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ELA 5: How to Spot Bias

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Language Arts Videos 106 videos

Themes in writing
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Picking a theme for a party is pretty easy—always go karate party, because they come with nunchuck egg rolls. Themes in writing are a little diff...

ELA 5: Genres of Non-Fiction
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Calling a book “non-fiction” is a bit like saying you have a dog. Sure it covers the basics, but there's a big difference between a Doberman an...

ELA Drills, Advanced: Spelling 5
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ELA Drills, Advanced: Punctuation 4. Which of the words is spelled correctly?

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Math Videos 43 videos

Math 5: Researching Business Needs
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Want to start your own business one day? Then this video is a must-watch. If you're just planning to keep working at Wendy's forever, then move along.

Math 5: What is Profit?
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If you know your earnings, and you know how much you've spent, how do you calculate your profit? That's right - you hire an accountant. (Or, if you...

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Science Videos 34 videos

Science 5: Advertising Techniques
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Hurry, click now on our fantastic video about advertising techniques, and we'll include free jokes. (While supplies last.)

Science 5: Drawing Conclusions
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Today we'll be drawing conclusions. And since this is a science video, you can probably conclude that we will not be drawing pictures. Yep, it's th...

Science 5: Osmosis
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We're raisin the water content of raisins today with osmosis. Spoiler alert: even through they may look like grapes again, they're still going to t...

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Social Studies Videos 51 videos

Social Studies 5: Time Periods are Important
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Time periods are super important. What if The Lord of the Rings had taken place in the future? Frodo would have just used his rocket boots to...

Social Studies 5: The Plantation System
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Plantations may have made their owners rich, but it was at the expense of the slaves that worked there. They were treated terribly. Rickety houses,...

Social Studies 5: Battle Songs during the Civil War
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Okay, get this. During the Civil War people actually used to march into battle with bands that blasted heroic music in order to inspire the troops...

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