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Dribbling and Passing the Basketball
Coach Socrates shows Miss P a variety of exercises to help prepare for playing basketball.
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Working the Lower Body
Coach Socrates explains how the muscles work in the lower area of the body and why these muscles are so important. He then shows Miss Palomine some lower body strengthening and stretching exercises using a chair.
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Catching While Moving
Coach Socrates teaches Miss Palomine a new game of catch -- catching the ball while moving from side-to-side. Coach explains the game and shows a video clip to demonstrate the new catching game.
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Dribbling a Ball With Your Hands
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine work on dribbling with the dominant hand and then the other hand.
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Aim for the Target
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine review the procedure for aiming at a target. They then practice rolling a ball at a target.
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Balance and Ball Skill Review
Coach Socrates puts Miss Palomine and the student through a series of balance and ball handling skill exercises comprised of the fitness exercises from the previous Winter Wellness videos. In total, this should be a 7 – 10 minute workout.
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Manners Matter
Dr. Algae talks about the importance of practicing good manners and describes several ways to behave in a more respectful fashion.
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The Fabulous Five Food Groups
The Food Detective Berry Blue introduces us to the Fabulous Five Food Groups. She explains what is in each group and why a healthy balance of foods from these food groups makes up the best fuel for our bodies.
Learning Mole
Red Fruit Planet - Cold
Follow Alice, Bobby and Rosie on their adventures as they teach their friends new English words. This video teaches a new English word helps children use the word in context then supports with reinforcement.
Music Matters
Interpreting Debussy's Arabesque No.1 for Piano - Piano Interpretation
Understanding and interpreting your piano music allows you to bring your own unique flair and personality to a piece. Here we investigate this famous Arabesque written by Debussy during his early career and explore the hints of the...
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Interpreting Brahms' Intermezzo Op 119 No. 1 for Piano - Piano Interpretation
We explore this late piano Intermezzo composed by Brahms in 1893. This lesson explains the opening structure and examines clues for interpretation provided by Brahms in a letter he wrote about this work to Clara Schumann. We then explore...
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Writing Two-Part Canon - Writing Canon
Learn how to go about composing a strict canon at the unison or the octave in two parts. This lesson explains the most useful technique for constructing a strict canon bar by bar, in such a way that the melodic line has shape and...
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Two-Part Canon by Inversion - Writing Canon
Learn how to go about composing a strict canon by inversion. This lesson explains the most useful technique for constructing a strict canon by inversion bar by bar, in such a way that the melodic line has shape and direction, while...
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Two-Part Canon at the 5th - Writing Canon
Learn how to go about composing a strict canon at the 5th in two parts. This lesson explains the most useful technique for constructing a strict canon bar by bar, in such a way that the melodic line has shape and direction, while...
Debunked
The Left Brain Right Brain Myth
Can a dominant side of your brain dictate your personality. LOGICAL vs CREATIVE? The Theory goes that if you are more creative and artistic then you are ‘right-brained’ and if you’re more methodical and better with numbers then you are...
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Playing Charades
Legal scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton (UC San Diego), describes her disillusioning experiences working at the U.N. Office in Geneva.
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Population Effects
Karl Gerth, Professor of History and Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies at UC San Diego, discusses the impact of China’s burgeoning population on its history.
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Limited Tolerance?
Historian and Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth (UCSD) muses on the impact of China's socialist past on current levels of income inequality.
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Translating Humor
David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, describes false stereotypes, and challenges, associated with translating humor.
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Chinese Social Inequality
UCSD Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth ruminates on whether the Chinese have the same amount of tolerance for social inequality as Americans have and relates that many young Chinese feel that they don’t have access to good jobs even...
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Missing Mum
Izzy misses her mum so Maggie takes her out for the day to cheer her up while Shane offers to do Maggie’s chores on the farm. But he soon finds it’s not that easy.
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Introduction to Subtraction
In this video, students learn the basic principle of subtraction: taking items away to make a smaller total. We practice using images, drawings, and our fingers to help show subtraction.
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Character Traits in Drama
Character Traits in Drama explains the importance of character traits in a drama by exploring physical appearance, behavior, and interactions with others.
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Conduction and Convection
Conduction and Convection examines convection and conduction by defining and exploring scenarios in which each occurs.