Instructional Video3:32
Science ABC

Why Does Diarrhea Travel Quickly Through The Body When Digestion Takes So Long?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Diarrhea happens when there is an imbalance in water secretion and absorption within the body. This excess water causes the stool to pass through quicker than normal. Diarrhea feels like the food takes a “fast pass” out of the gut....
Instructional Video4:44
Science ABC

Why Do We Dance To Music?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Why do we dance? We dance to music because of neural connections in our brain. These connections link the part that perceives music, the auditory cortex to the regions that help us move, the motor regions. We might have started creating...
Instructional Video3:47
Science ABC

Why Do Ants Bump Into Each Other?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Ants touch each other head-on to identify and cooperate with other ants from their colonies. When two ants collide, they smell each other thoroughly to make sure that they belong to the same colony. Ants are surprisingly good at...
Instructional Video3:36
Great Big Story

The art of conducting, from Beethoven to Gustavo Dudamel

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the fascinating role of the orchestra conductor, from ancient traditions to modern maestros like Gustavo Dudamel, who inspire orchestras to bring masterpieces to life.<br/>
Instructional Video1:59
Curated Video

Caves

9th - 12th
This brief video introduces the viewer to the different types of caves on our planet.
Instructional Video0:55
Curated Video

Digestion

6th - 12th
The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the body into simpler chemicals that can be absorbed and used in its metabolism.
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Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds...
Instructional Video1:56
Curated Video

Fight or Flight

6th - 12th
Danger elicits an instinctive biological response. Find out which hormones control whether we run away, or stand our ground and fight. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. At the first sight of danger, messages are sent to the brain...
Instructional Video2:53
Curated Video

How Do Animals Fly?

6th - 12th
Biological evolution has allowed some animals to fly. Find out exactly how their wings work to achieve this. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Flight occurs when the upward force is greater than the downward. Flight is explained by...
Instructional Video2:51
Curated Video

Crystals in Caves

6th - 12th
Discover the chemical processes occurring deep within the Earth that create beautiful crystal structures in caves. Chemistry - Reactions - Learning Points. Caves are a result of rainwater slowly carving away rock. Carbonic acid forms in...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

The Ozone Layer

6th - 12th
The world has already faced a major global climate challenge: the hole in the ozone layer, discovered in 1985. Find out what ozone is, why it's important, and how the ozone hole is being repaired. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning...
Instructional Video6:44
Curated Video

Enzyme Action: Trypsin

6th - 12th
We demonstrate denaturing by adding the enzyme trypsin to photographic film. Strips of photographic film are added to trypsin solution at different temperatures to determine the optimum conditions for the enzyme. In the right conditions...
Instructional Video6:10
Curated Video

Hero's Engine

6th - 12th
We use a Hero's engine model to show how equal and opposite forces can cause propulsion. Two holes are pierced in a metal bottle and some water is added. This is suspended above a Bunsen burner, and as the water boils and leaves the...
Instructional Video2:46
Curated Video

How Do Planes Fly?

6th - 12th
Aeroplanes use the same forces and physical principles as birds to fly. Discover how man has copied nature to achieve flight. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Flight occurs when the upward force (lift) is greater than the downward....
Instructional Video0:45
Curated Video

Erosion

6th - 12th
The wearing away of rock and the removal of weathered rock, soil, and other solid materials away from source. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Instructional Video0:45
Curated Video

Involuntary

6th - 12th
As opposed to voluntary, an involuntary action is one that happens without any conscious control - for example a reflex response, or anything that someone does in their sleep. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in...
Instructional Video0:29
Curated Video

Action and reaction – Pixelate

K - 5th
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Physical processes - Force <br<b<br/>r/>/>and motion - Action and reaction


A Twig Tidbit Film - Pixelate. A pixelated image unscrambles. The children have to guess what it is.
Instructional Video0:54
Curated Video

Action and reaction – True or false

K - 5th
True or false ... Unbalanced forces cause an object to change speed?
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Instructional Video1:23
Curated Video

Action and reaction – Spot the...

K - 5th
Six different clips are shown, five of them showing examples of balanced forces ... can you spot which ones?
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A Twig Tidbit Film - Spot...
Instructional Video3:18
Curated Video

Opposing forces

K - 5th
Opposing forces are at work all the time, even when you aren't moving!
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Instructional Video3:02
Curated Video

Space rockets

K - 5th
Find out how rockets shoot into space at amazing speeds.
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Instructional Video7:12
Learn German with Herr Antrim

Plusquamperfekt (Past Perfekt Tense) | Passiv Deutsch Grammatik B1 | B1German Grammar Lesson

9th - 12th
Plusquamperfekt (Past Perfekt Tense) - B1 German Grammar Lesson for Beginners



Ever wondered how to perfectly narrate events that happened before other past events? This German grammar lesson is your...
Instructional Video2:23
Curated Video

Wave Motion: Periodic Motion

K - 8th
By the end of this learning object, the learner should be able to: Classify waves according to their ability to propagate and transfer energy in space.9871
Instructional Video7:29
Communication Coach Alex Lyon

Using Active vs. Passive Voice when Storytelling

Higher Ed
The best storytellers speak in an active voice rather than a passive voice. Get some real-time practice and examples that show you how to turn passive sentences into active sentences and watch your stories transport your listeners.
Instructional Video6:21
Communication Coach Alex Lyon

How to Lead by Example in 4 Ways

Higher Ed
How to lead by example in 4 important ways.