TED-Ed at TEDYouth 2013
This year at the TEDYouth Conference in New Orleans, TED-Ed set out to discover what ignites...
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Just one more thing: Nicolas Steno
Had you heard of Nicolas Steno before Addison Anderson’s TED-Ed Lesson The most groundbreaking...
Just one more thing: Smallpox
The history of eradicating smallpox involved an improbable team of, among others, a Buddhist nun,...
Create a lesson around these four videos: Government
Following the last challenge theme (Plant Life), this week’s theme is Government....
A lesson that will make you yawn (even if you’re well-rested)
The question of why we yawn when we see someone else yawn has always been a fun topic of...
Just one more thing: Kabuki
There is so much about the traditional Japanese performing art Kabuki that we didn’t know before...
Five lessons learned from zombies
From global folklore to contemporary characters in horror films and television shows, zombies...
Create a lesson around these four videos: Plant life
Following last week’s challenge theme (Pop Culture), this week’s theme is Plant Life. Plants are...
How big is a mole?
There are about 20 species of fuzzy moles (the kind that crawl around on the ground), and one...
Create a lesson around these two videos: Big and small
Following last week’s challenge theme (heroes and villains), this week’s theme is Big and Small....
How an animator brought stage fright to life
As part of the newly minted animation studio KAPWA Studioworks, animator Robertino Zambrano...
Create a lesson around these three videos: Heroes and villains
Following last week’s challenge theme (civilization), this week’s theme is heroes and villains....
Three TED-Ed Lessons from a master linguist
Understanding linguistics, or the scientific study of language, is an important educational...
Create a lesson around these three videos: Civilization
Following last week’s challenge theme (The Renaissance), this week’s theme is civilization. Here...
The full moon illusion
Tonight (September 19, 2013), there will be a full moon. But have you ever wondered why the full...
Ainissa Ramirez on women in STEM
Ainissa Ramirez isn’t your ordinary scientist; she’s also an inventor, an author, a TED speaker,...
Create a lesson around these five videos: The Renaissance
The past few challenges have been really fun. We’ve featured math, science, and social...
Interview with a teacher: Sue Fullmer
We used Google Hangout to catch up with veteran teacher and Kohl’s Cares winner, Sue Fullmer (see...
Flipped Day
This post is a quick and congratulatory shout out to our friends over at the Flipped Learning...
Create a lesson around these four videos: Mathematics
Last week’s challenge was all about social studies videos. Here’s a list of some of TED-Ed’s...
Scott Gass talks oceans
Marine Biologist Scott Gass has brought ideas of oceanic proportions to TED-Ed. From the enormity...
Create a lesson around these three videos: Social Studies
Last week’s challenge was all about science videos. This week, however, we’re delving deep into...
Top Ten: Humanities Lessons you missed this summer
Are you a humanities teacher getting ready to head back to school? Here’s an excellent list of 10...
TED-Ed presenting at international animation festival, Fantoche
Every September, the small town of Baden, Switzerland becomes home to one of the world’s most...