When “Hardware Hal” holds a “Simple and Compound Machines Sale” he demonstrates to his assistants the six simple machines: the lever, wedge, inclined plane, pulley, wheel & axle, and screw. Shows how these machines make work easier by changing force, direction, or distance. Machines in action and computer graphics illustrate the principles of work, effort, force, distance, power, friction, and much more. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
Languages: English
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Getting to Know Energy
Energy is all around you. Learn about the many different types of energy and how energy can change form. Vivid examples illustrate how potential energy and kinetic energy are defined, and how one form of energy can change into another. Discover that energy never goes away and that it can only be transferred from one form into another. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) What is energy? (3) Work (4) Forms of energy (5) Potential and kinetic energy (6) Review.
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Plant Parts and Their Uses
Roots, stems, leaves, fruit, and seeds – plants have all the parts they need! Learn about each part of a plant and its purpose. Animations help students visualize important concepts like photosynthesis and water moving into roots and stems. On-screen children ask important questions, correct common misconceptions, and identify the parts of plants that we eat. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Intro and Song (2) Roots (3) Stem (4) Leaves (5) Flowers (6) Seed (7) Edible plant parts (8) Review (9) Music with Lyrics.
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Getting to Know Gravity
Students learn about gravity. First stop – Earth – to discover how gravity affects people and things on this planet. Next stop – outer space – to learn how gravity affects other planets. This learning journey demonstrates the effects of mass on gravity and the difference between mass and weight in a way that is easy to understand and fun to watch. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Plant Habitats Around the World
Students discover a wide variety of plants and the environments in which they live – desertt, tundra, forests, mountains, etc. They will investigate and understand that plants have life needs (food, air, water, light, and a place to grow) and see how they fulfill these needs in these different climates. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Plant Lifecycles
With the help of a friendly scarecrow, students identify the basic needs of plants. They learn how seeds grow into plants and that the plant goes through changes called a lifecycle. They witness each step as seeds germinate and grow into flowering plants which produce seeds that eventually germinate and grow again. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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The Importance of Plants
Students see and learn how plants are the basis of food chains and how they are capable of making their own food. Shows different species of plants and identifies how different plants are used for food, oxygen, clothing, and building materials. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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How Plants Grow
Students will investigate and understand that in order for seeds to germinate and grow they must receive certain basic needs – food, air, water, light, and a place to grow. Next, they are introduced to the parts of a plant and learn how plants produce their own food. They also see how plants and animals depend upon each other for growth. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Plant Parts (3) Plants make their own food (4) Seeds (5) Bulbs (6) Reproduction (7) Plants have needs (8) Plant habitats and life cycle (9) Plant Adaptations (10) Different kinds of plants (11) Fun Facts.
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Animal Groups: Beginning Classification
Mammals, Birds, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Insects. Simple explanations and vivid footage provide an excellent lesson in classifying animals. Discover that animals can be classified into groups by characteristics they have in common. Learn about the traits that help distinguish each group of animals and how these traits help them survive. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Insects (3) Reptiles (4) Amphibians.
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Living and Nonliving Things
Students learn that all living things have needs and some of these are air, water, and energy from food. They are shown how to tell the difference between living and nonliving things. They also learn that plants are living things and see how they meet their needs and how they move, grow, and change. Finally, they compare objects at home, in a pond, in a neighborhood, and on a farm, and group them as either living or nonliving. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Living Things (3) Nonliving things (4) Objects that seem like they’re living (5) quiz (6) review.