Maccabees, Part 7
This is an animated biography of the Macabees from the Discovery Channel Education series. This series is aimed at older elementary school children.
The Industrial Revolution: The Steam Engine
By the late 1700s, the coal powered steam engine was widely used in English factories. Its operation, based on valve-piston action, was a great advancement for its time, further increasing industrial productivity. This video does a good job of showing how the steam engine works and its importance in the Industrial Revolution. Best used as part of a study on technology and/or with a drawing of a steam engine as the video is short.
Building the Erie Canal
Opened in 1825, the Erie Canal was one of the most extraordinary engineering feats of the 19th century, connecting eastern ports and manufacturing with the rest of the country. Explains the importance of the canal to the economy and to the start of Manifest Destiny. A map of the canal would be of value if it shows how it connects the Great Lakes to the Hudson and the Atlantic eventually.
Money as Debt
47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created.
Women In Art [The Original Artwork] [Part 2]
Beethoven: "Moonlight Sonata"
Bach: "Air On The G String"
Debussy: "Clair de Lune"
Dvorak: "The New World" [from Symphony #9]
Title of the painting, the artist, and circa are all listed on the painting. (10:01)
Paint Scraping Techniques
Scraping is done using a patale knife. Put a lot of paint on your canvas-make sure it is thick. Get a clean palate knife and scrape left to right on your canvas-clean off the excess paint. This creates a sense of motion and blends things together.
How to Make a Bagel Christmas Ornament
This video demonstrates how to create an ornament out of a bagel. In the demonstration she show how to dip a bagel in varnish, allow it to dry and then adorn it with holiday ribbon and a sprig of holly.
How to Build a Popsicle Stick Castle
Learn how to build a popsicle stick castle and make a drawbridge. A teacher explains how to make it by simply gluing Popsicle sticks together to form the sides and back of the castle.
How to Make a Crepe Paper Rose
An elementary school teacher explains how to make a crepe paper rose. It can be done by folding several sheets of tissue paper like an accordion, wrapping a single pipe cleaner around the center of the tissue paper and fanning out the leaves of paper to make a flower shape. You can make many of these flowers to create a fun flower bouquet. This is a good craft for young children because it doesn't require scissors or glue and is good for building dexterity.
How to Make Paper Hats
Create paper hats with instructions from a former middle school art
teacher. Making paper hats is a fun project for kids when they play dress up. A teacher explains how to easily make a hat with a big sheet of paper and a few strategic folds.
Make Homemade Valentine's Cards
To make a homemade Valentine's card, fold a piece of construction paper in half, cut out a half-heart shape along the fold, and decorate the outside and inside using markers, glitter and paint.
How to Make Caramel Popcorn
A private chef explains how to make caramel popcorn. She gives instructions for covering popcorn in a caramel sauce that is made of a quarter cup of butter, a half a cup of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of light corn syrup and a quarter teaspoon of salt. The caramel sauce is brought to a boil for five minutes before completing it.
Knife Technique For Vegetables
Chef Desireé shows kids good knife techniques for vegetabels and demonstrates several cuts with a potato in a kitchen. She shows the kids how to hold the knife to cut with some safety tips.
Islamic Month of Ramadan
Video about the ninth month of Ramadan, the month that the Q'uran was revealed to the Prophet Mohamed. Discusses fasting, hijab, and devotion in spite of location. Run time 02:02.
Multiplying and Dividing Integers
Good video; shows an easy way of remembering same signs vs. different signs.
The Busy World of Richard Scarry-Play it Safe - Brush Your Teeth
This video emphasizes the importance of brushing and flossing. The students will enjoy the characters and will enjoy listening to the catchy tune----"Brush your teeth and brush them well. This is how we do it. This is how it's done. Brushing teeth is fun!" (1:06)
How the Skeletal System Works
Bones come in all shapes in sizes. Learn information about your skeletal systems as well as the location of some of the major bones in your body with this short, animated video by Kids Health.Â
'Visual' French; In the City, #2 (Dans la Ville)
This very brief video features vocabulary words related to the city. The words are spoken in French, once, while the words appear at the bottom of the screen. Each word is accompanied by appropriate images. Suitable for all beginning learners of French.
Southern Renaissance Unit 13
"My subject in fiction," Flannery O'Connor tells us, "is the action of
grace in the territory held largely by the devil." One might do well to
ask what, if not the devil, haunts the American South in this era
between the wars. This program uncovers the revisioning of Southern
myths during the modernist era by writers William Faulkner and Zora
Neale Hurston.
The Arts in Every Classroom: Collaborating With a Cultural Resource
A fourth–grade teacher and a museum educator in New Orleans collaborate to develop a unit of study with ties to language arts, social studies, and visual art. Students explore the work of a well–known artist, visit an exhibition of his work, meet for a drawing lesson alongside the Mississippi River, and create poems and pictures that they proudly display to their parents.
