This program focuses on teachers who have made a difference in the lives of their students, the educators who make their chosen profession their passion.
Audience: General; Grades: K-12; Subject Areas: Science. The video briefly recounts the eruptive history of Halema'uma'u and describes the formation and continued growth of the current summit vent and lava lake. It features USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists sharing their insights on the summit eruption: how they monitor the lava lake, how and why the lake level rises and falls, why explosive events occur, the connection between Kilauea's ongoing summit and East Rift Zone eruptions, and the impacts of the summit eruption on the Island of Hawai'i and beyond.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2015) Join NASA EDGE as they cover the launch of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft live from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Special guests include NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, SMAP Project System Engineer Shawn Goodman and Lt Col Brande Walton and Joseph Sims from the Air Force. No word on the Co-Host's whereabouts.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2015) NASA EDGE joins the ELaNa X Teams as their CubeSats deploy less than two hours after a successful ride into space. Dr. Charles Norton (NASA JPL) and Scott Higginbotham (NASA Kennedy) share the excitement with students from Montana State University and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2013) Little Scientist helps children develop scientific reasoning by exploring the world of science that surrounds them. The unique structure of each program combines a short story with scientific information, enabling children to easily and naturally become interested and engaged. While focusing on the story, children will naturally absorb the science that is presented in various "fun" formats. Science is fun!
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores the major topographical landforms that make up the Earth, including plains, plateaus, and mountains. Identifies the characteristics and composition of the Earth's crust, which makes up the outer portion of the Earth; the mantle, which makes up the majority of the Earth's volume; and the core, which is believed to contribute to Earth's magnetic field. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Introduces different types of maps, including street maps, weather maps, nautical charts, maps of the Earth, and topographic maps. Details how latitude and longitude can be used to pinpoint an exact location on the surface of the Earth and shows how the Earth is divided into different time zones. Looks at some of the most common projections of the Earth, including the Mercator Projection, the Robinson Projection, and the conic projection. Also touches on some of the essentials in map reading, including how to identify map symbols, direction and scale. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Looks at some of the characteristics of freshwater and shows that freshwater makes up a very small percentage of the total water on Earth. Details the different stages in the water cycle, including the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. Looks at the different forms of freshwater, including frozen freshwater, standing water and running water. Also examines the characteristics of underground water. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores some of the characteristics of oceans, including temperature, pressure, density and the factors which contribute to the salinity of ocean water. Discusses some of the factors involved in the creation of ocean waves and ocean currents, as well as surface and deep currents. Also looks at some of the fascinating features found on the floor of the ocean, including the shoreline, continental margin, continental shelf, continental slope, submarine canyons, and seamounts. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using sketch painting, an artist illustrates the "Violin's Story." It was eight in the morning and the underground was full of men wearing damp raincoats, women with umbrellas, children on their way to school, and old folks who couldn't sleep. Regina was with her mother and was a bit angry. She wished she could have slept in. Regina hated rainy days and hated the morning ride even more. Luckily, a man got on at the next step and started playing a musical instrument that Regina had never seen before. Regina couldn't help staring at the man as she listened spellbound to the music. The other passengers could only hear the gypsy melody. But Regina heard the strange instrument's voice as it spoke the following words, "Close your eye's and listen to the violins' story...a story of an orphan who wins the love of a princess."
A sampling of various Geometry Camp lessons that provide students with hands-on, inquiry-based learning to expose them to geometric concepts. Students are given the opportunity to practice basic concepts and functions of geometry with real world applications. Concepts introduced in Geometry Camp include the Pythagorean Theorem, shapes, patterns, area, and perimenter. General learner outcomes are embedded in this non-threatening, fun learning process.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Math. (2005) Dr. Rock presents all the basic shapes and identifies the characteristics that define each shape. Also introduces the concept of symmetry, illustrating what happens when shapes are flipped, rotated, and turned. Children identify the shapes of different objects, create shapes using a geoboard, and learn how triangles and rectangles fit together to form other shapes.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-12; Subject Areas: Science. Summer ice retreat in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia is a significant climate change impact affecting Pacific Walruses, which are being considered for listing as a threatened species. This twelve minute video follows walruses in their summer sea ice habitat and shows how USGS biologists use satellite radio tags to track their movements and behavior. The information identifies areas of special importance to walruses during sparse summer sea ice and as human presence increases in the region from oil drilling and activities such as shipping and tourism now possible with less ice.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2011) Students will learn how to measure length and distance using common tools in this engaging, colorful program. Concepts and terminology: metric ruler, meter, centimeter, and kilometer. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfdktnalJvOFhOT1k&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: STEM. (2015) The Sun The possibilities offered by the Sun in terms of clean, sustainable solar and wind energy seem endless. In fact, new research and technologies might very well be the solution to mankind's current dependency on oil and the social and political harm that tend to result from this dependency.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) The use of tools, equipment, and instruments in science and engineering is vital to acquiring data. Students will learn how and why tools are helpful in science. Concrete examples of common, everyday tools help teach key concepts and use of tools in science.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2019) In this episode: Recognizing faces, autonomous bots, brewing lava, the science of backwash, expeditions in computing, kidding around about dinosaurs, and more!
