Large Feathered Dinosaurs
Even though dinosaurs and birds are closely related, a large feathered carnivore is hard to imagine. Until now. Researchers in China have found a new species called Yutyrannis huali, which is 27 feet long and covered in long, filamentous feathers.
Elasticity
The Economics subject considered is Elasticity and how it functions within the Theory of Demand
West Market Street, Indianapolis
The Traction Terminal Shed was torn down in 1968. The Terminal Building was torn down in April, 1972. Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Company built on the lot. Today a hotel and parking garage occupy the site. [ca.1985],Appears in Destination Indiana 15
Newbie Lesson S5 #20 - You’re Going to be Late for the Flight in Japan!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! As you dream merrily of kittens and puppies in rainbows in your comfortable Japanese bed, suddenly you hear screaming in Japanese. Certainly the kittens aren’t that angry…or at least, they aren’t speaking in Japanese if they are! Rousing from slumber, you open one eye cautiously to make sure a ferocious Japanese [...]
Platon - La politica parte 15 de 16
Entre sus obras más importantes se cuentan: la República, en la cual elabora la filosofía política de un estado ideal; el Fedro, en el que desarrolla una compleja e influyente teoría psicológica; el Timeo, un influyente ensayo de cosmogonía, cosmología racional, física y escatología, influido por las matemáticas pitagóricas; y el Teeteto, el primer estudio conocido sobre filosofía de la ciencia. (14:57)
TV4 Summer Episodes - Episode 1
TV4 Summer Episodes - Episode 1
Nanobots (Interactive Game)
In this game, learners investigate the very different behavior of forces at the nanoscale as they navigate nano-size robots of their own design across a challenging terrain.
How to Use "Museum Box" (Virtual Storage Box)
Museum Box is a site that provides the tools for teachers and students to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others. A great site that
Chessboard Algebra and Function Machines
Lesson Objective:Students find the rule that determines the number of chessboard squares. Questions to Consider:See how Ms. Bottomley uses a function machine to have students predict the ruleHow does the lesson help students see the difference between additive and multiplicative patterns?What about the lesson helps students be successful with this complex pattern?Common Core StandardsMath.4.OA.2, Math.4.OA.5
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William W. Ashby Investment Lecture Series on Value Investing
William W. Ashby discusses Value Investing and the Ashby Speaker Series.
Andrew Jackson's Controversial Decisions
During his presidency, Andrew Jackson was determined to change Washington and change the United States of America. In this video clip, find out how Andrew Jackson's controversial Indian Removal Act paved the way for The Trail of Tears. (3:31)
The Great Gravity Escape
Students use water balloons and a length of string to understand how gravity and the velocity of a spacecraft balance to form an orbit. They see that when the velocity becomes too great for gravity to hold onto an object, the object escapes the gravity of the sun or planet that it orbits.
Otis Visiting Artist Daniel Joseph Martinez
Fine Arts presents a lecture by artist Daniel Joseph Martinez. Martinez was born in 1957 in Los Angeles, California and lives there today. Fifteen years after his indelible first appearance in the Whitney Biennial in 1993, Daniel Joseph Martinez continues to create work that unapologetically probes uncomfortable issues of personal and collective identity.
A strategic provocateur with a keen intelligence and a wicked sense of humor, Martinez deploys the full range of available media in his prac
Stephen Adler and Felix Salmon talk Aspen Ideas Fest
Reuters Editor-in-Chief, Stephen Adler, and Reuters blogger, Felix Salmon, talk about their favorite panels at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival.
Super Why… To the Rescue! (Interactive Game)
Play this Super WHY! game, Super Why…To the Rescue!, to practice sentence construction! Students will help Super Why catch the words to create a sentence and then have to decide what word fits in the missing spot of the sentence!
Tipos de alimentos (en español)
Aquí tienen un video que describe los diferentes tipos de alimentos. El video tiene la canción "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" en el fondo mientras que las imágenes de los grupos de alimentos aparecen en la pantalla. (4:35)
Hollywood Cemetery: Thoughts 1 of 12
Narrator tells basic information about Richmond Garden Cemetery. This cemetery has a lot of biking, runners, and tourists viewing it on a daily basis, in addition to inspiring local artists. Part 1 of 12. Length 1:39
How Complex Systems Fail The notion that non-tech-industry people should care about cloud computing continues to weasel its way into mainstream media and popular culture, most recently with a slew
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11.124 Introduction to Education: Looking Forward and Looking Back on Education (MIT)
An introductory course on teaching and learning science and mathematics in a variety of K-12 settings. Topics include education and media, education reform, the history of education, simulations, games, and the digital divide.
Video Tutorial on Analyzing Purpose in Professional Writing
Before students can understand specific aspects of successful professional messages (like organization or style), they need to grasp prerequisites about context. Building on Aristotle, this tutorial helps students think about a workplace document as one of three aspects of context represented by the rhetorical triangle, the writer and his or her purpose. It teaches students to analyze the four purposes for which professionals create written messages in the workplace.
