juvenile films

Presents an "interview" with Christopher Columbus, in which the explorer describes the goals of his four voyages to the New World and discusses their successes and failures, covering such topics as his avoidance of mutiny on his first voyage and his encounters with the Taino, a native people of the Caribbean.

A guide to basic library skills for children, looking at what types of information can be found in a library, showing how libraries are organized, introducing the Online Public Access Catalog, or OPAC, and describing strategies for using the library.

Explores the science of motion, forces, energy, and electricity, using a monster vehicle race as a means of calculating speed and acceleration, looking at the connection between roller coasters and physics, discussing the role of heat in modern bridge construction, and explaining the causes of lightning.

Explores plant and animal life in the temperate forests of Washington State, the grasslands of East Africa, the saltwater marshes of Australia, and the tropical rain forests of Peru, and on the polar ice of Antarctica.

Provides an introduction to the male and female reproductive and endocrine systems, discussing growth, puberty, sexual maturity, the production of sex cells, and the process of fertilization.

Presents an introduction to the human immune system, explaining how the skin, white blood cells and antibodies work to ward off disease, sickness and other ailments, and includes a look at how the human body reacts to various environmental situations.

Discusses the importance of good nutrition to overall health, identifies the essential nutrients, examines the concept of a balanced diet, and explains the Food Guide Pyramid. Includes an interview with a nutrition expert.

Explains what genes are and their role in the human body, and discusses DNA, dominant and recessive traits, meiosis, and mutations.

Microphotography and graphics provide viewers with a close up look at cells, investigating their various parts, and discussing cell specialization and reproduction.

Examines the digestive system, explaining how food is broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream, and how the excretory system removes waste products and indigestible materials.