Flipped Math
Simulations
Simulate an exciting graphing calculator-based lesson. Individuals watch and participate creating simulations using the random number generator in a graphing calculator to answer probability problems. Learners then build simulations to...
Curated OER
Exploring Linear Relationships
In this video, we create an equation and graph to show a linear relationship based on the word problem. This is good example for algebra and pre-algebra learners to help gain an understanding of creating equations, and graphing...
Curated OER
Inside OKCupid: The Math of Online Dating
Capture the hearts of your young statisticians with this real-life example of using statistics in online dating. The use of average and geometric mean are discussed in the context of creating the algorithm used to connect people.
The School of Life
Political Theory - Karl Marx
Every political theory needs a devil's advocate. Discussing Karl Marx with your classroom creates a healthy debate about the pros and cons of the capitalistic system and government. Last in a series of 13, the video includes primary...
TED-Ed
Not all Scientific Studies are Created Equal
Sample size and controls are features of the scientific inquiry process that are discussed in this quick-paced quip. A comparison is made between randomized clinical trials and epidemiological studies. Terms such as placebo, cohort,...
Curated OER
JayCut, Part 1: Creating a Movie
Movie making can be fun and provide an amazing opportunity for learners to explore and express in a unique and motivating way. This video tutorial walks teachers through the first eight steps needed when using JayCut software. This is...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Creating Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
Even today's stem cells have a history—and it's more than 30 years old! Learn how stem cell lines grow in a lab. Observe the various experiments completed to determine how cells grow in human embryos.
PBS
Inca Origins
Origin stories aren't just for comic books. Learners explore the Inca origin story and compare it to other familiar creation myths with an installment of the Native American Stories series. An easy-to-use lesson plan includes an...
Curated OER
Interpreting Inequalities
This video highlights a problem your pupils will find interesting. Instead of trying to solve an inequality for a value or set of values, this problem requires that the learner construct an inequality and interpret its mean by reasoning...
Curated OER
System of Equations for Passing Trains Problem
Here is a challenging motion problem about two different length trains and how long it takes them to pass each other going in the same direction and opposite directions. At first glance, there doesnÕt seem to be enough information given...
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesday PD: Tellagami
If you're researching oral presentation apps for students, here's a great tutorial on the popular and free app, Tellagami. Follow along as Jennifer and Rich discuss the basic functionality of the app, including creating a personalized...
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesdays: Projeqt
Looking for a unique presentation service? Rich and Jennifer tell you all about the special features of this particular app and walk you through how to get started with creating your own presentations.
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesdays: Make Beliefs Comix
An iPad, a free app, or a free website are all kids need to create comic strips that tell stories, recount events, or express feelings. Rich and Jennifer discuss the strengths and weakness of the app, as well as model how to use this...
Crash Course
Polymers
Discover why polymers were created and how their creation saved the elephants with a short video about commercial polymers, ethene and ethylene, addition reactions, ethene-based polymers, addition polymerization and condensation...
Curated OER
Our Classroom Constitution
Develop a system of classroom rules created by the kids, for the kids with this three-part lesson series on the US Constitution. After learning about the structure of the Constitution and the government it established, young scholars...
TED-Ed
How Do You Decide Where to Go in a Zombie Apocalypse
The world of zombies is a hot trend these days in the media and in the minds of adolescents. So why not use this craze to get your classes interested in geography? Though not an in-depth instructional video, this resource would be a...
Curated OER
Exploring Other Dimensions
What would the world look like in two dimensions? How about four? Take a look at dimensions and watch as shapes move from a flat plane into the third and fourth dimension. The video uses the novella Flatland as inspiration and clearly...
TED-Ed
The Power of a Great Introduction
How do you create a great introduction to a literary analysis? Why, you write it last, of course. The narrator of a short video on crafting a great introduction suggests tackling the introduction after you have crafted your thesis,...
Curated OER
Capturing Authentic Narratives
“Authentic narrative is the glue that connects people.” So says the narrator of this short video who models for young journalists how to craft the questions and identify the sources that will yield the information needed to create a...
Curated OER
Mysteries of Vernacular: Yankee
An American? Someone from New England? Anyone who lives north of the Mason-Dixon line? A New York baseball player? A dandy? A short video doodles around with the etymology of all an American word and how its meaning has evolved from 1601...
TED-Ed
The Sonic Boom Problem
Sound waves travel pretty quickly, but humans can travel faster. Follow along with this short animated video as it investigates the physics behind the breaking of the sound barrier and the sonic booms that are created as a result.
TED-Ed
The Neuroscience of Imagination
The imagination is a very strong concept and capable of creating many things. Thanks to neural ensemble, our brains are able to piece together images that we've seen and create images that we've never seen—or simply dreamt up. Learn...
Anywhere Math
Polygons in the Coordinate Plane
You'll be ready to plot something after a lesson on coordinate geometry! The video instructor begins by discussing how to plot four points to create a quadrilateral. The second example demonstrates finding the area and perimeter from the...
American Chemical Society
Why Are Birds Different Colors?
Above all else, a bird's color is what sets it apart from other birds. Learn what creates their unique plumage in an installment of a video series. The video presents the physical and chemical reasons for the variation in colors as well...