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TED-Ed
Can Wildlife Adapt to Climate Change?
Can humans protect other species from the effects of climate change? Can animals adapt or evolve fast enough to survive? Check out this video for some surprising answers.
MinutePhysics
Parallel Universes: Many Worlds
Which path will you take in your physics career? Here, the proposed theories for how quantum mechanics meets the real world is explained. Are the many possible outcomes all happening in a universe, far, far away? Inspire aspiring...
MinutePhysics
How to Turn Sound Into Light: Sonoluminescence
The conversion of sound into light is a fascinating phenomenon that is a side effect of pistol and mantis shrimp stunning their prey. It is known as sonoluminescence, and it is thoroughly delineated in this fascinating little video. Add...
Physics Girl
How to Shrink a Quarter with Electricity
Electrocuting metal until it shrinks sounds crazy, but it happens! Part of a larger physics playlist an intriguing video explains how an electromagnet shrinks any metal coin. The narrator discusses the electric and magnetic forces as...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Chemical Reactions
Give your charges a charge with this clip on chemical reactions! Bill initiates some pretty flashy chemical reactions that you most likely won't be doing in your classroom. When you are teaching the difference between physical and...
Steve Spangler Science
CD Hovercraft - Sick Science! #043
Make a hovercraft out of a compact disc, a balloon, and a few other materials. This is an activity that every physical science learner in your class can make if they bring a sports drink pop-top bottle to class. It will help them...
MinutePhysics
Do We Expand With the Universe?
The cat's out of the bag (or off the leash, in this case) regarding the expansion of the universe. In this intriguing episode, the narrator explains that space is expanding, not the objects within it. He also tells how expansion...
Jacob Clifford
Macroeconomics 15 Minute Review
Don't underestimate the amount of content you can review in under 15 minutes! Watch as this familiar and savvy economics instructor provides an overview of all macroeconomics, from scarcity and the production possibilities...
Veritasium
How Much Information?
How much information can we process? How much information is stored inside us? These questions, and many more, inspired an inquisitive installment from a larger video series. From verbal and written language to DNA and computers,...
Physics Girl
Are Perpetual Motion Machines Possible?
As part of a larger series, an informative video introduces the concept of perpetual motion machines and the science proving they don't work. The narrator then shares machines that appear to work and highlights the hidden sources of energy.
Curated OER
Elmo's World: Balls
Here is a 14 minute episode of Elmo's World that focuses on balls. He talks to Dorothy the fish, shows clips of things people do with balls, and talks to kids about playing with balls. Tip: Tell your young learners that verbs are action...
MinutePhysics
Can Humans Really Feel Temperature?
Explore thermal energy with this short episode. Jiggling molecules and hand-drawn animation help to explain that just because something has a lot of thermal energy, it doesn't necessarily feel hot to the touch. This is an ideal addition...
Physics Girl
5 Weird Ways to Put out a Candle
How many ways do you know to put out a candle? An entertaining video introduces strange ways that extinguish flames. It demonstrates each method and then explains the science behind why it works. The video also offers tips for safety...
Physics Girl
5 Amazing Stars We’ve Discovered in Space
Scientists estimate as many as 400 billion stars may exist in our galaxy alone. As part of a larger physics series, an out-of-this-world video introduces five amazing stars. Each star holds the record in something!
Physics Girl
Are MRIs Safe?
We know about radiation from airplanes, and x-rays, but are MRIs considered safe? An informative video offers an simplified overview of how an MRI works. Then a comparison between MRIs and fMRIs opens new understanding. Finally it...
Physics Girl
The Black Hole Death Problem
Did you know black holes aren't black? Learn more about space with an episode from a larger series exploring physics. We know more about black holes now than ever before in history, yet we aren't sure we really know anything at all.
Emergent Order
The Economics of Ghostbusters
How do the men of Ghostbusters represent entrepreneurship, the market economy, and government oversight? This video provides unique insight into the risks of startup companies, as well as the foundational features of a market...
Emergent Order
The Economics of House of Cards
How does the modern television show House of Cards and its dramatization of a power-hungry congressman in American government illustrate public choice theory—the concept that politicians retain personal interests after being elected...
Emergent Order
The Economics of WALL-E
If you've seen the popular Disney Pixar animated film WALL-E, did you catch the film's allusions to key economic concepts as the tragedy of the commons, collective ownership, personal incentive, and consumerism? It's all there, and...
Jacob Clifford
Key Graphs of AP Macroeconomics
Every AP economics student should watch this video! In just a few minutes, Mr. Clifford offers an overview of macroeconomics and the five key graphs that an AP econ student can expect to find on the final exam: aggregate demand and...
Emergent Order
Deck the Halls with Macro Follies
Does consumer spending really grow the economy? Check out this well-produced, comical and memorable video to consider this question with your young economists.
Jacob Clifford
Microeconomics 19 Minute Review
In less than 19 minutes, review all the key microeconomics concepts you'll need to know and remember for the big exam with this excellent video review! Beginning with the basics of supply and demand and key graphs to market failures and...
Jacob Clifford
The Laffer Curve - Economic Theories
Delve into the world of economic theory with the Laffer curve and introduce your young economists to the relationship between tax revenue and tax rates.
Emergent Order
The Economics of Dallas Buyers Club
How do entrepreneurship and crony capitalism intersect with federal regulation and the Food and Drug Administration in Dallas Buyers Club? This is a fascinating video that covers a wealth of economic concepts while referencing the recent...