Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Considers the scientific theories relating to the origin of the solar system, focusing specifically on how the Earth was formed. Combines live action and animation to illustrate the conditions that led to the development of life on earth. Discusses the climatic and atmospheric changes that occurred over time. Also introduces the concept of evolution by identifying the structure of unicellular organisms and illustrating the development of multicellular life forms. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffkxaOVRIMXNOTGQ3SjV4VlFCQnRKZktGZUIwcTRtakdsN0pyQkFwaUotUVE&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Introduces the Earth's geological timeline and identifies the life forms that existed during these prehistoric periods. Explains the concept of plate tectonics, illustrating how shifting plates led to the Earth's changing surface through the formation of landforms. Highlights the significant changes that occurred during these geologic periods, exploring the evolution of cells and the life forms that existed during each era and introducing the concept of extinction biology. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffkxaOVRIMXNOTGQ3SjV4VlFCQnRKZktGZUIwcTRtakdsN0pyQkFwaUotUVE&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Highlights the scientific evidence that supports Darwin's theory of evolution. Examines how living things change over time and reviews the theory of natural selection, which provides the foundation for evolutionary theory. Explains how fossil research, anatomical evidence, embryology, and radioactive dating support the evolution of life. Also examines how DNA research provides additional biological evidence of how life on Earth evolved. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffkxaOVRIMXNOTGQ3SjV4VlFCQnRKZktGZUIwcTRtakdsN0pyQkFwaUotUVE&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2013) Explore the history of life from its humble beginnings as single-celled organisms, to its great blossoming and proliferation, which took place over the course of eons. With the help of state of the art computer graphics, the world's foremost paleontologists and biologists help unravel the greatest mysteries of life. Plants, Earth's Quiet Rulers Plants, the oldest form of life on earth hold many mysteries. While plants are often thought of as passive, we will see how many species have adopted aggressive strategies that have allowed for their survival. It is these "quiet rulers" of earth that are not only the foundation of the global ecology, but also the spring from which all life flows.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2013) Explore the history of life from its humble beginnings as single-celled organisms, to its great blossoming and proliferation, which took place over the course of eons. With the help of state of the art computer graphics, the world's foremost paleontologists and biologists help unravel the greatest mysteries of life. The Landing Life, which first inhabited the seas and then land, is an amazing story. Through investigation of ancient trailblazers such as Tiktaalik, we learn the gradual process by which lungs and legs evolved, and how the creatures of the seas eventually conquered the land. Reverse evolution, from land to sea, is also presented.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Superlife looks at the stories of how these super organisms came to permeate our planet, and how the latest science is pushing the boundaries to create more with less time and resources and at a higher quality. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Superlife looks at the stories of how these super organisms came to permeate our planet, and how the latest science is pushing the boundaries to create more with less time and resources and at a higher quality. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Superlife looks at the stories of how these super organisms came to permeate our planet, and how the latest science is pushing the boundaries to create more with less time and resources and at a higher quality. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Superlife looks at the stories of how these super organisms came to permeate our planet, and how the latest science is pushing the boundaries to create more with less time and resources and at a higher quality. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Superlife looks at the stories of how these super organisms came to permeate our planet, and how the latest science is pushing the boundaries to create more with less time and resources and at a higher quality. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Science In Indonesia, introduces the story of animal origins by filming underwater explorations made by taxonomist,Christina Diaz. Ms. Diaz classifies some of the 9,000 species of sponge finding in them, vibrant animals who embody the first principles of life and living things. Focusing on cell-to cell communication, she demonstrates how sponges perform the work performed by organs in higher animals and shows how collagen supports sponge structure. She also explains how spicules define the species of sponge and how sponges obtain their food. Computer animation demonstrates how sponges feed and reproduce themselves. Moving to the Woods Hole Biological Laboratory, interviews Mitchell Sogin, an evolutionary biologist, whose experiments in gene sequencing have demonstrated that sponges are at the base of the animal kingdom. For Teacher's Guides go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffk5QOEpyUGs2NnQ3cjRETGlnZHB3RjN3VkRrSC1wZWxUQ3pwWGFxRV9lYlU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Science. (2003) Biologist John "Jack" Costello explains how cnidarians, the first tentacled animals, were also the first to develop nerves and muscles that allowed them to move, find food, and protect themselves from enemies. Close-up photography of sea aenmones and corals reveal complex behaviors that might be expected of higher level animals. Costello also reviews his studies of jellyfish movement that enabled this cnidarian to become a predatory killer. In Monterey Bay, marine biologist, Bruce Robison travels in an underwater capsule called an R-O-V to discover a new species of giant jellyfish. For Teacher's Guides go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffk5QOEpyUGs2NnQ3cjRETGlnZHB3RjN3VkRrSC1wZWxUQ3pwWGFxRV9lYlU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Science. (2003) Paleontologist, Whitney Hagadorn, presents the fossil evidence that 565 million years ago, flatworms were the first animals to be able to move under their own direction and to develop bilateral symmetry. Examines the flatworm's central nervous system, eyes, sense organs and its muscular organization. Explains how these evolutionary traits enabled animals to become hunters. Also examines the anatomy of the flatworm, and the reproductive capacity of the tapeworm. Follows Leslie Newman's discovery of many new species of flatworms in the Great Barrier Reef. Also films these flatworms' reproductive battle. Expands our understanding of this stage of evolution by demonstrating how hox genes determine inherited traits in fruitflies as they do in flatworms. For Teacher's Guides go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffk5QOEpyUGs2NnQ3cjRETGlnZHB3RjN3VkRrSC1wZWxUQ3pwWGFxRV9lYlU&usp=sharing
