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Understanding The Earth We Live In?

Understanding The Earth We Live In?


EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: AIR

The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program is a key contributor to global climate change research. With facilities in three locations around the world, ARM studies cloud formation and radiative feedback in the atmosphere. Through continuous field measurements ARM provides data necessary for development of accurate climate models.

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Audience: Senior High - College
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2012
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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: CLIMATE CHANGE

Across the world, extreme weather events are affecting local conditions. Some areas are getting drier and hotter, while others are getting wetter, as floods are becoming more frequent and more extreme. While formal weather records going back 150 years indicate wildly varying climates, conditions have never changed as rapidly as they are changing now.

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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: DROUGHT

Areas such as the Horn of Africa are suffering severe droughts brought on by seasonal changes, climate change, political troubles and population increases. Those worst affected by droughts are reduced to eating boiled flowers. The effects of famine are felt for generations.

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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: EARTHQUAKES

Earthquakes are sudden, unpredictable movements of the Earth's crust. Certain parts of the world are especially susceptible to these types of catastrophic events. Vulnerable countries are working toward developing reliable early warning systems so that they can better prepare their people and cities for impending disaster.

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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: EXTINCTION

Our planet's untouched natural environments are shrinking, due to pressure from human populations. As these areas decline, the creatures adapted to live in them face a decline in numbers, and sometimes even extinction altogether. Many biologists believe that if we don't act quickly, half the world's species will be gone in 100 years.

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Copyright: 2012
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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: FOREST

Forests currently account for nearly 10% of the Earth's surface, but are dwindling due to the demands of an increasing population and industry. Forests are important to the planet's biosphere as they retain water, preserve soil quality and provide habitats for many plant and wildlife species. We look at initiatives being embraced around the world to combat forest loss.

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Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2012
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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: ISLANDS

Islands provide unique environments isolated from major land masses. We look at some of the most isolated and beautiful islands on the planet, including Easter Island with its stone sculptures, the treeless expanses of the Shetland Islands of Scotland, and the Pharaoh Islands, initially settled by Irish monks and Vikings.

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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: MOUNTAIN

More than half of the world's population depends on the rivers that are fed by the ice and snow that form in mountain ranges. Some mountains are formed by volcanic action, but mountain ranges result from the compression of the Earth's Tectonic Plates. The Himalayas are the highest mountain system, and the youngest.

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Audience: Senior High - College
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Copyright: 2012
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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: VOLCANOES

Volcanic eruptions are devastating, yet people continue to reside near active volcanoes as the ash and lava enrich the soil. Some volcanoes lay dormant for centuries, even millennia, creating catastrophic consequences when they finally erupt. Mt. Vesuvius, Popocatepetl, Mount Merapi, St. Helen's, Fuji & St. Turin are profiled.

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Audience: Senior High - College
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2012
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GEOLOGIC JOURNEY II: COLLISION ZONE - ASIA

Welcome to the Collision Zone - the fiery unpredictability of Indonesia's volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between.

The collision zone of the old world is about to be the hub of the new. India, the Himalayas and the island arc of Indonesia will form the centre of the world's next supercontinent.

As the story unfolds we discover a tale of where the Earth has been and what the Earth shall be: a whole new world that we'll barely recognize.

Item no.: BV03920622
Format: DVD (Closed Captioned)
Audience: Grades 6-12, Post Secondary, Adult Education
Duration: 52 minutes
Copyright: 2010
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NORTH AMERICA GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS & LANDFORMS: BASIN AND RANGE

Located between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Coastal Ranges to the west, this gigantic Basin and Range Region runs for about 5,000 miles from the Bering Sea to the southern end of Mexico.

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Format: DVD
Audience: Intermediate
Duration: 22 minutes
Copyright: 2009
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NORTH AMERICA GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS & LANDFORMS: ROCKY MOUNTAINS

The Rocky Mountains are like the backbone of the North American continent, stretched from top to bottom of the continent like a spine. In this case, the vertebrae are rugged mountain peaks. The true Rockies are found running from the Laird River Basin in the Canadian province of British Columbia to the Sacramento Mountains in the state of New Mexico. The Rocky Mountains span a distance of about 3,000 miles.

