Visual Learning Systems
Classifying Life Review
This video is a review of the topics covered in the Classifying Life series. This video explores the fascinating process of classifying living things. From the contributions of Aristotle and Carolus Linnaeus to the modern classification...
Visual Learning Systems
Complex Animals Review
This video is a review of the topics covered in the Complex Animals series. In this video, we explore the fascinating features of complex animals. From fishes with gills that help them breathe, to amphibians transitioning from water to...
The Art Assignment
Art Trip: Richmond, Virginia | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
In which we explore the great city of Richmond, Virginia, and think about its history as well as its present. Featuring: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Quirk Hotel Rappahannock Restaurant Lamplighter Roasting Company Early Bird Biscuit...
Visual Learning Systems
Everyday Natural Resources Review
This video reviews the topics covered in the Everyday Natural Resources series. In this series, we explore different types of natural resources that we use in our daily lives. We distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources,...
The Art Assignment
ART TRIP: DETROIT
Forget the hype and experience the art and history that Detroit offers up in spades. We visit the Diego Rivera mural, Heidelberg Project, MOCA, abandoned buildings, and much more.
Soliloquy
Could Trump win under a Proportional System?
Could Trump or Sanders win if the US used a proportional system? The United States uses first passed the post for its electoral system, but many have argued that a proportional system would better represent the nation in the house of...
Cerebellum
French: An Introduction to Different Tenses
Learn about pronouns, and the past tense of French verbs. Plus some practice conversations so you can get used to hearing French in action. This is part 1 in the series: 'Pronouns and Past Tense'.
Visual Learning Systems
The Biosphere: Summing Up
This program explores the major features of earth's amazing biosphere. Students are introduced to the biotic and abiotic components found in an ecosystem. Footage from throughout the world illustrates how ecosystems can change over time....
Visual Learning Systems
Natural Cycles: Summing Up
This program addresses many of the cycles conducted by animals including those of migration, hibernation, and patterns relating to day and night. The cycles that affect all living things are discussed including the air we breathe and the...
Healthcare Triage
Election Results Impact the ACA, Medicaid Expansion, and Marijuana
Yesterday's election results have a lot of impact on health care in the United States. The new Democratic House of Representatives and the ACA, expansion of Medicaid in red states, and medical and recreational marijuana are all affected...
Visual Learning Systems
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Review
This video summarizes the topics covered in the Volcanoes and Earthquakes series. The speaker discusses how earthquakes are generated, the different types of seismic waves, and how seismographs are used to measure and locate earthquakes....
Visual Learning Systems
Classifying Monerans and Protists Review
This video is a review of the topics covered in the Classifying Monerans and Protists series. In this video, we explore the fascinating characteristics of Monarrans (bacteria) and Protists. We discuss the classification process and...
Visual Learning Systems
Light: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Light video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the reasons light is important to all living things. Understand that light is a type of energy. Describe how light behaves both as a wave and as...
Oxford Online English
English Verb Tenses Guide - Learn About Simple, Perfect, and Continuous Tenses
Are you confused about your simple, perfect and continuous tenses? Do you know how many verb tenses there are in English? In this lesson, you can get a big picture understanding of English verb tenses. You’ll learn what connects English...
Visual Learning Systems
What Are Plants?: Summing Up
This series of videos explores the diversity of plants and introduces the important characteristics plants have in common: photosynthesis, cell walls, and reproducing by seeds and spores. The importance of plants in everyday life is...
Professor Dave Explains
Applications of Dendrochronology
Now that we know a bit about what dendrochronology is and how it's done, what can it be used for? In fact, tree ring studies are highly relevant in a multitude of other fields, including archaeology, ecology, forestry, paleoclimatology,...
Visual Learning Systems
What Is Matter?: Summing Up
In this wonderful introduction to the nature of matter, students will explore how they depend on and interact with matter. The program clearly demonstrates some of the physical and chemical properties of matter. Special attention is paid...
Visual Learning Systems
A Healthy Body Summary
This video is a review of the concepts covered in the A Healthy Body series. It covers topics such as eating a healthy diet, avoiding harmful substances like alcohol and tobacco, getting enough exercise and sleep, and regularly having...
Healthcare Triage
Myths About Foster Care and About Abused Kids: HCT News
Two studies this week bust some myths about sensitive topics and kids. This is Healthcare Triage News.
The Art Assignment
Fierce Women of Art
This week we're talking about a group of supremely awesome and unapologetic artists who take risks, question art world practices, and also happen to be women -- we're calling them Fierce Women of Art. These are truly inspirational...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Smithin: Forging Fresh Tools from the Past
Professor Smithin argues that new economic thinking is not only about new thinking but also about recovering past knowledge from past crises. He talks about the policy response from the 2008 crisis compared to the 1930s. Most crucially,...
The Wall Street Journal
Future Of: The Company
Join a conversation with Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, member of the board at Amazon.com and a venerated corporate leader, interviewed by Wall Street Journal Asia Editor Andrew Dowell.
Healthcare Triage
Shrooms and Smoking, Adult Drug Abuse, and Ebola: Healthcare Triage News
Shrooms to quit smoking, who's using drugs, and a clarification on Ebola. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Energy: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Exploring Energy video series, students will be able to do the following: Define energy as the ability to do work. Cite everyday examples of how energy is used to do work. Understand that kinetic energy is sometimes...