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Astronomy
Code: AST-1
Title: Astronomy:
Hubble - Gateway to the Universe
Science Screen Report - Volume 25;
Issue 7/8 Science Screen Report
Area: Astronomy
Time: 23:31
The Hubble Space Telescope,
one of the most sophisticated scientific instruments ever made,
is helping astronomers unlock the mysteries of the universe. After
the space observatory’s launch into orbit in 1990, its first pictures,
although better than any by ground-based telescopes, were disappointingly
fuzzy. An error was discovered in the curvature of the telescope’s
primary mirror. Three years later, astronauts carried by Space Shuttle
Endeavor on a daring servicing mission rendezvoused with the ailing
observatory in space and were amazingly successful in correcting
the problem.
This special double
issue of Science Screen Report highlights the Hubble Space Telescope
mission from design and construction to launch and repair. It also
presents a gallery of the Hubble’s spectacular images, and explains
how the HST is expanding our knowledge of the early cosmos as it
extends our view to the distance universe.
Code: AST-2
Title:
Astronomy:
The Sky Isn’t Falling
Science Screen Report - Volume 6;
Issue 1 Science Screen Report
Area: Astronomy
Time: 13:52
In the familiar children’s
story, Henny Penny gets hit in the head with an acorn and rushes
off to tell the king that the sky is falling. In reality, astronomers
tell us that just the opposite is happening. The sky, in fact the
whole universe, is expanding, perhaps as a result of the Big Bang,
an event may cosmologists think took place about 15 billion years
ago.
This issue of Science
Screen Report for Kids looks at the universe and explains the Big
Bang theory in a way that should be understandable to children in
grade levels 5-8.
Code:AST-3
Title:
Astronomy is HOT!
Area: Astronomy (Michigan Gateways
#501)
Time: 30 Minutes
Astronomy is one of Earth’s oldest
sciences - yet today there are so many new and exciting developments
in this field that it is a wonderful context for teaching science
and mathematics at all grade levels. This program looks at astronomy
and space science today, and offers a look at resources and activities
that can help teachers use this "laboratory above our heads"
to enrich math and science education for their students. This program
includes a "Spotlight" visit by elementary school students
to the planetarium at Northwestern High School in Detroit,
MI.
Code:AST-4
Title:
Observing the Observer
Area: Astronomy
Time: 30 Minutes
What, exactly does an astronomer do?
It’s a question often asked by students, who may hold an image clouded
by misconceived notions of a lone observer on a moutaintop looking
through an eyepiece. With "Observing the Observer", we’ll
explore what it is that astronomers do in today’s world of on-line
communication, digital imagery and high-tech telescopes. This program
includes a "Spotlight" visit to the WIYN telescope --
one of the newest and most sophisticated optical telescopes in the
world -- at Kitt Peak National Observatory, near Tuscon, Arizona.
Code:AST-5
Title: Web
Space
Area: Astronomy
Time: 30 Minutes
How can you connect the exciting discoveries
taking place every day in space science with the students in the
classroom? With the connection that everyone is talking about --
the Internet connection to the World Wide Web. Just as the Internet
is changing how astronomers do science, the World Wide Web is also
changing how science can be taught. Seemingly overnight, the World
Wide Web has changed dramatically the kinds of exploration that
students can engage in relating to astronomy and the space sciences.
This program takes an in depth look at today’s reality and tomorrow’s
potential of math and science learning in "Web Space."
This program includes a visit to Crestwood High School in Dearborn
Heights, Michigan.
Code:AST-6
Title:
Astronomy and Mathematics
Area: Astronomy
Time: 30 Minutes
Both historically and today, the power
of mathematics lies at the heart of the science of astronomy. This
program explores specific ways that teachers can draw on real-world
astronomy examples to help their students make connections between
mathematics and science in the classroom. this program features
a "Spotlight" visit to a meeting where astronomers from
across the country grapple with design issues they face as they
embark on a project to build a state-of-the-art optical telescope
in the mountains of Chile.
Biology
Code: BIO-1
Title:
Entomology:
Leafcutter Ants - Pests or Pals?
Science Screen Report - Volume 5;
Issue 4 Science Screen Report
Area: Biology
Time: 13:00
Some people think of
ants simply as nuisances, but the leafcutter ants of South America
are considered terrible pests by those who share their land, because
leafcutters devastate the vegetation around them. Yet, watching
leafcutter ants in action is like watching thousands of tiny farmers
and engineers at work. These tiny insects having amazing skills
as builders, farmers and even chemists. They grow their own food
in a complex maze that is controlled with precision and kept free
of impurities.
In this edition of
Science Screen Report for Kids, get a close-up look at these amazing
insects. Tour their underground chambers and fungus farm. Witness
a rare sight, the amazing marriage flight, in which 40,000 ants
take off in the hopes of starting new colonies. And, discover some
of the leafcutter ants’ secrets that are helping farmers grow healthier
crops.
