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Subjects: Life Science
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Plant Parts and Their Uses
Roots, stems, leaves, fruit, and seeds – plants have all the parts they need! Learn about each part of a plant and its purpose. Animations help students visualize important concepts like photosynthesis and water moving into roots and stems. On-screen children ask important questions, correct common misconceptions, and identify the parts of plants that we eat. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Intro and Song (2) Roots (3) Stem (4) Leaves (5) Flowers (6) Seed (7) Edible plant parts (8) Review (9) Music with Lyrics.
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Plant Habitats Around the World
Students discover a wide variety of plants and the environments in which they live – desertt, tundra, forests, mountains, etc. They will investigate and understand that plants have life needs (food, air, water, light, and a place to grow) and see how they fulfill these needs in these different climates. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Plant Lifecycles
With the help of a friendly scarecrow, students identify the basic needs of plants. They learn how seeds grow into plants and that the plant goes through changes called a lifecycle. They witness each step as seeds germinate and grow into flowering plants which produce seeds that eventually germinate and grow again. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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The Importance of Plants
Students see and learn how plants are the basis of food chains and how they are capable of making their own food. Shows different species of plants and identifies how different plants are used for food, oxygen, clothing, and building materials. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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How Plants Grow
Students will investigate and understand that in order for seeds to germinate and grow they must receive certain basic needs – food, air, water, light, and a place to grow. Next, they are introduced to the parts of a plant and learn how plants produce their own food. They also see how plants and animals depend upon each other for growth. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Plant Parts (3) Plants make their own food (4) Seeds (5) Bulbs (6) Reproduction (7) Plants have needs (8) Plant habitats and life cycle (9) Plant Adaptations (10) Different kinds of plants (11) Fun Facts.
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Animal Groups: Beginning Classification
Mammals, Birds, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Insects. Simple explanations and vivid footage provide an excellent lesson in classifying animals. Discover that animals can be classified into groups by characteristics they have in common. Learn about the traits that help distinguish each group of animals and how these traits help them survive. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Insects (3) Reptiles (4) Amphibians.
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Living and Nonliving Things
Students learn that all living things have needs and some of these are air, water, and energy from food. They are shown how to tell the difference between living and nonliving things. They also learn that plants are living things and see how they meet their needs and how they move, grow, and change. Finally, they compare objects at home, in a pond, in a neighborhood, and on a farm, and group them as either living or nonliving. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Living Things (3) Nonliving things (4) Objects that seem like they’re living (5) quiz (6) review.
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Insect Lifecycles: Metamorphosis
Students learn about simple metamorphosis, complete metamorphosis, and the entire insect lifecycle. Includes live, close-up footage of a painted lady butterfly, waxworm moth, silkworm, milkweed bug, and more. Detailed animations give students a unique perspective of the world’s largest animal group. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction/Theme (2) The Amazing Lives of Insects (3) Simple Metamorphosis (4) Complete metamorphosis (5) Metamorphosis review (6) Life Cycle.
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Insects
Students discover what characteristics make insects different from all other animals. Learn that there are more insects than any other kind of animal on Earth. Watch the ways that special body parts help insects meet their needs for food, water, air, and shelter. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Identifying Insects (2) Three Body Parts (3) The Exoskeleton (4) Reproduction.