The Earth's Moon - by StudyJams
The Earth's moon reflects the sun, and so it is visible at night. It also rotates at the same rate that it orbits, 29.5 days, which means that we only see one side of it. The moon has one-sixth the gravity of the Earth and no atmosphere at all. Learn more about our moon with this slide show from StudyJams. Vibrant pictures are set to music while information is written under each photo. A short, self-checking quiz is also included with this link.
Hubble Telescope Uses Algebra
NASA Connect Segment explaining the design and upkeep of the Hubble Space telescope. Also explains how algebra is used with the telescope.
Air Pressure and Wind - by Study Jams
Changes in air pressure, caused by air's height above sea level, temperature, and amount of water vapor, causes wind. The Earth's rotation also helps. It causes the Coriolis Effect, which makes the wind blow on a curved path. Learn more about the difference between air pressure and wind with this cartoon animation from StudyJams. A short, self-checking quiz is also included with this link.
PediNeuroLogic Exam: 2 1/2 Years Old: Behavior/Mental Status - Names Pictures
Later on in the exam she cooperates enough to demonstrate that she is able to name all five pictures that are shown to her, which is the next developmental level above pointing to them. The next level after naming would be identification by the action of the picture, such as asking which one flies. Pointing to 4 pictures should be accomplished by 2.5 years, naming by 3 years and identification by action by 4 years. A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological e
Structure – Romeo and Juliet Overture
This resource involves filling in gaps in a diagram of Sonata Form in the Romeo and Juliet Overture.
Rutherford's Legacy
Dr Glenn Patrick of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford looks at how particle physics has developed following Rutherford's discovery and what developments we might expect.
Section 21 Sprechübungen, Hörabschnitt 7
The thematic focus of this unit is people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the world they live in. You use audio and text to practise German language skills while also enhancing your cultural understanding.
Section 7
The thematic focus of this unit is people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the world they live in. You use audio and text to practise German language skills while also enhancing your cultural understanding.
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Cover-crop seeder pulls triple duty for small farms
University Park, Pa. -- Farmers using a cover crop seeder developed by Penn State agricultural scientists may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes and several pieces of equipment to do. Produced by C Roy Parker
Inner Mongolia yields "living fossil"
Tiny teeth discovered in Inner Mongolia belong to the prehistoric ancestor of the modern-day birch mouse. The 17-million-year-old teeth belong to a new species of birch mouse, Sicista primus, identified by paleontologist Yuri Kimura, Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Kimura, a member of the scientific team that discovered the fossils, says the find distinguishes the genus Sicista as a "living fossil, placing it among some of the most unique rodents on earth — those whose ancestry spans
Why do we love pirates?
The fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise opens nationwide this Friday, May 20. The previous three films, which star Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, have had tremendous success across the globe.
University of Minnesota film studies professor Megan Lewis provides insight on why these movies (and their star, Depp) have been so popular.
GoNU.TV Series Recap - Baseball vs. James Madison - May 19-21, 2011
Game 1: The Northeastern University baseball team fell to the James Madison Dukes 5-0 on an overcast Thursday afternoon at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass.
Game 2: The Northeastern University baseball team fell in game two of this weekend's CAA series 5-0 to the James Madison Dukes at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass.
Game 3: On an emotionally charged day at Friedman Diamond, the Northeastern University baseball team fell 4-2 to the James Madison Dukes in the season finale in Brookline,
5.2 Frequency code
Hearing is a familiar and important human sense that is a topic naturally of interest to those who are curious about human biology. This unit will enable you to relate what you read to your own sensory experiences – and indeed many of the questions asked have exactly that function. This unit will be best understood by those with some biological understanding.
CIF vaccinologie 2011 – Efficacité vaccinale.
Cours international francophone de vaccinologie
Hôpital d’instruction des armées du Val-de-Grâce – Ecole du Val-de-Grâce
Titre : CIF vaccinologie 2011 – Efficacité vaccinale.
Intervenant : René MIGLIANUI
Résumé : 29 mars 2011 - cours 26 : Efficacité vaccinale.
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A Merry-Go-Round for Dirty Air
Students observe and discuss a cup and pencil model of a cyclone to better understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution.
Julius Erving – Inspirational Basketball Champion
Basketball Player: Julius Erving - Julius Erving, otherwise known as Doctor J, lead a successful basketball career and provides an inspiration to us all to this day. These clips are from older footage, so the image quality could be better.(01:33)
