Top+11+Science+Videos

Top 11 Science Videos

Here is my first YouTube playlist containing videos that relate to a number of my lesson plans. There are a lot of Top 10 lists out there, but I found 11 videos that I really enjoyed, so I thought that I'd shift the paradigm a bit and (in the spirit of Spinal Tap's favorite number) do a Top 11 List. These are roughly in the numerical order of the corresponding numbers of the lessons relating to the videos rather than the relative quality of the videos. I'll let you judge the quality for yourself. I had originally planned the 3 chemistry music videos (which were probably my favorites) to be on the original playlist, but alas, embedability of these videos has been disabled, so I had to provide hyperlinks to these videos on YouTube instead.

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Videos 1 and 2 are related to Lesson 2 and describe the fundamental cell division processes of mitosis and meiosis. Note the essential differences between these two processes! Video 3 is a clip of a somewhat stuffy educational movie from the 1950's, but it does give an easily comprehensible overview of Gregor Mendel's main principles of genetic inheritance. Related to Lesson 4. Video 4 is related to Lesson 10 and describes a few of the methods, materials, and applications of stem cell research, currently one of the hottest topics in biotechnology. Video 5 is an entertaining lecture by Mark Rosengarten, the teacher who created the chemistry music videos whose links appear below, on the principles of solutions and solubility. Related to Lesson 7. Video 6 is somewhat related to Lesson 8, but goes beyond the formation of sediments and explains how igneous and metamorphic rocks can form from other rock types. Videos 7 and 8 are not related to any of my lesson plans as of yet (video 7 could tie in with Lesson 5 somewhat and video 8 with Lesson 8). These videos are short descriptions of how two of the most powerful forces in nature (tornadoes and volcanoes) are formed.

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All of these music videos whose links appear above were created by chemistry teacher Mark Rosengarten and relate to various principles in chemistry. Video 9 describes how elements belonging to the same column on the periodic table have similar chemical properties. Video 10 explains the difference between nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, and ionic bonds. Video 11 is a quick rundown of the classification of various organic molecules according to their structure and components. All of these videos relate somewhat to my Lesson 3. Video 10 also relates somewhat to my Lesson 7.