Reveals how the meeting of high and low pressure systems causes unstable weather conditions. Discusses how global conditions affect weather, how data is collected for weather forecasts, and how storm activity can be predicted.
Producers: Alberta Advanced Education
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Harnessing Energy
Investigates several energy-transfer situations that harness energy: wind power, the transfer of potential to kinetic energy of water in hydro-electric production, and the use of fossil fuels to produce steam.
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Safety Matters
Investigates the hazards associated with the handling and disposing of chemicals. Introduces WHMIS labels and Material Safety Data Sheets for common lab chemicals. Explains universal naming systems and how to write word and chemical equations.
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Discovering the Elements
Conducts experiments to establish the physical and chemical properties of a number of representative elements. These elements are then grouped logically, first into metals and non-metals, then into groups based on observation of reactions.
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Solar Energy in the Biosphere
Students explore the effects of light energy on matter and find evidence that light causes chemical reactions in plants. This leads to a discussion of the importance of solar energy in sustaining life and driving weather systems.
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Producers Capture Solar Energy
Explains how energy flow through the biosphere is facililtated by different types of organisms — producers, consumers and decomposers.
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Energy Converters
A weight room setting demonstrates how energy must be converted for activity and life functions to occur. A sports physiologist and an athlete examine energy efficiency and a hibernation expert discusses cellular respiration in hibernating animals.
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Water’s Physical Properties
Calculates the amount of energy required to raise the temperatures of ice and water by certain amounts. Emphasizes the high specific heat capacity of water, and the importance of water in moderating the Earth’s climate.
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Matter and Energy on the Move – Student Activity Guide
The content of this activity guide compliments the content in the video. Each video segment may have activities, examples and practice exercises that go along with it.
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The Close-up View of Growth – Student Activity Guide
The content of this activity guide compliments the content in the video. Each video segment may have activities, examples and practice exercises that go along with it.