Backyard Habitat: City Birds
Molly and Dave turn the backyard of a New York City brownstone into a
haven for city birds. They also visit Central Park to do some
birdwatching.
The Black-Capped Chickadee
This video describes how to identify a Black-Capped Chickadee as well as the characteristics of the bird including location, behavioral habits, and diet. Run time 01:09.
The House Finch
This video describes how to identify a House Finch as well as the
characteristics of the bird including location, behavioral habits, and diet.
The House Sparrow
This video describes how to identify a House Sparrow as well as the
characteristics of the bird including location, behavioral habits, history, and diet.
From Embryo to Duckling
This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" charts the development of a duck embryo, from its earliest stages just after fertilization, through cell replication and differentiation, to the final stage, emergence from the protection of the eggshell. Closed captioning included. Run time 01:19.
Normal Force and Newton's Third Law
In this video, Sal Khan of Khan Academy, discusses the normal force counteracting the force of gravity. Mr. Khan uses computer software for demonstration. (04:44)
How to Write a Poem
Writing a poem is very easy. Subject can be an idea, a feeling, a group or rhymes or even lines of words. This video is an interview with no student examples.
Daedalus and Icarus - Part One
After Athenian inventor Daedalus accidentally kills his nephew, he flees to Crete to be with his son Icarus. There he is employed by King Minos to build a labyrinth to imprison the beastly Minotaur. Since Daedalus knows the secret of the labyrinth, Minos imprisons the inventor and his son, and their only means of escape is with wings made from feathers and wax. Icarus flies too close to the sun and his wings melt, sending him to a watery grave. Daedalus blames Minos for his sons death, and he w
Norse Mythology: Day and Night, Sun and Moon
At first the world was a dark and gloomy place, even with the great open sky. The Gods had to create the sun and the moon. They also had to invent day and night to make his time better. Night was the daughter to Narfi, she was beautiful creature. Night and her second husband had a daughter named Earth. Night and her third husband named Dawn and they had a fair hair shining sun named Day. The sun and t
One Bus, a Bunch of Bags, and 80 young Mechanical Engineers in Hong Kong
On Saturday, 1st November 2008, eighty young engineers and engineering students turned up at Rocky Bay near Shek O, with one common goal: cleaning our shores and educating beach goers.
International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day, initiated by Ocean Conservancy, began 23 years ago in Texas, USA when almost 3,000 citizens removed 124 tonnes of trash from 122 miles of coastline. Sincethen, ICC Day has become an annual event held all over the world on the third Saturday in September.
Reading Comprehension | Cause and Effect | Second Grade
The narrator tells an Aesop fable about a farmer, his son, and their donkey. Lesson possibilities include cause and effect. There are no moving images in this video, just narration. (02:58)
Early Portuguese Slave trade
This short video introduces the way in which Portuguese exploration of Africa lead to slave trade.
Swing Time - Rogers and Astaire
In this Swing Time clip you see the first true dance number with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers paired together. this film was made in 1936 and was a musical comedy set mainly in New York. It was considered by many to be the best dance musical that they did.
In this Swing Time clip, Lucky, Astaire, saves Penny's, Rogers, job by showing how much she has taught him.
The first true dance number with th
Weird US - Northeast Points of Interest A variety of weird spots around the Northeastern states. Some of the places they visit: home of Zadock Pratt, a blue stone rock quarry outside of Albany, NY, Cardiff Giant, a hoax in Cardiff, NY, Lake Champlain to see Champ(similar to the Loch Ness Monste
Mrs. Kennedy Speaks Following JFK's Death
Less than two months after her husband was killed, Mrs. Kennedy made a newsreel tape, thanking the American people for all their expressions of sympathy after JFK's death. The tape was played in movie theaters, before the feature film was shown, and is now maintained in the National Archives.
The Persian Gulf War: Part 4 - Operation Desert Storm
The Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (also known as the mother of all battles August 1990 28 February 1991)[7][8] was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition for...
What Happens On Wall Street - Song
This is an animated video for the song Walkin' On Wall Street. It explains what Wall Street is and how everything works there. The singing character is a dove who gives advice on how to learn about wall street life. It presents useful specific vocabulary such as "to investment", "buy low sell high", etc.
Lincoln and Native Americans
How Lincoln was friends with Native Americans and insights into some instances in his life that shows his ability to understand their culture. Run time 03:08
Paper Heart Garland: Cut Paper-Step 2
This is step 2 for making a paper heart garland. This step explains how to draw a half heart on the folded paper and cut around it.
How's the Weather?
Here is a song that allows children to learn about different types of weather. Great video for learning the weather.
