Child Development Institute
Resource site on normal child development, intelligence, temperament, and birth order.
Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) blooming in summer
The reproductive structures of this plant are not visible because the flowers have been fertilized and are losing their leaves. However, take note of the buds, which are young flowers encased in what will be sepals of the growing flower.
Side-blotched lizard perched on a rock in the desert
Lizards have a tough outer skin that protects the animal from water loss. Lizards remain still, camouflage, or hide under rocks to avoid predation. Their internal temperature changes with the environment, which saves energy for the organism.
La pollution des sols et le recyclage des déchets - Antoine Richard
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
La pollution des sols et le recyclage des déchets par Antoine Richard (Directeur de l'INRA, Nord Pas de Calais)
Lycée François Rabelais (59 Douais)
Vluchtelingen : Vragen bij artikel uit Maks 'Ariya vluchtte een jaar geleden weg uit Afghanistan. Daar vechten de taliban een bloedige oorlog uit tegen de internationale NAVO-troepenmacht. Na een levensgevaarlijke trip via Pakistan, Iran en Turkije vond hij een veilige plek in België. …
11.202 Planning Economics (MIT)
Planning Economics will apply microeconomic theory to issues that markets don't always handle well and so are not usually covered in a standard microeconomics course. Issues for this year include global warming, how you value a national park, the economics and politics of New York City development, how cities form and why people are willing to pay more to live in, say, the Boston Metro area, than they would pay to live in rural North Dakota, and how to evaluate costs and benefits that occur at
Coral Reefs -- Our Ocean Ecosystem Engineers
UM Rosenstiel School Coral Reef Biologist Andrew Baker studies how coral reefs are impacted by climate change and other threats worlsdwide. Corals are important ocean ecosystem engineers, similar to trees in a rainforest, they provide essential habitat to one-third of all ocean life.
Algebrahelp.com - Must see for Math Teachers Explore one of our dozens of lessons
Algebrahelp.com is a collection of lessons, calculators, and worksheets created to assist students and teachers of algebra. Here are a few of the ways you can learn here...Lessons
What is Foreshadowing?
This is a clear and simple, student-created description and definition of foreshadowing in film. It includes several examples from popular movies as Jaws, Star Wars, and Aladdin. The sound quality is mediocre. (09:40)
Simplifying Square Roots
In this video Sal Khan focuses on demonstrating how to simplify square roots. The video has small writing and should be opened to 'full screen' to view. (05:36)
ENS Lyon - Les métamorphoses de la légitimité (Pierre Rosanvallon)
Alors que la démocratie est considérée comme en panne, certains éléments de vitalité apparaissent. Notamment un décentrement des démocraties par rapport au champ électoral. Il faut alors analyser les différentes formes de légitimité en distinguant légitimité d’impartialité, de proximité et de réflexivité.
Swarms: First Class Citizens in the Future Internet (série : Colloquium Jacques Morgenstern)
The current Internet consists of tens of thousand different interconnected autonomous networks. It was designed to support large populations of point-to-point content transfers. This introduces considerable headaches due imbalances in traffic flows, which has the effect of complicating network management, reducing the robustness of the Internet, and reducing user performance.
In this talk, I review the sources of traffic in the Internet over the last 20 years. We will obser
Criticism of Internet publicity
You can follow the most important ideas regarding commercial actions in a radio program column.
See why Cathy chose to attend the University of Memphis.
See why Cathy chose to attend the University of Memphis.
Element of a short story
A song to learn about the different elements of a short story.
Elements of a Short Story
Learn more about how a good short story is made.
How Do Satellites Work?
This 5:57 uses narration and graphics to help show how communications satellites work. The video does an excellent job of showing how these impact cell phones and television and other media.