Item no.: CW08541034
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Audience: Intermediate, High School
Duration: 22 minutes
Copyright: 2009
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GEOLOGIC JOURNEY I: GREAT LAKES

This episode of the Geologic Journey series tells the story of the dramatic changes in the geology and landscape of the vast central area of North America that only in very recent geologic history takes the form of five great interconnected freshwater lakes. We find the roots of a long vanished mountain range that once rivalled the Himalayas, explore the remains of a tropical salt-water sea, and trace the story of a sudden massive flood that drowned vast areas of land. From moraines, to kettles, to drumlins, to tarn lakes, and Niagara Falls, the topography and geology of the Great Lakes region is unparalleled, strikingly beautiful and a place of wild contrasts. It is truly "a wild, rocky place whose grandeur and mystery drew men to commune with the spirit of the sea¡Ka place where man is and forever will be only a visitor." A 4.5 billion year journey in 45 minutes.

Item no.: JJ03921021
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Audience: Grades 6-12, Adult Education, Post Secondary
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2007
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GEOLOGIC JOURNEY I: ROCKIES

This episode of the Geologic Journey series tells the story of the immense spine of stone that runs from the Canadian North down to the Southern United States. The story begins on the quiet Pacific shoreline of Vancouver Island, where geologists search for clues of massive tectonic shifts that reverberated through the continent, forcing the mountains up out of a quiet, bucolic plain. As the camera takes the audience on a highwire tour through the peaks of the Rockies - in both Canada and the USA - bends and cracks reveal the growth pangs of the mountain building era. The pristine beauty of the Canadian Rockies gives way to the ghost towns and gold mines that pepper the mountains in Colorado - telltale clues of how the mountains in Canada were created differently from their cousins in the States.

The Rockies is about shifts and change and the power of the earth, but it is also about impermanence: how nothing ever stays the same. Just as geologists are learning how the mountains were formed, so too are they seeing how they will end - a sobering perspective of time, place and immensity of Earth's geologic journey.

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Format: DVD (Closed Captioned)
Audience: Grades 6-12, Adult Education, Post Secondary
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2007
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PLANET EARTH: FRESH WATER

Follow rivers as they course from mountain to the sea, nourishing unique and dramatic wildlife and shaping the land. Recognizing that all life on land depends on fresh water, the presentation emphasizes the importance of rain in the water cycle and how animals from grizzly bears in British Columbia to cichlids in Africa's river valley use fresh water to protect, nurture, and teach their young. A look at South America's Pantanal wetlands and such key animals in the food chain as the red-bellied piranha reveals predator-prey relationships essential to completing the circle of life. Focusing on many of the world's most spectacular lakes, waterfalls, streams, and wetlands, the program uncovers exceptional animal species and adaptations including the crab-eating macaque's amphibious lifestyle, developed while living in the Sunderbans, the world?s largest delta in West Bengal, India.

Item no.: WN07981276
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Audience: Grades 6-12
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 2007
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PLANET EARTH: MOUNTAINS

Tour the planet's mightiest mountain ranges and meet the rare animals that inhabit them. Surveying the peaks of the Ethiopian Highlands, Andes, American Rockies, Alps, Karakoram, and Himalayas, the program explores the challenges of survival in mountain habitats for such animals as the walia ibex, giant panda, and demoiselle crane and even features never-before-seen footage of snow leopards on the hunt. Mountain formation is discussed as the result of plate tectonics and volcanic activity, while mountain erosion is presented as the effect of glaciation and weathering.

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Format: DVD
Audience: Grades 6-12
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 2007
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CORE SCIENCE: GEOBASICS - ENERGY AND RESOURCES

As the Earth's fossil fuel reserves decline, what forms of energy will come next? After discussing the formation, uses, and consequences of burning coal, oil, and natural gas, this DVD explores the development of alternative resources that may someday completely replace them: nuclear power, solar energy, biomass, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, and wind power. Benefits, costs, and environmental impacts are considered.

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    Audience: Grades 7-12
    Duration: 21 minutes
    Copyright: 2006
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    OUR EARTH IN MOTION: UNDERSTANDING TIME, TIDES AND SEASONS

    Why does the sun rise in the east? Why does the moon change shape? How do tides happen? This program explains in detail how the Earth and the Moon move with respect to each other and the Sun, why we have day and night and different time zones. Why we have four seasons every year, two tides and the different phases of the moon. This program will enhance student understanding of key concepts that are effectively demonstrated through clear graphics and animation.

    Please contact us for primary and secondary schools pricing.

