OSU's 100 Year History in Eastern Oregon
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Penn Students Clean Up Riverbanks in Year of Water Service Project
More than 130 Penn students volunteered to clean up the banks of the Delaware River at Neshaminy State Park Sept. 19 on the first of six days of service under the Year of Water theme for the academic year 2010-11. Penn's student Eco-Reps, the Undergraduate Assembly and community service groups in the College Houses led the clean-up effort, along with United By Blue, a local organic clothing manufacturer.
Clean-ups continue throughout the week at Bartram Gardens, Pennypacker State Park and othe
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ICT / Computer Lesson ideas for every year level
These are a great collection of complete computer lesssons for every year level covering a masss of ICT activities. Really Great s
The French Revolution
The events of 1789-1815 transformed both France and Europe. This exercise focuses on the events leading up to the revolution in 1789 to the execution of King Louis XVI.
Carrot Sticks or French Fries? Analyzing Factors That Influence Interest Levels in Fast Food
In this lesson, students investigate the influence of fast food brand names on food choices and analyze the factors that contribute to branding preferences. Then they write an opinion essay on the corporate responsibility to influence food choices.
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution provides an accessible and lively introduction to the French Revolution as well as an extraordinary archive of some of the most important documentary evidence from the Revolution, including 338 texts, 245 images, and a number of maps and songs.You can now view a one hour webinar by the authors as part of the MERLOT Classics Series on Elluminate at the following site: " target="_blank">https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdete
SERC Pedagogic Collection:A French Online Game on Sustainable Development
In this lab experience, students work in teams of two or more to test their knowledge of sustainable development. They take an online quiz from a French-language environmental website named Agir 21. Each time the students answer a question correctly, they gain a point and one brick for their pyramid. If they miss two consecutive questions, they lose the game. If they get through the test, they get to see the percentage of questions they needed to complete their pyramid. The pair that constructs
Chinese New Year Lantern Festival
This site is designed to provide self-test exercises on grammar and vocabulary with online feedback. Target users are instructors and learners of intermediate-level Chinese. Traditional characters are used in the exercises.
A Year in Focus - Assessing Gordon Brown Part 2
In this podcast Doctor Steven Fielding takes a look back at Gordon Brown's first half-term in office.
In Part 2, Doctor Fielding looks at the election that never was and the fallout for the Prime Minister and his cabinet. He also c
Steven Fielding
Semester opening - SL requirements
Highlights to be presented in Second Life on 9/22/10
Brazilian Portuguese year 1 semester B
This module is aimed at students in year 1 semester B (beginners Portuguese). The varied exercises cover a range of topics from a solar eclipse to the Portuguese language. The transcript reader of the listening exercises allows students to identify words/passages they find difficult to understand.
Opening Year Dialogue with President Faust and Charlie Gibson
President Faust and Charlie Gibson's Opening Year Dialogue was held on Tuesday, September 21, at Sanders Theatre at 4 p.m.
Elementary GLOBE: All Year Long
Each student will keep a science journal during each of the four seasons. Students will record observations of the general outdoor environment they visit and then will make observations of one specific item from the habitat in each season. At the end of the school year, students will make comparisons of their seasonal drawings and share the results with the class. The purpose of the activity is to introduce students to the concept of using a science journal to record information, to have student
400-year-old map on display at U of M
The 1602 Ricci Map is the oldest surviving Chinese map to depict the Americas. This example of the 1602 Ricci Map (one of six known complete examples of the 1602 printing and the only one in North America, estimated to be worth over $1M) was purchased by the James Ford Bell Trust and has been loaned to the University of Minnesota for the benefit of the James Ford Bell Library. It will be on display Sept. 15 - Nov. 10, 2010.
Stem Cells: 5 Year Progress Report
Embryonic stem cells can transform themselves into every cell in your body. Does researching these stem cells violate human sanctity, or is it medicine's brightest frontier? What are the prospects for adult stem cells?
Rochester Youth Year Fellows reflect on their year of service
An AmeriCorps* VISTA program housed in the Rochester Center for Community Leadership, the Rochester Youth Year fellowship places talented, recent graduates of Rochester-area colleges (including the University of Rochester) in youth-based community organizations for one year in order to create or expand initiatives that address the various challenges facing youth and families in Rochester.
Climate Physics
By learning atmospheric diabatic processes such as atmospheric radiation, latent heat release and viscosity, physical understanding of elemental processes of climate formation will be obtained.
