Grand Theft Auto
Lost in the Airport
Banning ethics in school: is that ethical?
Associate Professor Philip Cam, architect of ethics-in-the-classroom trials, on NSW Premier's proposed legislation to ditch ethics classes in schools after pressure from Christian independent politician Fred Nile.
Basketball Stretching Tips
This 2:31 long video gives examples of how to stretch before playing any sport, including basketball.
Great Zoom into Baltimore, MD: The Inner Harbor
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves fl
Massachusetts Tornadoes | Dating Rocks on Earth and Mars
First, Eleanor Vallier-Talbot from the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts talks about the recent tornadoes that swept through central Massachusetts on June 1. Then, Dr. Ben Weiss from MIT explains how to use magnetism to date dinosaurs and planets.
Number Sense: Practice
Students will practice counting to 100 and making numbers with base ten blocks Let's have some fun with math! First, practice counting to 100.
Inside the News: Top Stories and Analysis
Aug. 8 - A look at the latest news that may affect the European markets, plus a trade idea, and a summary of Asia's trading day.
Some Thoughts on Learning Latin
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Africa: Wilds of Madagascar
Just off the East coast of Africa, Madagascar is an island unique in all the world. Madagascar’s flora and fauna have evolved in near isolation. Join a team of naturalists as they trek to the island’s isolated Ankarana plateau to study the exotic animals of this forbidding wildlife oasis. Through enormous underground passages, you’ll hike to a sunken forest, sighting unique creatures such as the crowned lemur, the leaf tailed gecko, and the souimanga sunbird in Africa: Wilds of
The Interactive Story Starter: Great for Reluctant Writers: Sometimes students really struggle for inspiration and ideas when they are asked to get creative and write a narrative. Luckily for them there is the Amazing Story Starter machine that will hopefully get their creative juices flowing again.&nbs
ISS Update - August 9, 2011
The International Space Station video update for Aug. 9, 2011.
Split screen with San Francisco (432, NDVI, 753, 542)
A 4-way split screen flyby of the San Francisco bay area showing different Landsat band combinations
Kids Become Virtual Adventurers
Once a year, Beverly Battle's Washington, DC, sixth graders travel across town to participate in the latest JASON Project expedition of Robert Ballard, the oceanographer and explorer probably best known for his 1985 discovery of the wreck of the Titanic.Armed with well-researched questions, the youngsters are treated to a satellite visit with Ballard and fellow JASON explorers -- students and adults known as Argonauts -- who may be excavating an ancient rain forest site in Colorad
Europe Day Ahead: Markets stabilise, await Paris summit
Aug. 15 - Risk assets stabilise as battered equities tempt bargain hunters, but caution prevails ahead of tomorrow's Franco-German summit on debt.
Pipes for Peace Concert Day
The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band charged up the crowd at the Scotland Entertainment and Cultural Centre in Glasgow with a polished performance Thursday.
The band was among headliners at the eighth annual Pipes of Peace concert, part of the city's week of Piping Live events.
ECB buying sovereign bonds again, but how much?
Aug. 15 - ECB data on Monday will show that the central bank was back in the market last week after a 5-month hiatus, buying euro zone government bonds. Reuters Insider analyses the figures.
Lorcan Lucey, Double Lung Transplant Patient Story
Lorcan Lucey is a successful mortgage broker who has completed marathons and climbed mountains. In 2007 he was diagnosed with lung disease and became a candidate for a double lung transplant. His surgery took place May 26th 2011 and he was discharged nine days post surgery. He shares his story in this video.
Dagmar Sternad on the Brain's Control of Human Movement
Prof. Dagmar Sternad is researching how the brain controls functional movement - data that can then be used to help those with neurological disorders.
