The Unit Circle Definition of Trigonometric Function
Using the unit circle to extend the SOH CAH TOA definition of the basic trigonometric functions. In an easy conversational tone, the instructor uses the computer screen as his 'blackboard' and different colors to emphasis his points. For high school students.
2007 Stark Report On Homelessness (CBS News)
2007 government study finds that there are many more homeless people than beds in shelters, and even that number may be an underestimate.
Political Parties Era (1796-1824)
A political party is a group of people who work to influence policy agendas and hold government power by seeking to elect candidates to public office. The Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party were the first political parties in the United States, lasting from approximately 1796 to 1824
Rebellion in Massachusetts
Video accompanied by text."The Economic difficulties that continued to plague Americans throughout the 1780s were the source of growing social unrest. All through the summer of 1786, popular conventions and informal gatherings in several states demanded reform of the state administrations. That same summer, an uprising known as Shays’s Rebellion took place in western Massachusetts. The leaders of Massachusetts were rigidly conservative, and rather than print currency to pay off the state’s d
Steps to the Constitutional Convention
The United States Constitution created at the Philadelphia Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was called because of the events listed here. A very good video in black and white. The many arguments and compromises are dealth with using both photos and movies.
Plant Physiology: Phototropic Response
Growth in plants reflects the way in which the interact with the environment. Using time lapsed photography, his professional video shows how a plant responds to light and gravity. Includes narration. Run time 02:36.
What is Personification?
The narrator in this video explains what personification is and offers examples to help the viewer understand. (01:22)
News Reel: Kruschev Gets Angry
Russian leader Khrushev gets angry at meeting, with audio.
Harry Potter-POA Ch.3 The Knight Bus-part1
Reading of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban By: J. K. Rowling.
In this video Chapter 3: The Knight bus is read.
Part 4: Taking Your Idea for a Book Out to Lunch
Mary Cappello, author of Awkward: A Detour, interviews Jerry
Spinelli. Clip talks about Maniac Magee and Stargirl. Captures the idea
of taking your idea for a book out to lunch.
Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood, a graphic novel by Tony Lee
The author, a Children's Choice Book Award finalist, reads his graphic novel, Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood. His voice has an English accent and his reading is enthusiastic. The viewer can turn the pages of the book by clicking on them, and can read along with the author, who is seen in a side window, reading and talking to the viewer. One of the "A Story Before Bed" author read-alouds. (8:49)
Hands-on Estimation Activities
This video demonstrates a hands-on estimation activity using large inflatable 3-D shapes. The ideas in the lesson could easily be used with other types of manipulatives as well. (2:12)
Graphing Systems of Inequalities, Part 2
The instructor in this video, Sal Khan, in an easy, conversational tone, continues to discuss how to graph inequalities. 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. The student or educator may want to open the video to 'full screen' as the instructor is using a black background and the writing is small.
#17 Pianist Posture: Proper posture at the piano; RELAX yourself
In this lesson I explain various ways we can relax our body at the piano and avoid injury. Posture is VERY important (23:50)
Make Effective Basslines Bass lines are important in music, they are the lower notes in the music scale. Bass helps to put together the musical part with the drum part, because it is often played with the kick drum in a rhythmic way. For a bass line to be effective it needs to be in the scale your playing and follow the chord progression. (20:08)
FDR - A History of the New Deal
Video discusses the economy before the Great Depression, FDR, and the New Deal. (Amateur video with slides, narration and some text.)
An Interview With the Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama discusses his concerns about the survival of Tibetan culture and relations with China in an interview with Times reporter Edward Wong.
How the Body Works : The Spleen
This is a brief video with narration spleen is a small organ located behind the stomach in the left, upper part of the abdomen.
Cold War: The Wall Comes Down - part 2/5
To protect the invasion zone's western extremity and to facilitate the "Utah" landing force's movement into the Cotentin Peninsula, the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions descended on the peninsula by parachute and glider in the early hours of D-Day. The paratroopers were badly scattered. Many were injured and killed during the attack, and much of their equipment was lost. But the brave paratroopers fought fiercely, causing confusion among the German commanders and keeping the Germans troops
History of Judaism
This video shows another part of the interview to Dr. Neusner. He talks about the moral teachings and the way in which the history of Judaism is narrated