Code: BIO-2
Title:
Physiology: The Brain - Our Personal Computer
Science Screen Report - Volume 25;
Issue 6 Science Screen Report
Area: Biology
Time: 13:48
The human brain is
often compared to a computer. Both receive input, process information,
and produce output. But the comparison is hard to sustain when you
realize that the three pound organ inside a human skull is more
complex than even the most advanced computers in the world.
The second of a series
of programs about the human brain, this issue of Science Screen
Report introduces students to the brain’s capabilities by comparing
it to a computer, and shows how information travels among its billions
of cells. It also explains that different areas of the brain control
different functions, and describes some recent research on the brain.
Code: BIO-3
Title:
Physiology:
The Evolution of the Brain
Science Screen Report - Volume 25;
Issue 5 Science Screen Report
Area: Biology
Time: 14:18
Although we are members
of the animal kingdom, there is something that sets humans apart
from all other animals. This extraordinary capability, complexity,
and power of the human brain makes us distinctly different from
all other creatures.
The first in a series
of programs about the human brain, this edition of Science Screen
Report traces the development of brains from the most simple arrangement
of a few nerve cells to perhaps the most complex object in our universe
- the human brain.
Code: BIO-4
Title:
Science
in Action - Cell Structure and Function/Cell Division
Area: Biology
Time: 16:00
The first segment of
this videotape introduces students to cell structure and function.
An animated sequence demonstrates that a cell’s size is limited
by the relationship between its surface area and its volume. Osmosis,
diffusion, active transport, pinocytosis, and phagocytosis are demonstrated
by microphotographs and graphic animation. Basic cell structures
are shown in a single cell in the stamen filament of a garden flower
and in graphic simulations of cells. The and meiosis and emphasizes
the different roles of each. second segment of the videotape shows
the steps of mitosis
Code: BIO-5
Title:
Your Active Body: Digestion and Absorption
Area: Biology
Time: 10:35
The zoo is a great
place to picnic and to watch the animals at feeding time. Your body
makes you want to eat by responding to the sights and smells of
food. Then, when the food is in your mouth, your body begins the
job of making sure that the nutrients it contains get to your body
cells. As muscles move the food you have swallowed through your
food tube, digestive juices break it down into small molecules.
Most of these are absorbed through the walls of the small intestine
into a network of capillaries. Carried by the blood to all your
cells, these molecules are used in life-sustaining chemical reactions.
And because your cells need foods that provide certain nutrients,
you need to choose the foods you eat as wisely as zoo keepers choose
food for animals.
Code: BIO-6
Title:
Biology: Understanding Frogs and Toads
Science Screen Report - Volume 5;
Issue 7/8 Science Screen Report
Area: Biology
Time: 23:14
Fossils show us that
frogs and toads made their appearance on earth at least 100 million
years ago. They are amphibians, cold-blooded animals that were among
the first backboned animals to leave the water for life on land.
Remarkably adaptable ad existing in amazing variety, frogs and toads
can be found in almost every part of the world except polar regions.
This issue of Science
Screen Report for Kids features a fascinating array of these intriguing
creatures as it begins with the typical frog and toad life cycle,
diet, and defense mechanisms, and goes on to show some of the interesting
adaptations which have enabled frogs and toads to survive and thrive
in such a diversity of habitats.
Code: BIO-7
Title:
How
Green Plants Make and Use Food
Area: Biology
Time: 12:00
All life on earth,
with rare exceptions, ultimately depends on food and oxygen produced
by photosynthesis in green plants. Basic materials necessary for
this process are identified and traced from the environment through
a plant’s transport system to specialized cells where photosynthesis
takes place. Microscopic structures involved in photosynthesis are
shown and the overall chemical reaction described. The product,
a simple sugar, is used by all cells for energy and in the production
of more complex food materials.
Code: BIO-8
Title:
Biology:
The Human Host
Science Screen Report
- Volume 5; Issue 5
Area: Biology
Time: 14:04
Millions of life forms,
in infinite sizes and shapes, share our world. Each of these forms
seeks its place in the chain of life. One of those places happens
to be very close to home - the human body. There are more organisms
living on and within the human body than there are people on earth.
While some are harmless and even beneficial, others can cause us
discomfort or disease.
This edition of Science
Screen Report for Kids zooms in on our tiny guests and some other
creatures that may sometimes hitch a ride or visit for a free meal.
Through amazing close-up photography, we see ourselves from a new
perspective: as habitat and food source for other living creatures.
Code: BIO-9
Title:
Science
in Action - Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Area: Biology
Time: 17:00
The steps of photosynthesis
and cellular respiration are demonstrated in this videotape. The
first segment explains how energy is captured during photosynthesis.
