Earthquake Destruction
In this very brief video, the viewer can see the impact of earthquakes pound San Francisco and pulverize Taiwan. (00:47)
Speed of Light - Sixty Symbols The little "c" representing the speed of light is perhaps the most famous symbol in physics and astronomy. It is one of the most fundamental constants in the world. Which means it is the same no matter in the world you are. Video explains how speed of light is measured. Video is of good quality and appropriate for high school students.  Run time 5 mins.
Tsunami Preparation Drills
Tsunami Preparation Drills in Koh Yao Yai - The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center teach locals how to prepare and act during a tsunami to save their own lives. (03:05)
What Rats Can Teach Us About Confidence
Kepecs uses rats to study the neurology of decision-making because their brains are evolutionarily similar to ours but much simpler. Likewise, if you wanted to learn how cars worked, you wouldn’t study a complicated Lexus; you’d study a Model T. This video is in lecture format. (07:41)
Polydron: Sphera Ain't No Sunshine Cornell Notes Biodiversity FORMATIC - Paris 2011 : Assistance au domicile et orthèses cognitives (video)
FORMATIC - PARIS 2011 : Assistance au domicile et orthèses cognitives.
Résumé : La technologie est aujourd'hui considérée comme une alternative prometteuse pour la compensation des troubles cognitifs. Qu'ils soient acquis ou développementaux, les troubles cognitifs peuvent conduire à une perte de l'autonomie fonctionnelle. Les personnes rencontrent alors de la difficulté à réaliser de façon autonome et sécuritaire leurs activités de la vie quotidienne (AVQ).
Tony-B Machine Op deze website kunnen kinderen zelf met muziek spelen en een lied componeren. Er is zelfs mogelijkheid om je eigen muziekstuk op te nemen en te beluisteren. Beyond the first steps: Sustaining Health OER Initiatives in Ghana Paper submitted and presented as part of the Open Ed 2010 Conference Authors: Nadia Tagoe, Peter Donkor, Richard Adanu, Ohene Opare-Sem, N. Cary Engleberg Institutions: Kwame Nkrumah University Homer vs. Prohibition Entrepreneurship as a Nexus of Enterprise Why America Needs Nuclear Energy Towards Personalized Medicine Ecotourism at the Asa Wright Nature Centre : a tool for educating children about conservation and bi Professor Brian Greene Interview Economics Simulation Games Youngest Mississippi School Board Member Sworn In Fireworks (on the Declaration of Independence & July 4)
Learn how to creatively use the Polydron® Sphera Starter and Class Sets to make geometric models. This video provides tips for teachers, tutors, and parents of homeschooled children.
The University of Richmond Jazz Ensemble closed out their tour of Greece in Athens at the Bacaro Jazz Club on March 12, 2011. Featured in this song are seniors Matt Jordan on trumpet and Alex Kelly on vocals.
This video is about the Cornell Note-taking System. It is a parody to
"California Gurls" by Katy Perry. The music may be a turn-off for some.
Biodiversity is the amount of variety of organisms in a particular area and is typically used to measure the "health" of an ecosystem. Biodiversity usually encompasses genetic diversity (variations within individual populations), ecosystem diversity (within ecosystems) and landscape diversity (range of differing ecosystems within an area). (03:46)
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Why America Needs Nuclear Energy - James Hansen, director of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, explains fourth generation nuclear power, and harnessing this technology will be pivotal for America’s future. (03:31)
Maarten Simoons in conversation with Thomas Luscher: Towards Personalized Medicine
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Professor Marcus du Sautoy questions Brian Greene on his career since Oxford
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Learning Economics by playing simulation games, where you can virtually head a company and make its various decisions using the theory concepts learnt in the classroom.
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Zack Huffman, a 19 year-old Ole Miss public policy major was recently sworn in to serve on the Houston, MS School Board. Huffman is the youngest person to ever serve on a school board in the state of Mississippi. Video by Mary Stanton.
In this Schoolhouse Rock cartoon-song, students will learn about the history of the Fourth of July and the Declaration of Independence. Some of the lyrics include the following: In 1776 (fireworks!)
There were fireworks too (red, white, and blue!)
The original colonists,
You know their tempers blew (They really blew!)
Like Thomas Paine once wrote:
It's only common sense (only common sense)
That if a government won't give you your basic rights
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