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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about snakes. They slide. They slither, and some of them can even "fly." Understand snake biology, life cycle, fun facts, the various varieties of snakes, and how snake venom can save lives! Detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video combined with on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's science time! Highlights Explore & Learn! videos combine educational segments with entertaining storytelling that will encourage young children's curiosity around science topics. In The Wonders of the World, viewers will explore lakes, the earth's layers, and even a volcano! Highlights is an essential part of childhood, inspiring memorable experiences for generations of families. Highlights' Fun with a Purpose! philosophy has helped children...
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about earthquakes. What is an earthquake? What causes an earthquake? What is "plate tectonics" and "subduction?" What are "divergent" "convergent," and "transform" boundaries? What are the "core" "mantle" and "crust" of the earth? What are the biggest earthquakes of all time, and what have seismologists learned from them? What can people do to protect themselves if they are caught in an earthquake?...
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about lizards. Is a Komodo dragon an actual dragon? What is the world's largest and smallest lizard? What breakthrough medicines are derived from lizards? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
Language
English
Description
Put your game face on and race into these three athletic adventures with Ms. Frizzle and the gang. Students jump into action to solve the scientific mysteries of everyday life. Includes a "frictionless" baseball game, an up-close look at the muscles that make us move, and a voyage of discovery about archaeological mysteries.
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English
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An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.
7) Sharks
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Teaches children about sharks and their role in the ocean ecosystem.
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about the Anthropocene Epoch, a term scientists use to describe this current period in Earth's history. What is an epoch? How has the human species harmed the planet? What steps can be taken to sustain life on Earth for many generations to come? The answers to these questions and more are covered in-depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting videos that reinforce important concepts and...
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about our changing world of weather. What is an El Niño year? What is a La Niña year? What does ENSO-neutral mean? How is climate change affecting the ocean currents, and what can we do to prevent it? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
10) Jane
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.
Series
Language
English
Description
Three episodes of the Emmy Award-winning animated science-adventure series based on the best-selling books. In "The haunted house", the class has an upcoming concert at an old, spooky mansion filled with mysterious sounds. In "Going batty", as they learn about bats, the gang is convinced The Friz is a vampire. And in "Spins a web", Ms. Frizzle transports the class into a 1950s horror movie where a praying mantis is wreaking havoc on the town.
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12) Space men
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
On an August morning in 1960, Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped out of a helium balloon twenty miles above Earth, hurtling down at over 400 miles per hour. The little-known story of the men whose scientific experiments laid critical groundwork for NASA's manned space program, a decade before President Kennedy committed the nation to sending a man to the moon.
14) Butterfly & Moth
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entranced us.
15) Friction
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.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence, the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. Who or what are we? Are we alone? How did life begin? What happened before? The series brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science to reveal the extraordinary truth of our universe.
17) Electricity
Language
English
Description
Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy explores the science of safety by going behind the scenes at Underwriters Laboratories and discovering how products that use electricity are tested to keep us safe. Learn the shocking truth about conductors and insulators and why electricity can be dangerous if you become part of the circuit.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In these 24 highly enjoyable lectures, National Geographic takes you into the multifaceted world of birding, focusing on the astonishing range of bird species in North America. With its wide spectrum of wildlife habitats, North America is an endless region of interest for birders from around the world. Within the course, you'll make an in-depth study of bird identification, covering bird size, shape, and color, flight patterns, geographic range, habitats,...
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