Electron micrographs and computer graphics show the structure of
a chloroplast. The light and dark reactions of photosynthesis are
explained, with graphic animation illustrating he steps of the electron
transport chain and the Calvin cycle. The second segment explains
how energy is released during cellular respiration. Animations demonstrate
glycolysis, alcoholic fermentation, lactic acid fermentation, and
aerobic respiration.
Code: Bio-10
Title:
Barn
Owls and Their Pellets
Area: Biology
Time: 16:50
Depending on your style
of teaching, you may wish to show this video before, after, or before
and after the dissection and analysis of owl pellets.
Code: BIO-11
Title:
Biology:
Fungi - Neither Plant Nor Animal
Science Screen Report
- Volume 5; Issue 1
Area: Biology
Time: 15:12
Although it grows in
the ground, many students may be surprised to discover that the
familiar mushroom is not really a plant. It belongs to a family
of organisms known as fungi - a group so unique, biologists have
placed them in a kingdom all their own.
This issue of Science
Screen Report for Kids provides a close-up look at these intriguing
and varied life forms. Existing in thousands of sizes and shapes
from microscopic baker’s yeast to fungi that weigh as much as a
whale, fungi can be both harmful and beneficial to humans. As we
discover more about the unusual fungi, we are finding new ways to
grow healthier crops, fight insect pests and treat diseases.
Code: BIO-12
Title:
Genetic
Engineering: The Plant That Grows Plastic
Science Screen Report
- Volume 25; Issue 3
Area: Biology
Time: 14:39
Over millions of years,
the remains of plants and animals were transformed into oil, coal
and other fuels that have provided much of our energy needs. Today,
oilseed plants such as rapeseed provide us with the potential to
supplement fossil fuels with a resource that is renewable and biodegradable.
This edition of Science
Screen Report focuses on the versatile rapeseed plant, which has
long been cultivated to provide oil for cooking, food and medicinal
products, as well as industrial use. The science of genetic engineering
has greatly expanded the contributions of the rapeseed plant. Not
only does it produce oil that can be made into plastic, it has been
engineered to produce the actual plastic itself!
Code: Bio-13
Title:
Biology:
Putting Algae to Work
Area: Biology
Science Screen Report
- Volume 26; Issue 2
Time: 13:58
Algae have sustained
life on this planet since they first modified its atmosphere with
photosynthetic by-products over two and a half billion years ago.
From the microscopic to giant seaweeds, nearly 30,000 different
forms exist today.
Algae made more recent
forms of life on earth possible and served humankind in many capacities.
But some algae can turn killer when their growth explodes into massive
algal blooms.
Watch this issue of
Science Screen Report as researchers discover how algae can transform
from life supporting to life threatening. Learn how we’ve depended
on algae in the past, and see the new ways we are putting them to
use in cancer research, sewage and wastewater treatment, agriculture,
and household products.
How do our cells "know"
what to become? Nature has a unique plan for each one of us. Now
scientists have begun to unravel the mystery of that plan and how
it works.
How do our cells "know"
what to become? Nature has a unique plan for each one of us. Now
scientists have begun to unravel the mystery of that plan and how
it works.
How do our cells "know"
what to become? Nature has a unique plan for each one of us. Now
scientists have begun to unravel the mystery of that plan and how
it works.
Code: Bio-14
Title:
Neuroscience:
Seeing With Our Brains
Science Screen Report
- Volume 26; Issue 7/8
Area: Neuroscience
Time: 24:53
What you see depends
upon your brain, not your eyes. Two people looking at the same object
may see it differently, depending upon their knowledge, experiences,
and where, when, and under what conditions they view it.
The third in a series
of programs about the human brain, this special double issue of
Science Screen Report examines the role that the human brain plays
in shaping our picture of the world. It illustrates how we see,
what scientists are discovering about the effect of visual stimuli
on the brain, how this information is helping scientists build computers
and robots that can see for us, and shows some tools that allow
us to see beyond our visual limits.
Code: BIO-
15
Title:
Alternatives
To Dissection: The Earthworm & The Frog
Time: 16 :00
This video provides
an alternative to the dissection of two common laboratory animals.
the earthworm and the frog. It may also be used as part of a prelab
preparation for dissection. Through close-up photography and graphic
animation, the video tape shows the digestive, respiratory, circulatory,
excretory, nervous and reproductive systems of each animal. The
external anatomy and the behavior of each animal in obtaining food
and reproducing is also shown.
Code: BIO – 16
Title:
Green
Power
Students in a middle
school science classroom chooses the topic Global Warming for a
project. Their research involves finding out factors which contribute
to Global Warming, what can be done to slow down destruction of
the ozone layer and the importance of plants the environment. This
study includes experiments and collaboration among the students
as well as professionals.
