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...