Plants Show Movement -Sunflower and Touch Me Not
This brief cartoon uses simple illustrations and explanations to help teach that plants move. (01:2)
Types of Teeth & their Functions
This cartoon uses simple illustrations and explanations to teach younger students about the different types of teeth. Some key vocabulary words include: baby teeth, adult teeth, bite, tear, grind, chew, incisors, canine, molars, and wisdom teeth. (04:46)
Monkercise - Ooh, Aah & You
Get active with the "Ooh and Ahh" song. The mokey explains that monkercise is "kinda like exercise, only monkey style!" (02:01)
Layers of the Earth
This cartoon uses simple illustrations and explanations to teach about the layers of the Earth. Some key vocabulary words include: crust, mantle, and core. (02:17)
The Rainforest
This short video, set to music, is a overview of the rainforest and its inhabitants--some familiar, some not. The vivid, close-up pictures bring the animals to life for students. This could be used to introduce a rainforest unit or when discussing different climates. (1:44)
Diyarbakir: The Past, Present and Future of Kurdistan
Learn More: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/turkey-kurdish-kids-stone-throwing-jail-terrorists
Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey is ridden by politics. Plastered all over the city walls are the 'PKK' abbreviations for the Kurdish terrorist group. Recently, the emerging Kurdish community organization, the 'KCK' ("Union of Communities of Kurdistan") have been threatened by arrests for links to the PKK. In all this, the city experiences riots constantly.
Pulitzer Center grantee Jenna Krajeski c
ISS Update - April 11, 2012
The International Space Station video update for April 11, 2012.
The Union Sends a Message
1863 "Wallpaper Edition" of the Daily Citizen newspaper in Vicksburg, Mississippi is created as resources is scarce during the Civil War. The battle of Vicksburg was seen as a turning point of the Civil War. In this video clip, learn more about the Union victory at Vicksburg. (3:00)
Open Classroom - 4/11/12 #7 Q&A
Food and American Society an Urban Perspective
Topic for 4/11/12: Food and Health: Changing Lifestyles
Lectures:
Walter Willet, Professor of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
Susan Roberts, Professor of Nutrition, Tufts University
Sara Baer-Sinnott, President, Oldways
Mary Jo Meisner, Vice President, and Allison Bauer, Program Director, The Boston Foundation
The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public. Each semester, the Schoo
Bird Migration
This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explains why birds migrate south for the winter and the benefits of migrating back north in the Spring for the nesting season. Follow scientists and students as they catch, band and release birds at the Idaho Bird Observatory during their migration. (3:56)
EU bonus proposal not the right plan -Breakingviews
April 13 - The EU's plan to cap bonuses severely limits banks' flexibility and could encourage them to raise base salaries. The EU needs to come up with a better plan, says Breakingviews.
Applying the Scientific Method
This video provides a real-life example of the scientific method: testing hypotheses about which plants will grow most successfully on a green roof in Kentucky. At Bernheim Forest near Louisville, scientists have set up 12 roof grids at ground level. The roof grids are filled with three different kinds of growing media and planted with four different groups of plants to determine which plants and media would work best for the Visitor Center roof garden and other roof gardens in the region. (1:15
Arctic Tundra
This video segment from Wild Europe: "Wild Arctic" describes some of the plants and animals that make up the tundra biome, and captures the harshness of the treeless arctic environment and the adaptations organisms use to survive a year's worth of seasons there. (5mins)
Igneous Rocks
This short cartoon uses simple illustrations and examples to teach about igneous rock. Some key vocabulary words include: magma, lava, volcano, granite, and basalt. (02:11)
Another Way to Slide
In this Super Fab Lab video clip from the “My Slide" episode of "Sid the Science Kid," kids learn that slides are examples of a simple machine called an inclined plane. (1:33)
Beaver Lodge
Get an inside look at a beaver lodge as Chris and Martin follow a beaver into his home built of sticks! Viewers learn that a beaver home looks like a mound of sticks from the outside but with its underwater entrance and dry area inside, it is a home so strong that only a bear could break through! (2mins)
Beavers
The beaver is often referred to as nature's own engineer. This video segment focuses on the beaver's ability to transform its environment to suit itself. The beaver does so with an innate ability to construct dams -- a feat no creature, save humans, is able to achieve. (4:42)
Beavers Have Lumberjack Teeth
Watch as the Kratt brothers model the process by which beavers build lodges! Viewers learn that beavers go through a demanding, multi-step process to make their homes. Beavers use their 3-inch incisors to cut down trees and work together to build lodges which range from 6-9 feet high and 10-20 feet across. (2:32)
Fourth of July History
In a History of the Holidays video, discover how and when Americans celebrated Independence Day in the past. Although Benjamin Franklin thought we'd celebrate the 2nd of July; the 4th of July is closest to our hearts. (3:36)
US Government Review Part 1 - 3 Branches of Government
This ten minute video about the three main branches of the US government. It features a narrator and there isn't any other images to help students understand. Best as a brief overview.