Biotechnology
Code: BIO-T-1
Title:
Biotechnology:
Decoding Nature’s Secret
Science Screen Report
- Volume 6; Issue 4
Area: Biotechnology
Time: 14:35
This fascinating edition
of Science Screen Report for Kids delves deep into living cells
to reveal one of life’s most intriguing secrets, DNA, the basic
set of chemical instructions that controls our unique size, shape,
and other biological characteristics. Learn how its discovery led
to a new scientific field called biotechnology, and see how researchers
are using their knowledge of nature’s "blueprints" to
genetically engineer changes in living organisms to help them live
healthier, longer, and more productive lives.
How do our cells "know"
what to become? Nature has a unique plan for each one of us. Now
scientists have begun to unravel the mystery of that plan and how
it works.
Code: Bio-T-2
Title:
Biotechnology:
New Miracles from Science
Science Screen Report
- Volume 6; Issue 5Area: Biotechnology
Time: 11:28
Caterpillars that can
save human lives? Mice helping find a cure for cancer? Vaccinations
in a banana? They may sound like science fiction, but these examples
are but a few of the miraculous developments in biotechnology.
In this intriguing
edition of Science Screen Report for Kids, we discover how scientists
are working in harmony with nature’s blueprints, DNA, to make beneficial
changes at life’s most basic level. These trail-blazing scientists
are called genetic engineers, and the tools and methods they are
using promise a healthier future for animals and humans alike through
an exciting young scientific field called biotechnology.
Code: BIO-T-3
Title:
Biotechnology:
Cleaning Up With Microbes
Area: Biotechnology
Science Screen Report
- Volume 26; Issue 5
Time: 15:26
As achievements
in engineering and manufacturing move us toward 21st Century lifestyles,
problems emerge as a result of these processes. Moreover, cleanup
concerns plague us as a legacy of the industrial revolution. This
edition of Science Screen Report focuses on an innovative yet natural
solution science proposes for the cleanup of polluting by-products.
We will see how science is Cleaning Up
With Microbes.
Throughout the world,
scientists are exploring the use of living organisms to help solve
the problem of waste disposal and recycling. Many have found that
microbes--such as bacteria, fungi, and algae--can take care of almost
any waste by-product by doing what they do best--"eating"!
Chemistry
Code: CHEM-1
Title:
Heath
Chemical Lecture Demonstrations
Area: Chemistry
Time: Varies w/each
segment (listed below)
Scientific Method:
Color Spectrum; Density: The Six Layers; Density: Diet vs. Regular
Soda; Stoichiometry: Hydrogen/Oxygen Balloons; Stoichiometry: The
Exploding Pringles Can; Stoichiometry: Ammonium Dichromate Volcano;
Stoichiometry: Talesnick’s Production of HCI; Reactivity: Sodium
and Potassium in Water; Thermodynamics: Sterno and Non-Burning Money;
Thermodynamics: Testa Coil Explosion; Thermodynamics: Chromic Acid;
Thermodynamics: Magnesium and Dry Ice; Entropy and Free Energy:
Chemical Cold Pack; Entropy and Free Energy: Thermite; Charles’
Law: Egg in a Bottle; Rel. Atmo. Pressure: Boiling Water With Ice;
Pressure-Temp. Relationships: Aluminum Can Implosion; Charles’ Law:
Birthday Candle Experiment; Environmental Chemistry: Plude’s Patriotic
Colors; Separation: Paper Chromatography; Spectral Chemistry: Chemiluminescence
in a Bottle; Spectral Chemistry: UV Lamp and Credit Cards; Strong,
Weak and Non-Electrolytes: Conductivity Apparatus; Reduction/Oxidation:
The Gold Penny; Reduction/Oxidation: Permanganate/Paper Towel Reaction.
Code: CHEM-2
Title: ChemTV
Area: Chemistry
Time: Unknown
Pilot film for program
of same name (ChemTV).
Code: CHEM-3
Title:
Medicine:
Nature’s Pharmacy
Science Screen Report
- Volume 5; Issue 2
Area: Chemistry
Time: 14:15
Despite the great technological
advances in modern medicine, some of the most important tools in
the treatment of diseases have been around for millions of years:
the natural healing chemicals of plants and animals.
In the vital effort
to overcome heart disease, cancer, AIDS, and other illnesses, scientists
are searching the globe for new natural medicines. They’re applying
today’s advanced scientific techniques to the study of natural substances
from the South American rain forests, marine life under the sea,
and even the very soil under our feet. The search has led them to
exciting new discoveries, one of which may prove to be a miracle
drug more effective and powerful than penicillin.
This engrossing issue
of Science Screen Report for Kids takes a look at the complex process
of new drug discovery and reveals some of the most important medical
discoveries from nature. These healing medicines from nature’s bounty
may prove to be the hope for the future.
Ecology
Code: ECO-1
Title:
Ecology:
Nature’s Delicate Balance
Area: Ecology
Science Screen Report
- Volume 6; Issue 3 Time: 14:00
As land on Earth is
changed to meet growing human needs, the habitats of our wildlife
and plants are disappearing. In this edition of Science Screen Report
for Kids we’ll discover why preserving nature’s fragile ecosystems
is important to our own survival on the planet.
