Math: Geometry Rap

Here is a rap song about the different shapes and angles.  Words that are discussed are rhombus, right angles, triangles, acute angles, parallelograms, etc...  It features elementary students and is sung at about the elementary grade level.

Subject:  Math (Geometry)
Grade Level:  3-6
Time:  2:28

Science (Biology): Does being cold help you get a cold?

How many times to we tell our children to put on warm clothes during the winter so that they won't get a cold?  Well this ASAP Science video discuss whether or not we are lying to our children.  They do an excellent job visually presenting and discuss the effects of the common cold.  Why are we really more likely to get sick in the fall and early winter?  What is causing the illness to spread so easily during the cold season?

Subject:  Science (Biology)
Grade Level:  5-12
Time:  2:45

Science: Eagle vs. Sea Snake

In this short National Geographic science video, we get to take a look at how deadly and awesome some eagles can be.  This eagle enjoys preying on sea snakes.  The video's footage is awesome showing how the eagle scans the ocean for prey with it's excellent vision, and then in a single swooping attempt it can pull the snake right out of water.  This would be an excellent video to show during a unit on predator and prey relationships.

Subject:  Science (Life)
Grade Levels:   3-12
Time:  :52 seconds

Science: Eagle grabbing food out of the water and he swims.

This awesome video demonstrates how an eagle attempts to catch something out of the water and after several attempts he finally lands on top of it and then swims it to shore.  This is one persistent and probably hungry eagle.

Subject:  Science (Biology)
Grade Level:  All
Time:  2:04

Perceptions: What do movies teach about Black African Men?

This video does a great job showing how movies about African men portray them as violent, unhappy, and evil people.  This video tries to show viewers that the movies give us a horrible perception of how African men are.  This might be a video to show during times when racism or media perception is taught about in your class.

Subject: Social Studies or Digital Media
Grade Level:  All Grade Levels
Length: 2:40

Math: Sing the Slope Intercept Form song

Here is a very catch toon for those students who are trying to learn about the slope intercept form "y=mx + b".  This video was created by a teacher and her math students.  Trust me when I say that the formula will stick in their brain after listening to it.  The song is sung to the music of the Village Peoples "YMCA" toon. 

Subject:  Math
Grade Level:  8-12
Length:  4:33

 

Math: Mental math gone wrong on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

How well can you or your students complete a simple mental math question under pressure?  This video show a young woman lose out on the first round of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, because she couldn't calculate a simple division or multiplication questions.  May be this is all something we should practice more.


 Subject:  Math
Grade Level:  3-12
Length:  3:00

 

Math: Function Machine

This video demonstrates how functions work in regards to an input output machine.  They demonstrate some real world scenarios with food and how food is processed.  Each section of the video demonstrates a little more of how functions work as the equation becomes more difficult. 


 Subject:  Math
Grade Level:  6-10
Length:  7:06

 

Science: Who were the Wright Brothers and what was their first glider like?

This NASA video describes how the Wright Brothers used the scientific inquiry in learning to fly.  It will demonstrate how their first plane worked.  It discusses pitch, yaw, and roll.

Subject:  Physical Science
Grade Level:  6-12
Length:  4:18

Science: What is weather prediction?

This NASA film will discuss how scientists predict the weather and why it is difficult to be 100% accurate. This video also has a section on the different cloud types out there.

Subject:  Science-Meteorology
Grade Level:  5-12
Length:  5:53

Science: What is the Sun and how does it generate energy?

This NASA video describes what the sun is and what it is made out of.  Part of the discussion is about sun spots and solar flares.  They do a great job showing actual video and talk on a younger grade level.

Subject:  Astronomy
Grade Level:  3-12
Length:  3:27

Science: What are the Northern Lights?

This NASA educational video discusses the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights.

Subject:  Astronomy
Grade Level:  5-12
Length:  4:39

Math: What is the difference between the Metric and Standard measuring system?

This video was done by NASA education and discusses a little bit about the history of measurement systems.  It then moves on to our US standard of measuring and how to calculate distances using it.  Finally it discusses the Metric system and how easy it is to use and how to convert between meters and kilometers.

Subject:  Math-Measuring
Grade Level:  5-9
Length:  5:05

Economics: How does the stock market work?

This is an older cartoon video but does an excellent job explaining how the stock market works, using Oil Corporations as an example.

Subject:  Economics
Grade Level:  5-12
Length:  9:13

Science: What are some environmental risks of volcanoes?

This is a news report that FOX news did during 2010 in which a volcano kept air travel from being productive. They brought on a Physicist to discuss environmental issues related to volcanic eruptions.

Subject:  Earth Science
Grade Level:  7-12
Length:  6:11

Social Studies: What is a savings account and how do I open one?

This is a British video about the importance a savings account is, what it is, and why you should have one.  They did a pretty good job creating this video and keeping it on a younger grade level.

Subject:  Finance
Grade Level:  3-12
Length:  2:42

Science: What are the processes of erosion?

If you are looking for a quick video that will describe erosion found in the mountains and show beautiful scenery, then you have found a good one.  This video show scenery from high up in the Oregon mountains and have excellent footage of erosion.

Subject:  Earth Science
Grade Level:  1-12
Length:  1:13

Science: What are different types of fossils?

This is an animated video that discusses many of the different types of fossils and how they are formed.  Some of the fossils in this video are: Trace, Mold, Resin, and Body.

Subject:  Earth Science
Grade Level:  1-3
Length:  2:39

Science: What are population distributions?

This is an awesome video that can serve as an introductory to population distributions.  It talks about the three different population distributions:  aggregated, uniform, and random.  The video contains neat footage of animals and plants living in different locations of the world.

Subject:  Ecology
Grade Level:  4-12
Length:  3:51

Science: What is the Muscular System?

Understanding the muscular system is important to any biology curriculum.  This flash animation discuss what the muscular system is and many facts about it that you might not have known.

Subject:  Life Science

Grade Level:  K-6

Length:  6:56