Meerkats at the Staten Island Zoo
MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Tripsfor Kids travels to Staten Island. Will visits the Staten Island Zoo inNYC to see the new meerkat exhibit.For more Virtual Field Trips for Kids, links to fun websites and a Learning Corner about meerkats go to www.meetmeatthecorer.org.
Extreme Sheep LED Art
A fun video showing what happens when you put LEDs on sheep in a field and film it. Dogs are used to move the sheep. A bit of fluff, pun intended.
Oklahoma Flag and Anthem The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war. The center shield is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers. Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet, or peace pipe. The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are Native
Flag of Vermont Flag of the Vermont has a picture on a deep blue field is a scene painting. You see a tall pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat. The Green Mountains are in the distance. Pine boughs extend around a shield. The name "Vermont" and the state motto "Freedom and Unity" are displayed on a crimson banner. At the the top of the shield is a stag's head. The state anthem is “These Green Mountains” composer, Diane Martin, arrange
18.725 Algebraic Geometry (MIT)
This course covers the fundamental notions and results about algebraic varieties over an algebraically closed field. It also analyzes the relations between complex algebraic varieties and complex analytic varieties.
How Things Work : How Is Electricity Generated?
Electricity is generated by introducing conducting wire, usually copper or aluminum, to a magnetic field. Learn more about how electricity is generated from a math and science teacher, Steve Jones.
Magic School Bus "Ready, Set, Dough"
It's Ms. Frizzle's birthday, and a field trip to the bakery seems
perfect... until the bus' shrinker-scope goes on the fritz, and the
class experiences chemistry first hand as they get baked in a cake! Travel with Ms. Frizzle and the class and learn more about chemical reactions. Run time 22 minutes.
The Forbes Museum: Collect This!
MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids takes you to The Forbes Museum in the Forbes Magazine Building in New York City. Joinour busy interviewer, Yadie (age 12), as she interviews MARGARET KELLEYTROMBLY, Vice President of The Forbes Museum. Viewers learn why andwhen Mr. Malcolm Forbes began his collecting and how kids can getstarted on their own collections. This episode highlights the toy boat,toy soldier and monopoly collections.
Magic School Bus "All Dried Up"
Travel with Ms. Frizzle and the class to learn more about deserts. Phoebe’s worriedabout the animals in the desert. Will they die from lack of food andwater? Once again, Ms. Frizzle’s class is off on an exciting field trip. This is no dry run! The kids are going to a real
desert. Will they be able to save the animals? Do the animals really
need to be saved? Join the class as they learn how plants and animals
survive in the desert. It’s one hot field trip! Run time 22:00
The Lincoln Penny and the Money Museum
MEET ME AT THE CORNER takes you on a virtual field trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado to visit the Money Museum. Our young host Amanda learn about the history of money, coin collecting and the new Lincoln penny.
String Theory
This is a quick two minute introduction to the conflict of theory of relativity and theory of quantum of mechanics. It is high level but shows some excellent graphics! Run time 02:00
Compare the North and South Polar Regions - Part 3
Part 3 Compare the north and south polar regions. (continued) Scott Palo – University of Colorado who uses radar systems to measure Northern and Southern hemisphere polar areas. The most exciting parts of this are doing the field work and troubleshooting the instrumentation under deadlines and with the resources you have available/with you. He also appreciates the scientific community engagement. Run time 03:03
Redwood Forest Facts
There are three main species of redwood trees, including the
coastal redwood, the giant sequoia and the dawn redwood. Learn about coastal redwoods, which can grow to more than 350 feet tall with help from a science teacher and field biologist in this video.
Proof (Advanced): Field from Infinite Plate (Part 1)
Electric field generated by a uniformly charged, infinite plate. 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. Run time 13:27.
Proof (Advanced): Field from Infinite Plate (Part 2)
We see that the infinite, uniformly charged plate generates a constant electric field (independent of the height above the plate). 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. Run time 11:28.
Electric Potential Energy (Part 2-- Involves Calculus)
Electric potential energy difference in a varying field. 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. Run time 09:50.
What Every Dog Should Know About Quantum Physics
This is a teacher-created slideshow (33 slides) that is an overview of Quantum Physics.
Beyond the Mechanical Universe
Provocative questions begin the quest of Beyond The Mechanical Universe. This introductory preview enters the world of Electricity and Magnetism, goes on to 20th-century discoveries of Relativity and Quantum mechanics. The brilliant ideas of Faraday, Ampere, Maxwell, Einstein, Schrödinger, Heisenberg add to The Mechanical Universe of Newton.
Aurora Borealis
This video shows pictures of the aurora borealis. Video discusses what the aurora borealis is and how they start. This is also a great explanation of the Earth's magnetic field. Video is of good quality and appropriate for any age student. Run time 01:14.
22.02 Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics (MIT)
This course concentrates on the basic concepts of nuclear physics with emphasis on nuclear structure and radiation interactions with matter. Included: elementary quantum theory; nuclear forces; shell structure of the nucleus; alpha, beta, and gamma radioactive decays; interactions of nuclear radiations (charged particles, gammas, and neutrons) with matter; nuclear reactions; and fission and fusion.
The course is divided into three main sections:
Quantum Mechanics Fundamentals
Nuclear Structure
