Youth Radio
Teen Girls and Positive Social Media Messages
Social media has the power to influence our personal lives as well as the world around us. In this audio story, you will hear about a group of teenage girls who took to social media to fight bullying and to effect change in their...
Curated Video
Teen Voices: Friendships and Social Media
Teachers, for the lesson plan associated with this topic please visit: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/my-social-media-life Lots of middle schoolers use social media to connect with friends, share...
Bozeman Science
Intermolecular Forces
In this video Paul Andersen explains how intermolecular forces differ from intramolecular forces. He then explains how differences in these forces account for different properties in solid, liquids and gases. Some of these properties...
TED Talks
Nandan Nilekani: Ideas for India's future
Nandan Nilekani, the visionary co-founder of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Discrimination
Teens reveal their opinions on discrimination. Intended to provoke classroom debate, these clips show teens talking about discrimination. You might not agree with everything they say! Discrimination in the workplace - who is...
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Sex
Teens giving their opinions on sex. Intended to provoke classroom debate, these clips show teens talking about sex. You might not agree with everything they say! When is the right time to have sex, and how do you know? Is it when your...
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Redundancy
Teens reveal their opinions on redundancy. Intended to provoke classroom debate, this clip show teens talking about redundancy. You might not agree with everything they say! Redundancy - what happens to people when they lose their job?...
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Why Do We Work?
Teens reveal their opinions on work. Intended to provoke classroom debate, this clip shows teens talking about work. You might not agree with everything they say! Why do we work, and should we enjoy it? These films do not offer...
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Borrowing
Teens reveal their opinions on debt. Intended to provoke classroom debate, this clip shows teens talking about debt. You might not agree with everything they say! The ever present fear of debt - how do people end up owing so much? These...
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Depressions
Teens giving their opinions on depression. Intended to provoke classroom debate, these clips show teens talking about Depression. You might not agree with everything they say! What do you do if you or your friend becomes depressed? Or if...
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Business
Teens reveal their opinions on business. Intended to provoke classroom debate, this clip shows teens talking about business. You might not agree with everything they say! What makes a great business, and what can go wrong? These films do...
ProTeachersVideo
Secondary PSHE - Self-Employment
Teens reveal their opinions on self-employment. Intended to provoke classroom debate, this clip shows teens talking about Self Employment. You might not agree with everything they say! Do you have to be an employee or should you go...
Cerebellum
It's About Time: Time In Your World - Telling The Time With A Watch Or A Clock
Time in Your World explores time as it relates to our everyday lives–time to get up, time for school, lunchtime, bedtime, daytime, nighttime. The program explains how clock hands measure time in hours, minutes, and seconds and how to...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 10 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts
Chapter 10 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls - until a chatty skeleton appears and takes him...
Curated Video
Digital Bytes: Step Forward
What are the advantages of using the internet to engage people in social causes? What are the limitations? Teens will explore the difference between online activism and "slacktivism," a term used to describe “feel-good” actions that seem...
TED Talks
Nathan Myhrvold: Archeology, animal photography, BBQ ...
Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations -- animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric genius multimillionaire. Listen for wild stories from the (somewhat raunchy) edge of the animal world.
Life Noggin
Are You Getting More Depressed?
Is depression becoming more common? Is it getting worse? National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 https://www.crisistextline.org/ Hotlines for different countries: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/ This video...
Curated Video
This Hydroponic Farm Provides Fresh Food for School Lunches | One Small Step | NowThis
Getting school lunches to be nutritious is always a challenge, but this school has come up with the ultimate solution. » Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the...
Curated Video
The Media Got The Math WRONG - The Golden Ratio
15-year old Joseph Rosenfeld thought he spotted an error in the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit Mathematica has a sign that says the golden ratio is (√5 - 1)/2. He remembered and checked online that the golden ratio is supposed to...
California Academy of Science
What is the Environmental Impact of Feeding the World?
One in every seven people suffer from a lack of basic food. Our Hungry Planet introduces this complex issue in the second lesson of an interesting 13-part unit. It discusses the space needed to grow and raise food, the transportation of...
Cisco
Episode 1.2: The Problem
Where have all the schoolgirls in Malawi gone? Teen leaders solve a mystery and investigate a problem in episode two in the seven-part first series of Global Problem Solvers. After finding the missing girls at a far-away well, the group...
Cisco
Episode 1.1: The Team
Meet the dream team! Introduce the class to a group of master problem-solvers in the first part of a seven-episode Global Problem Solvers series. The video kicks off season one by introducing the team's leader, meeting each cast member,...
Macat
An Introduction to Gordon Allport’s The Nature of Prejudice
According to Gordon Allport, stereotypes are ingrained in the human brain as a way to reach quick conclusions. His 1979 text The Nature of Prejudice explains that people fill in the gaps of their knowledge with the clues around...