Amoeba Sisters
Pedigrees
Pupils puzzled by pedigree charts? Not anymore! Show them proper pedigree protocol using a short video from an excellent biology playlist. Content includes pedigree symbols and terminology, interpreting pedigrees of various lengths, and...
TED-Ed
Where Do Math Symbols Come From?
Why does the equal sign look that way? The resource explains the reason several of the math symbols look the way they do. Using a few specific examples, the video points out that some symbols are rooted in their meanings and others are...
Macat
An Introduction to Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams
Ever wonder why you have that weird recurring dream? A short video explores Sigmund Freud's famous text The Interpretation of Dreams and discusses the ways everyday images and memories can impact one's dreams.
TED-Ed
A Brief History of Numerical Systems
As people and civilizations have become more complex, numbers have evolved into what they are today. Watch a video that walks viewers through the history of the development of symbols into numbers and positional notations.
TED-Ed
What Does This Symbol Actually Mean?
The International Symbol of Access, also known as the wheel chair symbol, is designed to show accessible facilities wherever you may be. Watch a video that explains the meaning behind this symbol and how it came to be.
Curated OER
Concept of Symbols
Tackle the topic of symbols with this interesting clip. Todd defines the term symbol then labels several gestures, such as smiling and waving as symbols representing a word or feeling. He fails however, to link the use of symbols to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying Symbols
This video lesson focuses on identifying symbols in fiction writing; symbols suggest meaning and should be noticeable in the text. It discusses a three-step method for identifying them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Journey Into Information Theory: Ancient History: The Alphabet
History of the Alphabet. This video introduces the Hieroglyphic, Cuneiform, Hieratic, Demotic & Phoenician writing systems.
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: What Is a Variable?
Watch this tutorial to learn about variables which are an essential but confusing part of algebra. [1:40]
Other
Understanding and Making Maps Symbols
Explains what symbols are, and how they are used on maps and in a map key. [2:26]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Contemporary Chinese Seals by Li Lanqing
Seals have been symbols of identity and authority in China for more than 2,500 years. This exhibition features over 100 exceptional seals made by artist Li Lanqing, who has revived and transformed this traditional art. [6:34]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Signs: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces the concept of signs as mathematical symbols that express information about a number. It is 2 of 6 in the series titled "Signs."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Signs: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces the concept of signs as mathematical symbols that express information about a number. It is 4 of 6 in the series titled "Signs."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Arbitrary Symbolism: Lesson 2
A screencast lesson introducing arbitrary symbolism. A three-questions quiz to check for understanding is also available. [3:58]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Note Taking: Symbols and Abbreviations: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces using symbols and abbreviations to take notes. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Note Taking: Symbols and Abbreviations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying Symbols
This lesson explains how to identify symbols in fiction writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [9:26] with the lesson's content.
Brightstorm
Brightstorm: Defining Variables
A defining variable is a symbol, such as x, used to describe any number. When a variable is used in a function, we know that it is not just one constant number, but that it can represent many numbers. Variables are instrumental in...