Expanding the Nature of Science in Teaching Laboratories: From Ethology to Investigating Animal Beha
The instructor's section of this chapter considers some of the general challenges associated with converting a descriptive laboratory exercise to an inquiry exercise. It also contains the detailed methods of our current version of this animal behavior investigation. The second major section of this chapter contains the current student's version of this exercise. In this section students are led through initial observations of crickets and through the process of hypothesis formation about relatio
Birds' beaks: a special adaptation
The size and shape of a bird's beak is telling of its diet. Bird's beaks are special adaptations to get food and vary according to if the bird eats plants, animals, or seeds.
Bird nest
Most birds make homes called nests. They are built out of twigs, hair, bits of trash, mud, and many other items. Many birds build these nests in tree branches, but they can also be built on the ground or on buildings such as rooftops.
Bird feathers
Birds have different feathers that work together to allow the bird to fly. These feathers occasionally fall out of the bird's feather coat. These feathers last a very long time after the bird has died and humans have used them for writing and crafts in the past.
Bicycling
Bicycling is a type of workout for your cardiovascular health, more simply known as a cardio workout. Cardio workouts help your body burn calories and strengthen your heart and lungs.
Gaeilge - Pros an Bheanog
Crossword based on the prose story on the leaving certificate.
Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa - Crossword
A crossword based on the poem Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa which is on the leaving cert course.
Beyond a Global Deal? A UN+ Approach to Climate Governance
How can we make progress on climate change in the face of gridlock? Global Governance 2020 is a group of young academics, policymakers and business people from China, the United States and Europe. Robert Falkner is senior lecturer in international relations at LSE and a leading expert on global environmental politics. Anthony Giddens is former director of LSE and the author, most recently, of The Politics of Climate Change. Thomas Hale is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeto
maquinas tragamonedas gratis
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Environmental Information Various Birds Emphasis on the Robin
Description of one bird, the robin. A class play and discussion.
JANE Apps - FSF running at UMA
FSF is a wireless ad-hoc network application developed with JANE for searching and sharing files in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs). For more information, please visit: CARLINK
Cave of the Warrior
This Web site, created to complement an AMNH exhibition, looks at a rare find from the fourth millennium BCE, which was discovered in 1993 near Jericho.
The Journey Begins
This fun Web site is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they are introduced to astronomy. The site opens with an array of mind-boggling facts shared by the director of the museum's Hayden Planetarium. It includes a link to stargazing tips and resources in "Why Can't I See More Stars?"A link to "Gravity: The Universe's Main Attraction" gives students an overview of the invisible pulling power at work throughout the universe.
Le Documentaire et les images d'archives (Penser le cinéma documentaire : leçon 5)
De DzigaVertov à Frédéric Rossif, en passant par Alain Resnais et Chris Marker, de grandes signatures se sont prêtées à cet exercice bien particulier, qui consiste à faire un film sans tourner une seule image, un film qui va s’écrire entièrement sur la table de montage. Ce n’est pas pour rien qu’on appelle bien souvent les documentaires d’archives des « films de montage ».
Images d’actualité, émissions de télévision, archives industrielles, militaires, éducat
Les stratégies de réalisation documentaire (Penser le cinéma documentaire : leçon 7)
Cette leçon est une invitation à découvrir l’œuvre de Denis Gheerbrant et à s'interroger sur notre rapport au réel :
Pourquoi a t-il choisi le Cinéma Documentaire ? Est-ce pour se confronter à l'imaginaire du monde ?
Qu’est-ce qui se répète d’un film à l’autre : L'expérience de la parole ?
Comment perçoit -il les évolutions d’une œuvre à l'autre ?
Quelle est sa manière d'organiser le champ sonore dans ses films (le réalisat
Tentatives de définitions du film documentaire (Penser le cinéma documentaire : leçon 2)
Leçon 1 : définitions
Partie 1 : Tentatives de définition du film documentaire
- définir le documentaire occasionne un débat sans fin :
- est-ce simplement l’« interprétation créative de la réalité » ?
- le documentaire n’est pas un genre au sens des films de genre, caractérisés par leurs sujets ou leurs effets sur les spectateurs
- il a une généalogie, il évolue au cours de l’histoire
- il a une finalité particulière
Brown trout
One reason why trout are considered to be a fish is because they have gills. They use these gills to breathe through in the water.
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy - Station and Gait Exam - Gait Sub-exam - Patient 2
Patient is a 52-year-old African-American male with a known diagnosis of myotonic muscular dystrophy. His neuromuscular symptoms began in the early 1990s with poor dexterity in the hands, dropping objects, and clumsiness with fine motor weakness. He is very slow buttoning clothes, putting on his shoes, brushing his teeth, shaving, and other similar activities. He has trouble in ambulation and falls frequently. He has trouble getting up from a chair or sofa and climbing stairs. He also reports co
Precipitation Trends: 1900-1988
Global land precipitation has increased during the 20th century, especially at the mid and high latitudes, according to a paper published in the November 1997 issue of the Journal of Climate. The paper, written by scientists Drs. Inez Fung, Anthony Del Genio, and Aiguo Dai, is based on a recalibrated compilation and analysis of data from 1900-1988 and confirms previous speculation that land precipitation is increasing. The new research shows a global land trend of a 2.4 mm per decade increase in
Commencement 2011
Commencement Ceremony
Dickinson College
May 22, 2011
