Galaxy-Quasar Associations: Is the Big Bang Bung?
When we see a galaxy and a quasar near each other in the sky, it might be because they are really near each other, or it might be that they are far apart and just along the same line of sight. Tests performed by Alan Stockton (Astrophysical Journal 223:747-757, "The Nature of QSO Redshifts", 1978) on a sample of such pairs have shown that some galaxy-quasar pairs have the same redshift and so are accepted as being at the same distance. Other pairs with very different redshifts however have been
Discovery Collection: Marine Animals
Marine Animals is one of the AMNH Education Department's many collections of specimens and artifacts gathered the world over by explorers and scientists. In its online Discovery Collection form, Marine Animals includes an educator's Guide with suggestions for how to use the Marine Animals Discovery Collection in the classroom.
Helpful Hints for Field Sketching
This online article, from Biodiversity Counts, offers insight into the task of field sketching. After discussing the difference between seeing and observing, the article offers tips designed to help make students better at observational rendering. The six hints discussed are proportions, perspective, volume, simplifying, practicing a lot, and having fun.
Experimentación en Biotecnología I (Grado en Biotecnología)
El objetivo general de la asignatura es el estudio termodinámico, desde un punto de vista experimental, de las disoluciones no ideales de electrolitos. En particular, se pretende estudiar la influencia de las sales disueltas en el agua de mar en las reacciones químicas que tienen lugar en ella. Para ello se presentan dos entornos de trabajo: uno centrado en un equilibrio heterogéneo (reacción de precipitación) y otro en uno homogéneo (reacción de formación de un complejo). La metodologí
The 2010 W-2s are in the mail
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5.2 Thinking for yourself
Reading is an essential skill for all of us and developing our skills in reading is a good investment. This unit is packed with practical activities which are aimed at making reading more enjoyable and rewarding. This unit also includes sections on how to read actively and critically.
5.1 Critical questions
Reading is an essential skill for all of us and developing our skills in reading is a good investment. This unit is packed with practical activities which are aimed at making reading more enjoyable and rewarding. This unit also includes sections on how to read actively and critically.
10 Next steps After completing this unit you may wish to study another OpenLearn Study Unit. Here are a few suggestions:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Analysts have "no idea" on Facebook results
StockTwits' Phil Pearlman says the wide dispersion in estimates for Facebook's first earnings report means no one knows what to expect and that investors will learn a lot from the release.
Lightning Round: Fiscal cliff fears hitting growth
July 26 - John Ryding, Chief Economist at RDQ Economics in a Lightning Round on the economy ahead of 2nd Quarter GDP data says growth will pick up in the second half of 2012. The bright spot: We're not Europe.
Trading at Noon: Zynga tanks; investors await Facebook
July 26 - Zynga shares continue their downward spiral while traders watch for Facebook's first earnings report
parken en markten
Op het einde van deze les kun je uit de telefoongesprekken afleiden wat Lisa en Sam zo leuk vinden aan het park en aan de markt.
Study Abroad: BARBADOS
All videos, interviews, and photos were created by College of Charleston students. For more information on our study abroad programs and other international education opportunities, visit: http://international.cofc.edu/
Program Description: This program will allow students to experience and visualize the connections between people of African descent in the U.S. and in the Caribbean. The shared histories of Barbados and Charleston will be explored. That history will be traced to the present day.
Java OOP: Runtime Polymorphism through Inheritance
Richard Baldwin
With runtime polymorphism, the selection of a method for execution is based on the actual type of object whose reference is stored in a reference variable, and not on the type of the reference […]
Varicose Veins - Sclerotherapy
This patient education program explains the benefits and risks of sclerotherapy for varicose veins. It also reviews the anatomy of the cardiovascular system, symptoms, causes, preventive measures, what the procedure involves, and possible complications. This resource is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
17.S914 Conversations You Can't Have on Campus: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Identity (MIT)
What is race? What is ethnicity? How can communication and relationships between men and women be improved? What causes segregation in our society? How do stereotypes develop and why do they persist? How do an individual's racial, ethnic, and sexual identities form and develop? This course explores these topics and more.
330 GG The Rules of Story
Why the Rules of Story Are Even More Immutable than the Rules of Grammar.
Java OOP: ITSE 2317 Practice Test 2
Richard Baldwin
A practice test with solutions for ITSE 2317
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Long Multiplication Worksheet
Printable worksheet with 20 long multiplication problems for pupils to practice in class.
About the FBI
This is a great resource for students to learn more about the FBI. This informational text can be used to teach many reading standards related to cause and effect and putting details in historical context (RI.3.3, RI.4.3, RI.5.3). Students can learn about the history of the FBI, how it has changed over the years, and what it does by clicking through 21 different slides. There is also a word find, a maze, and crossword puzzle. NOTE: run time depends on how much time is spe
