Juan Fernandez Firecrown Hummingbird--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life footage of Juan Fernandez Hummingbirds. This strikingly colored and big-footed hummingbird shows a pronounced difference in physical appearance between males and females. The male Juan Fernández firecrown is fiery reddish in color, particularly the iridescent forehead and crown, and the wings are a dark coppery-grey. The female has an iridescent bluish-purple crown and slate green wings. The upperparts are blueish-green and the underparts ar
Antarctic Penguins
In this video, a group of scientists heads to Antarctica to study fledgling penguins. They take measurements including size and weight to form a history of some animals.
Key vocabulary words include: Penguins, Animals, Science, Antarctica, Antarctic
Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program
NASA's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program gives students and educators the opportunity to design, build and fly an experiment in microgravity and get a look at what it takes to be a NASA engineer or scientist.
Cycle of a Butterfly (Interactive Game)
In this animated interactive game, this short film teaches the students the different stages of the life of a Butterfly. The voice is quite computerized, but still suitable. Kids can learn all about the butterfly life cycle with this fun and educational lesson plan.(1:45)
Virtual Stem Cell Heart Repair (Interactive Game)
This interactive game engages the students in learning how and why repairing the Stem Cell Heart, is so important. The students get a virtual, walk through, as well as, hands on experience with explaining, blockage, arteries, etc., while assisting the surgeon on this operation. The students will learn about the science behind Stem Cell Heart Repair!
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信号処理特論
Realization of FIR and IIR systems and parasitic effects, robust digital filters, multirate signal processing(sampling rate alteration), filter banks, wavelets, adaptive filters, digital signal processors, etc.
Narrowing the Search for Dark Matter
Scientists have further narrowed the search for a hypothetical particle that could be dark matter, the mysterious stuff that makes up 80 percent of all the mass in the universe. This video from NASA Astrophysics presents the new results, compiled from two years' worth of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. (03:03)
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News Article Writing Process: Part 4
This one minute video is the last in this series about writing a news article. It uses a newspaper article and explains the importance of using quotes to make a story more interesting.
A Washington Sketchbook: Drawings by Robert L. Dickinson, 1917-18
New York physician Robert L. Dickinson was stationed in Washington during World War I and in his free time was a prolific artist. An avid nature lover, he explored both sides of the Potomac River, sketching the woodsy and idyllic scenery that captured a now-vanished way of life. His work is the subject of a new book by Gail Dickersin Spilsbury.
Speaker Biography: Gail Dickersin Spilsbury is also the author of "Rock Creek Park" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003), and she has been an editor a
Faculty Advising Session: Public Interest
Faculty Advising Session: Public Interest
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Jacob Riis
In this video clip, learn how photographer Jacob Riis changed the lives of New York Citiy's poor by exposing how they were forced to live. (2:07)
Mountain Hare in Snowy Habitat
This short video gives excellent real life footage of Mountain Hares in a snowy habitat. Students will enjoy the close up views of these amazing creatures. The Mountain Hare has a lighter build than the brown hare, and is easily distinguished by its tail, which is completely white throughout the year, whereas in the brown hare the tail has a black upper surface. The ears are tipped with black, and the coat is brown in summer, turning white during winter. This is a great resource to help bui
Carnivorous Plants of Texas
This video adapted from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department explores the bizarre world of carnivorous plants. More than 400 species of plants evolved structures and strategies for capturing, killing, and digesting insects and other creatures to satisfy their need for a scarce nutrient. This video highlights two types of carnivorous plants common to bogs of the southern United States. (2mins)
Barney's "The More We Get Together" Song
Students will enjoying singing along with Barney's friends as they sing "The More We Get Together". Building friendships is an important skill and this is a great resource for the early childhood classroom. (1:31)
Galileo y sin embargo se mueve - parte 1 de 12
En 1633, la inquisición sometió a Galileo Galillei a un
proceso en el que se vio obligado a ponerse de rodillas y abjurar de sus teorías acerca del movimiento de la tierra.
Según cuenta la tradición, al levantarse murmuró: "!Eppur, si muove!"
("!y sin embargo, se mueve!") lo que demostraría que, a pesar de la
"confesión", seguía pensando del mismo modo.
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