We’ll also learn how
every element in Earth’s food chain, from the tiniest microscopic
organisms to the largest plants and animals, is needed to maintain
nature’s delicate balance. In addition, we’ll see what different
organizations are doing to protect plants and animals, and how the
responsibility for the care of the Earth and all its life forms
belongs to each one of us.
Code: ECO-2
Title:
Environmental
Science: Our Ozone Blanket
Science Screen Report
- Volume 6; Issue 6
Area: Environmental
Science
Time: 10:08
You can’t see it...you
can’t touch it...yet it helps protect life here on earth. Like a
giant filter, ozone surrounds our planet and keeps out much of the
sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. When scientists discovered
"holes" in the ozone--drops in the ozone level--it led
to worldwide concern.
Code: ECO-3
Title:
Ecology:
Understanding Biodiversity
Science Screen Report
- Volume 26; Issue 6
Area: Ecology
Time: 16:27
The nineteenth and
twentieth centuries have seen human population grow exponentially.
With this growth have come demands for food, shelter, and resources.
As these needs are met, fragile ecosystems worldwide can suffer.
Natural habitats are shrinking, and some scientists say that 25%
of all plant and animal species will become extinct in just fifty
years.
This edition of Science
Screen Report looks at methods and research of scientists who are
studying the biodiversity of our planet. Understanding Biodiversity
is the first step in learning how we can preserve earth’s intricate
web of life while meeting human needs.
Code: ECO-4
Title:
Jack,
the Seal, and the Sea
Area:Ecology
Time: 28:52
Jack, the
Seal, and the Sea is the story of a man
who, after finding an ailing seal, can no longer ignore the sorry
state of our world’s seas. Inspired by this moving book, host LeVar
Burton goes on a Discovery Voyage in the San Francisco Bay to learn
more What you see in the above picture depends upon your
In this edition of
Science Screen Report for Kids, we’ll travel to the South Pole where
a multinational force of scientists came together to unravel one
of the most perplexing and important environmental mysteries of
modern times. We’ll discover answers to the mystery and what is
being done today to keep our ozone "blanket" safe for
a long time to come.
Code: ECO-4
Title:
Gotta
Breath It
Time: 16:00
This video deals with
various aspects of indoor air quality at home and in the work place.
It stresses the importance of becoming educated about common hazardous
substances such as lead, asbestos, radon gas, smoke, pesticides,
toxic dumps and even mold spores. The roles of various environmental
agencies are explained.
Geology
Code: GEO-1/ECO
Title:
Ecology:
Amazon River Studied
Science Screen Report
- Volume 25; Issue 1
Area: Geology
Time: 14:59
The Amazon River in
South America is not the longest river in the world, but it is the
largest river system, carrying more water than the Mississippi,
Congo (Zaire) and Nile rivers combined. At any time, two-thirds
of all the Earth’s fresh water will be contained in its basin, covering
an area of over 2,500,000 square miles.
In this issue of Science
Screen Report, journey more than 4,000 miles from the Amazon’s source
high in the Peruvian Andes, to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean.
Along the way, see the abundance of life forms within its diverse
ecosystems as it grows from mountain trickles, to stream, to raging
torrent, meanders across the flood plain, and divides in its delta,
spilling over 100 miles out into the Atlantic.
Code:GEO:2
Title:
Earth
Science: Deserts - Hostile Environments
Science Screen Report
- Volume 26; Issue 3
Area: Earth Science
Time: 15:10
The great deserts of
the world are extremely arid and present environments hostile to
most forms of life. However, they show a surprising amount of biological
diversity and some sharp contrasts in terrain, from sand dunes to
salt flats to rugged mountains.
In this issue of Science
Screen Report, we’ll learn that deserts are studies in extremes
and full of surprises. A parched desert gully can be transformed
into a raging river in a matter of moments. Temperatures can go
from scorching hot to near or below freezing within a few hours.
A barren flat can burst into bloom almost overnight. And although
deserts may look inhospitable, many unique plants and animals call
them home, including some of the oldest living organisms on earth.
Code: GEO-3
Title:
Digging
Up Dinosaurs
Area: Geology
Time: 28:53
Host LeVar Burton sets
off in his four-wheel drive "Jeeposaurus Wreck" to explore
the mystery surrounding the life and death of dinosaurs. Comic Jerry
Stiller is the voice of a dinosaur comedian.
Code: GEO-4
Title:
Earth
Science: Earth-Our Changing Planet
Science Screen Report
- Volume 6; Issue
Area: Earth Science
Time: 13:15
Erupting volcanoes!
Bone-rattling earthquakes! Blasting geysers and boiling mud! Awesome,
natural forces like these have been at work for millions of years,
changing the Earth’s surface. And they’re still at work today, rearranging
the very land we live upon. In this edition of Science Screen Report
for Kids, we’ll journey deep inside our planet to witness these
powerful and violent forces which shape our planet.
