News #95 - Visual Dictionary: A Must Have On Your Summer Reading List
School’s out! You’ve got your bag packed and are ready for a sun-filled, stress-free summer. All you want is an ice-cold pina colada in your hand and a good book to relax with. But what if we told you that the book you’re looking for is actually a dictionary? Okay, okay…we can hear you laughing [...]
David, The Intervention of the Sabine Women, 1799 - Smart History at Khan Academy
NOTE: Front Female Nudity. Jacques-Louis David, The Intervention of the Sabine Women, 1799, Oil on canvas, 12 feet, 8 inches x 17 feet and 3/4 of an inch or 3.85 x 5.22 m (Musée du Louvre, Paris) (04:27)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Anthony Eden on the Battle of Britain
On July 29, 1940, just weeks into the Battle of Britain, British Secretary of State Robert Anthony Eden calls upon the resolve and fortitude of the people to defend against the attacks on the British mainland that will be a turning point in the war. (1:54)
Why study Law at University if I want to become a lawyer?
If you are thinking that you might eventually wish to pursue a career as a lawyer, whether a solicitor or a barrister, there are two different ways of getting the necessary qualifications. One is to study any subject at University other than Law, then do a one-year Law conversion course and finally complete the relevant vocational course to become a solicitor or a barrister. The other route is to study Law at University, typically for three years, and then take the relevant vocational course.
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Discovery Kids - (Doki) Canción 1, 2, 3 Paciencia, Práctica, Pasarla Bien (en español)
Canción de Doki en Discovery Kids para que a los niños les guste aún más el deporte y tengan un poco más de paciencia para aprender a jugar. (1:01)
The Heart-Brain Connection: The Neuroscience of Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning
This video is a lecture on how social-emotional learning changes
the brain. The presenter explains how the brain is really the organ that is the target of these interventions and about neuroplasticity. The presentations explains that the key attributes are shaped by social and emotional learning which is a child's capacity to deal with emotions. The video also presents ways teachers can change the brain by
training the mind through social and emotional learning and ways to id
Early Secular Communism [This article is excerpted from An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (1995), volume 2, chapter 9: "Roots of Marxism: Messianic Communism," section 2, "Secularized Millennial Communism: Mably and Morelly." An MP3 audio file of chapter 9, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach, is Author(s): Classify Prisms (Interactive) How to Use "TimeToast"  (Create Interactive Timelines) Money Game: 3rd Grade (Interactive) Oceanen : Werkbundel Dit is een themales rond oceanen waarin de leerlingen aangezet worden tot coöperatief werken. The Fight over the Engery Source The Beat Goes On (Activity) Discovery Kids - Mundo de Cuentos y Fábulas (canción de Doki) Traviesa por el desierto florido - episodio 1 Traviesa por el desierto florido - episodio 2 Jesse Jackson: Aftermath of King Assassination Global Cohort: Valessa Sahashi Breakingviews: Libor adds to U.S. bank valuation woes
Classify prisms by base shape and lateral surface shape. Classify three-dimensional figures by their attributes. Classify three-dimensional solids by their configuration and properties. (e.g., parallelism, perpendicularity, and congruency)
TimeToast is a great web tool that lets teachers and students create dynamic timelines that include facts, pictures, and weblinks. It is an easy way to make history (or any subject) come to life. The time lines can be shared via social networks or even embedded in a class website, blog, or digital portfolio. A powerful, useful, and free tool! This is a great resource to help enhance technology instruction and use in the classroom. (6:19)
Determine the correct combination of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars, five dollar bills, ten dollars bills and twenty dollar bills necessary to purchase food items in this online interactive game.
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In this activity, students learn about their heart rate and different ways it can be measured. Students construct a simple measurement device using clay and a toothpick, and then use this device to measure their heart rate under different circumstances (i.e., sitting, standing and jumping). Students make predictions and record data on a worksheet.
Aquí tienen una canción de Doki (Discovery Kids) que se llama, "Mundo de Cuentos y Fábulas." Pensé que esta canción estaría bien para aprender después de una unidad de fábulas. (1:01)
Después de cuidar su propia plantita en un vaso de yogur, Cleo se traslada hasta un fenómeno impresionante: el Desierto Florece. Allí conoce el mundo subterráneo como una semilla que se vuelve flor y
se comunica con el resto de la naturaleza. (6:56)
Después de cuidar su propia plantita en un vaso de yogur, Cleo se
traslada hasta un fenómeno impresionante: el Desierto Florece. Allí conocerá en el mundo subterráneo como una semilla se vuelve flor y
se comunica con el resto de la naturaleza jugando con sus amigos
insectos, flores y picaflores. (5:20)
In this History Channel video clip, view an interview with Jesse Jackson and listen to see how emotional it still is him, to sit down and talk about Martin Luther King and how he was killed right next to him some years ago. (1:38)
Entrepreneur Valessa Sahashi of Bolivia talks about her company, Musa Arte en Joyas, and her participation in the 2012 U.S. State Department and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship Partnership Global Cohort at Thunderbird School of Global Management. http://www.thunderbird.edu
Antony Currie and Agnes Crane discuss how the interbank lending rate scandal adds more pain for shareholders of BofA, Citi and JPMorgan.
