http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 21:31:25 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 21:31:25 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=756569 This project was developed to teach elementary students about Natural Disasters. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=744581 Many educational concepts are easier to understand when illustrated with vivid examples. This film explores methods for creating illustrations for educational presentations, videos, and printed materials. From the 2013 Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference at Kansas State University. Mitch Ricketts. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=731180 A brief 2 minute + video clip from YouTube documenting one of the many, well-known visual cliff experiments with several infants and mothers. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=718373 'The science of DNA testing can now establish with near certainty who did or didn't commit a crime. Why, then, do inmates remain in prison despite DNA evidence which exonerates them?״The Case for Innocence" explores this question, profiling four compelling cases where DNA evidence has been ignored, discounted, or kept secret.One case is that of prisoner Clyde Charles. For eighteen years he proclaimed his innocence in a Louisiana rape case. But for nearly a decade, state and federal officials blocked his appeals for a DNA test. The efforts of lawyer Barry Scheck and the Innocence Project, coupled with FRONTLINE's media attention, finally pressured authorities to allow the test. It came back negative, and in December 1999 Charles was freed.״It was surprising to me to learn that prisoners--some on death row--have great difficulty convincing the state to release new evidence which can prove their innocence," says FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel. ״But I was stunned to find that in cases where DNA tests are conducted, and the results clearly support claims of innocence, the tests are often ignored, and these individuals remain imprisoned.״Barry Scheck and the Innocence Project have successfully exonerated more than thirty-five prisoners using DNA testing. But, DNA exclusion does not necessarily lead to freedom. The case of Roy Criner is an example.Arrested in 1985 and charged with the rape and murder of a sixteen-year-old Texas girl, Criner was convicted and sentenced to 99 years. In 1996, he submitted to a DNA test based on advances in DNA testing. The tests came back negative, proving it was not Criner's DNA. Dissatisfied by the results, the state decided to do its own test, which also came back negative.To nearly everyone's surprise, however, the District Attorney dismissed the tests and opposed a new trial. (see video excerpt about this decision.)And the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals supported him. Justice Sharon Keller wrote for the majority, arguing that just because the recovered DNA belonged to someone other than Criner, it did not demonstrate his innocence. She reasoned that the negative result was of little consequence. "It just doesn't mean that he didn't have sex with her.״Innocence Project co-founder Peter Neufeld says this is not a new theory. "In almost all our cases, the prosecution's theory of the case was that one person seized the woman, raped her, and then left her. Once we get the DNA exclusion, a whole range of new prosecution theories emerge.״Neufeld is one of several defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges interviewed about why not everyone in the legal system wants to examine cases of innocent people wrongfully convicted and why the system resists conceding errors and correcting mistakes.' http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=694439 This is a TED video that lasts less than 15 minutes. 'Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically “teenage” behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain.'Rocked internally with hormones, outwardly with social pressures, you sometimes wondered what was going on in your head. So does Sarah-Jayne Blakemore. And what she and others in her field are finding is: The adolescent brain really is different.New brain imaging research and clever experiments are revealing how the cortex develops -- the executive part of the brain that handles things like planning, self-awareness, analysis of consequences and behavioral choices. It turns out that these regions develop more slowly during adolescence, and in fascinating ways that relate to risk-taking, peer pressure and learning.Which leads to a bigger question: How can we better target education to speak to teenagers' growing, changing brains?' http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=690005 This is a series of 100 podcasts.'Featuring Slate's Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, the Gabfest aims to recreate the kind of informal and irreverent discussions Washington journalists have after hours over drinks. You can join the discussion on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/gabfest.'According to one user, 'I have been listening to podcasts for about six months now and this is my first review. I feel compelled to post a review due to its excellence. I am a political junkie and listen to many different podcasts from the various news outlets and find this to be one of the best and one that I cannot miss. I must warn you that the show is to the left of center but is done in an informative and entertaining manner.' http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=683292 ״Know Your Government" is a PowerPoint presentation that can be used with a flip classroom covering The Three Branches of the Government, The roles Third graders have in their communities and their classroom. This presentation requires internet access when playing the game "Branches of Government Game" (http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htm} http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=683352 This is a StAIR project that allows students to learn about the 18th amendment (Prohibition) while being engaged in the activity. The material on the StAIR discussing the reasons for prohibition beginning, change in U.S. society as a result of prohibition, rise of organized crime, rise in corruption and finally why the U.S. chose to pass the 21st amendment and repeal prohibition. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=679932 פרופ' אהרון מאיר מהמחלקה ללימודי ארץ ישראל מסביר: לאחר גילויים של הממצאים הארכיאולוגיים הם עוברים ניתוח ממושך, במהלכו החוקרים מנסים ללמוד מהם כמה שיותר. הסרטון הקצר מציג חלק מהשלבים המתבצעים בשלב הזה של התהליך: שיקום כלי חרס, ניתוח שרידים ביולוגיים וכו'. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=679954 פרופ' אהרון מאיר מהמחלקה ללימודי ארץ ישראל מסביר בסרטון קצר על מקדשים גדולים וממצאים ארכיאולוגיים נוספים, המספקים לנו ראיות רבות, הקשורות להיבטים הקטנים ביותר של מנהגי דת ופולחן.