Instructional Video2:47
Curated Video

How to Multiply Multi-Digit Numbers to Solve a Real World Problem

9th - 12th
In this short math video we will multiply multi-digit numbers to solve a real world problem. We will draw a picture to understand the problem and label the image with the information provided. To solve, we will multiply a three digit...
Instructional Video9:37
The Art Assignment

Art World Pretension, Etc. | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

9th - 12th
This week we answer your questions from our art hotline* and talk about the distinction between art and craft (if any), art world pretension, the proliferation of images, imposter syndrome, and more.
Instructional Video3:56
National Geographic

How 3-D Imaging Helps Archaeologists Preserve the Past | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th
Archaeologist and National Geographic explorer Luis Jaime Castillo and archaeologist Carlos Wester are determined to protect the cultural heritage at the pyramid complex of Chotuna-Chornancap, which was built by the Sicán, or Lambayeque,...
Instructional Video3:56
National Geographic

How 3-D Imaging Helps Archaeologists Preserve the Past | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th
Archaeologist and National Geographic explorer Luis Jaime Castillo and archaeologist Carlos Wester are determined to protect the cultural heritage at the pyramid complex of Chotuna-Chornancap, which was built by the Sicán, or Lambayeque,...
Instructional Video10:53
The Art Assignment

Art World Pretension, Etc. | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

9th - 12th
This week we answer your questions from our art hotline* and talk about the distinction between art and craft (if any), art world pretension, the proliferation of images, imposter syndrome, and more. Keep the calls coming - leave us a...
Instructional Video15:46
Be Smart

What Could We See with a Planet-Sized Telescope?

12th - Higher Ed
The James Webb Telescope just took a photo of a newly discovered exoplanet. Exciting stuff but the raw image just looks like a small, faint dot—not a fully detailed world. The question is, just how big would a telescope need to be to...
Instructional Video10:20
TED Talks

Frederic Kaplan: How to build an information time machine

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine if you could surf Facebook ... from the Middle Ages. Well, it may not be as far off as it sounds. In a fun and interesting talk, Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to...
Instructional Video3:07
Be Smart

Why I'm Scared of Spiders

12th - Higher Ed
I'm scared of spiders. I'm not afraid to admit it. I love them in a scientific sense, or from a "let me look at you from way over here" sense, but that's as close as I get. Here's a look at the science of why some of us are afraid of...
Instructional Video4:00
Be Smart

How Many Stars Are There?

12th - Higher Ed
How many stars are there in the universe? Are there more stars out there than grains of sand on Earth? Thanks to advanced space telescopes, we've been able to peer farther into deep time and the distant universe than we ever thought...
Instructional Video1:11
Curated Video

Behind the scenes | FuseSchool

12th - Higher Ed
Behind the scenes | FuseSchool At FuseSchool, we are passionate about creating fun and informative educational videos. In this video we go behind the scenes to have a look at what it takes to bring you your favorite FuseSchool videos....
Instructional Video12:51
APMonitor

Vision Deep Learning

10th - Higher Ed
In computer vision, deep learning has proven useful to extract patterns from images. Deep learning uses a neural network and optimization to relate features (pixels) to a desired label. As opposed to Cascade Classifiers, deep...
Instructional Video6:02
PBS

The Evolution of Science Fiction (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)

12th - Higher Ed
Correction: At 1:49, we accidentally said that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was published in 1918, when it was published in 1818. We regret the error -- thanks to Stephen Pershing for catching this! Stories, tales, and myths from all...
Instructional Video23:57
Curated Video

The effect of enlargement on the volume of a 3D shape

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can understand the effect of an enlargement on the volume of a 3D shape. Key learning points: - An enlargement means the object and image are similar. - All lengths in the object have been multiplied by the scale factor....
Instructional Video6:17
PBS

Why Does Santa Wear Red?

12th - Higher Ed
It's the holiday season and we all know that means seeing old St. Nick in his big red suit. But have you ever stopped to wonder why he doesn't wear any other color? Because he used to be seen wearing blue suits, purple suits, yellow...
Instructional Video7:53
Curated Video

Asteroids, Meteors, Comets… and the End of the World?

12th - Higher Ed
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station hereref='https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDoSUBSCRIBE!et='_blank' video ⇒follow'>heFB ⇒a> Turns out the sky IS falling.
Instructional Video3:43
MinuteEarth

Which Parts Of The Brain Do What?

12th - Higher Ed
Thanks to href='http://www.audible.com/minuteearth' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>to foRedditsoring this video. Got questionon? Discuss this vid with brain experts on
Instructional Video8:25
World Science Festival

Michael York, Bill T. Jones, and Matthew Ritchie in Illuminating Genius

6th - 11th
Blending live performances, personal accounts of the creative process, and state-of-the-art brain imaging, this program illuminated questions about whether creativity is innate or learned, whether the innovative brain has distinct...
Instructional Video0:43
Curated Video

The Ghost Train, 1903

6th - 11th
A early trick film of a negative image of the Empire State Express train double printed with a positive image of the moon and clouds.To purchase a clean DVD or digital download of this film for personal home use or educational use...
Instructional Video5:25
World Science Festival

What Are Black Holes?

6th - 11th
The popular image of a black hole is fairly uniform: a huge, massive disk in space that sucks in everything in its vicinity. It turns out, a black hole can be any size—there is no known upper or lower limit. There are many types of black...
Instructional Video1:31
World Science Festival

The Enduring Conundrum of Consciousness

6th - 11th
It's an old question: What is consciousness? But today, sophisticated brain imaging technologies, clinical studies, and new ways to listen to nerve cells are bringing scientists closer than ever to the neurobiological basis of...
Instructional Video1:35:31
World Science Festival

Madness Redefined: Creativity, Intelligence and the Dark Side of the Mind

6th - 11th
The notion of a “tortured genius” or “mad scientist” may be more than a romantic aberration. Research shows that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia correlate with high creativity and intelligence, raising tantalizing questions: What role...
Instructional Video1:30:32
World Science Festival

Beautiful Minds: The Enigma of Genius

6th - 11th
Immanuel Kant, who coined the term genius in the 1700s, defined it as the rare capacity to independently understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person. Since then, the spectrum of abilities that we call...
Instructional Video3:54
Tom Scott

The Moiré Effect Lights That Guide Ships Home

9th - 11th
I'd never heard of moiré effect beacons until I got an email asking me about them. It seemed like a really clever idea - but it was really hard to research. Or at least it was, until I stumbled upon one magic phrase that revealed its...
Instructional Video2:04
Curated Video

Liquid Water Isn't Flowing On Mars

3rd - 11th
In 2015, scientists announced something incredible: they had strong evidence that there was liquid water flowing on Mars today. The implications were huge for the possibility of alien life and resources for future crewed missions to the...