John Adams - A Tribute
This is a tribute to the 2nd President of the United States - John Adams. The Music features the main theme from the 2008 HBO Miniseries - "John Adams".
How to Properly Hold a Xylophone Mallet
This video will teach you how to properly hold your xylophone mallet.
How to Properly Strike a Xylophone
This video will teach you how to properly strike your xylophone with a mallet.
Introduction to the Xylophone
This video will give you a comprehensive introduction to the xylophone.
Opposites - Gender
A slide show with images of male vs female opposites. Mother/ father, Boy/ girl, bull, cow, etc. There is no narration for the antonym slide show. Nice musical background. (1:09)
Opposite of What I do Song - Sesame Street
A classic Sesame Street song with actions and their opposites. The Muppets dance and act the actions. (1:59)
Sesame Street -Bert & Ernie-Opposites-Heavy & Light
In this classic Sesame Street video, Bert and Ernie demonstrate the differences between heavy and light. Ernie holds a feather and cotton candy while Bert tries to hold a barbell, a boulder, and a piano. This is a great teaching resource for teaching an introductory lesson on measurement and/or opposites (3:43).
Shape and Pattern Rap
A fun shape and pattern rap accompanied by pictures of young children. Â The rap describes attributes of squares, triangles and rectangles. Â Examples of patterns in children's clothing and in the classroom are shown. Â
Saturn
Explore the unique world of Saturn with this short, computer animated video. The video will briefly cover the following key concepts: Saturn in ancient times, Saturn mythology, Saturn through a telescope, Saturn's rings, ring divisions, shepherd moons, Saturn's interior, and Titan. There is a ten question, fill in the blank quiz at the conclusion of the video.
How To Iron a Pair Of Pants
This video provides detailed directions for ironing a pair of pants. The directions appear on the screen as the process is demonstrated.
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How To Clean With Baking Soda
This video gives many practical tips for using baking soda for household cleaning. Suggestions given include using baking soda to: clean tubs, counters, and carpets, freshening laundry, and unclogging sinks. The process for each is demonstrated. ( 02:21)
Performance Art - Macaggi in Balance; (Live, NYC)
Macaggi performs "Balance" live in NYC among a bevy of other avant garde performance artists... this demonstrates using dance as a performance art. (4:43)
Biography: Dick Cheney: Quiet Authority
Richard Bruce Cheney was born January 30, 1941, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Richard and Marjorie Cheney and had an idyllic childhood, playing little league baseball and earning money on a paper route.
The War of 1812
This two minute video is a brief overview of the naval battles and victories of the War of 1812 including fresh water naval battles including the battles of Old Ironside. Control of the Great Lakes explained. No mention of impressment
Demonstrative Pronouns
First this video talks about singular and plural nouns and when to use a or an with singular nouns. Then the video begins to discuss demonstrative pronouns by providing examples. It tells to use this and that with singular nouns and these and those with plural nouns.Â
When Science Meets Ancient Art, Colors Emerge
This video shows how ancient sculptures and architecture were painted. It is 2:38 long video and the use of black light is highlighted. Not much here, but it does show students how science and art can come together.
Wright Brothers, Part V
This is an animated biography of the Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur) and their first 'controlled' flight from the Discovery Channel Education series. This series is aimed at older elementary school children.
Wright Brothers--Actual Footage of Flight
Here is brief actual footage of the Wright Brothers and their demonstration of their first flight. Because of the era, this is a silent film. Run time 01:29.
Land In Water
Professional Video- Is Italy an isthmus, peninsula, island or archipelago? If you don't know now, you soon will with this musical video dedicated to different types of land in water.Good animation and good facts.
How the Body Responds to Excercise
This video segment adapted from NOVA describes the effect of exercise on the body and defines one measure used to gauge aerobic fitness. VO2 max (maximal volume of oxygen uptake) is a measurement of how well the body gets and consumes the oxygen that muscles need in order to sustain activity. Learn how the entire cardiovascular system benefits from exercise and how the body's response to the demands of physical activity is a survival mechanism. Nice illustration of how the respiratory,circulator
