Using Videos in the Bilingual Science Classroom

Using Videos in the Bilingual Science Classroom

 

Moving Beyond the Science Textbook:

Using Authentic Video in the Bilingual Science Classroom

Science is all around us in our daily living and the more students experiment with science and observe; the more fascinated they will become in finding answers.  Science experiments and projects help make learning fun and help to answer questions asked by students.

 

Authentic video from the Internet can help bring science concepts to life and will give both students and the teacher a chance to move beyond the science textbook.  It can be a daunting task to look for material appropriate for students learning Science in English and this is why sites such as How Stuff Works, YouTube and  BBC Bitesize are such valuable resources.   Videos from the sites mentioned present students with actual everyday language, just as it appears in real life, and lets them hear the language in a visible context.

 

The purpose of this video is to give science teachers ideas of videos and songs that they can use in their classroom. I hope you find it useful.