Open Classroom - 4/4/12 #5 Q&A
Food and American Society an Urban Perspective
Topic for 4/4/12: Food and Health: The Obesity Epidemic
Lectures:
Katy Tucker - Professor of Health Sciences and Director, Boston Puerto Rican Health Study
Richard Daynard - Professor of Law and Director, Public Health Advocacy Institute, Northeastern University
Alan Meyers - Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public
D-Day Paratroopers Geared Up
In this video clip, check out the equipment paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions used on D-Day. In this video clip of History's Mail Call, host R. Lee Ermey demonstrates 1942 jump suits, a switchblade, rope, first aid kit, cricket clickers and more. (4:35)
Antlers and Regeneration:
The only regeneration Dr. Rosenthal describes how antlers are one of the few examples of complete mammalian regeneration in this lecture. The interesting aspect as how this works. A good video to show students about animal adaption.
Multiplying Rationals - Problem 2 of 4
This video is a continuation and provides another example that demonstrates how to multiply rational functions and simplify the answer. (2:41)
Marketing and neuroscience Apple under fire Ratio of Perimeter, Area and Volume NHS Interview Bodies, Buses and Bureaucracy: Reflections on common interests in disability rights and service prov Teaching Strategies - Learning Styles No One Bothered (Story of Homelessness) Preparing for the U.S. Citizenship Exam Half the Alltfedw circuit Q and BA: Which moon has the best chance for life? The Economist asks: Frank Trentmann on consumer cultures US Government Review Part 2 - 7 Principles of the Constitution Rabbit Swimming Across a River Los secretos del Sol - (The History Channel) parte 1 de 4 Application Compatibility: The Inside Scoop With every new version of Windows, there is a huge effort to make sure that applications that worked on the previous version continue to work as expected. For this episode, I've invited Chris Jackson (also known as the "App Compat Guy") to join me and share some details on not only what Microsoft is doing to ensure the highest level of compatibility from one version to the next, but also how developers, IT administrators, and even users can work through compatibility issues. I Seven Spot Ladybird Emerging From Pupa (Ladybugs)
Tim Ambler discusses the benefits and pitfalls for marketers of using neuroscience research to understand how the mind works and how companies can take advantage of it
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Dr Ruth Butler, University of Hull, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.
Teaching strategies on effectively reaching kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learning styles are provided in this video. The video shows a portion from a college lesson on learning styles. ( Older students , as well as parents and teachers, could benefit from this video by being provided by strategies for their learning styles.) ( 4:26)
This short film chronicles the story of Claire and Darren, a British homeless couple. The couple lives in Bournemouth, England. When they first arrived in the seaside town, they begged for money in order to buy food. Eventually they became registered Big Issue magazine vendors. The Big Issue Foundation is an initiative that gives homeless and vulnerably housed people the opportunity to make a living by selling magazines to passersby. For Darren and Claire, selling The Big Issue is a step up
In this video clip, from The History Channel, hear some stories from people who have taken the United States citizenship test. (3:12)
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In this episode of Q and BA - my live video chat answering viewer questions - I talk about which moon in the solar system has the best chance for life: Titan, Europa, or Enceladus.
For some reason, the aspect ratio of this video is a bit stretchy. It displays normally on my computer, but this happens sometimes when it uploads. I'll try to track this down and fix it...
Frank Trentmann discusses his history of consumerism "Empire of Things" with Anne McElvoy and Brooke Unger, our consumer expert, and reveals the guilty purchasing pleasures he can't resist
This eight minute video uses a narrator to provide an overview of the 7 Principles of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the checks and balance system.
This short video gives excellent real life, close up footage of a rabbit swimming across a river to shore line. Rabbits are smaller than hares, and have comparatively shorter legs. Males (bucks) and females (does) are similar in appearance, but bucks tend to weigh more and have slightly broader heads. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (0:24)
Existen miles de millones de estrellas en el universo, pero sólo una domina nuestro vecindario celestial, el Sol. Es tan grande, que en todo su volumen podrían caber un millón de planetas Tierra y tan poderoso, que cada segundo produce una cantidad de energía equivalente a mil millones de bombas de hidrógeno de un megatón.
El Sol es el gran motor que impulsa nuestro sistema solar, suministrando la energía que hace posible la existencia de vi
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a Seven Spot Ladybird (Ladybug) emerging from its pupa. Ladybirds are perhaps the most well-known and popular of all beetles. This rounded beetle has bright red wing cases with 7 black spots, although some individuals may have more or fewer spots. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (0:43)