Little Brain, Big Journey
The Rufous hummingbird is a small wonder that, with respect to body size, migrates farther than any other creature on earth. The brightly colored, feisty bird breeds from southern Alaska to northern California and then spends the winter in Mexico. Though their brains are approximately the size of a grain of rice, Rufous hummingbirds have an excellent memory for locating flowers from year to year. In this video segment from Nature, learn about the little brain and big journey of the Rufous humm
Migration of the Monarch
It is one of the most impressive displays of migratorial instinct and ability in the animal kingdom: Each year millions of monarch butterflies migrate from eastern Canada and the United States to Mexico -- a journey of more than two thousand miles for some. This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores why monarchs make such an epic journey and how they manage to do it. A nice example of migration and life cycles. Closed captioning included. Run time 04:39.
Tree Identification
In this video from the WPSU’s series Outside, a staff member at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center at Penn State University explains how being able to identify trees can make a winter walk through the woods more enjoyable. First, you can classify a tree into one of two groups: a conifer that holds its leaves or needles year round, or a deciduous tree that drops leaves annually. Next, observe each tree's characteristics: the type of bark, the branching pattern of a twig, the shape of a bud,
Tale of Two Cities
When the Explore team visited New Orleans, more than a year had passed since Hurricane Katrina. Yet many of the low-lying areas of the city had still not recovered, and thousands of people were still waiting for signs of leadership and hope. "New Orleans is a tale of two cities," observed journalist Clancy DuBos of the Gambit Weekly
U of M Class of 2014 forms the M
The University of Minnesota freshman class of 2014 forms a giant "M" on the field at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Pride and Spirit pep rally is part of Welcome Week for first-year students and featured the U of M Marching Band, Golden Gopher football head coach Tim Brewster and the U of M Cheer Squad.
Private Universe Project in Mathematics: Workshop 5. Building on Useful Ideas
One of the strands of the Rutgers long-term study was to find out how useful ideas spread through a community of learners and evolve over time. Here, the focus is on the teachers role in fostering thoughtful mathematics.,Gina Kiczek introduces a problem that helps her students learn the difference between permutations and combinations. Students in the Kenilworth study examine "Pascal's Triangle:" what it is, its history, and how it is linked to the Towers and Pizza problems. In the 11th grad
Ramlila – Part 8 – Burning of Lanka
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 6 – Revenge
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 5 – Leaving to Forest
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 7 – Ravan Abducting Devi Seeta Mata
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 9 – Fight with Daemons
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Lesson 39: Expressões Idiomáticas Lesson 43: Adverbs of time – part 2 Lesson 44: Adverbs of time – part 3 Lesson 46: The Calendar Lesson 47: Verbs ser and estar continued Lesson 48: Telling the time Lesson 49: Telling how you’re feeling – basic Lesson 51: Telling how you are feeling (part 3) Lesson 53: The money
Nesta lição você aprenderá algumas expressões idiomáticas muito usadas pelos brasileiros. Estas expressões não devem ser traduzidas literalmente, pois elas possuem sentido figurado.
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On this set of lessons you will learn the most used adverbs of time.
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On this set of lessons you will learn the most used adverbs of time.
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It’s very important to know how to speak about the days, the months and the years. On this lesson you will learn essential vocabulary about the calendar and the Brazilian Portuguese pattern of saying...
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This lesson explains the usage of verbs “ser” and “estar” in a more contextualized way!
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Learn how to tell the time in Brazilian Portuguese.
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In this lesson you will learn and revise important vocabulary in order to provide you with the language skills necessary to convey your feelings.
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In today’s episode you’ll listen to a dialogue in which we use some of the words and phrases you learnt on the past two lessons.
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In this lesson we are going to learn about the monetary system in Brazil and important financial matters!
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