Video Links

We've shared several videos in class that tie in to Science, Social Studies, and other subjects. You'll find the links below. Depending on their source, some may not work at school, but should work fine at home.

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Writing

• "The Aurora:" we saw this when we talked about the Aurora Borealis. 
• A space station view of the Aurora can be seen here. 
• "The Mountain:" great time-lapse video of the Milky Way. Watch at home using this link.
• Similes and Metaphors: A catchy tune to learn the differences between the two!

Reading

• Snowflake Bentley:  video about the man who first photographed snowflakes. Here's another great video.
• The One and Only Ivan: The book video is here. A librarian created a video here. Here's a news video about the mall and Ivan. Zoo Atlanta created this video. The injured boy protected by Jambo is here. The author talks about Ivan here. Info about an Ivan statue is here.  One more video, with an interview of a zoo keeper from Zoo Atlanta is here. Here's a video of the singer Michael Bublé singing to gorillas at the Werribee Open Range Zoo... they love his singing!
• "Welcome to My World," about Dallas Peavey and the Iditarod. 
• "Sled Dogs: More than Meets the Eye" 
• CBS Sunday Morning on sled dogs in Denali National Park. (Reading)"Hold on Tight!" is a 1st person perspective of riding in a dog sled. 
• Here's an interview with author Patricia MacLachlan.
• As part of the compare/contrast lessons, here's a classic video of the 3 Little Pigs.

Self Esteem and a Growth Mindset

• ​One Young Boy's Hoop Dreams: About a 13 year old boy who you wouldn't expect to play basketball... but surprises everyone! (Esteem)
• ​Kid President on 20 things we should say more often. Click here to see his note to teachers and students. Here's his video on being awesome--and talks about his book! Here's one on 25 things to be thankful for.(Esteem)
• Boomer in the Ball Pit: The simple joy of a cat and a box of plastic balls. (just for fun)
• Failure to Success: Who was considered a failure and went on to success? Watch and learn! (Growth Mindset)
• Class Dojo, Growth Mindset: Click here to check out the videos on a different way to look at failures. (Growth Mindset)
• "Lunch is a Feast for the Soul:" a video on one high school's work on including everyone at lunch... no one sits alone. (Esteem)

Social Studies

• A webpage about Ruby Bridges is here.
• Some great videos of California and its regions are here:

1. A music video intro to CA
2. 30 things to do in CA in 4 minutes
3. ​CA HD Timelapse (a sharper version is here)
4. A Day in CA (a sharper  version is here)
5. CA fast facts
6. Imagine CA (Downtown LA)
7. Yosemite HD (a sharper version is here)
8. More than just parks: Joshua Tree (a sharper version is here)
9. More than just parks: Redwoods (a sharper version is here)
10. Timelapse CA road trip
11. ​CA Road trip (+ a bit of Vegas)

• A video overview of all the CA missions is here. Here's where you can find that cool drone music video of San Juan Capistrano. Another great video at SJC is here. 
• True Heroes: a Disney.com video about African-American pilots, including the Tuskegee Airmen. 
• "I Have a Dream:" a synopsis of Dr. Martin Luther King's speech from the History Channel.
• "Dear Basketball:" the Oscar-award winning animated short read by Kobe Bryant. Click here to read more about the project.

Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)

• ​Bill Nye on Rocks & Minerals: a great refresher for this topic! (Science)
• Dubai Eagle: an eagle flies from the tallest building in the world! (Science)
• Anybody can code: A video on the Hour of Code from Code.org. (Technology)
• A longer code.org video to share with your parents.(Technology)
• Danielle Feinberg on the magic ingredient that brings Pixar movies to life: click here. (Technology)
• A Paper Bridge: Can you build a paper bridge that's strong enough to support an SUV? (Science)
• Audri's Monster Trap: Here's a great example of a Rube Goldberg machine designed and built by a kid! (STEM)
• More ideas on folding paper: A single sheet, folded properly, can hold up an apple. Cool!
• 4 year old Sophie Drives a Giant Truck: What happens when you hook up a giant dump truck to a remote control and give it to a 4 year old? Chaos ensues. See the "making of" here. (Science)
• Molten Paradise: An interesting video on volcanic eruptions on the Hawaiian island of Kilauea. (Science)
• Bill Nye on Volcanoes: Lean about your shield and cone volcanoes here! (Science)
• ​Snowflake Bentley:  video about the man who first photographed snowflakes. (Reading, Science)
• Bill Nye on earthquakes: All about that shaking and quaking going on in SoCal, and many other places... (Science)
• Mission 26: the timelapse video showing the Shuttle Endeavour and its trip to the CA Science Center. See an HD version here. (Science)
• Katherine Johnson, one of the "human computers" who made space flight possible, has a Flocabulary video here. (Science)
• The disappearing octopus: a great example of animal mimicry and camouflage. (Science)
• FlightLapse: A beautiful time-lapse video of the Milky Way taken from the cockpit of a passenger jet flying from Zurich, Switzerland to São Paulo, Brazil. (Science)
• Monsters Inc. "Blooper Reel:" where the voice actors make mistakes. Watch and think about all the work that went into the drawing, the voices, the backgrounds, the movements, etc. (Technology)
• What is Engineering? A super way to learn about the basics of engineering. (Enginering)
• What do you do with an Idea? video based on the book, read aloud, Storyline Online-style. (STEM)
• The Imperial March, with accordions! (the Arts)
• Compare a $62 violin with several worth over $100,000--click here to see! (the Arts)
• Code.org: Learning about "the pitch" and editing stories on Pixar: click here. (STEM)
• Click here to view photos taken by astronaut Scott Kelly during his year in space. (STEM)
• ​OK GO's video on primary colors... just for fun!
  • ​Here's their video tied in to the Rube Goldberg lesson from Mystery Science.

What Kids Can Do

• Here's a section dedicated to kids doing extraordinary things.
  
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• 8-year-old Japanese drummer: Here's a little girl with major drumming skills, taking on Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times." Check it out here!
•  Nice junior high girls? See them improving lives daily here.
• Sky Brown, a 10 year old skateboarding girl who hopes to be in the Olympics soon.
• Here's a page with some *very* talented kids from New Zealand singing some classic rock songs like "Mr. Tambourine Man."