Science teaching colleagues,
I am interested in free, online, adult-oriented science and math teaching videos. (You can download a 21-page list of math instructional videos I put together, organized by math topic, and with an introduction about how to use them, from
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6715575/ABE%20AND%20ASE_HSE_GED%20Math%20Videos%208.21.12.docx )
Recently I watched a 2 ½ - minute YouTube video of how to envision our solar system, not as a flat, two-dimensional model where planets and their moons "rotate" in endlessly monotonous paths around the Sun, but ilustrated in animated video as spiraling through space. For some, especially those who learned basic astronomy from outdated high school hard copy textbooks, this video is amazing news, and in any case it an efficient and effective way to communicate a science concept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQk2Z-JSLLA
TV411, http://www.tv411.org/ produced by Education Development Center in New York, has a highly-polished, engaging, free, online video magazine format science series called "What's Cooking?"with a kitchen science theme. You might also find this useful
I am adding a new section to the Literacy List Health and Science section that focuses on websites for adult learners that are based on videos. I would appreciate your looking at the web page http://home.comcast.net/~djrosen/newsome/litlist/websites.html#healthandscience and sending me suggestions of other good science web sites that you use, especially those that are based on streaming videos, ideally that are available for free.
Thanks,
David J. Rosen
djrosen123@gmail.com
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David, thanks for reminding us about the great resources at tv411. Not only are these lessons paired (science and math), but they also are available in Spanish.
Group members, please take a look at these lessons and let us know what you think!
Susan