Cow Eye Dissection
This interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium delves into the structure and function of the vertebrate eye. Follow a videotaped dissection of a cow eye and then compare and contrast what you've seen with an interactive diagram of the human eye.
Human Anatomy - Heart Circulatory System
This is a computer-animated video (04:24) that gives an overview of the human circulatory system.
Anatomy: Central Nervous System
This video, from StudyBeat.com, is for older middle school students and high school students. The central nervous system is told through animation.
The Anatomy of the Central Nervous System
This is an excellent, concise video giving information through simple animation and commentary. A quote from the video: "The nervous system is a complex network of nerve cells and nerve fibers spread throughout the body. Its function is to interpret, store, and respond to information received from inside and outside."
Human Anatomy - Peripheral Nervous System
This is a computer-animated video (02:23) that describes the nervous system and its three parts: the autonomic nervous system, the enteric nervous system, and the somatic nervous system.  This video has English captions at the bottom of the screen. This may be good for big classrooms where sound may not travel far.
Crawfish Dissection
Silent animation of the structure of a crawfish. Would make a good overview before dissection begins. 2:57 min.
How Guide Dogs Help the Disabled
Founded in 1981, MIRA provides service dogs to the visually impaired or otherwise disabled to help them live their lives independently. (02:45)
Human Anatomy - EAR
This is a computer-animated video (03:13)Â that describes the structure of the ear and how sound is received by the ear. This video has English captions at the bottom of the screen. This may be good for the hearing-impaired or for big classrooms where sound may not travel far.
Note: there is a spelling error on the last part of the video where the video is summarized.
Human Anatomy - NOSE
This is a computer-animated video (03:07) that describes the structure of the nose. The video is clear and easy to understand. This video has English captions at the bottom of the screen. This may be good for big classrooms where sound may not travel far.
Note: there is a spelling error on the last part of the video where the video is summarized.
How to Publish a Children's Picture Book
Publish a children's picture book by being persistent and researching what books are out there to learn what publishers are gravitating towards. Learn more about publishing children's books with tips from a writing instructor. (2:36)
Teaching Children How to Write a Book
Teaching children to write a book can trigger their creativity
and offer an outlet other than visual art for them to express
themselves and their worlds. Teach children to write books using prompts or guidelines with advice from a writing specialist in this video.
How to Draw Comic Book Characters
How to Draw Comic Book Characters. Drawing comic book characters is a quick moving video that shows the basic of drawing such figures. It is best used if the students can follow with their own paper and pencil. May need to be replayed a few times.
How It's Made: Commercial Book Binding
A quick look at how magazines and books are bound. Good for career day or to develop an appreciation for the of mass production and the engineering that is required.
Run time 1:22
Bach's Fugue #1 in C Major (Well-Tempered Clavier Book I)
This is a video that includes two different perspectives of someone playing Bach's "Fugue #1 in C Major" on the piano as well as a bar graph. The music to this Fugue is also scrolling on the video. (1:50)
Anatomy of a Muscle Cell
This instructor in this video, Sal Khan, discusses the structure of a muscle cell. Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors)Â to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009Â Microsoft Tech Award in Education.
"She Said Yes" - Book Report
This is a great example of a student produced video book report. This book is about Columbine High School. Grades 9-12. 54 sec.
How to Make an Origami Book
This video provides visual instuctions for making an origami book. (4:47)
International Terminology of Anatomy
This brief video - intended for AP Health students - gives a brief overview of the new international standards utilized to name human anatomical structures. The video uses computer generation and narration from an instructor. Run time 5:00
Perseverance: True Voices of Cancer Survivors, by Carolyn Rubenstein, Book Trailer
August 17, 2009 — Official book trailer for Carolyn Rubenstein's Perseverance: True Voices of Cancer Survivors, a non-fiction book which contains life lessons learned for all of us from young adult cancer survivors. While in middle school, the author visited Camp Sunshine, a camp for children going through cancer. This transformed and directed her life.  Watch the author's face as she talks and see slides of cancer patients and Carolyn.Â
SCBWI: Master Class - Creating the Picture Book, with Tomie dePaola
Interview hosted by Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. He is asked, "What is a picture book?" He answers that once the child has had the book read to them, they can remember the story by looking at the pictures. He discusses the visual style of books and how there is not one that works best. He hopes that the things he writes makes children feel good and see things in a different way. He then shows how he illustrates a picture. What single word would he leave as his legacy?
