Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the diversity of the plant world and explains what makes a plant a plant. Identifies the early history and origins of plants and highlights the defining characteristics of non-vascular and vascular plants. Discusses bryophytes, spore-producing plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. 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: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the process of photosynthesis, focusing on how the products of the process, glucose and oxygen, are vital to the survival of plants and animals. Examines the structure of leaves and their role in photosynthesis and illustrates different plant responses to certain stimuli beyond photosynthesis. Investigates different plant tropisms, including phototropism, gravitropism, and thigmotropism as well as seed structure and the process of germination. 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: 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: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Describes how seedless and seed plants reproduce and examines the asexual and sexual forms of plant reproduction. Discusses the reproductive processes of bryophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms, outlining their reproductive structures. Illustrates seed fertilization and development and the process of germination. 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: 6-12; Subject Areas: STEM. (2017) Plant genome research is already revolutionizing the field of biology. Currently, scientists are unlocking the secrets of some of the most important plants in our lives, including corn, cotton and potatoes. Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! takes viewers on a lively, upbeat journey that explores how these plants got to be the way they are and investigates how we can make better use of them in the future. Plant scientists are hard at work--in the lab, in the field and at the computer--to increase our understanding of nature. Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! makes the study of plants exciting and relevant by showing how learning more about plants can improve our everyday lives.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick explains that soil is made of rocks and contains minerals that feed the roots of plants. Sandy, clay, and mixed soils are introduced. Children are also shown how compost biodegrades into soil. They also learn that some plants are air plants or grow on wooden frames. The activity is making a worm farm.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick is amazed that a tiny seed can grow into a large tree and that seeds can travel hundreds of miles before they find a place to land. Close-up photography shows seed germination, with roots and stem emerging from the seed. He also shows how to harvest tomato seeds for planting in the spring. Even watermelon seeds can grow under the proper conditions. Sprouts, he explains are actually whole plants that we eat as a garnish in sandwiches. He shows two young viewers how to grow sprouts from seeds.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick is amazed that flowers come in so many shapes and sizes and that insects help to produce new flowers. He observes perennials and annuals, including the oriental poppy that encourages insects to pollinate its flower. Nick itemizes the requirements for healthy flowers, and observes unusual flowers that even trap insects. He shows his young guests how to preserve flowers by pressing them.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws happy tamales while demonstrating the Renaissance words shadow and horizon. At the Exploratorium in San Francisco, he reviews a video image created with the recollections machine by Ed Tannenbaum. Web Wizard explains the use and creation of midi files.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws a tyranosaurus rex while demonstrating the Renaissance words overlapping and contour. Animator Karen Johnson draws a jogging Dinah Dinosaur.
FLASHPOINT - Brings together an accomplished group of Hawai'i based artists working under the theme of FIRE. Artworks in this exhibition depict the varied aspects of FIRE and are visual interpretations of flashpoints in time and place - in methods of fabrication and conceptual context.
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. Donna E. Shimazu - Jewelry Arts, Gordon Uyehara - Jewelry Arts / Sculpture, Lori Uyehara - Mixed-Media / Painting,
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2006 )Pat Ekstrand, Watercolor artist, Printmaker and committed Educator. This short biography explores her art work, reflecting on an extraordinary life and a Hawaii of our past.
Audience: General; Grades: All; Subject: Fine Arts. Profile of local artist Allyn Bromley
Audience: General; Grades: All; Subject: Fine Arts. Profile on artist Fred Roster.
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: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2018) In this episode: Saving indigenous languages, bone implants, triceratops gets a cousin, saving the bay, the science of speed and much more!
Grades: 9-12; Language Arts. This series features six island women who are distinguished poets in our community: Kathy Song, Juliet Kono, Carolyn Sinavaiana, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Brandy Nalani McDougall, and Amalia Bueno. They have distinctive literary voices that reflect with depth their roots in Hawai'i and the Pacific. Each segment features one poet speaking about their lives and work, and sharing several of their poems on camera. After reading a poem, they comment on each piece, giving the viewers insights into their creative process. Mahealani Perez-Wendt is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) poet, writer and community activist residing in Hawai'i, on the island of Maui. She is the 1993 recipient of the Eliot Cades literary award, and is the author of Uluhaimalama, an anthology of her poetry. Her work has appeared in numerous publications. Her unique and accomplished voice is an important part of the development of indigenous literature in Hawai'i.