(2003) Visits paleontologist, Des Collins, at the Royal Ontario Museum to trace the development of animals that lived 5 million years ago and ultimately became extinct. Des introduces the fossils of anomalocaris found in the Burgess Shale. Computer animation recreates life before the Cambrian explosion when anomalocaris and other predatory animals roamed the world's oceans. An evolutionary biologist at the museum explains how he advises staff who recreate models of prehistoric animals for the Museum. Computer animation is used to recall the evolutionary stages represented by sponges, cnidarians, and flatworms, a genetic diversity that was preparation for the Cambrian explosion. The biologist explains that the 35 body plans that exist in the world today, suddenly became evident in the Cambrian period to provide a legacy for all animals in existence today. For Teacher's Guides go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffk5QOEpyUGs2NnQ3cjRETGlnZHB3RjN3VkRrSC1wZWxUQ3pwWGFxRV9lYlU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Explains the basic units of heredity by exploring the history and science of genetics. Introduces Gregor Mendel and Mendel's law, describing his genetic experiments with plants. Identifies the role of genes in determining inherited traits that are passed on to offspring. Discusses cross-breeding, pollination, and variation biology, and describes dominant and recessive traits. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Explains the basic science of genetics and examines its relationship to inherited traits. Reviews the plant experiments performed by Gregor Mendel which resulted in an understanding of heredity. Describes the role of dominant and recessive genes in determining which traits are passed on from parent to offspring. Also defines genotypes, alleles, Punnett Squares, and hybrids, and explains how genetic probabilities are calculated. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Explains the genetic factors that determine inherited traits in plants, animals, and humans. Reviews the research of Gregor Mendel relative to plant genetics. Explains the results of his experiments with pea pods to illustrate the law of segregation and explain the genetic aspects of reproduction. Discusses the law of independent assortment, gene dominance, mutation biology and genetic disorders. Also highlights the scientific discoveries of Carl Correns and Hugo de Vries. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2005) Examines how the study of genetics impacts society. Reviews the history of genetic research, citing the heredity theories of Mendel, Boveri, and Sutton. Also identifies the scientists whose continued research of inherited traits led to the identification of chromosomes and the discovery of the DNA molecule. Illustrates the molecular structure of DNA and explains genetic code, selective breeding, human genome mapping, and genetic recombination. Also discusses the moral and ethical aspects of genetic engineering. Program concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTnVVYkRjRXAxVUk&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.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) A key component of answering questions and solving problems is to conduct investigations. In easy-to-understand language, this video describes what investigations are and why they are important. Special emphasis is placed on demonstrating the nature of data.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) An important part of science and engineering involves solving problems. In this program, students will learn what problems are and why people want to solve them. Special focus is given to defining problems in the context of science and engineering.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) This program ties together the important process of defining problems, asking questions, conducting investigations, and gathering data to develop solutions. Examples of possible solutions to real-life problems help students comprehend this problem-solving process.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2013) Explore the history of life from its humble beginnings as single-celled organisms, to its great blossoming and proliferation, which took place over the course of eons. With the help of state of the art computer graphics, the world's foremost paleontologists and biologists help unravel the greatest mysteries of life. Extinction ? An End and a New Beginning Mass extinctions have shaped and reshaped the landscape of life on earth throughout its history. In this program we chronicle the history of mass extinctions and their effect on evolution. We learn that these events not only destroy life, but also create the fertile ground from which life can take root again.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-6; Subject: Social Studies. (2004) Investigates the geography of China and its neighbors, including details of language and population. Examines the major religions of the country including Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and traditional beliefs concerning the yin and yang, feng shui, tai chi, the Eight Trigrams, and the I Ching.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2017) Three teams of engineering students work with communities in Ghana, Kenya and Nicaragua to develop a clean water supply, electricity, and a bridge; computers after silicon chips; a car that folds like a shopping cart...and much more.