    Item no.: CF11100079
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Senior Primary - Junior Second
    Duration: 21 minutes
    Copyright: 2006
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    BASICS OF BIOLOGY, THE: THE BASICS OF ECOLOGY - AQUATIC BIOMES: OCEANS, LAKES, RIVERS AND WETLAND

    Begins by looking at the characteristics common to all aquatic environments. The program then examines the littoral, limnetic and profundal zones of freshwater lakes, the seasonal cycling of O2 and nutrients, and the difference between oligotrophic and eutrophic lakes before observing how life changes along the course of rivers and explaining the ecological importance of wetlands. The photoc, aphotic, and benthic ocean zones are then described and marine habitats such as tide pools, kelp forests, coral reefs, and vent communities explored.

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    BASICS OF BIOLOGY, THE: THE BASICS OF ECOLOGY - TERRESTRIAL BIOMES: DESERTS, GRASSLANDS, AND FORESTS

    Starts by introducing the four requirements of life - nutrients, energy, liquid water and temperatures appropriate for carrying out life processes and then goes on to explain the factors such as latitude, proximity to oceans, and elevation, that affect climate. Climates relationship to the type of vegetation found in a biome is then explained before introducing students to the major terrestrial biomes including tropical rainforests, temperate rainforests, deciduous forests, savannas, grasslands, chaparrals, taiga, tundra and deserts.

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    Copyright: 2005
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    EARTH SCIENCE: THE BASICS

    From earthquakes and the rock cycle to precious minerals and ocean motions, introduce elementary students to a wide variety of Earth science topics with these segments drawn from Discovery School's award-winning series. Along with the following 12 student segments, this DVD includes six scientific literacy segments to aid classroom teachers.

  • Introducing Earth
  • When Earth Erupts
  • Earthquake Zone
  • Erosion
  • The Rock Cycle
  • Granite Rocks
  • Precious Minerals
  • Changes in Weather and Climate
  • Violent Weather
  • Making Sea Water Fresh
  • Earth's Atmosphere
  • Ocean Motions

    Item no.: KZ07980359
    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned)
    Audience: Grades 3-5
    Duration: 180 minutes
    Copyright: 2005
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    EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, WEATHER, AND CLIMATE

    This examination of Earth's weather and climate includes the following segments:

  • The Atmosphere - Looks at the layers of gases surrounding Earth that make the planet habitable.
  • The Sun and the Seasons - Explores the atmosphere's role in Earth's weather patterns.
  • Global Climate Zones - Investigates convection currents and the planet's major climate zones.
  • The Effect of Local Conditions on Weather - Reviews the many factors that shape an area's climate.
  • Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Tornadoes - Explores the fierce weather that can form when the right atmospheric elements combine.
  • Air Pollution - Examines the causes of global warming, acid rain, and air pollution.

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    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned)
    Audience: Grades 6-12
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 2005
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    EXTREME WEATHER, PART 1: WIND AND WATER

    Canada has some of the most extreme weather on earth. Using dramatic archival footage, original shots and home videos, this first part in the Extreme Weather series recalls some of the top ten wind and water disasters of the last century - including Hurricane Hazel in 1954, Hurricane Juan in 2003 and the Edmonton Tornado of 1987. It tells these gripping stories from individual experiences during these life and death events.

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    Audience: Grades 9-12, Adult Education, Post Secondary
    Duration: 60 minutes
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    EXTREME WEATHER, PART 2: FIRE AND ICE

    Canada has more kinds of extreme weather than anywhere else on the planet. As if that weren't already bad enough, global climate change has meant an increase in the frequency and severity of storms, floods, droughts and other catastrophic weather events.

    Part 2 of the Extreme Weather series looks at Canada's worst fire and ice disasters, including BC's deadly 2003 forest fires and the Quebec/Ontario ice storm of 1998.

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    Audience: Grades 9-12, Adult Education, Post Secondary
    Duration: 60 minutes
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    GREAT LAKES, THE

    Recommended for geography, science and social studies classes everywhere. An Interactive DVD with added questions and quizzes. Part 1 recreates the dramatic story of how the Great Lakes were formed in the most recent ice age. Includes a section on Native Americans who lived here after the ice ages. Part 2 tells the story of the voyageurs, lumberjacks, miners and pioneer farmers who settled and developed the Great Lakes country into what we know today. Part 3 highlights case studies of current environmental problems and solutions. Includes an interview with Dr. Clifford Kraft, Sea Grant scientist in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned, With Guide)
    Audience: Upper elementary, Secondary, College
    Duration: 62 minutes
    Copyright: 2005
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    UNDERSTANDING WEATHER CONCEPTS

    Animated graphics show the tilt and rotation of the earth, air pressure and more. An informed host explains the sun and energy transfer processes. Written to National Science Standards.