We’ll also travel back
millions of years to learn how an enormous supercontinent broke
apart to form today’s land masses, and then peer into the future
to see how the Earth may look millions of years from now.
Code: GEO-5
Title:
Earth
Science: Glaciers - Clues to our Past
Science Screen Report
- Volume 5; Issue
Area: Geology
Time: 14:35
Imagine the Ice Age
- a cold and desolate time when one-third of the globe was buried
under massive sheets of ice that carved and shaped much of the land
we live on today. Remnants of those ice sheets, called glaciers,
remain to this day. Dynamic and powerful, they continue to alter
the land, gouging out valleys, molding hills, and carrying rocks
and other geological debris thousands of miles from their native
soil.
In this edition of
Science Screen Report for Kids, see how glaciers grow, witness startling
time-lapse footage that captures a glacier’s movement, and accompany
scientists as they decipher clues frozen in a modern day glacier
in Alaska - clues that could help them predict when and how glaciers
may change the face of the world again.
Code: GEO-6
Title:
Oceanography:
Riches of the Sea
Science Screen Report
- Volume 25; Issue 4
Time: 15:14
Many people believe
the sea is the last frontier on Earth. Although oceanographic research
is virtually in its infancy, we have explored the oceans enough
to know they hold an abundance of resources including food, energy,
minerals, and pharmaceuticals. They are also filled with incredible
life forms.
In this issue of Science
Screen Report, we’ll see some of the technologies that are being
used to unlock the sea’s secrets and discover why scientists are
looking to the oceans to help meet our needs into the 21st Century.
We’ll also learn why efforts are underway to conserve and protect
the delicate balance within the diverse marine ecosystems as we
observe a variety of the unique organisms that live in them.
Code: GEO-7
Title:
Mineralogy:
Minerals - Our Precious Resources
Science Screen Report
- Volume 26; Issue 4
Area: Mineralogy
Time: 13:34
Minerals have always
been important to humankind. Milestones in the history of civilization
are marked by the times when our ancestors learned to work minerals
such as copper, tin, and iron; and precious metals and gemstones
have been coveted through the centuries. Today, we still hammer
minerals into tools and pots and pans, and we admire their sparkle
in our jewelry, but these are certainly not the limits of the mineral
world, nor modern civilization’s use of them.
This edition of Science
Screen Report explores the many ways minerals touch our everyday
lives. From the toothpaste to TV’s, sidewalks to skyscrapers, even
in this very videotape you are about to view, minerals are present
in countless products.
Physics
Code: PHY-
1
Title:
Ty’s
One Man Band
Area: Physics
Time: 30:00
The videotape opens
with host LeVar Burton watching some young people "disco-skating"
to the music in a park lon a beautiful summer day. Burton points
out that everything had a rhythm- that there is music everywhere.
Burton encounters a one-man band consisting of 55 different instruments
played simultaneously by one person. Then the book Ty’sOne-man Band
by Mildred Pitts Walter is read and its illustrations displayed.
The book tells the story of a mysterious stranger named Andro, who
promises Ty, a young boy, that he will produce a one man band from
ordinary objects.
Code: PHY-2
Title:
I’m
No Fool With a Bicycle
Area: Physics
Time: 16:28
This video describes
safety techniques when riding a bicycle.
Code: PHY-3
Title:
Physics:
Understanding Gravity
Science Screen Report
- Volume 6; Issue 7/8
Area: Physics
Area: Physics about
the preservation of our water and the oceans. Viewers also get a
first-hand look at the clean-up effort after a disastrous oil spill
in Alaska.
Why do things fall
down and not up? If gravity is the reason, how do birds, flying
insects, hot air balloons, and airplanes overcome this silent, invisible
force and escape earth’s boundaries? When astronauts are in space,
they become weightless. Does that mean that they have escaped the
earth’s gravitational force?
The answers to these
and other interesting questions are provided in Understanding
Gravity, a special double issue of Science Screen Report for
Kids. In this program, we are introduced to Sir Isaac Newton’s three
laws of motion and gravity. We learn how the application of Archimedes’
and Bernoulli’s principles allows us to float and fly. And we see
striking comparisons between modern aircraft and their counterparts
in the natural world.
Meteorology
Code: MET-1
Title:
Meteorology:
Lightning - Nature’s Fireworks
Science Screen Report
- Volume 26; Issue 1
Area: Meteorology
Time: 17:18
Lightning is one of
the most frequent of weather phenomena, striking the earth one hundred
times each second. It is also among the most feared, and for good
reason. Hundreds of people are killed by lightning each year, and
it causes many millions of dollars in property damage.
Seen from a distance,
an active thunderstorm can be like a spectacular fireworks display.
However, for those who get caught in one of these storms, it can
be a harrowing experience.
