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The Best Teacher Playlist: 20 Songs to De-Stress - Twinkl
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K to 12
Twinkl shares a twenty-song playlist for teachers to use for mental health purposes to make grading, lesson planning, and other professional activities less stressful. Songs range from...more
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Twinkl shares a twenty-song playlist for teachers to use for mental health purposes to make grading, lesson planning, and other professional activities less stressful. Songs range from soft rock classics like Ventura Highway to eclectic choices such as Nino Rota's La Dolce Vita. Each song choice includes a summary of the song and suggestions for use. The playlist is available on Spotify.
tag(s): mental health (50), professional development (393), songs (46)
In the Classroom
Play this list in the background to make everyday professional tasks more enjoyable. If you don't use Spotify, recreate this list in your favorite podcast player, such as Apple Podcast or Google Player. You can find many of these songs on YouTube and add them to a personal playlist for listening.Teacher Self-Care Bingo - Teaching Channel
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K to 12In today's high-pressure world of education, teacher self-care is vital for mental well-being and maintaining high teaching standards; however, finding time for yourself can be difficult....more
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In today's high-pressure world of education, teacher self-care is vital for mental well-being and maintaining high teaching standards; however, finding time for yourself can be difficult. This downloadable Bingo card provides ready-to-use activities to promote self-care. Choose from simple yet helpful choices like watching TV or enjoying a pumpkin-spiced treat to clear your mind and take a break from professional responsibilities.
tag(s): mental health (50), professional development (393)
In the Classroom
Reward yourself by taking mental breaks and energizing your spirit using this Bingo card. Print the card before placing it in a prominent area of your classroom or home to remind yourself to take mental health breaks. As a reward for completing a Bingo, treat yourself to a small reward such as a new outfit or book. Use this Bingo card as inspiration to personalize a Bingo card to match your interests using the Bingo Card Card Generator, reviewed here.
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Educator Self Care Activities: Perfect for Staff PD - CounselingwithMrB
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K to 12Educator Self Care Activities: Perfect for Staff PD from Counseling with Mr. B is a five-minute video featuring five low-maintenance/inexpensive activities to promote self-care...more
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Educator Self Care Activities: Perfect for Staff PD from Counseling with Mr. B is a five-minute video featuring five low-maintenance/inexpensive activities to promote self-care and wellness. Tips include a self-care activity with a cup, life wheel, gratitude bulletin board, holiday cheer, and affirmations.
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tag(s): mental health (50)
In the Classroom
Teachers can perform the activities Mr. B shares in his video. Teachers can begin to look deeper into their mental health and well-being and discuss ways to focus more on mental health for themselves and their students.The Educator's Room Presents: The Teacher Self-Care Podcast - The Educator's Room Presents: The Teacher Self-Care Podcast
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K to 12The Educator's Room Presents: The Teacher Self-Care Podcast enables teachers to learn about self-care, teachers' mental health, and how to change schools and policies. Episodes...more
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The Educator's Room Presents: The Teacher Self-Care Podcast enables teachers to learn about self-care, teachers' mental health, and how to change schools and policies. Episodes include wellness as liberation, how to self-advocate in a toxic school culture, the essence of anxiety, using your passion to fuel your care and more. Podcasts range in length from nineteen minutes to over fifty minutes. Apple Music is the podcast streaming service.
tag(s): mental health (50), professional development (393), Teacher Utilities (201)
In the Classroom
Teachers can begin to examine their mental health and well-being more deeply and discuss ways to focus more on mental health for themselves and their students.Expressing Emotions Through Art - Getty Museum
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K to 3This Getty website offers a curriculum, Expressing Emotions Through Art, designed to help primary teachers integrate art into their classrooms. This resource provides engaging lesson...more
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This Getty website offers a curriculum, Expressing Emotions Through Art, designed to help primary teachers integrate art into their classrooms. This resource provides engaging lesson plans that teach students to identify, understand, and express emotions using visual art as a medium. Activities include analyzing famous artworks, creating their own art pieces, and discussing how emotions are conveyed through colors, shapes, and composition. The curriculum consists of printable materials, interactive exercises, and clear learning objectives, making it an excellent tool for fostering emotional literacy and creativity in young learners.
