Heat and Temperature What makes the liquid in a thermometer rise or fall in response to temperature? Which contains more heat—a boiling teakettle or a swimming p
The Arts in Every Classroom: Creating a Multi-Arts Performance Piece
Learner Team members and students examine the elements of the classic journey as identified by Joseph Campbell. They then create a multi-arts performance piece that represents a journey story. They apply what they have learned in previous lessons in order to rehearse, critique, revise, and perform their work.
Acceleration
Learn what acceleration is and how it effects the velocity of objects in this short, computer animated video. Key concepts covered are: acceleration, velocity, constant velocity, constand acceleration, distand per second, and constand acceleration rate. Video ends with a 10 question, fill in the blank quiz.
Thinkwell Chemistry: Properties of Gases, Part 2 of 2
This is an excellent presentation in which the lecturer discusses
the properties of gases (07:39) in easy-to-understand terms. This is a clip from a larger segment and is done in a lecture-style format. There are times when the instructor is in a small window in the corner while he points out specifics.
Chemistry Gases
A fun and descriptive way of describing the different gases in chemistry and how they interact with the environment where they are contained.
Mood Disorders: Hereditary Factors
Illustrates the findings of a 10-year study that involved 12,000 volunteers in an Amish community and represents careful analysis of genetic factors related to manic-depressive disorders.
The Mind of the Psychopath
Presents the definition of and specific behaviors related to psychopathy, and the ongoing research on this subject.
Workshop 8: Bend and Stretch
We all expect a spring to stretch or compress when a force is applied, but forces can even deform solid objects like the floor or the top of a table. In this workshop, students in a high school classroom explore ideas about tension and normal force. By applying a force to a spring and measuring the distance the spring is stretched, the students calculate the force consta
Internet Safety Rules
There are rules that you need to follow to be safe in the cyberworld. These rules are stated in this video.
How to Make A Morpheme FlipBook
This clip shows how to make a morpheme flip book. You will need stack of paper any size, a list of prefixes, roots, suffixes, scissors, stapler, markers or pens. Instructions are provided with voice narration and with text on the screen. This is useful for practicing dividing words into parts and making and learning new words..
Word Parts in Action- Morpheme Mechanics
This is a clip showing words that are divided into prefix, root, and suffix. The word is shown on the slide and underneath the words is how it should be divided. In the background is a roller coaster and music which is distracting to the lesson.
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
This video explains how adding and subtracting polynomials is essentially combining like terms of polynomial expressions. When adding and subtracting polynomials, they can either be arranged vertically or grouped according to degree. A knowledge of polynomial vocabulary is important before adding and subtracting polynomials. (4:09)
Washington's Surprise Attack on Trenton
In this two minute video the surprise attack by Washington on the British mercenaries at Trenton is expained. This Christmas, 1777, battle came at desperate time for the colonists. Washington defies military convention with a nighttime assault in the dead of winter.
The American Revolution 1775 part 1
Video shows how the American Revolution started and why it started.(Slides with narration)
1849 California Gold Rush
A social studies class tries their hand at re-enacting what the gold miners did in the 1849 gold rush. (Amateur video)
Plutarch-Isis and Osiris
This video explores the the literature of Plutarch. Plutarch was not concerned with history so much as the influence of character, good or bad, on the lives and destinies of men.
The History of Apple Computer
This is a good history of apple computer starting from the Lisa. the first Apple Personal PC to different OS. The first personal Mac is shown. Some text many images.(2:40)
20/20 Fidel Castro Interview - Barbara Walters [5 of 6]
Barbara Walters interviews Fidel Castro from Havana, Cuba -- 25 years after her first interview with the Cuban leader. Her original interview made a little history because people got their first real look at the man. Although Castro is known for very long speeches, he rarely does interviews. Fidel Castro, 76 at the time of this interview, has outlasted nine US presidents. His rule continues to inspire both fear and devotion. He tells Barbara Walters that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev lied
Rounding to Nearest Hundred
This short simple video shows an example of how to round to the nearest hundred. Using a single three digit number, the video uses a number line to illustrate how to choose whether to round a number up or down. There is no spoken instruction in this video.
Bill Moyers, The Media and Democracy
Bill Moyers speaks his mind on Big Media to fellow media activists at the National Conference for Media Reform in January 2007. Part 3.
