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Ted: Ted Ed: Music and Creativity in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato...
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Ted: Ted Ed: What Caused the French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this TED Ed lesson, complete with video, questions, and links to resources for deeper understanding, to introduce the causes of the French Revolution.
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Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Anesthesia Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Steven Zheng explains what we know about the science behind anesthesia. [4:56]
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Ted: Ted Ed: How Is Power Divided in the United States Government?

For Students 4th - 8th
Video accompanied by questions for students that looks at how the concept of separation of powers embedded in the Constitution is applied in the United States government. [3:50]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Every City Needs Healthy Honey Bees

For Students 9th - 10th
Bees have been rapidly and mysteriously disappearing from rural areas, with grave implications for agriculture. But bees seem to flourish in urban environments- and cities need their help, too. Noah Wilson-Rich suggests that urban...
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Stage Fright (And How to Overcome It)

For Students 9th - 10th
This video focuses on stage fright and how to overcome it. It discusses the Fight or Flight response and how it works in your body. He also discusses ways to overcome stage fright through practice and exercises to trick your brain to...
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Ted: Ted Ed: What Happens When Continents Collide?

For Students 9th - 10th
Tens of millions of years ago, plate tectonics set North and South America on an unavoidable collision course that would change the face of the Earth and spell life or death for thousands of species. Juan D. Carrillo explains the massive...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Barium: 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 56. [7:50]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Great Brain Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
Throughout history, scientists have proposed conflicting ideas on how the brain carries out functions like perception, memory, and movement. Is each of these tasks carried out by a specific area of the brain? Or do multiple areas work...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Ideasthesia: How Do Ideas Feel?

For Students 9th - 10th
The traditional model of our mental function is that first our senses provide data to our brain, which then translates those senses into the appropriate mental phenomena: light into visual images, air vibrations into auditory...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Why Cartoon Characters Wear Gloves

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever noticed that a bunch of cartoon characters wear gloves? Why is that? Vox investigates. [4:56]
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Mathematics of Sidewalk Illusions

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks remarkably realistic if you stand in exactly the right spot? These sidewalk illusions employ a technique called anamorphosis- a special case...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Secrets of Mozart's "Magic Flute"

For Students 9th - 10th
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" ("The Magic Flute") is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a childish fairytale at first glance, it's actually full of subversive...
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Ted: Ted Ed:why Vermeer's "Girl With the Pearl Earring" Considered a Masterpiece

For Students 9th - 10th
Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She's the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the 'Mona Lisa of the North.' But what makes this painting...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Brief History of Graffiti

For Students 9th - 10th
Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls- graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's raised...
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Case for Andy Warhol

For Students 9th - 10th
You've heard his name. You've seen the Campbell's Soup cans. You might know something about The Factory. But perhaps you've wondered why Andy Warhol gets so much attention or why his work even matters. The Art Assignment takes a closer...