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TED-Ed: The Law of Conservation of Mass

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Main Website:
http://ed.ted.com/
Activity Website:
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-law-of-conservation-of-mass-todd-ramsey#review

Activity Description

 

Screenshot of the Law of Conservation of Mass
Source: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-law-of-conservation-of-mass-todd-ramsey#review (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

TED-Ed is a free educational Web site with an online library of lessons for teachers and learners. TED-Ed allows you to take any educational video and easily create a customized lesson around the video. You can then distribute the lessons, publicly or privately, and track a student's understanding of the lesson. Once you complete your lesson, TED-Ed will send you information on how to access and monitor student progress.

In this activity, learners watch a short animated video on the conservation of mass. They then take a short quiz and respond online to a class discussion. You will be able to view how many students have started the lesson, which students have engaged with the lesson, and a summary of how they performed on the multiple-choice questions attached.

Preparation

  1. Register at TED-ed .
  2. Be sure to take theTED-Ed tour and learn more about TED-ed.
  3. To make this activity your own so you can see your students responses, you need to search their site for "Conservation of Mass - Todd Ramsey" lesson.
  4. Select the "Customize this Lesson" button.
  5. Review each section: Watch, Think, Dig Deeper, and Discuss and make any changes. You can also create additional questions.
  6. Check your e-mail when you are finished. TED-Ed will send you an e-mail with the link to your activity and instructions on how to check learners' activity and quiz scores.
  7. Register students on TED-Ed too.
  8. Place the lesson link on computer desktop or on your class Web site, or send it to students in an e-mail..
  9. Schedule time in the computer lab or with the computer cart.

How-To

  1. Introduce the topic of conservation of mass. (You might want to begin by discussing the difference between weight and mass.)
  2. Demonstrate how to access the lesson and discuss the elements they will need to respond to, such as Think, Dig Deeper, and Discuss.
  3. Have learners watch the video and respond to different elements. (If you do not have access to a computer lab or computer cart, you can show the video to the entire class. Students can respond to the questions on a piece of paper.)
  4. Review the quiz and discussion questions and fill in any gaps in their understanding.

Teacher Tips

  • Assist students in registering for TED-Ed before the day of the lesson. Because students are pre-registered, when they answer the questions or write answers in the discussion boxes, you will automatically be shown their answers.
  • Select Review Student Work link under your lessons page to see their answers.
  • To share the lesson with students simply share the Web address (URL).
  • It is not necessary to have the app to see the videos. Any browser can play them. Currently (Aug 2015) the app is not getting favorable reviews, but that could change.
  • The app listed above is for TED (Talks) Conference which is an online library of free knowledge from some of the world's most inspired thinkers.

More Ways

  • TED-Ed lesson can be created by anyone, and involves adding questions, discussion topics, and other supplementary materials to any educational video on YouTube.
  • Have students create there own lessons on an assigned topic.
  • TED Talks is also a wealth of interesting and inspiring short talks that can be used in class on a variety of topics, or used for professional development..

Program Areas

  • ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation

Documents

Subjects

  • Science
    • Physical Science

Standards

  • Reading
    • CCR Anchor 1 - Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
    • CCR Anchor 10 - Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

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conservation of mass, energy, lessons, mass, physics, TED, TED Ed, TED talks, chemistry
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