Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Running a Virochip Experiment
Thanks to a new understanding of DNA sequencing, doctors now study viruses outside human bodies. Observe an animation of the process using a Virochip to better understand viruses and how they connect to our DNA. By comparing results to...
Townsend Press
Purpose and Tone
A powerful image or well-placed comment always has intention behind it. Guide young readers through author's purpose and tone with a language arts video that explains why word choice is key in writing clearly and coherently.
PBS
The Fourteenth Amendment - Part II
How did the Supreme Court and its interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment contribute to Jim Crow laws? Find out just how much Supreme Court interpretations can affect society by using an informative resource. Learners watch a video,...
PBS
Nixon and the Court — The Supreme Court
What was Nixon's strategy when dealing with the Supreme Court? Find out using a strategic resource. Pupils view a video about Nixon, read background information about judicial nominees for context, and engage in discussion regarding...
Flipped Math
Sampling Methods
Pupils watch a video to learn about different types of sample design and how to use technology to create a random sample. They discover different types of bias that may happen due to the sampling design or the questions. Learners use...
SciShow
Pneumatic Tubes: Transportation of the Past... And Future?
Is the future of transportation taken from an idea in the past? Explore the invention and development of pneumatic tubes with a video that details why pneumatic tubes were popular and why they fell out of mainstream use. The video also...
PBS
Killer Landslides | Monitoring and Predicting Landslides
Landslides kill between 25 and 50 people every year in the United States alone. This is why predicting a landslide literally saves lives. A scientist applied new technology to a mountain and accurately predicted a landslide. Thanks to...
PBS
The Supreme Court: Worker's Rights
How did the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment affect worker's rights? Discover why it is so important using an enlightening resource. Learners watch a video about worker's rights, read background information...
Google
Avoid Scams
If an online deal seems too good to be true, it probably is! Cautious young users about Internet scams and phishing with a helpful and informative video from Google.
Crash Course
Planning and Organization: Crash Course Study Skills #4
A good, regularly maintained organizational system can be the difference between a stressful year and a productive year. Guide high schoolers and college students through setting up their own method for organizing classes, information,...
TED-Ed
How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location?
When your smartphone tells you the weather of your current location or gives you directions to the nearest gas station, there's more going on that you might realize. Follow along with this short video as it explains how...
Crash Course
Engineering Ethics: Crash Course Engineering #27
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...
Khan Academy
What is Inside a Tap Light?
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...
Curated OER
Two more examples of solving rational equations
Rational expressions are the focus of this video, which completes Sal's lecture series on how to work with and solve the particular type of equation. The length of the video would be ideal for a computer lab visit or homework assignment...
Curated OER
Multiplying Binomials
There are very specific ways to multiply binomials. One could use the FOIL method or employ the distributive property. Sal walks through each step of the FOIL method and then shows that using distribution results in the same answer. This...
Curated OER
Adding Fractions with Like Denominators
Assist your students in understanding how to add fractions with like denominators by showing them this presentation. Sal adds 3/15 to 7/15 and then simplifies his answer. He uses drawings and multiple colors to show the actual process.
Khan Academy
Rounding Whole Numbers 3
Sal Khan completes the 3-part rounding series with this Khan Academy video on rounding to the nearest 10. He references the actions taken in video 2, so students would be best served if all three videos where shown in sequence.
Khan Academy
Rounding Whole Numbers 1
Rounding is an important skill which must be used throughout the study of mathematics. This Khan Academy video is the first in a series of 3. It shows how to round the number 24,259 to the nearest hundred, using a number line.
Curated OER
Polynomial divided by monomial
Let's think about the ways in which a person could simplify an expression where a polynomial is divided by a monomial. Sal shares 3 different modes he could use to simplify, then uses each way to solve the same problem.
Curated OER
Factoring Trinomials with a Common Factor
Use division and factoring to determine the leading 1 coefficient. This presentation thoroughly explains how to factor a trinomial in order to determine its common factors.
Curated OER
Multiplying And Dividing Rational Expressions
Provide your algebra class with some review of rational expressions in this video. Sal uses several sample problems to show viewers the process, and his explanations are clear and easy to understand.
Curated OER
Factor by Grouping And Factoring Completely
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...
Curated OER
Adding Whole Numbers and Applications 1
Adding double-digit numbers can seem difficult for some students. But, this Khan Academy video makes this process clear in a developmentally sound way. Students watch as 'Sal' adds the number 46 to 43. He references each number by its...
Khan Academy
Rounding Whole Numbers 2
This is the second in a series of 3 Khan Academy videos on rounding whole numbers. Students watch Sal Khan round the number 423,275 to the nearest thousand by looking to the number in the hundreds place. If it is 5 or higher, you round...