Capturing Carbon
How did an eighth-grader’s science fair project inspire a new way to
tackle rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Claire
Lackner’s father Klaus, a geophysicist at Columbia University, had a
brainstorm after he saw how Claire used an aquarium pump to capture carbon dioxide in the air. A decade later, Dr. Lackner is testing a product inspired by his daughter’s vision. This 12:46 long video tells of this story with the emphasis on what CO2 is what
Debits and Credits - Accounting
The difficulty with accounting has less to do with the math, as it does with its concepts. Now, there is no more difficult yet vital concept to understand than that of Debits and Credits. Debits and Credits are at the very heart of the 'double entry bookkeeping' that has been the foundation stone on which the financial world's accounting system has been built for well over 500 years.
Now, given the length of time, is it any wonder that confusion has surrounded the concept of Debits and Credits
Betty Ford - An Extraordinary Life
Susan Bales Ford discusses the life and character of her mother, Betty Ford and tours a new exhibit with Rosalyn Carter. (08:37)
GPS Receiver Basics
Students familiarize themselves through trial and error with the basics of GPS receiver operation. They view a receiver's satellite visibility screen as they walk in various directions and monitor their progress on the receiver's map. Students may enter waypoints and use the GPS information to guide them back to specific locations.
Big Dipper Mobile
By building their own Big Dipper mobile, kids learn that the distance between stars is not what it appears to be in this OLogy activity. The activity directions are provided as both a Web page and a printable PDF. The activity begins with a brief overview about how the small size of stars and the close distance between them are illusions. Kids then create a replica of the Big Dipper which realistically shows the relative size and distance of the constellation's stars -- allowing kids to view the
A mysterious lung disease
After completion of this chapter you will be able to understand medical advice. While carrying out this task you will listen for specific information and infer the meaning of unknown words from the context.
Paint Quiz
Children will learn the components of paint today and long ago and will become more aware of the use of the different paints in the classroom and in general.
STS-135 Flight Day 4 Crew Wake Up Call
The video with audio can also be viewed here: http://1.usa.gov/rmuSO7
The STS-135 Flight Day 4 wakeup call was "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba played for Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus.
Van prinsen en prinsessen
At the end of this unit: You can give a personal interpretation of a column. When performing this task, you have to retrieve the main thought. you have to derive the meaning of unknown words from the context. you have to understand the hidden meaning
C-Section
This patient education program explains the Cesarean or C-Section, why they are needed, how they are performed, the risks, and what to expect after the procedure. This is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
An Analysis of Bone/Muscle Movement
By manipulating a simple kinematic model representing the leg and foot, students can get hands on information about the interaction of bones and muscles in humans. Having worked with the model, they then are able to predict and analyze the properties of bone/muscle systems in other vertebrates and understand how these systems have become modified during the course of evolution for a particular life style. By the end of the exercise, students have learned both traditional information (cellular st
Motor Exam: Anatomy: Localizing a UMN Lesion
An UMN lesion is on the opposite side of the clinical findings for a lesion above the decussation of the pyramids (where the corticospinal tracts cross) whereas it is on the same side as clinical findings if the lesion is in the spinal cord. The first principle of neurologic diagnosis is regional or anatomical localization. In order to become skillful the student must understand how structure relates to function of the nervous system. The neurologic examination permits "dissection" of the nervou
African Fires during 2002 (WMS)
This animation shows fire activity in Africa from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002. The fires are shown as tiny particles with each particle depicting the geographic region in which fire was detected. The color of a particle represents the number of days since a sizable amount of fire was detected in that region, with red representing less than 20 days, orange representing 20 to 40 days, yellow representing 40 to 60 days, and gray to black representing more than 60 days. This data was measur
Petition against discrimination
At the end of this chapter the student will be able to write a petition
The forests, our lungs?
You can listen to a radio program addressing environmental issues and become educated.
5.2 Ways of organising yourself
This unit will help you to identify and use information in business and management, whether for your work, study or personal purposes. Experiment with some of the key resources in this subject area, and learn about the skills which will enable you to plan searches for information, so you can find what you are looking for more easily. Discover the meaning of information quality, and learn how to evaluate the information you come across. You will also be introduced to the many different ways of or
The Crucible - Character Quiz
Refresh student's knowledge of the text. - Highlight revision that has to be done.
How Well Do You Know Your Body? - Quiz
To improve students' knowledge of the Human Body
What the Ancients Knew: City in the Hillside
This 1:25 video tells of how the ancient cultures built a city in the hillside using geometry to lay out the grid so that it could be easier to live in during the seasons. This same system is used in many cities today. The video could be used to show the use of geometry in daily life.
