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Next Vista for Learning

Pre-K - 1st
Next Vista for Learning is an online library of free videos for learners. Brief videos (under 5 minutes) on a variety of topics are introduced by students and teachers. The site is divided into three parts: Learning about anything,...
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Next Vista for Learning: Combustion Reaction

9th - 10th
A video showing that a combustion reaction is an exothermic reaction that releases energy in the form of fire. Video explains and demonstrates the reaction that takes place between hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. [1:55]
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Next Vista for Learning: Dna Structure

9th - 10th
Learn about the structure of DNA in a few steps in this video. Video explains the double helix structure of the DNA as a ladder with beams and steps. Video gives the components of the beams and steps. [1:30]
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Next Vista for Learning: Finding the Whole From a Percent

6th - 8th
Concept demonstration video [3:52] explains how to find the whole from a part and percent using three methods.
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Next Vista for Learning: Longitude and Latitude

3rd - 8th
Understand what longitude, latitude, and prime meridian mean with this short video exploring map terminology. [1:31]
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Next Vista for Learning: Don't Bully

Pre-K - 1st
A short video telling a story of two boys who bullied each other and got suspended from school. The video sends the message to not bully anyone regardless of the situation. [0:51]
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Next Vista for Learning: How to Stop Bullying

Pre-K - 1st
Simple steps for students to follow when they are being bullied. [1:30]
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Next Vista for Learning: Let's Stop the Bullying

3rd - 8th
A video highlighting the pain that a bully can cause their victims by showing a girl terrorizing a young boy. At the end of the video, the bully is caught and called in by a teacher. [1:52]
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Next Vista for Learning: A Lesson in Bullying

3rd - 8th
A lesson to stand up to bullying! Lesson includes different people involved in the bullying situation and what each needs to do to get stop bullying. [1:35]
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Next Vista for Learning: Enzymes

9th - 10th
A video describing how enzymes function as a reaction catalyst. The video shows how enzymes work through animated examples. [1:15]
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Next Vista for Learning: Waxing and Waning Moon

3rd - 8th
A short video explaining how to tell if the moon is in the waxing phase and getting bigger or the waning phase and getting smaller. [1:23]
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Next Vista for Learning: How to Determine Density

3rd - 8th
A video showing that density determines whether an object sinks or floats. Density is the measure of mass divided by volume. [1:28]
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Next Vista for Learning: Vertebrates

Pre-K - 1st
A video exploring the characteristic of vertebrates as an animal with backbone. Video investigates what backbones look like and their function. Animals with backbones include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. [1:33]
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Next Vista for Learning: Plate Tectonics

3rd - 8th
Do you know how mountains, volcanoes, and rift valleys are formed? This video uses graham crackers and frosting to illustrate what plate boundaries look like. Learn what causes subduction zones and earthquakes with this model. See the...
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Next Vista for Learning: Yellowstone Hot Springs

Pre-K - 1st
A video explaining how hot springs work! Also learn about the extremophiles that live there. [1:45]
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Next Vista for Learning: What Is Matter?

Pre-K - 1st
A video exploring how matter is defined as anything that takes up space and has mass. Learn that matter is made up of tiny particles. Video also investigates the different states of matter. [1:45]
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Next Vista for Learning: States of Matter

Pre-K - 1st
Video shows a dating show game where the bachelor learns more about the properties of the contestants, solid, liquid, and gas. [1:48]
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Next Vista for Learning: Demonstrations of Newton's First Law of Motion

3rd - 8th
If you need to visually "see" Newton's First Law this video is for you! Video explores the first law using some demonstrations to explain the law. [1:33]
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Next Vista for Learning: The Burning Balloons

9th - 10th
A video demonstration showing two balloons that are placed over a flame for a very difference result! Students are asked to observe, predict, and explain what happened in the demonstration. Teacher will need to give further explanation...
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Next Vista for Learning: Phenomena Science: Hairdryer Mayhem

3rd - 8th
A video that shows students a demonstration, then asks them to predict what will happen next, and finally students will explain their observations. This demonstration shows a hairdryer propelling a balloon in the air illustrating...
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Next Vista for Learning: Phenomena Science: Marvelous Milk

Pre-K - 1st
A demonstration where dish soap on a q-tip, spreads over the surface of milk causing swirling of the food color added to the milk. The demonstration asks students to observe, predict, and explain what is being shown in the experiment....
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Next Vista for Learning: Phenomena Science: Precarious Penny

2nd - 9th
A science demonstration asking students to explain why the penny disappears when water is poured into a cup sitting on top of the penny. Video allows students to observe, make predictions, and explain. [1:03]
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Next Vista for Learning: Super Soda: Phenomena Science

3rd - 8th
A video where students observe a situation and explain why a phenomena in science happens. This illustrates static electricity as a balloon is attracted to a coke can. [0:44]
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Next Vista for Learning: Keystone Species

9th - 10th
A video explaining the definition of a keystone species. It also gives the example of a sea otter as a keystone species and what it does for its habitat. [1:14]