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At What Moment Are You Dead? Instructional VideoAt What Moment Are You Dead? Instructional Video
Publisher
TED-Ed
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7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Media Length
5:34
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2014
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At What Moment Are You Dead?

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When is a person no longer living? This question has been puzzled over for millennia, but is there a clear answer? Watch as this video examines the biological line separating life and death.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

death, living things, animal cells, cells, eukaryotic cells, glucose, oxygen, entropy, organisms, life cycles, life expectancy

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Show this video as an introduction to a life science unit on cellular processes
  • Flip your science classroom by assigning this video and assessment as homework and holding a class discussion about it the following day

Classroom Considerations

  • The topic of death can be a sensitive one for some students, be sure to take this into consideration before showing the video

Pros

  • Key vocabulary terms are displayed on the screen during the video
  • Engaging animations help to explain the scientific concepts presented in the video
  • A short assessment with five multiple choice and three free response questions is included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9

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