Video Brain Teaser #54
Videos that provide viewers with brain teasers/mental puzzles. These may consist of problems dealing with the arrangement of matchsticks, coins, and other items. May include pencil drawing games, optical illusions, hidden images and "Find the Twin" problems.
Learn How To Identify Main Idea and Details
This video captures students' imagination through fantasy interwoven
with reading comprehension strategies. Students will identify with
Norbert as he learns how to be a Storylord and saves the citizens of
Mojuste from the evil Thorzuul. It will teach how to identify the main idea and details - The students in the clip must read and organize a set of sentence strips into a paragraph that makes sense.
#26 Polyrhythms: How to Play and Clap a Polyrhythm
In this lesson I cover the topic of Polyrhythms. There are two sayings I use with the two most popular Polyrhythms, for 3 vs 2 I say "Not Dif-i-cult" and for 3 vs 4 I say "Not Ve-ry Dif-i-cult" Polyrhythms can be tough, but you CAN master them with slow practise and the metronome. Once you get a polyrhythm up to speed it pretty much plays itself and it very fun!
How the Stock Market Works
This is an older cartoon of the process but it is a good basic idea of the workings of stocks and the market. Good quality video.
Walkin' on Wallstreet
This short, music video from School House Rock is about investing and Wall Street. The video gives a brief definition and examples for what stock is and what it means to make an investment. Run time 03:03.
Top Investment Risk Factors for College Savers
This seven minute video from Morningstar mutual fund analyst Greg Brown discusses way younger individuals are reacting to the recession and retirement plans from states. It requires a fair amount of understanding of terms before gaining from this college based saving plan advise.
Modernist Portraits-Unit 11
Jazz filled the air and wailed against the night. Caught in the sway,
American prose writers sought out the forbidden - the slang, the
dialects, and the rhythms of the folk and of everyday life. Writers such as Hemingway, Stein, and Fitzgerald forged a new style: one which silhouetted the geometry of language, crisp in its own cleanness.
Addition of Integers
Instructor demonstrates how to add integers. Several examples are modeled and at absolute value is defined.
Adding Positive & Negative Numbers Using a Number Line
In this video learn how easy it can be to add different arrangements of positive and negative numbers (integers). A number line is used to model examples. The steps are shown on how to find out if the answer to the problem will be positive or negative.
Dividing Integers
The instructor uses pencil and paper to demonstrate how to divide integers. Four examples are modeled with emphasis on the rule for the solution being positive or negative. Good sound quality.
Advanced Bank Math Game in Montessori
This is a clip on how to learning to play a bank game composition of numbers geared for preschoolers. The game activity is presented.
Microbial Control
In certain situations, microbial control is a necessity. For instance, our food system requires sanitary conditions and hospitals require sterilization techniques. Here we see the options available for various levels of microbial control.
The Temperature and Gas Laws The ups and downs of scientific research are reflected in Boyle's experiments, and Charles' investigations. Hot new discoveries about the behaviors of gases make the connection between temperature and heat, and raise the possibility of an absolute scale.
ng -- Phase 3 Digraphs
Introducing the ng digraph. A portmanteau of n and g making an ng sound. Believe it or not, ng is 1 sound and 1 grapheme, but made of 2 letters. Words are shown with ng digraph along with pictures to go with the words on each slide.
Digital Portfolio Pre-Pro (#8)
Everyone can use a digital portfolio. It is a way to portray who you are and what you can do. This video begins the construction of a digital portfolio that will continue throughout this series of videos. You start with the site map. The homepage links out to subpages.[11:21]
Attribute Trains - A Virtual Manipulative
Practice completing patterns of shapes, numbers, or colors. Complete the pattern by dragging blocks onto the train.
If a block does not belong where you drop it, it will return to where you picked it up. Press New Problem to start a new train.
Depopulation Of Europe,The Black Plague
This 1:30 video explains the impact of the Plague and also the 100 Years War and starvation caused 2/3rds of the population of Europe to die.
Chivalry
Feudalism and chivalry are the main topics of this four minute video. Goes over the main points of this time period and carefully explains the terms as well as comparing it to modern films dealing with this time period and how women are treated.
Korean history - Goguryeo, the powerful kingdom in ancient Northeast Asia
Goguryeo was the powerful kingdom in ancient Northeast Asia. It was established in B.C. 37. This video discusses many military innovations of the Goguryeans. Also, the video discusses great advances of art and archetecture given to the world through the Goguryean kingdom. Run time 04:19
The Chinese Gunpowder
Gunpowder was invented, documented and used in ancient China where the Chinese military forces used gunpowder based weapons technology. This video talks about how gunpowder was discovered and how they used it for firecrackers. (Professional video)Run time 06:17
