Green Science: Investigating green—Creating surveys to answer questions
Being green means different things to different people. Some suggest that being green means saving energy, not wasting paper towels, going solar, harnessing wind, using less fertilizer, or buying products that are organically grown. Given that being green can mean a lot of things, what does “being green” or “going green” mean to both you and your students? To find out, we need to make informed decisions by collecting data. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to become familiar with
Indicators of Middle School Implementation: How Do Kentucky's Schools to Watch Measure Up?
Using responses of school personnel to a statewide survey, this study examined the perceived level of implementation of key tenets of the middle school concept as outlined by This We Believe: Successful Schools for Young Adolescents (National Middle School Association, 2003) in schools designated a Kentucky School to Watch as compared to nondesignated schools.,Volume 32, Number 6
Learning about Multiplication Using Dynamic Sketches of an Area Model
Students can learn to visualize the effects of multiplying a fixed positive number by positive numbers greater than 1 and less than 1 with this tool. Using interactive figures, students can investigate how changing the height of a rectangle with a fixed width changes its area.
The Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe - The Fate of the Universe
Dr Paul Francis sheds some light on some of life's big questions in this new web series - The Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe. In this second episode, he addresses the question 'What's the Ultimate Fate of the Universe?'
Each episode will explore a mystery in-depth, in an accessible and light-hearted way. Dr Francis will also be delving into some of the comments left on his previous video to answer some viewers' mysteries. If you have a universal mystery you'd like Paul to have a lo
Science Bulletins: On the Hunt for a Balanced Diet
Biologists had long assumed that predators were more concerned with the quantity of their food than the quality, but a recent study shows that nutritional value dictates how predatory ground beetles choose their prey. An international team of scientists led by University of Exeter and Oxford researchers collected more than 500 ground beetles in Denmark. One group of beetles was allowed to select from food sources with varying amounts of fat and protein, while the other group was given a fixed di
Interview with Eric Mann on KPFK Los Angeles
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"The Prefix Kix" Song-Learn About Prefixes and Suffixes
This video uses a rock song to teach about prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes and suffixes are listed on the screen with their meanings. Good examples are given. This is a great resource to introduce and/or review prefixes and suffixes in the upper elementary classroom. (3:04)
Beddington to West Wickham and back via Beckenham
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3D rabbit appears in cloud of mist
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/11/3d-rabbit-appears-on-screen-made-of-mist.html
In Search of Cyrus The Great: Babylon
This 11:32 video is the dramatic story of the take over of of Babylon and its reaction to his victory over them. This is an excellent overview of the Founder of the Persian Empire.
A Conversation with DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association
DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association and alumnus of the UVA Law School sits down with Everette Fortner, Executive Director for Corporate Relations at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business to discuss his career in this VODCast.
Introductory Supervisors' Workshops 2012
Introductory Supervisors' Workshops 2012
The Untitled Oxymoron Song
An oxymoron is a contradiction in terms like sweet tart, awful good, and pretty ugly. This comedy show/song is comprised almost entirely of oxymorons and is performed by Dave & Andy at the Comic Strip Live in New York. (01:48)
Sensory Exam: Abnormal Examples: Tactile Movement
When comparing left vs. right, the patient has more difficulty on the right side again indicating dorsal column dysfunction. If the dorsal column pathways are intact, then tactile movement is a sensitive test of parietal cortical function The first principle of neurologic diagnosis is regional or anatomical localization. In order to become skillful the student must understand how structure relates to function of the nervous system. The neurologic examination permits "dissection" of the nervous s
Exploring Drawing Materials
Lesson encouraging children to explore a range of drawing materials and to discover the types of lines which can be made using them.
A Tale of Tacos
The 2013 Class Council and Aramark food services join forces to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous taco chain. How many tacos can YOU eat?
Music: "Lagoa-v1" by Incompetech
http://music.incompetech.com/royaltyfree2/Lagoa%20v1.mp3
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Evaluating Polynomials Using Synthetic Division - Problem 1 of 2
This video is a continuation and presents an example that demonstrates how to use synthetic division to evaluate a polynomial function. (4:30)
THEA 100-01, Theatre Arts, spring 1999
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.
Steppin'
Introduces viewers to the step show, an exciting dance style popular today among black fraternities and sororities. In addition to many rousing, crowd-pleasing performances, the program examines the cultural roots of steppin' in African dancing, military marching and hip-hop music, and discusses its contemporary social significance on college campuses.
Dance, African American Culture / Midwest / 1992
55 minutes