tag(s): art history (108), emotions (53), social and emotional learning (110)
In the Classroom
Students can keep a weekly art reflection journal. After each lesson, they can write or draw how the activity made them feel, connect it to their experiences, or explore how they would change a famous artwork to express a different emotion. Challenge your students to do the journal online using a tool such as ePubEditor, reviewed here or WriteReader reviewed here. Collaboratively create a large mural that represents a range of emotions. Assign small groups of students an emotion to illustrate, using the concepts learned from the curriculum. Have students paint abstract art pieces using colors that represent specific emotions. They can present their work, explaining their choices of color and form. Provide students with a selection of famous artworks from the curriculum. Ask them to identify the emotions expressed in each piece and discuss their observations as a class.Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard - Global Alliance for Food Security
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6 to 12The Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard shares the latest information concerning the severity of the food crisis, emergent risks, and measures to support and strengthen agri-food...more
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The Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard shares the latest information concerning the severity of the food crisis, emergent risks, and measures to support and strengthen agri-food systems globally. The interactive map includes searchable data by country, current alerts, actions, and emerging risks. Explore the country profiles to find additional in-depth details of individual nations' food security profiles. Further information available includes resources detailing food security indicators, research, financing, and more.
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (178), inequalities (25), maps (224), nutrition (140), STEM (312), sustainability (51)
In the Classroom
Integrate the maps in this site into any lesson about countries and continents, global insecurities, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Incorporate Thinking Routines at Project Zero's Thinking Toolbox, reviewed here to extend learning and encourage the development of student's critical thinking skills. For example, use the Think, Puzzle, Explore routine to set the stage for students to consider what they know about global food needs and how they might further explore the information on the map. After researching this site and others, ask students to share their learning as part of a multimedia presentation created with Sway, reviewed here or Book Creator, reviewed here.HungerMap Live - World Food Programme
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6 to 12HungerMap Live uses publicly available data to examine food security worldwide. Upon accessing the map, viewers immediately see a circle highlighting the current number of countries...more
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HungerMap Live uses publicly available data to examine food security worldwide. Upon accessing the map, viewers immediately see a circle highlighting the current number of countries with very high levels of hunger. Further exploration shows the number of conflict and climate alerts. The dropdown boxes on the map allow you to navigate to specific countries and PDF reports. You can click any circle on the map to visit that area and access in-depth data, including food security and nutrition statistics.
tag(s): climate (86), climate change (101), cross cultural understanding (178), environment (251), maps (224), nutrition (140), STEM (312), sustainability (51)
In the Classroom
This interactive map is helpful for many purposes, including engaging students in exploring food security globally and serving as a research tool for in-depth studies of hunger and poverty worldwide. Access this map when studying specific nations or continents to highlight areas of conflict, climate issues, and poverty. Incorporate this map into your lessons that relate to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), find additional resources at TeachersFirst Resources Related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reviewed here. After allowing students time to explore the map on their own, use the link to the map to create a quiz in Quizizz, reviewed here or share the quiz with students to use as a guide for exploring the available information.Internet Archive - Brewster Kahle
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3 to 12Internet Archive is a massive digital library offering free access to millions of books, movies, music, websites, and more. Use this resource to find historical documents, classic literature,...more
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Internet Archive is a massive digital library offering free access to millions of books, movies, music, websites, and more. Use this resource to find historical documents, classic literature, educational videos, and archived websites to support lessons in almost any subject. The "Wayback Machine" is especially useful for exploring the history of websites, while the extensive eBook and audio collections can enhance reading assignments. Internet Archive is a great tool for expanding classroom materials and encouraging independent research or exploration.
