Just loved the videos on Mediaanalysis. This reminds me of the video on `Parallel Universe` that my students watched in the Astrophysics class. It was about the existence of parallel universes and how in the future there is a possibility of inter universe travel through worm holes. It seemed more like science fiction. My students were fascinated but I could not get them into a discussion since they felt it was rather impossible. The videos on media analysis have taught me a different approach to showing videos. It would be worthwhile to show a video and elicit as many questions from real to the bizarre and and then let students explore the possibilities of whether it is real by extensive independent research or by doing experiments. The third video in particular would be a good analysis video for the older Physics students. They could debate about, angle of elevation, friction, projectile motion and energy conservation. There is a lot of material in that small clip. It could be the opening lesson for the above topics. I agree especially with the following sentence in the article. As classroom applications these viral videos present a great opportunity to teach specific media literacy skills in the science classroom. In addition, many of these videos provide a great starting point to have students generate questions about scientific phenomena.
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