South Metro News Roundup

'Voice' Star Nicholas David Rocks Hometown Crowd

In other news from around the South Metro region, Saks Fifth Avenue will anchor Eagan outlet mall, and Emerson may bring 500 new jobs to Shakopee.

  You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the top recent news stories from across the region. Here's a look at the past week's stories, which first appeared on this site or those of our neighbors, that may interest you or have an impact on your life. To read the full stories, click on the headline links.   One Killed, Three Injured in Accident on Highway 77 The Minnesota State Patrol says a 26-year-old Farmington resident was killed and three others injured. Baby Mix-up has Apple Valley Mom Seeing Red Abbott Northwestern has launched an internal inquiry after it was discovered that a woman in their care had been given the wrong bundle of joy to breastfeed.   Burnsville Named to Business Insider…

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Innovative Sibley Physics Teacher's Video Used in TED Initiative

The process of animating Sibley teacher Peter Bohacek's video on the physics principle of work took almost a year.

A video made by Henry Sibley teacher Peter Bohacek that uses a grandfather clock to demonstrate the physics principles of work and power was recently chosen by the non-profit TED-Ed to be professionally animated for other teachers to use in classroom lesson plans. It’s one of only 149 such videos produced by TED, the group famous for its 18-minute Big Picture lectures, and so far 20 teachers from around the country have made lesson plans from Bohacek’s video. It’s not Bohacek’s first foray into using videos in the classroom. The former electrical engineer has partnered with Carleton College and University of Wisconsin-River Falls on a series of what he calls Direct Measurement Videos. The videos each show a creative take on a “classic …

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