Alphabet Video instructs children on the 26 letters of the alphabet, showing the letters on a blackboard in graphics form. Shows the letter of the alphabet with pictures of many different items that start with that letter; the item's name is also spelled out. Video is of good quality; it is not produced in the United States so some words are spelled and pronounced differently, such as aeroplane instead of airplane.  Â
Uses of Plants - Elementatry Science
This video (03:43)Â relates the many uses of plants from food, to medicine, and medicine.
How Plants Return to an Area Wiped Out by Lava
From Dragonfly TV. Julia and Briana live on the island of Hawai'i, where lots of lava can be found. Lava flows are very unique environments. Even though volcanoes have been erupting here for thousands of years, much of the big island is full of green plants. The girls stopped by the Volcanoes National Park Visitors Center to find out how that could be. Their question to be answered: How do plants return to an area wiped out by a lava flow?
Benefits of Reading for Pleasure
The benefits of reading for pleasure include teaching children to
love books, relaxation and being introduced to new ideas. Connect with other people and have things to talk about because of reading. Advice from a writing instructor on reading for pleasure in this clip.
Cell Anatomy
What are all those crazy parts and pieces of a cell? What is the procaryote and the eukaryote? Video explains these two different types of cells.
Understanding HTML Tags, Part 1
Helps you to understand what the different tags stand for so you can code or edit in HLML. Always need to start with an opening tag.(6:50)
Gary Paulsen Lecture on running his dogs - part 3 of (prbably 4) Lecture took place on October 27, 2007.   In this portion of his speech he talks about his dog Cookie, the start of the race and how his lead dog did not follow the path of the race, but instead gets lost in Anchorage. This portion of the speech is very humorous and ihelps to show that people who have a hard time growing up can become positive. His audience loves him! (3:34)
President John Adams
This clip shows what John Adams's life was like during the beginning of the US. He was vice president under George Washington for the two terms that he served. When Washington stepped down, Adams ran for and won the presidency. The start of political parties. Four minute video.
The Discovery of Penicillin
In this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn what led British researcher Alexander Fleming to the chance discovery of antibacterial properties of a mold extract he later named penicillin. After treating World War I battlefield casualties, Fleming began searching for compounds that would ward off infections in humans. Returning from vacation in the summer of 1928, he noticed that mold was partly covering one of the agar plates in which he had been growing bacteria, and that the mol
The Po river
This video has footage of the river Po. A speaker talks about the benefits of it's fertile banks and shows how the towns, fields and factories are effected by flooding.
Wireless Electricity
Eric Giler wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. Here, he covers what this sci-fi tech offers, and demos MIT's breakthrough version, WiTricity -- a near-to-market invention that may soon recharge your cell phone, car, pacemaker. As the CEO of MIT-inspired WiTricity, Eric Giler has a plan to beam electric power through the air to wirelessly power your laptop or recharge your car. You may never plug in again. Run time 10:13.
Arbor Day Foundation Tree Song
The Arbor Day Foundation's Carly the Cardinal song about trees. The cardinal talks and sings with children about the benefits of trees.(Animated)
Mitosis In Action
Observation of the cell division of C. elegans cells from a 1 cell embryonic stage over a 50 minute time course at 20 second intervals. Black and white with music. Grades 5-12. 54 sec.
The Making of a Nation - The 13 Colonies
Beware of political ad that starts this video. This five minute video has a very slow start. A word wall and handout are needed. A glorified slide show. Distracting music. Shows each colonies and its shield. This video is best used as a model for student created videos.
Cell Division In Lung Cells
Uses contrast microscopy to visual the process of cell division. Images in black and white with labeling and narration of what is occurring at each step. Grades 7-12. 58 sec.
The Stages of Mitosis
This is a computer-animated clip from Stages of Mitosis, a promotional piece, which begins with a fly-through of cells preparing to undergo mitosis (cell division).
Upon entering a cell we are introduced to various organelles of the inner cell and the key events involved in mitosis.
The Taxman Cometh: The Boston Tea Party
An explanation of the roots of the Boston tea party, when a band of American colonials led by Samuel Adams are so incensed by the tax on tea that they dump British tea into Boston Harbor. Done with art work and other imges from the time. Shows important of taxes as a reason to start the war.
The Cell Cycle
The cell cycle is a series of events that cells go through to
reproduce and create more cells. Learn about the stages of the cell
cycle with information from a science teacher in this video.
Interphase in the Cell Cycle
Interphase is a part of the cell cycle in which the cell
reproduces more DNA. Learn from a science teacher how interphase prepares a cell to split in half in this video.
Air Pollution's Effect on Health
Air Pollution Risks - Find out how air pollution can impact our bodies, our health and most importantly, our lungs. Run time 01:22.