What is it about this
awesome force that both dazzles and frightens us? With its unpredictable
nature, how are scientists able to study lightning up close? Does
modern science and technology have anything to help us deal with
lightning? These are just a few of the questions answered in this
issue of Science Screen Report.
Scientific research
continues to analyze, formulate, and engineer applications for which
the earth’s mineral resources may be used. Today, these applications
for medicine, electronics, communications, and transportation are
changing the way people live.
Code: TR-3
Tape-1
Title:Nature
of Air
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals and Objectives (MEAP)
EAW 1- Describe the atmosphere.
EAW 5- Describe the composition and
characteristics of the atmosphere.
EAW 9 - Describe patterns of air movement
in the atmosphere and how they affect weather conditions.
PME 11- Describe matter as consisting
of extremely small particles(atoms) that bond together to form molecules.
PME 12- Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids and gases.
PCM 4- Describe common physical changes
in materials.
Code: TR-4
Tape-10
Title:
Air
Masses And Weather Fronts
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals and Objectives (MEAP)
EAW 1- Describe the atmosphere
EAW 2- Describe weather conditions
and climates.
EAW - Describe seasonal changes in
weather.
EAW 5- Describe composition and character
of the atmosphere.
EAW 6- Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
EAW 7- Explain the water cycle and
its relationship to weather patterns.
EAW 9- Describe patterns of air movement
in the atmosphere and how they affect weather conditions.
EAW 10- Explain and predict general
weather patterns/storms.
EH 1- Describe how water exists on
Earth in three states.
EH 5- Describe the composition of the
atmosphere.
PCM 4- Describe common physical changes
in materials.
Code: TR-5
Tape- 4
Title:
Buoyancy
And Air Movement
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals and Objectives (MEAP)
EAW 5- Describe the composition and
characteristics of the atmosphere.
EAW 6- Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
PCM 4- Describe common physical changes
in materials.
PCM 6- Distinguish between physical
and chemical changes in natural and technological systems.
PCM 8- Explain physical changes in
terms of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
PME 8- Measure physical properties
of objects or substances.
PME 11- Describe matter as consisting
of extremely small particles (atoms) that bond to form molecules.
PME 12- Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids and gases.
PMO 5- Relate Changes in speed and
direction to unbalanced forces in two dimensions.
Code: TR-6
Tape-6
Title:
Convection
And Air Movement
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals and Objectives (MEAP)
EAW 3- Describe seasonal changes in
weather.
EAW 5- Describe the composition and
characteristics of the atmosphere.
EAW 6- Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
EAW 9- Describe patterns of air movement
in the atmosphere and how they effect weather condition..
PCM 4- Describe common physical changes
in materials.
PCM 8- Explain physical changes in
terms of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
PME 12- Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids and gases.
PME 14- Describe how common forms of
energy can be converted, one to another.
PME 17- Describe and compare objects
in terms of mass, volume and density.
PME 22- Explain changes in matter and
energy involving heat transfer.
PMO 5- Relate changes in speed and
direction to unbalanced forces in two dimensions.
PMO 6- Describe the forces exerted
by magnets, electrically charged objects, and gravity.
Code: TR-7
Tape-9
Title:
Prevailing Winds & The Coriolis Effect
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals And Objectives (MEAP)
EAW 1- Describe the atmosphere.
EAW 2- Describe weather conditions
and climate
EAW 3- Describe seasonal changes in
weather.
EAW 5-Describe the composition and
character of the atmosphere.
EAW 6- Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
EAW 9-Describe patterns of air movement
in the atmosphere and how they affect weather conditions.
EAW 10-Explain and predict general
weather patterns and storms.
ES2-Describe the motion of the earth
and the moon around the Sun.
PCM 4-Describe common physical changes
in materials.
PCM 8-Explain physical changes in terms
of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
PME 22-Explain changes in pattern and
energy involving heat transfer.
PMO 1-Describe or compare motions of
common objects in terms of speed and direction.
PMO 2-Describe that forces are needed
to speed up, slow down, or change direction of an object.
PMO 6-Describe the forces exerted by magnets, electrically
charged objects and gravity.
Code: TR-8
Tape-8
Title:
Relative Humidity
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals And Objectives
(MEAP)
EAW 5-Describe the composition and
characteristics of the atmosphere.
EAW 6- Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
EAW 7- Explain the water cycle and
its relationship to weather patterns.
LE 10-Identify some common materials
that cycle through the environment.
PCM 4-Describe common physical changes
in materials.
PCM 8-Explain physical changes in terms
of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
PME 8- Measure physical properties
of objects or substances.
PME 11-Describe matter as consisting
of extremely small particles (atoms) that bond to form molecules.
PME 12-Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.
PME 14-Describe how common forms of energy can be
converted, one to another.
Code: TR-9
Tape-7
Title:
Water:
A Central Player
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals And Objectives (MEAP)
EAW 5-Describe the composition and
characteristics of the atmosphere.
EAW 6- Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
EAW 7- Explain the water cycle and
its relationship to weather patterns.
