{"id":565,"date":"2010-05-09T12:11:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/?p=565"},"modified":"2012-06-19T12:17:20","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T16:17:20","slug":"being-human-video-segments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/for-educators\/being-human-video-segments\/565\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Segments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These brief video segments can be used alone or in combination, to introduce a topic or to spark discussion among your students. The video segments can be adapted for any grade level. Stream the video segments from the players below, or scroll to the bottom of the page to find downloadable QuickTime versions of the videos. These videos are also used in the lesson plan Being Human (Grades 5-8).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Human Spark: So Human, So Chimp &amp; Brain Matters<\/strong><\/em>, Selected Segments<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Human vs. Chimp Thinking<br \/>\n<\/span>A discussion about how human thought differs from that of chimpanzees.<\/p>\n<style>.video-wrap {position: relative;  padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin-bottom: 1em;} .video-wrap\tiframe {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;} .video-wrap.no-topbar {padding-bottom: 56.25%;}<\/style><div class=\"video-wrap no-topbar nocontent no-content cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" name=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/1898426068\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=false&autoplay=false&endscreen=false\" title=\"Embedded Video Player\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen width=\"512\" height=\"288\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Beyond the Present<br \/>\n<\/span>A look at humans\u2019 unique ability to reflect upon events that have happened in the past and think about things that could possibly happen in the future.<\/p>\n<style>.video-wrap {position: relative; 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top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;} .video-wrap.no-topbar {padding-bottom: 56.25%;}<\/style><div class=\"video-wrap no-topbar nocontent no-content cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" name=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/1898482610\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=false&autoplay=false&endscreen=false\" title=\"Embedded Video Player\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen width=\"512\" height=\"288\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Insight and Imagination<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An overview of how insight and imagination distinguish humans from others.<\/p>\n<style>.video-wrap {position: relative;  padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin-bottom: 1em;} .video-wrap\tiframe {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;} .video-wrap.no-topbar {padding-bottom: 56.25%;}<\/style><div class=\"video-wrap no-topbar nocontent no-content cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" name=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/2247578018\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=false&autoplay=false&endscreen=false\" title=\"Embedded Video Player\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen width=\"512\" height=\"288\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Additional segments which students can use in their research for Learning Activity 2:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">A Matter of Size<br \/>\n<\/span>A look at the brains of a rat, monkey, chimp and human and why some brains are bigger than others.<\/p>\n<style>.video-wrap {position: relative; 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On a Mac, press the CTRL key and      simultaneously click the mouse, then save the link.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/?attachment_id=569\" target=\"_blank\">Human vs. Chimp Thinking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/?attachment_id=568\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond the Present<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/?attachment_id=570\" target=\"_blank\">Thinking about Thinking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/?attachment_id=571\" target=\"_blank\">Insight and Imagination<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/lessons\/journey-into-the-brain\/video-segments\/552\/attachment\/size-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Matter of Size<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/?attachment_id=572\" target=\"_blank\">Cooperation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/?attachment_id=573\" target=\"_blank\">Human Language<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2010\/05\/The-Art-Spark-.mov\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Spark<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These brief video segments can be used alone or in combination, to introduce a topic or to spark discussion among your students. 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