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The afterlife of ideas: A TED-ED Club at Middletown High School South takes...
A TED-Ed Club builds a “thank you pillar” after watching Drew Dudley’s TED Talk. A pillar stands in the main hallway of Middletown High School South in New Jersey, with a whiteboard on either side of...
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TED-Ed Clubs: What people are saying in the Twitterverse
In the nearly two weeks since the launch of TED-Ed Clubs, almost 700 educators in 50+ countries have completed applications in the hopes of bringing the program into their classrooms. Meanwhile,...
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Antibiotic resistance and particle physics: Burlington High School’s TED-Ed...
In a TED-Ed Club at Burlington High School in Massachusetts, students tackled big topics in their TED-style talks. Photo: Jenn Scheffer “Using a powerful particle gun, we would shoot small pieces of...
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Is math the language of the universe? A bilingual TED-Ed Club explores
Student Pierre Hirschler gives a TED-Ed Club presentation, exploring math as a universal language. In New York City, it’s common to hear ten different languages just on your walk to work in the...
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The math behind the movies: An interview with Tony DeRose of Pixar
Tony DeRose captivated the young audience at TEDYouth, talking about how mathematics makes Pixar characters look so real. Photo: Ryan Lash Pixar films are known for their thoughtful storytelling and...
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How to create universes and (literally) shatter the Earth
If you haven’t seen the TED-Ed Lesson “A rare, spectacular total eclipse of the sun,” you should really check it out. Not only will you learn a good deal about the science behind these extraordinary...
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A fractal film noir uses a dark narrative to help teach math
The TED-Ed Lesson “The case of the missing fractals” isn’t just an introduction to the intricate and beautiful world of fractal geometry; it’s also a fully-realized film noir short complete with plot,...
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Could comets explain why there’s life on Earth? A lesson in chalk
When Justin Dowd worked as a food runner at a restaurant, he would sometimes doodle on the chalkboard in the kitchen. He had no idea that this skill — coupled with his ability to explain physics —...
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Spanish class isn’t enough: A TED-Ed Club presentation advocates for...
High school senior Yash Khatavkar takes issue with the fact that, as he was learning Spanish, his elementary school only offered one hour of Spanish instruction per week. Even as he got older, he felt...
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Einstein’s genius, gone minimalist
1905 was a big year for Albert Einstein. He was 26 years old and working in the Swiss Patent Office when, in the span of seven months, he published four papers that would eventually be hugely...
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The mystery of left-handedness: Why two right-handers created a TED-Ed lesson...
About one-tenth of the world’s population is left-handed — and archaeological evidence suggests that it’s been this way for the last 500,000 years. But why do a small percentage of people carry this...
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