Why Does Water Rise?
This short video shows an experiment where water is drawn up into a container as the oxygen is burned off. The water rises because they're heating up the air inside the beaker. As the heat went out, the air pressure start pushing the water up. the beaker exploded because it had so much force, that it bounced on the table. Run time 03:59.
Layers of the Atmosphere - Middle School Podcast
This middle school podcast describes the atmosphere as a shell of gas around the Earth. The video focuses on the multiple layers, temperature, and composition of the air. Video is cut short, but contest is very good. Run time 02:46.
Beginner S6 #1 - You Can Never Be Too Polite in Japanese
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! As you walk to a New Year’s Eve celebration in Japan, someone calls out to you in Japanese, “Congratulations!” You wonder why he would tell you that in Japanese-it’s not like you caused the new year to come. You use kenjō-go, the most polite form of Japanese, to say “Excuse me” [...]
Judson Laipply: History of Dance
As with all YouTube videos block out comments. This is a fun video of one man's take-off on dance moves over recent times. A good video to encourage students to try their own versions. Kids are going to love this, teachers, too. Run time 06:01
The Western Facade
Masterpieces of Western Art - Amiens - The Western Facade - Columbia University > CENTERS & INSTITUTES > Visual Media Center > Art Humanities > Masterpieces of Western Art > Amiens > The Western Facade
Models of associative memory
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Sara Neher's Video Blog: Full-Time MBA 1-11-11
Round 1 decisions, the Round 2 application deadline, upcoming admissions interviews and First Year student recruiting are the topics for this video blog from Sara Neher, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
National Dictionary Day
How dictionaries are made and how the uses of words are studied. Some great examples are given. A good way to get students to start thinking about words. Run time 02:49.
Best science videos - December 2010
Watch our holiday round-up of the best science videos on the web. For up to the minute science videos, catch them first on our website www.newscientist.com
Testimony of Righteous Among the Nations Ida Brunelli-Lenti from Italy
Ida Brunelli-Lenti was only fifteen years old when she became the nanny to the Jewish children of Yuzzie Galambos. In 1944 their mother died, and young Ida found herself alone with three children in German occupied Italy. She cared for the children until liberation and handed them over to the soldiers of the Jewish Brigade. In 1998 Ida came to Israel with a delegation of fifty Righteous to mark the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, and was interviewed by Yad Vashem.
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119: The gender gap
INSEAD Professor Herminia Ibarra, co-author of the WEF report, throws some light on exactly where different countries stand on the issue of gender equality in the corporate world.
Export photos to Flickr
Use the Publish Services panel in the Library module to upload your photos directly from Lightroom to Flickr and other web sharing sites.
How to Make a Dinosaur Diorama
Make a dinosaur diorama by decorating a shoe box with magazine pictures, dirt and rocks to create the landscape. Create a dinosaur diorama with tips from a writing instructor. (2:06)
RMM Dakar 2010 – Résultats de l’enquête anthropologique.
Thème : Droit et Santé En Afrique.
Session : Colloque International Interdisciplinaire. Réduction de la mortalité maternelle en Afrique au Sud de Sahara : mieux comprendre pour mieux agir.
Modérateurs : Pierre JAUDOIN (démographe – Ministère Français des Affaires Etrangères) – Mamadou TRAORE (Professeur de gynécologie-obstétrique à l’Université de Bamako, secrétaire de la Société Africaine de Gynécologie-Obstétrique et Vice-Président de la Société Fran
2011 Global Civil Society Yearbook launch
The 2011 Yearbook provides a critical examination of the ways global civil society promotes and delivers social justice. How does the 'global' make a difference to traditional concepts of social justice? Pierre Calame is director of the Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer for the Progress of Humankind. Judy El-Bushra is Programme Manager of Africa Great Lakes Region and Researcher at International Alert. Hakan Seckinelgin is a lecturer in international social policy in the department of social poli
It's Your Time - Hazleton - Academics
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Sri Lanka flood death toll rises
The number of dead in flooding that has swamped large parts of Sri Lanka is rising, while thousands more are forced to flee their homes.
Jordanians protest rising prices
Outrage over the rising cost of fuel and food prompts hundreds of Jordanians to demonstrate in the streets.
How to Teach a Child by Reading Aloud : Fun Openings for Reading to Children
Start off with a fun opening when reading to kids and learn how to teach a child to read by reading aloud in this free child-development video. (1:33)