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Marine Flashcard

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


Astronomy Videos 13 videos

What is a Parsec?
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We’re pretty sure that a parsec is the amount of time it takes a golfer to make par, but just in case we’re wrong, let’s check out this video.

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
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Comets know how to give you the cold shoulder, asteroids love to hang out, and meteors just like to show off. Space stuff: it’s just like us.

Welcome to Astronomy
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Let's find “the answer to life, the universe and everything.” How, you ask? By reading the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and binge watchin...

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Biology Videos 26 videos

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

Phenotype
957 Views

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

Phospholipids
7353 Views

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

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Chemistry Videos 44 videos

Chemistry: 2.1 Significant Figures and Scientific Notation
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These figures may not be significant to you, but they matter to us, okay? Oh, and to Science. They matter a ton to Science.

Chemistry: 4.9 Walk the Planck
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Yarr, we be talkin' about Planck's constant today. It doesn't actually have anything to do with pirates, but we'll take the opportunity to talk lik...

Chemistry: 5.4 Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals
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We're not going to lie, this video's about alkali....and alkaline metals. Oh and spoiler alert: Those aren't styles of heavy metal. Sorry if we got...

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Technology Videos 160 videos

History of Technology 1: All Things Energy
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Energy is pretty neat-o. It’s basically responsible for everything from the formation of the universe to the existence of cat videos.

History of Technology 1: Windmills
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What's the deal with wind? And why does it have to be so...windy?

History of Technology 2: Wheels
225 Views

How did people move stuff around before the wheel was invented? More importantly, why didn't they take a break for a few minutes from moving stuff...

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Test Prep Videos 443 videos

ACT Science 2.1 Research Summary Passage
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ACT Science: Research Summary Passage Drill 2, Problem 1. Why do you think that the filter paper will not remove the salt from the water?

AP Biology 1.1 Biological System Interactions
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AP Biology: Biological System Interactions Drill 1, Problem 1. Complete the sentence about a saturated fatty acid.

AP Biology 1.1 Essential Life Process Information
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AP Biology: Essential Life Process Information Drill 1, Problem 1. If one parent is heterozygous for the sickle cell trait while the other par...

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