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Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library Face of the world Geometry applications (New York, N.Y.) Internet marketing and advertising strategies Standard deviants core curriculum Why use statistics? Woodworking Woodworking ; Volume 1Summary: Scout & Friends head over to Shapeville in this skill-building adventure that shows what a circle, square and triangle can really do. A new playground is being built at the park by the Beaver Brothers and soon the pets have their hands full helping with the construction. With the guidance of 'measuring' mice, the pets learn how to measure out all the various shapes, sizes, and dimensions needed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: J Teach Me DVD Leap Adventures 2013Summary: Carved in stone or scratched in clay, the first maps appeared at least 5,000 years ago. This program chronicles the rise of geographical awareness-manifested not only in crude cartography, but also through word of mouth and narratives such as Homer's Odyssey and the Viking sagas. Clearly illustrating the forces behind navigational learning and excursions into the unknown, this program presents...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The aim of this program is to excite students about geographic information systems and encourage the use of GIS in the classroom. Spotlighted applications of GIS include ways that urban planners in India are using it to map traffic flows; how it's being applied in London to plans for projected mass transit use during the 2012 Olympics; how it's being used by disaster response teams to prepare...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program shows how topographical and hydrographical maps are made, how the requisite information is gathered, measurements made and verified, the handwork completed. It also explains the conventions of mapmaking from the early 17th century, through the 19th-century establishment of the tradition that puts North at the top, through the contemporary extremes of maps-the detailed thematic map,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Galileo's recantation in 1633 opened a gap between Christianity and science, a separation that widened as the first great age of European exploration came to a close. This program studies the second great age ushered in during the latter half of the 18th century amidst a thickening web of French and British colonialism-an age in which maps and charts facilitated political and economic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Fieldwork is a critical part of geography, and it involves a range of techniques. In this program, two teenage geography "commandos" are on a mission to research and report on the human impact in two geographical regions-one urban, and one within a national park. Along the way they learn about preparation, collecting primary and secondary data on both human and physical geography, equipment,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program studies European exploration and conquest, beginning in the late Middle Ages and leading up to the emergence of the major colonial powers. Byzantium's fall in 1453 sets the narrative stage for Henry the Navigator's massive initiative to find new trade routes into Asia. Henry's nautical school at Sagres is described in detail, along with the voyages of Columbus, Gil Eannes, Vasco da...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Every point on earth has a unique global address, which is described by the system of latitude and longitude. With today's satellite navigation systems, we can find latitude and longitude positions with an accuracy of a few centimeters. This program describes how the system of latitude and longitude works, clearly defining key terms and concepts with the use of diagrams, illustrations, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Dispelling the belief that click-through rate is the ultimate online benchmark, this program identifies which factors e-tailers need to measure, how they should go about quantifying them, and how they should interpret and apply the resulting data. The interrelationship between impressions, click-through, and conversions is clearly explained by e-commerce experts, along with the use of Internet...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: After reviewing the English and metric measurement systems, this video demonstrates how to measure and mark lumber and then cut with handsaws and portable power saws.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Emphasizing hands-on practice, this program is an excellent tool for introducing the basics of linear measurement: its history, terminology, systems, and practical applications. Using both customary and metric rulers, Measurement: The Long and the Short of It will guide your students through the process of taking measurements, performing related calculations using whole numbers and fractions,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program examines the measurement of blood pressure to introduce the idea that multiple measurements may produce very variable results. The idea that measurement "errors," together with fluctuations in the parameters being measured, create variability is followed by an explanation of both Systematic and Random Error and the recognition of the need for statistical techniques to handle this...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In the 19th century Greenwich, England, was chosen as a location for the Prime Meridian, beginning an era of sailing that flourished as accurate maps based on longitude and latitude were developed. This program uses classical navigation, global positioning systems, and modern architecture to explore key concepts of coordinate geometry. The Guggenheim Museum's nautilus-shaped gallery serves as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Elements and compounds, accuracy and precision, liters and moles and joules-what does it all mean? After introducing the states, properties, and types of matter, this program proceeds to the periodic table of elements and the qualities of atoms, compounds, and molecules. An investigation of the metric system, SI units, uncertainty in measurement, and dimensional analysis wrap up this engaging...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: What exactly is a degree of temperature? How is it defined and measured in the strictest scientific sense? Will answering these questions shed light on the complexities of climate change? This program explores the mysteries of temperature and energy with engaging demonstrations and high-level expert commentary. Beginning with a visit to Britain's National Physical Laboratory, the institution...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011