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How to help kids fall in love with the outdoors
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Meet the fourth cohort of TED-Ed Innovative Educators!
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5 TED-Ed Lessons about water
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Turn your classroom into a citizen science lab with GlobalXplorer
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A new curated digital collection of videos and learning resources for teachers everywhere
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The neuroscience of Pokemon Go
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Chat with a friend about an established scientific theory, and she might reply, “Well, that’s...
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How to get kids to love science
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The science of skin color (in TED-Ed GIFs)
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us a little differently. Depending...
The science of clouds (in TED-Ed GIFs)
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