Topics Covered: Physiology and Homeostasis, Nervous System, Endocrine System, Digestive System, Excretory System, Musculoskeletal System, The Immune System
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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Module 7: Ecology
Topics Covered: Diversity of Organisms, Population Ecology, Communities and Ecosystems and Global Issues
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Cooking Techniques
Do you know how to chop, dice and grate? How do you enhance the flavour of a dish simply by steaming, frying or grilling, and which method is best? What is rubbing in, creaming, melting in and whisking? How do you work with pastry successfully and what is the easiest way to separate eggs? In this fun and fast-paced ‘Jamie Oliver’ style program, demonstrations of twelve of the most common cooking techniques will help anyone to learn the basic techniques of food preparation and cooking. With the basic skills in hand, viewers will be inspired to create their own mouth-watering sensations.
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Teaching the Life of Music
Teaching the Life of Music follows El Sistema, a tremendously successful music organization that has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children from violent and impoverished environments by giving them healthy lives, driven with passion and discipline, through music education. El Sistema’s mission is to promote the collective practice of music through symphony orchestras and choruses; their powerful model has influenced other programs like it in Ottawa and Toronto, and cities around the world. It has proven to positively impact not only the children it reaches, but also their communities.
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Let’s Talk About It
Director Deepa Mehta captures faces and voices of domestic violence in the documentary “Let’s Talk About It” by bringing for the first time intimate conversations between parents and children. Deepa Metha sums says: “Children are our greatest teachers and I hope this film helps to fuel meaningful action and commitment to stop the cycle of family abuse and give voice to every child and parent living in the unspoken despair of an abusive home.”
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Teaching Systems: Biology (2011) Superpack
Biology is the study of life. So, we’re going to study life – from the smallest atom to the largest elephant. You’ll uncover the mysteries of DNA and crack the genetic codes inside of each and every one of us. Find out how your body is a workhorse and never stops and how it got started. This series will have your students buzzing about Biology!
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Module 1: Molecules and Cells
Topics Covered: Intro to Biology,The Chemistry of Life, Macro molecules, Cells, Transport across membranes and Cellular Energetics
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8: The Savvy Eater
This program begins with some practical tips for being an informed and savvy consumer in the old grocery store. Then the Standard Deviants delve into the harrowing world of food safety. Finally we close with some lasting tips for making healthy choices a part of your daily life.
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Dolphin Boy
Morad – a teenager from an Arab village in the north of Israel – disconnects himself from humans following a violent attack that he experienced. As a last resort before hospitalization in a mental institution, he is taken by his devoted father to be treated with dolphins in Eilat. Morad starts speaking again after months of silence, but he erases his past and refuses to go home to his awaiting mother. This documentary about the devastating havoc that human violence can wreak upon the human soul, and about the healing powers of nature and of love, was filmed over the course of four years.
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5: Preventing Nutritional Disorder
Nutritional disorders are diseases that are related to a person’s state of nutritional health. They are a growing and deadly problem in the United States and around the world. But get this, they are preventable. This program covers the ins and outs of disorders and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.