History of the American Civil War, 1861 - 1865 Map
This is a five-minute history of the American Civil War 1861 - 1865 with maps. There are no moving images--it's more of a slideshow.
Child Labor and the Photography of Lewis Hine -- Pt. 1
This is an excellent documentary concerning child labor and the photography of Lewis Hine. Several of his photographs are included. (07:03)
Ronald DePinho, M.D., on employee expectations
On Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, Ronald DePinho, M.D., began his presidency of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Here he shares his expectations of MD Anderson employees.
DePinho is internationally recognized for basic and translational research in cancer, aging and age-associated degenerative disorders. He's the fourth full-time president of MD Anderson.
DePinho succeeds John Mendelsohn, M.D., who remains on MD Anderson faculty, returning to clinical and translational research as co-director of a new In
Qin Shi Huang Di
The First Emperor of China and his life and accomplishments are the subject of this 8:25 long video. A very good overview with many insights into the forces that molded him.
CAM Plants
CAM plants are usually desert plants because of them having their stomata closed during the daytime due to water shortage. At night, CAM plants have their stomata open and fix carbon dioxide into mallate, where the CAM plant can use the mallate as carbon dioxide to perform photosynthesis. This 8:37 video uses a narrator and a smart board to explain the process.
Karrah Miller
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PBS - The Secret Life of the Brain 1of5 The Babys Brain (3/4)
THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN, a David Grubin Production,
reveals the fascinating processes involved in brain development across a
lifetime. The five part series covers brain development in the baby,
child/adolescent, and adult. This is a great video to use for High school
psychology, anatomy, or biology class.
VUCast Extra: Want to Feel Good Today….
What does it take to build a culture of success at Vanderbilt in athletics? It starts with a journey filled with passion down the right road to success. It’s VUCast Extra time.
Mandarin stage 1 semester A
This module is aimed at complete beginners in Mandarin Chinese in semester A and exposes the student to listening and reading material, as well as practice in grammar. The transcript reader of the listening exercises allows students to identify words/passages they find difficult to understand.
Egyptian protesters return to Tahrir
Sept. 9 - Thousands gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square demanding a faster pace of reform in Egypt under the billing, "Correcting the Path" of the revolution. Nick Rowlands reports.
Designated Drivers
Barry R. Bloom
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Powder Toy for Mac But we often forget to put up the latest version of Powder Toy for Mac.&nbs
Relatives bury ferry victims, ask safety questions.
Sept. 11 - Zanzibar residents bury some of the nearly 200 killed when a ferry capsized off the coast Saturday as hope of finding survivors dwindles. Lindsey Parietti reports.
Kloklezen : Hulpblad Een hulpblaadje om het kloklezen te ondersteunen. De kinderen kunnen dit blad gebruiken bij het voorbereiden van toetsen. Ze kunnen dit blad ook gebruiken bij het aanleren van kloklezen. Leerkrachten kunnen dit blad zelf …
Have you seen our YouTube Channel?
It has taken a while to get some new content up there but good things come to those who wait or so I am told. Our You tube Channel now houses over 60 useful videos for teachers and students on literacy, maths and software tutorials on loa
DMC TV: Science Poster Session
The Natural Sciences Department at Del Mar College held a Science Poster Session for students who spent their summers working as research interns across the country.
Avant/après 2001 : Kubrick et la recherche de la nouveauté. Conférence de Pierre Berthomieu
Dès le début de son oeuvre, Kubrick s’est démarqué des styles hollywoodiens dominants, privilégiant la recherche de la singularité et de la nouveauté. C’est ainsi qu’il élabore son odyssée de l’espace, destinée à révolutionner la science-fiction. Nourri de plusieurs films des années 1950, qu’il améliore techniquement, 2001 puise dans les registres des cinémas expérimental et scientifique, comme dans la musique classique, avec l’idée, a priori paradoxale, d’un g
A Year Of Sunrises
Hundreds of pictures of Earth, each taken at about 06:00 local time, show the terminator - the day/night line - over the course of one year. The Earth is tilted with respect to its orbit, the so the angle of the sunrise line tilts first one way and then the other over time.
You can see Africa and Saudi Arabia to the upper right, and clouds frantically changing each day.
The images were taken with the METEOSAT-9 Earth-observing satellite.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
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