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.
Languages: English
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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.
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Sound
Learn all about sound. What is sound? Hoes does sound move? What are the characteristics of sound waves? How do we perceive sound? What is echolocation? 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. Written by an educator and curriculum writer.
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Earth and Our Solar System
Learn all about Earth and our solar system. What is the Milky Way? What comprises our solar system? What role does gravity play in our solar system and Milky Way Galaxy? What are the characteristics of the inner and outer planets? 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. Written by an educator and curriculum writer.
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The Hotel Problem / Another Hotel Problem
The Hotel Problem
The Addison Hotel
Bellhops Peg and Cat help famous guests find their rooms in the luxurious Addison Hotel.- Primary Content: Addition equations to six
- Secondary Content: Ordinal numbers
Another Hotel Problem
The Addison Hotel
It’s a crazy night at the Addison Hotel! The clowns are sleepwalking, the pirates are flooding the hallway, and bellhops Peg and Cat are covered with chickens.- Primary Content: Ordinal numbers
- Secondary Content: Addition equations to 6
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The Big Dig Problem / The Crayon Problem
The Big Dig Problem
Peg’s Yard
The Pirates are digging up Peg’s neighborhood,all because of a treasure map that has a strange purple splotch.- Primary Content: Fractions – measurement, interpreting maps
- Secondary Content: Counting by 5s to 20
The Crayon Problem
Graph Paper Background
When Peg and Cat find themselves without a background, they take out crayons and create their own world.- Primary Content: 2D shape attributes
- Secondary Content: Counting on by twos
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The Truth About Teenage Suicide
In 2005 Chantal Thomas died by suicide at the age of 18. The Truth About Teenage Suicide shows the gripping true story of how her life gets completely turned upside down because of her inability to get the support she needed to overcome a number of the leading risk factors of suicide among teens. Fueled by sexual abuse, bullying, mental illness and substance abuse, in addition to being unsure if she’d be accepted because of her sexuality – Chantal’s life takes a downward spiral throughout high school until eventually losing hope.
The story is creatively created with video footage, photos, artwork and poetry left behind by Chantal, along with interviews with people were closest to her. It will resonate with students as it speaks to them directly about what issues they are facing in Grades 8 to 12.
Producer and older brother James Thomas gives viewers a valuable in-depth look at the lessons from Chantal’s life and death, how it impacted the people around her and how it all could have been prevented.
The DVD contains a CD Soundtrack as well as 2 shorter (30 minutes each) versions of the full documentary.
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The Funky Seventies Problem / The Umbrella Problem
The Umbrella Problem
The Park
Peg and Cat search for their umbrellas, which they need for measuring puddle depth and singing in the rain!- Primary Content: 2D shapes, octagons, triangles
- Secondary Content: Measuring depth
The Funky Seventies Problem
Woodstock
Peg’s grandparents love groovy 60s tunes, but their pet goats only want 70s funk! Can Peg save the family?- Primary Content: Counting, comparing 10s
- Secondary Content: Ordinal numbers
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The Pentagirls Problem / The Tree Problem of National Importance
The Pentagirls Problem
Recording Studio
The Pentagirls get to record with the famous Worm. But this really big break starts to break up the band!- Primary Content: Flat shapes
- Secondary Content: Pie charts
The Tree Problem of National Importance
Washington, D.C
Peg and Cat must save the nation from humiliation when the Vice President is stuck atop a monument that’s 170 feet – or meters?! – tall.- Primary Content: Feet / meters
- Secondary Content: Height / length