The Daily Conversation
The Evolution of World Democracy: an Infographic Time-Lapse
The 200-year history of democracy, told through an animated time-lapsed map showing how government systems have evolved over time.
Makematic
Place and Location
In geography, it's important to tell the difference between a place and a location. In this video, learn how.
The Business Professor
Business Process Map and Process Model
What is the Business Process Map? How does the Business Process Map relate the Process Model? Business Process Mapping can be used to document a current process and to model a new one. Its purpose is to gain a detailed understanding of...
Visual Learning Systems
Working with Maps
In this video students learn how to analyze and interpret data from maps to describe Earth’s surface. Students will learn how to work with topographical maps to identify features on Earth. This program addresses the following Next...
Curated Video
Nonfiction Text Features
This video teaches about common nonfiction text features including title, table of contents, headings, captions, labels, photographs, glossary, and index. These videos are educational videos and lessons for kids. They teach and help kids...
Curated Video
Day out at a theme park
See how the Lopez family use a map to plan their day at the theme park. People and places - Mapping - What is a map? Learning Points Maps are drawings of the world from above. Some maps are not drawn to scale in order to make them easier...
Curated Video
What is GPS? - Location Tracking
Find out how GPS works and how it can pinpoint your location to within a few metres. People and places -Mapping - GPS Learning Points GPS stands for Global Positioning System. The method of using three GPS satellites to pinpoint a...
Curated Video
My Neighborhoods Geography
Humans have had a significant impact on their environment. Housing developments, urban sprawl, roads, and more have made changes to local geography.
Curated Video
Bird’s Eye View
Dr. Forrester talks about aerial photography and how it gives us a clear picture of the earth.
Curated Video
Earth Exploration: Rivers
Dr. Forrester explores information and locations of the following rivers of the world: the Amazon, Mississippi, Yellow, Yangtze, Ganges, Nile, Danube, Rhine, and Volga.
Curated Video
Earth Exploration: Mountains
Dr. Forrester explores information and locations of the following major mountain ranges of the world: the Andes, Rockies, Himalayas, Atlas, and Alps.
Curated Video
Geography Terms and Tools
Dr. Forrester teaches about landforms and bodies of water that cover the earth. She tells about how globes, maps, and atlases are ways to identify those landforms and bodies of water.
Curated Video
Touring America: East and West
Dr. Forrester explores the eastern and western sections of the United States and investigates the similarities and differences between an eastern US city and a western US city.
Curated Video
Touring America: North and South
Dr. Forrester explores the northern and southern sections of the United States and investigates the similarities and differences between a northern US city and a southern US city.
Curated Video
Where Do You Live?
Dr. Forrester explains how the population of the United States is unevenly distributed. Most of the population is centered in large cities, close to jobs. While the wide open spaces of rural America appeal to some, the suburbs might...
Curated Video
North, South, East, West
Dr. Forrester teaches about cardinal directions: north, south, east, and west. He also shows how they are used to locate places on a map.
Curated Video
The Borders of Countries
Dr. Forrester explains that the borders of countries are determined in two ways, political or natural.
Curated Video
Plotting Points
Mr. Addit explains what it means to plot points on a coordinate grid using ordered pairs. He models plotting points on a coordinate grid.
Curated Video
What's Close to My House, What's Farther Away?
Using the map she made the day before, Miss Palomine adds a couple other locations to her map. She encourages the student to add any houses or buildings to his map that he may have forgotten. She then reviews the places on her map and...
Curated Video
How Do I Get to the Gas Station?
Miss Palomine explains the concept of a “bird’s eye view” before drawing her map. She then demonstrates to the student, how to identify neighbor’s buildings and other landmarks in the neighborhood. She also talks about north, south,...
Curated Video
I Want To Go Exploring
Miss Palomine explains what it means to be an explorer and talks about the equipment an explorer may use. She tells a quick story about Christopher Columbus.
Curated Video
Working with a Grid
Using the map she created of her neighborhood, Miss Palomine explains how a grid is used to locate places on a map. She then shows the student a few examples.
The Business Professor
Business Process Map and Process Model
What is the Business Process Map? How does the Business Process Map relate the Process Model? Business Process Mapping can be used to document a current process and to model a new one. Its purpose is to gain a detailed understanding of...