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Journey to the Microcosmos
Is the Mitochondria Always the Powerhouse of the Cell?
It’s fun to watch organisms eat in the microcosmos. There’s a whole range of methods to enjoy. And at the core of all this is a simple, universal need: energy, stored chemically as adenosine triphosphate—or ATP—that’s made from the...
Wonderscape
Building Strong Sentences: A Guide to Grammar and Capitalization
Students will learn how to write and comprehend the four types of sentences, identify parts of speech and understand the basic rules of capitalization.
Curated Video
Exploring the Roots of Blues Music
Explore the origins of Blues music in the American Deep South and its evolution from African American work songs and European American folk music. Learn about key musical characteristics of the Blues, such as the call and response...
Religion for Breakfast
The Cold War Origins of "In God We Trust"
The motto of the United States is: "In God We Trust." But the motto is a relatively recent invention, dating back to the 1950s. Why did the U.S. institute this motto, and what does it tell us about American identity and religion?
Curated Video
Understanding Part to Part Ratios
This video, uses a recipe to explain ratios. The teacher emphasizes that a ratio describes a pattern and can represent different quantities while maintaining the same ratio. The video also mentions different ways to write and talk about...
Out of this Word
A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned
Max and Moon are at a fruit market standing in front of two apple stands. The apples at one stand is 0.99 cents and the other stand is $1. Max goes for the more expensive apples but Moon goes for the cheaper ones. Moon tells Max, “a...
Curated Video
8+ Vocabulary to Describe a Work of Art
Today you’ll learn band 8 IELTS vocabulary to describe a work of art. You need to be ready with high level, less common words to describe museums and artwork on IELTS Speaking.
Many students...
Many students...
All Ears English
5 Ways to Ask for Repetition in English
Every language learner at times needs to ask a speaker to repeat. Today, you'll learn five ways to ask for repetition like a native!
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Keynes' Vision of Utopia
In part 7 of INET's interview with Robert Skidelsky, he relates Keynes' utopia to Marx's, and has some final thoughts about "The Return of the Master"<br/>
Curated Video
Solving Ratio Problems with Tables and Addition
In this video, the teacher explains how to solve ratio problems using tables and addition. The example given is making fruit punch using a ratio of 2 cups of grape juice for every 3 cups of apple juice.
Englishing
Lesson on "Participle Phrases" (present and past participles in writing assignments)
First, Mr. P./Marc starts talking about the difference between a clause and a phrase. Then he proceeds by giving four different formulas to use when using participle phrases. On each formula he provides two examples. Before finishing...
The Learning Depot
Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs
A group of words that may take the place of a part of speech is called a phrase. In an earlier lesson, I explained the seven types of phrases, but in this lesson, I expand on the prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase is a...
Curated Video
6 IELTS Synonyms for “Next”
Today you’ll learn 6 IELTS synonyms for “next”, for better Vocabulary and Cohesion/Coherence scores.
In order to get a 7 or higher for vocabulary, you can’t repeat the same word too...
In order to get a 7 or higher for vocabulary, you can’t repeat the same word too...
Curated Video
7+ IELTS vocabulary for talking about your culture/hometown/home country
Today you’ll learn band 7+ IELTS vocabulary to talk about your culture, hometown or home country.
Cerebellum
French: Describing Yourself and Talking About Health
Travelling to a new country like France means that you will meet a lot of new people, which means it will be important to be able to talk about yourself in French. This clip will help you with the basics of introducing yourself, as well...
Curated Video
Using Adverbial Phrases and Clauses to Enhance Writing Clarity
This video is a lesson on identifying and using adverbial phrases and clauses to add precision and clarity to writing. The teacher explains the difference between phrases and clauses, and provides examples of prepositions and infinitives...
Out of this Word
Busy as a Bee
Max is wearing a bee costume for his science class presentation. He tells Moon that there is still so much left to prepare for the presentation. Moon cracks a joke and says that Max is “busy as a bee”, which is an old saying that means...
Cerebellum
Critical Reading & Writing - Sentence Completion
This video covers Sentence Completion in the SAT. This is part 3 from the series 'Critical Reading & Writing'.
Curated Video
Connecting Ideas: How to Make Your Paragraphs Flow
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your paragraphs flow by using transition phrases to connect ideas in your body paragraphs.
Curated Video
Using Transitions to Signal Shifts in Time and Place in Narrative Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using transitions to indicate shifts in time and place in a story. The students are guided through various exercises to practice identifying and using appropriate transitions.
Grammaropolis
A Preposition Introduces a Prepositional Phrase
Li'l Pete may be at the front of a prepositional phrase, but without the phrase, he's just an adverb.
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - The Perfect Music Cadence
After all of the music theory videos we have made so far, we finally get to talk about cadences! And the firs one we will be looking at is the Perfect Authentic cadence.
Rachel's English
How to Introduce Yourself -- American English Pronunciation
Get more comfortable introducing yourself in English with the video that goes over some common phrases we use when introducing ourselves!