Why does a magnet stick to metal objects but not plastic? How can it pick up metal shavings but not wood chips? With the help of a magician, students learn all about magnetism. They discover what a magnet is, the properties of magnets, magnetic fields, and the types of objects that are attracted to magnets. Children learn what magnets are used for and in which simple machines they are found. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) What is a magnet? (3) Poles (4) Atoms (5) The earth is a magnet (6) Magnets push and pull (7) Kinds of magnets and uses of magnets (8) Review.
Producers: SchoolMedia, Inc.
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How Things Move
Roll, slide, bounce, and spin! Discover many different ways objects can move. Give your students a preliminary lesson in physical science with this fun program designed to get children thinking about pushes and pulls. Students enjoy learning about position, movement, and the forces used to make objects move. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Properties of Matter, Part 1
Come join us in the “matter kitchen” as we learn that our entire world is made of matter, including things we don’t see, like the air we breathe. We learn to use our five senses to identify the properties of an object – size, weight, shape, color, and temperature. Students identify some of the tools used to measure the properties of matter. Finally, we learn that matter has mass and takes up space and that it can exist in different states – solids, liquids, or gases. DVD features include interactive quiz, slide show, video “clips” aligned to standards, on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Five Senses (3) Identifying Properties of matter (4) Matter Can (5) Matter Analyzer (6) Matter has mass (7) Matter takes up space (8) Solids, liquids, and gases (9) Review.
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Simple Machines
When a group of children attempt to move their play fort, they realize that six simple machines make the work much easier by changing either force or distance. They learn to identify real-world examples of simple machines including the lever, pulley, wedge, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and screw. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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The Wonder of Sound
Through instrument, voice, and graphics, students easily discover how sounds are produced and students learn how we hear. Vibration is demonstrated, and children experiment with the way sound travels – in the air, through the ground, and under water. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Properties of Matter, Part 2: Liquids, Solids and Gases
Matter is everywhere – in everything! Appropriate examples and experiments make learning about matter easy and fun to follow. Learn that all matter has mass and takes up space, use the five senses to discover the properties of matter, and see how matter changes form. A catchy tune helps solidify important concepts. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Theme and Introduction (2) What is matter? (3) Forms of matter (4) Solids (5) Liquids (6) Gases (7) Matter can change forms (8) Review (9) Song.
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Weathering and Erosion
The surface of the land has undergone many changes over its history. Water, rain, snow, and wind – they all continually shape and form the Earth. Take students on a journey to discover how physical weathering, chemical weathering, and erosion occur. Identify that the destructive forces of erosion and weathering are slow processes that change the surface of the earth. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Geographical Features: Landforms
Combining stunning NASA and live footage with state-of-the-art animation, gives students a clear understanding of the physical features that shape our earth. Terms like escarpment, plateau, butte, outlier, and atoll are shown in their natural states with examples highlighted on an animated globe. Learn the names of these landforms and where they are found. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Geographical Features: Bodies of Water
From the largest bodies of water – the oceans – to tiny streams and tributaries, students recognize the diversity of naturally occurring sources of water. Stunning NASA and live footage show seas, bays, lagoons, and other bodies of water, while examples of their locations are highlighted on an animated globe. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction/ Oceans. Produced by Mazzarella Productions
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The Water Cycle
With the help of Luke Warm, a weatherman on the water channel, two young baseball players come to understand why the big game might be rained out as they are introduced to the key elements that make up and affect the water cycle. They discover the process by which the Earth’s water supply has been recycled over millions of years, centering on three stages: evaporation, condensation and precipitation. They follow the trail that water takes after it falls from the sky and passes through each of these three stages. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.