PBS
How the Turtle Got Its Shell
Does a shell define a turtle, or are there turtles without shells? Learn about the evolution of the unique reptile and the mystery that surrounds this identifiable feature as part of a larger series of videos. As various disciplines...
Crash Course
History of Media Literacy Part 1: Crash Course Media Literacy #2
Even Plato understood the importance of media! Part of an ongoing series of media literacy videos, the resource takes viewers to where it all began ... ancient Greece. The video covers the emergence of media and the written word, the...
The Great War
Life In The Tomb - WW1 Author Stratis Myrivilis
Most learners likely are not familiar with Statis Myrivilis or his anti-war writings, but his works spur scholars to debate over the role of protest literature in wartime. While the video does situate Myrivilis within the context of the...
The Great War
A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway
While many can identify Ernest Hemingway's famous works, they may be unaware of his service during World War I and how that affected his literary contributions. An video details Hemingway's service in World War I and explains events and...
NASA
5 Things You Didn't Know About Astronaut Ricky Arnold
How does a teacher become an astronaut? Astronaut Ricky Arnold talks about his experience as a teacher and astronaut in one part of the "STEM on Station" playlist. He shares five things about himself that led him to the career he is in...
Khan Academy
Complex Numbers (Part 2)
This video continues looking at dividing complex numbers by looking at the conjugate of a complex number. The instructor then uses the conjugate to rationalize the denominator of a rational expression with a complex number in the...
Khan Academy
Connection Between Even and Odd Numbers and Functions, Algebra II
Are odd numbers connected to odd functions and even numbers to even functions? This video tries to clarify that connection. It also discusses functions that are neither odd nor even to help you classify them more intuitively.
Curated OER
Bert And Ernie: Bakers
Bake your way out of bed like Bert and Ernie do. They have a journey with their imaginations. This time they imagine they are bakers who have to fill an extremely large order in a short amount of time. They use their critical Language...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Insects
Queen Latifah makes a cameo in this Bill Nye episode on insects. The facts taught are that the queen bee is in charge of a bee colony, ants can dig tunnels, and exoskeletons support, strengthen, and protect the insect's body. While you...
Khan Academy
Solvent Effects on Sn1 and Sn2 Reactions
Sal reviews the Sn1 and Sn2 reactions with comparable reactants. He discusses which electrons are lost or gained and the conditions that make one or the other process favorable.
Khan Academy
Word Problem Solving 3
This video focuses on three word problems involving measurements, percentages, and expenditures. Sal shows how to translate word problems into solvable equations.
Khan Academy
Ring-Opening SN2 Reaction of Epoxides
Your class should understand the processes Sal discusses here. He recaps the SN2 reaction by removing the oxygen from an epoxide.
Khan Academy
Amine in Sn2 Part 2
An advanced chemistry class will understand Sal's reaction and see his logic in explaining the equilibrium. The levels of electronegativity and likelihood of a nucleophilic attack are balanced and presented in the equation. This is an...
Khan Academy
Aromatic Compounds and Huckel's Rule
Sal gives a good recap of the pi electron behavior in aromatic compounds originating from a benzene ring. He diagrams the hybridization leading to a conjugated system of pi electrons and compares their stability.
Khan Academy
More Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 1
Practice makes the concepts of naming much easier. Here, Sal runs through 5 even more complicated examples, while encouraging viewers to do the same. The main development explained here is the addition of multiple types of side chains to...
Khan Academy
Introduction to Oxidation States
Oxidation states in elements are the focus of this chemistry video. Sal illustrates how when an element loses electrons, it is moving toward a state of oxidation, and when an element gains electrons, it is moving toward a state of...
Khan Academy
More on Oxidation States
In the previous video, Sal presented how elements move toward a state of oxidation (by losing electrons), and a state of reduction (by gaining electrons). This lecture takes that concept a bit further, and he provides more examples.
Khan Academy
Hydrogen Peroxide Correction
This very short video is used to correct an error that Sal made in the previous video regarding the solution, Hydrogen Peroxide.
MinutePhysics
What Is the Universe?
Viewers will be able to differentiate between the whole universe and the observable universe, and tell what comprises the observable universe. If you are about to embark on a journey through parallel universes or quantum physics, this...
SciShow
Terminal Velocity
Many people believe terminal velocity is the speed at which you can't survive a landing, but that is not the correct definition. Terminal velocity is actually the speed when the drag equals the force of gravity. The video explains the...
Amoeba Sisters
Cell Membranes and Cell Transport
Cells are busy places! How do things move around in such a tiny environment? Introduce young life scientists to the types of cellular transport through a video that is part of a large biology playlist. Animated characters demonstrate how...
Amoeba Sisters
Genetic Drift
Survival is a game of chance, catch my drift? Examine the factors that influence genetic drift with an entertaining video from a large biology playlist. The resource covers the myriad conditions that come into play when a species...
Amoeba Sisters
Meiosis
Why do siblings often look so different from one another? Discover the process of making gametes using a short video from a large biology playlist. The narrator explains each step while animated chromatids play out the scenario that...
Amoeba Sisters
Ecological Relationships
What are ecological relationships? Well, it can be complicated! Paint a clear picture for pupils with a fun and informative video. It explains and illustrates each relationship thoroughly, from pesky parasites to snuggly symbiotes.