tag(s): audio books (29), digital storytelling (156), ebooks (47), literature (221), media literacy (113), movies (56)
In the Classroom
Make a digital scavenger hunt by creating a list of questions or tasks that require students to search for answers using the Internet Archive, such as finding a historical document or an old movie clip. Encourage students to find supplementary materials, like old videos, music, or texts, to add depth to a research project or presentation on a historical or cultural topic. Use the Wayback Machine to explore how a popular website looked at different points in history. Discuss how technology and design have changed over time. Assign students to locate and analyze primary source documents, such as speeches, newspapers, or historical books, to support history or social studies lessons.Howcast - The Arena Group
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5 to 12Howcast is a website with many short, easy-to-follow videos on many topics like crafts, cooking, technology, and health. Teachers can use these videos to make lessons more fun and engaging...more
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Howcast is a website with many short, easy-to-follow videos on many topics like crafts, cooking, technology, and health. Teachers can use these videos to make lessons more fun and engaging or to help students learn new skills step by step. The videos are great for visual learners and can add variety to classroom activities or homework. Teachers might incorporate Howcast videos to enrich lessons with multimedia resources, spark student curiosity, or provide visual aids to support diverse learning needs. It's recommended to check if YouTube is accessible on school networks if you are planning to use these resources in the classroom.
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tag(s): cooking (33), crafts (76), dance (33), homes (5), teaching strategies (52), visual thinking (8)
In the Classroom
Choose a short Howcast video related to a topic you're teaching. Show the video and challenge students to follow the steps in real time or create their version of the task. Pause a video at intervals and ask students to predict the next steps in the process. This keeps them actively thinking and engaged with the content. Assign students to watch a Howcast video at home on a topic that interests them, then write a short reflection or presentation explaining how they could apply what they learned to a real-life situation.Emoji Finder - Graham Hicks
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K to 12EmojiFinder is a simple and fun website that helps you quickly find specific emojis by searching with keywords or browsing through categories Use EmojiFinder to add visual interest...more
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EmojiFinder is a simple and fun website that helps you quickly find specific emojis by searching with keywords or browsing through categories Use EmojiFinder to add visual interest to lessons, activities, or digital communications. Students will enjoy the immediate choice of emojis for a single word. The website offers a selection of skin tones for generated emojis. This is the perfect tool to add fun to the classroom!
tag(s): artificial intelligence (188), character education (81), social and emotional learning (110), summarizing (22), Teacher Utilities (201)
In the Classroom
Students could use emojis to represent characters, emotions, or key events in stories, adding a layer of engagement in language arts or social-emotional learning. Challenge students to summarize a story, historical event, or scientific concept using only emojis. Use emojis as digital rewards or "stickers" for students who meet specific goals or demonstrate positive behaviors. Teachers could create a virtual reward board where students earn and display unique emojis for their accomplishments.Ten Minute Warm-Ups for the Inclusive Classroom - Stetson & Associates, Inc.
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K to 12The Inclusive Schools Network website's "Ten-Minute Warm-Ups for the Inclusive Classroom" offers a selection of quick, engaging activities designed to create a welcoming environment...more
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The Inclusive Schools Network website's "Ten-Minute Warm-Ups for the Inclusive Classroom" offers a selection of quick, engaging activities designed to create a welcoming environment for all students. These ten-minute exercises are crafted to promote inclusivity, build community, and encourage active participation among diverse learners. Teachers can use these warm-ups to set a positive tone at the start of the day or class, reinforcing students' sense of belonging and supporting a collaborative learning atmosphere. Activities are adaptable for various grade levels and emphasize social-emotional learning, making them a valuable addition to any inclusive classroom routine.
