Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Dagestan: Caucuses Disconnect?
Why a swaying bridge collapses with a high wind, and why a wine glass shatters with a highernoctave.n
With an analysis of simple harmonic motion and a stroke of genius, Newton extended mechanicsnto the propagation of sound.n
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Earth's essential systems are being stressed in many ways. There are many tipping points in the environment, beyond which there could be serious consequences. Will human ingenuity, resiliency, and cooperation save us from the worst outcomes of our global experiment?
MAMA MIRABELLE'S HOME MOVIES is a warm-hearted, high spirited show for preschoolers that centers around a sassy elephant host named Mama Mirabelle and the young animal characters she cares for and plays with every day on the African savanna. It combines a uniquely animated world little kids will want to explore, with exceptional live-action footage from National Geographic and BBC's award-winning archives that will illuminate the real world for them.
Chemists' knowledge of the interaction of radiation and matter is the basis for analytical methodsnof sensitivity and specificity.n
The conventional notion of dimension consists of three degrees of freedom: length, width, and height, each of which is a quantity that can be measured independently of the others. Many mathematical objects, however, require more
Standing on the banks of the Delaware near Philadelphia, Dave recalls the victory at Trenton, New Jersey when the Continental Army crossed the Delaware and overcame the Hessian troops under the command of Colonel Rall. At Monmouth Battlefield State Park Dave introduces the "first Pentagon", a dining room at Ford House that served as meeting place for the leaders of the Continental Army in the two winters that Washington and his troops prepared for the final battles of the Revolutionary War.
Systems of synchronization occur throughout the animate and inanimate world. The regular beating of the human heart, the swaying and near collapse of the Millennium Bridge, the simultaneous flashing of gangs of fireflies in Southeast Asia: these varied phenomena all share the property of spontaneous synchronization. This unit shows how synchronization can be analyzed, studied, and modeled via the mathematics of differential equations, an outgrowth of calculus, and the application of these ideas toward understanding the workings of the heart.
Sacramento students boost their academic success through competitive debate. Oakland schools adopt Restorative Justice to level the playing field. A day in the life of a school secretary. Fresno schools look to Mexico to attract more bilingual teachers.
In Good Shape is the weekly health show on DW, covering all aspects of health care: what's new in medical treatment, alternative medicine, wellness and fitness - as well as nutrition and beauty. In our studio interview we discuss topics in-depth with specialists, and offer you opportunities to pose your own questions. Dr. Carsten Lekutat and Stefanie Suren are alternate hosts of the program and will provide a combination of video-rich features and insightful interviews that grapple with some of the larger issues in medical treatment and healthcare. As an interactive feature of the program we also ask viewers to request a program topic Dr. Carsten Lekutat is a qualified General Practitioner and works as a doctor in Berlin. He is also responsible for training medical students at the Berlin Charite hospital. Stefanie Suren is executive producer and presenter of In Good Shape. 'Keep it simple and straightforward' - that is her goal as a reporter, producer and presenter.
How have the forces of globalization shaped the modern world? This unit travels from the Soviet Union to Sri Lanka and Chile to study the role of technology and the impact of economic and political changes wrought by globalization.
For more than a century, the quarrels of Protestants and Catholics tore Europe apart.n
This episode looks at how writers use language to communicate with their readers. Voice, style, format and point of view are presented as ways to taylor writing to a particular audience. Teachers and writing experts discuss types of language to use and to avoid for conciseness in expressing ideas.