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GED Connection

Grade Levels:	9 - 13+
Core Subject(s):	Science
Website:	http://www.uen.org/emedia
Usage rights:	Download and retain personal copies in perpetuity.

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Episodes:

• GED Connection. Episode 101 - Orientation.

  An overview of the GED test and how this series and its accompanying workbooks and online lessons can help adults prepare.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 102 - Writing: Passing the GED Writing Test.

  Advice on how to prepare for the GED writing test, with sample test questions.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 103 - Writing: Getting Ideas On Paper.

  Successful writers and adult learners share ideas on how to get started writing.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 104 - Writing: The Writing Process.

  Outlines a three-step process: generating ideas, writing a rough draft, and revising/editing.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 105 - Writing: Organized Writing.

  Experienced writers offer useful organizing techniques.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 106 - Writing: Style and Word Choice.

  Purpose and audience affect how authors compose various kinds of written pieces.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 107 - Writing: Effective Sentences.

  How to write complete and correct sentences and how to fix or improve problem sentences.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 108 - Writing: Grammar and Usage.

  Reviews typical grammar and usage problems writers encounter.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 109 - Writing: Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization.

  Tips on how to improve your writing mechanics.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 110 - Writing: The GED Essay.

  GED graduates describe test day and provide tips on writing the GED essay.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 111 - Reading: Passing the GED Reading Test.

  Reviews the skills required, the subjects covered, and the kinds of questions included on the GED reading test.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 112 - Reading: Nonfiction.

  Explores three kinds of nonfiction writing - informational, opinion, and memoir - and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 113 - Reading: Fiction.

  Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 114 - Reading: Poetry.

  Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 115 - Reading: Drama.

  Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 116 - Social Studies: Passing the GED Social Studies Test.

  Tips on reading and interpreting maps, charts, and graphics; information on the content areas covered on the social studies section of the GED Test; and sample test questions.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 117 - Social Studies: Themes in U.S. History.

  Explores key events and themes-such as the nation's multicultural nature-that have made the United States what it is today.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 118 - Social Studies: Themes in World History.

  Major events, inventions, and ideas that have shaped the world and its cultures, from ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 119 - Social Studies: Economics.

  Business people and economics teachers explain the basics of money, finance, markets, and commerce.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 120 - Social Studies: Civics and Government.

  Explores the foundations and structure of American government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 121 - Social Studies: Geography.

  Explores the relevance of geography - from the impact of humans on the environment to how places and regions define our world.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 122 - Science: Passing the GED Science Test.

  An overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an explanation of the scientific method.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 123 - Science: Life Science.

  Explores a variety of life science topics, from basic biology to genetics to ecosystems.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 124 - Science: Earth and Space Science.

  Topics in geology, astronomy, and meteorology, including earthquakes, how the Earth was formed, natural cycles, and the basics of weather and energy.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 125 - Science: Chemistry.

  Defines an element, illustrates some chemical reactions, and explores practical applications of chemistry in everyday life - from cooking to making art.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 126 - Science: Physics.

  Explores the physics involved in roller coasters, space flight, sound, electricity, and MRI technology.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 127 - Math: Passing the GED Math Test.

  Advice on what to expect from and how to prepare for the GED math test, including information on the calculator used on the test.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 128 - Math: Number Sense.

  Explores the language of math and how you can use logic and common sense to make number problems more manageable.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 129 - Math: Problem Solving.

  A process for solving basic math and word problems, either single- or multi-step.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 130 - Math: Decimals.

  Reviews how to read decimal numbers, calculate with them, and solve everyday problems involving decimals.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 131 - Math: Fractions.

  What fractions represent, how to judge the relative sizes of different fractions, calculating with them, and solving everyday fraction problems.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 132 - Math: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent.

  Explores how and why people use ratios, proportions, and percentages to compare numbers and solve problems.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 133 - Math: Measurement.

  A variety of uses for measurement, how to calculate in the English and metric systems, and how to solve for the perimeters and areas of various shapes.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 134 - Math: Formulas.

