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Explainer videos for Irish classrooms

Short, researched explainers to play in class. Each one comes with chapters, a transcript and the sources behind every fact.

Senior Cycle

1 video · Transition Year, Fifth Year, Sixth Year, Year 13

Transition Year 7Fifth Year 7Sixth Year 4Year 13 1
9:49

Differentiation Explained: The Maths of Change

Ages 16–18 · Maths

Junior Cycle

8 videos · First Year, Second Year, Third Year

First Year 8Second Year 8Third Year 10
5:53

Newton’s Three Laws of Motion Explained

Ages 12–15 · Science

1:51

How do plants make their own food?

First Year · Science

5:58

Straight-Line Graphs Explained: y = mx + c

Ages 13–16 · Maths

5:41

Photosynthesis and Respiration Explained

Ages 13–16 · Science

5:40

Supply and Demand Explained

Ages 14–17 · Economics

5:56

Mitosis vs Meiosis Explained

Ages 14–17 · Science

5:49

Reaction Rates and Collision Theory Explained

Ages 14–17 · Science

5:53

Ionic and Covalent Bonding Explained

Ages 14–16 · Science

Primary

9 videos · Third Class, Fourth Class, Fifth Class, Sixth Class

Third Class 1Fourth Class 1Fifth Class 4Sixth Class 7
1:57

Building the Food Pyramid

Third Class · SPHE

5:59

How Your Digestive System Works

Ages 9–12 · Science

5:58

The Silk Road Explained: Goods, Ideas and Disease

Ages 10–13 · History

2:40

Chemical vs Physical Changes Explained

Ages 10–13 · Science

2:00

Why does the Moon change shape?

Fifth Class · Science

5:53

The Greenhouse Effect Explained

Ages 11–14 · Science

5:40

The Black Death Explained

Ages 11–14 · History

2:46

How the Printing Press Changed the World

Ages 11–14 · History

2:01

Levers: how a small push lifts a big load

Sixth Class · Science