Dogfights: Ford's Arsenal of Democracy
In a Dogfights video, learn how automotive man Henry Ford answered Presidents Roosevelt’s call during World War II to increase airplane manufacturing by building a 3.5 million square foot facility in Willow Run, Michigan. (2:18)
Recognizing Rectangles and Squares
Tim Bedley, veteran teacher, gives a mini lesson to remind students how to find a rectangle and a square. How are they the same? How are they different? Squares are Rectangles with Congruent sides. All squares are rectangles. All rectangles are not squares. This is a great resource to introduce and/or to review geometric shapes in the classroom. (2:17)
Author Natalie Babbitt
In this short video, children's author, Natalie Babbitt, talks about children's literature and why she is write books for children. (00:30)
Breakingviews: Impenetrable Chesapeake
April 27 - Richard Beales and Breakingviews columnists discuss the echoes of Enron in the complexity of Chesapeake Energy as the company struggles with a governance scandal.
Project Mayhem - an overview Time to unleash Mayhem. Well, first, what is it. Mayhem lets you trivially connect any device or service to any other device or service. It would be impossible to list all the things you can do with Mayhem, but here are some examples:
Truman Survives Assassination Plot
Secret Service agents battled two gunmen during a failed attempt to assassinate President Truman in 1950. In this video clip, learn more about the assassination plot and what happened to the two assassins. (3:35)
Compare the Poles (Interactive)
In this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, compare characteristics of the Arctic and the Antarctic. Explore differences in physical features, weather, plants, wildlife, and human impact.
Cambodia Trash Mountain
Cycle with Water (Interactive)
Observe the three primary stages of the water cycle. Learn about the processes that make up these stages.
Estuary (Interactive)
Students engage in a scientific mystery that they solve by exploring interactive panoramic images of Charleston, SC and picking up clues along the way. This module focuses on the estuary, the point where fresh water meets salt water, and problems that pollution causes for creatures in this environment. After students learn about runoff, building booms, point source pollutants, and the dilution solution they are asked 10 quiz questions to solve the mystery in the River Wrap.
Les technologies et leur risques - Josquin Debaz (video)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Les technologies et leur risques par Josquin Debaz (sociologue)
Lycée professionnel André Jurénil (59 Denain)
School of Science Dean's Colloquium: Ted Kelly
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Geoff Baylis Lecture 2009
The Geoff Baylis lectures are a joint initiative between the Otago Botanical Society and the Department of Botany, University of Otago. This lecture was presented by Associate Professor Daphne Lee, a paleo-botanist. The title is "Palms, Podocarps, orchids and proteads: the contribution of new fossil plants from Otago and Southland to our understanding of NZ's vegetation history." The lecture was given on the 16th of September 2009.
Geoff Baylis Lecture 2009 - Video
The Geoff Baylis lectures are a joint initiative between the Otago Botanical Society and the Department of Botany, University of Otago. This lecture was presented by Associate Professor Daphne Lee, a paleo-botanist. The title is "Palms, Podocarps, orchids and proteads: the contribution of new fossil plants from Otago and Southland to our understanding of NZ's vegetation history." The lecture was given on the 16th of September 2009.
Durden Appreciation Day
"You aimed well," too. The Student Body thanks President William Durden for his service to the college on the Steps of Old West.
http://www.dickinson.edu/
Your Health: Liver Transplants
More than 100,000 Americans are on the organ transplant list. Advances in medicine now mean that living donation may be an option to get kidney and liver patients off the wait list sooner, but what are the benefits and risks? And could more baby boomers be looking at the possible need for a liver transplant with the increases in Hepatitis C?
In this "Your Health" interview, Dr. Benjamin Philosophe and transplant coordinator Linda Ridge of the University of Maryland Medical Center talk about org
StreetSmart SchoolSmart
CLPR Spring 2011 Speaker Series:
StreetSmart SchoolSmart: Urban Poverty and the Education of Adolescent Boys
James Diego Vigil
Professor, Department of Law
Criminology and Society
University of California, Irvine
Gilberto Q. Conchas
Associate Professor
Department of Education
University of California, Irvine
Date: December 9, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM -- 5:00 PM
Location: Shorb House, 2547 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Description: This case study explores how a community-based truancy preventi
The Leeds Sustainability Institute
For more details please visit http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/research/leeds-sustainability-institute.htm
01.05.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Dienstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
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Bei einem Fährunglück auf dem Fluss Brahmaputra im Nordosten Indiens sind mindestens 105 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Rund hundert Menschen werden nach Behördenangaben noch vermisst, weitere 150 konnten an Land schwimmen oder wurden gerettet. Die mit rund 350 Passagieren überfüllte Doppeldecker-Fähre war bei schwerem Sturm in zwei Teile zerbro
Advanced Audio Blog S5 #9 - Top 10 Japanese Foods: Udon and Soba
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your stomach is upset from everything you ate last night in Japan. Next time, you’ll remember that since you’re in Japan for a month, you don’t have to try everything in just one sitting. When your friend offers some noodles to you that he says will help settle your stomach, you [...]
