Students learn to define and recognize the six simple machines: the inclined plane, the wedge, the screw, the lever, the wheel and axle, and the pulley. Real life situations demonstrate the function and purpose of each machine. Students learn the definition of work and the relationship between force and distance.
Producers: Cerebellum Corporation
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Real World Science: Sound
Helping children relate to the topics they study is what the Real World Science series of videos does best. Real World Science: Sound helps students learn the principles of sound, the range of human hearing and significant terms, as they discover the science behind everyday sounds. Students will also travel deep into the ocean and high into the skies in search of creatures that use echolocation.
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Real World Science: Trash and the Environment
What happens to buried garbage? How does garbage change? What problems does garbage cause? By taking a trip to a recycling center, landfill and town dump kids will come to understand what happens to trash and garbage after they throw it away. The program focuses on the environmental problems created by solid waste and offers suggestions for ways to alleviate the problem. Children will come to understand that through daily conservation methods, people can control the amount of waste they produce.
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Real World Science: Being Safe and Successful in the Science Lab
“””Being Safe and Successful in the Science Lab is a video program designed to assist teachers in creating a safe and successful learning environment in the high school laboratory setting. The video includes fifteen video segments each designed to inform and instruct students about appropriate procedures and behaviors in the science classroom laboratory.
The topics covered include wearing proper personal protective equipment, chemical safety, handling spills, working with hot plates and Bunsen burners and other issues to make students aware of the need for safety. In addition, the program covers topics such as controls and variables, accurate measurements, how to prepare and observe microscope slides.
This video is the perfect compliment your existing safety and laboratory instruction lessons. “””
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Real World Science: Brain and Nervous Systems
In the Brain & the Nervous System viewers will learn about the three key components of the nervous system — the brain, spinal cord and nerves — all made up of special cells called neurons that transmit electrical impulses throughout the body. Theyll discover the different types of neurons — sensory, motor and associative; each with a specialized function. Reflex actions are discussed, as well as an in-depth look at the three main parts of the brain: cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem.
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Real World Science: Digestive and Excretory Systems
Digestive & Excretory Systems teaches students that, for food to be of use to our bodys cells, food needs to be broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream. This is the job of the digestive system, a complex series of tools that includes teeth, saliva, bile, acids and enzymes designed to reduce nutrients to a form that can be delivered to cells. Students will also learn that waste products and indigestible materials must be removed from the body. Viewers will learn that this is the role of the excretory system, which includes the liver, lungs, kidneys and the skin.
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Real World Science: Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
In Circulatory & Respiratory Systems, students will discover how these two very important bodily systems work together to help keep us alive through a process called cellular respiration. A close-up look at the components of our blood: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, demonstrates how critical blood is to our survival. Pumped by the heart through a vast network of vessels, our blood is the ultimate pick-up and delivery system, providing nutrients, carrying away harmful waste, and fighting against disease and infection.
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Real World Science: Skeletal and Muscular Systems
In Skeletal & Muscular Systems, students learn that bones and muscles work together to protect our bodies and enable us to move. Students will come to realize that bones, in addition to providing support for our bodies and protecting vital organs, is where blood is manufactured! Viewers also learn that bones are classified by shape; long, short, flat and irregular; and that there are three types of muscles; skeletal, smooth and cardiac. Colorful graphics and animation illustrate how joints work with the help of connective tissues like cartilage, ligaments and tendons.
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Real World Science: Fossils and Dinosaurs
The age of dinosaurs comes alive as viewers take a trip back in time. State-of-the-art animatronic dinosaurs help to create what life was like 60 million years ago. In this program students will learn the names and distinctive features of many of the most common dinosaurs. They will discover how fossils are formed and come to understand that fossils can give us clues about how dinosaurs lived and died.
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Real World Science: Habitats
Why are habitats important? Live-Action footage of animals and colorful animation help students discover the answer. This program takes viewers around the world to explore the tundra, desert, grasslands, forests and waterways of the world, and learn about the plants and animals that live there.