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Crash Course Kids
Following the Sun
Find out why your shadow looks different at various times of the day with a short earth science video. Young scientists learn about what a shadow is, why it grows longer or shorter over the course of a day, and why it points in...
Crash Course Kids
Earth's Rotation and Revolution
Where does the sun go at night? Don't worry, it's just facing the other side of the earth. Learn about Earth's axis, tilt, rotation, revolution, and what all this means for your summer vacation with an engaging earth science video.
Crash Course Kids
The Great Picnic Mix Up
What do iced tea and fruit salad have in common, besides the fact that they're both delicious? Learn about the different types of mixtures with an entertaining physical science video. Examples from a picnic table reinforces what...
Crash Course Kids
Wood, Water, and Properties
Why do bricks make terrible windows? Learn about how the different properties of matter, including transparency, reflectivity, and freezing, boiling, and melting points can help you observe what they are, as well as indicate their...
Crash Course Kids
The Science of Lunch
Extend your class's observation skills with a video about additional properties of matter. The video covers the ways an item can be altered, including its hardness, malleability, conductivity, and magnetism as...
Crash Course Kids
Hunting for Properties
Put those observation skills to the test with a fun physical science video about the properties of matter. Using an example of stackable blocks, the video prompts learners to find the length, width, height, and volume of an object, as...
Crash Course Kids
Measurement Mystery
Turn a nighttime toe stubbing into an informative discussion about the properties of matter. An intriguing physical science video encourages learners to use their knowledge of matter and mass to identify a mystery object based on...
Crash Course Kids
Part(icles) of Your World
Learn about the states of matter with an entertaining physical science video. With captioned explanations and real-world examples of changes states of matter, the video is an excellent addition to your lesson or homework assignment.
Teaching Channel
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
Learn from teachers at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind on ways to reach students of different learning styles and ability levels, as well as how to accommodate learners with special needs in a general education classroom setting.
Teaching Channel
Using Expertise to Group Students
If you've been looking to increase the level of differentiation in your teaching, this video is a great place to start. A selection of teachers from Lincoln Middle School explain how they use their individual expertise to...
Teaching Channel
I Do, We Do, You Do
One simple teaching strategy can have a powerful effect on student learning on a daily basis. Take a look at one teacher's approach to preparing class members for independent work with "I Do, We Do, You Do", and discover how this...
TED-Ed
The Time Value of Money
Your car-loving or money-loving learners will enjoy this quick video on the time value of money (interest) presented in two scenarios about investing a bonus check to increase its future value in order to buy a favorite car. The formula...
TED-Ed
How to Make a Baby (in a Lab)
With over five million babies being born through in vitro fertilization in the last 40 years, sex education is taking on a whole new look. After first walking through natural process of reproduction, this short video goes on to...
TED-Ed
Could Your Brain Repair Itself?
Is your brain running a little slow? Just reboot it and you'll be good to go. This advice may sound ridiculous, but by watching this video you will learn how through a process called neurogenesis, adult brains are able repair...
TED-Ed
Why Do We Have Museums?
How did the tradition of collecting and displaying interesting items to the public begin? How have museums evolved over time? Offer your young historians a fascinating look into a cultural pastime we so often take for granted...
TED-Ed
Einstein's Miracle Year
Why was Albert Einstein initially labeled as a "failed" academic, and what events occurred in 1905 that constituted a major turning point for this great scientist? Review Einstein's major theories regarding relativity, light...
TED-Ed
The Sonic Boom Problem
Sound waves travel pretty quickly, but humans can travel faster. Follow along with this short animated video as it investigates the physics behind the breaking of the sound barrier and the sonic booms that are...
TED-Ed
How Do Your Kidneys Work?
If humans can live without one kidney, how important can they really be? Investigate the vital role these organs play in filtering our blood, removing waste, and managing our bodies' water supply with this short animated video.
Educreations
Bond Types
Bond some basic chemistry knowledge to the brains of your students with this short instructional video. After first identifying metals and non-metals on the period table, the presenter continues on to explain the types of materials...
Educreations
The Ideal Gas Law
Help young scientists connect the dots between pressure, temperature, and volume with a video on the ideal gas law. After first reviewing the formula for this fundamental law, the instructor walks step by step through nine different...
Structures with Bill Nye
Introduce structures (tension and compression) to your students with the much-loved Bill Nye videos. Watch this 20 minute video while filling out this cloze activity. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2iPj4Cjajk)(ESL)
TED-Ed
The Evolution of the Human Eye
Vision is arguably the most important of the five senses, but exactly how did we come by this amazing ability? Find out with this engaging video on the 500 million year evolution of the human eye.
TED-Ed
The Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep
It's well known that people should get eight hours of sleep each night, but exactly why is that? Follow along with this short video as it investigates the crucial role sleep plays not only in peoples' physical health, but...
TED-Ed
What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
Not sure how to introduce young physicists to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principal? Well this short video is a great place to start, as it explains how the particle and wave nature of matter makes it impossible to know both the...