In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry plays a game of chess with a young friend and suggests a wager on the game. Harry?s friend uses a story to explain how putting a penny on the first square and then doubling the amount on each square of the chessboard can generate a tremendous amount of money over time. Teaching tips are also provided that discuss frame, focus and follow-up suggestions for using this video in a math lesson.

On behalf of Marcus Caelius in the spring of 56 B.C.E. Roman oratory was a living art. Orators knew that the persuasive power of a speech did not come from the force and clarity of its argument alone. A speaker needed not simply to be heard distinctly, but to project the kind of confident, engaging personality that could win an audience's good will and command its belief.

This video provides information about the causes and effects of Earth's changing climate, specifically focusing on wildlife populations and the impact global warming has on habitats.

Students become familiar with the similarities and differences between electronic and printed text by comparing the textual aids included in a textbook with those of an educational website.

Video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides he wants to compete in the Northern Hemisphere Games in New Orleans. He must compete in four events and score a total of 50 points to make the team. In each event, if he does well he can score high, but if he performs poorly, his score could become a negative number. Teaching tips are also provided that discuss frame, focus and follow-up suggestions for using this video in a math lesson.

This animation demonstrates how to construct triangles if you know the lengths of a triangle's 3 sides using a ruler and drafting compass.

Through this writing activity students will explore how Aaron Copland uses music to convey a sense of landscape and time.

This video demonstrates how corn seedlings behave in the presence of both gravity and a central light source in an otherwise dark room.

Helpful video to add onto a unit about the Legislative Branch or about Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups

This task is tied to a part of our PBL unit. Students are to create a video tutorial of an exercise or movement related to a sport and explain the proper way of completing it.

In this resource, students will learn about the immigration from China into Spain by watching a video and will examine the experiences of several successful immigrants. Additionally, students will discuss how immigration is not just an issue in the U.S. Finally, students will understand how to take an active part in discussions about a variety of familiar academic topics in complicated settings.

David Gallo take us on a voyage into the ocean, specifically how and why we explore deep ocean environments. Discussion/assessment questions and suggested supplemental resources are included.

In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Alejandro, tells his plans for what he hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.

In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Ana, tells her plans for what she hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.

In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Maria, tells her plans for what she hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.

In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Maria, tells her plans for what she hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.

This is an animated short film about a little girl who visits the land of the dead, where she learns the true meaning of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos. The film was created by students at the Ringling College of Art and Design and won a 2013 Student Academy Award.

This brief video describes the major components and functions of the digestive system.

This video explores the scientific method, the distinction between fact and theory, and the different ways in which data are collected and applied, both in labs and in real-world settings.