tag(s): back to school (55), empathy (37), firstday (22), social and emotional learning (110)
In the Classroom
Begin each day with a short share circle where students briefly express how they're feeling or share something positive. This builds a sense of community and helps students practice active listening and empathy. Start a weekly compliment chain where students are encouraged to sincerely compliment a peer each day. Have students set daily or weekly goals individually or as a class and track progress. For example, students could choose a teamwork goal for group activities. At the end of the week, reflect on progress together. This activity encourages personal responsibility and accountability.Boston Children's Museum - Boston Children's Museum
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K to 5The Boston Children's Museum website offers a variety of resources for educators and families to explore, learn, and engage with the museum's offerings in person and online. The website...more
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The Boston Children's Museum website offers a variety of resources for educators and families to explore, learn, and engage with the museum's offerings in person and online. The website introduces visitors to current exhibits, upcoming events, and activities designed to foster curiosity in children. It also provides educational resources, including downloadable guides and lesson plans, that integrate museum exhibits into classroom or home learning. The tab in the top right Museum at Home brings the museum experience online, offering virtual tours, activities, and hands-on projects that encourage interactive learning from anywhere. This blend of in-person and virtual options makes the museum a versatile resource for enhancing educational experiences. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): communities (38), cultures (226), environment (251), literacy (122), stories and storytelling (63), virtual field trips (132)
In the Classroom
Through virtual tours, students can explore the museum's exhibits from the comfort of their homes or classrooms. Lead students through a project like making a volcano or experimenting with buoyancy, sparking interest in STEM while allowing kids to interact with scientific principles. Students can engage in creative expression activities such as drawing, crafting, or making sculptures. Incorporate literacy and listening skills through the museum's storytime videos, where students can follow along with books and stories read aloud.Safer Schools Through Proven Prevention Programs - Sandy Hook Promise
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K to 12Sandy Hook Promise offers proven, evidence-based programs like Start With Hello and Say Something that teach students to recognize warning signs of potential violence,...more
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Sandy Hook Promise offers proven, evidence-based programs like Start With Hello and Say Something that teach students to recognize warning signs of potential violence, reduce social isolation, and promote inclusivity. This is an excellent resource for teachers looking to create safer, more connected classrooms. These flexible, easy-to-implement resources empower educators and students to prevent violence and support mental health, fostering a culture of kindness and safety.
tag(s): mental health (50), school violence (10), social skills (23)
In the Classroom
Have your students make a Kindness Wall where they write messages of kindness or inclusive gestures they've made, promoting connection and empathy. Students can act out different ways to handle conflict or social isolation. Students can also explore scenarios in small groups, identifying potential warning signs of violence and discussing appropriate responses.TeachRock - Rock and Roll Forever Foundation
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K to 12Rock your lessons using popular music and pop culture to engage students. The standards-aligned lessons provide interdisciplinary connections using music as the starting point for in-depth...more
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Rock your lessons using popular music and pop culture to engage students. The standards-aligned lessons provide interdisciplinary connections using music as the starting point for in-depth explorations and guided activities. Use the search feature to find lessons and collections sorted by subject, music genre, type of activity, and topic. Subjects range from Civics to CTE to STEAM to Art/Design and many others. Each lesson begins with an essential question and includes procedures, student handouts, and videos.
tag(s): artists (87), cross cultural understanding (178), dance (33), empathy (37), jazz (17), musical instruments (54), social and emotional learning (110), sociology (23), STEM (312)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lessons to find standards-based lessons and activities for many content areas. Encourage students to find additional examples of connections to history (or another subject) made with pop music and pop culture. Use Padlet, reviewed here to curate and share ideas and resources. Add your own resources to create interactive presentations using NearPod, reviewed here or Pear Deck, reviewed here. Include videos, animations, quizzes, and more as part of your presentation. Extend student learning by asking them to create podcasts using Buzzsprout, reviewed here to tell the story of how music and pop culture influenced different historical events.
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U-Report - UNICEF
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6 to 12Voices of Youth is UNICEF's digital community where young people can share opinions and discuss topics that are important to them. Students participate by submitting posts sharing their...more
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Voices of Youth is UNICEF's digital community where young people can share opinions and discuss topics that are important to them. Students participate by submitting posts sharing their views on environmental, health, and social issues. Because the site is all about supporting students as changemakers through storytelling, blogging, filming, and interviewing, it includes a resource section that shares tools to improve multimedia, communication, and advocacy skills.
