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Ted: Ted Ed: The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence

For Students 9th - 10th
In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Carbon: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about carbon, one of the most important elements for life on Earth. We look at various forms of elemental carbon, from diamonds...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Phosphorus: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about phosphorus, an incredibly flammable element found in certain bombs and your body. [3:49]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Silicon: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about silicon, an element which plays a crucial role in electronics. [3:37]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Nitrogen: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about number 7 on the periodic table: nitrogen. It's the most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere. [4:03]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Argon: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about argon, an inert noble gas and element number 18. [1:26]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Potassium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about potassium. In this video, see some violent explosions and the gentle creation of a potassium mirror. [4:32]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Sulfur: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about element number 16- sulfur. And we can discover it with a cool experiment called "the barking dog." [6:30]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Aluminium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about aluminium, a metal once as precious as gold, now used for wrapping a sandwich. [11:52]
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Fundamentals of Space Time: Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this first lesson of a three-part series on space-time, hilarious hosts Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie go through the basics of space and time individually, and use a flip book to illustrate how we can begin to look at them together....
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Ted: Ted Ed: Gallium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about gallium. Discover gallium and be amazed as you watch the experiment called "the beating heart." [7:11]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Copper: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about copper- element number 29 on the periodic table. Discover it with a nice demonstration and some interesting stories from...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Cobalt: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about cobalt. Take this lesson to learn about its role in color televisions. [1:42]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Iron: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about iron - element 26 on the periodic table. [6:01]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Scandium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about scandium. [7:40]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Arsenic: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about arsenic- element number 33 and is famous for the toxicity of its compounds. [2:28]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Germanium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about germanium. Discover this shiny metal named after Germany. [1:45]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Zinc: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about zinc. We'd like to know what you think- is it a boring element? [3:16]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Nickel: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about nickel- its element number 28 and a transition metal. [1:39]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Calcium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about calcium. Professor Poliakoff thinks calcium is a very British element. [8:56]
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Ted: Ted Ed: From the Top of the Food Chain Down: Rewilding Our World

For Students 9th - 10th
Our planet was once populated by megafauna, big top-of-the-food-chain predators that played their part in balancing our ecosystems. When those megafauna disappear, the result is a "trophic cascade," where every part of the ecosystem...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Niobium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about niobium, a particularly friendly element. [9:27]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Ruthenium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one element, ruthenium, has a rather special place in the heart of Professor Martyn Poliakoff. [6:00]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Rhodium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about rhodium, an incredibly rare metal in nature. [4:59]