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Instructional Video6:01
TED-Ed

The Wars That Inspired Game of Thrones

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Discover how the power struggle between two noble families in the historical conflicts of the War of the Roses served as the basis for much of the drama in the hit series Game of Thrones. This animated video dissects shifts in the rule...
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Lesson Plan2:39
Code.org

Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Welcome to the code side. The interactive lesson introduces coding in a game format with familiar characters. Young computer experts learn to develop code to control the interaction of the characters in the game. The activity ends with...
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Instructional Video4:10
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TED-Ed

The Last Banana: A Thought Experiment in Probability

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Your learners will be surprised by the thought-provoking, counterintuitive puzzle presented in this short video that models a fun, fictional situation in which a game is played with two number cubes to decide which of two people wins a...
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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 Video4:58
TED-Ed

The Myth of Hercules: 12 Labors in 8-bits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Hercules had to slay a lion, capture a bull, and steal a herd of cattle from a three-headed giant, and he was just getting started. Scholars watch an inventive animated video that uses a video game format to describe the 12 labors of...
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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 Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Tips: Preparing to Teach a Lesson (Cat in the Hat)

For Teachers K - 1st
Kindergarten teacher Allison Frometa demonstrates how she prepares for teaching a lesson using online educational games on an interactive whiteboard. Using this example game from The Cat in the Hat, Allison discusses why previewing the...
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Instructional Video
Other

Kids Educ Kids Educational Games: Technology for Kids: Communication: Contact

For Students 1st - 3rd
Thanks to technology, it's so easy to communicate with your friends. You could decide to have an ice cream party, and in seconds get in touch with everyone you know. [9:36]