50 Of The Smartest Kids In The World: A Small Sample Of Many
At age 10, Gabriel worked on T-cell receptor research and studied synthetic biology for undergraduate college students at MIT.
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A Watch That Counts From Your Death Backwards
A Watch That Counts From Your Death Backwards by TeachThought Staff The idea of counting backward from the day of your death is a philosophical and motivational exercise that invites you to live with greater intention by imagining a finite endpoint to your life. Rather than drifting through time, this mindset reframes each day as…
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16 Amazing Libraries For Bibliophiles
Want to see some amazing libraries? The top eight are described below, with the text from the video summary.
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Thermonuclear Art: 30 Minutes Of Solar Flares At 4K Resolution
Thermonuclear Art: 30 Minutes Of Solar Flares At 4K Resolution by TeachThought Staff NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is one of the less well-known NASA resources. SDO is “the first mission to be launched for NASA’s Living With a Star (LWS) Program, a program designed to understand the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth.”…
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‘With-It’ Teacher Pranks Students With Spelling Quiz
Watch This ‘With-It’ Teacher Pranks Students With Spelling Quiz by TeachThought Staff While education is a serious endeavor, that doesn’t mean we can’t–at times–take ourselves too seriously. Which is what makes the following story that’s gone viral on twitter so much fun. Michigan teacher Joe Dombrowski recently gave his 4th-grade students a spelling quiz, but it wasn’t…
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They Put A GoPro On A Balloon That Went To The Stratosphere
They Put A GoPro On A Balloon That Went To The Stratosphere by TeachThought Staff Want to hear an amazing story involving 3D printers, hikers, the atmosphere, and more than a little bit of luck? From the original reddit post: “The whole project took myself and four friends a couple months of planning. We almost canceled…
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A Man Got Annoyed And Dug A Cave
When a person brings craft, motivation, and affection to bear on an idea, incredible things are possible. This is an idea we, as educators, try to impart to students. The success of this depends on whether or not they are ready for that kind of a message, and whether or not we’ve given them the…
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Kids React To Old Computers. And It’s Brilliant.
One day kids will laugh that we had to touch physical devices to use them or open our eyes to access extraordinary networks of information.
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A Short, Humorous Look At Rigor In The Classroom
“Your test scores seem to indicate that your classwork isn’t rigorous enough. Do you include rigor in your class assignments?”
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Bloom’s Taxonomy According To Jerry Seinfeld
You may find it amusing that someone has taken the traditionally dry taxonomy and mashed it with the comedy series Seinfeld to create something unique.
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Because It’s Friday: The Formula For A Back-To-School Post
Want to write a successful #education post for back-to-school? Of course you do. We’ve got a simple formula below.
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The Best Response Ever To “Show Your Work” In Math [Image]
This cartoon is, by far, the best example we have answering the request to “show your work” in mathematics class.
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This Is What A 2,000 Year-Old Lecture Hall Looks Like
Here’s What A 2,000 Year-Old Lecture Hall Looks Like Kom el Dikka, a 2nd century AD Roman amphitheater in Alexendria, Egypt, allowed for an audience of up to 800 people, and hosted lecture theater performances, and even wrestling events. There is also speculation that it might’ve been a full-fledged university. Its excavation began in the…
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The Terrifying Physics Of Landing On Mars
Landing On Mars: The Terrifying Physics Approaching Mars at over 13,000 mph, the descent only slows to around 1000 mph after entering Mars’ atmosphere, at which point a 100 lb parachute will deploy, slowing the rover to around 370 mph, a little over half the speed of sound. At these speeds, the parachute must be…
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