How To: Origami a pyramid box
You can use this paper pyramid to wrap small gifts and presents or just as a cool folded design.
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How To: Demonstrate cooling by evaporation
A lab exercise that demonstrates how evaporation of water lowers the temperature. Also, how surface area affects the rate of evaporation.
How To: Create interactive presentations with VoiceThread
John explores some ideas on how you might use VoiceThread, a newcomer in the diverse Web2.0 space, that allows you to post pictures and video online and get input from others through voice-enabled comments. VT has some really cool possibilities for the educator. For now, at least, you can get a Pro-account as an educator and set up identities to use for students in your classroom. Teachers can also use VT to post presentations with narration.
How To: Make a stuffed paper sculpture stick puppet
Watch this video to learn how to make cool stuffed paper sculptures with your kids!
How To: Make a Native American rattle with kids
Watch this video to learn how to make a Native American rattle. Easy & cool project to do with kids.
How To: Origami a cool heart out of a dollar bill
Here's a great cheap gift for Valentine's day! It costs $1, $5, $10, $20 or even more, depending on what bill you use. Origami a cool heart out of a dollar bill.
How To: Make cool sound effects on your electric guitar
Learn how to make your electric guitar sound like a church bell or a banjo.
How To: Create artistic effects in Photoshop
Create cool backgrounds and effects using various Photoshop filters and layers.
How To: Make monogram key chains that hold post-it notes
Learn how to make a cool monogram key chain that holds post-it notes.
How To: Make a snow globe with CD shavings and Play-Doh
Use a jar, CD shavings, Play-Doh, and water to craft a cool little snow globe.
How To: Try cool tricks with your cell phone
A mobile phone is capable of all kinds of hacks. You can use your cell for more than just photos, texts, and phone calls. Here are some great ways for messing about with your mobile handset, whether it be using a phone to unlock a car, or entering the mobile phone throwing championships. Try cool tricks with your cell phone.
How To: Create a bling effect in Photoshop
Create a really cool bling/gold effect in Adobe Photoshop using Layer Styles. Video tutorial by Barton Damer for Go Media.
How To: Do the Penn and Teller saw trick
Very cool explanation by Penn & Teller on how to pull off one of their famous tricks: the saw trick.
How To: Make an optical illusion ring
It's jewelry, it's an illusion, it's your very own cool creation. Here's how to make a flower ring that will bloom before your eyes.
How To: Play drums with quintuplets
In this drum lesson, learn to play and count quintuplets. Learn a new cool groove for the drum set.
How To: Make titles in Premiere Pro
How to make cool opening titles to add a degree of professionalism to your movie or film. Uses the title designer.
How To: Do the lipstick voodoo trick
A cool lipstick and hand trick. You need to misdirect for a moment. Fun trick and easy to do.
How To: Talk about the weather in Chinese
Benny from askbenny.cn teaches you how to talk about the weather in Mandarin Chinese including how to say "Humid" "Dry" "Cool" and "Cold"
How To: Do a backflip in gymnastics
Learn how to do this cool move, remember to stretch and only do this on open ground! There are three parts to the back flip, the jump, the roll and the landing.
How To: Flick a bottle cap
Bottle caps can be fun! Check out this super cool video on how to flick a bottle cap.
How To: Reconstruct a shirt
A cool t-shirt reconstruction lesson sent in to us by one of the loyal viewers of Thread Heads.
How To: Make a new school backpack
The summer's fading fast and it's back to school time again. This week we're breaking you off some tips to help you become the most fashionable in your class, plus we show you how to transform last year's threads into this year's cool, new school gear. Class is now in session!
How To: Create 3D effect using shape hints in Macromedia Flash
To control more complex or improbable shape changes in Macromedia Flash, you can use shape hints. Shape hints identify points that should correspond in starting and ending shapes. This video tutorial teaches you how to use shape hints to make a cool 3D effect.
How To: Create special effects in iMovie HD
Let's learn how to create some cool special effects in iMovie HD. In this video tutorial you will learn how to make night vision, old time movie, and stormy effects. The effects are really cool and easy to do too! Create special effects in iMovie HD.
