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The World's First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to develop...
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The Last Major Smallpox Outbreak in America
Luckily, we live in a time where we don't have to worry about smallpox anymore. It's a horrible disease, but through smart vaccination techniques, we took it from killing millions worldwide, to being eradicated from the planet!
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Does Getting COVID-19 Make You Immune to It? | SciShow News
Like a common cold or a cold sore, would it be possible to get a reinfection of COVID-19? Would we be able to build up long-term resistance to it?
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Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Evidence strongly suggests that men have, on average, a shorter lifespan than women, but scientists aren't exactly sure why that is. Check out today's QQ to learn more about this mortality mystery.
Crash Course
How Can Cooperation End an Outbreak? Crash Course Outbreak Science
In 1959, the WHO set out to eradicate smallpox, an ambitious goal that was achieved by 1980. But this goal wouldn't have been possible without coordination on all levels of society. In this episode of Crash Course Outbreak Science, we'll...
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Does Getting COVID-19 Make You Immune to It? | SciShow News
Like a common cold or a cold sore, would it be possible to get a reinfection of COVID-19? Would we be able to build up long-term resistance to it?
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Do We Have To Give Up Bacon?
The IARC has categorized processed meat as a definite carcinogen. But how dangerous is it really? Do we finally have to give up bacon?
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Our Best Bets for Treating COVID-19
It will probably be at least a year before we have a vaccine for COVID-19. But in March, the WHO launched a megatrial tolook at four treatment options for the virus.
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How To Make Antivenom
Bitten by a venomous snake? There's hope! French scientist Albert Calmette developed the first snake antivenom in the late 1890s, and did such a good job that we use his technique to this day. Antivenom works by stimulating the...
TED Talks
TED: How to end the pandemic -- and prepare for the next | Maria Van Kerkhove
We will get out of this pandemic, says Maria Van Kerkhove, the COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO). The question is how fast -- and if we'll take what we've learned from the past two years and apply it to the...
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Why Cancer Labels Are Super Misleading
What does it actually mean when a label says something ‘causes cancer’? Those labels can be misleading, but knowing the legal and scientific reasoning behind them can help.
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The Woman Who Changed Drug Development
From a new method of drug design to an antiviral agent for herpes, Gertrude Elion's works totally transformed the world of drug development.
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The World's First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to develop...
SciShow
The Last Major Smallpox Outbreak in America
Luckily, we live in a time where we don't have to worry about smallpox anymore. It's a horrible disease, but through smart vaccination techniques, we took it from killing millions worldwide, to being eradicated from the planet!
Curated Video
Mr. Griot and the Classic Car Show
Mr. Griot writes a news article for the local newspaper. He decides what to write about and creates a rough draft. Then he edits the rough draft using the Proofreading Checklist.
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Read All about It
Mr. Griot shares an example of an informational newspaper article to teach the important characteristics of informational writing.
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Review for You: Summarizing
Mr. Griot models using the 5 W’s chart and paraphrasing skills to create a story summary.
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Interview with Mrs. Walden
Mr. Griot interviews Mrs. Walden to model how to conduct a good interview.
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Substitute, Please!
Mr. Griot focuses on subject, object, and relative pronouns and demonstrates how these function in a sentence.
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Summary
Mr. Griot discusses the skill of summarizing a story by identifying important events from the beginning, middle, and end.
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Explaining Literature with Five W's
Explaining Literature with Five W's restates ideas about fictional text by answering who, what, when, where and why questions.
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Explaining Information Text with Five W’s
Explaining Information Text with Five W’s restates ideas about informational text by answering who, what, when, where, and why questions.
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Guess Who I Am
Miss Palomine hosts a game show called Guess Who I Am. The student is challenged to answer questions about the penny, the nickel, the dime, and the quarter.
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Who and What Questions
"Who and What Questions" explains how to demonstrate comprehension by answering questions about stories.