Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Hed, who lives in Israel. Hed shares her dream of becoming an opera singer. Joins Hed as she sings soprano with the the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Orchestra.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Marc-Andre, who lives in Quebec and is learning to play the accordion. Marc-Andre does not need a musical score as he can play by ear, reproducing what he has heard on his diatonic accordion.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Carina, who is learning to play the folk harp in music school. Carina and her brother prepare a surprise performance for their father's birthday.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Bram is a Belgian boy who plays guitar and sings in a choir. He dreams of playing the carillon like his grandfather. Bram demonstrates to the other members of his family that he is capable of becoming the future bell ringer of Bruges.
Audience: General; Grades: All; Subject Areas: Music.Ancient Hawaii musical instruments - its history, culture and ties to the people.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) When you hear the roar of traffic, the bark of a dog, or your teacher's voice, you are experiencing sound. This program uses colorful animations to explore important characteristics of sound, including intensity, loudness, pitch, and frequency. Concepts and terminology illustrated in this video include: vibrations, frequency, pitch, amplitude, volume, how sound travels, uses of sound energy, speed of sound, and how we hear sounds.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) A 6 year old South Korean boy sings the Pansori, which is like an opera. He shares what is involved in preparation and rehearsal.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Health, SEL. (2015) Andy: My Story About Following Your Passion At age 15, Andy is a young fashion designer about to have his first solo show. Despite still being a student he runs a fashion business collaborating with manufacturing partners while designing collections. But Andy also sells movie tickets and popcorn at the local cinema. His hard work and strong entrepreneurial spirit make his future look incredibly bright. Andy believes in himself and plans for a future in fashion showcasing his designs in New York and Paris.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Health, SEL. (2015) Mikey: My Story About Family Mikey grew up with parents who suffered from mental illness, necessitating that an aunt, who he never knew before, provide the love, care and support he needed. Her encouragement for him to do well in school and to follow his passion for skateboarding paid off when he went from 'normal skater kid' to skating champion. He greatly appreciates the help he got to turn his life around and has recently become captain at his school.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Health, SEL. (2015) Dominic: My Story About Being Different Worried about fitting-in and being different, Dominic hid the skills he had learned as a young boy, the skills of a very good magician. His specialty was close-up magic involving sleight of hand with cards and coins. He didn't understand how much magic played a part in who he was until being hired for his first paying gig. His immediate success convinced him that his skills were worth having and sharing. Crowned a Junior Champion of Magic, Dom now lives and breathes magic as a charismatic performer.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Health, SEL. (2015) Faith: My Story About Being Confident Living a somewhat nomadic life, Faith has lived in various parts of the world, moving regularly when her father accepted new business positions. She describes herself as "shy and awkward". Her personal escape had always been music, having taught herself to play guitar and compose songs. Encouraged to enter a local talent competition her original composition was a selected finalist and aired on radio to thousands. The recognition she received convinced her to pursue music more seriously, simultaneously doing so with a steady focus on her continuing education.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Health, SEL. (2015) Fablice: My Story About Peace Fablice is an emerging 20-year-old hip-hop artist. His new life today is a world away from his time as an orphaned 11-year-old soldier during the civil war in the African Republic of Burundi. His arrival in a new country has given him opportunities he never dreamed possible, inspiring him and his cousin to give back to the people of Burundi a musical message of peace.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws an African giraffe while demonstrating the Renaissance terms size and placement. He visits the Albright-Knox Gallery in New York to view examples of Op Art. Hollywood animator Tim Decker is the guest artist.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark rolls out Gingerbread George while demonstrating the Renaissance terms practice and attitude. Studies the works of Georges Rouault at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Introduces the Web Wizard and the 6 rules of Internet use.
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Allyn Bromley - Mixed Media / Printmaking, David Smith - Printmaking
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Adella Buss - Mixed Media, Liz Train - Fiber Arts
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. May Izumi - Sculpture, Lynn Weiler Liverton - Sculpture
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Donna E. Shimazu - Jewelry Arts, Gordon Uyehara - Jewelry Arts / Sculpture, Lori Uyehara - Mixed-Media / Painting,
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Daven Hee - Ceramics, Cade Roster - Multi-Media
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Rochelle Lum - Ceramics, Shigeru Miyamoto - Ceramics
Video about the "Dirt" Show at the Museum of Art (2014)
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2006) This documentary highlights several of Hawai`i's most prominent artists. Each 25-minute segment features two artists who work in the same medium. They share their views and philosophy, and discuss technique and style.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2006) This documentary highlights several of Hawai`i's most prominent artists. Each 25-minute segment features two artists who work in the same medium. They share their views and philosophy, and discuss technique and style.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using pencils and paints, an artist tells a tale of a poor boy and his mother. Biel and his mother are so poor they have no home. One day they are caught in a downpour and take refuge in a seemingly abandoned house. Once inside, they hear the voice of a very old man calling out to them. He asks for light so that he can finish the book he is reading. Then he explains that he died 75 years ago, but couldn't lay to rest until he finished his book. To reward Biel and his mother for their kindness, he directs them to a trap door in the house where there is a treasure chest full of gold coins. With the money, mother and son buy the rundown house and work hard to turn it into a very pretty farmhouse where they live happily ever after.
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: 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: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) An earthquake can be one of the most destructive natural disasters on Earth! It comes without warning and in a matter of seconds can level a city.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) Hurricanes are nature's giants, some reaching up to nine miles tall!! But one thing is nearly certain ? every year there will be a few hurricanes that do hit land. From space, a hurricane looks like a giant, circular, swirling cloud ? with a hole in the center. The hole is called the "eye" of the storm. A hurricane is one of the biggest, most dramatic shows that Nature can put on. It's an extreme example of our global weather system in action. A hurricane is an awe-inspiring event ? but one you'll want to observe from a safe distance!
