Important Math Study Tips
Answering math questions quickly is about practice. Remembering the order of operations is a great place to start. Practice multiplication tables. Practice and review math concepts in the text daily. (2:11)
Operation Desert Storm: Bush Announces Ground War
President Bush announces the start of the ground war in Kuwait, and why it was necessary.
The First Mobilization of the Civil War
This video is accompanied by text. "The artillery shells fired by Confederate soldiers on Fort Sumter, which was still federal property and controlled by U.S. military forces, marked the start of the Civil War. Lincoln shifted his attention from finding a peaceful end to the North-South conflict, to mobilizing military forces to defend the United States from the Confederates, whom he now considered enemy aggressors. On April 15, 1861, three days after the barrage of shells rained down on Fort Su
We Didn't Start the Fire
This music video gives a very brief history of the United States. The original song "We Didn't Start the Fire" is playing while various pictures are shown on the screen. Pictures are labed with the person/event and date. This video might be a nice introduction to the beginning of a class/unit on US History. Run time 04:44.
The Mayflower
This video was about the events that led to the Mayflower and the tough voyage across the sea to get to the New World. When winter came there, many died because they did not know how to survive. Though later, the Pilgrims made the Plymouth colony and it was the start of United States. Fast paced. Makes an excellent example of what students can do with a comic book, although this one was obviously done by a professional.
The Arrival of Immigrants This video shows the arrival of immigrants in the U.S. A rare clip that dates back to 1903. The start of the video discusses Charlie Chaplin arriving in the United States with the Karno troupe on October 2, 1912. According to Ellis Island Immigration Records he had $45 in his pocket Chaplin arrived with Stan Laurel with whom he shared a room in a boarding house. Since cooking was impossible Chaplin would play the violin to
Risk Factors For Squamous Cell Carcinoma -
Doctor identifies risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. Video explains why certain people are at much higher risk for this deadly cancer. 59 sec.
Understanding Basal Cell Carcinoma
Video has a doctor explaining what basal cell carcinoma is and who is at risk. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of all cancer. Images show what to look for in identifying this cancer. 3:11 min.
The Exquisite Corpse, a page-turning adventure book for children to read
Shows the pages of a 180 page book, without narration. Students can turn the pages as they read each episode. An Exquisite Corpse is an old game. Jon Scieszka, U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode,"A Very Unusual and Completely Amazing Story Pieced Together Out Of So Many Parts That It Is Not Possible To Describe Them All Here, So Go Ahead and Just Start Reading!" He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers whose works are very popula
NASA to Launch R2 to Join Space Station Crew
NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they are astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing plants on Earth.
2.4 Summary of Part A Part A explored the development of humanitarian and human rights law. The development of new democracies with written constitutions laid the framework for the general recognition of rights such as freedom of speech. General principles emerged: certain rights exist because a human being is entitled to ‘humanity’; those rights cannot be denied or taken away; recognition of the rule of law.
Plate Tectonics - the Movement of Continents California and Australia used to be neighbors and Brazil was close to or connected to Nigeria. What drives the engine of plate tectonics remains a mystery.
Engineering Biofuels
This video segment adapted from KQED's QUEST profiles the work of Jay Keasling, a synthetic biologist experimenting with ways to produce a cleaner-burning fuel from biological matter, using genetically modified microorganisms. Keasling's approach involves engineering microbes to eat simple sugars found in plant matter and then excrete fuel. The video explains the two techniques that may enable Keasling to accomplish this: metabolic engineering and directed evolution. It also suggests that creati
Morehouse College Student Video Competition: Intro #1
Goto: http://showusyour.morehouse.edu for more information.
Details aren't final yet; however go ahead and start brainstorming on some great ideas for your videos.
Rules, Prizes and more information will be disclosed later.
Connections Across the Land
How were land-based trade routes conduits of both commerce and culture? The Eurasian Silk Roads, the trans-Saharan Gold Roads, and the Meso-American Turquoise Road trace the transmission of commodities, religions, and diseases, as well as the movements of people. (28:35)
Treat risks
In this task we’ll look at monitoring the risks and identifying and implementing control measures. it contains a learning pack which addresses the issues surrounding the treatment of risks; strategies you will use control and assess both the ongoing and the short term nature of the risk; differing strategies in risk management; various models and devices to monitor risk.
Operate tractors
In horticulture tractors may be used to cut grass, plough, spray or dig trenches. Tractors have
special features and, therefore, you will require special training in order to
operate them safely. This resource supports the learning required to 'Operate
tractors' and addresses tractor safety, pre-start checks and operation of
tractors.
Plant Identification
the naming and classification system as applied to plants - part of the process of plant identification.
Real Change 1
This resource expands on the “Making it Real” resource, to include a
financial literacy component. Topics include; Needs and wants, Making a budget, Start saving, Open a bank account, and Online banking.
From Embryo to Duckling
This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" charts the development of a duck embryo, from its earliest stages just after fertilization, through cell replication and differentiation, to the final stage, emergence from the protection of the eggshell. Closed captioning included. Run time 01:19.
