Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: STEM. (2015) Seeds: Genetic Engineering In the past, overpopulation and food-shortage issues have plagued humanity. Today, cross-breeding and genetic modification of plants has played a significant role in allowing the human population to expand to the staggering extent that we are witnessing today and may be able to overcome the imposing threat of food shortages.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: STEM. (2015) Mutation What exactly does it means to be a "mutant"? Far from being some kind of seemingly alien being, the answer is that we are all mutants. In fact, if it weren't for genetic mutation, the human race may not have survived as long as it has.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) Explores the genetic principles associated with heredity. Identifies the difference between physical and acquired traits and explains the role of genes in determining inherited traits. Introduces Gregor Mendel and his genetic experiments with plants and defines dominant and recessive traits, chromosomes, DNA, and genetic engineering. Program concludes with a five-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfRkJtTHMzTEJTYkk&usp=sharing
Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science.(2012) There are millions of different kinds of living things on the planet. Grouping them is not an easy task. This fascinating program explores this process and investigates some of the major groups of living things. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfVXlFcng4Y2pnOFk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) A very important part of solving problems is to ask questions. This fascinating program teaches students how to ask relevant and useful questions. Students will also learn how some questions are easier to answer than others.
Behind the scenes of how Coca-Cola got its start, how a US president helped create the teddy bear, the origin of the Slinky and the Wiffle Ball, and how a pie tin inspired the creation of the Frisbee.
Learn how ALMOND NUTS get transformed into "MILK." And why are movie TRAILERS shown at the beginning of the film? We'll keep your attention so you'll want to stick around for the answer. And learn how detergents make your clothes SEEM brighter and whiter.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Science. (2007) The Elementary Physical Science Collection includes video programs correlated to the curriculum and specifically designed for the classroom. These titles cover a wide range of physical science topics including matter, energy, electricity, chemistry, measuring, motion, sound, and light. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfNTU0aXNUb3RvQms&usp=sharing
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2006) This documentary highlights several of Hawai`i's most prominent artists. Each 25-minute segment features two artists who work in the same medium. They share their views and philosophy, and discuss technique and style.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2006 )Pat Ekstrand, Watercolor artist, Printmaker and committed Educator. This short biography explores her art work, reflecting on an extraordinary life and a Hawaii of our past.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2018) In this episode: Nano tech water filters, new optical sensors, Girls and STEM, treasures from the sky, the science of speed, and much more!
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1944: D-Day, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1945: The Bomb At Hiroshima, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1945: The Capitulation, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1946: The Nuremberg Trials, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1947: The Fight For Jerusalem, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1948: Aid Shipments For Berlin, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1949: The Founding Of The East And West German States, 1940's (2010)
Highlights Ludwig II, the Bavarian castles he lived in and the three that he built. Visits Nymphenburg Palace and Hohenschwangau castle. Tours Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, and Herrenchiemsee. Explains the building of these castles and their architectural features. Discusses Ludwig's obsessions with Richard Wagner and Louis XIV, his insanity and his suspicious death at Lake Starnberg. Covers Hunding's Hut, Ettal monastery and castle, Fraueninsel, Herreninsel and Lake Chiemsee.
Travels down the Rhine River to highlight the cities and towns of the German countryside. Visits the cathedrals and castles in the region and tours Cologne, Bonn, the Seven Hills, the Drachenfels, Drachenburg and Stolzenfels castles, Koblenz, and the Marksburg castle. Also travels to Lorelei Rock, the Rheingau, Rdesheim, Mainz, Worms and Speyer. Explores the history of the Holy Roman Empire, the Guttenburg Bible, and the Protestant Rebellion. Also highlights the medieval, Romanesque and Gothic architecture and explores German legends.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Carina, who is learning to play the folk harp in music school. Carina and her brother prepare a surprise performance for their father's birthday.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using fingerpaints and a brush, an artist illustrates a Native American story about the sun and the moon. The Sun and the Moon used to live on the earth where the Sioux Indians had set their teepees. But things changed when the two came to realize that they were as different as night and day. They often argued until finally one day they had such a serious argument that the Sun decided to move to the sky. When the Moon found out, it was beside itself with envy and decided to do the same thing. The Sun and the Moon never again exchanged another word and from that time on, the Moon follows the Sun where ever it goes, day after day.
