Geissenklosterle: Micromorphology
Micromorphology samples from the Upper Paleolithic cave site, Geissenklosterle, Germany. This cave site has important evidence about early Aurignacian / Upper Paleolithic occupation in Europe, including evidence for some of the earliest evidence for symbolic, artistic and musical expression in Europe.
Path of a Red Blood Cell
Path of a Red Blood Cell - Suppose there was only one red cell in the entire system, suppose you could travel with that cell as it makes just one of its circuits. (02:23)
Music to Our Ears
This lesson allows students to visualize early musical influences of African-Americans in jazz and understand the impact of this music/dance. This lesson is based on the understanding that students have already been exposed to news reel as primary source documents in the Social Studies classroom (this can be done in succession with Lesson #1 and#2 or as a stand alone lesson during African-American History Month or during another teacher-chosen unit).
Remains of the "Ohio"
The ship was built in 1898 at Ft. Clarington, Ohio, as the Avalon. In 1908 it was renamed Ohio. The ship burned at Parkersburg, W. Virginia, February 2, 1916.,Ohio River Journey - Danger on the River
Russiaville, Indiana Dance Band
Posing porchside with instruments and furskin rugs, six members of a Russiaville dance band prepare to serenade photographer Sherman Wright. Russiaville, Howard County's second oldest community was nearly obliterated in the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado.,Howard County Journey
Advent of Jazz
Jazz grew out of the African-American community at the turn of the 20th century, a time when blacks were being denied their most basic rights. The music has since become a part of every American's birthright, a timeless symbol of American individualism and ingenuity, American democracy and inclusiveness. In this lesson students will learn about the social, cultural, and economic origins of jazz within the African-American community.
Packet "Tacoma"
Cargo is being loaded onto the ship.,OVA photographs
"Indiana" Being Built
The ship is being built in a dry dock or way.
Cabin of the "Betsy Ann"
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Entrance to City Park, Winamac
The park is along the Tippecanoe River on land once belonging to the Pottawatomie Tribe.,Use of this image is restricted to projects related to Destination Indiana.,Pulaski County Journey
George Ellis on The Nature of the Physical World
On Thursday 17 September the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts GIPCA Great Texts Big Questions lecture will present an opportunity to hear one of the worlds leading cosmologists discuss the way scientific and everyday views of the nature of things relate to each other. How do relativity theory quantum theory and cosmological theory change our views of the world and the universe? How do they relate to every day life? George Ellis Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University
Earth Science and Technology Week
Since October 1998, the American Geological Institute has organized this national and international event to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences and to encourage stewardship of the Earth.
Korea: The Unfinished War
To fully grasp the ongoing tensions between the United States and North Korea, it is important to understand the war that ended fifty years ago this summer. John Biewen and Stephen Smith of American RadioWorks examine the often-overlooked war that helped define global politics and American life for the second half of the 20th century.
Hurricane Risk for New Orleans
This transcribed article from American Radio Works discusses the hurricane risk in New Orleans. The 2002 article talks about how deep flood waters would be in a Category Five hurricane and the likelihood that such a storm would hit. Users may also listen to the article using Real Player audio program.
Scene at City Market
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Texas Slavery Project
Centered on a database of slave and slaveholder populations in Texas during the Republic era (1837-45), the Texas Slavery Project offers a window into the role slavery played in the development of Texas in the years before the region became part of the United States.
Dynamic interactive maps show the changing flows of enslaved and slaveholder populations in Texas over time. The population database search engine allows users to discover the growth of slave and slaveholder populations in the reg
New Carlisle High School
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Billy Sunday at a Tent Meeting, Winona Lake
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Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument information card, 1943
Information card with description and statistics on the construction of the Monument.
The South Face of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Decorated for Christmas, ca. 1980
The south face of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument decorated for Christmas with the annual Peace on Earth message, ca. 1980.,Appears in Destination Indiana 6
Appears in Big Screen Journey Explore the Monument
