Animaniacs: Nations of the World song

Animaniac's: Nations of the world song
(turn down the music from the dashboard music widget
so you can hear this....)

Check out this great MSN Video: Thai Moon Festival

Check out this great MSN Video: Thai Moon Festival

For more information about Thailands Full Moon Festival:
http://www.fullmoonparty-thailand.com

Importance of Geography video

"For use by Geography Departments for Parents Evenings this clip promotes geography and the Give Geography its Place Campaign (www.passion4geography.co.uk). The embedded animations within this clip... "

(NO SOUND...JUST VIDEO)

"How the World was Made", new series

The HISTORY CHANNEL has an amazing new series HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE. Geography, Geology, oceanography, hydrology + many other topics are covered in this series.http://www.history.com/video.do?name=How_the_Earth_Was_Made&bcpid=9786056001&bclid=13744421001&bctid=13764655001


The above clip was downloaded via MSN.com today from the "How the Earth was Made" series:
From the HISTORY CHANNEL website: "The new series HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE travels the globe to reveal the geological processes that have shaped our planet. Each episode will look at a single location and examine how the features that we see today have formed over millions of years—whether by colliding continents, volcanic eruption or the abrasive power of vast ice sheets. These processes, which intimately affect the way we live today, have been lost in the mists of time. Using the clues that were left behind, combined with expert evidence from geologists in the field, this series rolls back the millennia to see how the slow but immensely powerful forces of geology have shaped our world."

You can show these videos to your students from the website, purchase the series on DVD. The videos will not download from the History Channel website, but you may video tape the series for free useage in the classroom for one year. See the "classroom" link on the main website for recording rights. The videos do have adertisements. From >History Channel Home Page> Classroom > at this link you may also sign up for a HISTORY CHANNEL newsletter that will send you email updates about the latest series showing etc.

World Festivals

Pre-Lent holidays celebrated differently around the world: Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Carnival....

This video was available for download today 2/24/09 on MSN.com...great segment from the History Channel about the geography & history of pre-Lent world celebrations.

PARTNERS Video Mgazine

A GREAT FREE Geography Resource!!!!!!
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/partners/partners.html
Partners Video Magazine
Partners is an award-winning video magazine produced by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). It highlights the programs and accomplishments of the partnership between CSREES and the Land Grant University System in the areas of research, education, and extension.

This USDA online video magazine website provides a huge variety of free materials including videos for download (or on DVD) on all types of technology & agricultural topics. Entire episodes or individual segments/topics are available for download. Episode titles include: Fueling America, The Science of Small, Fluid Planet, and many other geography related topics. This site also provides possible grant information!!!

GREAT Pumpkin!!!!

REPOSTING..perfect way to use those pumpkins...carve them into world GLOBES!!!

It's that time of the year when pumpkins of all shapes and SIZES are plentiful. Instead of carving your pumpkins into ghouls and scary creatures for Halloween...think GLOBALLY...and turn your pumpkins into World globes! Challenge your students--have a contest--to see who can make the most accurate "pumpkin globe"!

Pumpkins arounnd the world:

http://www.pumpkinnook.com//commune/world.htm

To see a "Pumpkin Globe" lesson plans:

http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/resources/1994/pumpkin.htm

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSHalloweenContinentsAndOceansOnPumpkinGlobe3.htm

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/689.html/

NGS "ALL ROADS FILM PROJECT"

National Geographic has a fabulous film project called the "All Roads film project". The films being produced are wonderful insites into indigenous cultures and could be great resources for geography and social studies teachers! To find additional information about the All Roads film festival: http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/allroads/

"All Roads is a National Geographic initiative created to provide an international platform for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography. All Roads is an exciting, groundbreaking film festival, photography program, and film grant program rolled into one."

Many of the films are available for purchase on DVD from the All Roads website above. Video clips and lesson plans are available for one of the films entitled "Articson" at the following website:

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/arcticson/for.html

(Note to Teachers: As in all videos, please preview above videos for appropriate content and language prior to use in classrooms.)