higher Ed
A new detector can use neutrinos to help us take a peek inside Earth, and a study of jellyfish galaxies can help us understand more about an unsolved problem in astronomy.
Instructional Video5:31
SciShow

The High-Tech Future of Sustainable Fishing

12th - Higher Ed
We’ve gotten maybe too good at fishing, and as a result we’ve completely transformed the oceans. So what can we do to make fishing more sustainable and still enjoy our fish and chips?
Instructional Video3:49
SciShow

Why Do Our Eyes Move When We Think?

12th - Higher Ed
You might have heard the myth that you can tell when someone is lying based on how their eyes move. While that is not exactly true, there has been plenty of science that looks into where and how we look when we think.
Instructional Video4:39
SciShow

The Search for Tasmanian Tigers Continues

12th - Higher Ed
The Tasmanian tiger was officially declared extinct in 1986, but there are some who still hold out hope.
Instructional Video5:39
SciShow

What the CRISPR Embryo Editing Study Really Taught Us

12th - Higher Ed
What did the recent study using the CRISPR gene editing technique actually entail, and what did we learn from it?
Instructional Video4:44
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How do we study the stars? - Yuan-Sen Ting

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Our best technology can send men to the Moon and probes to the edge of our solar system, but these distances are vanishingly small compared to the size of the universe. How then can we learn about the galaxies beyond our own? Yuan-Sen...
Instructional Video11:23
TED Talks

Juliet Brophy: How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution

12th - Higher Ed
In 2013, a treasure trove of unusual fossils were uncovered in a cave in South Africa, and researchers soon realized: these were the remains of a new species of ancient humans. Paleoanthropologist Juliet Brophy takes us inside the...
Instructional Video19:08
TED Talks

BJ Miller: What really matters at the end of life

12th - Higher Ed
At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it's simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative medicine physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his...
Instructional Video4:49
SciShow

Building a Dyson Sphere

12th - Higher Ed
What if an advanced civilization ran out of room to grow on their home planet? Their best bet might be to build settlements in space, so they could capture more of their star's energy.
Instructional Video16:03
TED Talks

TED: How judges can show respect | Victoria Pratt

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In halls of justice around the world, how can we ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect? A pioneering...
Instructional Video10:03
Crash Course

Exercise: Crash Course Study Skills

12th - Higher Ed
We're finally to the end of our time together here on Crash Course Study Skills, so this week we're taking a more holistic approach to being the best learner you can. Part of taking care of your brain is taking care of your whole body,...
Instructional Video3:36
Curated Video

Translating Shapes Across the X&Y Axis Using a Coordinate Plane

K - 5th
In this lesson, students will learn how to translate shapes across the X&Y axes using a coordinate plane. They will understand the common mistakes to avoid when plotting points and moving shapes. Through step-by-step examples, they will...
Instructional Video5:27
Curated Video

Why Study Psychology

3rd - 8th
In this video, we will explore eight reasons to study psychology.

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