Discuss how videos are useful resources for your students and how the 2 videos you selected will add to the learning in your classroom.
Videos provide an excellent presentation-style content format for learners. These presentations become powerful tools as students focus and gain understanding of the subject studied. Videos are excellent resources in presenting step-by-step information with visual, tangible methods. The two videos I selected are in direct alignment with the content I am responsible for teaching in the Earth science unit. The video on "making a volcano errupt," teaches students the process involved in volcanic erruptions and the flowing of lava. This visual set provides a clear design of a rather complex phenomena in simple, easy-to-understand styles. It clearly teaches students the processes that take place when volcanoes errupt; thereby, causing magma to rise to the surface of the Earth.
The other video teaches students the types and compositions of rocks. The narrator provides easy-to-understand examples to present mineral content, formations and uses of rocks. Since rock formation is clearly paralleled with volcanic erruptions, I felt these two concepts were important to share as I introduce this rather rigorous, abstract subject for young learners.
Thanks for posting two videos dealing with Earth science. Last year, I thought this was one of the hardest concepts for students to fully grasp. These two videos will be perfect! The first video will give students a solid visual to embed in their mind, so that they are able to understand the process that occurs when a volcano erupts. I totally agree with you about using the 2nd video within your volcanic lesson because just as you stated above rock formation and volcanic eruptions are clearly paralleled. I will be borrowing these clips from you in the near future. Good Job! Thanks so much!
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