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Learning mindfulness meditation
In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson sets out to learn how to manage fear. To demonstrate it is possible to overcome fear Todd will walk on a wire across two skyscrapers – a world first for...
Visual Learning Systems
Making Observations: What Are Observations?
This fascinating program demonstrates how to observe and record scientific observations. Concepts and terminology: observation, data, recording, data table, tools, safety, measuring, and graphs.
Visual Learning Systems
Tools for Observation: Exploring the World Around Us
In this video, we delve into the world of observation tools that scientists, doctors, geologists, and engineers use to enhance their understanding of the world around us. From the trusty binoculars that bring distant objects closer to...
Visual Learning Systems
Healthy Nervous and Endocrine Systems: the Nervous System
This program explores the essential components and functions of the nervous system while also investigating the endocrine system. The following parts of the nervous system are illustrated through colorful graphics: brain, spinal cord,...
Nemours KidsHealth
How the Body Works—Eyes
You might find this video a little silly-ary (ciliary, as in, ciliary muscle). Giant, hat-wearing eyeballs with legs walk around as Chloe and the Nurb discuss different features of this light-collecting organ. Get your class focusing on...
Scholastic
Study Jams! The Senses: Hearing
How does this sound? It's a rockin' video starring two teenage girls talking about music, hearing, and the ear. Listeners hear that the ear does not only gather sound waves, but also helps us maintain balance. They also will get an...
Nemours KidsHealth
How the Body Works: Ears
Hear ye, hear ye! Here is a video that comes with an article to read, an interactive quiz, hands-on activities, and worksheets, all about the ear! Chloe and the Nurb take viewers on a virtual tour of the ear, discussing its structure and...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on The Eyeball
Is your life science class having trouble seeing how the eyeball works? Open their eyes with this little Bill Nye film. Optics concepts involved with vision are revealed. As a unique homework assignment, have individuals watch the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Burrowing Owl
In this video segment from Outdoor Nevada, learn about burrowing owls, yearlong residents of open, dry grassland and desert habitats, and the only owls that nest underground and are active both day and night. [1:43]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Impact of Imagery
This lesson focuses on the impact of imagery in writing by adding "umph" to the text and engaging the audiences' five senses. It uses an example of a passage from "Wuthering Heights" and then the same passage with most of the imagery...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bats of the Southwest
This video segment from the Nevada Department of Wildlife looks at various species of bats and how they impact the environment. [3:14]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Get Up and Go!: 3 2 1 Awareness
In this video from PBS Wisconsin Education and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Healthy Minds, kids learn a technique to cultivate their attention through being aware of their senses. [1:00]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Somatosensation
Explore our ability to sense the environment through our body. [7:43]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Visual Cues
The resource from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource answers sensory perception questions related to visual cues.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Signal Detection Theory Part 1
This video lesson from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource discusses signal detection theory as it pertains to sensory perception.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sensory Adaptation
This video lesson from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource discusses sensory adaptation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sensory Adaptation and Amplification
This video lesson from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. Sensory adaptation and amplification are discussed in this video to differentiate the two. By Ronald Sahyouni.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Signal Detection Theory Part 2
This video lesson from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource discusses signal detection theory as it pertains to sensory perception.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Weber's Law and Thresholds
This video reviews over how we process the environment in terms of Weber's law and threshold. This video covers over sensory processing. [9:01]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Sensory System
Paul Andersen explains how we perceive our environment using our sensory system. He starts with a brief discussion of action potentials and the nervous system. He shows that we many more than five senses. He goes into more detail to show...