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Instructional Video4:58
TED-Ed

How Do Solar Panels Work?

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
What are those shiny things that people are installing on the roofs of their houses? Learn about the structure, function, and logistics of solar panels, as well as the challenges of using the sun's energy as our exclusive power source on...
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Instructional Video14:06
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Chemistry Lesson: Unit Analysis (Unit Conversions)

For Students 9th - 12th
An informative video offers detailed instruction of the proper way to convert between different units in the English and metric systems. Additionally, it provides an explanation of how to handle significant digits and when this...
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Instructional Video19:07
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Chemistry Lesson: Balancing Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
An informative video segment describes how to balance chemical equations. It ensures pupils will obey the laws of conservation of mass and shares tips to assist young chemists who may need additional help to ensure a more simplistic...
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Instructional Video11:39
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Crash Course

Copyright, Exceptions, and Fair Use

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Why have courts declared the Fair Use clause the most troublesome in copyright law? Does this clause mean that teachers can use copyrighted materials for educational purposes? What are the exceptions to copyright enforcement? Find...
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Instructional Video1:40
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Seeing Single Molecules Move

For Students 9th - 12th
Seeing is believing! Viewers observe the latest in technology—the ability to watch as a protein molecule searches for the appropriate binding site on a DNA molecule! A short video follows transcription factors SOX2 and OCT4 in their...
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Instructional Video0:59
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Shotgun Sequencing

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Finally, something that is better when it's broken! Computers make sequencing short pieces of genome an easy task, yet they struggle with long sequences. Learn about one method for sequencing genomes by breaking it into smaller pieces...
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Instructional Video9:51
Crash Course

Engineering Ethics: Crash Course Engineering #27

For Students 9th - 12th
It's important to do the right thing. An engaging video describes each of the eight tenets of the Engineering Code of Ethics. It then discusses the concepts of utilitarianism, rights ethics, and duty ethics. The video also looks at...
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Instructional Video5:15
TED-Ed

Epic Engineering: Building the Brooklyn Bridge

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Sometimes bridge building is a family business. An enlightening video describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the engineering principles behind suspension bridges. Viewers also learn about the people who led the project,...
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Instructional Video13:57
Curated OER

Factor by Grouping And Factoring Completely

For Students 7th - 11th
Useful as a classroom resource, a computer lab assignment, or even a homework supplement, this video shows viewers some more techniques for factoring polynomials. Once they have mastered the art of factoring, the rest of algebra will...
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Instructional Video6:49
TED-Ed

A Call to Invention: DIY Speaker Edition

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Can you build a homemade speaker out of a potato chip? Bestselling author and do-it-yourself expert William Gurstelle shows you how in his brief presentation at TEDYouth 2012. He encourages young people to be creative and explore...
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Instructional Video3:06
Deep Look

This Pulsating Slime Mold Comes in Peace (ft. It's Okay to Be Smart)

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Can you name an organism that isn't a plant, animal, or fungus? Here's a hint: each cell contains thousands of nuclei. Slime mold may not have any appendages, but their movements fascinate scientists. The video focuses on these unique...
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Instructional Video9:32
Periodic Videos

Manganese

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Photosynthesis requires manganese as an essential element. The 25th video occurs as part of a larger playlist of 118 on chemical elements. It discusses manganese and many interesting properties due to its position in the middle of the...
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Instructional Video5:24
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California Academy of Science

Renewable Energy: Clean Tech Solutions

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Renewable energy originally found application more than 790,000 years ago. A relevant and engaging lesson explains some of the current options for renewable energy. Technology changes quickly and many different options provide hope for...
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Instructional Video0:51
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Animation

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
One cloning technique is somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Observe the process in action through an animated video. Review the applications of the process for both therapeutic cloning and cloning of an individual.
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Instructional Video2:25
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California Academy of Science

Your Digital Footprint: Data and Energy Use

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Understanding energy usage requires knowing more than how much energy it takes to charge your cell phone. Scholars learn each text sent uses energy as does each video, game, and phone call. They observe the larger grid of data transfers...
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Instructional Video6:10
Curated OER

The Power of the Docs

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
While learning to code is fairly interesting academic pursuit in it's own right, it also has other learning benefits. For one, coders learn to how to learn. They are continually exploring, testing, and drawing conclusions about how...
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Instructional Video6:02
Khan Academy

What is Inside a Tap Light?

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Turning on a tap light requires just a tap, but breaking it apart requires a bit more work. Viewers watch as the narrator breaks a tap light apart into its component parts. The video explains the purpose of each part and how the tap...
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Instructional Video2:52
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

E. Coli Infection Strategy

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
While most strains of E. coli exist harmlessly inside our digestive tracts, some strains cause serious illness and even death. Watch the infection strategy of E. coli as it attacks a cell. The animation shares both what happens inside...
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Federal Reserve Bank

History of Money and Banking in the U.S.

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Why was there a lack of confidence in the money and banking system of the early United States government? What historical events led to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System? Here you'll find reading materials and worksheets to...
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Instructional Video4:33
TED-Ed

What Is Metallic Glass?

For Students 6th - 12th
Metallic glasses are shiny and opaque, and they conduct heat and electricity like metals. They have a lot of characteristics that make them special and unique to most metals. But, what are they made of? Watch this video to discover what...
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Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative

Function Families and Their Connections Including Vertical Shift of an Absolute Value Function

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
One of the strongest tools an algebra learner develops is the ability to quickly and accurately graph almost any given function. Often doing this quickly and accurately requires rigid transformations to a parent function,...
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Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative

Function Families: Translations and Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This comprehensive introduction to rigid transformation of functions does a fabulous job of breaking down translations and reflections into manageable concept chunks. Care is taken with horizontal translations, vertical translations,...
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Instructional Video5:51
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Last Star in the Universe—Red Dwarfs Explained

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Up to 75 percent of the stars in the Milky Way are red dwarfs, yet we can't see any from Earth. The video explains what makes red dwarf stars unique. It highlights the potential for finding aliens or a planet humans could live on once...
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Instructional Video1:23
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California Academy of Science

Urban Farming

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
More than 20 million Americans lack access to grocery stores. The sixth lesson in the 13-part unit on Our Hungry Planet introduces the concept of food deserts and ideas to correct this lack of access. Discussion questions provide a...

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