How To: Experiment with carbon dioxide gas
Mr. G plays with chemicals and fire (what a surprise), for a really cool demonstration. An experiment you'll want to try, and probably can try immediately, as all materials (vinegar and baking soda) are likely in your house already. Exothermic reaction and gas displacement at its best!
How To: Use Photoshop CS3 filters
In this video tutorial you will learn to use Photoshop CS3 filters. The filters are Adobe Photoshop CS3's new non-destructive editable filter feature. You will need to convert your images to smart object to benefit from the cool features.
How To: Play software instruments in GarageBand '08
Playing musical instruments isn't just for band geeks anymore! This cool tutorial shows you how to use software instruments in GarageBand '08.
How To: Automate effects in GarageBand '08
In GarageBand '08 you can now automate instrument and effects settings. You can add echos and increase distortion and other cool effects - then do it all automatically! See how to automate effects in this tutorial.
How To: Use saw horses
The workhorse in many garages is the sawhorse, but here’s a cool new update on an old classic. Do-It-Yourself-Her Jackie Taylor shows us the tool to help gallop through a number of home projects at a quicker gait.
How To: Use sprinkler tools
Cool Tool: Working on pop-up sprinklers is easy—if you're an octopus! This nifty tool pulls up and holds the nozzle so you can work with both hands.
How To: Add shapes to your images in Photoshop
Sometimes you need to add things to your photographs and scanned documents. Usually we add text and that's cool. However, in this tutorial we'll go beyond text and learn the differences between shape layers, paths and pixel filled shapes.
How To: Apply special effects make-up
This is an interesting video that shows you how to use special effects make-up to turn a 20-year-old into an old woman. So, if you can make, or get your hands on the proper products, this video will show you how to use this cool stuff.
How To: Make a persistence of vision device
Make a cool indoor decoration with the persistence of vision (POV) kit. While the first part of the video is a demenstration of what the POV kit does, in the second half of the video, Bre Pettis shows you how to make one.
How To: Frost a cake
Nothing completes a fresh-made cake more than a sweet coating of icing. Learn how long you should let a cake cool before frosting it, and also how to ice a crumb coat. You will need a cake stand, offset spatula, icing and cake.
How To: Make chocolate mousse at home
Sweet, light, and rich, chocolate mousse may be the perfect dessert. Watch how to whip up a batch at home. You will need heavy cream, semi-sweet chocolate, vanilla extract, salt and sugar. Let the mousse cool in the refrigerator. You can serve it in small bowl or cups garnished with fresh fruit.
How To: Unify a junk hard drive and glass vase into an exquisite makeshift table lamp
Junk is not usually known for its usefulness. That's why it's called junk. If it were called anything else, it might have a purpose, but junk… well… it's junk.
How To: Make crunchy chess bars with confectioner's sugar
Despite what their name may imply, chess bars have nothing to do with chess and everything to do with delicious foodie goodness. These chess bars are made from a blend of cream cheese, butter (of course), and yellow cake mix and the result is a crunchy but light dessert.
How To: Make chocolate peanut butter cups with marshmallows and puff pastry
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups - when you combine chocolate, marshmallow, peanut butter and puff pastry, you know you're in for something decadently delicious.
How To: Create a rumbling sound effects pipe with PVC, drum skin, spring and glue
Need some cool sound effects for your next film? Kipkay's got an idea… the "Rumble Pipe". This noisemaking pipe creates a rumbling sound perfect for any drone SFX. Try it out. It's just a little sounds effects gizmo. Cheap and easy!
How To: Create a tasty wilted lettuce salad with Betty
Wilted lettuce is usually what you call something that is ready to be thrown away, but in this case it is the name of a delicious salad! In this tutorial, Betty will show you how to create a traditional recipe for Wilted Lettuce Salad. This salad is easy and delicious and can be made fresh, at home. Enjoy this yummy sidedish at your next meal, or serve it as a whole dinner. Enjoy!