Basics of the Metric System
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.
Who Invented Fractions?
This short video is from Jimmy Chang, who has a master's degree in math and has been a math teacher at St. Pete College for more than eight years. Â Mr. Chang discusses the history of fractions.
Engineering an Empire - Egypt - 3 of 10
This is a History Channel documentary about the empire of Egypt. The narrator notes that the Egyptians created 'the oldest dam, the greatest city, and the tallest building" long before the Greeks and Romans did.
Construct a Geodesic Dome
This video explains how to construct a model of a geodesic dome from card and paper. Some dome history and theory is also included. A good resource for teaching structures and mechanisms.
Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears - Eland's Deal With Fire
Film trailer for Nature series. Â In the high alpine meadows of the Drakensberg, eland graze on the lush grasses. The air at these altitudes is so dry that rain evaporates before it hits the ground. A lightning strike ignites a fire that quickly engulfs the mountain in thick smoke, destroying the eland's pasture. Professionally produced movie. Â Run time 03:01.
A History Of Scotland - Episode 4 - Language Is Power (4/6)
The feud between the Stewarts and MacDonalds and the emergence of Scots as the dominant language over Gaelic. A well-photographed history of Scotland that is explored through commentary and re-enactments. This BBC documentary is suitable for middle school and high school students.
Volanco Eruptions
This video show how a volcano erupts through diagrams. The film clip provides information about volcanos. Run time 01:43.
Vietnam War - The Impact of Media
Vietnam War - "The Impact of Media" explores in detail the 'media distortions' due to television's misrepresentations during the Vietnam War. It rebuts the view promoted by PBS 's 13-part documentary series, "Vietnam: A Television History". The rebuttal also applies to "The Ten Thousand Day War" series. "The Impact of Media" is a must-see for historians and politicians alike. The late president Ronald Reagan lauded this rebuttal video when he watched it and said that it's "something all American
Inside a Volcano
Explore the science and beauty of these natural features. Video gives history that the Earth was once an icy ball others believe Earth was cold, but not quite ice. 700 million years ago the Earth was much colder.  Volcanoes warmed the surface of the Earth, video shows a volcano that erupted in 2004 where a volcano was filmed erupting through an ice sheet in Central Iceland, this is what would have happened millions of years ago but on a globa
Dating Lava Flows on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii
For hundreds of thousands of years, lava flows have created intricate patterns on the slopes of Hawaiʻi's Mauna Loa volcano. Until the mid-1970s, it was impossible to know when each of the flows occurred. However, as this video segment adapted from NOVA describes, scientists are now using tiny artifacts of life encased in hardened lava flows to piece together the mountain's complex geological and biological history. Closed captioning included. Run time 04:36.
Preparedness Now
The film was created by the USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in cooperation with the Designmatters program at Art Center to depict the physical, social, and economic consequences of the most comprehensive earthquake scenario ever created. The film gives the viewers a sense of what will be happening and inspires them to prepare and mitigate for a faster recovery. Professional video.
Earthquakes - Did the Universal Event Really Happen?
Seismologists examine a 'giant earthquake' in history and question whether it was an isolated event or a chain of events linked to one another.
National Geographic - History Of Earth's Oceans
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Learn more in this brief overview of the history of water on this planet.
Blue Planet, Ocean World; 2 Of 5
In this film, naturalist David Attenborough discusses the creatures of the deep. This film is suitable for older elementary, middle school, and high school students. Run time 0:57.
Blue Planet, Ocean World; 3 Of 5
In this film, naturalist David Attenborough discusses the creatures of the deep. This film is suitable for older elementary, middle school, and high school students. Run time 10:00.
Blue Planet, Ocean World; 4 Of 5
In this film, naturalist David Attenborough discusses the creatures of the deep. This film is suitable for older elementary, middle school, and high school students. Run time 10:03.
Blue Planet, Ocean World; 5 Of 5
In this film, naturalist David Attenborough discusses the creatures of the deep. This film is suitable for older elementary, middle school, and high school students. Run tim 08:52.
Great North
This film shows footage of the nature and the vastness of the Northernmost region. The film depicts the balance of nature and survival with breath taking scenery and shows the Inuit who inhabit the Arctic to this day.
Super Absorbent Polymers
Students develop a video project in Chemistry class to demonstrate how science ideas can be very helpful in our society. The video is a student-made project is about super absorbent polymers. It focuses on the example of the disposable diaper, gives a brief history of the invention of the diaper, and provides an explanation of how it connects to polymers. Some audio is poor. Run time 03:57.
The Voltaic Pile
The Voltaic Pile may have been the first successful multi-cell battery. This video presents the history of this important device and explains how they are constructed. If you attempt to construct your own voltaic pile make sure you have adult supervision, someone with knowledge of electrical systems and safety procedures.
