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Cornstarch Monster - Sick Science! #055
Make a strangely-moving "monster" out of cornstarch and water. The mixture produces a colloid with properties of both a liquid and a solid. Place the material over a stereo speaker, turn up the music, and watch it dance! This is a fun...
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Color Mixing Wheel - Sick Science! #019
Two scientific concepts can be taught with this activity. First, the mixing of primary colors is demonstrated. As the color wheel spins, red, yellow, and blue are no longer visible; secondary colors orange, purple, and green appear in...
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Dry Ice Boo Bubbles
A rather simple, but impressive activity is displayed in this Steve Spangler Science video. Dry ice, solid carbon dioxide, is used to create gas-filled bubbles. You can perform this as a demonstration when teaching chemistry classes...
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Borax Crystal Star - Sick Science! #066
Make your own crystals. Learners can use borax, water, food coloring, and a string to make a colorful crystal. This is a great way to explore chemical reactions, crystal formation, or evaporation.
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Mysterious Appearing Colors - Sick Science! #050
Experiment with light and color using the activity from this film. Learners can make their own spinning discs to demonstrate the principles. This is a hands on way to explore color and optical illusion. As an added bonus, your scientists...
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Zen
A fabulous animation explains Zen in the perspective of a Buddhist. Tip: Introduce your Buddhism lesson with this colorful video!
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Whitening Teeth with Photoshop Elements
Learn how to digitally whiten teeth with this tutorial video. This tutorial uses Adobe Photoshop Elements.
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What Makes this Sound?
Check out this video to learn about some tricky phonemes. It shows the similarities between the /f/, /ph/, /gh/, and /ff/ sounds. After watching this video, ask your class to share different words using each different phoneme.
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What Makes a Champion
Jorja and Jonita simulate a sports newscast to broadcast what it takes to become an athletic champion. Colorful animations throughout this video make it creatively entertaining.
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What is Speed?
Discover how speed is defined and calculated. The narrator thoroughly describes speed in this short video. Great graphics are played throughout.
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What is Onomatopoeia
Boom, meow, smack! These are all onomatopoeia words that imitate the sounds they denote. Use this video to tell students more about onomatopoeia.
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What is Logos, Ethos and Pathos?
The differences between logos, ethos, and pathos are explained in this informative video. The narrator uses photos and text to aid his explanations.
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What is Addition?
Cassandra (a student) does a great job defining the concept of addition. She provides a visually stimulating video, 4 examples of addition, and a full explanation of each example. A cute clip sure to educate and entertain.
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What is a Square?
Add a global perspective to your next math lesson. This learners-created presentation shares things everyone needs to know when they are trying to determine if something is a square. She defines what a square is, provides real life...
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What Is a Print?
What is a print? Learn how to create a print using ink and paper in this interesting video. It shows various ways a print can be made, like using a linoleum block.
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What Is a Music Staff?
A music staff is key to learning how to read and write music. Watch this great video that clearly defines a music staff.
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What I Think Fire Is
What's a fire and how does it burn? The narrator in this video describes the details of how fire is created. It is a great video to show during your science lesson.
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What Are Vowels?
Begin your vowel lesson plan with this explanatory video. The author shows viewers what vowels are, as well as explains why the letter y is sometimes considered a vowel.
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Water Around Us: Water in the Air
Try this experiment with your class. Condensation in relation to temperature and water vapor in the air is shown through a simple experiment using cold glasses. Show this clip to your class or repeat this experiment and hold a scientific...
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Value Drawing
What a fun video! Learn about value drawing in this entertaining video. This is a great video to share in your art class, prior to a lesson on value drawing.
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Value (Art)
Value is an important aspect of art to consider. It adds realism and mood to a work of art. This video shows various examples of value, as well as great descriptions.
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US Presidents Song
Practice memorizing all of the United States' Presidents with the student in this video. He sings the names of each president in order from Washington to Obama, while photos of each one are also shown.
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US Forefathers
Take your students on a tour throughout the National Monument to the Forefathers. Midge Frazel walks us through important aspects of the park, and present important facts about each one. What a great way to go on a field trip, without...
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Reading URLs
Learn how to properly read URLs with this informative video. It is important to observe URLs for appropriate information. This is a fantastic video to show in a computer education class.