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Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)

  • Ariel Kwan

    Eleven-year-old piano & violin virtuoso, Ariel Kwan, plays for the conference attendees.

  • Lewis MacKenzie

    Major General Lewis MacKenzie, a UN peacekeeper, shares his views about the Canadian military.

  • Robert Bateman

    Artist and naturalist Robert Bateman advocates for the preservation of our natural heritage.

  • Is Richler Canadian Content? / Why Richler Matters?

    Is Richler Canadian Content? – Today we can only imagine what wonderful acerbic comment Mordecai Richler would have had to say about the question before this distinguished panel “Is Richler Canadian Content? Delve into, and discuss this topic about the controversial author. Why Richler Matters? – This series has tried to study Mordecai Richler from as many perspectives as possible, watch and listen to the following speakers offer there point of view on why Richler matters.

  • ideaCity04

    In its brief history the annual ideaCity Conference has become a celebrated venue where interesting people say important things about the world. ideaCity04, held in June 2004 in Toronto, once again brought together some of the most fascinating and influential personalities of our time, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Anita Kunz, Robert Bateman and Lewis MacKenzie. This 18-part series offers thought-provoking ideas and memorable performances, from the 2004 conference, all on 4 DVDs.

  • ideaCity05

    In its brief history the annual ideaCity Conference has become a celebrated venue where interesting people say important things about the world. ideaCity05, held in June 2005 in Toronto, once again brought together some of the most fascinating and influential personalities of our time, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Craig and Marc Kielburger, Gord Downie and Veronica Tennant. This DVD series offers thought-provoking ideas and memorable performances, from the 2005 conference, all on 5 DVDs.

  • Life’s Three Great Branches: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya

    Modules: Self-Replicating Molecules Evolve, The Archaeans, Earth’s First Inhabitants, The Rise of Bacteria, Photosynthesis and Oxygen, Eucarya, the Domain of Nucleated Cells Gets Its Start, The Evolution of Mitochondria, The Domains of Life.

  • The Eukaryotic Cell Evolves

    Modules: Motor Proteins Get Cells Moving, Mitosis assures Genetic Continuity, Plastids Evolve Through Endosymbiosis, The Red, Brown and Green Lines of the Photosynthetic, Life Branch Out, The Invention of Sex, The Origins of Multicellular Ogranisms, Conclusion.

  • The Biology of Lakes, Ponds, Streams, and Wetlands

    This program introduces students to organisms that live in weedy shallows, open water, bottom debris, stream habitats and wetland habitats. The observations include the classical organisms studied in biology. Download free guide from our website.

  • The Biology of Seashores

    The Biology of Seashores modular approach makes it ideal for teaching concepts of life science and ecology by focusing on intertidal ecology and the diversity of life found at the seashore. The program can be used as an introduction or review of a general unit on ecology, animal biology, or marine studies, or a unit that concentrates on seashore studies. Download free guide from our website.