Teaching Without Frills
How-To Writing For Kids - Procedural Writing - Episode 2: Writing an Introduction
f you have brainstormed and chosen a topic for your How-To book, you are ready to start writing an introduction! An introduction should hook the reader, name your topic, and tell the reader what materials are needed.
Hip Hughes History
The Dust Bowl Explained: US History Review
What caused the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. What was the Dust Bowl and what were the effects of the Dust Bowl. Yup, it's a Social Studies lecture designed to win you points and keep you awake. As much as the Dust Bowl allows...
Curated Video
What Have Sunflowers Got To Do With Nuclear Disasters?
Sunflowers are the international symbol for nuclear disarmament. You will most likely find sunflowers around areas where nuclear disasters have occurred in the past. Following the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl Power Plant in Ukraine,...
Science Buddies
SImple Soil Moisture Sensor Circuit
Build a simple soil moisture sensor (no programming required) that you can use for a science project! The sensor also works as a water level detector. Complete written instructions, including a parts list, can be found here:...
Science Buddies
Arduino Soil Moisture Sensor
Learn how to use resistive soil moisture sensor with an Arduino. Very useful for automatic plant watering projects! See the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino:...
Science Buddies
Automatic Plant Watering with Arduino
Make your own automatic plant watering system with an Arduino, pump, and soil moisture sensor. Written instructions, including a parts list, circuit diagram, and example code, are available on the Science Buddies website:...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Does A Seed Need?
This video is answering the question of what does a seed need.
US Department of Agriculture
Hugh Hammond Bennett - The Story of America’s Private Lands Conservation Movement
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) presents a documentary on soil conservation pioneer Hugh Hammond Bennett, the history of our agency and the birth of the private lands conservation movement in the U.S.
EarthEcho International
Into the Dead Zone: Exploring the Impact of Farming Practices on Dead Zones
The video explores how farming practices in rural areas affect waterways and ultimately, the health of the Chesapeake Bay. It highlights the efforts of a farmer in Pennsylvania who adopts sustainable practices to manage nutrient loads in...
Curated Video
The Impact of Acid Rain
This video discusses the phenomenon of acid rain, explaining how it is formed and its harmful effects on the environment, including soil, plants, aquatic life, and human health. The video also mentions solutions such as flue gas...
Visual Learning Systems
Soil and Rocks: Video Review
Many of the things we eat and enjoy are grown in soil. This engaging program explores the soil and rocks importance of soil while taking a look at how soil is formed. Different types of soil and their characteristics are explored.
Flipping Physics
Impulse Comparison of Three Different Demonstrations
A racquetball is dropped on to three different substances from the same height above each: water, soil, and wood. Rank the _______ during the collision with each substance in order from least to most. (a) Impulse. (b) Average Force of...
Visual Learning Systems
Soil and Rocks: Video Quiz
Many of the things we eat and enjoy are grown in soil. This engaging program explores the soil and rocks importance of soil while taking a look at how soil is formed. Different types of soil and their characteristics are explored.
Learning Mole
How do Plants Grow?
A video created for, and aimed at primary school science students learning all about plants. This video explores how plants grow and the key elements they need.
Science360
Withering Crops -- Changing Planet
As the global population continues to increase, scientists and farmers are concerned about the impacts that climate change could have on the world's crops. To better understand the process of photosynthesis and how plants use water and...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring the Surprising Life and Challenges in Deserts
This video explores the misconception that all deserts are sandy and inhospitable. It highlights how some desert soils can support the growth of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, while others are too salty or have a thin layer of algae...
Curated Video
Lab Safety: Radiation (Safety Procedures)
In this live-action program viewers will learn overexposure to radiation can cause serious biological and environmental damage and this means that mandatory safety procedures must be followed at all times. Students will come to...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Runoff
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Curated Video
Understanding Abiotic Factors and Their Impact on Communities
This is a lecture presentation about abiotic factors and how they can affect a community. The presentation also discusses how changes in one abiotic factor can impact the relationships between different organisms within a community.
US Department of Agriculture
Efforts To Improve A Great Lake's Water Quality
To help protect or improve the quality of water resources throughout the U.S. is just one of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s missions. One of our Nation’s Great Lakes has been in trouble for years, and USDA efforts to expand...
FuseSchool
Microorganisms
Microorganisms | Genetics | Biology | FuseSchool Would you be surprised to hear that over 60% of life on earth is so small that it can only be seen with a microscope? We call all of these little things ‘microbes’ or ‘microorganisms’....
Science360
Nutrient Loading In Lake Erie
Part of the earth's largest surface freshwater system, Lake Erie is a vital source of drinking water for 11 million people. Researchers Anna Michalak, Tom Bridgeman, and Pete Richards are studying how farming practices and severe weather...
Science360
Human Water Cycle - Agriculture
Water. It's an essential building block of life, constantly moving in a hydrologic cycle that flows in a continuous loop above, across and even below the Earth's surface. But water is also constantly moving through another cycle -- the...