This Bavarian train journey is an extraordinary trip that will take you from the middle of a massive meteor crater to the top of the highest mountain in Germany. We?ll explore the state?s rich history of steam travel, we?ll meet world-beating miniature railways, and visit a whole host of places as we head to the heart of the Bavarian Alps.
Visits major United States memorial sites.
An anthem is a stirring song that when played, reminds all who are listening about their country. So it is for Americans when we hear the Star Spangled Banner. But the Star Spangled Banner hasn't always been our National Anthem, it was just one of several that vied for the right to be so named. Viewers will enjoy the music and interesting historic backgrounds of these symbolic anthems, making for a cadence marked lesson in early American history.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of hero, warrior and backwoods statesman Davy Crockett, who symbolized the adventurous spirit of the American frontier. Follows his election to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821 and later to the U.S. Congress in 1826. Documents his heroic death at the Alamo while helping Texas win independence from Mexico.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Chief Sitting Bull, who defended his people and their promised land against the invasion of American settlers. Shows how his mystical visions proved true both in the Indian victory at Little Big Horn and in his death at Standing Rock. Depicts a man who was a loving father, a composer of songs, an artist, and a loyal friend.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Amelia Earhart, who amazed the world with her aviating prowess during the time of the Stock Market crash and the Great Depression, when women were painfully restricted. Nicknamed "Lady Lindy", Amelia's adventurous spirit led her to become the first woman to fly alone over the Atlantic Ocean. Explores the mystery surrounding her final flight on which she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Cesar Chavez, a migrant farm worker who during the 1950's became a labor organizer for agricultural workers. Documents his accomplishments as the founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which valiantly fought to improve wages and working conditions for its members. Details his 1966 successful negotiation for the first collective bargaining agreement for farm workers and the establishment of the first comprehensive union health benefits for farm workers and their families.
Discusses the life of the artist, Vincent Van Gogh. Against a background of his famous paintings, traces the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Explains that he painted subjects exactly as he saw them, which was often through a torturous point of view that mirrored his own inner turmoils versus the beauties of the world. This historical recreation includes Van Gogh's cutting off his own ear and his eventual suicide.
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1949: The Founding Of The East And West German States, 1940's (2010)
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 13-year-old Emmanuel who is learning to play the harpsichord at the local school of music in Bordeaux. Joins Emmanuel and Agathe as they rehearse for a concert at the end of the week.
Celebrating the most epic landscapes on Earth! Mountains and Life journeys to the rooftop places of our world to meet the people who cherish, honour, and fight for them. From farmers, artists, and rescue teams, to scientists, musicians, and monks, this series reveals the different ways these mountain-dwellers have adapted to the high life. Narrated by Matthew Gravelle (Broadchurch), Mountains and Life combines stunning photography with thoughtful storytelling to create an emotional engagement with the soaring peaks of the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps, and beyond.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using fingerpaints and a brush, an artist illustrates a Native American story about the sun and the moon. The Sun and the Moon used to live on the earth where the Sioux Indians had set their teepees. But things changed when the two came to realize that they were as different as night and day. They often argued until finally one day they had such a serious argument that the Sun decided to move to the sky. When the Moon found out, it was beside itself with envy and decided to do the same thing. The Sun and the Moon never again exchanged another word and from that time on, the Moon follows the Sun where ever it goes, day after day.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: History. (2003) Chronicles the history of Rome from the Neolithic period through the Third Punic War. Investigates early Italian civilization, the establishment of the Roman civilization, Etruscan influences in Roman culture, Etruscan rule of Rome, the Roman Republic, and the expansion of the Roman Empire. Explains the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Punic Wars.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: History. (2003) Chronicles the end of the Roman Republic with the rise of the dictators Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Julius Caesar. Looks at the reign of Augustus and discusses Roman aqueducts, roads, slavery, the Colosseum, persecution of Christians, gladiators, and chariot races. Examines the fall of Roman and Byzantine Empires. Also looks at Roman antiquities and Roman influence in modern Western civilization.