001 CANNON'S CAESAR
Cannon's Introduction to Caesar uses the method of presenting a simplified (and amplified) version of each chapter of Book 1 of The Gallic War, followed by the actual text of the chapter. Sort of like having a bike with trainer wheels. Brief headlines in English are provided for navigational purposes.
This text is available on archive.org (search for Cannon Caesar)
The Wonders of the Hydrological Cycle (and Human Impact)
The Hydrologic Cycle (or the Water Cycle) is a cycle of evaporation, evapotranspiration, precipitation and infiltration. (02:18)
The sun heats bodies of waters such as oceans and lakes, which causes the water to evaporate and form water vapor. Water vapor is also transpired from trees and soil. The collection of water vapor condenses to form clouds, which move around the globe by air currents. With the right conditions, clouds precipitate; some of the water absorbs into the ground t
Saving the Koala Habitat
As trees have been cleared to make houses, farms, and roads, the koalas have lost their habitat in Australia. The Australian Koala Foundation is pushing for a national koala act, a law to protect the rest of the forests. Run time 02:09.
"Why I Went to Iraq…Three Years Later"
A talk by Noriaki Imai, student environmental and peace activist. At 18 years of age, Noriaki Imai traveled to Iraq to study the effects of depleted uranium on Iraqi children. While in Iraq, he was taken hostage and threatened to be killed unless Japan withdrew its troops from Iraq. Fortunately, he was released alive, but when he returned
"Human Rights in Mexico: Inside the Labyrinth of Drugs, Elections and Billionaires" (video)
A talk by Sergio Aguayo, professor of political science at the Colegio de Mexico. Aguayo has been one of Mexico's leading public intellectuals and human rights advocates for the past three decades. He has been a professor of political science at the Colegio de Mexico since 1977 and was a founder of the Mexican Academy for Human Rights, the electoral reform organization Alianza C
"Till Class Do Us Part: Youth and the Politics of Waiting in India"
A talk by Craig Jeffrey from the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. From the South Asia Seminar.
Eyewitness Accounts
This site features more than a dozen moments in history -- Washington's worry that Britain was spreading smallpox among American troops (1775), Jefferson's observations of the French revolution (1789), Truman's first meeting with Stalin (1945), and others.
Lecture 20 - 12/1/2010
Lecture 20
Breast Cancer
JRoss 8th Grade Project
5.3 Project initiation
The search for new medicinal products is one of the major driving forces behind the development and application of new synthetic methods. This unit focuses on a specific case study, which follows the development of a drug for the treatment of high blood pressure. It is a particularly good example of the application of organic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, and illustrates the scientific processes that are involved in the development of any new drug.
Complete Smartboard Tutorial
A video tutorial on smartboard.
5.2.1 Blood pigments
The extreme challenges of life in the polar regions require the animals who make their habitat there to make many adaptations. This unit explores the polar climate and how animals like reindeer, polar bears, penguins, sea life and even humans manage to survive there. It looks at the adaptations to physiological proceses, the environmental effects on diet, activity and fecundity, and contrasts the strategies of aquatic and land-based animals in surviving in this extreme habitat. This unit builds
Religious Lives of Migrant Minorities, Session I: Cross-Site Comparative Reflections (with de Wind,
Scholars de Wind, Casanova, Vasquez, Knott and Martin discuss the SSRC Project on the Religious Lives of Migrant Minorities, which investigated the roles of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism for immigrants settled in Malaysia, South Africa, and Great Britain.
What To Do If Your Child Is A Bully
This video goes through the warning signs of a bully and what to do about it.
PicoPiccolokaarten : Sinterklaas oefeningen bij dit educatief spelmateriaal met als thema sinterklaas; woorden en korte zinnetjes koppelen aan het bijbehorende plaatje; aanvankelijk lezen groep 3. Oefening voor uitbreiding woordenschat.
The flood drama in Brazil Perceptron as feature detector Depositing files in JorumOpen
Brazil is in mourning. The flood tragedies have already taken more than 300 lives in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais. Click on the link below to read about it in Portuguese...
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This short video demonstrates how to deposit files, such as documents, presentations, audio and video files into JorumOpen, the Jorum collection for Open Educational Resources (OER). A separate video is available on depositing web links. This is one of a series of vidcasts on using JorumOpen, including searching for resources. A suitable MP4 player is needed to view this video.
