http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 04:55:42 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 04:55:42 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=633448 This is an instructional resource for students in upper elementary and middle school that covers the South and West regions of the U.S. Students can go through this lesson on their own and take assessments that cover each region. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=605277 This is a power point about what caused the destruction of the Aral Sea, and many of the proposed changes. It has a link to video, slides with voiceover, and various multiple choice questions mixed in. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=604923 This Stand Alone Instructional Response Unit teaches participants about the period of European Exploration from 1450-1700. The lesson is intended for 5th grade students and is aligned with the content expections from the state of Michigan. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=556072 Sustainability Seminar delivered on February 16, 2011 by UC Riverside Professor Linda Fernandez "Transboundary Environmental Policy and Institutions along International Borders.״ The seminar analyzes the past, present and future management for pollutant reduction along international borders. Attention towards transboundary waters is necessary as environmental problems have increased in prevalence around the world as the shared waterways straddling boundaries are vulnerable and not infinitely bountiful and resilient. Transboundary settings offer interdependencies, opportunities and challenges to match management on the same scale as the natural physical connectedness of water flow across borders. This seminar investigates the interaction between sovereign countries in North America over shared waterways in the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders. These countries present insightful steps for addressing polluted water at a time when the United Nations has designated 2010, Clean Water for a Healthy World where 2.2 million people die of contaminated water per year (United Nations, 2010). Asymmetry between the countries in terms of costs, damages, and emissions influences the incentives to solve the environmental pollution problem in a sustainable way. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=438109 Shows DUI and Public Intoxication cases in Pleasanton over a 2 week period. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436326 This bilingual (Spanish - English) photostory is part of a unit on Andean Textiles I have posted here on MERLOT. This particular photostory deals with the topic, "Diseños y manufactura de los diseños andinos" (Design and manufacture of the Andean designs). It is about 11 minutes long and is suitable for all levels of Spanish instruction, depending on how deep the instructor wishes to go with discussion and vocabulary.See accompanying "lesson websites" document for lesson plan ideas. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436333 This bilingual (Spanish - English) photostory is part of a unit on Andean Textiles I have posted here on MERLOT. This particular photostory deals with the theme, "Uso de textiles andinos" (Use of Andean textiles). It is about 8 1/2 minutes long and is suitable for all levels of Spanish instruction, depending on how deep the instructor wishes to go with discussion and vocabulary. See accompanying "lesson websites" document for lesson plan ideas. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436346 This 10 1/2 minute Spanish-language video chronicles the entire traditional textile-making process in the Andean village of Chinchero: the washing of the wool, the spinning, the dye-making, the dyeing process, and the weaving. It is suitable for advanced Spanish instruction, due to its monolingual nature. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436377 This video consists of a 38 minute long Spanish-language presentation about life on the Floating Uros Islands. It is part of the unit on "Las Islas Uros" that I've posted here.Note that this resource is probably best for advanced Spanish students. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436382 This 14-minute-long video interview with a woman resident of the Uros Islands is a part of the unit on ״Las Islas Uros״ that I've posted here. She speaks about her life and her culture in the video.This video is completely in Spanish, so it would be best for advanced Spanish students.