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Twelve-year-old Paola lives on an island off the coast of Naples. She plays the piccolo in her village band along with her trumpet-playing brother. While rehearsing for a village parade, her fisherman father returns from a fishing trip at sea just in time to see her perform.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 13-year-old Emmanuel who is learning to play the harpsichord at the local school of music in Bordeaux. Joins Emmanuel and Agathe as they rehearse for a concert at the end of the week.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Bram is a Belgian boy who plays guitar and sings in a choir. He dreams of playing the carillon like his grandfather. Bram demonstrates to the other members of his family that he is capable of becoming the future bell ringer of Bruges.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures. (2002) Explains that Turkey has been the locations of numerous civilizations: Hittite, Roman and Byzantine. Highlights Byzantium with the Karnak obelisque; Aphrodisias, an important city in the Greek/Roman era; Pamukkale known for its basin of limestone; Hierapolis which was populated by Greeks, Romans and Jews; and Gordion, the capital of Phrygia and home of the legendary King Midas. Uses three dimensional graphics to illustrate the Temple at Luxor and the citadel at Hattushash.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures. (2002) Explains that various cultures lived in Italy during the time of early Rome and that the people in Latium wanted to keep their identity. Visits Ferentinum, a city that built walls to protect itself against the Romans. Describes the procedures that the Romans used after invading a city: confiscating land, settling Romans and surveying with a groma. Highlights the Saracen Gate with its locks and the gate at Arpino. Includes the Via Latina and the Roman road system. Covers the Umbrian civilization and city of Amelia with its wall, water collection and archaeological artifacts. Chronicles the archaeological efforts made at a Roman settlement site discovered in 1978. Uses three dimensional graphics to depict a Roman house: its foyer, collection of water, guest room, kitchen and garden.
Explains how the bald eagle was chosen as the official seal of the United States in 1782, representing the freedom and strength of America. Describes how this national emblem is used on the Great Seal of the United States, the dollar bill, and in many places that are exponents of our nation's authority.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2018) In this episode: Nano tech water filters, new optical sensors, Girls and STEM, treasures from the sky, the science of speed, and much more!
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1944: D-Day, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1945: The Bomb At Hiroshima, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1945: The Capitulation, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1946: The Nuremberg Trials, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1947: The Fight For Jerusalem, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1948: Aid Shipments For Berlin, 1940's (2010)
Audience: General, Grades 4-12. Subjects: Social Studies. 1949: The Founding Of The East And West German States, 1940's (2010)
Highlights Ludwig II, the Bavarian castles he lived in and the three that he built. Visits Nymphenburg Palace and Hohenschwangau castle. Tours Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, and Herrenchiemsee. Explains the building of these castles and their architectural features. Discusses Ludwig's obsessions with Richard Wagner and Louis XIV, his insanity and his suspicious death at Lake Starnberg. Covers Hunding's Hut, Ettal monastery and castle, Fraueninsel, Herreninsel and Lake Chiemsee.
Travels down the Rhine River to highlight the cities and towns of the German countryside. Visits the cathedrals and castles in the region and tours Cologne, Bonn, the Seven Hills, the Drachenfels, Drachenburg and Stolzenfels castles, Koblenz, and the Marksburg castle. Also travels to Lorelei Rock, the Rheingau, Rdesheim, Mainz, Worms and Speyer. Explores the history of the Holy Roman Empire, the Guttenburg Bible, and the Protestant Rebellion. Also highlights the medieval, Romanesque and Gothic architecture and explores German legends.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Carina, who is learning to play the folk harp in music school. Carina and her brother prepare a surprise performance for their father's birthday.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using fingerpaints and a brush, an artist illustrates a Native American story about the sun and the moon. The Sun and the Moon used to live on the earth where the Sioux Indians had set their teepees. But things changed when the two came to realize that they were as different as night and day. They often argued until finally one day they had such a serious argument that the Sun decided to move to the sky. When the Moon found out, it was beside itself with envy and decided to do the same thing. The Sun and the Moon never again exchanged another word and from that time on, the Moon follows the Sun where ever it goes, day after day.
This Bavarian train journey is an extraordinary trip that will take you from the middle of a massive meteor crater to the top of the highest mountain in Germany. We?ll explore the state?s rich history of steam travel, we?ll meet world-beating miniature railways, and visit a whole host of places as we head to the heart of the Bavarian Alps.
Visits major United States memorial sites.