Teaching Channel
Using Expertise to Group Students
If you've been looking to increase the level of differentiation in your teaching, this video is a great place to start. A selection of teachers from Lincoln Middle School explain how they use their individual expertise to support...
TED-Ed
Can You Solve the Prisoner Hat Riddle?
You've been abducted by aliens! The good news: they don't eat collaborative and logical beings. The bad news: You need to prove that you are capable of working together with your fellow captives to solve a logic riddle. Enjoy a video...
Macat
An Introduction to Prahalad and Hamel’s Core Competence of the Corporation
If you want to get ahead in business, is it better to foster collaboration between departments, or to allow specialists to work on their own projects? A short video introduces C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel's 1990 work, The Core Competence...
TED-Ed
How Your Muscular System Works
Get ready for some heavy lifting! A detailed video lesson explains the different muscle groups and their functions. The presenter compares and contrasts different types of muscle compositions related to their purposes.
Curated OER
Latitude/Longitude Activity
Youngsters work in groups to solve clues involving latitude and longitude coordinates in order to decipher mystery animals in this fun learning experience!
Crash Course
Vectors and 2-D Motion
Continue the journey into the world of physics as you lead your class on a winding road complete with vectors and scalers. Pupils learn more about motion, direction, and velocity as they use these concepts to explore two- and...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Investigations to Collect Data
Print out the lyrics or show the karaoke video to get your scientists singing about the scientific process! Participants will warble about observations and measurements, data and physical properties. Consider sharing this resource after...
Curated OER
Biofuel from Algae
The potential of using algae to produce biofuel is briefly commemorated in this video. Perhaps you could assign collaborative groups different forms of renewable energy and have them research and create a media presentation to share with...
Crash Course
Software Engineering: Crash Course Computer Science #16
Did you know that Microsoft Office has more than 40 million lines of code? The 16th installment of the Crash Course Computer Science playlist explains how object-oriented programming lets different groups of computer programmers work on...
PBS
Volume and Amplitude | UNC-TV Science
Future physicists pump up the volume while discovering the world of sound waves. Group members learn about the qualities of sound waves, the relationship between energy and sound volume, and the definition of amplitude while viewing an...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed's Role in Making and Setting Monetary Policy: Part 2
How does the Federal Open Market Committee work to formulate the nation's monetary policy in the United States? As the second segment of a lesson on the role of the Fed in setting monetary policy, class members will learn about open...
Deep Look
Can A Thousand Tiny Swarming Robots Outsmart Nature?
Kilobots, made from only $15 worth of parts, work together to achieve a group goal. The video explains how with a few simple lines of programming, these tiny robots tackle tasks in much the same way animals or cells have for centuries....
SciShow
Do Any Stars NOT Have Planets?
The universe is littered with planets orbiting their suns. The video instructor outlines different methods scientists use to detect these exoplanets. As an installment of a larger solar system playlist, the video discusses current and...
Corbett Maths
Finding Frequencies from Histograms
Drawing and reading a histogram are two different skills. Support those having difficulty making the transition with a lesson that contains video support. Learners may view a pair of videos demonstrating how to read the frequency of a...
Lehigh University
Glory (1989) - Should it be Shown in Class?
This is a fantastic activity that prompts learners to think like educators and consider the value of a historically based film beyond just the accuracy of information. Your young historians will work in groups to do a close reading and...
Teaching Channel
I Do, We Do, You Do
One simple teaching strategy can have a powerful effect on student learning on a daily basis. Take a look at one teacher's approach to preparing class members for independent work with "I Do, We Do, You Do", and discover how this...
Krista King Math
Finding Values and Domain and Range from a Graph
The abstract notion of domain and range can be troublesome. A math lesson explains the concept of determining domain and range from a graph. The instructor makes clear connections between the graph and the numeric values. There are 29...
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Chemistry Lesson: Mole Calculations I
Do your pupils already have knowledge of moles and mass? If so, this is the next step for the chemistry classroom. The video segment, while short in length, is filled with demonstrations on how to perform mole calculations involving both...
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Chemistry Lesson: Balancing Chemical Equations
An informative video segment describes how to balance chemical equations. It ensures pupils will obey the laws of conservation of mass and shares tips to assist young chemists who may need additional help to ensure a more simplistic way...
MinuteEarth
How to Keep Elephants and Wolves Out of Your Yard
Are animals taking over your garden? Learn how humans tend to approach this problem and investigate new innovative approaches to the dilemma. The lesson includes discussion of both animal and plant invaders.
MinuteEarth
Denizens of the Deep
Dive into a lesson on the habitat of Earth least studied. A creative lesson describes the characteristics of animals that live in the deepest depths of the ocean. It also shares the concern of scientists that fishing these depths may...
SciShow
Extreme Hypothetical Stars
They should exist ... but do they really? Scientists use what they know to predict what should and should not exist. An installment of a larger solar system series looks at the scientific prediction of different stars that have yet to be...
Crash Course
Ecology: Crash Course History of Science #38
Relive the birth of ecology and its different branches. The narrator of the 37th video lesson in a History of Sciences series explains the systems nature of ecology. He then explores the major advances of ecology from a historical...
PBS
When the Synapsids Struck Back
As environments change so must their inhabitants, or extinction will prevail. An in-depth look at the evolution of the synapsids shows how one group overcame environmental changes and survived. The video lesson from the PBS Eon series...