The remarkable story of Alexander Crummell
The remarkable story of Alexander Crummell -- the son of a slave -- who was one of the first black students to study at Cambridge.
Open Classroom 10/19/2011 - #5 Q&A
The Role of Government in the 21st Century
This Week: Milton Friedman vs. John Kenneth Galbraith with Barry Bluestone playing both roles
NTC fighters brandish Gaddafi's golden gun
Oct. 20 - Hours after Muammar Gaddafi was killed near Sirte, National Transitional Council fighters danced, fired guns and brandished a golden pistol they said they took from the former Libyan leader. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
1993 Daily Ozone from Meteor-3
In this animation of total ozone, the luminance values of the colors bounding areas of missing data are used in interpolating over these regions. The missing data are mapped to the grayscale portion of the color map.
ISCCP Global Cloud Cover
This animated sequence is a one month sample of composited images from cloud cover data collected from a suite of U.S., European, and Japanese geostationary satellites and U.S. polar orbiting meteorological satellites. This data was composited under the auspices of ISCCP, the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program.
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (Fly In)
This visualization shows Aqua-AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package.
Molecular Structure of Biological Materials, Fall 2002
Basic molecular structural principles of biological materials. Molecular structures of various materials of biological origin, including collagen, silk, bone, protein adhesives, GFP, self-assembling peptides. Molecular design of new biological materials for nanotechnology, biocomputing and regenerative medicine. Graduate students are expected to complete additional coursework.
One-Sided Limits - Free Math Video by Brightstorm
A limit is the value that a function approaches as the input of that function approaches a certain value. In Calculus, sometimes functions behave differently depending on what side of the function that they are on. This video explains how a one-sided limit is the behavior on one only one side of the value where the function is undefined. (3:02)
Silver Team
Assignment 3.2
"U" Sounds
Starfall's excellent interactive treatment given to the letter "U u”, with emphasis on the sound of the letter. Several examples and very clear pronunciation.
Who's fueling the 2012 race?
If presidential hopefuls wore their sponsors on their sleeves, what logos would your contender wear? In today's Decoder, we look at the top corporate sponsors behind the race for 2012.
The Pi Song
This 1:14 video helps students understand Pi. Clever and students should like it.
Physics and Astronomy Professor Joe Carson Stargazing Beyond Our Solar System
In 2009, College of Charleston physics and astronomy professor Joe Carson was a leader of a team of researchers from Germany's Max Planck Institute for Astronomy that took an image of what they're calling a "planet-like object" more than 50 light years from Earth. Though scientists have been discovering planets beyond our solar system for more than a decade (about 400 exoplanets have been found), it's incredibly rare to obtain a direct image. Usually, these exoplanets are detected indirectly, su
Skylark, The Movie, Part Three
This selection contains part three of the movie Skylark. Skylark is the sequel to the book Sarah, Plain and Tall. ( This segment is a bit blurry and unsteady.) ( 1:31)
Skylark, The Movie, Part Two
This selection contains part two of the movie Skylark. Skylark is the sequel to the book Sarah, Plain and Tall. ( The movie is a bit unsteady.) ( 1:12)
Exploring the Moon
Future astronauts return to the lunar surface in this animation. For larger resolution and downloads see: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/
Sarah, Plain and Tall, The Movie, Part Ten
This selection contains part ten of the movie version of the Newbery winning book, Sarah, Plain and Tall. This selection could be used to strenghthen students' understanding of the characters and setting in the book, including the aftermath of the storm. The movie differs from the book in that the movie focuses more on Jacob's loss of his wife than the book does. ( Teachers may not want to show minutes seven-twelve because they deal with childbirth.) ( 12:09)
2011 McColl School Investment Forum at Queens
Queens Trustee Alex Porter moderated an enlightening discussion with economists and investment experts who spoke about domestic and global opportunities and current trends in the investment world. Panelists included Joe Bossong, managing partner of ASI Healthcare, an independent research firm assisting institutional money managers with investment in the healthcare industry; Harry Bowen, Ph.D., professor of international business and finance, McColl School of Business; Randy Kincaid, Ph.D., profe
Skylark, The Movie, Part Five
This selection contains part five of the movie Skylark. Skylark is the sequel to the book Sarah, Plain and Tall. ( Parts of the segment are blurry and unsteady.) ( 4:21)
