Time, Stonehenge and Sundials
A short video moving through the history of human attempts to measure and record time. Daniel Boorstin, author of "The Discoverers" commented that "The first grand discovery was time, the landscape of experience." This video is intended as an introduction to the three accompanying videos on designing and constructing sundials: The four videos in this series are "Time - 1", "Our Planet is a Clock - 2", "Sundials and Latitude - 3" and "Create a Sundial - 4"
How to Estimate the Size of the Sun
This video shows how to estimate the diameter of the sun including step by step instructions for constructing the equipment needed and an overview of the geometry of similar triangles.
The video also includes a brief introduction to the techniques used by the ancient Greeks to determine the size of the moon, distance to the moon and the distance to the sun. For junior and intermediate schools this video supports the mathematics and astronomy components of the curriculum.
SAT Introduction to The Writing Section
This is an introduction to the writing section of the SAT. Learn how to get comfortable with the essay and learn what the graders are expecting. The host of the clip shows a power point presentation that reviews the structure of the test and examples of identifying errors.
Aeneid 1 (1, 1-7)
In this introduction Virgil discusses the work to come, places the
blame for Aeneas' struggle at the feet of the gods and reminds us that
Aeneas is ultimately responsible for the founding of Rome. Latin text is shown as it is read and translated.
Teaching One Child at a Time
Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India's slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual.
Have You Been Paying Attention?
This motivational slide show, set to music, encourages teachers to keep up with the times (and the students) in this digital world we live in. Statistics, questions, and thoughts run across the screen as the music plays. Run time 07:44.
Help With Broken Line Graphs
In this introduction, students will learn the characteristics of broken line graphs. Geared for grades 4-6. This video ends abruptly with a link to tutorgiant.com to continue with the lesson and get workshseets.
Learn a Trick to Making Box and Whisker Plots in Excel
See how to create a Box Plot or Box & Whisker Statistics chart
using a Stacked Bar Chart and a Open-High-Low-Close Stock Chart. The video show how to use the QUARTILE function and how to link Chart Labels to cells. The demonstration is done using the software program and the data sometimes is a little difficult on the screen.
Captain James Cook - Mini Series - Intro
An Australian - German co production based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. This video is the introduction to the mini series. Â It is done like a movie recreation of Cook's voyages.
The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China (Part 4)
This video is a documentary which tells the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ascended to the throne at age 13. Under his reign the first version of the Great Wall was constructed. For high school students. CAUTION: There are battle scenes--which may be too graphic for some viewers.
The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China (Part 5 of 9)
This video is a documentary which tells the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ascended to the throne at age 13. Under his reign the first version of the Great Wall was constructed. For high school students. CAUTION: There are battle scenes--which may be too graphic for some viewers.
The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China (Part 6 of 9)
This video is a documentary which tells the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ascended to the throne at age 13. Under his reign the first version of the Great Wall was constructed. For high school students. CAUTION: There are battle scenes--which may be too graphic for some viewers.
The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China (Part 7 of 9)
This video is a documentary which tells the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ascended to the throne at age 13. Under his reign the first version of the Great Wall was constructed. For high school students. CAUTION: There are battle scenes--which may be too graphic for some viewers.
The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China (Part 8 of 9)
This video is a documentary which tells the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ascended to the throne at age 13. Under his reign the first version of the Great Wall was constructed. For high school students. CAUTION: There are battle scenes--which may be too graphic for some viewers.
The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China (Part 9 of 9)
This video is a documentary which tells the story of Qin Shi Huang, who ascended to the throne at age 13. Under his reign the first version of the Great Wall was constructed. For high school students. CAUTION: There are battle scenes--which may be too graphic for some viewers.
Terms for Intro to Judaism class session 3
This is the beginning of a series of videos on defining terms for introduction to Judaism. Models of Judaism, denominations, and spiritual terms are discussed. Terms can be interesting to help understand Judaism.
Intro to Judaism #4 Terms Jewish life/synagoue
This is the beginning of a series of videos on defining terms for introduction to Judaism. Terms for the Jewish life and ritual objects. Terms can be interesting to help understand Judaism.
Introduction to Judaism
This video shows an introduction to what Judaism is by Dr Catanzaro. There is some historical background and a definition of "who are the Jews?" There is reference to modern Judaism, too.
Probability (Part 8) - Introduction to Bayes' Theorem
This is a Featured Video on You Tube. The instructor in this video, Sal Khan, continues his discussion of probability and offers an introduction to Bayes' Theorem. 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.
Introduction: Paper Heart Garland: Supplies
Learn how to make a paper heart garland. This introduction to the multi-step project explains what the project requires. It require three colors of craft paper, glue, glitter, safety pins, ribbon and scissors.
