Counting Money with Wendy and the Money Worm Snippet from money video. Children learn why it is important to learn how to count money. Children learn the names and value of pennies and nickels. Children are told coins are round and then shown a coin and told how much it is worth. Introduction is 1 min. long. (3:36)
Amusing introduction to hydrogen
An amusing introduction to the properties of hydrogen. Illustrates that hydrogen is lighter than air, with a balloon. A wild-haired professor discusses the element, that it's part of water, and introduces the notion of deuterium. Finally, the hydogen balloon is exploded with some fire. Part of the Periodic Table of Videos series; periodicvideos.com.
Amusing introduction to helium
This introduction to the element helium covers its main uses and properties such as being used to fill up small helium balloons and huge helium blimps like the Goodyear blimp, that it cannot be synthesized but can be found naturally, that it is inert and not flammable, etc. Combines amusing demonstrations with talking to the camera by a wild-haired chemistry professor. Part of a series called Periodic Table of Videos.
Physical Geography - Forces that Shape Our Earth
Explore the major landforms of our world with spectacular video footage. Look at the various forces that affect our physical environment including glaciers, volcanoes, gravity, rivers, lakes and oceans, movement in the earth, wind and temperature changes. This video is a superb introduction to the ways all these forces work together to shape our planet.
Commonly Misused Words- DURING & WHILE
In this live action lecture, the teacher helps to clear up the confusion between during and while. The word “during” it is followed by a noun. For example, during the flight I slept a lot. The word "while" is followed by a verb. For example, while I was flying I slept a lot. Narrator gives many examples. Clear examples and teaching. (2:52)
Apple And The Copycat Apple sneaks out of the fruit storage shed to get some exercise and is amazed to find a little shell with an identical apple inside. She doesn't realize the shell is a mirror and the apple is her reflection and gets very cross that the visitor won't speak to her. But Big Apple explains what a reflection is and Apple then has a lot of fun watching her mirror image copying her e
The Singing Donkey True friends give sound advice and we should always listen to them. The singing donkey learned this the difficult way! Story is about a donkey who became friends with a fox. Every night the donkey and his friend would go to a cucumber farm and eat to their hearts’ content. One night the donkey starts to sing and the fox tells him not to because he will make the guards angry. The fox then tells the donk
Norse Mythology: Day and Night, Sun and Moon
At first the world was a dark and gloomy place, even with the great open sky. The Gods had to create the sun and the moon. They also had to invent day and night to make his time better. Night was the daughter to Narfi, she was beautiful creature. Night and her second husband had a daughter named Earth. Night and her third husband named Dawn and they had a fair hair shining sun named Day. The sun and t
The Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere Part 4 of 4 John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture done by Bob Lambert. Date of this lecture is October 2008. Video continues with discussion of today’s atmosphere and the atmosphere of the future. This lecture opens up to the audience for
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.
Autism Symptoms & Treatments : Identifying Autism Symptoms
Video is presented by Dr. David Hill. There are many symptoms of autism which include, showing interest in her parents' emotions or takes longer than nine months to recognize her name. At twelve months they should be learning words and trying to get your attention. Another symptom is sensitivity to loud normal noises, the child staring into space for prolonged periods for no apparent reason. Unusual hand movement in front of the face or does
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.
(2/9) The Warsaw Uprising Part 2 of 9 about the uprising in the ghetto of Warsaw against the German occupation.
(3/9) The Warsaw Uprising Part 3 of 9 about the uprising in Warsaw against the German occupation.
(4/9) The Warsaw Uprising Part 4 of 9 about the uprising of the Poles in the Warsaw ghetto against the German occupation.
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.
Reading Problems-Problems Remembering the Words Bonnie Terry, M. Ed. answers this question: “My son sounds out the same word five times during an easy reader and is not able to remember it. How normal is this? He is seven and a half.” This could be due to a visual or an auditory memory. Some things the parent may want to work on is short term or long term memory, such as Memory Game. For additional activities check the instructor’s website or the web. Video is o
