Flag of Vermont Flag of the Vermont has a picture on a deep blue field is a scene painting. You see a tall pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat. The Green Mountains are in the distance. Pine boughs extend around a shield. The name "Vermont" and the state motto "Freedom and Unity" are displayed on a crimson banner. At the the top of the shield is a stag's head. The state anthem is “These Green Mountains” composer, Diane Martin, arrange
18.725 Algebraic Geometry (MIT)
This course covers the fundamental notions and results about algebraic varieties over an algebraically closed field. It also analyzes the relations between complex algebraic varieties and complex analytic varieties.
Venn Diagrams - A Virtual Manipulative
This virtual manipulative represents three sets as overlapping circles. You can use it to represent set operations such as intersections, unions, and subsets.
The goal for each exercise is to shade the portion of the diagram corresponding to the given set.
You may begin by shading one or more entire sets (A, B, or C) and then clearing portions. When you have only the desired portion shaded, click the Check button.
There are more instructions to the right of the manipu
How Things Work : How Is Electricity Generated?
Electricity is generated by introducing conducting wire, usually copper or aluminum, to a magnetic field. Learn more about how electricity is generated from a math and science teacher, Steve Jones.
Magic School Bus "Ready, Set, Dough"
It's Ms. Frizzle's birthday, and a field trip to the bakery seems
perfect... until the bus' shrinker-scope goes on the fritz, and the
class experiences chemistry first hand as they get baked in a cake! Travel with Ms. Frizzle and the class and learn more about chemical reactions. Run time 22 minutes.
Compare, Order and Measure Weight and Capacity
Observing a virtual balance, students will compare a two objects to determine which is heavier, lighter or about the same weight. Compare two jars to see which one would hold more. User clicks through the slides.
The Forbes Museum: Collect This!
MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids takes you to The Forbes Museum in the Forbes Magazine Building in New York City. Joinour busy interviewer, Yadie (age 12), as she interviews MARGARET KELLEYTROMBLY, Vice President of The Forbes Museum. Viewers learn why andwhen Mr. Malcolm Forbes began his collecting and how kids can getstarted on their own collections. This episode highlights the toy boat,toy soldier and monopoly collections.
Francis Bacon "Of Studies - Purpose & manner" Recitation animation
Here is a virtual movie of the great Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) philosopher and statesman and a pioneer of modern scientific thought reciting his essay on his thoughts on the true value of reading "Of Studies - Purpose & manner". Bacon was a radical on the subjects of learning and education. Knowledge in his time was considered to be a static, timeless thing worked out in the isolated contemplation of classic texts (especially those of
Magic School Bus "All Dried Up"
Travel with Ms. Frizzle and the class to learn more about deserts. Phoebe’s worriedabout the animals in the desert. Will they die from lack of food andwater? Once again, Ms. Frizzle’s class is off on an exciting field trip. This is no dry run! The kids are going to a real
desert. Will they be able to save the animals? Do the animals really
need to be saved? Join the class as they learn how plants and animals
survive in the desert. It’s one hot field trip! Run time 22:00
The Lincoln Penny and the Money Museum
MEET ME AT THE CORNER takes you on a virtual field trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado to visit the Money Museum. Our young host Amanda learn about the history of money, coin collecting and the new Lincoln penny.
Compare the North and South Polar Regions - Part 3
Part 3 Compare the north and south polar regions. (continued) Scott Palo – University of Colorado who uses radar systems to measure Northern and Southern hemisphere polar areas. The most exciting parts of this are doing the field work and troubleshooting the instrumentation under deadlines and with the resources you have available/with you. He also appreciates the scientific community engagement. Run time 03:03
Redwood Forest Facts
There are three main species of redwood trees, including the
coastal redwood, the giant sequoia and the dawn redwood. Learn about coastal redwoods, which can grow to more than 350 feet tall with help from a science teacher and field biologist in this video.
Proof (Advanced): Field from Infinite Plate (Part 1)
Electric field generated by a uniformly charged, infinite plate. This video, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Instructor uses different colors for clarification. Run time 13:27.
Proof (Advanced): Field from Infinite Plate (Part 2)
We see that the infinite, uniformly charged plate generates a constant electric field (independent of the height above the plate). This video, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Instructor uses different colors for clarification. Run time 11:28.
Electric Potential Energy (Part 2-- Involves Calculus)
Electric potential energy difference in a varying field. This video, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Instructor uses different colors for clarification. Run time 09:50.
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"
Here is a black and white virtual movie of Edgar Allan Poe "reading" his classic sad and mysterious love poem, "The Raven." The words of the poem are not shown on screen. The photograph head shot of Poe "reads" the poem, with lips "moving" and an occassional shift of head position and facial expression. Poe lived from 1809 - 1849; the first sound recording was invented by Edison in 1877.
"I Cannot Live With You" Poem by Emily Dickinson
Here is a black-and-white virtual movie of the (photograph of) the Emily Dickinson's head "reading" one of her love poems, number 640, "I Cannot Live With You". The text can be pulled down from the description box (top right). (1:51)
"I Died for Beauty" by Emily Dickinson
Here is a black-and-white virtual movie. a photograph of the head of Abiah Root (friend of the great American poet Emily Dickinson) "reading" Dickinson's poem "I Died For Beauty." The text can be pulled down from the description box (top right). Audio is very soft. (0:41)
"The Road Not Taken" Poem by Robert Frost
Here is a black and white virtual movie of the head (photograph) of Robert Frost "reading" probably his best known poem, "The Road Not Taken."
"Who Knows the People" Poem by Carl Sandburg
Here is a black-and-white virtual movie of poet Carl Sandburg "reading" his poem, "Who Knows The People." The photo and sound quality are grainy. (1:47)
