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TED-ED: How bones make blood - Melody Smith
Bones might seem rock-solid, but they’re actually quite porous inside. Most of the large bones of your skeleton have a hollow core filled with soft bone marrow. Marrow's most essential elements are blood stem cells and for patients with...
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TED-ED: How your muscular system works - Emma Bryce
Each time you take a step, 200 muscles work in unison to lift your foot, propel it forward, and set it down. It's just one of the many thousands of tasks performed by the muscular system: this network of over 650 muscles covers the body...
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TED-Ed: How do carbohydrates impact your health? - Richard J. Wood
The things we eat and drink on a daily basis can impact our health in big ways. Too many carbohydrates, for instance, can lead to insulin resistance, which is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes. But what...
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TED-ED: What happens during a heart attack? - Krishna Sudhir
Approximately seven million people around the world die from heart attacks every year. And cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack?...
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TED-ED: What is a calorie? - Emma Bryce
We hear about calories all the time: How many calories are in this cookie? How many are burned by doing 100 jumping jacks, or long-distance running, or fidgeting? But what is a calorie, really? And how many of them do we actually need?...
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TED-Ed: Overcoming obstacles - Steven Claunch
When faced with a bump in the road, sometimes we forget we have a choice: overcome the obstacle or let it overcome you. Steven Claunch, who was born without fingers on his right hand and with one leg shorter than the other and has...
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TED-Ed: How blood pressure works - Wilfred Manzano
If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they'd be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of blood to the body's tissues. What effect does this pressure have on the walls...
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TED-Ed: The benefits of good posture - Murat Dalkilinc
Has anyone ever told you, "Stand up straight!" or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying"but they're not wrong. Your posture is the foundation for every movement your body makes and can...
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TED-ED: What happens when you have a concussion? - Clifford Robbins
Each year in the United States, players of sports and recreational activities receive between 2.5 and 4 million concussions. How dangerous are all those concussions? The answer is complicated and lies in how the brain responds when...
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TED-Ed: What would happen if you didn't drink water? - Mia Nacamulli
Water is essentially everywhere in our world, and the average human is composed of between 55 and 60% water. So what role does water play in our bodies, and how much do we actually need to drink to stay healthy? Mia Nacamulli details the...
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TED-ED: How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain - Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh
The victory of the underdog. The last minute penalty shot that wins the tournament. The training montage. Many people love to glorify victory on the field, cheer for teams, and play sports. But should we be obsessed with sports? Are...
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Taking Care of Your Body
Dr. Forrester explains the benefits of exercise, proper nutrition, and getting plenty of rest for a young, growing individual.
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Jumping Rope
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine explain a method for learning to jump rope, beginning with 3 people jumping rope and graduating to the ability to jump rope on your own.
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This Is the Way We Roll
Coach Socrates explains that building good flexibility is a key part of staying healthy. He then shows Miss Palomine a few types of rolls that are fun to do and also improve flexibility.
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Strengthening Upper Body Muscles
Coach Socrates reminds Miss Palomine not to neglect upper body exercises. He describes the muscles of the upper body and then introduces push-ups as a way to increase upper body strength. They then talk about playing the game, Leap Frog.
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Jumping for Distance
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine talk about the difference between jumping for height and jumping for distance. Miss Palomine tries jumping for distance. She and Coach Socrates then discuss what techniques she could use to improve the...
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Feel that Beat
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine talk about how music can be fun to move to. The Coach plays a song and he and Miss Palomine clap to the beat. He teaches Miss Palomine and your student a simple line dance. They listen to another song...
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Hunt the Movement
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine review six movements. Afterward, they play a game called “Hunt the Movement” using combinations of those six movements.
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Let’s All Take a Deep Breath
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine discuss the importance of deep breathing exercises. With the help of her Coach, Miss Palomine then monitors her lungs and heart while exercising. The Coach and Miss Palomine close the workout by trying...
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Name That Body Part
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine play a game of “Name That Body Part.” Once Miss Palomine guesses the body part, they talk about what the body part does, and which exercises benefit that body part.
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Hitting a Ball
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine demonstrate how to hit a wiffle ball off of a batting tee. They then talk about making the transition from hitting the ball from the tee to hitting a ball that is pitched to the batter.
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Throwing and Catching
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine review the proper techniques for throwing and catching a ball. They practice with a small ball and with a playground ball. Coach Socrates then introduces Miss Palomine and your student to the game of “Hot...
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Controlling a Ball With Your Feet
Coach Socrates shows some video clips to Miss Palomine as he explains the proper way to kick a ball, whether for distance or for accuracy. He then talks about setting up an obstacle course to practice kicking and dribbling.
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On the Move
Dr. Algae explains the health benefits of activity. He then compares an active kid with an inactive kid and describes the differences between them.