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Grab a char-dog and watch out for flaming birds, it's time to take a tour of the University of Chicago. Oh and erm, if you would sign this waiver f...

What's so great about being smarrrt? Yes, we're aware we spelled it with three R's. Oh, just bear with us. You'll see.

Look… you know this video is going to be filled with butt jokes. We know this videos is going to be filled with butt jokes. Just press play and w...

AP Computer Science: Classes and Objects Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following is a correct {/* Implementation */} for the isInsect method?

AP Computer Science 1.1 Inheritance, Abstraction, and Polymorphism. Which of the following are correct?

AP Computer Science 1.1 Program Development. The situation in the video is an example of which of the following?

So the revolution was pushed along by… pamphlets? Sure, what the heck, let’s go with it.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were pioneers of women's suffrage. Shmoop is a pioneer of making weird puns and eating a lot of pudding...

The Dust Bowl isn't just a thing that happens when you forget to clean the kitchen. It was a period of severe dust storms during the 1930s which da...

We wanted to make a video about sedentary rocks, but we couldn't get lazy uncle Rocky off the couch. Oh well. We'll teach you about sedimentary roc...

When you time travel, pass out, and wake up in a cave, you might wonder why there's only one set of three-toed footprints leading in. But don't wor...

Don't scream at your listeners, don't throw things, don't get off topic, don't pretend to be Napoleon Bonaparte...unless of course the report is ab...

This video defines a primary source and what makes it different from a secondary source. What counts as original material? And where can we find th...

This video explains the difference between affect and effect and provide tips for remembering which is which and when to use each one. If you suffe...

Want even more deets on Question Marks? Click here to review. Or take a look at our entire grammar section for all the goods.

How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in...

How do credit card companies work? Credit card companies are, in a way, lenders. They give consumers a rectangular piece of plastic that allows the...

How do some accountants “cook the books”? Cooking the books refers to accountants making company’s financials look much better than they are....

Wake up. Brush teeth. Go to school. Repeat...forever. No matter what language you speak, describing your routine d'heir (daily routine) is an essen...

We welcome you to our French I course, starting with one of the most essential terms—bienvenue. Wouldn't you guess it? It means "welcome."

Julia Child is an iconic American chef—who took all her best ideas from the French. Delicieuse!

Interested in hitting the SAT out of the park? Better take a few warm-up swings... This video will walk you through how to login, how to take and...

schools.shmoop.com is tailor-made for students, teachers, and administrators like you who have a Shmoop license through your school or district. Be...

Why should you take AP Calculus? Well, because AP Addition and Subtraction would be too easy.

In this sequel, your favorite characters from Divergent make life-altering choices as they try to stick it to the man. It might sound like your ave...

Sorry, guys: this novel doesn't follow the dramatic life events of pumpkin pie, nor does it explore what it truly means to be the mathematical cons...

If The Hunger Games was your jam, Mockingjay will be your jelly.

What's the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker? Is the latter just, uh... out of cash? Quite the opposite, in fact. Jum...

So... what's a TSA worker, and what do they do? Oh, we thought maybe you knew. Okay, okay... so TSA (or Transportation Security Administration) wor...

They say that honesty is the best policy, but Jack lies about his identity and still gets the girl. Does that mean we should all lie to get what we...

Ever wish you could remember everything that you ever studied? How about everything that everyone has ever studied? Yeah, pretty sure our brains ju...

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is an American classic. Hope you're not expecting any exciting shower scenes though. It's not that kind of book.

Who wants to be a millionaire? In this video, learn about compound interest, interest rates, and the compound interest formula. You'll be buying th...

ACT Math: Pre-Algebra Drill 5, Problem 2. If a and b are prime numbers, how many factors does ab have?

We don't like knocking people down to size, but we do like simplifying radicals. Join us?

Find out the meaning behind "knock knock, who's there?"

What does "All the world's a stage" mean? Well, it's talking about how all of life is... pretty much like a stage production. We wear costumes, pla...

Find out the meaning behind "all that glitters is not gold."

In this video, we dive beneath the sea to review the kinds of interesting animals that live in the deep blue.

Don't like how someone looks? Blame their phenotypes.

Anything that has a cell (bacteria, listen up!) has phospholipids that keep the cell contained and give it form and shape. Phospholipids protect us...

Ever heard of a "living document"? They eat and breathe just like the rest of us! They even walk around on their own two legs. Okay, fine—maybe t...

The Modernists thought the world had a lot of problems, and they were intent on fixing them—or at least talking about fixing them. Unfortunately,...

This video explains Federalism and the quest for a fair balance between state and national power. It covers the progression and compromises of Fede...

ACT English: Punctuation Drill 1, Problem 3. Is that comma being used correctly?

CAHSEE Math: Algebra and Functions Drill 5, Problem 3. Solve the equation.

CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Writing Strategies. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would be the most effective introductory sentence?