BLOSSOMS

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BLOSSOMS is an MIT educational project in partnership with colleagues in Jordan and Pakistan. Each BLOSSOMS module is a multi-segment educational video to be shown in a high school math or science class, with the in-class teacher leading the students in interactive educational activities between each BLOSSOMS video segment. BLOSSOMS is funded by the Hewlett Foundation with additional funding by the Sloan Foundation and by partners in Jordan and Pakistan.

BLOSSOMS - Sorting Algorithms (English Subtitles)

This lesson is about sorting algorithms and the methods used to sort lists of items. It aims to teach students logical thinking skills and how to divide problems into steps to be solved by a computer. It is recommended that students have knowledge of one programming ...

BLOSSOMS - The Geometry of Parabolic Sand Dunes (English ...

BLOSSOMS - The Geometry of Parabolic Sand Dunes (English subtitles)

One of the main problems facing Saudi Arabia and many other countries in the region is the movement of sand, which threatens the urban areas. With the expansion of new installations and other projects, sand dune movement is costing governments a lot of money and ...

BLOSSOMS - Plants and Environmental Resources (English ...

BLOSSOMS - Plants and Environmental Resources (English Subtitles)

Earth contains a variety of plants to provide food, medicine and, most importantly, energy sources for humans. In this lesson, students will categorize plants by their components and shapes. In addition, they will learn the mechanisms behind the making of medicines ...

BLOSSOMS - Recognizing Chemical Reactions

What do all chemical reactions have in common? Most students describe a chemical reaction as an event where an explosion, color change, or a gas is formed. The main learning objective in this BLOSSOMS video lesson is the recognition that all chemical reactions create ...

BLOSSOMS - Amazing Problems: Arithmetic and Geometric ...

BLOSSOMS - Amazing Problems: Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

This lesson aims to introduce arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences to secondary school students. It uses two wonderful problems to do that and it explains the laws of those two kinds of sequences.

BLOSSOMS - The Construction of Proteins

This lesson examines the relationship between proteins and amino acids digested in the small intestine. It discusses their absorption into the blood, the various nucleic acids (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA) and the arrangement of proteins involved in the activities of the body.

BLOSSOMS - Static and Kinetic Friction Forces: Similarities ...

BLOSSOMS - Static and Kinetic Friction Forces: Similarities and ...

This lesson is about the importance of friction in our lives. It discusses the meaning of friction as well as the different types of friction. The lesson attempts to downplay the misconception that many people have regarding friction’s hindrance to movement and ...

BLOSSOMS - Plastics and Covalent Chemical Bonds

In this lesson, we discuss the distribution of electrons in a carbon atom, introduce the students to examples of plastic materials made from organic compounds, explore environmentally safe materials that can mimic the same properties of plastic and explore the effects ...

BLOSSOMS - The Mailman and the Five Packages: Data Packets ...

BLOSSOMS - The Mailman and the Five Packages: Data Packets and Data ...

This lesson will explain the process of data transfer throughout computer systems, and the form the data gets transferred into. Additionally, the lesson will touch on some factors that alter the transfer speed. Simple analogies and examples are used to explain ...

BLOSSOMS - Flaw of Averages (Urdu)

Video Summary: This learning video presents an introduction to the Flaws of Averages using three exciting examples: the “crossing of the river” example, the “cookie” example, and the “dance class” example. Averages are often worthwhile representations of a ...

BLOSSOMS - Sorting Algorithms

The Towers of Hanoi: Experiential Recursive Thinking

BLOSSOMS - The Towers of Hanoi: Experiential Recursive Thinking

This lesson is about the Towers of Hanoi problem, a classic famous problem involving recursive thinking to reduce what appears to be a very large and difficult problem into a series of simpler ones.

The Geometry of Parabolic Sand Dunes (Arabic)

BLOSSOMS - The Geometry of Parabolic Sand Dunes (Arabic)

This lesson sheds some light on the problem of the movement of sand and introduce students to basic knowledge about this issue.

Plants and Environmental Resources (Arabic)

BLOSSOMS - Plants and Environmental Resources (Arabic)

In this lesson, students will categorize plants by their components and shapes. In addition, they will learn the mechanisms behind the making of medicines and bio-fuels.

Uniform Circular Motion and Centrifugal Force

BLOSSOMS - Uniform Circular Motion and Centrifugal Force (Arabic)

The objective of this video lesson is to correct the misconception in the students’ understanding of centrifugal force.

Connections in a Plane without Crossing (Arabic)

BLOSSOMS - Connections in a Plane without Crossing (Arabic)

This lesson presents interesting and challenging problems in Graph Theory, supporting the skills that students learned at school and stimulating their critical thinking.

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