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“You wouldn’t believe On All Hallow Eve What lots of fun we can make, With apples to bob, And nuts on the hob, And a ring-and-thimble cake.” -Carolyn
On the anniversary of photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt's death, LIFE celebrates his life and work with 22 unforgettable pictures.
We need less electro-chatter and more thoughtful, face-to-face conversation
De Twitteraccount @HistoricalPics stuurt elke dag een iconische foto de wereld in die we misschien vergeten waren of mogelijk nog nooit eerder hebben gezien. 100 eigenzinnige beelden uit de wereldgeschiedenis.
A new book and film reveal secrets of the mysterious cult once known as the Great White Brotherhood
Interesting stuff from history's vault.
Last night several of us went the short distance from the Voltaire Foundation to the intimate Simpkins Lee Theatre at Lady Margaret Hall to see Emilie: la marquise Du Châtelet defends her life toni…
If you have kids, you know the many delights and headaches of parenthood. Sometimes the kids might be adorable angels descended from heavens, but more often you'd like to scream on them for being little brats. Everybody knows that screaming and anger doesn't solve any problems, so leaving a passive-aggressive, yet funny message scolding or instructing your dinky devil might be the best solution.
More than 10 hours of sleep and no socks – could this be the secret to thinking like a genius?
The ABF H-LABS Project incorporates and implements the intervention models that were trialed in the ABF School Network within Italian pediatric hospitals, with the aim of giving hospitalized children and students beautiful, curated and welcoming places where they can interact with others.
Questo acceleratore di particelle ha dato vita a qualcosa di molto antico e meraviglioso.
Émilie Du Châtelet wrote several treatises in maths, including the groundwork for Albert Einstein’s E=mc^2 equation.
Barkitecture 📸ctto
In this activity, children are invited to learn more about gravity, engineering and architecture in a fun and hands-on way. I'm not generally one to take pictures of buildings. Sure, I admire certain made-made structures but I've never felt compelled to take multiple pictures of non-historic buildings. Until I went to Dubai, that is. When I asked my family living in Dubai, "Why should families visit Dubai?" and one of the answers on the list was, "Architecture (Dubai has a mix of both Arabic and modern contemporary buildings which creates a unique and interesting landscape)," they weren't wrong. Out of the desert pops this quite amazing spectacle. I had never seen buildings like them. They appeared to rise out of the ground, often so tall that they looked like they were on a lean (perhaps some were?). A new shape and design around every corner. Everywhere that we drove I found myself constantly going, "Wow, look at that one!", "Woah! Check that out." and scrambling to take a photo before we drove on. You can see some great views of Dubai from the air in my earlier post. When I got home, my kids thought the buildings looked fabulous. Going through photos together brought up all sorts of questions and discussions. Opportunities for learning. How do they make the buildings stay up? Why don't they fall over? How do they get them so high? How did they make it that shape? The Burj Khalifa. The tallest building in the world. Building challenge for kids. To help us find some of the answers to the questions, I set out a classic and simple construction activity with just two types of materials, toothpicks and mini-marshmallows. We chatted about how being an architect means that you design, plan and oversee the construction of buildings. It is a very important job that requires a lot of study in order to be able to do it properly. Architecture is both an art and a science. It is the job of an architect to use their creativity to design something that looks a certain way and performs certain functions, as well as knowledge of scientific principles and mathematical expertise, to ensure that the structure stays up! Engineers are also very important in the construction of buildings. They use maths and science to come up with solutions to problems that might arise with the construction of a building. They often need to overcome problems with new solutions that have never been done before, to help realise the dreams of the architect and client. They also need to be able to think creatively. These days a great amount of technology is used in the design and construction of buildings. Here, we were getting back to basics and testing out simple structures. Seeing if we could work against gravity (that force that is always pulling things back to earth), and engineer a building that would stay standing without any assistance other than the arrangement of mini-marshmallows and toothpicks. Relishing in the beauty of a structure and in symmetry that often occurs in buildings. Discussing plans. Using photos for inspiration and to lead discussion. "I think you should make this one" Testing ideas. Problem solving. Whilst younger children (my son had recently turned 3 here) might not be capable of building free-standing structures, this is great for their fine-motor skills and for testing and experimenting. Sorting and counting. Playing allows for unplanned learning to occur naturally. Children learn naturally about 3-dimensional shapes and some of their uses whilst building in this way. Engineering some support beams to prevent the structure from falling. Handy Tips: To extend this activity children could be challenged to: First play the architect and draftsman role in the construction of a building by drawing up plans. See how high they can get a single structure to stand unassisted Test their construction against certain natural phenomenon. Can it survive winds (a fan) or an earthquake (shaking the table)? Build a structure entirely of cubes - To simplify this activity, younger children might find using larger, stronger materials easier for their developing fine-motor skills. Try regular sized marshmallows and paddle-pop sticks instead and let them experiment with sticking them together and seeing how gravity works. - Instead of marshmallows to hold the construction together you could use gum-drops or blu-tack. Instead of the toothpicks you could try straws or sticks. Here we tried building with cotton-buds and playdough with similar results. There are plenty of different combinations of materials that you could try. Happy playing, Debs :) Look where else we are. Are you following along? :) New Here? Subscribe to get all activities sent directly to you Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Our species spread across the world from its African heartland about 60,000 years ago – but 3000 years ago, some humans went back to the homeland
Nie bez powodu nazwisko "Einstein" stało się synonimem słowa geniusz. Albert Einstein był jednym z najwspanialszych umysłów XX wieku, który wniósł do nauki bezcenną wiedzę.
Carrying capacity activity that uses graphs and charts to explore what carrying capacity is and how it might change over time.
RFE/RL has more than 700 full-time journalists and 1,300 freelancers reporting the news in 27 languages in 23 countries. We operate where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established and provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate.
Jane Goodall, Julia Child, Pablo Neruda, Marie Curie, E.E. Cummings, Albert Einstein, Ella Fitzgerald, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Frida Kahlo, and more.
El científico ruso Konstantin Korotkov logró tomar una fotografía bioelectrográfica de la energía de un humano dejando su cuerpo en el momento de la muerte.
These amazing historical photos shed light on some rarely-seen events of the past.
FAMOUS GERMAN AMERICANS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE They were perhaps born in Germany, had German parents, grandparents or even great-great-great grandparents, and maybe at sometime their names had...
These are Piktochart’s top 10 of the most creative, innovative, and just outright awesome infographics created in 2015.
It's the 100th anniversary of Einstein's general theory of relativity, and a new book reveals little-known pictures of the great physicist.
Explore Real Distan's 32088 photos on Flickr!
Enjoy these 57 funny grammar and punctuation memes that highlight some funny instances of bad grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
by Gregg Prescott, M.S. Founder, Webmaster, & Editor, In5D.com What would you do if you could change your immediate reality into something even better, RIGHT NOW? Every day, your thoughts and intentions are creating your reality, so why not make it something amazing? Any reputable scientific experiment should be replicable under similar conditions. When Dr. […]
The world has changed, so should our citations.
Das moderne Dasein ist so sehr Zwecken und Zielen untergeordnet, dass daraus leicht ein Zwangskorsett wird. Der allgemeinen Hektik liegt die Angst zugrunde, das Leben zu verpassen. Doch gerade dadurch werden wir zu Gefangenen unserer selbst.
Two scholars argue that historians of philosophy should acknowledge the influence of long-neglected female voices.
Awesome Inventions by Awesome Indians!