Grades: 9-12; Language Arts. This series features six island women who are distinguished poets in our community: Kathy Song, Juliet Kono, Carolyn Sinavaiana, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Brandy Nalani McDougall, and Amalia Bueno. These women come from varied ethnic backgrounds and have all worked hard to contribute to the growing presence of a literary community in Hawai'i. Many of them are dedicated teachers who have mentored others to become writers, and many of them also enjoy a national reputation. Each segment features one poet speaking about their lives and work, and sharing several of their poems on camera. Amalia B. Bueno's poetry and short stories have been recently published in Tinfish 20, Bamboo Ridge 98, Walang Hiya: Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice and Growing Up Filipino II. Born in Manila and raised in Honoulu, she has worked in public relations, community development, and policy research and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in English from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
Grades: 9-12; Language Arts. This series features six island women who are distinguished poets in our community: Kathy Song, Juliet Kono, Carolyn Sinavaiana, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Brandy Nalani McDougall, and Amalia Bueno. These women come from varied ethnic backgrounds and have all worked hard to contribute to the growing presence of a literary community in Hawai'i. Many of them are dedicated teachers who have mentored others to become writers, and many of them also enjoy a national reputation. Each segment features one poet speaking about their lives and work, and sharing several of their poems on camera. Brandy Nalani McDougall, is of Kanaka Maoli (Hawai'i, Maui, O'ahu and Kaua'i lineages), Chinese and Scottish descent. She is the author of a poetry collection, The Salt-Wind, Ka Makani Pa'akai (2008) and a chapbook, "Return to the Kula House," featured in Effigies: An Anthology of New Indigenous Writing, edited by Allison Hedge Coke (2009). She is a co-founder of Ala Press and Kahuaom'noa Press.
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: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) A young boy shares the value of the balafon, a local version of the xylophone, made of wood and gourds.
A major part of cooking involves delivering heat energy to natural things and transforming them to the state where they can be digested and absorbed. This technique does not stop at simply making food taste good. Professor Wrangham of Harvard University says the ability to produce food through heat is what helped humans evolve.
"Power" is about how to change ingredients using physical force. In terms of preserving, texture, convenience, and nutrient intake, this revolutionary cooking method provided the foundation for cultural development
Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science.(2012) It is fascinating to explore the energy relationships between living things. This exciting video investigates the process of living things producing energy, consuming it, and breaking it down. Food chains and food webs visually illustrate these relationships. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfVXlFcng4Y2pnOFk&usp=sharing
Audience: General; Subject: Local business. (2017) Go behind the scenes of Kahuku Farms in this episode of GROW. Interviews with Kahuku Farms operators Kylie Matsuda-Lum and Judah Lum. See how local Hawaii farms have to work with federal, state, and county offices while providing goods and services. Also, find out more about Hawaii's local agriculture sector from interviews with Hawaii's Department of Agriculture's Scott Enright and University of Hawaii's Steven Chiang from the Agribusiness Incubator Program and GoFarm Hawaii.
(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: 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."
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-3; Subject: Math. (2005) Dr. Rock explains the value of money and demonstrates the basic principles of counting money. He identifies the number of cents in a penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar bill. Students learn how to combine coins to make a certain value and Dr. Rock illustrates the symbols associated with money, such as the dollar sign and decimal point.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Math. (2005) Dr. Rock explains what fractions are and how they are applied. He uses pieces of fruit to illustrate how fractions are part of a whole. Children are shown using fraction wheels and animated graphics illustrate how fractions represent part of a whole number.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Explains the basic units of heredity by exploring the history and science of genetics. Introduces Gregor Mendel and Mendel's law, describing his genetic experiments with plants. Identifies the role of genes in determining inherited traits that are passed on to offspring. Discusses cross-breeding, pollination, and variation biology, and describes dominant and recessive traits. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Explains the basic science of genetics and examines its relationship to inherited traits. Reviews the plant experiments performed by Gregor Mendel which resulted in an understanding of heredity. Describes the role of dominant and recessive genes in determining which traits are passed on from parent to offspring. Also defines genotypes, alleles, Punnett Squares, and hybrids, and explains how genetic probabilities are calculated. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Explains the genetic factors that determine inherited traits in plants, animals, and humans. Reviews the research of Gregor Mendel relative to plant genetics. Explains the results of his experiments with pea pods to illustrate the law of segregation and explain the genetic aspects of reproduction. Discusses the law of independent assortment, gene dominance, mutation biology and genetic disorders. Also highlights the scientific discoveries of Carl Correns and Hugo de Vries. