Hubble Space Telescope and Exoplanets
Three astronomers in NASA Goddard's Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory discuss how Hubble's coronagraph and resulting images have helped scientists find planets orbiting distant stars. Talking heads, but some good visuals.
Learn About Things That Are Brown
In this video, young students will learn about the color brown. Various pictures of brown items appear on the screen and are labeled. Some items include hedgehog, monkey, coconut, boots, bottles, etc. This is a good resource to introduce or to review color words in the early childhood classroom. (1:43)
Unfolding the Earth - Myriahedral projections
How can we unfold the Earth? Making a map of the earth is a classic problem. Here a new method is shown: Divide the surface of the globe in many triangles. Professional video with computer animation but no text and no narration.
Video Production: iMOVIE: Basic Editing
Once you have your video in clips on the computer, you need to start putting it together. Learn the basics of video editing with iMovie. The principals are the same for most video editing software.
What is Cultural Geography?
Video answers the questions: What do geographers mean when they talk about culture? Culture can be defined as a way of life that distinguishes a people from another group. Cultural traits can be explained in religion, language, system of government, customs, and beliefs. Also discusses; culture region - which is an area occupied by people who share one or more cultural trails, culture hearth - which is a place where important ide
Henry Cole (Victor Vito)
Henry Cole was once a beloved teacher (Science grades 1-5) , so much so that decades after he left teaching to pursue an illustrating career, Reading Rockets fondly recalled Henry Cole's influence on him.  Talking head talks about the joy of exploring nature and identifying things, respect and love for nature. Then dicusses and shows example of sketching, which leads to final art. (4:49)
Oil Paint Instruction, Still Life Lesson
The instructor is artist Lee Bivens from artlee.com. This is part of a larger lesson, but the viewer can learn by watching the steps of the process and the instruction is for the beginner and the expert artist. Commentary is provided by the artist.
Washington's Birthday
This is a video clip about George Washington. George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732. His birth date is a holiday. (Amateur video aimed at ESL students.)
Secret History of the Freemasons (Part 6 of 9)
Discovery Channel video. Secret History of the Freemasons (2007) Part 6.
Cute Dinosaur 3 - Drawing Tutorial
This video is a drawing tutorial for creating a cute cartoon dinosaur-a stegaqsaurus. Â It is narrated well, and the steps of the drawing are very simple to follow. Â Any artist to be can follow the given steps and be successful.
Warsaw Uprising-Warning Siren
Warsaw Uprising 1944 64th anniversary ceremonies in Warsaw. 08/01/2008
Truman Doctrine
Harry Truman giving his "Truman Doctrine" The Truman Doctrine is a set of principles of U.S. inland policy created on March 12, 1947 by President Harry S Truman. In his speech to Congress, Truman declared that the United States, as "leader of the free world", must support democracy worldwide and fight against communism. The approach was conceived with the help of George Marshall and Dean Acheson.
Division of Fractions Taught Conceptually: Part 1
Teach division of fractions step-by-step. First students learn sharing divisions with easy numbers (such as 1/2 : 4), thinking of sharing pie or pizza between so many people. The examples become more difficult, using patterns etc.Author: Maria Miller http://www.mathmammoth.com
When You Hear the Letter /w/ Song - Hooked on Phonics
This short animated cartoon video is a song focusing on the letter "w" and the sound that it makes. It is presented as a puppet show where "w" is one of the puppets. Song add an "uh" sound to the "w" which can be confusing for some learners. (:53)
Super Simple Songs-"Rain, Rain, Go Away!"
This super simple song "Rain, rain, Go Away!" is very cute and young students will enjoy watching and singing to this video. It shows that Mommy wants to play (tennis), Daddy wants to play (golf), Brother wants to play (basketball), Sister wants to play (net), Baby wants to play, All the Family wants to play. At the end the storm cloud person leaves and the sun shines. This is a good teaching resource for young students, special education students, and/or ESL students. This video would work well
Heteronyms: Different Sound, Same Spelling This video explains what heteronyms are, these are words that are spelled the same, but pronounced differently. Â For examples, as a noun, dove is a type of bird. Â As a verb, dove is the past tense of dive. The difference usually comes because it is a different part of speech and the emphasis is on a different syllable. Â Video is a great introduction or review of heteronyms.Â
The Coin Song
This is an introduction to the four most frequently used U.S. coins and their value. Animated cartoon images show pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and one dollar. Â Song counts by fives with nickels, by 10s with dimes and by 25s with quarters to make one dollar. Â (2:24)
The Black-Capped Chickadee
This video describes how to identify a Black-Capped Chickadee as well as the characteristics of the bird including location, behavioral habits, and diet. Run time 01:09.
Change at the Top of the World
Marked by towering glaciers and vast expanses of tundra and open sea, the astonishing Arctic landscape exudes a feeling of immense power. But the region's ecosystem is actually one of the most fragile, and it is facing quick deterioration from man-made intrusions such as mining, oil drilling, and pollution - as well as global warming. Journey with explore to meet the region's people and find out how these issues are affe
Lauren Myracle interview with Booklist
Lauren Myracle, the oft-challenged author of such books as ttyl and the new Peace, Love & Baby Ducks, sits down with Booklist to discuss why libraries "rule the world," how she handles angry emails... Lauren Myracle, the oft-challenged author of such books as ttyl and the new Peace, Love & Baby Ducks, sits down with Booklist to discuss why libraries "rule the world," how she handles angry emails from parents, and the Stephen King influences behind last year's Author(s):
