The 10 Most Popular TED Ed Videos for Students

By Med Kharbach, PhD | Last Update: May 19, 2023

One of the wonderful video resources we have been recommending for teachers and students is TED Ed video library on YouTube. This library features a wide variety of educational videos curated specifically for education community. These TED Ed videos are explanatory tutorials and animations that cover a wide variety of topics.

TED Ed videos are ideal for flipped classroom learning. Teachers can sift through the videos created by other teachers and share them with students on TED Ed website. TED Ed allows teachers to build a lesson around any of these videos. They can also add questions to the videos that students can answer and get instant feedback on their answers. For those of you interested in learning about how to create flipped lessons using TED Ed, read this visual guide.

Below is a selection of the top 10 TED Ed videos in TED Ed video library on YouTube. We have also added the links to the lessons attached to each of one of these videos. Check them out and share with your students

1- How playing an instrument benefits your brain – Anita Collins

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2- How sugar affects the brain – Nicole Avena

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3- Questions no one knows the answers to (Full Version) – Chris Anderson

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4- The unexpected math behind Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” – Natalya St. Clair

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5- What are those floaty things in your eye? – Michael Mauser

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6- How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries – Adam Savage

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7- What makes tattoos permanent? – Claudia Aguirre

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8- Should we eat bugs? – Emma Bryce

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9- Just how small is an atom? – Jonathan Bergmann

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10- The loathsome, lethal mosquito – Rose Eveleth

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Meet Med Kharbach, PhD

Dr. Med Kharbach is an influential voice in the global educational technology landscape, with an extensive background in educational studies and a decade-long experience as a K-12 teacher. Holding a Ph.D. from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada, he brings a unique perspective to the educational world by integrating his profound academic knowledge with his hands-on teaching experience. Dr. Kharbach's academic pursuits encompass curriculum studies, discourse analysis, language learning/teaching, language and identity, emerging literacies, educational technology, and research methodologies. His work has been presented at numerous national and international conferences and published in various esteemed academic journals.