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Welcome to the BLOSSOMS Video Library!

All of the lessons in this library have been contributed by BLOSSOMS partners from around the world, including educators from MIT and institutions in Jordan, Pakistan, and other partnering countries.

We invite you to watch the Teacher’s Guide Video Segment included with each lesson to learn more about it. The final segment of each BLOSSOMS video lesson is a one-on-one conversation between you and the “virtual teacher.” In this Teacher's Guide Segment, the virtual teacher discusses the learning objectives of the lesson and shares ideas on ways to conduct the in-class activities that will engage students during the breaks between video segments.

Some of these videos are available with Closed Captioning, which can be useful for translation purposes. If you do not want Closed Captioning, you can shut it off by clicking on the CC at the bottom of the screen.

The Respiratory System of Birds

Biology

This video aims to provide an illustrative lesson about the respiratory system...
Who Do You Know? The Theory Behind Social Networking

Mathematics

This video lesson will introduce students to algorithmic thinking through the...
Why Beehive Honeycombs Have a Hexagonal Shape

Mathematics

Beavers are generally known as the engineers of the animal world. In fact the...
The Quadratic Equation: It’s Hip to Be Squared

Mathematics

This lesson aims to help students with quadratic functions y = ax2 + bx + c....
Is There a Connection between Water Desalination and Making Pickles?

Chemistry

The objective of this lesson is to get students acquainted with the basic...
The Construction of Proteins

Biology

This lesson examines cell construction and functionality, specifically looking...
Recognizing Chemical Reactions

Chemistry

What do all chemical reactions have in common? Most students describe a...
Amazing Problems: Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

Mathematics

This lesson aims to introduce arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences to...