The Universe: The Constellations
Stories behind constellations and how they were named and why. Students would benefit from a handout and/or chart of the constellations. (03:10)
History of God - History of Christianity
This six minute video is a lecture on how the population of he world and the number of different religions have impacted society in the opinion of the speaker. This could be controversial for some.
Beethoven - Für Elise
Live in Seoul. Encore #4 performed by Valentina Lisitsa, a Ukrainian born pianist, living in the USA. (04:13)
Microscopic Images from Inside the Human Body
This student-made project includes various images from the human body. The video could be used with a lesson on microscopic organisms, cells, or with a lesson about the microscope itself. Some of the images include: red blood cells, human hair, purkinje neurons, hair cells in the ear, blood vessels, taste buds, tooth plaque, blood clot, alveoli in the lung, villi in small intestine, egg, sperm, and embryo. The slide show is set to upbeat music. (3:58)
Language is a Virus: A Performance Art Piece
Laurie Anderson, perhaps one of the most well known performance artists presents "Language is a Virus" from her performance piece "Home of the Brave" Using music, video, performance, technology, spoken word, this piece is a great example of Anderson's work. (6:32)
Pronouns in English
This video shows the differences among subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, possessive adjectives, and reflexive pronouns. The instructor presents a lecture using a chart on a whiteboard to compare the different types of pronouns. There is some glare on the whiteboard, making it difficult to see at times. (05:43)
Knewton.com - Pronoun Reference
This brief video from Knewton discusses pronouns. Clear and easy to understand. (01:17)
French-Question words
In this video the difference between the question words Que, Quoi, and Qu'est-ce que are explained.
Map Legends (colors)
A brief lesson on how to read a map legend.
Voltage and Current, Part 1
This video describes voltage, the potential difference or "pressure" that pushes electric charges through conductors.
Hepatitis C Animation
Short animation showing how Hepatitis C infection takes place. Includes how the infection affects the body. 1:23 min.
Sartre 2 of 7 Video starts when Sartre is a school teacher, in his spare time he developed a strong interest in phenomenology, a new branch of philosophy that offered a radical account of the workings of human conscience. In 1933 he went Berlin to study with a leader in that field. When he came back to Paris, the big idea he came back with was to relate to an item in the world rather than a representation of it in your he
Humpty Dumpty Song
A cartoon song of the classic nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty. The video features two passes through the song. (00:53)
Preschool Kids Songs-Alphabet
Preschool songs & kids songs for circle time to help learn the alphabet.http://www.preschoollearningonline.com/preschoolkidsongs.htmlhttp://www.activityschoolbus.com
Amusing introduction to helium
This introduction to the element helium covers its main uses and properties such as being used to fill up small helium balloons and huge helium blimps like the Goodyear blimp, that it cannot be synthesized but can be found naturally, that it is inert and not flammable, etc. Combines amusing demonstrations with talking to the camera by a wild-haired chemistry professor. Part of a series called Periodic Table of Videos.
Why Does Helium Change Your Voice?
Why does sucking on helium make your voice sound funny? See if this question can stump Dr. Charlotte Grayson. Helium is a colorless and odorless gas, and lighter than air. It changes your voice by altering the environment where sounds are formed. Run time 01:27.
Helium Is Lighter than Air Using Bubbles Demonstration
Demonstrating that helium is lighter than air with bubbles that rise. Watch David Richardson from the Institute of Physics demonstrate these fascinating, yet simple physics experiments that you can replicate in class. (1:30)
Helium
A four minute lecture that explains what helium is and how it reacts. Many great points are made and this is a very good overview for the study of this element.
Lithium battery rotating
This is simply a soundless QuickTime video of a lithium battery rotating. Might be useful if you simply want to show what a lithium battery looks like. To move the battery yourself, choose "QuickTimeVR Rotation" and hold down the control key while you click and drag over the picture. May take a little while to load.
An antlion builds a trap and waits...
Antlions live in the deserts of Africa and other warm, desert climates. They are verocious predators! The antlion larva in this video is shown building a sand trap and then capturing and defeating an ant.