2.2.2 Precision
You might not realise it, but maths is an essential component of healthcare. In fact, sloppy calculations can have fatal consequences. This unit is a taster of Level 1 course materials for a Foundation Degree in health sciences, and is designed for those contemplating a future in the health services industry.
Peer Conferencing and First Phase of Publishing
A lesson encouraging children to read each other's work and respond to it via a peer conferencing setting. They also begin the preliminary stages of making a book.
3.4.1 Try some yourself
Scientific calculators are a wonderful invention, but they're only as good as the people who use them. If you often get an unexpected – or ridiculous – result when you press the ‘enter’ button, this unit is for you. Learn how to do a calculation correctly and get the right answer every time.
Landsat 7 Side-by-side Comparison of a Zoom Down to Washington DC
Side-by-side comparison of 30 meter resolution data on the left with 15 meter resolution data on the right, in a zoom down of the DC area from Landsat 7 data acquired on May 11, 1999
Newsmaker Highlight: The Rt Hon The Lord Paul Boateng, House of Lords
The Rt Hon The Lord Paul Boateng, House of Lords, discusses how Western companies need to change their approach in Africa.
Soapy Stress
To experience the three types of material stress related to rocks tensional, compressional and shear students break bars of soap using only their hands. They apply force created by the muscles in their own hands to put pressure on the soap, a model for the larger scale, real-world phenomena that forms, shapes and moves the rocks of our planet. They also learn the real-life implications of understanding stress in rocks, both for predicting natural hazards and building safe structures.
Tourner à tous les vents
Op het einde van deze les kun je een beargumenteerde tekst schrijven voor of tegen de ontwikkeling van windenergie.
Portland Flyby
A flyby of Portland, from Landsat data
Sampling and Data Homework Link (Collaborative Statistics; R. Bloom custom version)
Contains link to homework or review problems for R. Bloom custom collection of Collaborative Statistics by S. Dean and B. Illowsky
Lyme Disease
This patient education program discusses Lyme disease including the cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. This resource is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
Beginner S6 #12 - Don’t Text and Drive in Japan
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are the master of multitasking. While you read books, you have a Japanese television show on in the background. When you’re on the Internet, you chat on the phone in Japanese. Of course, you’re just so busy that you have to do two things at once all the time just [...]
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Animated Song with Words
Cute version of Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. The words appear at bottom of screen as the narrators reads the rhyme. This is a good resource for the early childhood classroom. (1:20)
1.6.1 A. Worker as protector
In this unit, we look at the roles that are taken when working with young people. We focus on what those working with young people actually do, starting with some analysis of roles. We show that, in the context of work with young people, the term is more than simply a statement about who does what: it also says something about the kinds of relationships we form with young people and the values we bring to our work. We then move on to discuss roles in relation to the ‘bigger picture’ of organ
Six Little Ducks Animated Song with Words
Cute version of Six Little Ducks. Words appear at bottom of screen as the narrator sings. Cute animation plays. This is a good resource for the early childhood classroom. (1:13)
Edgar Allan Poe
This three-minute, student-created biography highlights the more important parts of Poe's life and is a good overview. It uses a narrator and paintings and other images to convey the story.
Mean Value Theorem
This video explains the mean value theorem. The mean value
theorem is essentially just the average slope of the graph in a closed interval. This is just the mean (average) value theorem which states that the average slope is equal to a prime of a point c. The video is 16:47 in length and is done with a smart board and narrator.
Benjamin Franklin Biography
This four minute video is about Benjamin Franklin, the American founding father, scientist, inventor, activist, statesman, diplomat and author. It uses painting and a narrator to help tell his story. A good overview.
If You're Happy and You Know It Animated Song with Words
Cute version of If You're Happy and Know It. Words appear at the bottom on of the screen while children are doing motions in background. Music plays but no one sings. This would be a good resource for an early childhood classroom. (1:02)
Watch It Slide!
Students use inclined planes as they recreate the difficult task of raising a monolith of rock to build a pyramid. They compare the push and pull of different-sized blocks up an inclined plane, determine the angle of inclination, and learn the changes that happen when the angle is increased or decreased.
