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Brightstorm

Introduction to Probability

For Students 9th - 12th
How likely is it that the videos will teach viewers about probability? Demonstrate probability as a ratio of favorable outcomes to total possible outcomes with an instructive video. Six problem videos cover examples in basic...
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100,000,000 Years From Now

For Students 6th - 12th
Holocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, Paleocene ... wait, did I miss one? PBS Digital Studios explains how human impact on Earth has potentially brought about a new epoch in geologic history, the Anthropocene....
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Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?

For Students 6th - 12th
I smell a great video. Viewers learn how the smell of rain originates from various sources, and how ozone and organic material work to produce the recognizable smell.
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What Color is the Universe?

For Students 6th - 12th
What colors are the sun, our galaxy, and the universe? An engaging video provides an overview of each and why what we think we are seeing is often wrong. It provides explanations for how to understand colors that aren't in the...
Instructional Video7:23
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Why Vaccines Work

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Vaccines were first used in 1796, about 100 years before viruses were even discovered. Beginning with the history of scurvy and polio, viewers see how vaccines work and how they help humans overcome and eradicate diseases. 
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How Many Smells Can You Smell?

For Students 6th - 12th
Do you know what doesn't stink? This resource! The video explains how people can smell, when they start smelling, and the changing idea of how many different smells individuals can identify. It introduces the concept of olfactory...
Instructional Video3:53
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The Science of GOATS!

For Students 6th - 12th
Some goats have been genetically altered to produce spider silk. This video explains goat behavior, goat adaptations, and why goats faint. It also focuses on their unique eyes, hooves, and taste buds. Did you know a goat can change its...
Instructional Video7:35
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The Science of Marathon Running

For Students 6th - 12th
The science of marathon running is the subject of a resource that begins with the history of the marathon and why it is 26.2 miles long, and then goes into the biology in our bodies and the way our muscles, bones, and other physical...
Instructional Video8:22
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Why Do We Have To Sleep?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Humans are the only mammals who delay sleep. Viewers learn this and other interesting facts in a video that explores sleep in humans. The narrator also discusses how lights affect our sleep, the importance of sleep, and how...
Instructional Video7:24
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Rise of the Superbugs

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
The narrator of a short video shows learners the history of antibiotics with the use of penicillin. Viewers then see how bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics and what that means for our future health and for the...
Instructional Video5:31
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Why Are Some People Left-Handed?

For Students 6th - 12th
Most animals that show a paw preference are split 50/50 with half of the population preferring one side and the other half preferring the other, yet in humans only 10 percent are left-handed. The video explains what part of the brain...
Instructional Video3:32
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Why I'm Scared of Spiders

For Students 6th - 12th
Eighty-four percent of people have an irrational fear. This video focuses on a fear of spiders. It explains the different types of fear, the conditioning that creates fear, and the evolutionary advantage to these fears. It doesn't just...
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MinutePhysics

How Airplanes Are Made

For Students 9th - 12th
It's high time you taught your physics scholars about airplanes. Tour the manufacturing facility of one of the world's largest passenger planes, the Airbus 350, in a narrated video. Explore the birth of this machine, from sketches by...
Instructional Video3:47
Real Engineering

Why Are I-Beams Shaped Like an I?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
There's a reason why they're called I-beams. A short Real Engineering video describes why I-beams are in the shape of an I. It considers how the beam achieves maximum bending load with the least amount of material.
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American Chemical Society

What Makes Rubber Rubbery?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Surprise! A pigskin isn't actually made from pig skin. Scholars learn about the properties and uses of both natural and synthetic rubber by watching a video in the ACS Reactions series. In particular, the video focuses on the different...
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Crash Course

The First Movie Camera

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
The second episode in a playlist on the history of film focuses on the role the Kinetograph and the Kinetoscope played in film history. The video also includes information about the contributions of scientists, Vaudeville performers, and...
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Flocabulary

The Importance of Setting in a Story

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Where does it happen? When did it happen? These are two questions that play a key role in understanding the setting of a story. The fourth and final video in a Language Arts playlist uses a song to explain how the setting connects to...
Instructional Video5:29
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How Atom Bombs Can Uncover Forged Art

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Art forgeries are works of art themselves? How can inspectors tell real art from fake? A video from the a large science playlist explores the techniques practiced by expert forgers and the subtle science behind telling a masterpiece from...
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Crash Course

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Scholars analyze why the Founding Fathers separated the governmental powers into three branches. They use evidence from a short video clip, the third in a 50-part series, to draw conclusions on the importance of having checks and...
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Veritasium

The Fungus on Your Head

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Dinosaurs had dandruff? Check out a short video that follows scientists at a lab as they research the flakey problem that affects more than half the human population and affected many dinosaurs as well. The researchers take scalp...
Instructional Video4:29
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How Does A Canyon Become Grand?

For Students 6th - 12th
Ah, the Grand Canyon ... ain't it grand? The narrator of a video from PBS Digital Studios explains, in detail, how the Grand Canyon was formed over millions of years.
Instructional Video5:06
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%$?# Allergies!

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
About 40,000 people have sinus surgery every year, hoping to relieve sinus congestion due to allergies. Learners see why some people have allergies and others don't. From flowers' pollen to pet dander, some human immune systems are...
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Crash Course

Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Who has the power? Learners investigate the concept of federalism in the United States government and politics. They view a short video to understand and discuss the concept of who controls the laws around health care, taxes, and even...
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Science Today

Saturn’s Moons

For Students 4th - 6th
What? The building blocks of life are found on one of Saturn's moons? This two-minute video provides a colorful display and informative update of the most recent discoveries about Saturn's many moons. Add this to your curriculum when...

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