In my “Physics for Teachers” class, when student groups present hands-on lessons, they sometimes start with a YouTube video. They are usually well selected and they turn out to be interesting and short. These videos are easy to find and in a university setting easy to display. While some schools have blocked YouTube as a website because of some content, there are workarounds for downloading the videos as .flv files (such as TechCrunch) and playing or converting them with flv players (my favorite for the Macintosh is the free iSquint.

On August 12, 2008, Smartteaching.org posted their 100 top YouTube videos for teachers. Below, I present their science list.

Resources

Adaptive Curriculum’s “Making Sperm and Eggs: Meiosis” Uses Flash-based animations and interactions.