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Activity2:01
PhysEdGames

Sleep Tag

For Students 1st - 5th
Zombies? No, just sleepwalking taggers. After splitting the gym into two sides, pick two people to be the taggers and two people to be the magic fairies. As taggers tag people on the daytime side, they must "fall asleep" on the nighttime...
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Instructional Video4:28
Curated OER

Engineering an Empire - The Maya, 5/5

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Concluding the five-part series on the Mayan Empire we discover the disease and Conquistadors that lead to the demise of the Mayan people. While this does touch upon the devastation that all but destroyed the Mayan civilization, the over...
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Instructional Video5:23
TED-Ed

Can You Solve the Pirate Riddle?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Yo Ho Ho! Landlubbers, seadogs, and scallywags are sure to treasure a video that presents them with the challenge of the pirate riddle. Heave ho! Hornswagglers beware!
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Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

Check Your Intuition: The Birthday Problem

For Students 6th - 12th
Happy birthday to you — and to you! A festive video on probability examines the likelihood of two people in a group sharing a birthday, based on the size of the group. 
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Instructional Video6:30
TED-Ed

The Basics of the Higgs Boson

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Hot off the press! The Higgs boson may be proven to exist! In an ice cream "bar," two shady cartoon characters discuss the news. Since all particles are excitation of fields, the presence of this fundamental particle suggests that the...
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Instructional Video5:11
TED-Ed

The Science of Skin

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Almost one fifth of your weight is in your skin, but why does it weigh so much? Viewers learn about the integumentary system and the many functions it performs constantly to keep them safe. Then, they answer multiple choice and...
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Instructional Video4:10
TED-Ed

What Does This Symbol Actually Mean?

For Students 7th - 12th
The International Symbol of Access, also known as the wheel chair symbol, is designed to show accessible facilities wherever you may be. Watch a video that explains the meaning behind this symbol and how it came to be.
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Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

Titan of Terror: The Dark Imagination of H.P. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Science fiction and horror story geeks will love a carefully crafted video about H.P. Lovecraft. Those new to the Cthulhu Mythos and "Lovecraftian" fiction are introduced to the Great Old Ones, Yog-Sothoth, and Azathoth.
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Instructional Video4:00
TED-Ed

Can You Solve the Control Room Riddle?

For Students 7th - 12th
Evil syndicates, secret control panels, death rays. As the country's top spy, it is your job to use the provided clues to find the hidden control room and deactivate the ray.  
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Instructional Video2:08
Teacher's Pet

DNA Replication

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It takes about 800 hours to replicate an average-sized human chromosome of single linear DNA. The video introduces the concept of DNA replication. It briefly explains the concepts of leading strands and lagging strands.
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Instructional Video9:58
Curated OER

Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, Part 5 of 13

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Part five of the 13-part series begins with a refutable argument stating that genetically, the ancient people of Australia were populated by the first African ancestors. Spencer Wells travels to India to find the link that bridges...
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Instructional Video4:34
TED-Ed

The Science of Attraction

For Students 9th - 12th
Chemical attraction? Yes! High schoolers will be fascinated by the science behind the romantic feelings. They may be surprised that the eyes act first, drawing us to take a closer look, and the nose acts next, sensing major...
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Instructional Video0:49
Curated OER

Hot! Hot! Hot!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Baby Bear shows how to sound out the word hot. He also illustrates its meaning. This is a creative way to introduce new Language Arts.
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Instructional Video0:50
Sesame Street

Kids Talk: Making Friends

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Making friends is an important part of the school experience. In this clip, children talk about how they make friends and what they do with these special people. Children will love exploring this topic.
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Instructional Video2:15
Curated OER

Mad Men

For Teachers Pre-K - K
A spoof on the television series, this Mad Men episode is a great way to discuss Social Studies. The characters experience anger, sadness, and happiness. It's a motivating way to cover this topic with students.
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Instructional Video2:13
Curated OER

Guess The Seasons

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Fall, winter, spring, and summer are all of the seasons of the year. Can your class guess what seasons these Sesame Street characters are singing about throughout the video? Tip: Have children share their favorite characteristics of each...
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Instructional Video2:38
Curated OER

Grover: Weather Monster

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Grover the Weather Monster gives us the weather forecast. He focuses on different temperatures around the United States. Tip: After watching this video, ask your class what the weather is right now. Can they make a prediction about what...
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Instructional Video5:24
Math & Learning Videos 4 Kids

Place Value Lesson

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Support your place value instruction with an interactive, visual representation brought to you by a video that showcases the family of hundreds, tens, and ones.  
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Instructional Video3:45
TED-Ed

The Paradox of Value

For Students 7th - 12th
Wants and needs are often dependent on certain situations individuals find themselves in. The paradox of value explains value as having two meanings based partly on human satisfaction and choice. Watch a video that discusses certain...
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Instructional Video4:40
TED-Ed

What is a Vector?

For Students 9th - 12th
A vector contains magnitude and direction. The video and associated questions introduce the class to vectors that are made up of scalars and displacement. Pupils read more about vectors to find them in real life and how they are used in...
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Instructional Video5:56
TED-Ed

How One Teenager Unearthed Baseball's Untold History

For Students 6th - 12th
Discover how one young man made a major impact on a generation of individuals through simple dedication, consideration, and passion for something he loved. Cam Perron discusses how after writing letters to retired baseball players from...
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Instructional Video4:17
American Chemical Society

Can I Still Eat This?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The United States sends 133 billion pounds of edible food to landfills every year. A lesson from the ACS Reaction series discusses the chemical reactions that cause food to change over time. Some reactions make food taste different while...
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Instructional Video17:30
TED-Ed

A Plant's-Eye View

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Why is it important to look at the world from other species' points of view? Author Michael Pollan claims it is a way to reanimate the earth, realize Darwinian insights, and to take the food we need from the earth while healing it in the...
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Instructional Video4:25
Sesame Street

Princess and the Elephant

For Students Pre-K - K
Natalie Portman and Elmo put on a play and to show how to work together. They both want to be elephants so they work out a solution by changing the play. The video could be used as a way to discuss working out problems in the classroom,...

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