Political Perspectives: Consequences of the Government's Credit Downgrading
Armstrong Political Science professor Daniel Skidmore-Hess discusses the consequences and costs of the U.S. government's credit downgrading
Sid the Science Kid-"A World Without Wheels" Song
Wheels, feel the rolling sensation. It's Wheels. If you didn't have wheels how is your truck gonna truck, how is your skate gonna skate, how is your scooter gonna scoot? Young students will enjoy this cute song about the importance of wheels. (1:33)
U.S. Day Ahead: Housing starts likely to weigh on recovery
Aug. 15 - U.S. housing starts and building permits are likely to disappoint due to a surplus of unsold homes and prospective buyers remaining on the sidelines, says Reuters Correspondent Jason Lange.
Too late for famine-stricken boy in Ethiopia.
Aug. 13 - A Somali couple buries their child in an Ethiopian refugee camp where malnutrition and disease overwhelm medical personnel. Katharine Jackson reports.
Why Study...James Ussher with Professor Alan Ford
Ussher (1581-1656) is now principally remembered for just one thing: giving the date of the creation as 4004 B.C.! In this video Prof Alan Ford sets him in his context as a great Protestant scholar who made contributions to patristics, biblical studies, and the church and society of his time.
First-Class Citizens: Civics Isn't Just a Class
or the students and staff of Hudson High School, in Hudson, Massachusetts, civics isn't just a class. It's part and parcel to everyday life at this New England high school, which has become a laboratory of democracy, challenging widely held assumptions about how schools can and should operate. (6:48)
Spelling Posters for your classroom Feel free to use this interactively on your whiteboard or print them out and display them around your room. They are targeted at younger spellers. You can download the Powerpoint directly here Italian Taster Lesson: Parts of the Body - Powerpoint Flat Stanley in Austin, TX Baja marine park revitalized by fishing ban A new language : the paradox of complexity analyzed through a nano lens / Stefano Raimondi
A new language : the paradox of complexity analyzed through a nano lens / Stefano Raimondi. In "Images & mirages @ nanosciences", colloque international organisé par le Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires (LISST) de l'Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, le Centre d'Élaboration de Matériaux et d'Études Structurales (CEMES) rattaché à l'Institut de Physique du CNRS et le Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de Nano-Objets (LPCNO) 2011 Retrospective: Parallels Karrah Miller Walk the Plank Beach Bash Edition Woordpakketten : Spelling zesde leerjaar Alle woordpakketten spelling bij de methode Tijd voor Taal 6de leerjaar. Was Earth Home to a Race of Giants? Jensen Harris Walks Us Through the Windows 8 UI Jensen Harris from the Windows User Experience team walks us through how Microsoft reimagined Windows with the new Metro UI in "Windows 8". Be sure to visit BUILDWindows.com for more information on our developer conference. Student Futures - Lauren Charnley - BA Economics for Business Writers Series 2011: Honor Moore
Italian Taster Lesson: Parts of the Body - Powerpoint.
Madison Welsch sent Flat Stanley to her Uncle Ben & Aunt Megan in Austin, Texas. Flat Stanley gives us a tour of Austin, Texas, for Madison's 3rd grade class. Flat Stanley gives many facts about the city of Austin. It is the capital of Texas, home of the University of Texas, the live music capital of the world, and home of the world's largest urban bat population. ( 2:50)
Aug. 29 - A marine reserve at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula has been declared the world's most robust marine reserve by scientists at California's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. A decade-long analysis of Cabo Pulmo National Park reveals that fish numbers increased by more than 460 percent between 1999 and 2009, thanks to a ban on fishing. Rob Muir reports.
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This is the second episode of Walk the Plank on location at Beach Bash 2011
This 3:45 long video explains why people become giants and the tales of giants across the planet. Lots of interesting facts are presented and this video would be of interest for most students to start a discussion.
Lauren talks about her time studying at Leeds Metropolitan University
Honor Moore, Distinguished Writer in Residence, read from her work on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the University of Richmond.
Honor Moore has published a memoir, The Bishop's Daughter, and a biography, The White Blackbird, A Life of the Painter Margarett Sargent by Her Granddaughter. The Bishop's Daughter was named an Editor's Choice by the New York Times and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2009 the Library of America published Poems from the Women's Movement, an
