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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.
82) SciQ: Volume 2
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Forget the white lab coat and boring test tubes of your stuffy old school science class. Join teen hosts Paula, Andrew and Pemma in three off-the-wall SciQ explorations, where science is fun and always an adventure. What's your science quotient? Contains Underwater, Snow, and Flight.
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"This dynamic, high definition, elementary science DVD defines and helps children explore the terms: Fulcrum; Inclined Plane; Pulley; Screw; Simple Machine; Wedge; Wheel & Axle; and Lever. 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 in...
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Divided into seven segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Viewers will see and hear the terms used in a variety of contexts providing students with a model for how to appropriately use the words. Related words are also used and reinforced with visuals and text. Complete English and Spanish...
85) SciQ: Volume 3
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Join teen hosts Paula, Andrew, and Pemma on three exciting and fun new adventures in science and learning, but watch where you step (and what you eat). Poop - Something smells, and it may just be our hosts. Bugs - Delve into a fascinating world as our hosts encounter amazing creepy-crawlies. Robots - Explore the present and future of robotics as you meet some mechanized friends.
86) SciQ: Volume 4
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Paula, Andrew, and Pemma are chowing down and on the move in three cool new outings. Food - You now have permission to play with your food, and discover some amazing things about the chemistry of the things we eat. Human Performance - How high can we jump? How fast can we run or cycle? Wild Wheels - Our hosts challenge each other to locate the craziest set of wheels. On two, three or four wheels, they're in for some wild rides.
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Zoom zoom!: Start the engines! Learn about the different ways that people get from one place to another using all sorts of transportation, such as planes, trains, boats, and cars!
Too cool!: What's cooler than science and learning? Find out more about how important science is in the world as well as how fun and interesting science experiments can be!
Rhyme time!: Do people like words that rhyme and jive? Or words like 'pop! that sound like sounds?...
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Thinking like a scientist: the scientific method: Teach students to think like scientists with this colorful, kid-friendly introduction to the scientific method.
Science tools for lab and life! #1: Learn how the same lab tools students use in class are used in a variety of careers from construction to chef to doctor.
Simple machines: Students learn to identify real-world examples of simple machines including the lever, pulley, wedge, wheel and axle,...
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Sid in motion: Sid is trying out his new dance on his hardwood floors when he discovers that friction prevents him from sliding. When he plays ball, he quickly learns that if a ball doesn't have enough elasticity, it won't bounce. This calls for some investigating; after pretending to be 'Super Sid' by kicking the ball with all his might, Sid and his friends take a trip to the Science Center to investigate how using lots of force makes things move...
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Technology - Engineering: Dummy & Robot Heroes: The Wonders of Technology, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology Science series covers subjects from Robots, Transportation, Agricultural Science, Science in the Third World, Making Plants Grow Plastic & New Miracles from Science. Students will develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Technology and work their way up to more complex subjects. As human stand-ins, dummies and their mobile counterparts,...
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Biology & chemistry. The science of forensics: Anthropometry is the science that defines physical measures of a person's size, form, and functional capacities. Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the practical application of science to matters of the law. In criminal law, forensics science can help prove the guilt or innocence of the defendant. In civil actions, forensics can help resolve a broad spectrum of legal issues through the...
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Adaptation: Safari Froggy shows students how animals have the fascinating ability to meet challenges in their surroundings through learned adaptations like finding water and learning how to stay well fed in desolate conditions. The physical adaptation of camouflage, that protects them from predators, is also defined.
Animal features and their functions: Set to a familiar tune, these fun lyrics describe some of the many different animal features....