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Curated Video
Using positional and proportional language
Pupil outcome: I can describe the position of an object using the correct vocabulary. Key learning points: - Most positional words describe where an object is in relation to one other position. - In between describes where an object is...
Cult of Pedagogy
How to Teach an Inductive Learning Lesson
Learn how to use the Inductive Learning strategy, a way to engage students in higher-level thinking by having them analyze examples before being introduced to overarching theories or rules.
Curated Video
Anger Vocabulary and a Disastrous IELTS Mistake to Avoid
Today you will learn vocabulary for anger, as well as a mistake you need to avoid that could be disastrous for your IELTS score.
Today’s question comes from a personal coach...
Today’s question comes from a personal coach...
Curated Video
Electronegativity Periodic Trend - Using the Periodic Table to help determine electronegativity!
Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to gain an electron. The way I think about it is like tug of war. The stronger an atom can pull in an electron, the higher it’s electronegativity will be. The trend for electronegativity is...
Oxford Online English
IELTS Essay - How to Write an Introduction (Using Paraphrasing)
In this lesson, you can learn about paraphrasing in IELTS essays. Paraphrasing means saying the same thing in a different way. Probably, you're watching this video because you think you need to paraphrase the question in...
SciShow
How Studying Elephant Seals Could Treat Heart Attacks
Generally, when you think of carbon monoxide, nothing good comes to mind. And that’s… pretty reasonable. But elephant seals show us how we might be able to use carbon monoxide as an effective therapy for heart attacks and strokes.
Curated Video
8+ Vocabulary to Paraphrase “To be honest...”
Today you learn 8+ vocabulary to paraphrase “To be honest…” to use on your next Speaking Exam.
I say this phrase a lot, “To b
e honest”.
On the IELTS Exam, students are also ov
erusing...
I say this phrase a lot, “To b
e honest”.
On the IELTS Exam, students are also ov
erusing...
Big Think
Edward Frenkel: Let's Stop Hating Math
Mathematician Edward Frenkel () argues that we need to embrace math to survive our brave new world. Edward Frenkel is professor of mathematics at the University of...
Then & Now
Limits of the Market: Notes on Political Economy & Externalities
I try and take a fresh perspective on the Limits of the Market primarily through three thinkers: Michael Sandel (What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of the Market), Paul de Grauwe (The Limits of Markets), and Keith Payne (The Broken...
Curated Video
Why people keep watching the worst movie ever made
Many people consider The Room to be the worst movie of all time. So why do thousands of people flock to midnight screenings of it every month? Subscribe to our channel!'http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>channel!...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
L. Randall Wray: Time for a New Approach for Unemployment?
More than five years after the fall of Lehman Brothers we are still dealing with the problem of high unemployment, the worst kind of "waste" in economic theory.
Is there a better approach? A number of...
Is there a better approach? A number of...
Curated Video
How Much Band 9 Vocab Do You Need for an IELTS 7? - IELTS Energy Podcast 1260
If you use template sentences with great vocabulary, but you don't have any good vocab of your own, does this lower your score? Find out today how much high-level vocabulary you need for a 7 or higher in IELTS writing.
Big Think
A short history of knowledge, from feudalism to the Internet | Alice Dreger
Crowdsourcing as an idea isn't anything new, says historian and sex researcher Alice Dreger. She tells us about the history of public gathering of information from the medieval era to today. The enlightenment period was a big boon to the...
Big Think
How Analytics Made Me a Better Basketball Player, with Shane Battier
Two-time NBA champion Shane Battier demonstrates examples of advanced basketball analytics and how they contribute to a team's game plan. Data allows for a greater competitive advantage, says Battier. When every point comes at a premium...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Fixing the Eurozone
I just re-read the introduction for Hans Werner-Sinn. There's a few grammatical errors that I picked up. Maybe you can replace with this version (which fixes the mistakes):
As the interview with Hans Werner-Sinn...
As the interview with Hans Werner-Sinn...
Curated Video
The Fine-Structure Constant: A Number That Shaped the Universe
This constant represented by the Greek letter alpha is just a dimensionless number, so no matter what units you use, it will always have the same value, about 1/137. If it was different by just 4%, life may not...
NASA
Swift, TESS Catch Eruptions From an Active Galaxy
Using data from facilities including NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists have studied 20 instances and counting of regular outbursts of an...
Curated Video
Here's What Happens In Your Body When You Swallow Gum | The Human Body
We have all heard of terrible things that take place inside our stomach when we swallow gum. But is it really that big of a deal if you forget to spit it out? You may have heard from your 2nd grade teacher that if you swallow your gum,...
TED-Ed
The Psychology of Listicles
Are listicles a satisfying intellectual treat? Or do they ruin the capacity of the mind? While learners may enjoy lists that run the gamut from politics to cute animals, experts unpack the psychology of what makes these tidbits of...
Fuse School
Plasticisers and Hardeners
Both soft raincoats and hard door frames use PVC as their main components, yet they have very different textures. The video focuses on the use of plasticisers and hardeners to create the very different textures and uses for the same...
Veritasium
The Most Radioactive Places on Earth
Spoiler alert! The most radioactive place on Earth may be much closer than you think! Explore some of the world's radioactive hot spots with an engaging video from the Veritasium playlist. Content includes the units used to measure...
TED-Ed
Could We Create Dark Matter?
Dark matter makes up 85 percent of our universe. The video explains current scientific research to create and better understand dark matter. The narrator explains the research into the large hadron collider with easily understandable...
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?...