Elon Study Abroad 2012 India Highlights
During Winter Term 2012, Elon University President Leo M. Lambert and his wife Laurie spent more than two weeks traveling in India with Elon students on four different study abroad programs. Among their stops was a visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra. Students on two courses examined K-12 education and the business and culture of the Indo-Gulf, while Periclean Scholars were organizing a conference on rural health in Pune and health and human services students completed their practicums near Jamkhed.
Yellowfin Tuna--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life, close up footage of Yellowfin Tuna swimming in their natural environment. Students will enjoy the ocean waves as they watch these amazing creatures jump in the water.The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a fish built for speed and endurance. Its streamlined body is metallic dark blue on the back, blending into yellow or silver on the belly. The belly is patterned with numerous broken lines, and a vivid golden stripe runs along each side o
Aborigines of the Australian Outback
Watch this video to learn all about the Australian Aborigines and the history of their connections to the animal world. The video also highlights their unique way of leaving their mark, through stencils of their handprints on the walls of caves. (2mins)
Rosary Pea
Battle of the Little Bighorn - Part 4
This 9:39 long video does an excellent job of recreating the battle using evidence from the Little Bighorn battlefield that suggests
that members of the 7th Cavalry may have retreated in panic at "Calhoun Hill."Eyewitness testimony, from the warriors, indicates the cohesiveness of Custer's fighting units changed at Little Bighorn. Those observations are also confirmed by the physical evidence. At some point during the battle, Custer's troops moved from "tactical stability to t
GOBASE: The Organelle Genome Database
GOBASE is "a taxonomically broad organelle genome database that organizes and integrates diverse data related to organelles." Provided by the University of Montreal, GOBASE focuses on mitochondria and chloroplasts, although future versions will cover the bacterial ancestors of these organelles as well. The GOBASE Web site contains separate easy-to-use search engines for mitochondrial and chloroplast data, as well as a helpful user's guide.
I Don’t Believe My Eyes!
Students develop their understanding of the effects of invisible air pollutants with a rubber band air test, a bean plant experiment and by exploring engineering roles related to air pollution. In an associated literacy activity, students develop visual literacy and write photograph captions. They learn how images are manipulated for a powerful effect and how a photograph can make the invisible (such as pollutants) visible. Note: You may want to set up the activities for Air Pollution unit, Less
Density Rainbow and the Great Viscosity Race
Students explore the densities and viscosities of fluids as they create a colorful 'rainbow' using household liquids. While letting the fluids in the rainbow settle, students conduct 'The Great Viscosity Race,' another short experiment that illustrates the difference between viscosity and density. Later, students record the density rainbow with sketches and/or photography.
Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker
Edd Presnell, a mountain craftsman and native of Watauga County, North Carolina, demonstrates and comments on the construction of a dulcimer. Presnell learned his craft from his father-in-law. Film includes a brief performance on a finished dulcimer by his wife, Nettie. This 16mm film is archived in the Thomas G. Burton and Jack Schrader collection in the Archives of Appalachia, East Tennesse State University.
Arts & Crafts, Traditional, Work / Appalachia / 1973
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Service Learning, Boys, and Fish Tanks
When students can take charge of their learning and make it meaningful to them, their motivation and commitment soar.,Volume 11, Number 4
Science Learning Environments and Action Research
A learning environment survey can be easily used in your science classroom to evaluate new instructional approaches, to spark enthusiasm, and to produce evidence showing that you are indeed becoming a reflective practitioner. Intellectual professional development should go beyond attending conferences and inservice training. This article will describe how you can successfully implement CLEAR (Classroom Learning Environment Action Research) as a strategy for improving your science teaching practi
Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
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Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). This film shows the talents and wisdom of elderly musicians, singers, and story-tellers who perform not for fame or fortune but to preserve and share their culture. Fiddle tunes and tales of moonshining and feuds from Tommy Jarrell (83) of Toast, N.C.; blues by Jack Owens (70s) and Sam Chatman
Freeman Shaves 28-Year-Old Beard for a Cause
Ed Freeman; faculty at the Darden School of Business, knows a good cause when he sees it! Challenging Darden students, alumni and peers to raise $10,000 for SHE (Shelter for Help and Emergency), he committed to shave his 28 year-old beard if the amount was met or exceeded. February 2012.
Intro to Chemistry: 10.5 Titrations in Chemistry (2/3)
Join award winning teachers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams as they interactively teach Chemistry: 10.5 Titrations in Chemistry.
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Equestrian Camp
Alfred University equestrian camps offer a wonderful opportunity for all levels of riders from beginners through advanced to define and achieve their personal riding goals during an exciting, fun-filled week.
Base Stealing 101
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Méliès technicien : la première caméra et le premier projecteur de Méliès. Laurent Mannoni (vi
Dans le cadre de la journée d'étude consacrée à Georges Méliès, Laurent Mannoni intervient sur les débuts de Méliès en technique cinématographique : le magicien de Montreuil a assisté, émerveillé, aux premières séances du Cinématographe Lumière, mais il n'a pu acquérir d'appareil. Il se rend alors à Londres et achète un projecteur Robert-William Paul qu'il transforme en caméra. C'est avec cet instrument qu'il découvre son premier trucage, l'arrêt de la pellicule. Comme
Lucy zou zo graag anders zijn : Een verhaal over anders zijn “Het gras is altijd groener aan de overkant ...” We hebben allemaal wel eens de neiging om in deze gedachte te vervallen. Lucy is een ster, maar zou toch zo graag een dier zijn. Want dan kan ze vaker met kinderen spelen. Samen met …
Mixcade Madness at the President's Conference Series
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Members of Concordia's research centre in Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG), Lab Six and a half, and the Mount Royal Game Society recently transformed the atrium of the Engineering, Computer Science and Visual ArtsIntegrated Complex into a gamer's paradise. The event, entitled Mixcade, was a showcase for innovative local and international video games, held as part of the President's Conference Series.
What I've Learned about Teaching Statistics Courses - Jonathan Templin
Innovation 20/20 presents
"What I've Learned about Teaching Statistics Courses" by Jonathan Templin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, EPIT, UGA College of Education
The University of Georgia
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