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2000) Explores the fundamental principles of electricity. Describes the role of atoms in creating electrical charges and the role of static electricity in lightning. Discusses the various methods of charging, emphasizing the role of insulators and conductors in the transfer of charges. Includes a ten-question video quiz.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2000) Discusses how electrical current is generated, how electricity flows into homes, and how current electricity is used. Uses animation to explain the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance in Ohm's Law. Illustrates the differences between series and parallel circuits and explains the concepts and mathematical equations for electric energy and electric power. Includes a ten-question video quiz.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. Illustrates the atomic nature of magnetism and applies the principle to common magnets. Describes the nature of magnetic fields, showing how some types of materials tend to be attracted to magnets, while others are not. Explores how compasses function and discusses the Earth's magnetic field and the role it plays in forming auroras. Includes a ten-question video quiz.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Science. (2006) Defines the fundamental concepts of ecology and identifies the components that create an ecosystem. Describes various types of habitats and explains the role of plants and animals in the formation of biotic communities. Also explains niche ecology and outlines the food chain process. Concludes with a 5-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0NVYUZfaHhiRzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Explores the characteristics of the Earth's biosphere by looking at ecosystems and biomes. Discusses the abiotic and biotic components of ecosystems and explains how ecosystems can change over time through the process of ecological succession. Looks at some of the different terrestrial biomes found on Earth, including the tundra, taiga, forest, grassland, and desert biomes. Also looks at aquatic biomes, including the marine and freshwater biomes. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Explores the living and non-living components of environments and the relationships between them. Identifies the major abiotic components found in ecosystems, including temperature, water, soil type, and wind. Also looks at the biotic components of ecosystems and their interactions with the physical environment. Explains how scientists categorize areas into natural communities. Explores how energy flows in ecosystems through the food web of producers, consumers and decomposers. Explains the concept of biodiversity. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Looks at the daily and yearly cycles carried out by living things, as well as the natural cycles of the environment. Explains circadian rhythms and the daily patterns of nocturnal and diurnal animals. Discusses the annual rhythms of plants and animals, including hibernation, estivation, and migration. Also explains the water cycle, the oxygen and carbon cycle, and the nitrogen cycle. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Explores some of the ways humans interact with the environment. Describes how humans use natural resources and defines renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Explains how we can help conserve natural resources by reducing our use of natural resources, recycling, and reusing items. Discusses water and air pollution and identifies steps being taken to reduce pollution. Also discusses biodiversity, habitat destruction, species extinction, and the harmful effects of exotic species. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing
Katrina is the most destructive hurricane in history, made worse by inadequate infrastructure, political squabbling and mismanaged emergency response. Much of the Gulf Coast was damaged and New Orleans was almost entirely submerged. Years later, with destruction still evident, people question the wisdom of returning.
A devastating earthquake hit Haiti?s capitol and surrounding area killing 250,000 people and affecting three million more. The impact was magnified by poorly built structures and a poverty stricken country without the means to adequately respond. As aid flooded in it could not reach the people. Recovery remains slow but what is built is better than before.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2014) From some of the most remote locations in the world the appealing photography of wide eyed children just being kids will quickly engage audience attention. These close-up programs are so captivating and the children so innocent that experiencing their unique lifestyles will have lasting effect. These children, like children everywhere, live their lives with the sweet innocence of youth combined with hopeful dreams for the future.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2013) Explore the history of life from its humble beginnings as single-celled organisms, to its great blossoming and proliferation, which took place over the course of eons. With the help of state of the art computer graphics, the world's foremost paleontologists and biologists help unravel the greatest mysteries of life. Extinction ? An End and a New Beginning Mass extinctions have shaped and reshaped the landscape of life on earth throughout its history. In this program we chronicle the history of mass extinctions and their effect on evolution. We learn that these events not only destroy life, but also create the fertile ground from which life can take root again.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Considers the scientific theories relating to the origin of the solar system, focusing specifically on how the Earth was formed. Combines live action and animation to illustrate the conditions that led to the development of life on earth. Discusses the climatic and atmospheric changes that occurred over time. Also introduces the concept of evolution by identifying the structure of unicellular organisms and illustrating the development of multicellular life forms. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffkxaOVRIMXNOTGQ3SjV4VlFCQnRKZktGZUIwcTRtakdsN0pyQkFwaUotUVE&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Introduces the Earth's geological timeline and identifies the life forms that existed during these prehistoric periods. Explains the concept of plate tectonics, illustrating how shifting plates led to the Earth's changing surface through the formation of landforms. Highlights the significant changes that occurred during these geologic periods, exploring the evolution of cells and the life forms that existed during each era and introducing the concept of extinction biology. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffkxaOVRIMXNOTGQ3SjV4VlFCQnRKZktGZUIwcTRtakdsN0pyQkFwaUotUVE&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Science.Paleontologist, Simon Braddy, introduces the fossil remains of arthropods, the first and most diverse group of animals that ever lived on earth. He and the narrator identify arthropods' jointed legs, antennae, complex eyes, claws, and exoskeleton. Biologist, Bill Shear, identifies the tools needed for arthropods to make the transition to land: the exoskeleton and appendages, and the environmental conditions necessary for the transition: beds of algae and the evolution of land plants. Goes on to explain that arthopod respiratory systems developed next and that arthropods also developed predatory habits, the ability to survive on detritus, and metamorphosis, an imitation of their evolutionary past. Views the ability to fly, to pollinate plants, and to live in extreme environments, as the latest adaptations of arthropods. For Teacher's Guides go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffk5QOEpyUGs2NnQ3cjRETGlnZHB3RjN3VkRrSC1wZWxUQ3pwWGFxRV9lYlU&usp=sharing
(2019) Video by the Hawaii State Department of Education featuring teachers and staff who have made an impact on students. This video features the district and state Teacher of the Year 2019.
