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Full-text articles to support research in applied sciences, biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and energy. Includes the Science Image Collection, a database of high-quality science images from National Geographic, UPI, Getty, NASA, and Nature Picture Library.
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It's Nature Cat and his friends vs. Ronald in four exciting adventures! Nature Cat hopes to finally beat Ronald at the neighborhood Hide 'N' Seek Championship of the World, but to dethrone the champion he has to learn how to master the art of camouflage from wild animals to stay hidden in plain sight!
2) Chirp flies
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Set in and around a pond, a bush, and a tin can, the show follows a newly hatched chicken named Peep and his friends Chirp and Quack (a robin and a duck), on their daily adventures. Surrounding them is a large urban park--a place they are forever eager to explore, a place they call "the big wide world."
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Three episodes of the Emmy Award-winning animated science-adventure series based on the best-selling books. In "The haunted house", the class has an upcoming concert at an old, spooky mansion filled with mysterious sounds. In "Going batty", as they learn about bats, the gang is convinced The Friz is a vampire. And in "Spins a web", Ms. Frizzle transports the class into a 1950s horror movie where a praying mantis is wreaking havoc on the town.
The...
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"This dynamic, high definition, science DVD defines and helps children explore the terms 'translational motion,' 'acceleration,' 'kinematics,' 'scalars,' 'momentum,' vectors,' and 'velocity.' Divided into segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a viewer's comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Kids will see and hear the terms used...
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I have muscles where?: Sid's dad told him a funny joke and he laughed so hard that his face began to hurt -- Sid's amazing lungs: Sid runs around frantically trying to get ready for school -- How did my dog do that?: Sid sees his dog Philbert scratching his ear with his hind leg and tries to do it himself -- Now that's using your brain: The brain controls all kinds of things in your body including walking, thinking and getting ready for school.
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An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
Revving up (topic: engines): The school district's Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett, is about to condemn the Magic School Bus.
Under construction (topic: structures): Two inches tall and trapped in a bathroom, the kids must use what they've learned about structures to escape.
Gets programmed (topic: computers): Ms. Frizzle's...
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An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
In the city (topic: city critters): Tim thinks the zoo is the only place in the city wild animals can survive. To test this theory Ms. Frizzle turns the class into critters!
Cracks a yolk (topic: eggs): The principal goes away for a few days and leaves his chicken, Giblets, in Dorothy Ann's care. The Friz shows the class how eggs...
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So many chores, so little time! If Sid doesn't fill his chore chart with stickers, he'll never get that new Turbo-Mega-Rocket Ship toy. What's so important about a chart anyway? Sid soon learns that charts are great science tools for comparing and contrasting things like snacks, pets, and even chores! When playing with a rolie polie bug, Sid discovers another amazing science tool, the magnifying glass.
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Buzz, flutter and march into three tiny new worlds with Ms. Frizzle.
The Friz and her class explore the sticky home of a bee, the industrious life of an ant and the surprising identity of a caterpillar! Their Magic School Bus can go anywhere and be anything, so each field trip brings a new discovery to those brave enough to step through its doors! Featuring lots of busy bugs, this un-bee-lievable collection of episodes will take your child on a microscopic...
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Peep, Chirp, and Quack find the finniest things! Visit Peep's big wide world and join in the search. Discover a flashlight, a bouncing weasel, a stand-offish duck, and the very last flower of summer. Explore the wonders of a mirror-and enjoy the comic spell it casts on a certain blue duck. This animated series gives the innovative ides of teaching science to young children.