Education
Friday fun-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sorry about the late post on this one – I got the email ready early last week, and thought I’d posted it here, too… my bad. This being the last Fun Friday before the holidays, I thought I’d try and ... Read More »
Friday funcundity
facundity (n): eloquence. funcundity (n) speaking well on amusing subjects. Here’s this week’s list, sorted: Social Holocaust Education – The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education is a site designed specifically for teachers planning lessons on the Holocaust. With timelines, survivor ... Read More »
Friday Funestral
Fenestral (adj) of, like or pertaining to windows. Funestral (adj) amusement had before heading out a window… okay, that was a stretch. A green and white fog entered my brain this week, and along with the NaNoWriMo finish rapidly approaching, ... Read More »
Friday double funstack
No school last Friday means a double scoopful of links for you this week! Let’s get started! Science: Bird Book – This amazing Flash-based site showcases the work of nature photographer Andrew Zuckerman. These high-speed photographs present the birds without ... Read More »
Friday funviology
fluviology (n): study of watercourses. funviology (n): study of the flow of amusement Science: Cell size – An interactive comparative scale look at common cells and cell parts. A lot like the universe-scale one from Nikon, but on a micro ... Read More »
Friday Funestella
fenestella (n) – recess in church wall for storing communion vessels. funestella (n) – a hole in the internet for storing amusing links. Science: Safety song – Muppets going over chemistry lab rules? Yes, please! These puppets (& guest) show ... Read More »
Friday funtuitism
fortuitism (n): belief in evolution by chance variation. Funtuitism (n): belief in evolution through crazy, funny happenstance. Science: Dumb inventions – Life magazine collects the 30 silliest inventions of the last century.. Ranging from a cigarette umbrella (for when you ... Read More »
Friday Fundango
The dance begins! Science: How many people are in space right now – Just in case you need to know, for some reason. Evolution, animated – This NFB film from the 1970s shows evolutionary progression in a humourous animated style. ... Read More »
Friday funtogenesis
frontogenesis: creation of a weather front by meeting of air currents. Therefore, funtogenesis: creation of fun by meeting of lots of hot air. Onward! Social: China is 60 – It’s weird to think of this ancient country celebrating only 60 ... Read More »
Friday functotum
If a factotum is a lackey, a functotum must be one who enjoys their job immensely! And here we go: Science: Khan Academy – This non-profit has produced over 800 YouTube video tutorials in the maths and sciences. Covering all ... Read More »
Liberal beliefs held conservatively
The middle of this last week was spent in Saskatoon at the UofR’s internship seminar. The seminar itself was nothing to get excited about; fairly routine procedural stuff. In the course of one of the discussions, however, an interesting debate ... Read More »
Link roundup
I started doing these again for the fine folks at school, so I thought I’d post them here, too: Social Studies: Trial By Fire – The state of Texas, in 2004, may have put an innocent man to death for ... Read More »
