TED-Ed
Neil deGrasse Tyson Replies to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln may not be the first name that comes up when discussing scientific advancement in the last two centuries, but Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson believes that Lincoln's efforts during the Civil War...
California Academy of Science
Desalination
Desalination requires around two gallons of sea water to make one gallon of fresh water—that's quite a ratio! Viewers consider the pros and cons of desalination as one option to providing fresh water. They learn about two different...
California Academy of Science
How Do We Meet the Growing Need for Water?
Some aquifers took thousands of years to collect water, yet they have been depleted in only a hundred years. Viewers learn about where humans use water and the serious concerns for the future of the water supply in the second of 10...
California Academy of Science
Waste Water Recycling
What types of water qualify for recycling and how does the recycling process work? The eighth lesson in the 10-part series exploring Fresh Solutions presents both the financial and water savings associated with emerging recycling methods.
California Academy of Science
Recharging Aquifers
The ninth lesson in a 10-part series on Fresh Solutions explains how aquifers develop and how people currently use them. The video also explores how aquifers are being depleted faster than they refill and the long-term concerns about...
California Academy of Science
Water-Wise Farms
The seventh lesson on Fresh Solutions in the 10-part series addresses solutions implemented on farms. It focuses on the options currently in use and hopes for the future of water conservation and farming.
California Academy of Science
Vertical Farming
Half of crops from traditional farming never get harvested, while 90 percent of crops from vertical farming go into the food supply. As land runs out for farming and the need for crops increases, could vertical farming solve the problem?...
California Academy of Science
Renewable Energy: Powered by Poop
A single cow produces more than 100 pounds of manure every day. Meet a farmer using cow manure to provide energy to his farm, electric car, and the larger electric grid. He explains the process and benefits of the renewable energy source.
Curated OER
How to Build a Pinch Pot
Young artists demonstrate how to create a pinch pot in this video. Each step is carefully shown and described. What a fantastic resource to use for your ceramics class!
Curated OER
How to Create a Mosaic
Mosaics are a beautiful and fun way to create unique art. This video shows the different steps to making your own mosaic. Don't forget to wear goggles!
Curated OER
How to Glaze a Pinch Pot
After building a pinch pot, the next step is the glaze. This informational video shows the various steps toward glazing a pinch pot after unloading it from the kiln.
Curated OER
More Wave Properties
To continue his discussion of wave properties Matt, aÊcollege student, uses a slinky to demonstrate a wave frequency. He shows how to calculate this frequency using an algebraic formula where a period of time is divided by the number of...
Curated OER
Multiplying Binomials with the Magic Box
A short video on using the magic box to multiply binomials. A very simple problem is given and it is shown how to set up the magic box and multiply the terms.
Curated OER
Sun Protection
Don't forget to protect your skin when you are out in the sun! Students explain why it is important to avoid UV rays and how to properly protect skin.
Curated OER
What Is a Print?
What is a print? Learn how to create a print using ink and paper in this interesting video. It shows various ways a print can be made, like using a linoleum block.
Curated OER
Healthy Food Choices
Bodies, like cars, require fuel to stay active. Remind students about the relationship between food and energy with this colorful video.
Curated OER
Wave Properties
Wave properties are fully explained in this easy to follow highly comprehensive video. Matt describes the differences and provides concrete examples of a pules, periodic wave, transverse wave, and longitudinal waves.
Curated OER
Multiplying Algebraic Fractions
This explanation of the steps to multiply algebraic fractions is fairly thorough. She covers factoring of the terms in the fraction and then cancelling of numerators and denominators. However the video and transitions between slides are...
Curated OER
Therapeutic Riding Volunteer
For students who have a love of horses becoming a therapeutic riding volunteer may be a perfect fit. This short showcases how therapeutic riding helps both special needs students and horse lovers alike. Students will hear what they would...
Curated OER
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A super cute second grade class tells us all about the life cycle of the butterfly. They read about each stage of the butterfly's life cycle in unison. The choral reading is a little hard to understand but is a great way to engage an...
TED-Ed
How to Recognize a Dystopia
Viewers need not be fans of dystopian literature to be engaged by a short video that traces the development of the genre from Plato to the present. Gulliver's Travels, The Time Machine, The Iron Heel, Brave New World, Animal...
TED-Ed
How to Sequence the Human Genome
Every human is unique, from our thoughts and actions to our DNA. Scientists spent billions of dollars and over a decade to map the human genome, the sequence of DNA within one human being. Since the project was completed ten years ago,...
Khan Academy
Parallel Lines From Equation, Mathematics I, High School Math
Here is a fairly basic video that uses three equations, each written in slope-intercept form, to determine whether the lines are parallel. Sal graphs each equation on the same coordinate plane to show how their slopes compare. The video...
Khan Academy
Area of a Circle, Perimeter, Area, and Volume, Geometry
This production, the second installment in a series of circles, demonstrates the process of finding the area of a circle. It is effective as an introductory tool. However, it needs to explain the reasoning behind the formula because that...