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    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 6 or above
    Duration: 23 minutes
    Copyright: 2002
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    EARTH SCIENCE 1

    Climate, Weather & People
    This popular two-part program will help you teach the basic science of weather and climate and how this relates to current issues like global warming. Includes the history of how weather instruments were invented, how weather maps were developed and how computer simulations today are leading to new accuracy in weather and climate predictions.

    The Changing Earth
    Provides a dramatic introduction to modern geology and geography. Part 1 takes students on a field trip to Scotland, Switzerland, Iceland and North America to learn of earth history, ice ages and continental plates and how they were discovered. Part 2 teaches fundamental concepts in earth science.

    On Earth Science 1 DVD you can have easy access to keys to scientific literacy that include:
    Beginnings of geology and geography, Ptolemy, ages of exploration, age of earth, James Hutton, Louis Aggasiz, continental drift, life begins, photosynthesis, greenhouse effect, life moves to land, mountain-building, tectonic plates, geothermal energy, ice ages, minerals, ores, weather in history, first natural scientists, astrology, Benjamin Franklin, telegraph and weather maps, climatology, atmosphere, sun and earth, earth's tilt, earth's motion, ocean currents, jet streams, albedo, NCAR, global warming, hurricane energy.

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    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned, With Guide)
    Audience: Secondary, College
    Duration: 64 minutes
    Copyright: 2001
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    EARTH SCIENCE 2

    The Expanding Universe
    This two-part program will be an informative and inspiring introduction to modern astronomy.

    Part 1. A Brief History of Astronomy. Students will learn of the great change during the Renaissance when pioneers like Galileo and Newton launched the scientific revolution. They will also learn about the modern pioneers who first listened in on the Big Bang.

    Part 2. Planets, Stars and Galaxies. Using video from NASA and new photos from the Hubble telescope, students will learn where our earth is in space.

    Living in Space
    Once upon a time life took a big step forward, moving out of the sea and onto the land. Today humankind is taking an equally big step outwards, living in space. As the Russian space visionary, Constantin Tsiolkovskii said, "The earth is the cradle of the mind, but you cannot live in the cradle forever."

    Part 1 presents a brief history fo space exploration to date.

    Part 2 is named for teacher-astronaut Christa McAuliffe. Her words, "I touch the future. I teach," provide the keynote for this dramatic leap into the future of space colonies.

    On Earth Science 2 DVD you can have easy access to keys to scientific literacy that include:
    Stonehenge, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Herschel, Einstein, Hubble, Big Bang, size of universe, age of universe, planets, asteroids, galaxies, radio astronomy, Hubble telescope, Tsiolkovskii, consciousness, balloons, Wright brothers, first rockets, V-2 rockets, Sputnik, space shuttle, man on the moon, Skylab, Christa McAuliffe, space colonies, biotechnology, Sally Ride, L-4 and L-5 sites.

    Item no.: WP00450011
    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned, With Guide)
    Audience: Secondary, College
    Duration: 80 minutes
    Copyright: 2001
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    ECOSYSTEMS IN ACTION 1

    Deserts
    Takes you and your class to the Sahara Desert of North Africa, the Mohave, Colorado and Great Basin deserts of the southwestern United States to learn facts, concepts and values that make these unique ecosystems both dreaded and loved.

    The Galapagos Islands
    The islands Charles Darwin made famous are still alive and well 150 years after his visit. Take your students on a field trip to this unique ecosystem to learn more about the connections between ecosystems and evolution, and the fight to save endangered species.

    A Tropical Rain Forest
    Saving the Amazonian rain forest is a high priority today. This program takes your students into a small section of the Amazonian rain forest to learn how this unique ecosytem functions today. Diversity of species, soil impoverishment and interconnectedness are stressed.

    On Ecosystems in Action 1 DVD you can have easy access to keys to scientific literacy that include:
    Energy flow, producers, consumers, decomposers, symbiosis, mutualism, rainforest value, matter recycling, diversity of species, geology of deserts, energy flow in deserts, life in deserts, plants & photosynthesis, solar energy in deserts, volcanoes and life, ecosystems in the Galapagos, succession, lizards and finches, Darwin, natural selection, boobies, tortoises, mammals.

