The Art of Crossing Borders: Talking Point - Ian Howard
Professor Ian Howard, Dean of the UNSW College of Fine Arts, on how his crayon rubbings of the Berlin Wall and other military objects have broken down barriers between people and regimes.
Taking Science to the Street With Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott
Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, professor of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, has spent the last 20 years developing interventions to prevent teen pregnancies and the spread of HIV/AIDS among African-American youth.
Her latest project is called "Shape Up -- Barbers Building Better Brothers" and is designed to empower young men, ages 18 to 25, to reduce their risks for contracting STDs and other health problems. The program will begin in 50 barbershops in Philadelphia this spring. Meantime,
Spirit Bear Hibernating in his Winter Den
This video shows the Kermode Spirit Bear hibernating in his winter den. This is a very sweet video that students will enjoy watching. It provides an opportunity for students to build background knowledge on bears and hibernation. This is a good teaching resource for a teaching unit on bears, mammals, and/or winter. (1:05)
Castle Acre Priory J850376 CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. West front of the church and prior's lodging.
Compléments alimentaires : bénéfiques, inutiles ou toxiques ? - partie 2
Compléments alimentaires : bénéfiques, inutiles ou toxiques ? Qui croire, que savoir ?
Conférence-débat co-organisée par la Mission Agrobiosciences et le Groupe ESC Toulouse
9 décembre 2010, hôtel de région Midi-Pyrénées
Après la relation entre l’alimentation et le cancer, puis les cosmétiques bio, cette troisième collaboration entre la Mission Agrobiosciences et l’Ecole supérieure de commerce de Toulouse porte sur les compléments alim
The Future of Sudanese Civil Society, North and South
Part 6 of the 2011 Sudan in Transition? Southern Independence, Conflict and Reconciliation Symposium. This podcast is part 6 of Addressing the Past, Preparing for the Future: War Crimes, Reconciliation and Human Rights section of the symposium
Torpedo Strikes the Lusitania
This professionally-made video contains actors portraying crew and passengers aboard the Lusitania and crew aboard German u-boat which sank Lusitania. ( 4:51)
Stateless protest in Kuwait
Stateless Arabs in Kuwait come under fire as security forces use flares to disburse crowds, as they demonstrate for citizenship. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Albert Bierstadt Painter
This five minute video provides viewers with images prainted by Albert Bierstadt, a painter best known for his large landscapes of the American West. He was the first artist to record these sites, Bierstadt was the foremost painter of these scenes for the remainder of the 19th century. There isn't any narration in this video, just images of the paintings so the teacher needs to provide insights as to the subject and painter's history.
Brough Castle N060100 BROUGH CASTLE, Cumbria. Exterior view from the south east.
Crowds react to Mubarak announcement
Thousands in Cairo's Tahrir square react to the announcement by President Hosni Mubarak that he is to transfer powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman.
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Planet Quiz
A short quiz about the planets of the solar system.
A Developmental Study of the Japanese Medaka Oryzias latipes and the Water Fern Marsilea
This exercise is a demonstration and is observation based. It requires students to carefully study the materials provided.
The Living Edens: Virtual Yellowstone Tour
This Starting Point page describes a virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming featured on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) website. In this tour, students act as park rangers to research geological features of Yellowstone, locate these features on maps, and describe and define associated geologic terms. The features discussed include geysers, hot springs, canyons, waterfalls and mudpots. On this page, users can find learning goals, teaching notes and tips, teaching materials, as
Sequence Stratigraphy
This site provides visual resources and supporting material about the study of sequence stratigraphy. Resources accessible from this site include informational text, images, animations and short videos which can be integrated into lectures, labs or other activities.
Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry
Lyrical Legacy helps teachers explore eighteen American songs and poems from the digital collections of the Library of Congress. Each song and poem is represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.
North Carolina Thinking Skills: An introduction
There are five dimensions in the model of thinking skills used to classify questions for the state's assessment tests.
Change of Humus Content on Farmland 1965 - 2009
A lecture by Dr. Georg Dersch, AGES Institute for Soil Health at the seminar "Humus, Forgotten Chance for the Global Climate? Oktober 2010 
15 Feb 2011: U.S. Human Spaceflight: Continuity and Stability
On Feb. 1, 2010, the Obama administration announced its plan to develop a new commercial manned spaceflight capability; NASA subsequently awarded $50 million in grants to five private firms as a first step to implement the vision of turning over space transportation to the commercial sector. Virginia A. Barnes, president and CEO of United Space Alliance, and George Jeffs, a member of the Space Shuttle Management Independent Review Team, will lead a panel discussion on the viability of flying the
