We have updated this popular classic, to feature more of Australia’s unique animals. Extraordinary footage of kangaroos, emus, platypus, wombats, dingoes, crocodiles and the only footage ever taken of the Tasmanian tiger. This video features how animals obtain energy, how animals protect themselves, and survival and extinction of species.
Grade levels: Upper Elementary (4-6)
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Looking for Angles
Georgia and Bevan stumble into an imaginary world ruled by a spider. As mean as can be, the spider captures the kids’ puppy and won’t release him until they have beamed back 12 photos of angles corresponding with those of a clock face. Also discussed is measurement of angles, acute, right angle, obtuse, straight, reflex, angles in the enviornment around us, angle relationship, and measurement of angles larger than 180 degrees.
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Antarctica-Continent of Ice
A look at the coldest place on earth: the survival of its wildlife in the extreme temperatures; various ice forms including glaciers, ice shelf’s and icebergs; the unusual dry valleys and the work of scientists studying the Antarctic.
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Antarctica-Life on Ice
Antarctica – Life on Ice covers the history of exploration and travel, the life lived by expedition members and their methods for coping with the cold, the 5 species of penguins and their movements on land and water, life underwater the animals from tiny to huge, and how the Weddell seals feed underwater.
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The Southeast Region: Environment
The mighty Mississippi leads students into the Southeast region to learn about the variety of natural features in this area. A trip to the Everglades and farther south to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands territory gives students an appreciation for the many resources of this region and the importance of local resources in the economy.
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The Northeast Region: People and Heritage
Travel back to a time when only the Iroquois inhabited the Northeast United States. Discover how Europeans came to inhabit this area and the role the people here played in forming the United States. Learn about immigration and its effect on cities and how people in this region live today.
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The Northeast Region: Environment
From rugged seashores to cranberry bogs, explore the natural resources of the Northeast Region. Learn about the varied climate, the landforms, and the industries that make this region unique.
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Lewis and Clark: Tools of Survival
Students travel with Lewis and Clark and experience how these explorers survived without the tools of civilization? They witness how these adventurers learned to tan hides, make bullets, candles and other necessities needed to survive this epic journey.
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The Southeast Region: People and Heritage
Start in Tennessee and Georgia to learn about Sequoyah and his Cherokee brethren and follow the events of the Southeast region through European discovery, slavery, and the Civil War. Discover how the Civil Rights movement changed this region and how the people who inhabit these states live today.
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The West Region: People and Heritage
Moving between Hawaii, Alaska, and the contiguous West, students understand the varied histories of this region. Learn about the Spanish explorers on the west coast, the Polynesians in Hawaii, and the Inuit of Alaska. Understand how each of these areas became a part of the United States. Discover gold in California and other parts of the West. Witness the construction of the transcontinental railroad that connected this region with the rest of the country.