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The NVIV (Next Vista Inspiring Video) series of posts are designed to provide students and teachers with fascinating discussion and writing prompts. For more information about how to use the variety of materials on our free site, you are welcome to contact us.

Click on the title or image to get the video and full prompts.

Spring ’22 NVIV Videos and Prompts

Taking Seizures in Stride – What gets in the way of living your life as you hope to?

woman facing camera while running

A Reindeer Career – Do jobs have life spans?

Reindeer with trees in the background

Floods and Floating Schools – How can schools adapt to help students?

Children on a slide with a boat in the background

Taking Flight – Is there something that you hope for, but which seems impossible?

Man in simple flight suit, waving to the camera

The Rules of the Game – Have you ever invented a game? Have you ever played a game invented by a computer?

people on a field playing a game

A Lego Arm – What does it mean to be "normal"?

teenage boy with mechanical arm built of Lego

Weird Workouts – Would avoiding a dirty diaper help you exercise more?

Man with open mouth in front of baked chicken hanging in front of his face.

Calling a Cave Home – What might living in a cave look like today?

Man standing in a very large cave, with small buildings behind him, and the large entrance to the cave behind the buildings

The Way of the Warrior – Can one still become a samurai today?

Man with a bow and arrow

Effective Design – What does it take to get a wild dog to be comfortable with you?

An adult dog looks carefully at a robot puppy

Seeing Through Another’s Eyes – If you knew what another person was dealing with, would it affect how you respond to them?

two women sitting in a hospital waiting room, one seems worried

A Massive Mural – How can a massive image convey something personal?

Colorful images of people on a large building in a rural area

Celebrating Street Food – Have you ever eaten street food?

Various Indian foods with title Great Big Bites Delhi

Thinking Through Thankfulness – What does it mean to trace a trail of thanks?

Many hands reaching for a coffee cup

A Farmer’s Son – Have you ever been intimidated by the people around you? What did you do about it?

boy running through tall crops

If Everyone Is a Pilot – Which is more fascinating, the vehicle, or the story of the vehicle?

a small helicopter-like device above the sand in a desert

Gorgeous Gondolas – What is a symbol of your community, and who is responsible for that symbol?

Three gondolas on the water in Venice, Italy

A Triple Win – What is the extra possibility in addressing more than one problem in one project?

students standing in line to start school, with the words

Risk and Reward – What risks are worth taking?

man on skis going down a steep hill

Fall ’21 NVIV Videos and Prompts

Build Your Strength – Why do you do the things you do? How do you pursue your goals?

Older man lifting a kettlebell to build his strength

Music, Nature, Art, and Cell Phone Company Commercials – How might two people see the same thing differently?

People in a forest carefully stack thin strips of wood

Acting on Your Heart – Has there been a moment when you knew you needed to act in order to do something important - right then and there?

skinny black dog on a beach

A Pound(ing) of Mochi – Might the difference between wonderful and dangerous be a matter of trust?

Man leaning over vat with green substance while another man pounds the substance with a hammer

Moments of Crazy Insight – What generates a moment of intellectual or artistic surprise for you?

a shelf with several items that an inventor has created or adapted - a clock, a doll, and more

A Mountain and a Board – What happens when you decide to make a change to something you like?

man on board with wheels on dirt path

Art and Imagining Self – What does a costume allow you to imagine? What can art mean for how we think of ourselves?

boy in wheelchair cheering

The Power of the Paperfuge – What's possible when you ask, "What if?"

man pulling two sides of a string to make a piece in the center rotate

Let the Robot Drive – What does it take to get a car to drive by itself? What does it mean to totally rethink something?

unusual jeep-like vehicle on old airport strip

A Blind Cyclist’s Superpower – What do you assume about someone who cannot see?

A man rides a bike on the side of the road

It Just Arrives – Have you ever received an unexpected gift? What does it mean to have a gift?

A striped cardigan lays flat on a carpet

An Illusion for Good – What if people ignore something they are supposed to pay attention to? Could an optical illusion help?

A crosswalk is drawn in a way that makes it look like it's floating above the paved street

Cleaning the Ocean – How do you feel when someone doesn't like an idea of yours? Is there power in criticism?

Plastic bottles and bags float in the water as seen in an underwater picture

Major Change – What is it like to watch a major change happen?

People watch as a glacier bursts and falls into the ocean

Letting Ideas Take Flight – What allows you to get excited about ideas? Can drones launch your enthusiasm for brainstorming?

A man looks down at a drone he's holding in his hands

Challenges and Strengths – Is there something about you that you wish you could change to be more like everyone else?

An animated puppy stares nervously at a device measuring its height

What Communities Celebrate – What festival or event tells something of the story of your community?

A crowd holds metal plates above their heads with coconuts and other items

Smart and Not So Smart – What gets in the way of making a smart decision? What does it mean to be smart?

A lamb in a green field moves forward with a plastic blue bucket over its head

Forcing Focus – Could a device strapped to your head help you focus better in class? If so, how would you want it to be used?

A young girl smiles as she holds onto a black plastic band around her head

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