This program focuses on teachers who have made a difference in the lives of their students, the educators who make their chosen profession their passion.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Career/Life Skills. Career Day is designed to support efforts to increase student interest and performance in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The programs are designed to spark student interest in various STEM-related careers through virtual field trips into various days in the lives of our experts. Guests give on-the-job examples of equipment or methodology used in their careers and talk about the STEM fields of study involved. Students are also given information about the kinds of courses they would need to take in school if they were interested in pursuing careers in any of the fields. Sustainability The third program in the series looks at careers in sustainability.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. Start-up Part I - Coming Up With The Idea - Market Research On Customers And Competitors - Creating a Business Plan For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfNG5nYnl2QTJYTUU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. Start-up Part II - Financing Options For Your Start-up - Working With Banks - Managing Money For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTW5CSVAzU19URFE&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. Start-up Part III - Bootstrapping To Keep Costs Low - Are You Ready? - Finding Your First Customer For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfWVJxcVF5ZllncU0&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfYTB3TTZnelpzSXc&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2019) In this episode: Recognizing faces, autonomous bots, brewing lava, the science of backwash, expeditions in computing, kidding around about dinosaurs, and more!
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2000) Explores the fundamental principles of electricity. Describes the role of atoms in creating electrical charges and the role of static electricity in lightning. Discusses the various methods of charging, emphasizing the role of insulators and conductors in the transfer of charges. Includes a ten-question video quiz.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2000) Discusses how electrical current is generated, how electricity flows into homes, and how current electricity is used. Uses animation to explain the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance in Ohm's Law. Illustrates the differences between series and parallel circuits and explains the concepts and mathematical equations for electric energy and electric power. Includes a ten-question video quiz.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. Illustrates the atomic nature of magnetism and applies the principle to common magnets. Describes the nature of magnetic fields, showing how some types of materials tend to be attracted to magnets, while others are not. Explores how compasses function and discusses the Earth's magnetic field and the role it plays in forming auroras. Includes a ten-question video quiz.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Science. (2006) Defines the fundamental concepts of ecology and identifies the components that create an ecosystem. Describes various types of habitats and explains the role of plants and animals in the formation of biotic communities. Also explains niche ecology and outlines the food chain process. Concludes with a 5-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0NVYUZfaHhiRzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Explores the characteristics of the Earth's biosphere by looking at ecosystems and biomes. Discusses the abiotic and biotic components of ecosystems and explains how ecosystems can change over time through the process of ecological succession. Looks at some of the different terrestrial biomes found on Earth, including the tundra, taiga, forest, grassland, and desert biomes. Also looks at aquatic biomes, including the marine and freshwater biomes. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Explores the living and non-living components of environments and the relationships between them. Identifies the major abiotic components found in ecosystems, including temperature, water, soil type, and wind. Also looks at the biotic components of ecosystems and their interactions with the physical environment. Explains how scientists categorize areas into natural communities. Explores how energy flows in ecosystems through the food web of producers, consumers and decomposers. Explains the concept of biodiversity. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Looks at the daily and yearly cycles carried out by living things, as well as the natural cycles of the environment. Explains circadian rhythms and the daily patterns of nocturnal and diurnal animals. Discusses the annual rhythms of plants and animals, including hibernation, estivation, and migration. Also explains the water cycle, the oxygen and carbon cycle, and the nitrogen cycle. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-8; Subject: Science. (2003) Explores some of the ways humans interact with the environment. Describes how humans use natural resources and defines renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Explains how we can help conserve natural resources by reducing our use of natural resources, recycling, and reusing items. Discusses water and air pollution and identifies steps being taken to reduce pollution. Also discusses biodiversity, habitat destruction, species extinction, and the harmful effects of exotic species. Program concludes with a 10-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfM0toUHJnUjduS3M&usp=sharing