Tsunami Awareness video for the schools and employess of the Hawaii State Department of Education. Produced by the Hawaii State Department of Education, Sefety, Security and Emergency Preparedness Brannch.
Audience: General; Grades: K-12; Subject Areas: Science. The video briefly recounts the eruptive history of Halema'uma'u and describes the formation and continued growth of the current summit vent and lava lake. It features USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists sharing their insights on the summit eruption: how they monitor the lava lake, how and why the lake level rises and falls, why explosive events occur, the connection between Kilauea's ongoing summit and East Rift Zone eruptions, and the impacts of the summit eruption on the Island of Hawai'i and beyond.
Katrina is the most destructive hurricane in history, made worse by inadequate infrastructure, political squabbling and mismanaged emergency response. Much of the Gulf Coast was damaged and New Orleans was almost entirely submerged. Years later, with destruction still evident, people question the wisdom of returning.
A sunny day in paradise turned into one of the deadliest, most catastrophic natural disasters ever. An earthquake deep in the Indian ocean caused tsunamis that battered countries from Southeast Asia all the way to Africa. Hundreds of thousands of people died. Millions were left without food and shelter. Whole cites were wiped out not unlike from a nuclear explosion. The only solace is the creation of an early warning system that has already proven its worth.
A devastating earthquake hit Haiti?s capitol and surrounding area killing 250,000 people and affecting three million more. The impact was magnified by poorly built structures and a poverty stricken country without the means to adequately respond. As aid flooded in it could not reach the people. Recovery remains slow but what is built is better than before.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) One of the worst natural disasters in history happened in December of 2004. It was a tsunami. A massive wall of water crashed on to the shore in Indonesia. It smashed into villages and swept away almost everything in its path. But a tsunami is just another sign that Mother Nature is continuing her natural process of change. Fortunately for us, dangerous tsunamis are also extremely rare.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Looks at some of the characteristics of freshwater and shows that freshwater makes up a very small percentage of the total water on Earth. Details the different stages in the water cycle, including the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. Looks at the different forms of freshwater, including frozen freshwater, standing water and running water. Also examines the characteristics of underground water. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores some of the characteristics of oceans, including temperature, pressure, density and the factors which contribute to the salinity of ocean water. Discusses some of the factors involved in the creation of ocean waves and ocean currents, as well as surface and deep currents. Also looks at some of the fascinating features found on the floor of the ocean, including the shoreline, continental margin, continental shelf, continental slope, submarine canyons, and seamounts. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores the major topographical landforms that make up the Earth, including plains, plateaus, and mountains. Identifies the characteristics and composition of the Earth's crust, which makes up the outer portion of the Earth; the mantle, which makes up the majority of the Earth's volume; and the core, which is believed to contribute to Earth's magnetic field. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2001) Explores the features of Earth, focusing on the hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere. Examines the different gases making up the atmosphere and identifies the different layers of the atmosphere, including the troposhere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere and magnetosphere. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffjduaVdBanJjaS1QTE1WT3RpWmZabzdQUVY4U1E0YkpLSlFBNFBnTFBqLTg&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2001) Identifies the factors that influence climate, including temperature and precipitation. Describes how latitude, elevation, and other factors may influence temperature and how winds and topography may affect the precipitation of a region. Explores the major types of climate zones, including tropical, temperate, and polar zones. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffjduaVdBanJjaS1QTE1WT3RpWmZabzdQUVY4U1E0YkpLSlFBNFBnTFBqLTg&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2001) Discusses the factors that interact to create weather, including heat, air pressure, wind, and moisture. Illustrates how heat is distributed through the atmosphere via conduction, convection, and radiation. Describes how air pressure affects weather and how it is measured. Explores how wind is created both globally and locally and discusses the importance of moisture in the development of weather. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffjduaVdBanJjaS1QTE1WT3RpWmZabzdQUVY4U1E0YkpLSlFBNFBnTFBqLTg&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2001) Explores some of the characteristics of weather, including the different types of clouds and the ways in which clouds form. Illustrates the formation of precipitation and some different types of precipitation, as well as different types of air masses and how fronts form between them. Describes different types of storms, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes and examines some of the tools meteorologists use to predict the weather. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffjduaVdBanJjaS1QTE1WT3RpWmZabzdQUVY4U1E0YkpLSlFBNFBnTFBqLTg&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2007) This video program investigates some of the key elements responsible for weather formation. Different types of air masses and their origins are investigated, as are the formation of weather fronts. Specific weather phenomenon including tornados, hurricanes, and thunderstorms are illustrated in detail. Other important terminology includes: air mass characteristics, warm front, cold front, low pressure, storm surge, cumulonimbus clouds, and lightning.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2011) Often hard-to-understand concepts of air, gases, air pressure, and layers of the atmosphere are plainly explained in this fascinating video. Concepts and terminology: oxygen, nitrogen, layers, weather, jet stream, and northern lights.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science. (2011) Live-action weather footage helps students learn how they can observe the weather. Concepts and terminology: temperature, air pressure, weather systems, precipitation, and wind.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2019)
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject: Fine Arts. (2016)
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws Einstein while demonstrating the Renaissance words contour and shading. At the Cincinnati Art Museum, he visits the sculpture "The Thinker" by August Rodin. Sculptor Fred Wilsom builds a mask.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws a South Pacific island while demonstrating the Renaissance words foreshortening and horizon. Guest artist Wendy Ponca traces the outline of the body and paints it.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. Guest artist Russell Lowrey teaches about the use of line in a pastel drawing of the ocean.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. Form is the most basic element in art. Artist Page Chang focuses on form to paint a self-portrait.
