NIS Int 036 - Comer Fuera
Ben and Marina discuss eating out and different attitudes to food around the world. See notesinspanish.com for more details and to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
Definitions, Proofs and Examples 5
An easy proof by contradiction concerning sets absorbing sequences; a proof that various statements about convergence of sequences in a non-empty set are equivalent to the set having exactly one point; various examples relating to (non) sequential compactness and divergence of subsequences.
Dr Feinstein's blog may be viewed at: http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com
Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham.
500-Year-Old Sunken Ship Resurrected In 3-D
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Le livre, les imprimés et l'avenir des fichiers numériques. Intervention de Bruno Racine (video)
COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL
Bruno Racine a dirigé le centre Pompidou de 2002 à 2007, avant d'être nommé président de la BNF en 2007. Il y a mis en place une politique de numérisation de masse et a lancé un appel à partenariats afin de lui donne
13 et 14 octobre 2011
Organisé par le Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image Animée et la Cinémathèque française :
« Révolution numérique : et si le cinéma perdait la mémoire ? »
Ideology Between Method and Meaning: The Gateway to the Political
'The Politics of Interpretation and The Interpretation of Politics' conference (23rd to 24th Sep 2011, organised by Jens Olesen): first talk. Chair: Jens Olesen (Oxford) 10:00 - 11:00 Welcome and Introduction Professor Michael Freeden (Oxford) Ideology Between Method and Meaning: The Gateway to the Political
The Buddha’s Nirvana and Medieval Chinese Relic Deposits (video)
The Buddha Sakymuni’s entry into nirvana was a moment of great significance in the history of Buddhism. Pictorial representations of this event began to gain prevalence in China in the sixth century and had remained a major subject in Chinese Buddhist art ever since.
In this talk, Sonya Lee focuses on nirvana images especially made for underground pagoda crypts with Buddhist relics enshrined inside. From painted murals to decorations on reliquaries and freestanding sculptures, t
Gobi Bear in its Habitat
This short video gives excellent real life footage of the Gobi Bear (Brown Bear) in its habitat. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Linear Motion Under Constant Acceleration 1
Information about the derivation of the equations of motion for linear motion under constant acceleration. Good for revision.
Drama and the Irish class
A list of the ways in which drama can be effectively used in the classroom to teach Irish.
The Irish Economy 1945-66
Article tracing the impact of Keynesian economic ideas on Ireland and how they and a variety of practical considerations forced governments to adopt a new economic policy at the end of the 1950s.
Making Movement Easier 2
Printable worksheet outlining an experiment that explores how using a ramp can make lifting easier.
"Such Cases of Outrageous Unspeakable Abuse...": A Puerto Rican Migrant Protests Labor Conditions Du
In 1917 the United States declared the inhabitants of Puerto Rico, a U.S. possession since 1898, to be citizens of the United States--a "gift" that many Puerto Ricans resented. Seeing an untapped source of inexpensive labor, the U.S. Labor Department worked with industry to facilitate the migration of Puerto Rican workers to America. During the First World War the War Department agreed to transport Puerto Rican workers to labor camps in the United States where they would be housed and fed while
Knowledge Is Power - Use It Wisely
In this lesson, students will work in teams to do further research on the ethics issues presented in the documentary The Nobel: Visions of Our Century.
Stimulating Writing Through Family Memoir
In the first of five lessons in this Family, History and Memory module, students are encouraged to research and write about their family stories and to share their memories with the class. The lessons can be delivered as a module or as individual units.
El Centro Abroad: Molly in Argentina
Through El Centro, you can get a plane ticket to the Spanish-speaking country of your choice. Use your ticket for your Spring Break vacation, Winter term or even a semester abroad. Molly used hers to travel to Argentina.
Early Childhood education
Phones power Samsung to record profits
Jan. 06 - Samsung Electronics forecasts a 73 percent jump in operating profit for the Oct to Dec period, after record-smashing sales of smartphones. Arnold Gay reports.
Harvard's "Great Teachers" trailer
A preview of the "Great Teachers" video series that will be released in March.
Subtracting Decimals
In this video, a teacher demonstrates how to subtract 8.6-5.43 on a white board. The problem is first shown horizontally, and the teacher rewrites it vertically. This is beneficial in showing students how to line up the decimals and to add zero after six in the first number. ( :36)
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