Instructional Video3:57
Next Animation Studio

U.S. COVID cases double due to delta variant and issues with vaccine rollout

12th - Higher Ed
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last two weeks, with the delta variant proving difficult to contain and a divide forming between those who are vaccinated and those who are not.
Instructional Video21:28
SWPictures

KILL OR CURE - Rubella - Tomorrow's Children

12th - Higher Ed
We travel to Poona in India where the very latest rubella vaccines are under development and we find out about the new methods of delivery and production. We filmed in the Dominican Republic in Central America where CRS is a major cause...
Instructional Video3:05
Healthcare Triage

Another Year, Another Flu Shot

Higher Ed
The flu vaccine is tailored from year to year to match the current/expected strains. That means it’s sometimes a home run, and sometimes less of one. You, and your kids, should still get one every year.
Instructional Video8:11
Curated Video

English Vocabulary - New Baby - English Like A Native

Pre-K - Higher Ed
English Vocabulary - New Baby. The final video in this three part series covering pregnancy, childbirth and newborn baby vocabulary.
Instructional Video18:17
Mazz Media

HIV AIDS: It's Still A Big Deal

6th - 8th
Recent news stories about a functional cure for HIV-AIDS, possible vaccinations and an AIDS-free future within our reach have made headlines all over the world. The hopeful message directed to persons with HIV-AIDS is that the disease is...
Instructional Video2:58
FuseSchool

How are pathogens spread and controlled

6th - Higher Ed
Pathogens are disease causing microorganisms. They can be spread in many ways; by direct contact, by water or by air. Different pathogens are spread by different mechanisms. How can transmission be reduced or prevented? Depending upon...
Instructional Video12:12
Crash Course

Micro-Biology: Crash Course History of Science #24

9th - 12th Standards
Robert Koch and his team of scientists identified the germs that cause diphtheria, typhoid, pneumonia, gonorrhea, meningitis, whooping cough, tetanus, plague, leprosy, syphilis, and more—that's some important work! Over a period of 100...
Instructional Video12:58
Crash Course

The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course History of Science #16

9th - 12th Standards
Back in 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, he discovered more than a new world! Part 16 in an ongoing History of Science series explores the Columbian Exchange and other major events in the Spanish colonial period. Viewers learn...
Instructional Video2:46
FuseSchool

What Are Vaccinations?

9th - 12th Standards
Are vaccinations necessary in preventing illness? As part of a larger playlist, a short, yet informative video describes what vaccines are and how they work in the body. Viewers witness the introduction of the vaccine culture and how the...
Instructional Video3:12
FuseSchool

What Are White Blood Cells?

9th - 12th Standards
White blood cells are our body's tiniest warriors! How do they work? Biology scholars discover the types and functions of white blood cells through a video from an intriguing biology playlist. The resource profiles both types of white...
Instructional Video3:24
FuseSchool

How are Pathogens Spread and Controlled?

9th - 12th Standards
How can we stop the tiny terrors that cause illness? Junior epidemiologists examine the methods used to control the spread of pathogens with a video from from a biology playlist. The narrator describes the benefits of hygiene,...
Instructional Video3:15
TED-Ed

What Can Herpes Do To Your Brain?

9th - 12th Standards
As if the herpes virus isn't gross enough! A video lesson explains how the herpes virus hides in neurons in the nervous system. Learners discover how the latent virus reappears in susceptible immune systems.
Instructional Video5:12
TED-Ed

Why Do You Need to Get a Flu Shot Every Year?

6th - 12th Standards
Don't let your classes take a shot in the dark! Help them understand different types of vaccinations with an informative video lesson. The narrator explains how the flu virus challenges vaccine creators each year thanks to its...
Instructional Video5:34
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Measles Explained—Vaccinate or Not?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The measles virus travels through air and lives for two hours, making it more contagious than the flu. The video explains what measles does once it enters a body. It covers the spread of the virus and the body's immune system response.
Instructional Video3:27
MinuteEarth

How Risky Are Vaccines?

6th - 12th Standards
Are vaccines protection from infection — or are they risky business? Learners weigh the pros and cons in a short, animated video. The narrator discusses the many illnesses eradicated through world-wide use of vaccines and sheds light on...
Instructional Video2:48
MinuteEarth

Why Are There Dangerous Ingredients In Vaccines?

6th - 12th Standards
How does a cocktail of aluminum, formaldehyde, and an infectious disease keep you healthy? Science scholars explore the composition and role of vaccines in a short video that explains how vaccines interact with our immune systems, why...
Instructional Video11:37
Crash Course

Disease! Crash Course World History 203

9th - 12th Standards
International exploration and trade have largely carved out the world we know now. However, these historical movements often contributed to widespread pandemics of diseases, including the Bubonic Plague and other regional illnesses that...
Instructional Video9:44
Crash Course

Immune System (Part 2)

9th - 12th Standards
Scientists are creating an experimental vaccine for the Ebola virus, which in clinical trials, is working. Such vaccines are the topic of a video about the adaptive immune system. The narrator discusses how a body reacts to...
Instructional Video7:23
Be Smart

Why Vaccines Work

6th - 12th Standards
Vaccines were first used in 1796, about 100 years before viruses were even discovered. Beginning with the history of scurvy and polio, viewers see how vaccines work and how they help humans overcome and eradicate diseases. 
Instructional Video7:23
Amoeba Sisters

Natural Selection and the Bacterial Resistance

7th - 12th
Biological fitness involves the number of offspring you produce and is not dependent on working out. The video explains natural selection using cartoon graphics of frogs on a log. Then it introduces evolution through antibiotic...
Instructional Video4:39
TED-Ed

How a Few Scientists Transformed the Way We Think About Disease

7th - 12th Standards
During the first few sniffles of a cold, you can't help wondering where you picked up the illness. Watch an Ed Ted video that details the difference between miasma theory and germ theory, and the ways that Dr. John Snow's research...
Instructional Video5:46
TED-Ed

Learning from Smallpox: How to Eradicate a Disease

7th - 12th Standards
Throughout history, humans have been forced to overcome diseases that have threatened the survival of our species. This short instructional video focuses on one such disease—smallpox, the first and only disease to be completely...
Instructional Video21:08
TED-Ed

HIV and Flu -- The Vaccine Strategy

9th - Higher Ed Standards
What is the biggest threat to a mass number of humans? Not natural disasters, but rather, pandemics! With a lecture and slide show, the speaker discusses how medical technology in the form of vaccines is bringing an end to suffering and...
Instructional Video6:49
Curated OER

Microbial Universe - Part 2

6th - 8th
Part two begins right where part one left off: discussing the potential for infections from microbes. Treatment of diseases is covered as well as the steps taken to prevent infection. New bacteria and viruses continue to develop, but not...