The Brain Scoop
Meteorites From Spaaaaaace!
Eighty thousand tons of material enters Earth's atmosphere every year. The video, part of a playlist from Brain Scoop on Fossils and Geology, focuses on meteorites. It defines the three types and explains which are most and least common....
Socratica
What Is Earthshine?
Light travels in interesting ways through the solar system. A video episode from a longer series highlights how the sun's rays travel to the earth and moon and sometimes in between. Scholars learn about reflection properties on a very...
American Chemical Society
What Happens to Your Body When You Die?
Your heart may not be pumping, but there are still many chemical reactions that continue in your body. An installment of a video series on chemical reactions describes the decomposition process of our bodies after death. It pays...
Periodic Videos
Radium
The human body deposits radium in the bones, teeth, and marrow, just as it deposits calcium. Learn more about a radioactive element in episode 88 of 118 on chemical elements. The narrator shares the discovery, properties, and...
Periodic Videos
Curium
Curium, discovered in 1944 in Chicago, happens to be highly radioactive. Learn more about the synthetic element with a video from a larger series on each of the chemical elements. A chemist describes the discovery, properties, and...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Motor Cabal Toxins Block Motor Neuron Synapses
Cone snails release four different toxins, each capable of paralyzing a fish. An animation demonstrates that the toxins work independently, and then explains the impact of this redundant system on the nervous system.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular Activity in Aplysia Short-Term Memory
Scientists have yet to find the limit on the human brain's capacity for memory storage, so the potential is limitless! An animated video demonstrates how the brain places information in short-term memory. Viewers observe the importance...
California Academy of Science
Urban Farming
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...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
RNA Folding
Don't leave genetics to the imagination! Demonstrate to your class the folding of RNA using a video animation. The animation shows the structure of RNA and how it folds on itself to create protein-like structures.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
PPAR-gamma Activation in the Fat Cell
Each human contains more than six times the number of fat cells than there are people on the planet. Scholars learn how fat cells work to absorb fat and release hormones through a short animation. They recognize the relationship between...
Crash Course Kids
Defining Success
The telephone, refrigerator, and light bulb are all solutions to a problem that an engineer successfully designed. Get to know more about how engineers define success, using this video. The focus goes through a checklist that directs...
Townsend Press
Supporting Details
Helpful for both reading and writing units, a video about identifying supporting details in reading passage shows young learners the importance of bulking up informative writing. The presentation uses cartoons and longer passages to...
SciShow Kids
What Causes Thunder and Lightning?
Don't be afraid of thunderstorms! Watch a video that explains the science behind thunder and lightning. The speaker relates real-world experiences to the main components of a thunderstorm.
Crash Course
Reproductive System – Male Reproductive System (Part 2)
The narrator of this short video about the male reproductive system begins by comparing egg and sperm. He then discusses how sperm is produced, how and which hormones play a role in sperm production, how sperm mature, and how they leave...
Crash Course
Metabolism and Nutrition (Part 2)
The 37th video in a series of 47 about the human body delves into metabolism. Scholars review cellular respiration and see how it, ATP, and glycolysis play a role in metabolism and how all of this relates to sugar levels in the body.
Crash Course
Reproductive System – Female Reproductive System (Part 1)
Pupils learn about menstruation and the female reproductive system in the 40th video of 47. Beginning with the anatomy and moving into hormones and ovulation, the narrator teaches an abundance of vocabulary and information regarding...
Macat
An Introduction to Aristotle's Metaphysics
Metaphysics explores concepts of reality and being. A video summary provides an introduction to Aristotle's Metaphysics. Clear narration and creative animation help viewers understand the deep concepts presented in the text.
PBS
The Fourteenth Amendment - Part I
A history resource includes direct instruction about the Fourteenth Amendment and an instructional video. It also includes ideas for discussion questions and additional reading to learn more.
Flipped Math
Angle Pairs
Complement the class by identifying pairs of angles. With a vocabulary lesson, pupils learn the names and definitions of special angle pairs including adjacent, vertical, complementary, supplementary, and linear pairs. Using the...
Flipped Math
Intro to Proofs
Prove the best way to keep up in Geometry. Scholars first review algebraic properties from Algebra. Learners then use the properties to create two-column proofs to solve linear equations before completing algebraic proofs by providing...
Curated OER
The Female Reproductive System
A slide presentation is shown while the structures and functions of female reproduction are covered with narration. Estrogen is treated with some detail as well. Learners can easily take notes following the outline on the screen. This...
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesday: Inkflow
Notebooks can be more than just a paper packet when working with digital platforms. Jennifer and Rich introduce you to a customizable notebook app for your tablet. They show off some of the unique features of this particular program and...
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,...
SciShow
Do You Really Have a New Body Every 7 Years?
If it's on the Internet, it has to be true... right? Turns out the answer is a predictable no. While you don't have a new body every seven years, your cells do replace themselves and the video discusses how often based on the types of...