The Science Fundamentals programs are designed to make science relevant in a child’s everyday life. Peer hosts introduce live-action, concrete situations to help teach scientific concepts and principles. Colorful graphics, animation and detailed diagrams are used throughout the program to reinforce the learning process. These informative and fun-filled DVDs will enhance every elementary and middle school science curriculum. The Earth Science Fundamentals Series includes five DVDs to provide the most comprehensive educational system about earth sciences. The series includes the following DVDs: Ecosystems and Biomes, Seeds and Plants, Weather, Rocks and Minerals, Habitats.
Producers: Cerebellum Corporation
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Kelso’s Choice Conflict Management
See Kelso’s Choice in Action! Short, true-to-life vignettes help students see how kids just like them use Kelso’s Choices to solve everyday problems. The DVD is presented in two separate sections: · Grades K-2 hosted by Kelso himself · Grades 3-5 hosted by a young teen.
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Kelso Frog Puppet
Kelso Puppet – A handsome, 14″ puppet that looks exactly like the character found throughout the components of the program!
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Foundations of Algebra
Topics include: What is Algebra, anyway?; Kinds of numbers; Order of Operations – PEMDAS; Rules of exponents; Properties of operations. Includes a DVD plus a CD-ROM with teacher’s guide, quizzes, graphic organizers and classroom activities.
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Functions
Now in Algebra, we use a lot of variables, which we can write as letters. Our algebra mission in this module is to know these unknowns! In algebra, we don’t dilly-dally or mess about – we find things out. Topics include: Cost Functions Input and Output Scatter plots, Trend Lines, Graphs Domain and Range. Includes a DVD plus a CD-ROM with teacher’s guide, quizzes, graphic organizers and classroom activities.
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Algebra Mechanics
In this program we are going to raise the hood and show you how algebra works! With some things in algebra, it’s just a step-by-step process to get to where you want to go and that’s exactly what we are going to work on today, the mechanics of algebra! Topics covered: Rule of Equality, Solving for X, Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides, Absolute Value, Simplifying Expressions, Solving Inequalities. Includes a DVD plus a CD-ROM with teacher’s guide, quizzes, graphic organizers and classroom activities.
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Linear Equations
This program shows students that linear equations help explain changes in the real world. These equations can predict the future! That’s right… they can tell us what’s happened, what’s happening, and what might happen. So get out your crystal ball, and get ready to understand the powers of linear equations. Topics covered: Slope Horizontal and Vertical Lines Parallel and Perpendicular Lines,3 Forms of Linear Equations, Connecting with Graphs and Systems of Equations. Includes a DVD plus a CD-ROM with teacher’s guide, quizzes, graphic organizers and classroom activities.
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Linear Inequalities
This program is a review of Linear inequalities. That’s right, not everything in this world is equal. Linear inequalities are like linear equations…except they are different and this program will tell you how and why! Topics include: Linear Inequalities, Graphing Linear Inequalities, Systems of Linear Inequalities. Includes a DVD plus a CD-ROM with teacher’s guide, quizzes, graphic organizers and classroom activities.
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Polynomials & Factoring
This program is going to hit you with some new words and definition, so get ready and take your position as we tackle key concepts and terms of algebra! Topics covered: Monomials and Polynomials, Simplifying Monomials, Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and Factoring and Simplifying Rational Expressions. Includes a DVD plus a CD-ROM with teacher’s guide, quizzes, graphic organizers and classroom activities.
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Quadratic Equations
Learning about the quadratic equations is really exciting because understanding it helps you understand how all sorts of things work in the real world. Much of the way things move in space can be explained through quadratic equations and this program get you excited about the power of this equation. Topics covered: What is a Quadratic Equation? Graphing, Quadratic Equations, Solving Quadratic Equations. Includes a DVD plus a CD-ROM with teacher’s guide, quizzes, graphic organizers and classroom activities.