Making science fun: A science teacher’s top five favorite TED-Ed lessons

Kim Preshoff, longtime science educator and enthusiast at Williamsville North High School located...

Teach more girls about computer science

BIO Kimberly Lane Clark is a blended learning specialist in Texas and a TED-Ed Innovative...

How to get kids to love science

Maybe your kids already love science. If so, great! If not, these creative strategies can help....

Teach science with art? This astronomer says yes

Aomawa Shields is a scientist, actor and TED Fellow. Through her organization Rising...

Should every kid learn to love computer science?

The short answer is yes. Here’s why. In the Lego Movie, the protagonists are “master builders” —...

Create a lesson around these five videos: Science

We are so thankful for all the hard work and energy the TED-Ed community has put into crafting...

The science of clouds (in TED-Ed GIFs)

The study of clouds has always been a daydreamer’s science, aptly founded by a thoughtful young...

5 cookie pro tips from TED-Ed (and science)

Cookies are for everyone. But everyone has cookie preferences. When you slide that cookie tray...

The science of skin color (in TED-Ed GIFs)

When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us a little differently. Depending on...

Turn your classroom into a citizen science lab with GlobalXplorer

“Citizen science” projects can boost student engagement by giving kids the opportunity to help...

How do you use TED-Ed to teach science? One educator’s tips.

Nola-rae Cronan is the Dean of Students at the Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls...

The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts

November’s UN climate conference, COP26, turned a spotlight on the climate crisis. But in order...

How to use TED-Ed in your Earth and Space Science classroom

Highland Park High School teacher Gordon Williamson uses TED-Ed Lessons extensively in his...

Future STEM superstars: 4 TED-Ed Club Members present on advanced science topics

The TED-Ed Clubs program aims to amplify the voices of students across the world. On the blog, we...

The science behind panic attacks — and what you can do to manage them

Have you ever woken up in the morning — or even in the middle of the night — only to find that...

Antibiotics and particle physics: Burlington High School’s TED-Ed Club blinds us with science

“Using a powerful particle gun, we would shoot small pieces of matter through the force field and...

The science of ‘Inside Out’: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to help you understand the film

Inside Out, Pixar’s latest animated masterpiece, is not only an emotional rollercoaster, but...

The science of Interstellar: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to help you understand the film

Thanks to physicist Kip Thorne’s influence, the latest space-travel film Interstellar...

The science of ‘The Martian’: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to help you understand the film

The Martian stars Matt Damon as a stranded astronaut — and Mars as the red planet of doom....

Why do we dream? 7 theories from science (in TED-Ed GIFs)

In the 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax...

Art + Science: How the work of George Seurat inspired a TED-Ed Animation on emergence

Let’s go behind the scenes of one recent TED-Ed Lesson, How do schools of fish swim in...

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

We asked TED-Ed staff: Who were the teachers that shaped you? TED-Ed has the privilege of working...

How to make your wardrobe more sustainable

If things don’t change fast, the fashion industry could use one-quarter of the world’s...

6 books to get you started with cli-fi

You’ve heard of sci-fi, but what do you know about cli-fi? As global leaders struggle to make...