    Item no.: RF00450013
    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned, With Guide)
    Audience: Secondary, College
    Duration: 76 minutes
    Copyright: 2001
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    ECOSYSTEMS IN ACTION 2

    A New England Pond
    Some of the best work in ecology has been done on small fresh water pond ecosystems. This live-action video uses a small New England pond to teach basic concepts in ecosystem science. Food webs are illustrated, the abiotic-producer-consumer-decomposer cycles, problems of acid rain and pond succession are also stressed.

    The Great Lakes Ecosystem
    The largest chain of fresh water lakes in the world has special ecological problems of its own. This live-action video explains some of the challenges today. Stressed are the sea lamprey, toxic wastes in the lakes, the coming of the zebra mussel and the ruffe fish.

    The Web of Life
    Explains the concepts used by ecologists today to study ecosystems. Food chains, food webs, cycling of elements, toxic wastes and more.

    On Ecosystems in Action 2 DVD you can have easy access to keys to scientific literacy that include:
    Pollution from mining, zebra mussels, food chains and eutrophication, chemical pollutants, european ruffe, ecology and ecosystems, energy flow in a small pond, food pyramids, niches, food webs, cycling of matter, succession, acid rain, what is ecology?, energy flow in all ecosystems, producers & consumers, food chains, recycling of matter, environmental problems, biosphere problems.

    Item no.: SD00450014
    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned, With Guide)
    Audience: Secondary, College
    Duration: 66 minutes
    Copyright: 2001
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    PLANET EARTH 1

    Energy on Earth
    As the third millennium begins, earth relies ever more heavily on fossil fuel energy. This program helps students understand basic laws of energy flow, the importance of energy supplies for industrial civilizations, and the options for the new century. Stresses the importance of research into alternatives, including nuclear power, that do not add to global warming.

    Resources on Earth
    "A peasant must stand for a long time on a hillside with his mouth open before a roast duck flies in." Chinese proverb. Resources are like that. To those who stand and wait, resources are few. To those who search and work, resources are plentiful. Use this program to help your students understand natural resources.

    Ecosystems on Earth
    What is the state of earth's ecosystems as the 21st century begins? A primer on ecosystem problems and opportunities with the stress on new efforts to save endangered species, new efforts to avert global warming and new efforts to preserve and restore to health all ecosystems, including agricultural and urban ones.

    On Planet Earth 1 DVD you can have easy access to keys to scientific literacy that include:
    Energy flow, photosynthesis, industrial revolution, fossil fuels, renewable energy, efficiency, nuclear energy, earth resources, agricultural revolution, resources for the future, what is an ecosystem?, matter recycling, homeostasis, evolution, chemicals in ecosystems, human progress, global warming, species extinction.

    Item no.: NS00450037
    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned, With Guide)
    Audience: Secondary, College
    Duration: 58 minutes
    Copyright: 2001
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    NATURE KNOWS BEST - RAIN FORESTS: LONG MAY THEY REIGN

    In this episode Albert swings through the rain forests enjoying the Tarzan life-style until he's brought back to reality by a boa with an appetite. The fauna and flora have a wealth of secrets from which everyone can benefit, as long as the rain forests are respected. Albert investigates the fragile interdependent structure that enables the jungles to survive and learns that minor damage can have major consequences. What is happening to the rain forests? Why are species of flora and fauna becoming extinct? Are we burning down a treasure without recognizing its full value?

    Item no.: GU00160641
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Elementary - Junior High
    Duration: 25 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
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    NATURE KNOWS BEST - THE EARTH'S ALIVE

    Albert is impressed by the farmers harnessing of nature. That is , until he comes across a decapitated earth worm with a bone to pick. Join Albert and the earthworm as they journey from monocultural to organic farms, comparing and sharing the different soil cycles. Meet the creatures that aerate the earth. Discover the importance of crop rotation and the dangers of not recycling the system.

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    Audience: Elementary - Junior High
    Duration: 25 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
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    NATURE KNOWS BEST - THE OCEANS: SAVE THE WAVE

    The Oceans: Earth's largest ecosystem. Source of the origins of life. The world's central heating system.

    Albert surfs the waves, talks to whales, and rides his dolphin friend in this nautical documentary drama. The dolphin introduces him to the hidden treasures of the ocean. It's a fish eat fish world out there, until they witness the technology used to catch fish-drift nets, sonar systems, underwater vacuum cleaners, and enormous factory ships. Albert decides to stow away and reveals the facts behind the overfishing of the ocean. A third of all fish caught is fed to animals! Some seas are dying, as people dump sewage and chemicals into them!

