juvenile films

Introduces students in grades five through eight to key concepts in physics, focusing on the characteristics of waves, using visuals and experiments to discuss vibrations, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, amplitude and wave length, frequency, reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. Includes review segments.

Introduces students in grades five through eight to key concepts in physics, using visuals and experiments to explain light waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, light behavior, transparency, translucence, reflection, refraction, and colors.

Examines the origins and behaviors of natural disasters, including earthquakes, tornadoes, and volcanoes.

Lab partners Anna and Jack investigate the chemical process of photosynthesis--the means by which plants convert air and light to food.

Examines the differences between the process of testing claims or theories (science) and those claims which can't be tested (pseudoscience).

Describes the importance of the sugar trade to the early American economy and examines the ways slavery and indentured servitude, the development of significant new political ideals, and the Great Awakening shaped American life and values as they occurred side by side.

Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about momentum, and conducts two experiments that demonstrate action and reaction, and show that air escaping from a balloon can move the balloon along a string.

Explores changes in properties of matter, such as melting, freezing and vaporizing.

Introduces students to the role ratios, proportions, and percents play in everyday life.

Examines the basic anatomy of the brain and nervous system, looks at their structure and function, describes the conditions that can affect them, and offers tips on how to keep the body healthy.