Freezemania Ball Game
After introducing/reviewing the cue for throwing and catching to be focused on during this lesson (for ex. throwing: "follow through to your partner"; "twist your body"; catching: "give with your body"; "pull the ball in to your body"), students are arranged in a scattered formation with one ball for every two children (allow them to choose object to throw).As a musical selection is played, the children proceed to throw and catch back and forth. When the music goes off,the person that is holding
Pre K Jumping Rope Instruction Lesson
This short instructional video gives PE instructors strategies and directions for teaching young students to jump rope. (2:43)
States of Matter - Changes in State
This professionally-made video explains and demonstrates the boiling point, melting point, and freezing point of various substances. Some of the substances discussed include: water, butter, rock, and carbon dioxide. (03:04)
Commas With Nouns of Direct Address
This video features a teacher explaining the use of commas with nouns of direct address. Nouns of direct address are defined. The teacher demonstrates punctuating nouns of direct address , and examples are shown on a computer screen. ( :59)
Quotation Marks and Commas
In this skit by the Electric Company we see examples of how to use quotation marks in dialogue.
Science Experiments
Experimentation is the fourth step of the scientific method. Science experiments are necessary to test hypotheses and to form accurate conclusions based on real world results. All branches of science conduct experiments. The video is in lecture format with an instructor in front of a dry erase board. Run time 05:20.
Discovery Channel-Planet Earth-Pole to Pole-African Animals Return to the Wet Season at Kalahari
This video beautifully illustrates how African animals including hippos, giraffes, baboons, and zebras return to Kalahari as the wet season begins. (Running Time is 3:01.) (There may a short commercial before the video commences.)
How to Draw Eyes
Shows how to draw eyes beginning with the triangular shape of the eye socket, then the placement of the eyeball within the eye socket, followed by the iris, pupil, eyelid etc. Tools: Painter, Camtasia Studio and Wacom Tablet. No voice, just classical music.
Introduction to Clauses
This is a video presentation about different kinds of clauses. There is an introduction explaining the difference between words, phrases and clauses and there are several examples.
Independent and Dependent Clauses
What is the difference between independent and dependent clauses? This slideshow shows the difference without narration.
Introduction to Tension
An introduction to tension. Solving for the tension(s) in a set of wires when a weight is hanging from them. This video, which is suitable for high school students, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Run time 10:19.
Tension (Part 2)
A slightly more difficult tension problem. This video, which is suitable for high school students, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Run time 10:19.
Mechanical Advantage and Friction
Professors A and B compare the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane with that of a lever. Eureka was a series of short cartoons on physics that ran on public television in the 1980's. The video explains the concept in simple and well illustrated way. Good for students of any elementary school level.Â
Learn About a More Complicated Friction/Inclined Plane Problem
Khan Academy Presents: Fun with two masses, some wire, a pulley, and a ramp with friction. (10:15) Sal Khan uses computer software and different colors for demonstration.
What's a Pulley? (rap song)
The "rap" video explains that a pulley is a simple machine. See how a pully helps to lift weight and reduce the amount of work required. This short, repetative song will help students remember that a "pulley is a simple machine" but does not have much content beyond that.
The Pulley
Eureka! shows viewers how a pulley works to lift a heavy object. If you double the number of ropes supporting the weight, you double the mechanical advantage. Eureka was a series of short cartoons on physics that ran on public television in the 1980's. The video explains the concept in simple and well illustrated way. Good for students of any elementary school level.Â
Moving Pulley Problem (Part 1)
What happens when we pull on a pulley and the pulley is pulling on other things? This video, which is suitable for high school students, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Instructor uses different colors for clarification.
Moving Pulley Problem (Part 2)
What happens when we pull on a pulley and the pulley is pulling on other things? Second part of what happens when we pull on a pulley. This video, which is suitable for high school students, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Instructor uses different colors for clarification.
The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Describes thermal equilibium (where no heart transfer occurs, between material bodies). This short clip is a sample from a 10 hour dvd course. Run time 8:34.
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Describes how an - energy balance - is maintained, between material bodies in a system. This is a sample from a 10 hour DVD course available online. Content still very useful. Run time 09:34.