    Item no.: ZR00160551
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Elementary - Junior High
    Duration: 25 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
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    NATURE KNOWS BEST - WATER AND WEATHER

    Snow in Florida, floods in California! Hail the size of tennis balls in the summer. Is the earth getting colder, or warmer?

    Albert checks out the global water cycles - which determine the weather. He also observes how the oceans act as earths central heating system, the importance of impenetrable jungles at the equator and looks at how man is affecting the weather.

    Item no.: GS00160093
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Elementary - Junior High
    Duration: 25 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
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    AIR, EARTH, FIRE AND WATER

    A unique blend of poetry and science that sees the wonder of the four primeval elements in new ways. Ways that highlight both science and poetry. A good example of a blend of science and the humanities to encourage creative thinking.

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    OCEANS AND SEAS

    More than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Use this DVD to impress upon your students the importance of the seven seas to people, the marine food chain, and the planet as a whole. Topics include the various kinds of currents and the forces that influence them, tides and waves (what they are, what causes them, and how they're classified), features of the seabed, and the formation and shaping of coastlines. A basic explanation of how oceans have been affected by human activity is also provided.

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    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 7-12
    Duration: 21 minutes
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    PLATE TECTONICS

    Studies of our planet's crust, or lithosphere, suggest that it's not a single solid layer at all. This DVD illustrates the process of scientific inquiry by studying the evolution of our understanding of plate tectonics, the dynamics of those ever -shifting slabs of earth we call solid ground. Beginning with Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, the program discusses major and minor plates, types of plate boundaries, and the concepts of spreading and subduction. Earthquakes and volcanoes are also addressed.

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    Item no.: AZ29110082
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    Audience: Grades 7-12
    Duration: 25 minutes
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    ROCKS AND MINERALS

    Knowledge of the physics and chemistry of the planet's "bones" is essential to a complete understanding of Earth science. Ranging from the Mohs scale and specific gravity to silicates, carbonates, and halides, this video delves deeply into the composition, properties, and classification of rocks and minerals. An element of forensic-type analysis is also brought into play, since any stony formation represents a portion of the planet's history and local conditions.

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    Item no.: VS29110092
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    Audience: Grades 7-12
    Duration: 23 minutes
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    OUR PLANET EARTH

    If Earth's entire history could be compressed into a single year, modern humans would've appeared just 23 minutes ago! Use this DVD to introduce your students to the concept of geological time (also called deep time); relative age dating of rock via the principles of stratigraphic superposition, original horizontality, and cross -cutting; absolute age dating by radioactive decay; the chemical elements, heavy and light, that make up the planet; and Earth's three main layers: crust, mantle, and core.

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    Item no.: WD29110079
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    Audience: Grades 7-12
    Duration: 22 minutes
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    PLANET EARTH 2

    Populations on Earth
    Is the world overpopulated? Will population continue to explode in the cmning century or will it level off as it did after the agricultural revolution? Students usually hear only one side of this imporant issue. Expert opinions are changing rapidly in the 21st century. This program presents many sides using new year-2000 video footage from China, India, Africa, Europe and the U.S.

    Governments on Earth
    A survey of the diversity of governments in the year 2000 with special note of the explosive growth of democratic forms and the decline of authoritarian and totalitarian forms of government. Includes new video of progress in Russia, Germany, China and Cambodia and cautious hope for more improvements tomorrow.

    Biotechnology on Earth
    The 20th century saw the earth dramatically changed by industrial technology. The 21st century will see the earth even more dramatically changed by progress in biotechnology and its handmaiden, nanotechnology. Urge your students to think instead of dogmatize about their future with the help of this comprehensive DVD.

    On Planet Earth 2 DVD you can have easy access to keys to scientific literacy that include:
    Early humans, agricultural revolution, industrial revolution, optimistic and pessimistic views of population growth, developing countries, environmental connections, species extinction, tribal governments, democracy in early Greece, democracy today, Russia, China, communism today, USA leadership, evolution of life, human biotechnology, cloning, genetic engineering, transgenic animals, DNA and bacteria, critics of biotechnology, nanotechnology.

    Item no.: NA00450038
    Format: DVD (Closed Captioned, With Guide)
    Audience: Secondary, College
    Duration: 58 minutes
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