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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.

Review
  • "...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.

    Review
  • "...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.

    Review
  • "...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

    This live-action program shows close-up photography of the rat snake, highlighting its excellent vision, its sense of smell, its hunting ability and its method of swallowing a victim whole. In comparison, the legs, ear openings and mobile eyelids of lizards are highlighted to isolate the characteristic scaly skin that snakes and lizards have in common. Compare the fangs of poisonous vipers and the shape of their heads to the teeth and rounded heads of the harmless grass snake. Discover how chameleons, geckos and worm lizards are compared to limbless serpents such as pythons, boas, cobras and vipers.

    Item no. : JG08991489
    Format : DVD (Color, Region 0)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: SPIDERS & OTHER ARACHNIDS

    Comparisons between spiders, daddy-long-legs and acarids stress that spiders are not the only members of the arachnid group in this educational program. In addition to the eight walking legs that are typical of arachnids, students learn that true spiders such as the house spider and the daddy-long-legs spider are characterized as having abdomens that are separated from their cephalothoraxes and as being carnivorous and venomous. Their stinging tails and two pincers distinguish true scorpions. Live-action film footage also captures the watchfulness of female spiders and the birth of miniature adults. Statistics allude to 35,500 species of spiders, most of which are harmless.

    Item no. : SJ07771490
    Format : DVD (Color, Region 0)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: STARFISH & OTHER ECHINODERMS

    Learn about the characteristics of echinoderms, or "animals with spiny skins," whose 6,000 species include starfish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Live-action footage and close-up photography of spiny starfish, cushion starfish, serpent starfish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers focuses on their methods of locomotion, their five-armed structure, their calcareous skeletons, their branchiae and their carnivorous behaviors. Sequences highlight male and female sea urchins, showing their spines, teeth and cleaning pincers, and the process of spermatozoid fertilization of unfertile eggs released by the female. Tropical species filmed include long-spined sea urchins, huge starfish that devour coral and enormous, brightly colored sea cucumbers.

    Item no. : CZ08991491
    Format : DVD (Color, Region 0)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades 5-10
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 78.95

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    CHAMELEONS ARE COOL

    Children will learn all about chameleons in this iconographic presentation of the award-winning book by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Sue Shields. The program explores different kinds of chameleons and covers their behavior, life cycle and more. Viewers will learn to see these color-changing, bad-tempered, swivel-eyed, snail-paced, long-tongued sharpshooters as endearing reptiles.

    Item no. : WZ08991877
    Format : DVD (Color, With Guide)
    Duration : 9 minutes
    Audience : Grades Pre-K-3
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 79.95

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    DRAGONFLY TV: ECOSYSTEMS

    Ecosystems are explored in this Season Two episode that looks at real-life science investigations. In Salmon Run, Andy, Mason and Marshall investigate whether more salmon thrive in Washington's Dewatto River or Union River. In Baby Turtles, Carlos and Akeem study the nesting habits of Juno Beach's baby turtles to determine what conditions are optimal for survival. Victoria and Alejandra investigate why some plants thrive and others cannot withstand the elements on the Guadalupe-Nipomo in Sand Dunes. The program also features a riddle on gathering environmental information in a giant forest and a scientist profile of tree-climbing scientist Nalini Nadkarni, who explores the survival of forest canopies.

    Item no. : PU07772721
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned)
    Duration : 30 minutes
    Audience : Grades 4-7
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 59.95

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    ECOSYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN: ALL ABOUT DESERTS & GRASSLANDS

    Deserts and grasslands are two of the world's most distinctive ecosystems, both of which have plenty of differences, but also a few things in common. In All About Deserts & Grasslands, young viewers will discover the characteristics that make these regions unique, while exploring the plants and animals that make their homes in these environments. A visit with a scientist examines the world of the hummingbird, while a hands-on experiment demonstrates how different plants have adapted to survive in different ecosystems.

