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Short science videos that ask: what if superpowers were real?
Two new videos premiere at 8:30, 10:30 and 12:30. Each one stays here after it premieres, so press play whenever your class is ready.
Premieres at 8:30 ET
Premieres at 8:30 ET
If Superpowers Were Real
Invisibility
TED-Ed · Joy Lin
Talk about it
- What are some of the things that can make an invisible person visible again in other people’s eyes?
- Invisibility sounds cool. What would a hero miss if no one could see them?
Premieres at 8:30 ET
If Superpowers Were Real
Flight
TED-Ed · Joy Lin
Talk about it
- What would a person’s body need to have to fly like a bird?
- Where would your hero fly first, and what would they do when they got there?
Premieres at 10:30 ET
Premieres at 10:30 ET
If Superpowers Were Real
Super strength
TED-Ed · Joy Lin
Talk about it
- What is one way to save someone falling from a 30-story building without hurting them?
- Strength can break things or build things. What would your hero use theirs to build?
Premieres at 10:30 ET
If Superpowers Were Real
Super speed
TED-Ed · Joy Lin
Talk about it
- What is the difference between velocity and acceleration?
- If your hero could do one everyday job at super speed, which would they pick, and why?
Premieres at 12:30 ET
Premieres at 12:30 ET
If Superpowers Were Real
Body mass
TED-Ed · Joy Lin
Talk about it
- Why is it unreasonable for a person to rearrange the elements in their body and turn into sand?
- If your hero could shrink or grow, when would each one help someone?
Premieres at 12:30 ET
If Superpowers Were Real
Immortality
TED-Ed · Joy Lin
Talk about it
- Is it reasonable to believe that humans will still look the same a million years from now?
- What is one thing your hero would want to last forever, and why?