This BLOSSOMS Learning Video Repository is just beginning to grow and flower! It is hoped that by December 2009, there will be at least 45 learning videos listed here -- covering topics in mathematics, physics, biology and chemistry and created by educators in Jordan, Pakistan and the United States. These BLOSSOMS learning videos are licensed under the Creative Commons 3.0 license.

A Note to Teachers: The final segment of each BLOSSOMS video module is a one-on-one conversation between the “video guest lecturer” and a teacher who may choose to use the video in his/her classroom. In this Teacher Guide segment, the module creator discusses the learning objectives of the lesson and shares ideas on ways to conduct in-class activities between video segments that will engage students in the module topic.

Are Random Triangles Acute or Obtuse? Professor Gilbert Strang Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

Fabulous Fractals and Difference Equations Laura Zager Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA U.S.A

Flaws of Averages Daniel Livengood Rhonda Jordan Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

Flu Math Games Richard C. Larson, MIT Sahar Hashmi, MIT Mai Perches, Wellesley College

Probability Theory Mohammad Z. Raqab Department of Mathematics University of Jordan Amman 11942 Jordan

Taking Walks, Delivering Mail: An Introduction to Graph Theory Karima Nigmatulina Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA U.S.A

The Art of Approximation in Science and Engineering: How to Whip Out Answers Quickly Stephen M. Hou Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

The Broken Stick Experiment: Triangles, Random Numbers and Probability Professor Richard Larson Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA U.S.A

The Juice Seller’s Problem Ghada Sulaiman Abdullah Marmash Math teacher King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence Irbid , Jordan

The Pythagorean Theorem: Application and Proof Prof. Kamel Al-Khaled and Dr Ameen Alawneh Department of Mathematics & Statistics Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST) Irbid – Jordan

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Building Cryptosystems Daniel J. Sturtevant Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

The Mathematics of Cryptography Muhammad Aurangzeb Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) Lahore, Pakistan

Things Are Never Quite the Way They Seem Nawwaf Abu-Aqeel Mathematics Teacher The Ahliyyah School for Girls Amman, Jordan

Using Geometry to Design Simple Machines Associate Professor Dan Frey Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA U.S.A

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Fingerprinting Gravity Bashar Lahlouh Department of Physics University of Jordan Amman, Jordan

Galaxies and Dark Matter Peter Fisher Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

Ice Skater’s Delight: The Conservation of Angular Momentum Walter H.G. Lewin Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

Physics of Donkey Carts Naveed A. Malik Rector Pakistan Virtual University Lahore, Pakistan

Plasma: the Fourth State of Matter Amaal Jalal AL- Hammoury Physics Teacher, Al-Medmar High School Al Baqaa, Jordan

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Biotechnology: Can It Help in Making the Desert Green? Ziad W. Jaradat, PhD Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid 22110 Jordan

Classifying Animals by Appearance Versus DNA Sequence Megan E. Rokop Educational Outreach Program Director Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

Discovering Medicines, Using Robots and Computers Anne Carpenter Imaging Platform Director Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT Cambridge, MA 02142 USA

Methods for Protein Purification Natalie Kuldell, PhD Department of Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

Roots, Shoots, and Wood Kathleen M. Vandiver Community Outreach and Education Director Center for Environmental Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA

The Genetic Basis of Inheritance and Variation Amjad Mahasneh Department of Biology Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan

Wind and Sand Khalaf abdel Azez and Borhan Al Biss Physical Science Department Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan

Yeasts, Molds and Mushrooms Basem Jaber Department of Biology The University of Jordan Amman, Jordan

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How Much Small Is Small? Fadwa Odeh Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry Department of Chemistry The University of Jordan Amman 11942 Jordan

Sustainable Energy: Can Water be the Future Fuel? Ahmad Al-Ajlouni Professor of Inorganic Chemistry Department of Applied Chemical Sciences Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan

Why Are the Sky Blue and the Leaves Green? Dr. Amal Al-Aboudi Organic Chemistry Chemistry Department University of Jordan Amman, Jordan

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