Energy is all around you. Learn about the many different types of energy and how energy can change form. Vivid examples illustrate how potential energy and kinetic energy are defined, and how one form of energy can change into another. Discover that energy never goes away and that it can only be transferred from one form into another. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) What is energy? (3) Work (4) Forms of energy (5) Potential and kinetic energy (6) Review.
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Plant Parts and Their Uses
Roots, stems, leaves, fruit, and seeds – plants have all the parts they need! Learn about each part of a plant and its purpose. Animations help students visualize important concepts like photosynthesis and water moving into roots and stems. On-screen children ask important questions, correct common misconceptions, and identify the parts of plants that we eat. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Intro and Song (2) Roots (3) Stem (4) Leaves (5) Flowers (6) Seed (7) Edible plant parts (8) Review (9) Music with Lyrics.
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Getting to Know Gravity
Students learn about gravity. First stop – Earth – to discover how gravity affects people and things on this planet. Next stop – outer space – to learn how gravity affects other planets. This learning journey demonstrates the effects of mass on gravity and the difference between mass and weight in a way that is easy to understand and fun to watch. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Plant Habitats Around the World
Students discover a wide variety of plants and the environments in which they live – desertt, tundra, forests, mountains, etc. They will investigate and understand that plants have life needs (food, air, water, light, and a place to grow) and see how they fulfill these needs in these different climates. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Plant Lifecycles
With the help of a friendly scarecrow, students identify the basic needs of plants. They learn how seeds grow into plants and that the plant goes through changes called a lifecycle. They witness each step as seeds germinate and grow into flowering plants which produce seeds that eventually germinate and grow again. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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The Importance of Plants
Students see and learn how plants are the basis of food chains and how they are capable of making their own food. Shows different species of plants and identifies how different plants are used for food, oxygen, clothing, and building materials. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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A Closer Look at the Sun and Stars
When you look at the stars what do you see? It’s time to separate fact from fiction as we discover why stars light the sky; learn about constellations, amazing facts about Polaris and why stars appear to move with the seasons. Then we take a look at our own sun to discuss energy, sunspots, seasons, the greenhouse effect and even photosynthesis. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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The Magic of Magnetism
Why does a magnet stick to metal objects but not plastic? How can it pick up metal shavings but not wood chips? With the help of a magician, students learn all about magnetism. They discover what a magnet is, the properties of magnets, magnetic fields, and the types of objects that are attracted to magnets. Children learn what magnets are used for and in which simple machines they are found. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) What is a magnet? (3) Poles (4) Atoms (5) The earth is a magnet (6) Magnets push and pull (7) Kinds of magnets and uses of magnets (8) Review.
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How Things Move
Roll, slide, bounce, and spin! Discover many different ways objects can move. Give your students a preliminary lesson in physical science with this fun program designed to get children thinking about pushes and pulls. Students enjoy learning about position, movement, and the forces used to make objects move. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Properties of Matter, Part 1
Come join us in the “matter kitchen” as we learn that our entire world is made of matter, including things we don’t see, like the air we breathe. We learn to use our five senses to identify the properties of an object – size, weight, shape, color, and temperature. Students identify some of the tools used to measure the properties of matter. Finally, we learn that matter has mass and takes up space and that it can exist in different states – solids, liquids, or gases. DVD features include interactive quiz, slide show, video “clips” aligned to standards, on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Five Senses (3) Identifying Properties of matter (4) Matter Can (5) Matter Analyzer (6) Matter has mass (7) Matter takes up space (8) Solids, liquids, and gases (9) Review.