Potato Power
Students use potatoes to light an LED clock (or light bulb) as they learn how a battery works in a simple circuit and how chemical energy changes to electrical energy. As they learn more about electrical energy, they better understand the concepts of voltage, current and resistance.
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Wind Power!
Students learn how engineers transform wind energy into electrical energy by building their own miniature wind turbines and measuring the electrical current it produces. They explore how design and position affect the electrical energy production.
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Power to the People
Students read and evaluate descriptions of how people live “off the grid” using solar power and come to understand better the degree to which that lifestyle is or is not truly independent of technological, economic and cultural infrastructure and resources. In the process, students develop a deeper appreciation of the meaning of “community” and the need for human connection. This activity is geared towards fifth-grade and older students and Internet research capabilities are required. Po
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Secret Weapons of Roman Empire (4:37)
This video shows some of the Roman's favorite weapons, including the gladius and the pila. The video provides insights into how the weapons were used and what the Romans wore. May be too violent for some students.
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Curt Smith: Political Candidates and Public Speaking
Can public speaking make or break a political candidate? Former presidential speechwriter, Curt Smith, explains the connection between politics, rhetoric, popular culture, and public speaking. Smith is a senior lecturer in the Department of English, and an acclaimed author, radio/TV host and columnist.
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African Politics, International Development, Democratization, and the Role of Women
GRCC Peace Conference Presentation entitled: African Politics, International Development, Democratization, and the Role of Women Presented By: Dr. Virginia Beard
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Staying Power: Six Enduring Principles for Managing Strategy & Innovation in an Uncertain World
This is an overview of Professor Cusumano's new book Staying Power: Six Enduring Principles for Managing Strategy and Innovation in an Uncertain World|, prepared for the 2009 Oxford Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies. The focus is on how managers can tackle the simultaneous challenge of "innovation and commoditization" in markets often subject to unpredictable change and disruption. Professor Cusumano positions each principle against other concepts associated with 'best practices' and comp
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2010 Nobel Laureates Documentary Trailer
• Nobel Laureates 2010 is a 56 minute documentary that explores the lives and careers of this year's Nobel Laureates who have been awarded the highest honour in their respective fields. From Japan to Peru, Spain, America and the Philippines, the film takes us all over the world, interviewing extraordinary people as diverse as the Peruvian Literature Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa and one of the youngest Physics Laureates, 36 year old Russian born Konstantin Novoselov. Filmed on location in their
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CNIPsy 2010 Marseille - De la psychiatrie à la sexologie : un parcours atypique.

CNIPsy 2010 Marseille : 7ème Congrès National des Internes en Psychiatrie (CNIPsy).
Thème : «Mauvais genre»
Session : Sexualité et psychiatrie : un mélange des genres.
Modérateur : Pr Dominique PRINGUEY, Sandrine DYE
Titre : CNIPsy 2010 Marseille - De la psychiatrie à la sexologie : un parcours atypique.
Auteur : Mireille BONIERBALE (psychiatre, sexologue, rédactrice en Chef de Sexologies : Revue Européenne de Santé sexuelle, coordonnatrice de l'Uni
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Ecole Européenne d'été 2009 VF - Session handicap : les questions (video)

La séance de questions concernant les présentations :

• Ecole Européenne d'été 2009 VF - Droit et handicap, perspective internationale et
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Filangieri & Franklin: The Italian Enlightenment and the U.S. Constitution
The Library sponsored a conference on Gaetano Filangieri and Benjamin Franklin: The Italian Enlightenment and the U.S. Constitution, with speakers including Marcello Pera and Justice Antonin Scalia. Speaker Biography: Marcello Pera has participated in many scientific workshops, conferences and congresses organized by universities and research institutes in Italy and abroad. He has written a number of articles and essays for Italian and international journals, in particular concerning scientific
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Power of the Pen
Students will create petitions addressing their biggest concern relating to tobacco globally.
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Political Cartoons
In this activity, students will research a political issue that is highlighted and discussed on the TakingITGlobal website. Students will pick one issue and write a one page satire on the event/issue. Part 2 of the assignment is for the students to create their own political cartoon using Photoshop or similar software.
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What is a power series?
This is an introduction to power series, how to calculate them and how to find their radius of convergence. Many examples are presented to illustrate the ideas. These concepts are seen in university mathematics.
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Introduction to Fluid Power
This is the complete unit. Each topic can be download as an individual item. This unit contains information on basic hydraulics and is based on a range Certificate II and III units from the following Training Packages: * Aviation: National Aerospace Training Package Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. * Automotive: The Automotive Industry RSR Training Package. * Polymer: Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking PMB98. In this unit, you will learn about: * what hydraulics is * how hydraulics wor
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Introduction to Fluid Power: Trainers Guide
Trainers guide. This unit contains information on basic hydraulics and is based on a range Certificate II and III units from the following Training Packages: * Aviation: National Aerospace Training Package Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. * Automotive: The Automotive Industry RSR Training Package. * Polymer: Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking PMB98. In this unit, you will learn about: * what hydraulics is * how hydraulics works * the components which make up a hydraulic system *
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Introduction to Fluid Power: Learners Guide
Learners Guide This unit contains information on basic hydraulics, you will learn about: the components which make up a hydraulic system; how to inspect and test a hydraulic system; basic troubleshooting tips and techniques.
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Introduction to Fluid Power: Introduction
Part 1 of 4 - Introduction. Each topic can be download as an individual item. In this unit, you will be introduced to hydraulics and how they work.
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Introduction to Fluid Power: Troubleshooting
Part 4 of 4 - Troubleshooting. Each topic can be download as an individual item. In this unit, you will be introduced to troubleshooting hydraulic systems.
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Introduction to Fluid Power: Inspection and Testing
Part 3 of 4 - Inspection and Testing.Each topic can be download as an individual item.In this unit, you will be introduced to the inspection and testing of hydraulic systems and components.
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