This video was submitted for extra credit by Chaendo, it is an example of a rube goldberg machine, a machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction.
A great video created by the website http://good.is and submitted by Malishka for extra-credit. It will explain to you how much potable water is available in the world (a teaspoon full) and demonstrate how much water is used in the western countries compared to the rest of the world. Don’t get fooled by the old style, this was made for world water day in 2008 so all the numbers are recent and accurate. Great find!
Mnemonics is the art of assisting your memory by using artificial aid such as rhymes, songs, or acronyms. In this example, you will learn how to count in French until the number six:
All my students have had a chance to look at this incredible animation of the universe as we know. This is a full blown 3D map of the Universe to scale and with exact coordinates. You will be able to follow your ascent from the Himalayas, through the solar system, pass the Milky Way and beyond the afterglow of the original light from the Big Bang.
If only I could have seen this video before embarking onto my chemistry classes, I would have fared much better! This anthropomorphic video is an hilarious study guide:
Anthropomorphic: Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. Here, the elements are represented by humans at a party. This representation is anthropomorphic. Etymology — From the Greek anthropos “human being” and morphe “form”.
If you are interested in the world of small, and I mean very small things, check out this mesmerizing animation from the University of Utah about the size and scale of cells:
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