Trapped's Wall of Sorrow: Story Planning: Interative Game
Try these story writing games and complete Trapped's Wall of Sorrow. Students will strenghten their knowledge of the parts of a story by playing these games, which will help them in planning their own stories. ( This link is for an interactive video/game and may take a few minutes to load.)
Special message from Queens' Drs. Hadley & Reed
Find out how alumni of Queens University of Charlotte can make a difference in the lives of future Royals. http://www.queens.edu/give
Dr. Carlos Corvalán - Keynote speaker
20th Annual John K. Friesen Conference - 2011
Growing Old in a Changing Climate:
Exploring the Interface Between Population Aging and Global Warming
Dr. Carlos Corvalán
Senior Advisor in Risk Assessment and Global Environmental Change, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/WHO, Washington, DC, USA
More info: http://www.sfu.ca/grc/friesen/friesen2011/
Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story - Web Karaoke (Interactive)
Create a poem that becomes the lyrics to a song in this interactive karaoke activity. Type in the lines of your poem, listen to the melody while singing along and print your song.
Morpheus Tether Test #17
Morpheus conducts another tethered test, June 18, 2012. Morpheus is a full spacecraft and rocket-powered lander, which demonstrates new green technology, as well as an autonomous landing and hazard detection technology.
For more info visit:
http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html
Leafy Spurge Weed Invasion
This video segment from Evolution: "Extinction!" explores the invasion of western U.S. grasslands by a Eurasian weed called leafy spurge. Brought to this country in the 1800s, leafy spurge has progressively taken over grazing land from the native grasses. Ranchers have begun to eradicate the weed, using one of its natural enemies: the flea beetle. Closed captioning included. Run time 04:44.
About the Pentagram
A pentagram is a regular polygon that contains 10 isosceles
triangles, and is used in golden ratio applications. In this video learn about the characteristics of a pentagram and its use as a religious symbol.
Verschillende soorten stemvolumes De leerlingen leren hun stemvolume aan te passen in functie van de opdracht. Ze gebruiken hun: Dit document kan dienst doen als wandplaat in het …
Science in Focus: Force in Motion: Workshop 6: "Force Against Force"
Magnets stick to other magnets and to metal objects made of iron or steel. How much force is required to break the attraction between two magnets? In this workshop, fourth-grade students explore ways to balance the force of magnetism against the force of gravity. A magnet placed in a cup on one side of a pan-balance is stuck to a stationary magnet beneath the cup. When enough washers are placed on the opposite side of the balance, the magnets will separate. Graphical analysis shows some unexpect
Spreaker Information Tutorial--Managing the Media Library
This tutorial explains how to use the Spreaker Music and Media Library. This informative video gives auditory and visual step by step directions on how to manage and use the music and media library. This is a great resource to enhance the use of Spreaker in the classroom and at home. (2:47)
Surf's Up!
This lesson introduces the concepts of longitudinal and transverse waves. Students see several demonstrations of waves and characterize them by transverse and longitudinal behavior. This lesson also introduces the Sunken Treasure theme of the Sound and Light unit a continuous story line throughout the lessons.
El sistema nervioso
Este video describe el sistema nervioso. El video tiene dibujos que ayudan a explicar el sistema. (2:08)
Under the Sea_Elise and Riley
San Salvador en el año 1947
Imágenes y secuencias de la década de 1940 adorna este video de San Salvador, la capital de El Salvador (un país Latinoamericano). (1:32)
Teaching Pragmatics
Teaching Pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics through lessons and activities created by teachers of English as a second and foreign language. This book is written for teachers by teachers. Our teacher-contributors teach in seven different countries and are both native-speakers and nonnative speakers of English. Activities reflect ESL and EFL classroom settings. The chapters included here allow teachers to see how other teachers approach the teaching of pragmatics and to appreciate the
Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)
Where does all the stuff in the universe come from? Explore a map of the big bang! (04:01)
Media Arts: One Minute Media Arts Lesson
People have created media in different ways in different places and times. This short animation provides a quick lesson on the history of communications and media arts. Students will follow the Artopia guide on a quick tour through the history of Media Arts.
Liberia's Ongoing Water Crisis: Does Rhetoric Match Reality?
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/liberia-monrovia-water-population-urbanization
Despite continued promises from Liberia's government agencies to improve water conditions in the country, Liberia's water supply remains contaminated and inaccessible to many communities. Currently, 18 percent of all deaths in Liberia are related to illnesses caused by poor water and sanitation. In 2008, the Liberian government launched the Poverty Reduction Strategy to chart development and promised t
Water and Peace in Ivory Coast: Reconciliation After Civil War
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/ivory-coast-water-management-peace-ethnic-violence
After recent civil war divided Ivory Coast's communities, some in Ivory Coast look to local water management as a key to reconciliation, social cohesion and long-lasting peace.
As the Ivorian government struggles to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to mend communal divisions after the civil war, Ivory Coast communities are already working towards peace on one very important issue:
Richard, Education -- 60 Second Impressions
The '60 Second Impressions' are a series of one-minute films featuring current Cambridge undergraduate students . These students talk about what it's really like to study at Cambridge, live in a College, and take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities.
Richard is from Birmingham, and is studying Education. In his 60 Second Impression, he talks about the advantages of being at a mature students' College, representing the University at boxing, and spending time at the Botanical Gar
