Biomes Interactive Site
The distribution of plants and animals around the world is anything but random. Instead, it is a result of the interplay of individual environmental tolerances of species and the environmental conditions, especially variations in temperature and precipitation. These interactions result in biomes, the categories into which ecologists organize similar communities of plants, animals, and the environmental conditions in which they live. This interactive resource adapted from NASA features some of th
Essential Science for Teachers: Life Science: Session 2. Classifying Living Things
How can we make sense of the living world? During this session, a systematic approach to biological classification is introduced as a starting point for understanding the nature of the remarkable diversity of life on Earth.,Conversations from 7 year olds take place about how to characterize an animal.
Sharad Joshi
Sharad Joshi, Member of Indian Parliament, discusses the problems of the world trade system and the future of the multilateral trading system after Doha.
Nanoelectronics 101
Semiconductor device technology has transformed our world by making possible supercomputers, personal computers, cell phones, ipods, and much more that we now take for granted. Moore's Law observes that the number of transistors (the basic building blocks of electronic systems) per electronic chip doubles each technology generation. This doubling of transistor density each technology generation has continued since Gordon Moore, one of the co-founders of Intel, made his observation in 1965. It ha
003 Kara Walker at the Met: After the Deluge
The artist Kara Walker lends new insight into the antebellum world depicted in her work.
Child Rights in Cartoons
In 1998, UNICEF thought of a creative way to help educate the world about children’s rights. UNICEF asked directors around the world to make a 30-second animated film illustrating one of the rights spelled out in the Convention of the Rights of the Child. Since then, over 70 studios in 32 countries have created cartoons for this project. The cartoons have been shown on television to over 1 billion people worldwide and are still on TV today in many countries. Click on these images to watch a
059 Special Exhibition: Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping (1733–1799)
Curator Mike Hearn takes us inside the extraordinary world of Luo Ping, discussing the range and brilliance of the artist's vision.
Web Soil Survey
Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. NRCS has soil maps and data available online for more than 95 percent of the nation’s counties and anticipates having 100 percent in the near future. The site is updated and maintained online as the single authoritative source of soi
Is there a Crisis in World Journalism? Professor Bo Cui
Professor Bo Cui is from the Zhejiang University of Media and Communication in China. Here she gives a Chinese perspective on the question of whether world journalism is in crisis.
Water and human health
Water is a natural resource that is vital for human survival and health, although only a tiny fraction of the Earth's supply is available to humans and terrestrial animals. In this unit we look at threats, such as pollution, to water's capacity to support life around the world.
Ramlila – Part 8 – Burning of Lanka
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 6 – Revenge
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 5 – Leaving to Forest
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 7 – Ravan Abducting Devi Seeta Mata
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Ramlila – Part 9 – Fight with Daemons
At this time of year Indians all over the world celebrate Ramlila by re-enacting the story in the Ramayana. This tells the story of Lord Ram and his battle with [...]
Modeling a Changing World
Modeling a Changing World written by mathematics professor Tim Chartier and his student Nick Dovidio presents curricular material in an OSP Launcher package to motivate the need for numerically solving ordinary differential equations. The package discusses such applications as a mass-spring system and its connection to computer simulation for movies. An interactive model that simulates a two-body gravitational model of the moon and earth allows for exploring the topic of numerical error. Other m
African Droughts
The Horn of Africa has been experiencing exceptional droughts over the last decade. Using data collected from the NOAA POES satellite, changes in the severity of the drought conditions in the Horn and around the world are shown.
Whale Sharks' Unusual Feast
The world largest shark can be seen in this video feeding on some of the tiniest creatures. This shark has 3000 teeth, but they are tiny and they do not use them to eat mammals unlike other sharks. Run time 02:07.
Guardians of The Sea: Wild Dolphins
Guided by the principle of "in their world, on their terms," Denise Herzing and her team of researchers track and observe a pod of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas. Using non-invasive techniques to build trust, they can see how the dolphins behave in the most natural setting: their own home. Charles Annenberg Weingarten and the Explore team get a firsthand look into the underwater world of these highly socia
NIS Int 041 - El Cine Español
How will a new law affect Spanish film-goers? What's going on in the world on Spanish film? See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying worksheet and to comment!
