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ANIMAL ADAPTATION

ANIMAL ADAPTATION


ANIMAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN: ALL ABOUT ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

Animals change to better adapt to their environment. Over long periods of time, nature helps them adapt by changing their body shape and color, as well as adjusting their methods of getting and eating food, defending themselves and caring for their young. Young students learn what changes different animals go through to adapt to their surroundings in order to survive. A fun, hands-on experiment is included.

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  • "...informative, engaging, and interesting...well paced...Recommended. " - Library Media Connection (Nov/Dec 2006)


    • Item no. : MC07770583
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades K-4
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 59.95

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    Item no. : MC07770584
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades K-4
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 59.95

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    ANIMAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN: ALL ABOUT FISH

    There is a completely new world to discover in the oceans, lakes and rivers -- a world filled with an amazing variety of fish. While all fish live and breathe underwater, each type looks very different and develops its own unique living habits. Students learn more about the body structures of fish as well as how they reproduce and protect themselves in their underwater environment. A fun, hands-on experiment is included.

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  • "...informative, engaging, and interesting...well paced...Recommended. " - Library Media Connection (Nov/Dec 2006)


    • Item no. : BF07770599
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades K-4
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 59.95

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    Item no. : BF07770600
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades K-4
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 59.95

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    ANIMAL LIFE IN ACTION: AMPHIBIANS

    How do frogs, toads and salamanders breathe above and below the water? Students will find out about the world of amphibians as they examine their physical characteristics, environments and life cycles, as well as compare the differences between amphibians and reptiles. A fun, hands-on experiment is included.

    Item no. : KF07770607
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-8
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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    Item no. : KF07770608
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-8
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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    ANIMAL LIFE IN ACTION: ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

    As animals adapt to new environments, their bodies and life cycles may change over thousands of years. Students will find out about the various adaptations that different species have undergone and how these changes affected the lives and lifestyles of new generations. A fun, hands-on experiment is included.

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  • "...describes the principles of adaptation and evolution in a straightforward way. The narration and the explanations are clear without being condescending. The video is organized like a lesson plan..."- Science Books & Films (May/June 2004)


    • Item no. : KC08990609
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-8
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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    Item no. : KC08990610
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-8
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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    ANIMAL LIFE IN ACTION: EVOLUTION

    The story of evolution starts with the study of fossils that helps scientists link today's living organisms with those of the past. Students will study the changes in species over thousands of years and see how animals that best adapt to their environment are able to survive and reproduce. A fun, hands-on experiment is included. This title correlates to the National Science Education Standards for Life Science -- structure & function in living systems, reproduction & heredity, regulation & behavior, populations & ecosystems, and diversity & adaptations of organisms.

    Item no. : PG07770623
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-8
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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    Item no. : PG07770624
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-8
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: BONY & CARTILAGINOUS FISHES

    Live-action footage introduces several species of bony flatfish, including turbot, brill, sole and plaice. These side-swimmers are shown in this program as they camouflage themselves on the ocean floor. Next, the stingray provides a transition to the characteristics of symmetrical cartilaginous fishes with gill slits. Then, the cameras move to the washed-up remains of ray and dogfish eggs, each protected by a solid capsule promoting embryo development. Research shows that species statistics include 850 varieties of cartilaginous fishes and 25,000 varieties of bony fishes, or half of all vertebrate species.

    Item no. : EA08991473
    Format : DVD (Color)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: BUGS & OTHER HEMIPTERANS

    By using live-action footage, this program introduces viewers to the characteristics of heteropterans, known for their rigid fore wings that covers tiny black wings and a piercing tool that is used for feeding. Viewers are introduced to the omnivorous, carnivorous and vegetarian species in this group, including firebugs, shield bugs, cabbage bugs, water striders, the corise, saucer bugs and water stick insects. The homopterans are also included as part of the hemipterans. Examples include aphids, white flies and cicadas. Overall, the Hemipteran class includes 35,000 different species.