FLASHPOINT - Brings together an accomplished group of Hawai'i based artists working under the theme of FIRE. Artworks in this exhibition depict the varied aspects of FIRE and are visual interpretations of flashpoints in time and place - in methods of fabrication and conceptual context.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2019)
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2019)
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2019)
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2019)
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) 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.
Audience: General; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Fine Arts. (2017) Following 9 Hawaii print artists as they prepare for an exhibition at The Ropewalk, UK. From The Ropewalk: I ka Piko: The center or source, connections and balance. "I ka Piko not only describes our cultural relationships but also the islands we come from, growing up from the middle of the vast oceanic floor of the Pacific. In "I ka Piko" nine Hawai'i print artists explore through their work what it means to a Kama'aina (child of this land) to be from this unique place. Featuring: Gina Bacon Kerr, Marissa Eshima, Kathy Merrill Kelley, Barbara Okamoto, Mary Philpotts McGrath, Doug Po'oloa Tolentino, David B. Smith, Nancy Vilhauer, and George Woollard
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2017) Three teams of engineering students work with communities in Ghana, Kenya and Nicaragua to develop a clean water supply, electricity, and a bridge; computers after silicon chips; a car that folds like a shopping cart...and much more.
Tsunami Awareness video for the schools and employess of the Hawaii State Department of Education. Produced by the Hawaii State Department of Education, Sefety, Security and Emergency Preparedness Brannch.
Audience: General; Grades: K-12; Subject Areas: Science. The video briefly recounts the eruptive history of Halema'uma'u and describes the formation and continued growth of the current summit vent and lava lake. It features USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists sharing their insights on the summit eruption: how they monitor the lava lake, how and why the lake level rises and falls, why explosive events occur, the connection between Kilauea's ongoing summit and East Rift Zone eruptions, and the impacts of the summit eruption on the Island of Hawai'i and beyond.
Katrina is the most destructive hurricane in history, made worse by inadequate infrastructure, political squabbling and mismanaged emergency response. Much of the Gulf Coast was damaged and New Orleans was almost entirely submerged. Years later, with destruction still evident, people question the wisdom of returning.
A sunny day in paradise turned into one of the deadliest, most catastrophic natural disasters ever. An earthquake deep in the Indian ocean caused tsunamis that battered countries from Southeast Asia all the way to Africa. Hundreds of thousands of people died. Millions were left without food and shelter. Whole cites were wiped out not unlike from a nuclear explosion. The only solace is the creation of an early warning system that has already proven its worth.
A devastating earthquake hit Haiti?s capitol and surrounding area killing 250,000 people and affecting three million more. The impact was magnified by poorly built structures and a poverty stricken country without the means to adequately respond. As aid flooded in it could not reach the people. Recovery remains slow but what is built is better than before.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) One of the worst natural disasters in history happened in December of 2004. It was a tsunami. A massive wall of water crashed on to the shore in Indonesia. It smashed into villages and swept away almost everything in its path. But a tsunami is just another sign that Mother Nature is continuing her natural process of change. Fortunately for us, dangerous tsunamis are also extremely rare.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Looks at some of the characteristics of freshwater and shows that freshwater makes up a very small percentage of the total water on Earth. Details the different stages in the water cycle, including the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. Looks at the different forms of freshwater, including frozen freshwater, standing water and running water. Also examines the characteristics of underground water. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores some of the characteristics of oceans, including temperature, pressure, density and the factors which contribute to the salinity of ocean water. Discusses some of the factors involved in the creation of ocean waves and ocean currents, as well as surface and deep currents. Also looks at some of the fascinating features found on the floor of the ocean, including the shoreline, continental margin, continental shelf, continental slope, submarine canyons, and seamounts. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores the major topographical landforms that make up the Earth, including plains, plateaus, and mountains. Identifies the characteristics and composition of the Earth's crust, which makes up the outer portion of the Earth; the mantle, which makes up the majority of the Earth's volume; and the core, which is believed to contribute to Earth's magnetic field. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing