Elon University physics robot competition
Students in Jochen Fischer's class constructed robots and pitted them against each other with the goal of knocking the opponent off the playing surface.
Diversity Lecture: Jeannette Walls
Author Jeannette Walls speaks about the lessons she's learned since writing her book "The Glass Castle." Sponsored by the Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Diversity Learning Center at Grand Rapids Community College.
U.S. jobs data signals some growth: Wells Fargo economist
Nov. 4 - Wells Fargo Chief Economist John Silvia says the October U.S. nonfarm payrolls report are consistent with moderate economic growth and hint at even stronger numbers going forward.
Les cocons de l'Imérina
Les hauts plateaux de l’Imerina, à Madagascar, abritent encore, sur certaines zones, une forêt essentiellement peuplée de tapias.
Denise habite aujourd’hui à Arivonimamo, un gros bourg à cinquante kilomètres d'Antananarivo. Elle possède, non loin de là , adossée à son
village natal, une concession dans la forêt voisine.
C’est là , avec le restant de sa famille, qu'elle ramasse les cocons de borocera qui fourniront, après traitement, la fameuse soie sauva
Mike Davis (Global Witness) talks about Breaking the Links Between Commerce and Conflict
Mike Davis, Campaigner of Global Witness talks about Breaking Links Between Commerce and Conflict.
Davis addresses the positive and negative aspects of the Kimberly Process with regards to conflict diamonds, and the new challenges of engaging with governments and industry to ensure due diligence in their supply chains when trading in conflict minerals.
This event forms part of the 'Business and Development' seminar series, hosted by IDS' Globalisation Team.
ART100 Session 8 Fall 2011
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A Clemson Tiger Is Passionately Curious And We Earn Our Stripes
:30 Determined Spirit TV Spot for Basketball Season - Go Tigers!
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National Geographic-Carrier Crab
If you think your backpack's bulky, be thankful you're not a carrier crab! Watch how these crustaceans pick up anything they can to use as defense—even another animal! This is a great resource to help build background knowledge for students. (0:58)
"Math Snacks" Overruled!
Two besotted rulers must embrace proportional units in order to complete a bridge to unite their lands. It takes mathematical reasoning to deduce the problem, and solution, when engineers from Queentopia and Kingopolis try to build a bridge that meets in the middle of the river.
Overruled! addresses number and operations standards, the algebra standard, and the process standard, as established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). It guides students in:
"Math Snacks" Number Rights
Whole numbers are no better than any others!
Practice plotting values on the number line as a passionate activist rises up and demands equity for all numbers, including fractions and decimals.
Number Rights addresses number and operations standards as well as the process standard, as established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). It supports students in:
Comparing and ordering fractions, decimals, and percents efficiently and finding
Timelapse Watercolor Illustration - Harlequin Ducks
Go behind the scenes with an award-winning artist. This timelapse video puts you right in the driver's seat as famed bird artist Jonathan Alderfer creates a watercolor of two adult male Harlequin Ducks. It's all part of the Field Guide to Birds of North America, from National Geographic Books.
"Llama Llama Red Pajama" Read-Aloud by Anna Dewdney
Listen to the author and illustrator read her book Llama, Llama Red Pajamas. Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn’t coming yet. Baby Llama starts to fret. In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama! Tucked into bed by his mama, Baby Llama immediately starts worrying when she goes downstairs, and his soft whimpers turn to hollers when she doesn’t come right
Get to know "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" Author/Illustrator Eric Carle
Get to know Eric Carle, the beloved author/illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, Mister Seahorse and more! Learn about his artistic process and hear him read from some of his picture books. This is a great resource to help students make real world connections between author to text to student. (3:17)
Eric Carle discusses "The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse"
A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all!
Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant new picture book from Eric Carle will help let it out. The artist in this book paints the world as he sees it, just like a child. There's a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox and a polka-dotted donkey. More than anything, there's imagination. Filled with some of the most magnificently colorful animals of Eric Carle's career, this tribute to the creati
Warriors of the .Net
Warriors of the .Net is a video for introducing the Internet to novice users. It helps newcomers visualize how the Internet works. It is 12 minutes long and creatively shows an IP packet's journey through the net past routers, firewalls, and transatlantic cables. (12:50)
America's Thrillmakers - Walt Disney World (1/6)
Part 1 of 6. An in depth look into the very popular thrill attractions at the Walt Disney World Resort. Watch as America's Thrillmakers take 6 guests and test them on Disney's array of thrill rides. Learn Imagineer's secrets, guest reviews of attractions and, most importantly, what exactly makes a thrill ride and how our bodies react. "Hang on to yer hats and glasses, cause this here's the wildest ride in the wilderness!" (10:00)
America's Thrillmakers - Walt Disney World (2/6)
Part 2 of 6. An in depth look into the very popular thrill attractions at the Walt Disney World Resort. Watch as America's Thrillmakers take 6 guests and test them on Disney's array of thrill rides. Learn Imagineer's secrets, guest reviews of attractions and, most importantly, what exactly makes a thrill ride and how your body reacts. "Hang on to yer hats and glasses, cause this here's the wildest ride in the wilderness!" (9:49)
The American Presidents: John Adams
American history is so much more than dates and documents — it's the dynamic story of the real men and women, immigrants and Native Americans, who together built our country. Disneys The American Presidents is a fresh and relevant narrative (developed with a former producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report) about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African American President.
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The American Presidents: John Quincy Adams
American history is so much more than dates and documents — it's the dynamic story of the real men and women, immigrants and Native Americans, who together built our country. Disneys The American Presidents is a fresh and relevant narrative (developed with a former producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report) about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African American President.
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The American Presidents: James Monroe
American history is so much more than dates and documents — it's the dynamic story of the real men and women, immigrants and Native Americans, who together built our country. Disneys The American Presidents is a fresh and relevant narrative (developed with a former producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report) about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African American President.
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