  Shows how people use formulas in some practical situations and reviews commonly used formulas.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 135 - Math: Geometry.

  Reviews geometry terms, basic properties of angles and triangles, and methods for solving a variety of geometry problems.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 136 - Math: Data Analysis.

  Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts and graphs and analyze statistical trends.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 137 - Math: Statistics and Probability.

  Shows how statistics are gathered and used and explores the basics of chance and probability.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 138 - Math: Introduction to Algebra.

  Explores basic algebraic concepts and properties and shows how to write and solve equations.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Episode 139 - Math: Special Topics in Algebra and Geometry.

  Explores patterns in math and in the real world and shows how mathematical relationships can be plotted on the coordinate plane.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 116 - Social Studies: Passing the GED Social Studies Test.

  Tips on reading and interpreting maps, charts, and graphics; information on the content areas covered on the social studies section of the GED Test; and sample test questions.

  Length:	00:00:26

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 117 - Social Studies: Themes in U.S. History.

  Explores key events and themes-such as the nation's multicultural nature-that have made the United States what it is today.

  Length:	00:00:26

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 118 - Social Studies: Themes in World History.

  Major events, inventions, and ideas that have shaped the world and its cultures, from ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East.

  Length:	00:00:26

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 119 - Social Studies: Economics.

  Business people and economics teachers explain the basics of money, finance, markets, and commerce.

  Length:	00:00:26

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 120 - Social Studies: Civics and Government.

  Explores the foundations and structure of American government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

  Length:	00:00:26

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 121 - Social Studies: Geography.

  Explores the relevance of geography - from the impact of humans on the environment to how places and regions define our world.

  Length:	00:00:26

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 122: Passing the GED Test.

  An overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an explanation of the scientific method.

  Length:	00:26:47

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 123: Life Science.

  Explores a variety of life science topics, from basic biology to genetics to ecosystems.

  Length:	00:26:48

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 124: Earth and Space Science.

  Topics in geology, astronomy, and meteorology, including earthquakes, how the Earth was formed, natural cycles, and the basics of weather and energy.

  Length:	00:27:12

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 125: Chemistry.

  Defines an element, illustrates some chemical reactions, and explores practical applications of chemistry in everyday life - from cooking to making art.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 126: Explores the physics involved in roller coasters, space flight

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 127: Passing the GED Math Test.

  Advice on what to expect from and how to prepare for the GED math test, including information on the calculator used on the test.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 128: Number Sense.

  Explores the language of math and how you can use logic and common sense to make number problems more manageable.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 129: Problem Solving.

  A process for solving basic math and word problems, either single- or multi-step.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 130: Decimals.

  Reviews how to read decimal numbers, calculate with them, and solve everyday problems involving decimals.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 131: Fractions.

  What fractions represent, how to judge the relative sizes of different fractions, calculating with them, and solving everyday fraction problems.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 132: Ratio, Proportion and Percent.

  Explores how and why people use ratios, proportions, and percentages to compare numbers and solve problems.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 133: Measurement.

  A variety of uses for measurement, how to calculate in the English and metric systems, and how to solve for the perimeters and areas of various shapes.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 134: Formulas.

  Shows how people use formulas in some practical situations and reviews commonly used formulas.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 135: Geometry.

  Reviews geometry terms, basic properties of angles and triangles, and methods for solving a variety of geometry problems.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 136: Data Analysis.

  Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts and graphs and analyze statistical trends.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 137: Statistics and Probability.

  Shows how statistics are gathered and used and explores the basics of chance and probability.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 138: Introduction to Algebra.

  Explores basic algebraic concepts and properties and shows how to write and solve equations.

  Length:	00:26:46

• GED Connection. Spanish. Episode 139: Special Topics in Algebra and Geometry.

  Explores patterns in math and in the real world and shows how mathematical relationships can be plotted on the coordinate plane.

  Length:	00:26:48

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