7.1 Climate models To understand climate change it is necessary to construct climate models, to explore and predict interactions between different factors. Models are tested for accuracy against known sets of data, before being run forward to predict future changes.
3.7 Databases and XML In Table 1, it was easy to see which pieces of data belonged to which fields, where the records began and ended, and so on. The tabular layout enabled us to see at a glance the salient features. If you wanted to find a particular name in a table, you ran your eye down the 'name' field. It is a
J.S. Bach: Life and Works - 1/2
Stunningly filmed in locations throughout central Germany, "J.S. Bach: Life and Works" sets a new standard for artful filming of music performance. An excellent performances of a variety of Bach works in the context of locations the music was intended for: churches and castles. Includes the first filmed performance on the recently reconstructed Wender organ in Arnstadt where Bach worked early in his career. (09:33)
Baird's Tapir
MSU team uses camera trapping to capture Baird's tapir in Nicaragua.
Animal-to-Human Disease Watch
Documentary- December 12, 2008- In remote corners, a research team is monitoring contact between humans and wild animals- particularly wild animal meat- in hopes of stopping pandemics before they start. Viruses are highly adaptable jumping from one species to another. Most pandemics start in animals before there is wide spread contamination. Run time (3:16)
Gretchen am Spinnrade
This is a video of sheet music (including lyrics) of Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade; includes vocals and piano accompaniment. This would be useful for singers learning this piece. Run time 03:55.
Classifying Animals
Classifying Animals
Endangered Animals of the Amazon
Professional Video- Meet Brazil's Candiru Asu, the most feared scavenger in the Amazon's waters, famed for gorging meat from the inside out. See this footage as a swarm punch a hole inside a dead fish.(02:51)
How to Write a Book or Story
Tips from a published author and English professor in this video on writing. Compose a book, whether as a form of expression or a form of financial stability, with help from this video.
References Exploring History: Medieval to Modern 1400 - 1900 Lego Hat Stealers The ABC's of Science 1.7 Summary of Section 1 and questions Converging lenses or mirrors cause parallel beams of light to be brought to a focus at the focal point, situated at a distance of one focal length beyond the lens or one focal length in front of the mirror. Diverging lenses or mirrors cause parallel beams of light to diverge as if emanating from the focal point of the lens or mirror. Light paths are reversible, so a converging lens or mirror may also act as a collimator and The Ice Age San Diego Zoo 4.1 Using memories to order narrative The philosopher John Locke made the assertion that individual identity is inextricably linked to memory – we are only what we remember being. Memory is a central part of how we think of ourselves, and indeed a central strand of what we might know. Memory is not simply a mechanical process. It works in various ways and you will use it in various ways in your writing. If you study A215 Creative writing, the Open University course from which this course was extracted, you will have the Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: work with simple ratios convert between fractions, decimals and percentages explain the meaning of ratio, proportion and percentage find percentages of different quantities calculate percentage increases and decreases. 4.1 Introduction The 1970s marked a period in which the cessation of the ‘normal’ period of full-time employment at 60 or 65 years had become the accepted orthodoxy. The personal lives of older people had thus become constituted outside the domain of paid employment and within the arena of public and private welfare. As we illustrated in the preceding section, pensions, organised around fixed ages of retirement based on chronological measurements of age, played a crucial role in this process. Further, as Giving Day 2016
Ever wanted to understand the key themes driving over five hundred years of European history? In this album, architecture reveals the social, religious and economic fortunes of some of the most influential people between 1400 and 1900. By the end of the 19th century Queen Victoria presided over the vast British Empire. She looked out from London, the heart of her empire, with its buildings echoing Imperial Rome. Brussels’ architecture, like London’s, was also designed to show the world the p
The students of West Geauga High School in Ohio take us through the alphabet to show us all the ways Science is Cool. Do you recognize all 26 of their ABC's of science? Some of the students are easier/harder to hear than others. Run time 01:35.
What was the Ice Age? How do we know it happened? And will it happen again? Learn the answers in this ten-minute video. (09:53)
Veronica Hill with California Travel Tips. Nearly three million people a year visit the San Diego Zoo, making it the city's most popular attraction. Get on your best walking shoes before starting your safari into the zoo's 100-acre jungle of steep hills, canyons and winding trails. During your trek through the park, you'll pass by beautiful waterfalls, tropical flowers and numerous natural-styled environments. Approxi
On April 21, members of the Vanderbilt community came together to give back to and celebrate the university during the first-ever Vanderbilt Giving Day. In just 24 hours, more than 6,100 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends made gifts of all sizes to areas across Vanderbilt and raised more than $1.3 million. Supporters alsokeep reading »