    Reviews
  • "Pacing and organization are excellent, as is both audio and video quality. This exceptional series will be a valuable introduction to an important topic."- School Library Journal (9/01)

  • "...does a good job of introducing young viewers to the climates and features of the desert."- American Association for the Advancement of Science


    • Item no. : PF08992900
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Closed Captioned)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades K-4
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 59.95

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    Item no. : PF08992903
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned)
    Duration : 23 minutes
    Audience : Grades K-4
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 59.95

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    MARCH OF THE PENGUINS

    Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this live-action feature documents a year in the life of emperor penguins, capturing one flock's annual trek across the harsh Antarctic terrain to their traditional breeding grounds. Along the journey, viewers will witness how each winter, emperor penguins in their thousands abandon the security of their ocean home and journey onto the frozen ice into a region so bleak, so extreme, it supports no other wildlife at this time of the year.

    In single file, the penguins march while blinded by blizzards and buffeted by gale force winds. Driven by the overpowering urge to reproduce and assure the survival of the species, they head for their traditional breeding ground where -- after a ritual courtship -- they pair off into monogamous couples and mate. The days grow shorter, the weather ever more bitter. The females remain long enough only to lay a single egg. Once this is accomplished, they begin their return journey across the ice field to the fish-filled seas, exhausted by weeks without nourishment. The male emperors are left behind to guard and hatch the eggs, which they cradle at all times on top of their feet. Subjected to subzero temperatures and the trials of the polar winter, they face great dangers. After two long months, during which the males eat nothing, the eggs begin to hatch. Once they have emerged into their new world, the chicks cannot survive for long on their fathers' limited food reserves. If their mothers are late returning from the ocean with food, the newly hatched young will die.

    Once the families are reunited, the roles reverse. The mothers remain with their new young while their mates head for the sea, exhausted and starved, for food. While the adults fish, the chicks face the ever-present threat of attack by prowling giant petrels. As the weather grows warmer and the ice floes finally begin to crack and melt, the adults will repeat their arduous journey countless times, marching hundreds of miles over some of the most treacherous territory on Earth, until the chicks are ready to take their first faltering dive into the deep blue waters of the Antarctic.

    Review
  • "four stars...fascinating, visually enthralling...Highly recommended.- Video Librarian (Nov/Dec 2005)

    Awards
  • Kids First! All-Star
  • 2005 Academy Award Winners - Best Documentary (Feature)
  • 2006 Video Librarian Best Documentaries Award


    • Item no. : WT07775676
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Region 1, With French, Spanish Subtitles)
    Duration : 80 minutes
    Audience : Grades 3 to Adults
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 49.95

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    Item no. : WT07775677
    Format : DVD (Color, Region 1, With French, Spanish Subtitles)
    Duration : 80 minutes
    Audience : Grades 3 to Adults
    Copyright : 2005
    Price : USD 49.95

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    RAINFOREST FOR CHILDREN: ANIMALS OF THE RAINFOREST

    The exotic sights and sounds of the many insects, reptiles, birds and other animals thriving in the tropical rainforest are explored in this program. It presents facts about where animals live, what they eat, how they adapt to changes in their environment and how they protect themselves from predators. Children will be intrigued by an incredible variety of species, including iguanas, jaguars, tapirs, coatimundis, snakes, sloths, spiders, caterpillars, beetles, katydids, mantises, butterflies, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, scarlet macaws, aricaris, cattle egrets, hummingbirds, bats, woodpeckers, leafcutter ants and anteaters.

    Reviews
  • "The major purpose of this series is to give children an appreciation for rainforests and to encourage their conservation and preservation... Clear live-action photography, maps, diagrams, and charts present the facts and images with precise explanations. The quality of the photography is good and, at times, striking. Several vital words are shown in print and defined for reinforcement... [a] good presentation of the biodiversity of this natural environment." - School Library Journal

  • "This series introduces the flora, fauna and indigenous inhabitants of the lush rain forest ecosystem... More solid curriculum fare from Schlessinger Productions." - Booklist


    • Item no. : LC07777251
    Format : DVD (Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 25 minutes
    Audience : Grades 3-6
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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    Item no. : LC07777252
    Format : DVD (Spanish, Color, Closed Captioned, With Teacher's Guide)
    Duration : 25 minutes
    Audience : Grades 3-6
    Copyright : 2006
    Price : USD 59.95

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