Lincoln: An American Icon
In this video clip, learn how the Civil War transformed Lincoln's political philosophy and made his presidency one of the most iconic in American history. (01:23)
An organic vegetable farm in England.
A short film looking at how an organic farm cultivates vegetables organically, using sensitive and environmentally friendly methods of pest control and improving soil fertility.
Central Limit Theorem: Central Limit Theorem Lab I
Susan Dean,
Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D.
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HUM310 Session 5 Summer 2012
The Power of Masks with Bill DeLuca 06/10/12
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SFU Open house 2012
On Saturday, May 26, SFU welcomed almost 20,000 guests to its open house event atop Burnaby Mountain. This video provides a quick overview of the fun and engaging activities.
http://www.sfu.ca/openhouse
Elements of Poetry: ( An Interactive Game)
In this interactive game, students listen to lines of poetry and identify elements of poetry present ( rhyme, imagery, metre). ( This link is for an interactive game and may take a few minutes to load.)
Science Bulletins: PETM- Unearthing Ancient Climate Change
Fifty-five million years ago, a sudden, enormous influx of carbon flooded the ocean and atmosphere for reasons that are still unclear to scientists. What is clear is that as atmospheric CO2 content increased, the average global surface temperature rose 5°C to 9°C (9°F to 16°F). The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), as this global warming event is known, lasted upwards of 170,000 years and had dramatic impacts on living things both on land and in oceans. In this feature, a team of pale
Special message from Queens' Drs. Hadley & Reed
Find out how alumni of Queens University of Charlotte can make a difference in the lives of future Royals. http://www.queens.edu/give
Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story - Web Karaoke (Interactive)
Create a poem that becomes the lyrics to a song in this interactive karaoke activity. Type in the lines of your poem, listen to the melody while singing along and print your song.
Morpheus Tether Test #17
Morpheus conducts another tethered test, June 18, 2012. Morpheus is a full spacecraft and rocket-powered lander, which demonstrates new green technology, as well as an autonomous landing and hazard detection technology.
For more info visit:
http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html
Verschillende soorten stemvolumes De leerlingen leren hun stemvolume aan te passen in functie van de opdracht. Ze gebruiken hun: Dit document kan dienst doen als wandplaat in het …
Spreaker Information Tutorial--Managing the Media Library
This tutorial explains how to use the Spreaker Music and Media Library. This informative video gives auditory and visual step by step directions on how to manage and use the music and media library. This is a great resource to enhance the use of Spreaker in the classroom and at home. (2:47)
Surf's Up!
This lesson introduces the concepts of longitudinal and transverse waves. Students see several demonstrations of waves and characterize them by transverse and longitudinal behavior. This lesson also introduces the Sunken Treasure theme of the Sound and Light unit a continuous story line throughout the lessons.
1.061 Transport Processes in the Environment (MIT)
This class serves as an introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. The class will cover the derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Class topics to be covered will include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange and particle transport.
San Salvador en el año 1947
Imágenes y secuencias de la década de 1940 adorna este video de San Salvador, la capital de El Salvador (un país Latinoamericano). (1:32)
Teaching Pragmatics
Teaching Pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics through lessons and activities created by teachers of English as a second and foreign language. This book is written for teachers by teachers. Our teacher-contributors teach in seven different countries and are both native-speakers and nonnative speakers of English. Activities reflect ESL and EFL classroom settings. The chapters included here allow teachers to see how other teachers approach the teaching of pragmatics and to appreciate the
Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)
Where does all the stuff in the universe come from? Explore a map of the big bang! (04:01)
Media Arts: One Minute Media Arts Lesson
People have created media in different ways in different places and times. This short animation provides a quick lesson on the history of communications and media arts. Students will follow the Artopia guide on a quick tour through the history of Media Arts.
Liberia's Ongoing Water Crisis: Does Rhetoric Match Reality?
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/liberia-monrovia-water-population-urbanization
Despite continued promises from Liberia's government agencies to improve water conditions in the country, Liberia's water supply remains contaminated and inaccessible to many communities. Currently, 18 percent of all deaths in Liberia are related to illnesses caused by poor water and sanitation. In 2008, the Liberian government launched the Poverty Reduction Strategy to chart development and promised t