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Curated Video
Engaging with the plot of 'The Viewer'
Pupil outcome: I can engage with the plot of ‘The Viewer’. Key learning points: - ‘The Viewer’ is a narrative fiction story with elements of mystery and supernatural fantasy. - The setting in the opening is a ‘dump’ in the city. - The...
Crash Course
Get Outside and Have a (Mystery) Play: Crash Course Theater #10
Not long after drama reappeared in the unlikely home of European churches, the church decided again it didn't like theater. And so, the budding dramatic scene was kicked out into the harsh elements of the outdoors. So, they started...
TED Talks
Chip Kidd: The art of first impressions -- in design and life
Book designer Chip Kidd knows all too well how often we judge things by first appearances. In this hilarious, fast-paced talk, he explains the two techniques designers use to communicate instantly -- clarity and mystery -- and when, why...
SciShow
We Don’t Know What the Sun Is Made Of
Unlike Earth, our Sun is a giant ball of mostly hydrogen and helium. Astronomers managed to figure that one out roughly 100 years ago. But after all this time, they still can't come to an agreement on what "mostly" means, precisely.
SciShow
Found: The Missing Link of Black Holes | SciShow News
Astronomers have been trying to figure out black holes for hundreds of years, and newly published research may hold some big clues! Plus, rust isn’t supposed to happen in dry and airless places like the Moon. Could the elements that...
SciShow
The Mystery of the Biggest Genomes
3 billion base pairs is a pretty typical genome size for organisms like us, but there are a few plants and animals with genomes so huge they completely blow this number out of the water.
SciShow
The Mystery of the Biggest Genomes
3 billion base pairs is a pretty typical genome size for organisms like us, but there are a few plants and animals with genomes so huge they completely blow this number out of the water. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
SciShow
Epic Meteor Adventure and Ozone Mystery
SciShow explores two celestial mysteries: the origins of a meteorite that crashed into a house in California, and who's releasing chemicals into the atmosphere that were banned more than 25 years ago?
SciShow
The Gems That Solved a Himalayan Mystery
January babies, rejoice! This month's SciShow Rocks Box video is the story of garnets, and how these fabulous gemstones help us solve geological mysteries, from the Italian Alps to the Himalayas.
PBS
How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?
Pin-pricks in the celestial sphere, through which shines the light of heaven? Or gods and heroes looking down from their constellations? Or lights kindled above middle earth by Varda Elbereth and brightened with the dew of the trees of...
Book Club for Kids
What Motivated the Author of "When You Reach Me"
Books allow us to transcend the world we live in, but they also help us to connect to the people and places around us. In this audio story, several young students at a school in Washington D.C. talk about the plot, characterization,...
Curated Video
Viking Burials Found in Öland May be First of Many
A female leopard uses her superior night vision to get closer to a herd of grazing impala. Just as she’s about to pounce, a hyena shows up revealing her position and taking away her element of surprise. From the Series: Secrets: Viking...
Curated Video
Identifying features of the Gothic genre in the plot of ‘Frankenstein’
Pupil outcome: I can identify features of the Gothic genre in the plot of 'Frankenstein' in 'Frankenstein'. Key learning points: - Gothic literature is literature that evokes feelings of mystery, fear and terror. - The horrifying events...
Curated Video
Quantum Physics of Chemical Energy: Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions
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In this video, I show Why Some Reactions EXPLODE and Others COOL: Root Cause of Chemical EnergyI I show how the chemistry behind endothermic and exothermic reactions can be traced to the underlying quantum...
In this video, I show Why Some Reactions EXPLODE and Others COOL: Root Cause of Chemical EnergyI I show how the chemistry behind endothermic and exothermic reactions can be traced to the underlying quantum...
Curated Video
Adding Suspense: Techniques for Keeping Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
In this video, viewers are guided on how to create suspense in writing by immersing readers in the main character's emotions. By incorporating mysterious elements such as sounds and shadows, using vivid diction to evoke tension, and...
NASA
Discovering the Sun's Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere
Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the farther it stretches from the Sun’s blazing surface.
Temperatures in the corona — the...
Temperatures in the corona — the...
Curated Video
Crazy Process of Repairing & Replacing Massive Ship Thrusters
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel. In this episode, we delve into the complex propulsion systems of gigantic ships. Discover the ability of the ship to move in any direction through a propeller directed by the application...
Curated Video
Exploring Deja Vu: Unraveling the Mystery of the Familiar
In this video, we delve into the intriguing phenomenon of deja vu - that eerie feeling of experiencing something already seen or lived before. Exploring various theories such as dual processing, divided attention, and the hologram...
SciShow
There Are Mountains Deep Within the Earth
Scientists think they’ve discovered some peaks taller than Mt Everest deep beneath the earth’s crust, and this range might be the key to one of the biggest mysteries in geology!
SciShow
There Are Mountains Deep Within the Earth
Scientists think they’ve discovered some peaks taller than Mt Everest deep beneath the earth’s crust, and this range might be the key to one of the biggest mysteries in geology!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Euclid's puzzling parallel postulate - Jeff Dekofsky
Euclid, known as the "Father of Geometry," developed several of modern geometry's most enduring theorems--but what can we make of his mysterious fifth postulate, the parallel postulate? Jeff Dekofsky shows us how mathematical minds have...
MinuteEarth
The Mystery of Asparagus Pee
FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started:
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Odor: a sm
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Asparagus: a delicious, edible p
lant
Odor: a sm
ell, aroma
Gas...