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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Get ready for exciting up-to-the-minute, high-definition video of the latest discoveries in the world of science. Whether it be the latest advances in technology or medical research, this video brings it to children courtesy of the National Science Foundation. Young viewers will be inspired, empowered and challenged.
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Divided into segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a viewer's comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams, and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Kids will see and hear the terms used in a variety of contexts, providing them with a model for how to appropriately use the words. Related words are also used and reinforced with visuals and text.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
What powers some of the brightest attractions at Disney's theme parks? Electricity! From lighting the half million bulbs in Magic Kingdom's Spectromagic parade to transmitting electricity through water for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, Disney Imagineers show students how electricity brings some of their favorite rides to life.
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This weather program highlights different forms of weather and introduces the concepts and reasons for various weather patterns. The layers of the atmosphere, air current and pressure, water cycle, clouds, storms, and climates are the concepts covered in the video.
10) Isaac Newton
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the life of Sir Isaac Newton and his major contributions to science. What were the significant events of Isaac Newton's early life? What were his major discoveries? The answers to these questions and many more are covered with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2023 high-definition program, learn all about the latest breakthrough discoveries in the world of science. In this program: a submersible submarine finds ancient deep-sea coral reefs; an earthquake simulator helps us understand how to erect tall buildings that can withstand powerful earthquakes; researchers create biofuel from waste; scientists invent a type of robotics that grows like a plant; advances are made in fabricating the human...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Get ready for an exciting up-to-the-minute, high-definition video of the latest discoveries in the world of science. Whether it be the latest advances in technology or medical research, this video brings it to you courtesy of the National Science Foundation. Young viewers will be inspired, empowered, and challenged.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Here the Imagineers showcase how different types of friction - static, kinetic, and rolling - come into play when they're designing Disney's theme park rides and attractions. From rollercoaster wheels for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to the shape of a Disney Cruise Line ship's hull, the Imagineers can use tribology (the study of friction) to find ways to reduce drag.
Series
Pub. Date
p2015
Language
English
Description
A dynamic, high definition, science DVD defines and helps children explore the terms biomass energy, chemistry, allotrope, biochemistry, element, density, and phases of matter. Divided into segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a viewer's comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Kids will see and hear the terms used in a variety...
18) Reptiles!
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles are the coolest cold-blooded animals on the planet. See a ten-inch reptile that has a two-foot long tongue, and snakes that can swallow prey up to twice the size of the diameter of their mouths. Learn why snakes shed their skin and what causes a chameleon to change colors. Meet the Mellers giant chameleon and a salt-water crocodile that is 23 feet long and weighs over a ton. Learn which reptiles make good pets...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"What is the force that puts the thrill in thrill rides? Gravity, of course! One of the biggest challenges for Imagineers in designing theme park attractions, like Disney's Rockin' Roller Coaster and The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, is figuring out the best way to work with-and sometimes against-gravity's constant 1G force. Learn to define gravity and explain the relationship between gravity, mass, and distance. Apply an understanding of forces...
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Take a journey through space from the beginning with the birth of the sun. Explore the far reaches of the solar system on icy cold Pluto. Learn about the origin of planets and their composition. Understand why planets are classified as rock, gas, or ice planets. See what Saturn's rings are made of, why Venus is so hot, and why Pluto is so cold. Are there really little green Martians living on Mars?
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