Instructional Video

Tissues – Epithelial Tissue (Part 2)

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Epithelial tissues plays a variety of roles in the human body, including covering, lining, making a barrier, protection, excretion, filtration, absorption, and sensation. The video teaches high schoolers about epithelial tissue and its many roles. Learners see how it lives in the body: layered or not, three different shapes, its orientation within the body, and its role. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Video could be set up at a station for pairs or groups to view and then move to other activities, all related to epithelial tissue
Classroom Considerations
  • Video ends at 9:17; the rest of the video is a summary and credits
  • The narrator speaks quickly; have closed captioning turned on to help viewers understand everything he says
  • This is video three in a series of 47
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • The video is entirely in English, but closed captioning can be used for a few other languages
  • Video uses high-quality images and diagrams
Cons
  • None
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