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How does a rainbow happen? Is a star living or dying? What is Spring? These are just some of the many questions that a young child will ask. Moko answers these questions as he travels all over the world, discovering many natural phenomena which so...Read More
"How Cells Obtain Energy" explains how cells capture, store, and use energy through ATP, the universal energy carrier. The video introduces cellular respiration in mitochondria, showing how sugars and fats are broken down, how oxygen increases ATP...Read More
Each video introduces a statistical topic in real-world context and takes the student on location to where people from all walks of life are using statistics in their work. Starting with descriptive statistics, the course continues through probabi...Read More
This set of 9 videos shows inner-city families describing how they relate to their children in ways that reflect kindness, love, and consideration even when living in the harshest of poverty-stricken, urban environments. See Series Description for...Read More
Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" was a revolutionary text that pioneered the sci-fi genre. On the surface, it’s a novel about a scary monster, but Shelley’s sympathetic description of a soulful creature invites the reader to rethink the word “monster...Read More
Millions of monarch butterflies from the United States and Canada fly five thousand kilometers each year to hibernate in the forests of California and Mexico. This documentary explains their diet, as well as their protection against their predator...Read More
Meet a social worker who helps individuals with disabilities find stable jobs. Then, visit a victims services advocate from Safe House, an organization whose mission it is to end domestic violence. Outlines how she helps victims of abuse recover e...Read More
Resiliency is the ability to "bounce back" after something negative happens. Discusses how a person can become resilient and reviews methods that can be used to withstand stress and trauma. Outlines the importance for young people to build resilie...Read More
Explores some of the types of stress encountered in secondary school, the main causes, and how adolescents can identify and develop coping skills and strategies. Provides various ways regarding how to manage stress, minimize distress, and prepare ...Read More
Part of "The Call of Africa" series. Strives to build bridges of genuine understanding about human rights, political power structures, the environment, public health, marriage customs, emigration, and many other vital elements of life in Africa vi...Read More
The delicate interplay of hormones is responsible for all the events of reproduction. Many other body processes are controlled and coordinated by these chemical messengers. The role hormones play in response to a sudden emergency-the "fight or fli...Read More
Looks at how the male and female bodies are prepared for their task of continuing the human race. Shows the characteristics of sperm and ova and how each contains a partial blueprint for the future offspring. The mechanism of cell division is show...Read More
Demonstrates how a heart actually functions as two pumps in one. Scenes at an amusement park show the effects of activity on the heart. Scenes of the internal heart are matched with still drawings and animations that depict the heart's valves, mus...Read More
The body is like a self-supporting hospital, able to deal with its own with wounds, bacterial invasions, fractures, and obstructions to its various passages. Follows the sequence of events over seconds and weeks when skin or bone is damaged, and s...Read More
Provides information for deaf and hard of hearing adults concerning the description, risk, detection, and treatment of colon and colorectal cancer. Explains the difference between the two types of cancer, how a routine screening is performed, and ...Read More
Part of the "Visualizing Cell Processes" series. Includes the following modules on photosynthesis: "Chloroplast Structure," "Light Trapping by Chlorophyll," "Light–Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis," and "The Light–Independent Reactions of Pho...Read More
First, a career planner discusses how to find the right career for the right person. Then, a certified image consultant explains how to make a first impression a positive one during an interview (and even before!). Then, a professional development...Read More
Visits with a student athlete who is swimming her way through her four years at the University of Florida. She discusses what it is like to be actively involved in a college sports program. Provides an overview of sororities and fraternities. A f...Read More
Students with visual impairments need many opportunities to learn how to read nonverbal gestures and tone of voice of peers and adults. This lesson emphasizes the importance of different sensory-learning channels in communication. While learning a...Read More
