Newbie Lesson #1 - Hi! How are You? - Video Vocabulary
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"I, Too" Poem by Langston Hughes
In this video a voice representing Langston Hughes reads his poem "I, Too" and verbalizes his thoughts about it in the introduction. As he reads the poem, the words appear on the screen and period photographs give images to the words. (1:09)
Donald Hall (U.S. Poet Laureate) - UVA Newsmakers 2007: A Poetry Reading
Video beings with introduction to series. In this University of Virginia video, Donald Hall, U.S. Poet Laureate, reads several poems - talking head at microphone. With numerous awards such as two Guggenheim Fellowships, the Marshal/Nation Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the Lily Prize for Poetry, Hall is one of the greatest poets of our time. He has published 15 books of poetry and now shares his creative wisdom in this thoughtful exploratio
Introduction to Magnetism
An introduction to magnetism. This video, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Instructor uses different colors for clarification.
The Diffusion of the Renaissance (Christian Humanism)
This video describes the emergence of the Renaissance in Italy in the introduction. Then the video proceeds to discuss the growth and causes of the Northern European Renaissance.
Cardiac Cycle
This animated short clip shows how the heart works as a pump to deliver blood to all parts of the body. Animation shows the heart muscle and the cycle of blood in various stages.
Structure of the Heart
Structure and function of the heart. Explains how cardiac muscle tissue allows the heart to beat. Color animation with narration. 1:48 min.
Heart Anatomy Review
Video shows an actual dissected heart with the parts identified. There's a mistake on the last two structures identified. The Myocardium is in the inside of the heart. The endocardium in the muscle in between the epicardium and the myocardium. Rest of video is a good review of the parts. Grades 9-12. 4:35 min.
Muscle Structure
Very detailed structure of a muscle, broken down into myofibrils and further to the myosin and actin filaments. 3-D animation shows the arrangement of these structures. Grades 9-12. 1:08 min.
Muscle Structure and Action
Professor George Wolfe discusses muscle structure and action in this video from Thinkwell's online Biology series. This video uses lecture format and a whiteboard to aid in explanation. Run time 11:51.
Introduction to Bacteria
In this video, Sal Khan, offers an introduction to bacteria. Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors) to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009 Microsoft Tech Award in Education.
Genetic Disease WebQuest
Students take on different roles to learn about DNA and genetic diseases, including how a genetic disease causes a person to get sick, how we test for and treat a genetic disease, and how we help people to make better decisions regarding all the complicated issues involved with genetic diseases. This webquest, designed for high school and undergraduate students, is an ideal introduction to the concepts of bioinformatics, genetic diseases, and potential careers in science fields. The activity can
Giant Cow Breeding
This professional video from National Geographic shows the use of selective breeding to enhance desirable characteristics in domesticated animals. The cows display giant muscle development for value at market. Shows the process of collecting semen and using it for artificial insemination. Grades 7-12. 4:44 min.
17.951 Special Graduate Topic in Political Science: Public Opinion (MIT)
This course provides an introduction to the vast literature devoted to public opinion. In the next 12 weeks, we will survey the major theoretical approaches and empirical research in the field of political behavior (though we will only tangentially discuss political participation and voting). For the most part we will focus on American public opinion, though some of the work we will read is comparative in nature.
Planet, sun, star comparison
Animation that shows the planet, solar system and larger stars. This two minute video shows how large some of the stars are compared to Earth's sun. This is a good video for an introduction into astronomy, but lacks details outside of sizes.
12.802 Wave Motions in the Ocean and Atmosphere (MIT)
This course is an introduction to basic ideas of geophysical wave motion in rotating, stratified, and rotating-stratified fluids. Subject begins with general wave concepts of phase and group velocity. It also covers the dynamics and kinematics of gravity waves with a focus on dispersion, energy flux, initial value problems, etc. Also addressed are subject foundation used to study internal and inertial waves, Kelvin, Poincare, and Rossby waves in homogeneous and stratified fluids. Laplace ti
Inca, Part 3
Highlights of this segment include watching and listening to an archaeologist as she unwraps a mummy (!), skull deformation practiced by Incan predecessors, brain surgery, and introduction to the Nazca lines.
Ancient Warriors - Normans (1 of 3)
The introduction is purposely blurred. Suitable for high school students.
(Warning: Educators/Parents: video features war scenes, so it is not suitable for younger students.)
Ancient Warriors - Normans (2 of 3)
The introduction is purposely blurred. Suitable for high school students.
(Warning: Educators/Parents: video features war scenes, so it is not suitable for younger students.)
Ancient Warriors - Normans (3 of 3)
The introduction is purposely blurred. Suitable for high school students.
(Warning: Educators/Parents: video features war scenes, so it is not suitable for younger students.)