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) We live in an ocean of air. It's all around us, everyplace, all the time ... so most of the time we don't even think about it. We only notice air when it moves ? when it becomes a wind. Wind can be part of a storm that can make for messy weather. In certain parts of the country people have to watch out for one of the most dangerous forms that wind can take, tornadoes!
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) One of the worst natural disasters in history happened in December of 2004. It was a tsunami. A massive wall of water crashed on to the shore in Indonesia. It smashed into villages and swept away almost everything in its path. But a tsunami is just another sign that Mother Nature is continuing her natural process of change. Fortunately for us, dangerous tsunamis are also extremely rare.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) Volcanoes are part of the natural process of the earth. They can bring terrible disaster. But they also have a lot of benefits for humans. Some of the best farmland in the world is in soil created by volcanoes.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Science. (2004) Explores the physical characteristics of plants. Combines animated graphics and live action to identify each plant part and its specific function. Describes the anatomy and function of roots, stems, and leaves and explains how plants need water and sunlight to grow. Identifies different types of plants from grasses to vegetables to trees. Also discusses how plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis and expel water vapor through transpiration. Concludes with a 5-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfaGpBQmJwa0dmTjQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Science. (2004) Combines animation and live action to illustrate the life cycle of plants. Explores how plants grow and develop by describing plant parts and their specific functions. Explains how plants create food through the process of photosynthesis. Describes how plants use flowers to reproduce and describes the processes of pollination, fertilization, and germination. Concludes with a 5-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfaGpBQmJwa0dmTjQ&usp=sharing
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
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-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: 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) Mutation What exactly does it means to be a "mutant"? Far from being some kind of seemingly alien being, the answer is that we are all mutants. In fact, if it weren't for genetic mutation, the human race may not have survived as long as it has.
Explains how the bald eagle was chosen as the official seal of the United States in 1782, representing the freedom and strength of America. Describes how this national emblem is used on the Great Seal of the United States, the dollar bill, and in many places that are exponents of our nation's authority.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2012) From making bread to decomposing things in the environment, fungi play a very important role in our lives. Vivid video footage, accompanied by colorful animations, illustrates the fascinating origin, diversity, and characteristics of fungi. Special attention is given to the ecological and economic importance of fungi. Concepts and terminology include: hyphae, mycelium, Zygomycota, rhizoids, stolons, Ascomycota, ascus, Basidiomycota, Deuteromycota, spores, and lichens. For student guide go to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9ZT7PYcIjLfRlQ1U3FJWFgydUE?usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2012) Bacteria are the most abundant living things on the planet. In fact there are more bacteria in your mouth than there are vertebrates on the planet. This fascinating program explores the wide-ranging forms and characteristics of both archaebacteria and bacteria. Prokaryotic evolution and diversity are also discussed. Concepts and terminology include: prokaryote, eukaryote, peptidoglycan, ribosomal proteins, RNA polymerase, gram stain, Archaea, Bacteria, bacterial diseases, decomposition, and genetic engineering. For student guide go to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9ZT7PYcIjLfRlQ1U3FJWFgydUE?usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the general characteristics of plants, examining the structures and functions of roots, stems, and leaves. Describes the vascular tissues of plants, which include xylem, cambium and phloem and illustrates the differences between annual, biennial, and perennial flowering plants. Describes how plant structures are useful sources of food-building materials and the role plant structures play in plant survival. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&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: 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: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) An earthquake can be one of the most destructive natural disasters on Earth! It comes without warning and in a matter of seconds can level a city.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) Hurricanes are nature's giants, some reaching up to nine miles tall!! But one thing is nearly certain ? every year there will be a few hurricanes that do hit land. From space, a hurricane looks like a giant, circular, swirling cloud ? with a hole in the center. The hole is called the "eye" of the storm. A hurricane is one of the biggest, most dramatic shows that Nature can put on. It's an extreme example of our global weather system in action. A hurricane is an awe-inspiring event ? but one you'll want to observe from a safe distance!
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) We live in an ocean of air. It's all around us, everyplace, all the time ... so most of the time we don't even think about it. We only notice air when it moves ? when it becomes a wind. Wind can be part of a storm that can make for messy weather. In certain parts of the country people have to watch out for one of the most dangerous forms that wind can take, tornadoes!
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) One of the worst natural disasters in history happened in December of 2004. It was a tsunami. A massive wall of water crashed on to the shore in Indonesia. It smashed into villages and swept away almost everything in its path. But a tsunami is just another sign that Mother Nature is continuing her natural process of change. Fortunately for us, dangerous tsunamis are also extremely rare.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) Volcanoes are part of the natural process of the earth. They can bring terrible disaster. But they also have a lot of benefits for humans. Some of the best farmland in the world is in soil created by volcanoes.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Science. (2004) Explores the physical characteristics of plants. Combines animated graphics and live action to identify each plant part and its specific function. Describes the anatomy and function of roots, stems, and leaves and explains how plants need water and sunlight to grow. Identifies different types of plants from grasses to vegetables to trees. Also discusses how plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis and expel water vapor through transpiration. Concludes with a 5-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfaGpBQmJwa0dmTjQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Science. (2004) Combines animation and live action to illustrate the life cycle of plants. Explores how plants grow and develop by describing plant parts and their specific functions. Explains how plants create food through the process of photosynthesis. Describes how plants use flowers to reproduce and describes the processes of pollination, fertilization, and germination. Concludes with a 5-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfaGpBQmJwa0dmTjQ&usp=sharing