Alligator: Greater than and Less than
With the props of a puppet alligator the lady teaches greater than or less than math problems. She introduces a song that explains what the greater than sign eats. She is very enthused and excited with the presentation.
Mount Tempura: Potential Volcanic Eruption Analysis
This three minute shows how scientist think that Mount Tempura will throw so much ash into the air when it erupted that it could change the earth's climate. Yellowstone National Park is a huge volcano that
explodes every 600,000 years. The last time it blew was 640,000 years ago. This is a good video to show students to show how volcanic eruptions impact the Earth.
Abbreviations
This lesson presents abbreviations and gives some examples of different types of abbreviations. The abbreviations are used in context and you can read the script on the screen.
Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Singt dem Herren alle Stimmen! by Haydn
This is a live performance of Sir Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Sally Matthews, Ian Bostridge, Dietrich Henschel. They are on stage in a concert hall. The lighting, picture and sound quality are excellent.
21eTeacher: Elaborate video
A video about the fourth E in Nortel LearniT's 6ES lesson plan model. In this section of the lesson plan the students are expected to work directly on the given assignment. It is their opportunity to demonstrate their application of new information and to present their findings or conclusions to others. It is a good time for submitting materials for evaluation, doing presentations and completing the project or assignment. Run time 01:35.
How do you make lessons stick?
How do you get a lesson to stick is a very, very fast paced slide show that goes through his six elements of a good lesson. Some interesting ideas, but no evidence given on their improvement in terms of objective data. There needs to be more information to understand this lesson, but it does have some good elements. (6:40)
Groundhog Day
This animated story shows a funny groundhog who is dressed like Elvis and sings rock to complain about a possum who came on on groundhog day to call people's attention. He finally makes friends with the possum and shares with his his popularity.
Aesop's Fable- Saving the Wolf
A simple animated cartoon film of Aesop's fable, "Saving the Wolf." In this story a wolf starts to choke on his dinner. A crane comes along and saves the wolf's life and demands a reward. She learns that greed does not work with gratitude. Good sound and production. (3:10)
Story Time | The North Wind and the Sun | Third Grade
Reading Comprehension: This is a fable about the Sun and the Wind. There are no moving images in this video; it just has narration. (02:32)
The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson
An animated story by Hans Christian Andersen. An emperor hires two tailors who promise to make him a set of remarkable new clothes that will be invisible to anyone who is either incompetent or stupid. When the emperor goes to see his new clothes, he sees nothing at all — for the tailors are swindlers and there aren't any clothes.  Afraid of being judged incompetent or stupid, the emperor pretends to be delighted with the new clothes and â€
Norse Mythology Part 2
This is a video series on Norse Mythology. Mythology expert talks about
the gods in Norse Mythology. Good quality video.
Video -- Did Gulf Spill Boost "Dead Zone"?
<p>October 25, 2010—Microbes consuming oil from the Gulf of Mexico's BP spill deplete oxygen levels when they die, raising the threat of an expanded "dead zone," which endangers some marine life. Now scientists are using years of dead-zone data to determine whether the dangerous region grew after the spill.</p>
Are the magentic poles reversing?
Study of the question Are the magnetic poles reversing?" Ian McCrea, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Using magnetic models, scientist study the million plus year cycle of the pole reversal. RUn time 03:31.
Why study the magnetosphere at the poles?
David Murr of Dartmouth College explains why study the magnetosphere at the Poles: the closer to the pole, the closer you are to the outer boundaries of the Earth. In doing this, he also sees the connection between the people and the land. Run time 02:47.
Animation of the Building of the International Space Station
How did all that stuff get up there? This is a fascinating, silent, animated time line of the International Space Station which is featured on the USA Today website. The time line starts in 1998 and ends in 2010. Though this animation is silent, there are words on the side to explain.
SAT Prep: Test 2, Section 3, Part 6
Students, improve your math SAT score! The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to model problems.  This video is appropriate for high school students. Uses a textbook (the official SAT study guide) commonly found in bookstores, but it is not absolutely necessary as the narrator does all work on the screen.
SAT Prep: Test 2, Section 6, Part 1
Students, improve your math SAT score! The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to model problems. This video is appropriate for high school students. Uses a textbook (the official SAT study guide) commonly found in bookstores, but it is not absolutely necessary as the narrator does all work on the screen.
SAT Prep: Test 3 ,Section 4, Part 2
Students, improve your math SAT score! The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to model problems. This video is appropriate for high school students. Uses a textbook (the official SAT study guide) commonly found in bookstores, but it is not absolutely necessary as the narrator does all work on the screen.
SAT Prep: Test 5, Section 9, Part 3
Students, improve your math SAT score! The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to model problems. This video is appropriate for high school students. Uses a textbook (the official SAT study guide) commonly found in bookstores, but it is not absolutely necessary as the narrator does all work on the screen. Problems 10-13 starting on page 681.
SAT Pronoun Reference, Part 2
This video begins with a brief review of the first part of this set of videos. Then the video mentions 3 new rules about pronouns and goes into some depth with the first rule on singular pronouns before the video ends. While the information is tailored to the SAT, it is useful for general studies of pronouns as well.
