302 GG Passive Voice
It's about more than just what verb you use.
A New Theory of Lightning
In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about how lightning is formed, and see scientists in action as they explore lightning under controlled conditions. A new theory of lightning formation, called "runaway breakdown," hypothesizes that cosmic rays trigger the process. See how researchers set up instruments to observe X-ray evidence to support this theory, and find out about another study that has gathered even stronger evidence. (5:14)
8-12 Sarcasm
Happy Anniversary, Henrietta - Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Marcia Bartusiak
One hundred years ago, at the Harvard College Observatory in 1912, Henrietta Leavitt discovered a new cosmic yardstick that allowed astronomers to at last measure the distance to very remote celestial objects.
March 15, 2012
My Favorite Word: Fabulous
This video segment from Between the Lions is a table top puppetry song that illustrates synonyms for the word “good” using a stage setting and opera singers. The featured synonyms for the word “good” include: fabulous, marvelous, splendid, fantastic, terrific, and swell. The soloist's favorite from this list is fabulous. This video segment provides a resource for Fluency, Vocabulary, Language and Vocabulary Development, and Phonological Awareness. (00:31)
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Music and the Brain: Depression and Creativity Symposium
Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine, convened a discussion of the
effects of depression on creativity. Joining Jamison were two
distinguished colleagues from the fields of neurology and
neuropsychiatry, Dr. Terence Ketter and Dr. Peter Whybrow. The Music and the Brain series is co-sponsored by the Library's Music Division and
Jesse Jackson: "We have to go to Selma" Speech
Jesse Jackson made it his life mission to end segregation. He was a leader and mentor to many groups and was a good friend to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In this video clip, Jackson talks about his speech stating that they needed to travel to Selma. (1:42)
Gezonde voeding : Werkboekje Een tiental werkbladen waarin de delen van de actieve voedingsdriehoek een voor een uitgewerkt worden. Het begrip aanbevolen dagelijkse hoeveelheid komt hier uitvoerig aan bod.
Muhammad Yunus discusses poverty
Muhammad Yunus asks who created poverty, and how we can work to eliminate it during his visit to Elon University on April 3, 2012 for A Convocation for Honors.
Purdue Team Breaks Rube Goldberg World Record
The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers team broke the Guinness World Record for largest Rube Goldberg machine ever with 300 total steps to accomplish the simple task of popping a balloon. The team also took the People's Choice award at the 25th annual national championship.
https://dev.www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120331RubeNational.html
OE Expo - Session 7: STUDENT SERVICES PROJECTS
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Ian Hacking on The Biosocial Being
Philosopher Ian Hacking delivers the 2011 Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture entitled Who Are You? The Biosocial Being. The lecture took place at York University on November 14, 2011.
Stefan Karpinski and Jeff Bezanson - Julia Programming Language "Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical accuracy, and an extensive mathematical function library." - julialang.org Here, we meet two members of the Julia design team - Stefan Karpinski an
I Wanna Iguana
Karen Kauffman Orloff reads her book out loud and you follow along. (05:23)
Iowans Take Care of Each Other
In this States video, Tom Arnold shares with us why Iowans take care of each other and how they feel protective of one another and their state. He also discusses that the worst thing about Iowa is the lack of a direct flight to the state from Los Angeles. (1:15)
Part 1- Mode and Tempo in Technological Change (Workshop)
Workshop: Mode and Tempo in Technological
Change
Cultural Evolution: Rob Boyd, Anthropology, UCLA
Economic and Organizational Change: Johann Peter Murmann, Australian School of Business of the University of New South Wales
Phylogenetics: Mike Alfaro, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA
Discussant: James Griesemer, Philosophy, UC Davis
Organized by Chris Kelty, Institute for Society and Genetics, UCLA
Contact Chris Kelty ckelty@ucla.edu
Friday, December 2, 2011
Word Family "og" Picture Book
In this short animated picture book, young learners will be introduced to the "og" word family. Words include hog, dog, frog, jog, log, smog, and bog. Visuals that accompany each word are clear and colorful. This is a great resource to introduce and/or to review word families in the early childhood classroom. (0:59)
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Scary Movies: Know When Kids of all Ages Are Ready
This video shows the negative effects that scary films can have on unprepared children. The video has interviews and suggestions to help parents and teachers understand the difference between fact and fantasy. Children under seven are in need of more protection. The video also offers many suggestions on how to deal with children and make sure they stay away from these videos. The video also points out that even high school students may be at danger by watching videos of unsocial activities and t
