Teaching works better with visuals. That is why the classroom has a board for the teacher to write down salient points and may be make a diagram or two to explain the facts better. This is why seeing a video is more likely to help you remember concepts. Today there are any number of videos floating on a number of websites online. The trick is finding ones which are actually useful, entertaining and educative all at the same time.
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The Kid Should See This
Here you can get some help by finding others who have been through the whole lot and found a few good videos for their children. One such mother of two runs a website called The Kid Should See This. The site has a collection of interesting videos in a number of categories. These videos are picked up from Youtube on the whole, but some may link to different sites. Most of these videos are not made for children specifically, but have interesting data and are generally educational for the child viewing them. The section dealing with robots is well worth a look for those of you interested in robotics.
Interactive Biology
This gentleman has decided to set up short videos ranging between 5 to 10 minutes to explain all basic biology. From how cellular respiration works to how to read an electrocardiogram, there are more than 160 videos on all kinds of biological concepts that you may like to teach your homeschool student about. One especially good video describes the four lobes of the brain and their primary functions very well. The best part is that all the videos on the channel are educative and you can guide your child through them one at a time.
DNews
Anthony, Lacey and Trace run this channel on Youtube which explores all kinds of mind bending news from the scientific world. They have more than 400 videos and upload new ones every day. Some adult monitoring may be required as not all the videos relate to teaching scientific concepts. Some of them are fun while others are just plain weird facts that you may never have heard of before. All of it is interesting and at times they do explain scientific principles in easy to understand terms using examples from every day life.
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