Peru: Illegal Gold Miners Cause Deforestation in the Amazon
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/peru-gold-mining-deforestation-environment-health-risks-poverty
In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on illegal gold mining in southeastern Peru, where one of the world's richest ecosystems is being mutilated by illegal gold miners. Deemed fortune hunters, illegal gold miners increasingly prey on the resources of the Madre De Dios region, transforming Peru's rainforests into min
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Discusses How Education Affects the Dallas Economy
From your Block to the Boardroom: Why High-Quality Education is Our Ethical Responsibility. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and community leaders discuss the community's ethical role in supporting public education. Mike Rawlings discusses the need for high-quality education in relation to job creation. For more information and to view related content, visit http://www.smu.edu/Provost/Ethics/Events/PastEvents/Block2Boardroom
Return to Zombie Island
Seminar on Digital Libraries
SI 615 - This is a special topics seminar focusing on the current state of Ňdigital librariesÓ broadly defined. The seminar is multi-disciplinary in focus and in method, covering the history of the idea, its manifestation as projects and programs in academic, non-profit, and research settings, and the suite of policy issues that influence their development and growth. The concept of the digital library will serve as an intellectual construct within which to explore the related concepts of scho
Parts of a Paragraph: ( An Interactive Activity)
This interactive lesson defines the parts of a paragraph ( topic, details, and conclusion). Students are then shown paragraphs and asked to identify the best topic or conclusion. ( This link is for an interactive activity and may take a few minutes to load.)
Michigan Journal of Social Work and Social Welfare
The Mission of the Michigan Journal of Social Work and Social Welfare is to promote dialogue about knowledge, values, skills, and social justice-related issues by providing students the opportunity to contribute to the social work body of literature. Founded by students at the University of Michigan School of Social Work in 2010, this journal aims to also serve as a forum for students to express their perspectives and their learning in a way that contributes to our profession and is committed to
Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
EPID 757 - Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are useful for evidence-based clinical and public health practice. The widespread and growing application of systematic review methods for the synthesis of evidence on important or pressing research and clinical questions underscore the need for health-care professionals to understand and critique this research design. This course will provide a detailed description of the systematic review process, discuss the strengths and limitations of the meth
Diego Velázquez - El prÃncipe Baltasar Carlos de caza
Descripción escrita por Arte Historia.
El príncipe Baltasar Carlos era la esperanza de la monarquía hispánica ya que, a priori, parecía libre de enfermedades congénitas y de taras psicológicas. Pero el joven príncipe fallecería, de forma repentina, cuando contaba con 17 años de edad, víctima de la viruela. Este precioso retrato, en el que le vemos vestido de cazador acompañado por sus perro
Hemingway's Letters: From Childhood to Paris
On the publication of the first volume of Ernest Hemingway's letters, Sandra Spanier, the book's editor; novelist Ward Just; and moderator Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday discussed The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 1, 1907-1922. The actor, Corey Stoll, who played Hemingway in Woody Allen's recent Midnight in Paris read selections.
Copyright: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
09.07.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Montag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
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Die neue griechische Regierung von Ministerpräsident Antonis Samaras hat ihre erste Vertrauensabstimmung im Parlament gewonnen. Dabei votierten alle 179 Abgeordneten der Koalition aus Konservativen, Sozialisten und Liberalen für den Regierungskurs. 121 stimmten dagegen. In der vorangegangenen Debatte hatte Samaras erklärt, das Regierungsbündnis we
Inhoudsmaten : Opdrachtfiches voor hoekenwerk Met deze opdrachtfiches kan je een hoekenwerk organiseren rond inhoudsmaten. Leerlingen leren over de liter, de halve liter en anderhalve liter. Maak een box met verschillende flessen, glazen, een maatbeker,... en stop deze fiches bij de …
What Does High-Quality Education Mean to CitySquare's Reverend Gerald Britt?
From Your Block to the Boardroom: Why High-Quality Education is Our Ethical Responsibility. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and community leaders discuss the community's ethical role in supporting public education. The Reverend Gerald Britt talks about what high-quality education means to him. For more information and to view related content, visit http://www.smu.edu/Provost/Ethics/Events/PastEvents/Block2Boardroom
SFU Football and the NCAA
Coach Dave Johnson and RB Bo Palmer discuss their entry into the NCAA.
Chicken Egg Hatches In Incubator
This was a school project and the egg hatched while the camera was rolling! Students will enjoy the real footage of this little chicken hatching out. This is a great resource to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (1:37)
Seth Lloyd on Programming the Universe
Seth Llyod is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His talk, "Programming the Universe", is about the computational power of atoms, electrons, and elementary particles.
Human Chromosome 2
In this video segment adapted from NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, learn how modern genetics and molecular biology offer compelling support for evolution. The video features an interview with biologist Ken Miller.
Credit Default Swaps 2
Systemic risks of credit default swaps. Financial weapons of mass destruction. (12:04)
Active Alignment
Heat It Up!
Through a teacher demonstration using water, heat and food coloring, students see how convection moves the energy of the Sun from its core outwards. Students learn about the three different modes of heat transfer (convection, conduction, radiation) and how they are related to the Sun and life on our planet.
