My Angle on Cooling
In this activity, learners discover that one way to cool an object in the presence of a heat source is to increase the distance from it or change the angle at which it is faced. Learners perform an experiment that measures how the heat experienced by a test subject changes as the distance or the viewing angle changes. Learners distinguish which effect is more important for determining the seasons on Earth. Learners examine how NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury takes advantage of these passive
Global Environment Speaker Series: Climate and the Fate of Ancient Maya Kingdoms
"Synoptic View of Past Climates in the Yucatan Peninsula: Climate and the Fate of Ancient Maya Kingdoms"
Presented by Dr. Martin Medina
Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, UCIA, Mexico
The Broken Window Reader Another hurricane strikes, and, as always, it has been followed by another round of pundits proclaiming that it will boost the economy. The broken-window fallacy lives on. But with the lessons contained in the following resources, you can easily blow down the fundamentally flimsy arguments of the hurri-Keynesians. This short film, created by intrepid Mises University s
University Park Campus Tour
Students from The University of Nottingham give a tour of our University Park campus.
The Challenge of Agricultural Development in Africa: what lessons from China? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Li Xiaoyun, Professor Henry Bernstein, Professor Thandika Mkandawire, Professor James Putzel | Professor Li will introduce his new book followed by a panel discussion. Li Xiaoyun is dean of the College of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing. Henry Bernstein is professor of development studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Thandika Mkandawire is professor of African development at LSE and the Olof Palme Professor For Peace at t
Manhattan Rag - Piano Music Roll ARTCRAFT piano arrangement on hand-punched paper. A dynamic, moderne, mesmerizing piano roll rendition of Manhattan Rag composed by Hoagy Carmichael. Douglas Henderson is the arranger cum laude. Performed and interpreted on a player piano from the 1920s. Note: Permission granted to me from ARTCRAFT to show this music roll online.
CS 262: Programming Languages
This course is an introduction to programming languages. It includes video tutorials.
Globalization
The world is becoming more and more interconnected. Globalization changes how people consume, work and live almost everywhere on the world. Today, many economic, political, cultural or ecological relationships are not explainable from a national perspective. At the same time, a controversial debate about the consequences of globalization has begun. But what are the main causes for globalization? In what areas it is most prominent? And who are the winners and looser of globalization?
Human Rights
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." This is what it says in the very first Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The idea of Human Rights is one of the most important fundaments of human co-existence. At the same time human rights are subject to fierce debates and Human Rights violations are common all over the world.But what exactly are Human Rights? Who is responsible for protecting them? And do they really apply to all people? These are the questi
Dr. James Maskalyk, author of Six Months in Sudan
Dr. James Maskalyk, author of Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-Torn Village, speaks at The Grandest Challenge Symposium and is interviewed by moderator Carol Off.
Juf Laidya's klasideetjes Deze blog bevat foto's van knutselwerkjes gemaakt in de klas, maar ook lessugesties en leuke tussendoortjes. Daarnaast zijn er ook tips voor klasmanagement en utileg over klasthema's en klasinterieur.
Imagine Cup BUILD 2012 Five Imagine Cup Teams attended BUILD 2012! Imagine Cup, the world's premier student technology competition, invited students representing Turkey, Tunisia, Bosnia, Belgium, and Korea to travel to MSFT headquarters where they had an amazing time. Hear directly from the students about what they think of Windows 8, and don't forget to catch all the Imagine Cup news first by following Imagine Cup on Twitt
Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries
This interactive activity adapted from NASA features world maps that identify different sections of the Earth's crust called tectonic plates. The locations of different types of plate boundaries are also identified, including convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.
Iedereen is verschillend : Lied In deze bijdrage vind je de partituur van het lied 'verschillend'. Het lied gaat over anders zijn. Je kan het ook gebruiken als anti-pestlied. Om de partituur te openen moet je …
Alle kinderen van de wereld : Lied In deze bijdrage vind je de partituur van een lied dat je kan zingen naar aanleiding van de dag van de kinderrechten.
Boiler Bytes: The Morrill Act
A look back at the enduring legacy of the 150 year-old law passed by Abraham Lincoln that allowed for the creation of institutions of higher learning.
JavaScript Part 3: PageControl objects and navigation | Build your first Windows Store app This is the third video in a 3-part series designed to build your first Windows Store app. In this video, you'll learn how about PageControl objects, how to build a navigation app, how to handle page-to-page navigation, and how to add an app bar.
Octagon Song
The Octagon Song Video is a Shape Song Video that teaches the Octagon.
These Shape Videos teach the Shape Names, Geometry Skills, Math
Vocabulary, Shape Recognition, and use Audio, Visual, and Kinesthetic
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Managing Uncertainty [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Richard Bradley | How should we manage the uncertainty that we face in our decision making? Can this uncertainty be measured and tamed? What are the limits of our techniques for doing so? Richard Bradley is professor of philosophy at LSE.
Daily Digit: China's economy perks up
Nov. 9 - Fresh industrial production data among a raft of figures showing China's lukewarm rebound is on track. Tara Joseph reports.
