Modelling Excellence - A Module Summary
Modelling Excellence, a module summary, with links to all the resources.
Greenock Cemetery
A historical overview of the cemetery and its predecessors, and of selected memorials within
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Paws for Poetry 2010 Contest Winners
April is National Poetry Month. Thad Krasnesky, a poet, reads winning poems from Paws for Poetry Contest in this selection. The magnificent poems students wrote about their pets could serve as inspiration/motivation for students studying poetry. ( 4:25)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Accompany a student as she visits the San Diego Model Railroad Museum and learn all about model trains by watching this video. See how building model trains strenghtens math, science, and history skills. ( 3:30)
Discussion for September 22, 2011
Discussion about research-related ethical issues and behavior genetics.
Magellan's Voyage 1519 -1522
This two minute video provides an excellent overview of his voyage with a great deal of information and should be motivating for students.
Iraq car bomb kills 18
Oct 1 - At least 18 people are killed in Iraq and dozens more wounded after a deadly car bomb explodes among mourners at a Shi'ite funeral. Sunita Rappai reports.
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Act of Union Debate, House of Lords
A recreation (and reimagination) of the debates over the passing of the Irish Act of Union, 1799-1800. This is a 4:30 long video and may be difficult for students to follow unless they have good knowledge of what went on before hand.
6.061 Introduction to Electric Power Systems (MIT)
This course is an introductory subject in the field of electric power systems and electrical to mechanical energy conversion. Electric power has become increasingly important as a way of transmitting and transforming energy in industrial, military and transportation uses. Electric power systems are also at the heart of alternative energy systems, including wind and solar electric, geothermal and small scale hydroelectric generation.
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Research & Communication Skills (RCS) Weekly sessions (2011/12)
Research & Communication Skills (RCS) Weekly sessions (2011/12)
Duke on Demand Highlights for the Week of October 9, 2011
A new documentary "What Love Is" chronicles the lives of 50 women participating in the Duke Pathfinders cancer care program. Duke Law School faculty preview consequential cases set to be heard by the Supreme Court. And, the Duke Translational Medicine Institute has a new clinical trial to address drug addiction.
Valpo Campus Overview
This video provides an overview of Valparaiso University which enrolls about 4,000 students from most states and more than 50 countries, constituting an international, interconnected community. Valpo offers five colleges for undergraduates — the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Business Administration, College of Nursing, and Christ College (honors college) — as well as graduate studies and a law school.
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Adam Riess - Nobel Press Conference
Johns Hopkins University professor and researcher Adam Riess was named a 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics and Astronomy for his study of "dark energy" and its role in the expansion of the universe.
Mother Nature and the Earthworm
This brief clip from Sesame Street explains the relationship between the earthworm and a tree. This video clip could be used to compliment the story Earthworms by Claire Llewellyn. (01:06)
Bernanke testimony shows slight shift in tone: Allen Sinai
Oct. 4 - Decision Economics Chief Global Economist Allen Sinai says Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress shows a subtle shift in whether the Fed should act, or wait out the economy.
2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
Announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics by Professor Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 4 October 2011. Read more about the 2011 Nobel Laureates in Physics, Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess on http://www.nobelprize.org/
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