Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Human Family Tree


National Geographic's Human Family Tree is special on the current results of the ongoing Genographic Project. The program is a fascinating presentation of what the studies of modern people's DNA has told us about the ancient migration patterns of our ancestors.

NETFLIX queue

The Scarlet Ibis





Foreshadowing

Shadowing the Reader

How To Use Foreshadowing In Your Screenplay

How to Improve Your Story: Thou Shalt Foreshadow

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Fakes & mistakes

Can you spot a fake?
Take a photo quiz where you try to spot prehistoric fakes and mistakes amongst legitimate finds.

Evolution of Man

Mother of Man


Lucy was discovered in 1974 by anthropologist Professor Donald Johanson and his student Tom Gray in a maze of ravines at Hadar in northern Ethiopia.

Evolution of Man: Bipedalism

One Foot, Two Foot

Bipedalism is introduced as the defining feature in hominid development.

World's Oldest Cave Art Found—Made by Neanderthals?

World's Oldest Cave Art Found—Made by Neanderthals?

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Protractor

The protractor
Using a protractor to measure angles
Using a protractor to draw angles

Daisy Designs

Daisy Designs

Learn how to create the daisy designs shown on page 11 of Discovering Geometry. These JavaSketches will help you better understand how to use a compass or geometry software to make your own daisy designs.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

String Art 2

String Art 1

Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale

Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) The scale is a ten item Likert scale with items answered on a four point scale - from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The original sample for which the scale was developed consisted of 5,024 High School Juniors and Seniors from 10 randomly selected schools in New York State.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

From Cosmic History to Human History: The Cave at Lascaux

Lascaux Cave

Chauvet Cave

Lascaux is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are

Science: DNA Evidence

Human Skin Color Variation

This information has enabled scientists to develop intriguing hypotheses about when dispersals took place to different regions of the world. These hypotheses can be tested with further studies of genetics and fossils.

Science: Carbon Dating

Shroud of Christ?

In 1988, an international team of scientific experts performed radiocarbon dating on snippets of the Shroud of Turin.

Health: Unit 1 - Self-Esteem