How to read music - Tim Hansen
Adults Education
Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm).
The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In the Fall
Adults Education
Want to learn more about the topic in this week’s video? Here are some keywords to get your googling started:
Leaf senescence, chlorophyll, carotenoid, anthocyanin
Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)
Adults Education
I built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.
World Teachers’ Day
Teachers Education
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I thank all teachers and educators for the incredible work they do and their adaptability every day on the job. Thanks to your dedication and commitment, you continue to change lives and communities for the better.”
How To Navigate Using Nature
Kids Education
Here’s your guide to using the sun, sticks, shadows, trees - and even moss! - to guide you when you’re out in nature.
The Sound Of Temperature Rising
Youth Education
Lanka Tattersall talks about the surprising layers of technique and meaning in Christine Sun Kim’s 2019 drawing "The Sound of Temperature Rising."
This Plant Spontaneously Combusts
Youth Education
David Attenborough ventures into Kew Gardens and unearths the shocking story of a plant that, at the right temperature, can spontaneously combust!
How Schools Can Nurture Every Student's Genius | Trish Millines Dziko | TED
Adults Education
Forget home economics and standardized tests, education visionary Trish Millines Dziko has a much more engaging and fulfilling way for students to develop real-world skills.
How Society Affects Your Health
Adults Education
Society does a lot to improve our health, from sanitation to healthy foods. But society can have negative impacts on our health as well, and whether or not we get the positive impacts or the negative ones, can often come down to social and economic standing.
Bill Nye Breaks Down Webb Telescope Space Images | WIRED
Adults Education
The James Webb Space Telescope has dazzled us with its first batch of images. WIRED got in touch with the one and only Bill Nye to break down some of these astonishing photos, explaining what we're really looking at.
Primitive Technology: Trebuchet
Adults Education
I built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.
How Different Species of Fireflies Blink
Adults Education
Did you know that not all species of fireflies blink the same?
The Four Seasons for Kids
Kids Education
Did you know that the seasons depend on the rotation of the earth around the sun?
Material Magic - Making Diamonds
Youth Education
Did you know we can actually make diamonds in a lab? It's true! We can!
The 4 things it takes to be an expert
Adults Education
Which experts have real expertise?
The Nucleus
Adults Education
Hank does his best to convince us that chemistry is not torture, but is instead the amazing and beautiful science of stuff.
Hummingbirds Love This Guy's Fairytale Costumes!
Kids Education
Every day, James gets visits from colorful hummingbirds! He loves spending time with them, and they love him, too!