Are You In Control?
This lesson teaches the engineering method for testing wherein one variable is changed while the others are held constant. Students compare the performance of a single paper airplane design while changing the shape, size and position of flaps on the airplane. Students also learn about control surfaces on the tail and wings of an airplane.
23.06.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Nach fast zehn Jahren Krieg in Afghanistan beginnen die USA im Juli mit dem Abzug ihrer Soldaten aus dem Land. Noch in diesem Jahr solle die Truppenstärke am Hindukusch um 10.000 Mann verringert werden, sagte Präsident Barack Obama in einer vom Fernsehen übertragenen Rede an die Nation. Bis zum Sommer 2012 soll
1 The Adur Carers Project
This unit will help you to understand how people feel about being carers, and what their main concerns are.
4 Gaynor and Liz comment on Anne's situation
This unit is about assessing need. It is important to understand and hear about people's experiences of being assessed by health or social welfare professionals so that more sensitive responses to those with care and support needs can be developed. We interviewed three people about their experiences of assessment. Having done that, we then asked a social worker and an occupational therapist to listen to the interviews and to comment on them.
3.1 Clips 1 to 3
In this unit, you will be hearing and reading about the issues faced by people living in poverty in Britain in 2000. This is intended to give you an understanding of what poverty is like from the perspective of the people themselves, both in terms of the experience of living on a very low income, and some of the effects this has had on their lives. One of the biggest problems facing people living on a very low income is how to afford adequate heating.
2.2.3 Elizabeth Belk
In this unit, you will be hearing and reading about the issues faced by people living in poverty in Britain in 2000. This is intended to give you an understanding of what poverty is like from the perspective of the people themselves, both in terms of the experience of living on a very low income, and some of the effects this has had on their lives. One of the biggest problems facing people living on a very low income is how to afford adequate heating.
Summary - Fair Use as a Complement to Open Licensing
Summary of Steve Foerster's post on the American legal system’s concept of fair use of copyrighted materials as it relates to education.
Zoom Down to the California Fires (August 25, 1999 @ 1:40 pm PDT)
SeaWiFS captures fires in California
Great Zoom out of Chicago, IL: The Sears Tower
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves fl
Sea Surface Height Anomalies Showing the Onslaught of El Nino: August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997
TOPEX-Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly in the Pacific from August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997
Are you satisfied with your ' second car
At the end of this chapter you will be able to understand the report about a survey concerning public transport and compare it with your own views.
Duke Patient Story: Eric Gabriel
Eric Gabriel came to Duke when his doctors could no longer help him with his knee. Watch his emotional journey -- and keep watching until the end to see the latest chapter in his story.
Packing it all in: What to bring freshman year
Schreyer Honors College students recommend must-have items for surviving freshman year. Don't forget the rain boots, flip flops, costumes for parties, Penn State apparel, and of course a good attitude.
The Microfarm
The University of Rochester Micro-farm is housed by the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence and founded by two Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) scholars, Annalise Kjolhede and Caitlin Smigelski with support from, Dining Services, Facilities and Operations and various academic departments.
Chancellor Red Wilson on funding for liberal arts building
A $45.5-million investment by the Ontario government will allow McMaster to build a major new liberal arts building that will be used by more than half the entire student body and improve access to education for under-represented groups such as Aboriginal people, Crown wards and first-generation students.
Read more: http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=8082
Human Rights Day 2013: Rights of Refugees
In celebration of Human Rights Day, the Law Library of Congress hosted a panel discussion on refugee rights.
Speaker Biography: Peter Roudik is director of the Global Legal Research Center at the Library of Congress.
Speaker Biography: Olivia Bueno is associate director of the International Refugee Rights Initiative.
Speaker Biography: Linda Rabben is a developmental editor at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: George Sadek is senior legal information analy
NEAR views the Asteroid Eros (true color)
Views of the asteroid Eros generated by data from the laser range finder. The 3-D model was generated from laser range finder data and the color was applied based on color images.
Japanese Dogs … happy or not?
From man-about-Osaka, Urano-san: In Japan, we often see people taking a walk with their dogs. Almost all the dogs wear very colorful clothes. Why is this? Sometimes owners walk with their dogs in their arms or transport them in a baby carriage, which looks very humorous to me. Every owner carries some bags and papers [...]
