Freaky Liquid Metal
Ferrofluid (magnetic fluid) sculptures by two Japanese artists that move like something out of a science fiction movie. You have to watch the video! Set to music. No narration. Run time 04:19
Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear
October 2, 2010 - October 16, 2011: Drawn from the Museum’s rich collection of menswear, this exhibition focuses on one of Philadelphia’s most important industries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: tailoring. Francis Toscani (1915–1973), one of the city’s most successful tailors, is featured, with over fifteen of the designer’s innovative garments on view.
Spanish Lesson - Present Tense -AR verbs: tú Form
This video lesson discusses the present tense of -AR verbs and how to change them in the tú (you) form. (3:24)
Volcanoes - Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
This short video describes how volcanoes are created and what causes them to erupt. (1:37)
2009 Lecture 5: Normative Structures
Fifth and final lecture in the 2009 John Locke lectures entitled Being Realistic about Reasons.
Listen: SustainVU offers holiday green tips
One of the unintended side effects of holiday traditions is the significant increase in waste and over-consumption of natural resources. SustainVU offers a Holiday Greening Guide with tips on everything from wrapping gifts to cooking a turkey dinner.
Video: “Is Global Warming on the Back Burner? Prospects for Change”
Watch video of Mike Vandenbergh, professor of law and director, Climate Change Research Network; Michael Bess, Chancellor’s Professor of History; and Beth Conklin, associate professor of anthropology, speaking at the Dec. 8, 2010, Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box. The financial crisis and difficult economic times have shifted the cultural spotlight away from global warming and climate change. Cankeep reading »
Identifying Rocks : Granite
Granite is a type of igneous rock that is very abundant and found all over the world, and the three main minerals of granite are quartz, padgoclez and potassium feldspar. Look for granite rocks to be light in color with help from a lab manager and research scientist in this brief video from the Colorado School of Minds. Run time 0:41.
Mineral and Rock Identification
Owen Hopkins shows how to identify various minerals using their unique physical properties. Color, hardness, luster, and streak tests are common ways the professor identifies each. Some of the rocks and minerals included in this video are selinite rose, pyrite, hematite, quartz, mica, azurite, calcite, chalcopyrite "peacock ore", galena, flourite, and garnet. Run time 08:34.
Advanced Algebra part 1
Advanced Algebra Concept Exam #7 (concepts 9-13). This video discusses direct variation, linear modeling, graph and translate absolute value functions and inequalitites, graph linear and absolute value inequalities, and solving linear systems: substitutions and eliminations. (14:42)
Lesson #099, Thursday in + il = nel Quelle parole sono nel dizionario. = Those words are in the dictionary. in + lo = nello I gatti non sono nello zoo. = The cats are not in the zoo. in + l' = nell' Davide e' nell'ospedale. = David is in the hospital. in + i = nei Gli alberi sono nei parchi. = The trees are in the parks. in + gli = negli C'e' carne negli spaghetti? = Is there meat in the spaghetti? in + la = nella Il piede grande e' nella
Cracking the Maya Code
The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs. This is a 52 minute video that goes into detail on how researchers worked to decode these writings.
The Shot Heard Around The World
On April 19, 1775 Is the date of the Shot Heard Around the World, meaning that it started the revolution against the ruling class that was later used in France and Russia to an extent. This is a brief outline of the story.
The Making Of Best Practice Vignettes
The Making of is a step-by-step video guide on how we created this Lesson Study project. Here we show you how to create the video vignette--learn from the television production teacher, a school administrator, and the students involved about the planning, equipment, challenges, and rewards of creating video segments. Run time 08:10
The Simple Past Tense-ESL
The video begins by portraying a situation in the present. Then it is retold in past tense. There is an explanation of the form and use of the simple past and several examples are given. Rules are given for using past tense. Very thorough lesson. Visuals would make a great study guide. (Running Time 8:14).
Smoking ban in Spain to take effect
A ban on smoking in public places will take effect in Spain in the New Year.
Blood Culture Procedure This video was created for medical students at the University of Cape Town, to demonstrate how to appropr Prime Time in Transition
Fear not, fans of character-based TV fiction: reality shows will not obliterate tales featuring “transactions between human beings – the Jane Austen end of things,” as John Romano puts it. This veteran of some of TV’s finest cop dramas (including Hill Street Blues and Monk) sees wrenching changes in
