Science Teaching Series

Internet Resources

I. Developing Scientific Literacy

II. Developing Scientific Reasoning

III. Developing Scientific Understanding

IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving

V. Developing Scientific Research Skills

VI. Resources for Teaching Science

Video Resources

Videos on the Internet

  1. Making your own science videos
  2. Embedding Videos
  3. Self-made movies
  4. Science videos on the web

Science Shows

  1. Nova Science Now
  2. Scientific American Frontiers
  3. Discovery Channel Online
  4. Discovery Channel School
  5. PBS Science Listings
  6. Bill Nye the Science Guy
  7. NOVA
  8. LAUSD KCLS broadcast schedule
  9. Doing Chemistry Videodisc series
  10. Newton's Apple
  11. ESPN Sports Figures
  12. Planet Earth
  13. Blue Planet

Other Resources

  1. The Weather Channel
  2. CSUN Video Library
  3. CSUN Cable TV Services
  4. NASA TV: View and discuss live footage of NASA's missions
  5. Making a video study guide: NASA Educators Resource Center
  6. Free NASA videos:

For use in class

  1. CD Template for CD labels (Macromedia Freehand)
  2. Sample teacher-made videos
  3. Video-time lines for videos shown in class
  4. Making Study Guides
  5. Laserdiscs

 

Video study guide

Science videos should be shown to teach concepts and stimulate thinking, not just for entertainment. One way to promote learning is to develop a study guide to be given prior to the showing of the video. The questions should direct student attention to the key issues that you want them to learn. Write a series of three questions for a sample video.

(1) Factual question:

(2) Analytical question:

(3) Open-ended or hypothetical question:

Post your questions on the class newsgroup.