Habitat and Biomes Video Habitat and Biomes Video

In this Study Jam video, students will get a better understanding of biomes.  Vocabulary that is discussed is biome, ecosystem, habitat, climate, and precipitation.

A discussion of each of the biomes is also shown. 

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Volcano Type: Composite/Strato Volcanoes Video

I have actually been to the Arenal Volcano.  It is a beautiful site.  The volcano erupted sending down a pyroclastic cloud killing several villages in one of the towns close by.  It then erupted off and on creating the steepest cone in the world.Read more about this product.

Smartboard Notebook: The Unfair Game, study game

The object of this educational study game is to be the team with the number of points closest to 0. There are negative and positive numbers that hide behind balloons that students will come up to the board and pop.Read more about this product.

Character Traits Analysis Video--Bridge

Discuss character traits by analyzing this video about animated animals crossing a bridge.  Very fun and relevant to the discussion.

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What happens to the body when it goes without water? Video

Find out what happens to the body as it lacks water.

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Perimeter and Area Song Video

This is a song that can help your students remember how to calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles.

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The El Guapo Loco Science Show--Episode 5: Sound in Peru

In this episode of the El Guapo Loco Science Show, Mr. Weir will show the kids what Machu Pichu is and some of the animal life that is found in Peru. A Peruvian dance will also be shown. El Guapo will teach students what sound is.Read more about this product.

Character vs. Society Conflict

This is a great clip to open a discussion about conflict of character vs. society. 

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Aquatic food web Video

This is an interesting video that describes some problems with the aquatic food web that contains certain types of trout.

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Odd Todd and Even Steven Song and Video

This is a fun song to help introduce or review odds and evens for younger students.

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The Story Of The Star Spangled Banner

This is a great video that explains the story of The Star Spangled Banner.

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Frame game image Use Frames to Teach Numbers

Use this frame game to teach elementary students how to count, add, and subtract.

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Volcano Power Plant Video

Find out how scientists create electricity near volcanoes by using geothermal energy.

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Survivor Stories of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami

This is an edited version of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.  This video does a great job telling the story of the tsunami from the video of those who survived.  Make sure you have tissues because there are some sad parts.Read more about this product.

Who's Alive: Sesame Street Video

This is a great video fro younger students to help differentiate between living and non-living things.

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What is the Sun and how does it generate energy? Video

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.

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The Power of Thought Video

This video is great for a discussion on scientific experimentation and the power of the mind.  The video describes 3 different scientific experiments with how thinking about some action can actually develop that action.

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Aftermath of World War 1

This informative film is an ideal resource for educators to wrap up their World War I unit.Read more about this product.

Composite and Shield Volcanoes Video

This volcano video demonstrates and discusses how composite and shield volcanoes are created and describes their lava type.  The Ring of Fire and magma formation are briefly discussed.

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The Three Branches Of Government & Their Functions

This is a great overview of the organization and functions of the three branches of government.

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Elbow Room/Manifest Destiny: School House Rock

This is a great video to introduce manifest destiny or moving west.

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commutative and associative activity demonstration image and video Commutative and Associative Properties of Addition Skittles Activity

This website gives a great example of using the commutative and associative properties of addition using Skittles.  There is a video available that will help demonstrate successful implementation.

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Volcano Eruption Style: Vulcanian Video

I show this volcanic eruption when trying to discuss the different types of eruptions.  This one is called a Vulcanian eruption.

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Earth Science: Mapping Useful Ores Research Activity Earth Science: Mapping Useful Ores Research Activity

In this assignment, students will open up a Google Doc, you can have it printed as well, and fill out a table of some very useful industrial ores. The ores that will be researched are diamonds, gold, rock salt, bauxite, iron, and titanium.Read more about this product.

Common suffixes worksheet image Common Suffixes Worksheet

This worksheet will help reinforce the concept of many common suffixes.

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