Instructional Video4:37
SciShow

Quantum Fishing for the Higgs Boson

9th - 12th
The scientific models predicted the Higgs Boson for many years before it was proven. Filmed during the search for the Higgs Boson, the video discusses what it would mean for science if researchers proved it wrong. At the time of this...
Instructional Video7:10
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Calculus Expert

Sketch the Graph of a Circle

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Feel like you're going in circles? The fifteenth lesson in a series of 29 videos gives pupils a resource for writing equations of circles in standard form. Once in standard form, the instructor graphs the circle.
Instructional Video
National Education Association

Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit

8th - 11th Standards
Demonstrate how to use a box and whisker plot to place a line of best fit accurately with an educational video. It begins with a review of box and whisker and line of best fit, and then uses an application problem to describe the...
Instructional Video4:10
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Imagine Learning Classroom

Form Irregular Verbs

3rd - 5th Standards
Teach your class to pay attention to how a word looks and sounds when working with conjugating irregular verbs into the past tense. The video provides several examples of incorrectly and correctly spelled irregular verbs.
Instructional Video2:17
Curated Video

Learn the Alphabet

Pre-K - K Standards
Begin the alphabet with a cute video featuring the letter a. Kids can see several puppets naming things that start with a, including an astronaut, an axe, and armour.
Lesson Plan4:55
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Curated Video

Safety Mode

7th - 12th
Teach your YouTube users how to protect themselves from offensive content with a mini lesson on Safety Mode. The teacher presents information about Safety Mode, and then demonstrates how it can be turned on and off. Learners...
Instructional Video1:38
Jacob Clifford

Intro: Basic Economic Concepts

11th - 12th Standards
Before delving into the bank of instructional videos that this economics instructor has to offer, check out an introductory video in which he offers a quick overview of the topics he will be covering in the particular unit.
Instructional Video1:03
TV411

Understanding Hard Words

7th - 10th Standards
Two strategies for decoding unfamiliar words are featured on a worksheet that illustrates how to use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) and context to determine meaning. Examples are included as is a guided practice exercise.
Instructional Video2:53
TV411

Learn the Steps to Clear Essay Writing!

7th - 12th Standards
Introduce your young writers to the five-paragraph expository essay format with a four-page instructional activity that uses color codes to model for writers how to craft the essay. Although designed to prepare writers for the GED, the...
Instructional Video3:19
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TV411

How Many Languages Do You Speak When You Speak English?

6th - 8th Standards
What do the words pizza, broccoli, and ciao have in common? Why they are all English words that originally came from Italian. Ask your middle schoolers to guess the origins of a list of words by matching the word with the language from...
Instructional Video6:10
TV411

Whip up a Storm of Writing Ideas

7th - 12th Standards
Need a key to unlock writer's block? Introduce your writers to four easy steps that will release them from their mental prison. The brainstorming worksheet, designed to set free their imaginations, even has an answer key.
Instructional Video7:11
Curriculum Associates

Comprehensive Assessment of Reading Strategies II

3rd - 6th
Assess your kids' reading skills with a straightforward reading comprehension exercise. Pupils read a story and answer 12 multiple choice questions about the story. Each question is labeled with one of 12 reading strategies, such as...
Instructional Video
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Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative

Functions

7th - 10th Standards
Relationships can be good or bad, but functional relationships are the best! The video demonstrates relationships in a table or graph and what makes their qualities functional. Have your learners review functions and then go through a...
Instructional Video1:54
California Academy of Science

Earthquake Monitoring

9th - 12th
Ten seconds doesn't seem like much time, but if people had that much of a warning before a big earthquake hit, it could save countless lives and prevent serious injury. The video points out that, by measuring the quick-moving P-waves and...
Instructional Video1:21
California Academy of Science

34,000 Year-Old Fiber

9th - 12th
In a discovery that would make Betty Rubble squeal with joy, scientists discovered fibers in a cave from 34,000 years ago that were dyed in pinks and blues. The video details the findings, which were not only unique because of the...
Instructional Video2:47
California Academy of Science

Monarch Migration

9th - 12th
It takes four generations of Monarch butterflies to complete the migratory path from the Rockies to Mexico each year, so how do they know where to go? The answer may surprise you; it certainly surprised the scientists who figured it out!...
Instructional Video1:47
California Academy of Science

Men More Evolved?

9th - 12th
In a recent study of chimpanzee and human genomes, it was discovered that the X chromosomes are nearly identical, but the Y chromosomes are vastly different. These findings have led some to say that men are more evolved, but what do the...
Instructional Video1:15
California Academy of Science

Therapy for Color Blindness

9th - 12th
Could a virus be the key to reversing color blindness in humans? Some researchers believe so, and have even tested it out on monkeys. Learn more about the experiment and its effects in a short video that could accompany a lesson on gene...
Instructional Video2:36
California Academy of Science

The LCROSS Mission

9th - 12th
True or false: Earth is the only body in our solar system with water. If you said true, perhaps you didn't hear about the LCROSS mission in which NASA crashed a probe into Earth's moon looking for water. Learn about the mission and its...
Instructional Video2:46
California Academy of Science

Earthquake Engineering

7th - 12th
Protecting buildings, bridges, and roadways from damage during an earthquake is an important task for engineers. Discover how one lab goes about testing the safety of existing and yet-to-be-built structures with a short video. See some...
Instructional Video2:34
California Academy of Science

Islands, Birds and Disease

9th - 12th
Island chains are some of the best environments to study evolution and the small adaptations that occur in an isolated ecosystem. Papua New Guinea is an excellent example of these evolutionary gems, with a diverse bird population on its...
Instructional Video3:24
Curated OER

Monster Foam

5th - 9th
In honor of the 4th of July, Steve Spangler shows how to make an explosive concoction in red, white, and blue. Using hydrogen peroxide, dishwashing liquid, and yeast, he creates a colorful chemical reaction. Consider this combination...
Instructional Video2:41
Curated OER

Chemical Magic - Think Ink!

7th - 10th
This is a classic chemical reaction to use in your science class. Starch and iodine mix to cause a color change. Discuss with aspiring chemists the chemical and physical changes that occur as you demonstrate.
Instructional Video0:38
Curated OER

Types of Angles

2nd - 4th
Acute, obtuse, right, and straight are all different types of angles. This clip provides a brief definition and example of each of the four types of angles. Tip: Have your class go on an angle hunt, the team that finds the most of each...