Gold: A Period Table Element
This 3:35 long video explains how gold is used and why it is valuable. It is an excellent overview.
The first wins!
After reading an article about Justine Henin you can classify players in the world ranking. This involves revising numbers. In the next exercise you learn to use ordinal numbers.
Very cute computer animated song. Would be great as a transition song for young learners because of the action involved.(2:13)
How Airplanes Work
This is a computer-animated, one-minute video that discusses the forces that enable an airplane to fly. (01:12)
Henry David Thoreau - At Walden Pond
This 3:44 video is an interview with a teacher about how Walden lived and what he wrote. Between 1845 and 1847, Henry David Thoreau decided to spend two years in a small cabin - located in the woods in Concord, Massachusetts, near Walden Pond - to see what it would be like to withdraw from the constant demands and "busyness" of daily life.
As he writes in Walden:
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I c
Episode 55: Calming Nanotechnology Fears
Dr Amanda Barnard talks about how scientists measure and address the potential hazards of nanotechnology. With science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Thermal Convection (turbulence)
The lecturer is Professor Detlef Lohse from University of Twente .
You can find the lecture notes on the BSS2011 website under the link of "Lecture Notes":
The Division of Labor and Social Order
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Ancient Mesopotamian Arts and Architecture
This three-minute, student-made video tells about the geography and culture that was common in early Mesopotamian life including their early cities, pottery, and daily life. Some graphics are out of focus. This could be used as an example of what students could do. The opening page as a table of contents where you can find many other videos to help students understand this time period and people better. Lots of information. (03:26)
Episode 114: Growing bodily tissues: An engineering perspective
Biomolecular engineer Associate Professor Andrea O'Connor discusses the engineering behind growing tissues and organs. With science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Learning Your ABC's!
Watch a slideshow of the letters of the alphabet along with pictures for each letter. The song, ABC by the Jackson 5 is playing in the background.
Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak on The Merchant as Expert
Economist Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, presents The Merchant as Expert at the Summer Institute for the History of Economic Thought at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. June 27, 2011
Board of Trustees Meeting 7-19-11
Board of Trustees Meeting 7-19-11
About St. Petersburg College:
In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college.
In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislation making it th
This is CS50
Creative vibe colors enormous CS 50 innovation fair
Netflix subscriber outlook panned
July 25 - Summary of business headlines: Netflix warns of subscriber growth slowdown; Texas Instruments sees muted outlook in consumer areas; markets lower on no debt deal; Gold hits new record high. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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