Absolute Beginner S2 #4 - Talking About the Japanese Weather
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You can’t stand it when there’s an awkward silence in a conversation. You always feel the need to fill the air with some Japanese chit-chat. Back home, you always talked with strangers about how time seemed to be flying or about the changing of the seasons. Fortunately, the weather seems to [...]
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Even Human Beings are ODD!
The lesson will broaden students' knowledge of even and odd numbers through interesting activities and by relating that knowledge through real life experiences.
Understanding the past
Care can make deep inroads into personal lives and life narratives, so it is essential that care workers are sensitive to this and provide appropriate support. The history of Lennox Castle Hospital in Scotland provides a focus for considering the impact of institutional life.
This Week @Minnesota: Coach Kill's lunch, Floyd of Rosedale, Halloween and raising money for lion
In this episode of This Week @Minnesota, we stop by Coach Kill's lunch for students, get a look at Floyd of Rosedale, stop at President Eric Kaler's house for a Halloween party and meet a U grad student who's raising money to track lions in Africa.
The Salisbury Convention
Dr Mark Stuart explains what the Salisbury Convention means.
Vespers - 2/16/12
Vespers - 2/16/12
Membranes, the Nernst Potential, and the Action Potential
By: icamvid Robijn Bruinsma gives a series of lectures at the Boulder Condensed Matter Physics summer school 2012 about membranes.
Clean Water Technologies: Research at MIT This presentation was made at the MIT Environmental Research Council forum on 15 December 2011. It summarizes a broad range of research at MIT on Clean Water Technology.
Freedom Riders Create Change
In this video segment adapted from American Experience: "Freedom Riders," view newsreel footage, archival photos, and interviews to explore how the Freedom Rides of 1961 brought about the end of racial segregation in interstate transportation. The Freedom Riders, aware that their nonviolent protest would elicit violence from some Southerners attempting to enforce local segregation laws, were determined to continue their protest even in the face of possible arrest. A series of events involvi
Sonny Ford, Delta Artist
B/w 16mm documentary film based on fieldwork Ferris conducted with Leland, Mississippi, bluesman and folk artist James "Son" Thomas. Included is footage of Thomas performing at juke houses, his wife preparing dinner, and Thomas making skulls out of clay.
Music, Family, Rural Life, African American Culture / South / 1969
41 minutes
Nashville, Tennessee
Wilson and Ditch visit Nashville where they tour the Country Music Hall of Fame and then sing some classics at the Grand Ole Opry! Viewers learn that the Country Music Hall of Fame was built in 2001 and houses pictures of famous country singers and Elvis Presley's car! (4:25)
Seattle, Washington
Join Wilson and Ditch as they explore the city of Seattle, Washington! The GoBros learn all about the sites in Seattle, including the Space Needle Building, the Museum of Flight, and the Pike Place Market. Viewers learn that the Museum of Flight is home to over 150 planes and even an old Air Force One jet. They also visit the Pike Place Market and meet real Fish Mongers and the life size piggy bank, Rachel! (4:30)
Secrets Of The Dead - Mystery Of The Black Death 2 of 4
Explores an amazing link between the Black Plague and HIV. Partial or complete immunity, through the Delta 32 mutation, and how they tracked it down.
Stories from the Stone Age - 8 of 15
This ten-minute video deals with how early people lived and the importance of pots and architecture and art. (09:53)
Comparing Regular and Irregular Areas
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must compare two parcels of land during a land rush. One parcel is an irregular shape and belongs to Hacker. The other parcel is a regular rectangle and belongs to Judge Trudy. By dividing each parcel into squares and triangles, they prove that the two shapes have the same area. (2:30)
Cómo actúan los campos magnéticos (en español)
Se llama campo magnético a la zona que rodea a un objeto imantado y en la cual se manifiestan sus propiedades magnéticas. Si alguna vez te has preguntado cómo funciona un imán cuando atrae objetos metálicos, este vídeo te explica de una forma sencilla. Perfecto para niños. (1:15)
Immigrants Detained at Ellis Island
Upon arrival some immigrants at New York's Ellis Island were detained for legal or medical reasons. These immigrants would stay in separate gender dormitories overnight. Being detained at Ellis Island was a frightening experience for most immigrants, yet some immigrants found the experience to be one that helped them discover what to do with the rest of their lives. (1:57)
Civil War Technological Advances
The American Civil War saw many major advances in the technology of warfare. The creation of railroads made it quicker and easier to transport large amounts of soldiers to battle areas. The long rifle made shooting much more precise and also brought out the use of different war tactics. (2:17)
Bekende Belgen Dit presentatie kan gebruikt worden bij de les 'Leven in België', 'België en Belgen', 'België en zijn bevolking'.
