Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Lanzhou: Confluence of Cultures
The precise orbit of a heavenly body
Voyages to other planets use the same laws that guide planets around the solar system.
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Ocean systems operate on a range of scales, from massive systems such as El Ni
Tails Of The Galapagos - When Bo, Max, and Karla spy what look like a couple of slow-moving rock monsters making their way toward them, they panic and tell Mama. Mama is pleased to tell them that those aren't rocks at all; it's her friend Glynnis and her son Glenn, all the way from the Galapagos Islands for a visit. Which, of course, leads to the question, "How did a Galapagos turtle and an African elephant become friends?" Well, of course, there's a story there.... Happy Habitats - Max is a bit bored today. Nobody's around; not even Karla and Bo. Mama assures him that there are potential friends all around him - all he has to do is look closer. What Max finds - with Mama's help - is surprising. Creatures are everywhere, right there under his trunk.
Endothermic and exothermic reactions are investigated and the role of entropy is revealed.n
Our first exposure to geometry is that of Euclid, in which all triangles have 180 degrees. As it turns out, triangles can have more or less than 180 degrees. This unit explores these curved spaces that are at once otherwordly and firmly of this world
Counting is an act of organization, a listing of a collection of things in an orderly fashion. Sometimes it's easy; for instance counting people in a room. But listing all the possible seating arrangements of those people around a circular table is more challenging. This unit looks at combinatorics, the mathematics of counting complicated configurations. In an age in which the organization of bits and bytes of data is of paramount importance
Visit the only robotics magnet school in the Los Angeles school district, where robots are incorporated into every subject. City leaders in West Sacramento spearhead an effort to educate all their citizens, from preschool to college. Discover how special ed students are building friendships with general ed students through a sports program at an East Bay high school.
In Good Shape is the weekly health show on DW, covering all aspects of health care: what's new in medical treatment, alternative medicine, wellness and fitness - as well as nutrition and beauty. In our studio interview we discuss topics in-depth with specialists, and offer you opportunities to pose your own questions. Dr. Carsten Lekutat and Stefanie Suren are alternate hosts of the program and will provide a combination of video-rich features and insightful interviews that grapple with some of the larger issues in medical treatment and healthcare. As an interactive feature of the program we also ask viewers to request a program topic Dr. Carsten Lekutat is a qualified General Practitioner and works as a doctor in Berlin. He is also responsible for training medical students at the Berlin Charite hospital. Stefanie Suren is executive producer and presenter of In Good Shape. 'Keep it simple and straightforward' - that is her goal as a reporter, producer and presenter.
What role has food played in human societies? Studying the production and consumption of food allows historians to uncover hidden levels of meaning in social relationships, understand demographic shifts, and trace cultural exchange. This unit examines the earliest impact of globalization including changing cuisine, environmental impact, and the rise of forced labor as a global economic force.
The great powers cooperated to quell internal revolts, yet competed to acquire colonies.n
Geography explores the connection and impact that people have on places, and places have on people. In this program, Pearce Bunting and various guests explore the diverse topics that make up geography. Physical geography, the study of what the earth looks like and the impact of the environment on the way people live, is the first type of geography that is explored. Next the program discusses cultural geography, a study of people and where they live, what they eat, what they wear, and how they go about their daily lives. This episode discusses the impact of technology on geography, including such things as irrigation and air conditioning and then discusses environmental reprecussions. The remainder of the program is spent discussing maps since there will be questions on the GED test about them. It's important to become familiar with how to read a map and the different types of maps. Major terms that are discussed during the map portion of this program are: longitude and latitude, topographic maps, thematic maps, Global Positioning System, and cartography. The GED test will also include questions about other aspects of geography including environmental issues, regions, cultures, continents, and states.