Natural Birth After C-Section- Katie's VBAC Story
Katie's first birth experience with is not what she had hoped for. Though her son was born healthy by c-section, she felt that she missed out on her dream of having a natural birth. After she got pregnant a second time, she did research and found that MUSC Women's Health is a place that is supportive of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) when it's appropriate. Hear how MUSC helped change what's possible for Katie.
Time Flies When You're Having Fun!
These activities will give you practice in telling time. First, try Matching Time at this website. Telling the Time is easy if you practice! Please tell me, What Time Is It?
What is a Recession?
This two minute video explains what a recession is, the basic economic terms, and the psychological factor that often fuels a recession. It moves very rapidly so the teacher should be prepared to stop the video at times to review terms. A list of terms would also be helpful. The three ways to handle a recession are mentioned as well.
2.3 Some general categories of model The preceding text has probably suggested several examples of different types of model to you, and at a very broad level, we can categorise the sorts of model we are likely to use in systems work as
Mental models: We have already seen how the ways in which we think and act are shaped by these. As well as the internal representations discussed in Section 2.1, mental models also include language and linguistic models, in particular the metaphors that we use in thinking and talking
Seeing the world through a different lens
Students will participate in a variety of activities modeling different disabilities. After discussing their experiences, students work in teams to devise or improve on an adaptive device.
Solving Energy Problems
The culminating energy project is introduced and the technical problem solving process is applied to get the students started on the project. By the end of the class, the students should have a good perspective on what they have already learned and what they still need to learn to complete the project.
The Water Cycle - by StudyJams
The water cycle is the constant movement of water through the Earth and its atmosphere. Water on the ground evaporates, becoming water vapor. The vapor rises, becomes clouds, and then falls back to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Learn more about the water cycle with this cartoon animation from StudyJams. A short, self-checking quiz is also included with this link.
Diverse Life Forms: Peeper
Peepers are very tiny frogs. They are the first frogs to start calling, or making noises called singing, out of any frogs. Peepers are often heard and not seen because they're so small.
Energy in our Lives Carousel
This activity is way for students to discover that they already know a lot about energy through their own life experiences. They are active consumers of various forms of energy and are aware of energy purchases for transportation, electricity and (possibly) home heating. A pedagogical technique of a "carousel" is used to get all students involved in brainstorming and contributing ideas. The goal is to introduce students to some key terms and issues associated with energy as a necessary prerequis
Using Microcomputer-Based Physiology Experiments in Investigative Labs in Introductory Biology
This resource is a detailed report on the use of computer-based laboratory experiments in undergraduate physiology courses. It includes general course overviews, recommended laboratory exercises, student and instructor opinions of new teaching strategies, and evaluation of the efficacy of the teaching strategies presented.
A New Conversation with Jack Welch
Jack Welch has never been one to pussyfoot around when it comes to discussions of leadership, and he doesn’t break from form during a lively give-and-take with MIT Sloan Dean David Schmittlein and an audience of Sloan students.
Schmittlein starts with a series of questions involving the reasons why some top corporations
Numbers needed to treat and numbers needed to harm
This RLO considers how to measure and interpret the magnitude of effect in clinical trial results using number needed to treat (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH).
Refresher #24 - A Sore Head and a Spanish Apology
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You have been dragging all morning after stuffing yourself with a delicious Spanish breakfast. Though you enjoyed your Spanish meal, you’re looking forward to a light lunch so you can make up for your lack of productivity this morning. But when your Spanish friend invites you to her home for lunch, [...]
Newton's Laws
For all the phenomena of The Mechanical Universe, Isaac Newton laid down the laws. A refinement on Galileo's law of inertia, Newton's first law states that every body remains at rest or continues in uniform motion unless an unbalanced force acts on it. His second law, the most profound statement in classical mechanics, relates the causes to the changes of motion in eve
Our World: Why are Oceans Salty?
In this NASA video segment learn how oceans were formed and what makes oceans salty. This segment also explains the differences between ocean and fresh water rivers.
Learn About George Washington's Young Life
In this six minute video you will learn about how George Washington grew up, his family tragedies and how he became America's president. Uses sophisticated language so the video may have to be stopped at times. A word wall would help as well as a timeline and map. A good background video.
How to Knit - The Basics
This video will show you the basics of knitting. Follow along and see how easy it is to actually do! With this video you will learn how to Cast On, knit rows, and Bind off to complete a simple project. The entire video is set to music, there is no voice, only words on the screen and terrific video to show the process.
Horse Facts
This video is narrated by a young student in her bedroom. She reads 10 facts about horses to viewers. Run time 01:07.
American Experience: Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit was dung-colored and boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten, a straggly tail and an ungainly gait, but though he didn't look the part, he was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. (53:37)
Team Word Building Activity
In this lesson, students are working in pairs to spell words using magnetic letters. The teacher gives the students short vowel words to spell, then awards points for the team who gets the correct answer first.
