Do you ever feel like you’re standing on shaky ground? Have you ever wondered where mountains come from? Well, believe it or not, the ground below your feet is constantly changing! The Standard Deviants explore the crash and crunch factors that build mountains and keep things shaking. You’ll learn about seismic waves, plate tectonics, continental drift, and much, much more.
Subjects: Earth Science
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Water in Geology
Why do some rivers run straight while others twist and bend? What causes ocean waves? What is a glacier made of? Find out today!
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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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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.
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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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The Tropical Rainforest Habitat
Peek inside the wettest habitat on land to learn about the special adaptations plants and animals make to ensure survival, including symbiosis. Take students through three layers of the rainforest to understand the importance of the rainforest to living things. See that much of the rainforest continues to be destroyed and discover the efforts taken to protect the rainforest for future generations. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Rainforesthabitat (3) Life in the rainforest (4) Symbiosis (5) Layers of the rainforest (6) adaptation (7) The rainforest helps people (8) Protecting the rainforest (9) Conclusion.