With the help of Luke Warm, a weatherman on the water channel, two young baseball players come to understand why the big game might be rained out as they are introduced to the key elements that make up and affect the water cycle. They discover the process by which the Earth’s water supply has been recycled over millions of years, centering on three stages: evaporation, condensation and precipitation. They follow the trail that water takes after it falls from the sky and passes through each of these three stages. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
Grade levels: Upper Elementary (4-6)
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Rocks: The Solid Earth Materials #2
Travel deep inside the Earth to discover how rocks and minerals are formed, to learn about the three types of rock, and to understand how rocks change over time through weathering and erosion. See the entire rock cycle and learn how geologists determine the properties of rocks. Learn about the structure and composition of minerals. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Introduction to geology (3) Rocks (4) Minerals (5) Gemstones (6) Rock formation (7) Weathering and erosion (8) The rock cycle (9) Review and Conclusion.
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Desert Habitats
Take a video field trip to some of the driest regions of the Earth to learn how different plants and animals adapt to little rainfall and extremes in temperature. Discover how different animals find food, water, and shelter. See the characteristics that allow desert life to thrive. Discover how rainfall and differences in temperature between day and night affect life in the desert. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) What is a habitat? (2) What is a desert? (3) Extreme temperatures (4) Plants survive in the desert (5) Precipitation (6) Animals survive in the desert (7) High desert (8) Sandy desert (9) Valley desert (10) Review and Conclusion.
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Habitats and Biomes
This program is rich with visual definitions that make terms like ecosystems, biomes, habitats, and populations real to students. They’ll explore the six major biomes, and discover how plants and animals survive, adapt, and live together in their habitats.
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A Closer Look at Earth
From above and below the surface, students take a closer look at what makes the third planet from the sun so special. They learn to read clues to earth’s history in eras, plates, and core structures. They witness the forces that constantly change the surface features, like weathering, erosion and volcanic activity, and they see what our planet is made of. Spectacular NASA footage and lively animation will pique students’ curiosity. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Mammals #1
Introduce students to mammals and the things that make them different from other groups of animals. Discover the different parts of mammals such as backbones, fur or hair, claws, teeth, and horns, and see how these special body parts help them survive in their habitats. (1) Introduction (2) Mammals feed their babies mother’s milk (3) Mammals give birth to their young (4) Mammals are warm blooded (5) Mammal coverings (6) bats (7) senses (8) breathing (99) End (10) Food (11) Mammals on the move (12) Review (13) Credit
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Animal Adaptations
Welcome to Camp Wilderness! Join Counselor Tom and the campers of Team Five as they travel through the animal kingdom and learn about the adaptations animals have to make in order to live and prosper. This program covers both the physical and behavioral adaptations of animals in regards to getting food, water, oxygen, protection from predators, shelter, and reproduction. Students will learn just how important adaptation is in the survival of all animal species. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Basic Needs (3) Physical and behavioral adaptations (4) Adaptations to get food (5) Adaptations to get water (6) Adaptations to get oxygen (7) Adaptation to climate (8) Adaptation for protection from predators (9) Adaptations for reproduction (10) Symbiosis (11) Review
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The Executive Branch
Students learn how the Constitution established the Executive Branch and provided for the separation of powers and the relationship of the Executive Branch to the Legislative and Judicial Branches of the federal government. The powers granted to the Executive Branch are covered as well as the requirements for holding the office of President. Also, explains how the Presidency has evolved in terms of its influence and exercise of power since the Constitution was ratified.
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The Judicial Branch
The origins of the Judicial Branch and Supreme Court are addressed here, also an examination of the Supreme Court’s power to influence American history and society in profound ways. It shows how the exercise of this power has often been controversial and that the philosophy of the court can change as different justices are appointed and because of the political and social climates of the time. The supreme Court’s influence on other branches of the federal government is also revealed.
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The Legislative Branch
Students learn about the creation and functions of the Legislative Branch. They learn the requirements for becoming a member of Congress, the process by which a bill becomes a law, the structure of the House of Representatives and Senate, the role of committees, Speaker of the House, the Vice President, the powers of Congress and the interaction of the Legislative Branch with other branches of government.