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Examines how the study of genetics impacts society. Reviews the history of genetic research, citing the heredity theories of Mendel, Boveri, and Sutton. Also identifies the scientists whose continued research of inherited traits led to the identification of chromosomes and the discovery of the DNA molecule. Illustrates the molecular structure of DNA and explains genetic code, selective breeding, human genome mapping, and genetic recombination. Also discusses the moral and ethical aspects of genetic engineering. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades:4-5; Subject: Science. (2013) This fascinating program helps students understand the basics of heredity. Acquired traits and inherited traits are defined and contrasted. Special emphasis is placed on some easy to understand human traits that are inherited. Concepts and terminology: characteristics, traits, and inheritance. For Guide go to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9ZT7PYcIjLfMlZJSUdySHdVNWM?usp=sharing
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick explains that soil is made of rocks and contains minerals that feed the roots of plants. Sandy, clay, and mixed soils are introduced. Children are also shown how compost biodegrades into soil. They also learn that some plants are air plants or grow on wooden frames. The activity is making a worm farm.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick discovers a variety of bugs that can inhabit a backyard garden. He visits an insect collection in the Australian museum, then demonstrates that a garden is home to a variety of creature. It's these living things that keep a garden healthy. Nick shows how to make an outdoor habitat that will encourage the growth of underwater creatures in a garden.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick explains that plants create green environments and that we need to keep our life-support system growing. Understanding what a plant needs helps us to preserve the green environment. Plants are solar powered and do their growing at night. Then chlorophyl turns sunlight into energy to keep our plants growing and give energy to us. Nick shows how celery absorbs water, and warns that we must all learn the conditions that plants need to grow. With his young visitors he plants wheat grass, provides the right environment, and watches the plants grow.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick explains that human beings are dependent on plants to survive. Shows how trees are turned into lumber and fuel; how cotton is produced and where wool comes from. Even explains that oil and gas come from dead plants. Introduces medicinal plants, vegetables and fruits. The activity is decorating wrapping paper with leaves and petals.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2018) In this episode: Saving indigenous languages, bone implants, triceratops gets a cousin, saving the bay, the science of speed and much more!
Grades: 9-12; Language Arts. This series features six island women who are distinguished poets in our community: Kathy Song, Juliet Kono, Carolyn Sinavaiana, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Brandy Nalani McDougall, and Amalia Bueno. They have distinctive literary voices that reflect with depth their roots in Hawai'i and the Pacific. Each segment features one poet speaking about their lives and work, and sharing several of their poems on camera. After reading a poem, they comment on each piece, giving the viewers insights into their creative process. Mahealani Perez-Wendt is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) poet, writer and community activist residing in Hawai'i, on the island of Maui. She is the 1993 recipient of the Eliot Cades literary award, and is the author of Uluhaimalama, an anthology of her poetry. Her work has appeared in numerous publications. Her unique and accomplished voice is an important part of the development of indigenous literature in Hawai'i.
Grades: 9-12; Language Arts. This series features six island women who are distinguished poets in our community: Kathy Song, Juliet Kono, Carolyn Sinavaiana, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Brandy Nalani McDougall, and Amalia Bueno. These women come from varied ethnic backgrounds and have all worked hard to contribute to the growing presence of a literary community in Hawai'i. Many of them are dedicated teachers who have mentored others to become writers, and many of them also enjoy a national reputation. Each segment features one poet speaking about their lives and work, and sharing several of their poems on camera. Amalia B. Bueno's poetry and short stories have been recently published in Tinfish 20, Bamboo Ridge 98, Walang Hiya: Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice and Growing Up Filipino II. Born in Manila and raised in Honoulu, she has worked in public relations, community development, and policy research and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in English from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
Grades: 9-12; Language Arts. This series features six island women who are distinguished poets in our community: Kathy Song, Juliet Kono, Carolyn Sinavaiana, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Brandy Nalani McDougall, and Amalia Bueno. These women come from varied ethnic backgrounds and have all worked hard to contribute to the growing presence of a literary community in Hawai'i. Many of them are dedicated teachers who have mentored others to become writers, and many of them also enjoy a national reputation. Each segment features one poet speaking about their lives and work, and sharing several of their poems on camera. Brandy Nalani McDougall, is of Kanaka Maoli (Hawai'i, Maui, O'ahu and Kaua'i lineages), Chinese and Scottish descent. She is the author of a poetry collection, The Salt-Wind, Ka Makani Pa'akai (2008) and a chapbook, "Return to the Kula House," featured in Effigies: An Anthology of New Indigenous Writing, edited by Allison Hedge Coke (2009). She is a co-founder of Ala Press and Kahuaom'noa Press.
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: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) A young boy shares the value of the balafon, a local version of the xylophone, made of wood and gourds.