Dog Smarts: Mean, Median, Mode, & Range (Interactive)
In this dog-themed math interactive, students learn how to determine the mean, median, mode, and range for a given set of data. Videos featuring real kids help contextualize the math.
John Singleton Copley, A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham), 1765
John Singleton Copley, A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham), 1765, 77.15 x 63.82 cm / 30-3/8 x 25-1/8 inches (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) (04:19) Dr. Harris and Dr. Zucker
Electrical Circuits: ( An Interactive Game)
Students utilize their knowledge of the components of electrical circuits by playing this game. ( This link is for an interactive game and may take a few minutes to load.)
Obama Signs Recovery Act
In this audio clip, on February 17, 2009, in Denver, Colorado, President Barack Obama discusses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act before he signs it into law. The $787 billion stimulus package was designed to create or save jobs in the wake of mass layoffs brought about by the Great Recession. (0:43)
Fling It! (Interactive)
In this trebuchet math interactive, students learn how to make predictions from data, collect and place it in a line graph, and then predict what will happen if the pattern is extended. Videos featuring real kids help contextualize the math.
Wapenstilstand Een invultekst over Wapenstilstand. Leerlingen gaan op internet op zoek naar de antwoorden en moeten hier en daar ook een afbeelding toevoegen aan het document.
Los Mejores Jardineros (cuento para niños en español)
Un cuento para los más pequeños, dónde el deporte, la jardineria y los amigos están muy presentes. (3:45)
Overview of Common Core Standards from Arkansas
A general overview and with some statistics. This is not a how to do it video, but does provide some explanation of the goals of Common Core.
(7:44)
Llegó el Invierno (cuento para niños en español)
Terminado El Otoño, El Invierno descubre que el Genio del Frío no se ha despertado todavía. "¡No puede ser!, sin frío no hay invierno" y por
eso manda a los duendes a despertarle y para que así comience esta
estación. (5:17)
Cuento de Eva Alonso sobre El invierno de Vivaldi.
Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, 1812 - Smart History, Khan Academy
Jacques-Louis David, The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, 1812, oil on canvas 80-1/4 x 49-1/4 inches (National Gallery of Art) (03:15) Dr. Harris and Dr. Zucker are the experts.
Money Game: 3rd Grade (Interactive)
Determine the correct combination of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars, five dollar bills, ten dollars bills and twenty dollar bills necessary to purchase food items in this online interactive game.
Gobi Desert
Photographer George Steinmetz documents the foreboding desert landscape from above and also shows some of the people that live there. The video also shows how a single person aircraft using a parachute and prop was used to take the photos. A map of the area would be of help.
(5:39)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story Part 7 of 19
This video is part seven of a mini-series based on the life of Anne Frank. ( See part one for a description of the series.) In this segment, a new person joins the group in hiding, and the rules are explained to him. Anne's positive spirit is shown by her comment that she believes they are quite lucky. ( The video deals with Anne entering adulthood from 5:05-6:00, and contains the statement , " Da... you, you beast!" at 9:26). ( 10:11)
"What Colors Do You Like?" Â Color Song
In this cute video, students will be introduced to basic colors through song. The song begins by asking What colors do you like?. The answers are in sentence format and are displayed on screen as they are sang. Examples are...I like green grass. I like yellow daisies. This is a great resource to introduce and/or to reinforce this important basic skill in the early childhood classroom. (2:18)
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Health and Wellness
Learn how alcohol, stress, and sleep impacts your student's academic performance and quality of life, as well as resources for students to make healthy choices in college.
Purdue trustees select Mitch Daniels as 12th President
The Purdue Board of Trustees on Thursday (June 21) unanimously selected Indiana Gov. Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. to be the university's next president.
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120621KrachPresident.html
No institution of any kind means more to Indiana today or tomorrow as Purdue University. It educates at the highest level the engineers, scientists, agricultural experts, and information technologists on whom our state and national success disproportionately depend.
Its research g
Meet Hilke Schellmann: Important Advice for Foreign Correspondents
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/pakistan-honor-killings-kari-women-united-nation-population-fund
Pulitzer Center grantee and video journalist Hilke Schellmann found herself surrounded by Urdu-speaking strangers while reporting on a long-term project in Pakistan. Pakistan is one of the most dangerous country for journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. With her limited knowledge of Urdu, Schellmann ventured out into an unfamiliar part of Karachi, Pakistan's
Bulbs & Batteries in a Row
Everyday we are surrounded by circuits that use "in parallel"and "in series" circuitry. Complicated circuits designed by engineers are composed of many simpler parallel and series circuits. During this activity, students build a simple series circuit and discover the properties associated with series circuits.
Blazing Gas
Students are introduced to our Sun as they explore its composition, what is happening inside it, its relationship to our planet (our energy source), and the ways engineers help us learn about it.
