NATURE | Behind the Scenes of "Hummingbirds" | PBS
This video shows the wonderful marriage between technology, cinematography, and the study of animals. Ann Prum, producer and cinematographer, explained how she and her team were able to catch the unbelievable grace and agility of hummingbirds in the wild using an HD camera called the Phantom High-speed Camera.  The video will help students to identify special characteristics like how hummingbirds eat from flowers, catch bugs, flap their wings in a figure eight, fight with one another, etc.
Learn English Through Song- Lesson 41- Idioms With Happy
Learn English idioms with happy through the song, "Happy Birthday to You" sung by Disney Children and Frank Sinatra. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. In this slide show the lyrics are shown for "Happy Birthday" along with text explanations about happy idioms in the song lyrics. More songs at learn-to-speak-english-esl.com. Good quality video appropriate for all students, not
Utopian Movement in the USA
This video is accompanies by text. "A number of cooperative communities were launched in the 1800s as experiments in alternative social organizations and Christian living according to scriptural interpretations. This was not a new phenomenon in the New World. The Jamestown colonists, the Puritans, the Quakers, and others had all made the difficult and dangerous voyage across the sea in order to live by their own beliefs. Â
Reformers in the aftermath of the Second Great Awakening sought
The Protestant Reformation - Part 1
Video discusses the early history of the Protestant Religion. The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe which is generally deemed to have begun with Martin Luther. Video also discusses Martin Luther in detail.
Buddhism and Shinto in Japan
This a brief but informative description of the Japanese religion, Buddhism. It is short, concise and colorful but not too much detail. It would be good for general study.
Stashing Carbon Dioxide in Basalt Rocks
Basalt formations off the East Coast of the U.S. could suck up a billion tons of carbon dioxide, according to a new study. Paleontologist Paul Olsen, of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, explains how to get the CO2 into the rocks, and why scientists believe it won't leak out.
How do climate changes in Greenland and Antartica affect weather for the rest of the world?
How do climate changes in Greenland and Antarctica affect weather for the rest of the world?" Alan Rodger – British Antarctic Survey. Addressing polar region study as a whole, the interactions between the physical, chemical, biological, solar, human, space and solar, marine life, climate, geological aspects. Run time 03:39.
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€
The Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere Part 1 of 4 John J. McCarthy Observatory, New Milford, CT. Monthly astronomy lecture done by Bob Lambert. Date of lecture is October 2008.   Lecture starts with explanation that we are now living in the Earth’s Secondary Atmosphere. There was a First Atmosphere called the primary atmosphere and it did not resemble today’s atmosphere at all. The evolution of our atmosphere is a continuum of an evolution, the atmosphere continues to chang
Learn English Through Song Lesson 43 Adjectives With --- hearted
Learn English adjectives with heart through the song, "Heart of Gold" by Boney M. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary,
pronunciation, listening and grammar. In this slide show the lyrics
are shown for "Heart of Gold" with explanations of "heart" adjectives. More songs at: learn-to-speak-english-esl.com. Good quality video appropriate for all students, not just ESL.
Learn English Through Song- Nouns and Phrases With Dream
Learn nouns and phrases with dream from the lyrics of the song California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. More songs at www.learn-to-speak-english-esl.com
Learn English Through Song - Grammar Errors
Learn how to correct grammar errors in poorly constructed sentences from the lyrics of the song Louie Louie by The Kingsmen. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. More songs at www.learn-to-speak-english-esl.com
Learn English Through Song - Reported Speech
Learn reported speech from the lyrics of the song Love Potion Number Nine by the Clovers. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation,
vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. More songs at www.learn-to-speak-english-esl.com
How Changes in Earth's Magnetic Field and Ionosphere Affect Us - Part 4
Part 4 in a discussion on How do changes in Earth's magnetic field and ionosphere affect us? Anya Strømme – EISCAT/SRI International. She’s working with very high power radar to study the aurora borealis which are better observed at higher latitudes. She’s studying particles coming into the atmosphere, heating it, generating currents—this is where our satellites fly…this impacts tv reception, GPS, cell phones in a much more dramatic way than we can imagine. Run time 03:16.
SAT Prep: Test 1, Section, 6 Part 1
Students, improve your math SAT score! This video starts off with a black screen because the narrator uses it as a chalkboard. This is video is appropriate 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 1, Section 9, Part 2
Students, improve your math SAT score! The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to model problems. This is video is appropriate 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 3, Part 5
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 4, Section 2, 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.
All the World is Human Part 4 - Conquistadors
In this video from BBC, Michael Wood continues his study of the Conquistadors, beginning to focus on Cabeza de Vaca's Extraordinary 8 year Journey Across North America, and the Sierra Madre Mexico, along with the Aztecs.  This video is another excellent addition to the series.
History of Labor Day
This videos explains the origins of Labor Day, the American holiday which served to honor its workers. Learn how Americas unions came together to take the day off from work and march to celebrate the accomplishments of the working men and women in the United States and Canada. Should be shown every Labor Day as well as a unit of study on the impact of unions in history.
