Chasing Tornadoes
From an outsider's perspective, storm chasing might appear to involve hours and hours of boredom, accentuated by a few moments of unimaginable excitement — or terror — depending on one's love or fear of tornadoes. But to tornado researchers, the effort and expense they expend in search of a single tornado-producing storm reflect the importance of these events in terms of their impact on lives and property. This video segment adapted from NOVA follows some of the scientists
Relentless: The Global Formula Racing Pursuit of Perfection
This documentary chronicles a year in the life of Global Formula Racing Team. Made up of students in a multinational partnership who design and build formula cars for an extremely competitive international racing circuit, the GFR team hails from Oregon State University and DHBW Ravensburg, Germany. They devote every waking moment to the relentless pursuit of an international championship.
Mental Math Strategies--Break Down to 10 (Subtraction)
In this video, Mr. Almeida explains how to use mental strategies to subtract within 20 using the Break Down to 10 method. This is one of the strategies suggested in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, 1.OA.6 and 2.OA.2. With practice, this strategy can help students gain fluency when subtracting within 20. Eventually students will memorize these facts, which is expected by the end of grade 2. This would be a great resource as teacher professional development or for di
Bats Swarm to Survive
This is an interesting video from National Geographic that showcases the act of bats swarming. It looks at the largest group of bats on the planet in Texas and explains why they live together in such large groups. This can be used to compliment the Common Core Test Exemplar informational text Bat Loves The Night. (02:24)
Article :: Creative Lighting Effects with Adobe Photoshop CS6
Lighting Effects has been around a long time, but the Lighting Effects filter in Photoshop CS6 is essentially a brand new feature in the sense that it has been completely remade. This article provides a general overview of the filter (including its new interface), and demonstrates how you can use Lighting Effects to dramatically impact the composition or look of your photographs.
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Space Robots Count by 5's to 100
In this cute animated video, space robots count by 5's in song. Young learners will enjoy the techno sound of the robots. What a fun way to practice skip counting in the elementary classroom. (1:13)
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How the Islands of Hawaii Were Formed
The origins of the Hawaiian Islands have remained a geological puzzle for generations, but recent investigations uncovered that volcanoes hold the key to much of the formation of these beautiful islands. In this video clip, learn more about what these investigations talk about. (2:59)
Aquariums Relieve Stress for Cancer Patients
By: mdanderson The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has 63 aquariums in waiting areas throughout its campus, three of them being saltwater fish. Employees at MD Anderson share their stories about the calming affects the aquariums have on its cancer patients, care givers, visitors and employees.
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Bishop Rhoades Mass of Thanksgiving
Notre Dame celebrated the arrival of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne/South Bend with a Mass of thanksgiving on Feb. 9, 2010 in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Bishop Rhoades presided and preached at the Mass, which was concelebrated by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame's president, and other priests from the Notre Dame community. Sacred music for the Mass was provided by the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir.
Panel IV - The Role(s) of Civilian Agencies: Doing What with What?
Panel IV - The Role(s) of Civilian Agencies: Doing What with What?
Moderator: Dr. Jeff McCausland, USAWC / SSI
Panelists: Dr. Peter Feaver, Duke University; Mr. James Stephenson, Senior Advisor; Creative Associates and Former USAID Mission Director; Mr. Michael Lekson, USIP
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26.04.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
In Pakistan hat der Oberste Gerichtshof Premierminister Yousuf Raza Gilani wegen Missachtung der Justiz verurteilt. Eine Gefängnisstrafe wurde aber nicht verhängt, wie das staatliche Fernsehen berichtete. Gilani musste sich seit Februar vor den Richtern verantworten. Ihm wurde vorgeworfen, neue Ermittlungen gegen Staatspräsident Asif Ali Zardari
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