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Visual Learning Systems
Understanding the Seasons
This video discusses how the Earth's tilt and revolution around the Sun are responsible for the different seasons. This video is part of the 11-part series, Earth, Sun, and Moon.
Mazz Media
Solstice
This live-action video program is about the word solstice. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word solstice through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Equinox
This live-action video program is about the word equinox. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word equinox through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding the Solstices and Equinoxes
This video provides an explanation of the solstices and equinoxes, which are important astronomical events that mark the changing seasons.<b<br/>r/>
This video is part of the 8-part series, Earth’s Rotation and Revolution.
This video is part of the 8-part series, Earth’s Rotation and Revolution.
Oxford Comma
Specificity and Ambiguity: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
If you're familiar with John Green's debut novel, looking for Alaska, then you know the reference to Miles' name (Miles to go before I sleep) comes from a Robert Frost poem. But, did you know that diving into this poem revels just how...
Wonderscape
Holiday Kids: All About Christmas
This video is a lesson discussing the history, customs, and traditions of the Christmas holiday. The teacher explains the origins of Christmas, including the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth and the choice of December 25th as the...
Physics Girl
This Phenomenon Only Happens in Hawaii ... and Cuba, Nigeria, Indonesia, Peru, Sudan, Laos and…
What do Hawaii, Nigeria, and Peru have in common? Each of these locations, plus many others, get to see the subsolar point! But, what is it? A video from a comprehensive physics playlist puts the phenomenon at the forefront by explaining...
Be Smart
Why Seasons Make No Sense
Do the summer and winter solstices mark the beginning of the warmest and coldest quarters of the year? After an introduction of scientific concepts related to seasons, an informative video explains how the Romans are responsible for...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Winter Wonderland? Wonder No Longer
A group of scientists discuss the scientific phenomena that we experience in the winter season. Aired Jan. 6, 2012 [33:48 min]