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Instructional Video5:16
TED-Ed

Does Time Exist?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The simple question What time is it? may not be so simple after all. Learn about the history of measuring time and the debate on if time even exists with a short video that considers both classical physics and quantum physics when...
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Instructional Video9:19
Veritasium

How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is a black hole? Individuals hear a detailed explanation about what a black hole is, how it forms, and how it effects light and matter. The characteristics of a black hole determine the image it produces in telescopes, and...
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Instructional Video2:11
MinutePhysics

Einstein's Proof of E=mc²

For Students 9th - 12th
You see it everywhere — t-shirts, coffee mugs, posters ... but why was Einstein's most famous equation such a turning point in our understanding of the relationship between matter and energy? The short video demonstrates the math behind...
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Instructional Video3:08
MinutePhysics

Higgs Boson Part III: How to Discover a Particle

For Students 9th - 12th
If you already know that something exists, do you really discover it when you see it for the first time? The final installment in a three-part series of short videos about the Higgs boson differentiates between true discovery and...
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Instructional Video12:22
Crash Course

Creation from the Void: Crash Course World Mythology #2

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
How did people from ancient civilizations make sense of the world around them? The second installment of the Crash Course World Mythology series explores the creation of the universe. Scholars learn about the creation myths associated...
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Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

Can a Black Hole Be Destroyed?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The destructive power of black holes is enough to give any astrophysicist nightmares. No wonder the question arises as to whether a black hole can be destroyed. The narrator of a theoretical video explores the possibilities.
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Instructional Video0:49
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

DNA Replication (Schematic)

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Explore the beginnings of the theory to explain DNA replication using an eye-catching animation. Scholars view a simple rendition of DNA replication with an explanation of the first theories suggesting its existence. The animation shows...
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Instructional Video8:51
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Crash Course

Comparative Anatomy: What Makes Us Animals

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What makes animals, well, animals? Viewers of a via comparative anatomy video see how similarities and differences in animal anatomy help support the theory of evolution. The video also includes examples of shared characteristics in...
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Instructional Video10:27
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Crash Course

Procrastination: Crash Course Study Skills #6

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Is it true that we are evolutionarily programmed to procrastinate? Sort of. Learn how the factors of expectancy and short-term rewards can contribute to procrastination, how they are related to the habits of our ancestors, how...
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Instructional Video3:50
TED-Ed

The Myth of Oisín and the Land of Eternal Youth

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
Viewers learn about Echtrai, an Irish myth genre, with the retelling of the myth of Oisin and his visit with Niamh to Tir na nOg, the land of eternal youth.
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Instructional Video5:00
TED-Ed

When Will the Next Mass Extinction Occur?

For Students 7th - 12th
Normal background extinctions and mass extinction events are examined in this short video that suggests that environmental change, naturally occurring and change caused by humans, is the key factor in such events.
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Instructional Video10:12
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Crash Course

The Nucleus

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Einstein didn't just discover relativity, he proved the existence of atoms in 1905 — more than 110 years ago. Discover how he did it and begin learning about basic chemistry: parts of an atom, atomic mass, atomic number, and how to read...
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Instructional Video2:07
MinutePhysics

E=mc² is Incomplete

For Students 9th - 12th
The most famous equation in the world isn't telling us the whole story! What if an object is actually moving? The narrator introduces momentum into the mix, resulting in the sad truth that traveling at the speed of light is almost, but...
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Instructional Video2:19
MinuteEarth

Why Does Earth Have Deserts?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Deserts make up 33 percent of the land surface area on the earth, so why does Earth have them? The video explains the wind and weather patterns that lead to deserts as well as rain forests. It details how this is related to the ocean...
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Instructional Video4:30
SciShow

That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
They tried to put a ring on it! In the 60s, scientists had a plan to improve communication technology. Adding a ring of copper needles around the earth would help to boost radio wave signals. Scholars can watch a video lesson from a...
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Instructional Video3:57
Domain of Science

The Chain of Life

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The narrator of a short animated video asks viewers to consider how they are just one link in a great chain of life that extends all the way back through time to the first single-cell organisms.
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Instructional Video10:57
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Socratica

What Is a Black Hole? Black Holes Explained

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Black holes are not just events in sci-fi movies—they're part of real life! Learners experience the creation of a black hole as they watch an episode of the Socratica playlist. The presenter explains the creation and composition of these...
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Instructional Video3:29
SciShow

Altruism

For Students 9th - 12th
From a scientific perspective, why do we take care of others we aren't related to? Science struggles to find an explanation, but the lesson shares some ideas people have proposed. Provides historical context for theories as well as...
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Instructional Video3:16
SciShow

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Subatomic particles live in a cloud of probability. The video explains the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and how it relates to this cloud of probability. It also details the observer effect, which is often confused for the uncertainty...
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Instructional Video
Macat

An Introduction to Gilbert Ryle's The Concept of Mind

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is the connection of the mind and body? How are emotions and behaviors related? Watch a short analysis of Gilbert Ryle's The Concept of Mind to learn more about the ways people make category mistakes when relying on the theory of...
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Instructional Video6:12
Bozeman Science

ESS2B - Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

For Teachers 2nd - 12th Standards
Take the mystery away from earthquakes. A video lesson explains the theory of plate tectonics and how it relates to earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and oceanic trenches. The instructor gives specific feedback on the progression of the...
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Instructional Video13:46
Crash Course

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26

For Students 9th - 12th
Meet a scary demon named Humbaba in the 26th installment of the 41-episode Crash Course World Mythology series. Scholars learn about The Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian poem. Viewers also consider how the epic relates to...
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Instructional Video6:57
SciShow

We Don't Actually Know Where the Sun Came From

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Stars come from families, but scientists aren't sure where to find the sun's relatives. Learn more about identifying star families and the confusion about the sun. As part of a larger SciShow Space series, an interesting video offers a...
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Instructional Video8:20
Domain of Science

The Map of Physics

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Aristotle said, "The more you know, the more you know you don't know." Physics includes everything from the laws of motion to quantum gravity. An interesting video attempts to cover the main concepts of every branch of physics in only a...

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