Urine Formation
This is a brief (01:10) video using computer animation to demonstrate how urine forms.
That Catholic Show - Night of the Living Catechism
Episode 3 - The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a big looking book, but is it as scary as it looks?
Hepatitis C
This is a video interview of an expert on Hepatitis C. Good explanation of the disease symptoms, progress, and treatment. It is estimated that one in every 10 Americans have Hepatitis C. Known as "a silent killer," many people are unaware they are infected, leaving them vulnerable to liver damage and other health problems. 28:50 min.
Hepatitis C Animation
Short animation showing how Hepatitis C infection takes place. Includes how the infection affects the body. 1:23 min.
The Marshall Plan
This short video has footage of George Marshall testifying before Congress in January of 1948 about the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. (01:40)
Human Physiology: How Does Food Get Broken Down in the Stomach?
This video describes how food is broken down in the mouth and esophagus before reaching the stomach, at which point proteins are broken down in pepsin. (1:31)
Lymphatic System
This is an introduction to the Lymphatic System and its role within the Circulatory System. The lymphatic system restores vital fluid to the blood and plays a vital roll in disease resistance.
Algebra: Solving Linear Equations - Part 2: Applications ON THE SUFFERINGS OF THE WORLD - Arthur Schopenhauer; Philosopher Cookie Monster's Letter of the Day: B Whole Language Elementary Education : How to Teach Social Studies to Kids The Good Samaritan NEST Learning Video. The Good Samaritan is perhaps the most touching parable that Jesus ever taught. The story begins with the lawyer's trick question, "What is the greatest commandment?" As Jesus answers with the story of the robbers, the Rabbi, the Levite and the wounded traveler becomes real. Imagine the traveler's emotion as his own countrymen pass by while his enemy, a Samaritan, stops to help him. Jesus What's a Terrarium and How does it Work? Conversion Between Metric Units Basics of the Metric System Chatterton Helping Hands: Measurement using a metric ruler Rock n Learn How to Tell Time Kids Science News Network-How Do You Measure Time? How To Tell The Time - Intro
'Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher known for his atheistic pessimism and philosophical clarity' (Arthur Schopenhauer, Wikipedia, 2009). He was influenced by Plato and Kant, and he, in turn, inlfuenced Einstein, Freud, and Jung among others. Suitable for high school students. Video consists of one still image and narration.
This classic Sesame Street video introduces the letter 'B' through the words 'beautiful' and 'big'.
An explanation of the whole-language classroom. A whole language classroom is a classroom where children are taught individual skills in a meaningful context. In a whole language classroom, learning is child centered, learning is a social act, the process is more important than the product and much more.
An important part of teaching social studies to kids is making sure to have access to good reading material. Find out how to use a local leader from the community to help teach kids about social studies with help from a state-certified teacher in this video on teaching social studies to kids.
Expert: Ileana Padilla-Boyd
Bio: Ileana Padilla-Boyd is the director of Bright Starts, an education service in south Florida.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller
A short segment explaining what a terrarium is and how it works. Produced for students and is suitable for elementary and older.
(This is an Emmy award-winning series of instructional programs that introduces students in grades 3-5 to NASA and integrates mathematics, science, and technology through the use of Problem-Based Learning (PBL), scientific inquiry, and the scientific method. The series seeks to motivate students to become critical thinkers and active problem solvers.)
Word Problem: How many centiliters are in one dekaliter?
(05:16) The instructor, Sal Khan, uses computer software for demonstration.
Examine the basic units of the metric system as taught by a math teacher. This video starts with the history of the metric system, then shows how they got the rest of the metric system. Video is good quality and good for all students as a review or initial learning of the topic.
NOTE: This video repeats itself 3 times. You can stop it after you notice it has repeated itself; it goes over the same thing, but does differentiate how the camera films what is being shown. This video does a great job of showing how to measure segments using a metric ruler.(05:23)
This video uses computer animation and music to help teach children how to read a clock. Timothy Time teaches the parts of the clock: the face and numbers. Timothy then teaches how to tell time by the hour. The video ends with more difficult times - 10:10 and 1:35. These clips are samples of the full DVD version. Run time 02:28.
In this video, Ted Tunes (Skunk Newscaster) teaches Barkley about using the clock to cook cookies. This is a good basic introduction to young learners and/or special education students (1:06)
This is a basic ten-minute introduction of how to tell the time. The instructor also shows the viewer to cut the clock into quarters for quarter-after, half-past, etc.
