Corbett Maths
Drawing Pictograms
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Test this theory as classes learn to represent data with pictograms. A video shows pupils how to use pictograms to create a display of data similar to a dot plot. A pair of worksheets offers...
Corbett Maths
Reading Histograms
Learn how to read and write histograms. A pair of video lessons instructs learners on the skills required to find the frequency of a range in a population from a histogram. The lesson compares a histogram to a frequency table....
Corbett Maths
Drawing Histograms
Decrease the frequency of histogram-related questions! A well-designed lesson shows how to create and read a frequency histogram using a series of three videos. Learners then complete practice problems that use the concepts shown in the...
PBS
Seasonal Science: Raptor Migration
45 percent of all raptors migrate, but they don't follow the paths of other migrating birds. An extensive Seasonal Science series introduces the unique migration process of raptors. The narrator explains the extremely small migration...
PBS
Seasonal Science: Hurricane
Winter, spring, summer, fall, and hurricanes? With the help of a video that is part of a larger Seasonal Science series, learn why hurricanes have a season all their own. Viewers integrate knowledge of the causes of hurricanes, factors...
PBS
Seasonal Science: Pine Pollen
More than 125 species of pine trees exist, and each species can live over 100 years, with some living over 1,000 years—that's a lot of pine pollen! The Seasonal Science series explains why pine trees produce pollen. The video details the...
PBS
Seasonal Science: Frostbite
Fingers, toes, and nose. Oh, my! It's so cold outside. An animated video models the four-step progression of frostbite and how it affects the human body.
Anywhere Math
The Coordinate Plane
Get to the point of planes using an informative video lesson. A thorough lesson describes the components of the coordinate plane including the axes, quadrants, and origin. The facilitator then teaches the process of plotting and...
Anywhere Math
Writing Expressions
Products, quotients, sums, and differences are the operations to know. A thorough lesson presentation explains how to analyze a verbal expression to create a mathematical expression. Explanations of terminology and order help learners...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Prialt Blocks Motor Synapse in Fish
Have you ever wondered how to paralyze a fish? The cone snail produces venom that works, but what happens at a molecular level? A calcium channel blocker prevents muscle movement, enabling the slow-moving snail to catch faster, larger...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Prialt Blocks Pain Signaling in Mice
Prialt, a prescription pain medicine, is used to treat severe and chronic pain in humans, but is extremely toxic to fish. To understand how Prialt works, class members watch a short animated video that models how calcium channels that...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular Basis of Late Ltp (Long-Term Memory)
Scholars compare and contrast the molecular changes for short-term and long term-memory with the help of animated videos. Viewers see the chemical process that changes the brain and stores memories thanks to dopamine.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular Basis of Early Ltp (Short-Term Memory)
Digital amnesia: forgetting information one easily finds online. Learn how our brains move information into short-term memory at the molecular level with a short animation sure to make a memorable impression. Viewers observe a...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular Activity in Aplysia Short-Term Memory
Scientists have yet to find the limit on the human brain's capacity for memory storage, so the potential is limitless! An animated video demonstrates how the brain places information in short-term memory. Viewers observe the...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Molecular Mechanism of Synaptic Function
Neurons don't touch each other, but they still communicate. Observe the process of both electrical and chemical signals used by neurons to share information. Hear exactly what triggers each step of the reaction as you view an animation...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Neurons in Parietal Cortex Are Active During Straddling
How do scientists know which parts of the brain various functions use? With the help of an animated cat, viewers observe this process. They listen to the activity of one neuron as the cat steps over an obstacle and hear when the neuron...
Anywhere Math
Comparing and Graphing Ratios
Finding a unit rate is imperative to the smart shopper! A video lesson introduces learners to a comparison of ratios. Initially, the instructor manipulates the ratios to have a common denominator for better comparison. He then explains...
Anywhere Math
Three-Dimensional Figures
Who knew there were so many parts to a geometric solid?! Well, you probably did, and your pupils will, too, after watching a video lesson on three-dimensional figures. Instruction includes a description of the parts of solids, naming...
Anywhere Math
Probability
The probability is high that your class loves an informative video lesson. The lesson begins with a discussion of vocabulary related to probability and acceptable ways to present a probability. The presenter wraps up the instruction with...
Anywhere Math
Algebraic Expressions (Advanced)
Here's everything you need to know about algebraic expressions in 10 minutes or less! From an introduction to vocabulary to simplifying with the distributive property, the video lesson has a little bit of everything related to...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Continental Movement Over the Past 200 Million Years
Go for a ride on the continental drift. A video animation shows the movement of land over a period of 200 million years. The lesson instructor explains the shift during the animation and gives pupils a unique viewing perspective to...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Daly's Model of Subduction
The subduction model: helping learners understand how continental drift is possible. An animation demonstration illustrates the process of subduction through an analysis of the earth's layers. The instructor narrates the process as the...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Holmes' Model of Convection
Convection currents do more than just bake a cake. A quick lesson demonstrates the convection currents of the earth and how they contribute to continental drift. An animation illustrates the movement of the currents and demonstrates how...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Plate Tectonics
The plates of the earth may be shifting right under your feet! Learn the causes and consequence of this shifting through an informative a video lesson. Scholars explore the effects of the movement on a local, global, and even planetary...