Decline of European Maritime (Imperial) Empires over time

Visualizing empires decline from Pedro M Cruz on Vimeo.

The Lottery

Rise of Man

Human Evolution and Hominid Development

NEW DISCOVERY "Ardi"

Declaration of Independence

The purpose of this class is to get some background information about the Declaration of Independence, the meetings in which it was formed, the people who wrote, altered and signed it, and perhaps some of the reasons why they struggled with it.

As you are navigating through the site please take a look at and get the following in your notes

1) What does the Declaration say?

2) Some of the timeline, the larger timeline can be found here (includes war and legal events)

3) Some of the biographies: Signers, other people

Some of the main characters in the movie that we will be watching are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Edward Rutledge and John Dickinson (who is on the "other people" page)
Some of the events at the time

We will be in the lab the full hour.

The Roman Empire

Click on the picture.



Roman Music

Types of Education in Movies and TV

FERRIS BUELLER's DAY OFF


DEAD POET'S SOCIETY


THE WIRE


SCHOOL OF ROCK

Why Social Ants?

Why call a class "Social Ants."


Well the truth is I asked around and some friends came up with some ideas. For the most part they were just jokes but one recommended the idea of "Social Ants" most likely because of the combination of Sociology (social) and Anthropology (ants). The name struck me though because I was already considering a name having to do with "ants" because they are one of the most amazing creatures in the world (in my opinion). All summer I was thinking about and observing how humans sometimes act like ants without even knowing it. Have you ever noticed how when people are driving their cars they tend to give about the same distance between. Lines of cars then look like ants on the march. In my life I have been able to witness stacks of dirt made by ants that were taller than humans (7-10 feet tall) and the sheer amount of ants that would take amazed me. I also got to see army ants on the move, they build walls around the main highway with their bodies and if anything comes near they can stack themselves on top of each other to attack it.
Truly ants are pretty impressive, but why are humans and ants similar?
Well I guess despite the differences in the ways humans and ants relate to eachother, one of the things I am impressed by is the structures ants and humans create over and over again.

Watch this video to find out what I mean.


EMBED-Giant Ant Colony is a World Wonder - Watch more free videos

Did you see the highways? The rooms and storage areas? This massive city was built by ants and similarly humans have built massive cities all over the earth. Not only that but humans have these same patterns when it comes to social interaction. We create markets and school and places to worship. We break off into social units, clubs and teams, families and clans. We assign roles like worker and boss, student and teacher, or go further and say that if you are of a certain category you must act or dress or talk in a certain way.

When I think about these things, the idea of "Social Ants" seems really fitting.
What do you think?

Future Energy Needs

Energy

Cities and Housing

Space Colonies



Smart Homes


The Venus Project




Venus Project: Housing

Venus Project: Cities

Venus Project: Cities in the Sea

Venus Project: Construction

Venus Project: Space




Masdar City

Future Transportation

Solar Sails (Space Flight)


FLYING CARS

Food in the Future

SPACE FOOD


THE FUTURE OF FOOD (documentary introduction)

RYW Grammar Day

NOUN DUNK (turn off the sound)


The Grammar Gorillas (play the advanced)


Punctuation Campground


Life on the Pronoun Reef



some other games...

Aftermath: Population Zero

POE and the Simpsons

Doomsday 2012

Dakota Elder Speaks about the transformation of the americas

Be aware of your sources

Zeitgeist: Addendum (Econ critique of fractional reserve banking)

Women for Afghan Women

Article and video

Women for Afghan Women website

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

ARRRGHGHHG Money MULTIPLIER!!!! (Economics)

Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve

Click on the picture above

Crisis of Credit (economics)

Recent Acts of Civil Disobedience

Your MN Representative being arrested for acts of Civil Disobedience in regards to Sudan

The Constitution

Stock Market Crash

Art from the Depression Era

Psychology

The Secrets of Brain Wave Vibration




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THE BIG 5 PERSONALITY (TEST)


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Live Brain Surgery



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Adult ADD (test)
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Autistic Artist



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ANXIETY (TEST)
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The Boy with the Incredible Brain




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THINK ON YOUR FEET? (test)

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Food or Security (experiment with monkeys)



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MEMORY (TEST )

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Woman Speaks Out

UN to see if Sudan's aid group ban is war crime

Hijabs allowed in new Minnesota driver's license bill

Kenya Activists Slain

The Name Campaign Ugandan Children(64 years)

Abnormal Psychology

Go here for the list of Psychological disorders

Motivation and Testing

Watch the Video





Follow this link and try some of these simplified "Psychology Tests"

How do you think they compare to the "real" tests that psychologists might use?

Sleep (psychology)

Sleep


Types of Sleep disorders


Drugs and Devices for sleep disorders

Stanford Prison Experiment (Psychology)

Middle East Countries

Go to this website

click on Countries level 1 (beginner)  or Level 3 (intermediate)

Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena (Psychology)

Directions
1) Go to the website http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html

2) Select an optical illusion from each category (for examples "Pyramid Illusion" in the Luminance and Contrast category)

3) Follow the directions on the screen and observe the phenomena.

4) Write down in your own words a description or explanation of why the illusion works.

-We will go into more depth in the class if you want to learn more.

Peace in Israel?

Painting peace on Israel's concrete canvas (Aljazeera English)


Peace Song: Before we die we'll sing: We Brought Peace Upon Us", performed by Volunteers for Peace



Peace is a hug away: Free Hugs in Jaffa, Israel



Coexistence in Israel - YMCA Peace Preschool



OneVoice Movement:

The BRAIN (Psychology)

"The brain, with brain"

http://www.teachers.tv/video/13838