TED-Ed
How Do Schools of Fish Swim in Harmony?
How does the way our brains work relate to the way fish swim in harmony? An engaging video explains how emergence is the answer to both.
TED-Ed
The Surprising Reason You Feel Awful When You're Sick
You know that feeling you get when the flu comes along? Achy muscles, sore throat, and fever are just a few of the body's responses to a virus or infection. Watch the video to discover what is really happening to make your body feel the...
Teaching Channel
I Do, We Do, You Do
One simple teaching strategy can have a powerful effect on student learning on a daily basis. Take a look at one teacher's approach to preparing class members for independent work with "I Do, We Do, You Do", and discover how this...
TED-Ed
How I Responded to Sexism in Gaming with Empathy
Listen as Lilian Chen describes her experiences with sexism in the Super Smash Brothers gaming community, and explores topics like bullying, gender imbalance, social dynamics, and feminism.
TED-Ed
Can Robots Be Creative?
What is creativity, anyway? Check out this fascinating video on the potential for creativity from artificial intelligence. The resource provides insight into the world of computer programming and algorithms, while at the same...
University of Florida
Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics!
Make an impact on young physicists with this fun collection of resources. After first watching a video and taking notes on the physics of car crashes, students go on to complete a series of activities that explore the...
pelinks4u
Volleyball
Before coaching or beginning your next PE unit on volleyball, take a look at this 30-lesson unit that offers instructional techniques for each lesson, as well as warm-up activities, set inductions, and suggested coaching refinements.
TED-Ed
A Brief History of Melancholy
What is sadness? How is it part of the human experience, and does it have any value? Explore how the concept of sadness has evolved throughout history and across cultures, and discuss its ties to philosophy and implications for...
TED-Ed
Is Math Discovered or Invented?
Did mankind invent mathematical concepts, or is math the native language of the universe itself? Discover the beliefs of famous philosophers such as Plato and Euclid with regard to the place of numbers in nature, and take a brief look at...
TED-Ed
How Quantum Mechanics Explains Global Warming
What do quantum mechanics and global warming have to do with each other? More than you might think. Surprisingly, this video explains how it's not the energy emitted from the sun that causes the problem, but how the infrared radiation...
Khan Academy
Social Security Intro
Here is an excellent breakdown of what Social Security is in the United States, including its purpose, benefactors, sources of income, and areas of investment. The video compares a traditional retirement account with Social Security, and...
Appalachian State University
Glory: Motion Picture Study Guide
This is an excellent resource for teachers to use for incorporating the motion picture Glory into the classroom! Breaking down the film into particular noteworthy and telling scenes, the guide offers important considerations for...
The New York Times
Kiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine
Provide a historical context for the political unrest between Russia and Ukraine that began in late 2013. Learners review their prior knowledge and chronicle new understandings with a KWL chart, watch a video explaining the Ukrainian...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers
This video lesson focuses on argumentative papers; it begins by defining argument and an argumentative paper including its purpose. It then discusses what is included in an argumentative paper: a thesis statement showing topic and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Topics and Thesis
This lesson focuses on selecting a topic and writing a thesis for an argumentative paper. It explains the purpose of argumentative writing, lists the aspects of a strong topic, suggests ways to find a topic, discusses the purpose and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Organization
This lesson focuses on the organization of argumentative papers. It discusses the purpose of argumentative papers and the required parts; then it provides the basic organizational pattern for the paper: introduction with a hook for the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Picking a Research Topic
This tutorial focuses on picking a research topic by brainstorming and freewriting about what interests you or what you want to learn more about and doing background reading to see what information is available for your possible topics....
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Provide an Effective Conclusion
In this lesson, you will learn how to provide an effective conclusion by analyzing your thesis and body paragraphs. [8:19]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft an Introduction to an Argumentative Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to introduce an argumentative essay by summarizing the text and linking it to your claim and reasons. [5:19]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Subject Verb Agreement Worked Example
David works through a subject-verb agreement question from the Praxis Core Writing test. [4:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing: Subject Verb Agreement Basic Example
In this video [1:13] watch Sal work through a basic subject-verb agreement question from the SAT Writing and Language Test.
PBS
Pbs: Workplace Essential Skills: Respecting Your Team Members
Employees describe the importance of treating coworkers with respect and working well with people of diverse backgrounds and ages.
PBS
Pbs: Workplace Essential Skills: Conflict Resolution
A manager and an employee explain the importance of communication and seeing issues from another person's perspective in order to quickly and effectively resolve conflicts in the workplace.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Methods: Lesson 9
This lesson will explore research methods, delineate the steps of the scientific method. It will also discuss experiments, survey research, focus groups, participant observation and using secondary sources for analysis. It is 9 of 9 in...