Take a video field trip to some of the driest regions of the Earth to learn how different plants and animals adapt to little rainfall and extremes in temperature. Discover how different animals find food, water, and shelter. See the characteristics that allow desert life to thrive. Discover how rainfall and differences in temperature between day and night affect life in the desert. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) What is a habitat? (2) What is a desert? (3) Extreme temperatures (4) Plants survive in the desert (5) Precipitation (6) Animals survive in the desert (7) High desert (8) Sandy desert (9) Valley desert (10) Review and Conclusion.
Producers: SchoolMedia, Inc.
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Rocks: The Solid Earth Materials #2
Travel deep inside the Earth to discover how rocks and minerals are formed, to learn about the three types of rock, and to understand how rocks change over time through weathering and erosion. See the entire rock cycle and learn how geologists determine the properties of rocks. Learn about the structure and composition of minerals. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Introduction to geology (3) Rocks (4) Minerals (5) Gemstones (6) Rock formation (7) Weathering and erosion (8) The rock cycle (9) Review and Conclusion.
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Habitats and Biomes
This program is rich with visual definitions that make terms like ecosystems, biomes, habitats, and populations real to students. They’ll explore the six major biomes, and discover how plants and animals survive, adapt, and live together in their habitats.
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A Closer Look at Earth
From above and below the surface, students take a closer look at what makes the third planet from the sun so special. They learn to read clues to earth’s history in eras, plates, and core structures. They witness the forces that constantly change the surface features, like weathering, erosion and volcanic activity, and they see what our planet is made of. Spectacular NASA footage and lively animation will pique students’ curiosity. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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A Closer Look at the Moon
This inspiring look at the Moon helps students understand what makes Earth’s nearest neighbor so unique. Take a close look at the Moon and learn why there are so many more craters on it than on Earth. Learn how the Moon affects our oceans’ tides and understand the phases of the Moon. Learn what a waxing or waning moon is, and also learn about lunar and solar eclipses and the Moon’s orbit around Earth.. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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A Closer Look at the Planets
NEWLY REVISED. Introduce your students to the new definitions of Planets, Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies. With the amazing clarity of new Hubble photography and 3D animation, students will discover: What happened to Pluto?? Newer planet categories like Terrestial and Jovian and new terminology like Plutons are made concrete and easy to understand. Students will learn how technology helps science expand and refine our growing understanding of the Solar System. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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The Legislative Branch
Students learn about the creation and functions of the Legislative Branch. They learn the requirements for becoming a member of Congress, the process by which a bill becomes a law, the structure of the House of Representatives and Senate, the role of committees, Speaker of the House, the Vice President, the powers of Congress and the interaction of the Legislative Branch with other branches of government.
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Habitats: Homes for Living Things
Peek into the habitats of different kinds of animals to see how they meet their needs. Visit a pond, a desert, a forest, a rainforest, and other habitats to discover how different animals and plants survive and thrive in these unique environments. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Solar System, The: A First Look
Students take a tour of our solar system. Visit each of the planets to learn about their special features, sizes, and orbits. Learn about the planets’ moons and rings, and how gravity keeps them in orbit. Stop at the sun, discover its immense size, and see sunspots and solar flares. Find out what scientists have learned about the planets through telescopes, space missions, and satellites. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Our Home in Space
Singing puppets, colorful graphics, and NASA footage come together to teach students about the familiar sights in our sky. Learn about the importance of the sun, some characteristics of the Earth, what causes day and night and the change of seasons, and how the moon moves. Lastly, see the importance of telescopes in revealing the mysteries of our solar system. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction and song (2) Objects in the Sky (3) Learning About Our Universe (4) Faraway objects in space (5) Earth (6) The Sun and Earth (7) Moon and earth (8) Objects in the solar system (9) Conclusion.