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Giant mirrors have been positioned on top of a hill in Norway to shine light into the dark valley town of Rjukan. The sides of the valley are so steep and the mountain so high that the town of Rjukan was in shadow for almost half the year until the new invention was added. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that follows the path of the sun, adjusting to the best angle to catch the rays and reflect them onto the town centre. Report by Sarah…
The #GlobalProblemSolvers have a working model of an emergency classroom kit. Now they must get the product in the hands of their target market. Between roads being difficult to travel, reduced resources, and the cost of the kits, the team learns once again how understanding the community they hope to serve helps them figure out strategies to overcome their problems.
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The #GlobalProblemSolvers now must test their emergency classroom kit with a class. For a short time, the portable classroom appears to be a success, but the team has overlooked two critical pieces of information. Watch along to discover how the team is able to find a solution to these problems and how testing and retesting has made a good solution even better.
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The #GlobalProblemSolvers continue to gather data to measure the effectiveness of their emergency classroom kits. Ivy helps spread the word through her Internet reporting and the team receives another major marketing. As the team sets off for its next adventure, Ivy joins the Global Problem Solvers. Her ability to foresee problems will provide another valuable superpower sure to help other people in need.
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Putri interviews real-life Global Problem Solvers for her show, The Putri Files. In this episode, social entrepreneur Katherine Clayton of Omnivis reveals her smartphone water testing device.
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Global Problem Solvers: The Series (GPS: The Series) is a free animated program that introduces middle school students to complex problem solving through critical thinking, social…
Time lapse sequence shot using Pentax K110D and Harbortronics DigiSnap 2100 set to take a frame each 29 minutes 45 seconds. The time lapse spans 10 days. Two 90 watt compact floresecent lights where used for both the camera shooting light and the grow lights. The lights were on for 24 hours. Check out the interesting mold growing on the kernels, it did not seem to bother the corn. Amazing how fast the corn grew - for scale, the pot in the last part of the video is 5 inch. Music by Tony Rice…
Guitar String Vibration photographed in high speed and then presented in slow motion video. It means high detail. You can see the things in a time space that you don't have in your everyday life. Please visit: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga/high_speed_video/ for more.
It took over 30 years to create the perfect apple. Find out how scientists designed the Honeycrisp to be the best.
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Historic population and cropland data illustrate the relationship between the spread of human civilization and agriculture in North America between 10,000 BCE and 2000 CE.
Data Sources: Gridded Population Data: Total, Urban and Rural Counts, Densities and Areas 10,000 B.C. – 2005 A.D.: Klein Goldewijk et al. (2010), Klein Goldewijk et al. (2011); Gridded Cropland and Pasture Land Use Data: 10,000 B.C. – 2005 A.D.: Klein Goldewijk et al. (2010), Klein Goldewijk et al (2011)
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‘Herd immunity’ or 'herd protection' gives protection to vulnerable people such as newborn babies, elderly people and those who are too sick to be vaccinated. This animation explains how it works. For more information, see http://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/herd-immunity
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