Is Premium Gas Really Different From Regular?

 

If you teach Chemistry or Science you should check out Reaction which is a youtube video page that has many videos produced in conjunction with PBS  and  ACS.  Richard Byrne pointed out a nice one about octane in gas.  With all this nonsense with dictator putin and the gas embargo about to happen with russia I though this would be a good video.  To see it click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.    If you are making any   amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  Remember you can follow me by clicking on the blue follow button above. This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Lesson Plan on Poetry that ties to History & Current Events

 

If you are doing a unit in either poetry, history or current events this might work for you.  It deals with the 22 year old Amanda Gorman's Inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb".  To see the website click here.

Shakespeare Uncovered

PBS Learning Media has a set of videos geared to high school students.  Some of the videos examine "Parent Child Relationships", "Gender Roles", "Grief and Loss", "The Role of Women" and many more.  To see the website click here.

Why Geography Matters

According to Chris Heffernen, "Geography matters now more than ever because of global crises that range from migration to climate change to pandemics."  To see his article click here.

Reaction - A Food and Chemistry Channel

PBS Digital Studios has produced this Youtube channel called Reaction.  This channel is geared to Science/Chemistry/Biology teachers but they have a section on Food Chemistry that might work for Food teachers.  Other sections are: Chemistry Questions, Speaking of Chemistry, Chemistry and Biology - A Match Made in Nature, Tech Topics, Chemistry Life Hacks, and Drugs & Medicine, To see the Youtube channel click here.

Guide to Common Fallacies

If you teach fallacies in your English class or Critical Thinking class you might want to show the following videos produced by the PBS Idea Channel.  The videos are all just a couple minutes long (except the last one) and can be found by clicking here.  There are 9 of them:  Moving the Goal Posts Fallacy, The Strawman Fallacy, The "No True Scotsman" Fallacy, The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy, The Ad Hominem Fallacy, The Black and White Fallacy, The Authority Fallacy, The Fallacy Fallacy and lastly 3 Fallacies For Election Season.  You may want to see my other post on Fallacies from last February  by clicking here.

Canada and Immigrant Students

The PBS Newhour aired the following documentary about teaching immigrants in the Canadian school system titled "What the US could learn from Canada about integrating immigrant students"

From the PBS site "In Canadian public schools, the children of new immigrants do as well as native-born children within three years of arriving. There kids don't just get language and academic support; their home cultures are celebrated as they are integrated into classes. And strong social services and healthy education funding help too."

Mitosis vs Meiosis

Rick Groleau has a Flash slide show app on the NOVA Online site showing Mitosis vs Meiosis.  You can see the webpage by clicking here or the Flash slide show by clicking here.

Forgiveness for a defender of Apartheid

If you are teaching a unit about Nelson Mandela,  South Africa and Apartheid you might want to include this PBS NEWSHOUR video that highlights the former Minister in charge of violently upholding Apartheid.  He is no asking for forgiveness.  Ask your students to write a paragraph or two if he deserves forgiveness.  The video is almost 9 minutes long.

If you would like more information about Nelson Mandela, go to Larry Ferlazzo's great website.  He has a ton of links about Mandela.  Click here.

Teaching Current Events with PBS Newshour Extra

Last week I posted on teaching Current Events with The New York Times.  You can see that post be clicking here.  This site can be used in a cross curricular way as you can peruse news items by Subject Area.  They also have Lesson Plans for teachers and Student Voices which are articles written by  students.  Take a look at this website by clicking here.

Shakespeare Uncovered

From PBS Learning Media, Shakespeare Uncovered is a thematic collection of 21 videos.  The topics for high school students include: Supernatural Events in Shakespeare, The Use of Soliloquy, Gender Roles in Shakespeare and Women, Identity  and Disguise in Shakespeare's Comedies, along with others.  The  site is free but after 3 resource views you must make a free PBS account.

According to the website, "This thematic collection -- which adheres to national learning standards -- contains video segments from the series, informational texts, discussion questions, and suggestions for extension activities to enhance your students’ reading, viewing, and appreciation of Shakespeare’s works."

To see the site, click here.