    Item no. : YS07771474
    Format : DVD (Color)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: BUTTERFLIES & OTHER LEPIDOPTERANS

    Live-action footage captures a butterfly chrysalis warding off its enemies and notes the scaly wings that are characteristic of all lepidopterans. In this educational program, each stage of metamorphosis is filmed, including mating, egg laying, hatching, molting, chrysalis formation and emergence of the adult butterfly. Viewers see butterfly caterpillars as they are depicted as equally destructive as moth caterpillars. Close-up photography reveals how the proboscis draws nectar from deep inside flowers or from other liquid food sources.

    Item no. : LE08991475
    Format : DVD (Color)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: CRABS & OTHER CRUSTACEANS

    Live-action film footage introduces the characteristics of crustaceans, with a focus on decapods -- ten-legged crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp. Discover how female crabs and shrimp carry their eggs, how the larvae hatches and how they grow to adult size by shedding. In addition, the program emphasizes the characteristic of the cephalothorax. Species portrayed include velvet crabs, brown crabs, king crabs and hermit crabs, and the freshwater species, the crayfish. Explains why the common barnacle is a crustacean, and notes that sand fleas on the beach are crustaceans, too.

    Item no. : NP07771476
    Format : DVD (Color)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: DEER & OTHER RUMINANTS

    This program explores the characteristics in body structure, locomotion, mating, habitat adaptation and other features that cause scientists to classify deer and other ruminants. Students learn about the group's basic life activities through live-action location footage, as well as clear close-ups and captions that reveal the distinctive features of this group.

    Item no. : WF07771478
    Format : DVD (Color)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: EARTHWORMS & OTHER ANNELIDS

    Discover the characteristics of earthworms through live-action film footage in this educational program. Viewers learn about the annelids' features, such as a soft, segmented body with a defined head and anus, muscles for locomotion and thick skin full of blood vessels that secrete a viscous liquid. Specimens of marine annelids extend the understanding of annelid characteristics, with a focus on the adaptations of arenicola and giant worms found in the depths of the ocean.

    Item no. : KT08991479
    Format : DVD (Color)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: FROGS & OTHER AMPHIBIANS

    Students are introduced to amphibians as this live-action program compares the habits and physical characteristics of frogs, tritons (newts), toads and salamanders. Films the mating habits of common toads, green frogs and alpine newts, and the metamorphosis from embryo to tadpole to adult. The program also explains that there are over 5,000 species of frogs and toads that live on Earth, and that new species are constantly being discovered.

    Item no. : AE08991481
    Format : DVD (Color)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: OWLS & OTHER RAPTORS

    Beginning with the common barn owl, this educational program extends the concept of birds of prey to include eagles, vultures, buzzards and kites. Live-action footage highlights raptors' hooked beaks and talons, and their hunting and feeding habits. Viewers learn that raptors and other birds range in size from tiny owls to huge condors.

    Item no. : MW08991485
    Format : DVD (Color, Region 0)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: SEA ANEMONES & OTHER CNIDARIANS

    Beginning with the common sea anemone, this scientific program expands students' understanding of cnidarians to include a variety of simple organisms such as jellyfish and coral, which possess stinging tentacles and exhibit complex behaviors in spite of their simple body structures. Live-action footage shows how these animals capture their prey, reproduce and expel waste. By featuring coral sequences, the program helps students to understand the structure of the reef, its support for biodiversity and its sensitivity to global warming and human activities.

    Item no. : ZA08991487
    Format : DVD (Color, Region 0)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: SNAILS AND OTHER GASTROPOD MOLLUSKS

    In this program, viewers see live-action footage of the brown garden snail, which highlights the characteristics that make this animal a gastropod mollusk. The concepts of gastropods, branchiae and eye-bearing antennae are further illustrated in the habits and physical characteristics of edible snails, glass snails, slugs, periwinkles, limpets, mud snails and sea slugs. In comparison, the chambered nautilus is discovered to be a cephalopod mollusk, or a mollusk having its head in its foot.

    Item no. : MA07771488
    Format : DVD (Color, Region 0)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: SNAKES & OTHER SCALED REPTILES