About the Pentagram
A pentagram is a regular polygon that contains 10 isosceles
triangles, and is used in golden ratio applications. In this video learn about the characteristics of a pentagram and its use as a religious symbol.
Finding the Mean
This PowerPoint video demonstrates how to find the mean for a set of data. One example is modeled with a step-by-step approach. (00:44)
Forty Blocks From Home
On a school bus, a boy counts the blocks between his home and his school. This amusing video combines still images, muppets, and children to illustrate this 'blues' song. The video counts up to the number 40. (02:20)
El Nino-La Nina Sea Surface Temperature, Height, and Wind Anomalies: January 1997 through December 1
This animation shows the onset of the very strong 1997 El Nino, followed by its collapse and replacement by La Nina. Anomalously warm waters slosh across the Pacific in late 1997 as El Nino begins and the equatorial trade winds diminish in strength. In May 1998, the El Nino event disperses and is rapidly replaced by its reciprocal phenomenon, La Nina, with anomalously cold water along the eastern equatorial Pacific and a reversal of the wind flow patterns.
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Learn about the Russian Empire
Brief History Of Russian Empire - Learn with this short video about the Russian Empire, and its history, including its geographic extent and rulers Peter the Great, and Catherine the Great. This video is coutesy of the History Channel. (01:21)
Amelia Earhart: Life and Disappearance
Amelia Earhart famed the world over for her record-breaking flights and her work as a pioneer for women’s issues. This is one reason that her disappearance in 1937 has been such an enduring mystery. A number of conspiracy theorists have suggested various hypotheses as to her fate, but she may remain vanished for the ages. In this video, WatchMojo.com learns more about the life and accomplishments of Amelia Earhart. (3:21)
Imaging: Digital Images
Video: Imaging: Digital Images Episode 9 (of a 25-part series) This Nortel LearniT tutorial familiarizes students with Digital Images. Digital Images has changed the photography industry. There are many ways to change the images.
5 Symmetry in three dimensions In Section 5, the video section, we extend our ideas of symmetry to three dimensions and consider, in particular, the regular (Platonic) solids. Click the link below to open Section 5 (11 pages, 459KB). Please watch the video clips below when you are instructed to do so. Click play to watch the video (Part 1, 14 minutes). 5.1 The UK model of devolution In its programme of devolution, the Labour government had to decide whether to adopt a symmetric decentralisation model, which would confer an equal degree of devolution to the UK's constituent nations, or to implement an asymmetric decentralisation model, which would grant differing degrees of autonomy to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. They opted for the second model in an attempt to respond to different claims about self-determination and to react to different degrees o 1 Technological advancement Everything that can be invented has been invented. (The Commissioner of the United States Office of Patents, 1899, recommending that his office be abolished, quoted in The Economist, 2000, p. 5) There is nothing now to be foreseen which can prevent the United States from enjoying an era of business prosperity which is entirely World's Best Natural Wonders - Mount Everest What Causes the Gulf Stream? The Greenhouse Effect Mentormob : Zet lesonderdelen klaar voor gebruik Op deze site kun je jouw onderdelen voor een 'digitale bordles' klaarzetten voor gebruik. Websites, filmpjes, documenten, oefeningen, vragen, opdrachten,... worden op Mentormob in een soort tijdlijn geplaatst. Alles wat je klaarplaatste … The Pope and President Obama Getting Real about Utopia [Audio] Acknowledgements Michael Saward is professor in politics at the Open University. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence Grateful acknow Acknowledgements Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce materia Learning outcomes After studying this unit, you should be able to: understand the process of political devolution in the UK; relate this process to both historical developments and to the wider context of contemporary events in Europe; practise the skill of reading, summarising and evaluating academic arguments; engage more actively as a citizen in relevant political debates (especially if you are a citizen of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland!).
Part of the BBC series - World's Best Places to See Natural Wonders takes a close look at the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest. The video shows the location of the mountains, describes how the mountain was created, interviews a few people who have climbed it, tourism around the mountain, and animals that live in the ecosystem.(04:45)
Even with the waves lapping at their feet, few people consider ocean currents and their importance to global climate. Although the Gulf Stream cannot be seen flowing by off North America's East Coast, in Western Europe, the current's warming effect is undeniable. This video segment adapted from NOVA uses satellite imagery to illustrate the Gulf Stream's path and animations to explain how atmospheric phenomena cause it to move. Closed captioning included. (01:51)
A simple animation explaining the greenhouse effect. The video shows what a "perfect" world would work and how the green house effect works. (01:47)
March 27 - U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican for the first time. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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Speaker(s): Professor Justin Champion, Dr John Guy, Kwasi Kwarteng, Gisela Stuart | Is politics about building a better world, or simply the art of the possible? Ahead of this year's LSE Literary Festival which marks the anniversary of Thomas More's Utopia, in a special debate for BBC Radio 3’s flagship programme Free Thinking (@BBCFreeThinking), politicians and historians debate the balance between idealism and realism in politics, international relations and political history. Justin Champio
