Brianiac Insights
Photo credit: Jill Bolte Taylor Ode To The Brain! is a song that unravels some of the mysteries of the brain’s inner workings.
Category: 6th Grade Science
Light Reveals The Mysterious Past Of Our Universe
Photo credit: Melodysheep Waves Of Light is a song that celebrates the importance of light in understanding the history of the Universe. I like to use the short video clips as inspirational brain breaks that foster wonder and interest in learning about the various fields of science.
Golgi Apparatus! What Is That?
Photo credit: Science With Tom What is the Golgi? is a fun rap, featuring UCSF neuroscientist Sama Ahmed, that focuses on organelles of the cell. This rap is unique, as it asks the audience to submit their own versions of the second verse, to complete things. 2nd verse submissions: MrLundScience (One of my favorites!) Kristina Cotran […]
Predator/Prey Song
Photo credit: Science Rap Academy Prey is a song that teaches students about prey and predators. This is a fun song to play when teaching about ecosystems and food chains. The music is based off of “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift.
How Many Types of Energy Are There?
Photo credit: expertmathstutor Types of Energy is a brief video clip that describes the different types of energy that we discuss in class. Nuclear energy Thermal/Heat energy Light energy (referred to as radiant energy) Sound energy Electrical energy Gravitational potential energy Kinetic energy (referred to as motion energy) Chemical energy Elastic energy (referred to as […]
Radical Rube Goldberg Video Clips
Photo credit: Rube Goldberg In preparation for students building Rube Goldberg Machines, I like to show a couple clips peppered into each class to show students what Rube Goldberg machines are and what they can look like. I use both professional clips and student developed film clips. Here are some of my favorite professional clips: […]
Goldburger To Go
Photo credit: Hooda Math Goldberger To Go is a game that students can play to help them conceptualize the parts that make up a sophisticated Rube Goldberg Machine. These machine are a great hands-on way for students to learn physics and transfers of energy.
Flocabulary
Photo credit: Flocabulary Cooking With Nouns is a sample of one of the hip-hop songs created to teach educational content. This is not the best representation of their work. However, they also offer the following samples, which many of which are much better examples: How The Nervous System Works – Science Types of Rocks – […]
Peppy Animated Songs From Miss Twinkle
Photo credit: LittleLives, Inc. I like these educational videos that feature Miss Twinkle and her class. Using songs and animation to teach, can be very powerful. Here are some of my favorites for early scientists: Photosynthesis – Twinkle Trails Episode 9 The Electricity Lighthouse – Twinkle Trails Episode 23 Save
A Whale of a Tale!
Photo credit: ABC Whale of a Tale is an astounding tale that has circulated since it occurred in 1970, in Florence Oregon. Paul Linnman reported on this engineering challenge. How do you remove a beached whale of this size. If they hauled it out into the water, it was assumed that it would wash back […]