tag(s): disabilities (32), environment (251), hiv/aids (15), inequalities (25), mental health (50), school violence (10), sustainability (51)
In the Classroom
This site is an excellent resource to bookmark and use throughout the year when discussing current events, specific countries or geographic areas, or for non-fiction reading. Find informational texts that matter to your students. Spark informational writing, as well. Allow students to browse the site to find interesting articles. Have students enhance their learning by creating magazine covers of information on this site using Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here. Elevate learning by challenging students to create a newspaper article using articles on this site as a model using the Newspaper Clipping Generator, reviewed here. World language teachers will find this useful when viewing articles in French or Spanish to practice translation skills. If you have a blended learning classroom or are teaching remotely, you may want to try adding the reading to Fiskkit, reviewed here to annotate and analyze text and measure reading activity through sharing and commenting on texts.Life Skills- SEL Standards - St. Croix River Education District
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K to 12Unlock the power of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in your classroom with resources from the SCRED SEL website. Designed to support teachers at every grade level, this site offers...more
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Unlock the power of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in your classroom with resources from the SCRED SEL website. Designed to support teachers at every grade level, this site offers a wide range of tools, strategies, and curricula-like Be Good People reviewed here -to help students develop critical life skills such as self-awareness, empathy, and responsible decision-making. Whether you're just beginning your SEL journey or looking to deepen your practice, this website provides everything you need to create a supportive, emotionally intelligent classroom that promotes academic and social student success. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): child development (24), emotions (53), empathy (37), social and emotional learning (110)
In the Classroom
Create a fun and interactive game where students act out different emotions without speaking while their classmates guess the emotion. Organize a class project where students identify a need in their community and work together to address it, such as a food drive or a park cleanup. Ask students to create a collage that represents their values and what being a "good person" means to them. They can use magazine cutouts, drawings, or digital tools such as PhotoCollage, reviewed here.Life Skills: Be Good People - St. Croix River Education District
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K to 12Empower your classroom with the Be Good People curriculum, a comprehensive social-emotional learning (SEL) resource designed to foster positive relationships, empathy, and responsible...more
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Empower your classroom with the Be Good People curriculum, a comprehensive social-emotional learning (SEL) resource designed to foster positive relationships, empathy, and responsible decision-making. Perfect for educators aiming to create a supportive and inclusive environment, this curriculum offers practical, easy-to-implement lessons that build students' emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): child development (24), emotions (53), empathy (37), social and emotional learning (110)
In the Classroom
Have students role-play scenarios from the curriculum that require showing empathy and understanding. Create a weekly "Kindness Challenge" where students perform acts of kindness in the classroom or at home. Hold regular classroom circle discussions where students can share their thoughts or experiences based on SEL topics. Have students work together to create a class charter or set of norms for a positive learning environment, incorporating SEL principles such as respect, responsibility, and inclusivity.Public Health - Crash Course
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9 to 12Crash Course Public Health is a free digital tool that contains ten videos. This series of videos has topics including: what is public health, stress, health policies, the health care...more
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Crash Course Public Health is a free digital tool that contains ten videos. This series of videos has topics including: what is public health, stress, health policies, the health care system, and more. The average length of the videos is thirteen minutes. This site uses YouTube and has commercials before each video.
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tag(s): mental health (50), stress (7)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Public Health, students can create a rubric using Quick Rubric, reviewed here rating various public health systems in different countries compared to the United States. Students can debate the health systems of other countries. Finally, students can create a public service announcement using Genially, reviewed here to provide information on a topic from the video(s). With Genially, students can choose to create a poster, an interactive image, an infographic, and many others.Operation Prevention - Discovery Ed
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3 to 12The Operation Prevention website offers virtual field trips focused on educating students about drug prevention, specifically addressing the opioid crisis, counterfeit drugs, and the...more
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The Operation Prevention website offers virtual field trips focused on educating students about drug prevention, specifically addressing the opioid crisis, counterfeit drugs, and the science of addiction. The field trips include real-life stories, expert insights, and practical strategies for prevention, aiming to empower students to make informed decisions and advocate for healthy choices in their communities. Each field trip is accompanied by an educator guide to facilitate pre- and post-discussion.
tag(s): drugs and alcohol (28), virtual field trips (132)
In the Classroom
Have students act out different decision-making situations where they must resist peer pressure or make healthy choices. Students can create posters or videos to raise awareness. Students explore the effects of specific drugs and present findings to the class.Outbreak Science - Crash Course
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9 to 12Crash Course Organic Chemistry is a free digital tool that contains fifteen outbreak science videos. The series covers what pathogens do to us, why societies respond to infectious diseases...more
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Crash Course Organic Chemistry is a free digital tool that contains fifteen outbreak science videos. The series covers what pathogens do to us, why societies respond to infectious diseases the way we do, and how everyone can help stop another pandemic. The videos range in length from twelve to fourteen minutes. This site uses YouTube and has commercials before some of the videos.
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tag(s): diseases (66)