This program explores the characteristics of Earth’s four systems: Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere and Atmosphere. Understand how the Earth’s systems interact with each other. Detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
Grade levels: Primary (1-3)
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All About the Moon
Learn all about the Moon. How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth? What causes the Moon to shine? What causes the phases of the Moon? What are the phases of the Moon? What is the Moon’s effect on ocean tides? The answers to all of these questions are covered with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment to reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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All About the Sun
Learn all about the Sun. How far is the Sun from Earth? Why is its distance critical for life? What are the photosphere, chromosphere and corona? What are the radiative and convective zones? The answers to all of these questions are covered with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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All About Energy
Learn all about energy with new, precise, yet easy-to-understand, definitions and explanations. What is the Law of Conservation of Energy? What are potential and kinetic energy? What is work? What are energy transfers? The answers to all of these questions are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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All About Chemical Reactions
Learn all about chemical reactions with new, precise, yet easy-to-understand, definitions and explanations. What is the difference between a physical and chemical change in matter? What are the parts of a chemical reaction? How are chemical bonds affected in chemical reactions? What changes in properties occur as a result of chemical reactions? What changes in energy occur as a result of chemical reactions? What is the Conservation of Matter? The answers to all of these questions are covered in depth with graphics, diagrams and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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All About Photosynthesis
Learn all about photosynthesis with new, precise, yet easy-to-understand, definitions and explanations. What do plants need to make their own food? What is the process through which plants make their own food? And what is produced by plants during photosynthesis? The answers to all of these questions are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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Plate Tectonics
Learn about Pangaea and the continental drift theory. What evidence supports it? What are tectonic plates? What are the differences between convergent, divergent and transform boundaries? Find out, with the help of detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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Human Impact on Earth’s Systems and Global Warming
In this program, discover how human-driven activities have led to changes in animal populations and ecosystems, an increase in air pollution, a depletion of the ozone layer and global climate change. Learn what we can do to reduce the impact on Earth’s systems. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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Understanding Weather and Climate
Understand weather, climate, the greenhouse effect, the role that ocean plays in climate, and the effects of global warming. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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Bacteria
In this program, you will learn all about bacteria. What are the characteristics of bacteria? How are bacteria classified? What is the history of bacteria? How do bacteria reproduce? How is bacteria good and bad for us? How does bacteria help the ecosystem? The answers to all of this are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.