LE 10- Identify some common materials
that cycle through the environment.
PCM 1-Describe common physical changes
in matter.
PCM 4-Describe common physical changes
in material.
PCM 6-Distinguish between physical
and chemical changes in natural and technological systems.
PCM 8-Explain physical changes in terms
of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
PCM 14-Describe, compare, and contrast
changes in atoms and/or molecules during physical, chemical and
nuclear changes.
PCM 15-Describe energy changes associated
with physical and chemical changes.
PCM 16-Describe, compare, and contrast
relative magnitude of energy changes involved in physical, chemical,
and nuclear changes.
PME 8-Measure physical properties of
objects or substances.
PME 11-Describe matter as consisting
of extremely small particles (atoms) that bond to form molecules.
PME 12_ Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.
PME 14-Describe how common forms of
energy can be converted, one to another.
PME 21- Describe how energy is conserved
during transformations.
Code: TR 10
Tape:3
Title:
Density
Area: Meteorology / Physics
Michigan Goals And Objectives
(MEAP)
EAW 5-Describe the composition and
characteristic of the atmosphere.
EAW 6-Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
EAW 9-Describe patterns of air movement
in the atmosphere and how they affect weather conditions.
PCM 4-Describe common physical changes
in materials.
PCM 8-Explain physical changes in terms
of the arrangement and the motion of the atoms and molecules.
PCM 9-Explain how mass is conserved
in physical and chemical changes.
PCM 11- Describe matter as consisting
of extremely small particles (atoms) that are bond to form molecules.
PME 8-Measure physical properties of
objects or substances.
PME 12-Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.
PME 17-Describe and compare objects
in terms of mass, volume, and density.
PMO 5-Relate changes in speed and direction
to unbalanced forces in two dimensions.
PMO 6-Describe the forces exerted by magnets, electrically
charged objects, and gravity.
Code: TR 11
Tape: 5
Title
: The
Nature of Heat And Light
Area Meteorology
Michigan Goals and Objectives
(MEAP)
EAW 5- Describe the composition
and characteristics of the atmosphere.
EAW 9-Describe patterns of air in the
atmosphere and how they affect weather conditions.
PCM 4-Describe common physical changes
in materials.
PCM 8-Explain physical changes in terms
of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
PCM 15-Describe energy changes associated
with physical and chemical changes.
PME 8-Measure physical properties of
objects or substances.
PME 11-Describe matter as consisting
of extremely small particles (atoms) that bond to form molecules.
PME 12-Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.
PME 13-Describe energy and the many
forms it takes.
PME 14- Describe how common forms of
energy can be converted, one to another.
PME 21-Describe how energy is conserved
during transformations.
PME 22-Explain changes in matter and
energy involving heat transfer.
PWV 3-Describe light from a light source
in terms of its properties.
PWV 4-Describe how light illuminates
objects.
PWV 9-Explain how objets or media reflect,
refract, transmit, or absorb light.
PWV 11-Explain how waves transmit energy.
PWV 14-Relate colors to wavelength of light.
Code: TR-12
Tape-2
Title:
Concept of Pressure (TIMS)
Area: Meteorology
Michigan Goals And Objectives
EAW 5-Describe the compositions and
characteristics of the atmosphere.
EAW 6-Describe patterns of changing
weather and how they are measured.
PCM 4-Describe common physical changes
in materials
PCM 6-Distinguish between physical
changes in natural and technological systems.
PCM 8-Explain physical changes in terms
of the arrangement and motion of the atoms and molecules.
PME 9-Measure physical properties of
objects or substances.
PME 11-Describe matter as consisting
of extremely small particles (atoms) that bond to form molecules.
PME 12-Describe the arrangement and
motion of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.
PMO 5-Relate changes in speed and direction
to unbalanced forces in two dimensions.
Code: TR-13
Tape-11
Title:
Basic
Weather Predictions
Time: 65:00
Code: TR-14
Tape-12
Title: Michigan and The
Great Lakes
Time: 52:00
Code: TR-15
Tape: 13
Title: Severe Weather
Time: 56:37
Code:TR-16
Tape: 14
Title: Hurricane
Time: 29:22
Code: TR-17
Tape: 15
Title: Factors Affecting
Climate
Time: 42:03
Code: TR-18
Tape: 16
Title: Global Climate:
Like a Child in a Glass House
Time: 45:05
Code: TR-19
Tape: 17
Title: Human Impact: Global
Warming & Ozone Depletion
Time: 40:08
Code: TR- 20
Tape:18
Title: Where Does The Water
Goes When It Rains
Time: 52:45
Code: TR-21
Tape: 19
Title: " Watersheds"
Time: 34:38
Code: TR-22
Tape: 20
Title:" Flooding"
Time: 32:08
Technology
Code: TECH-1
Title:
Engineering Working for You
Science Screen Report
- Volume 5; Issue 3
Area: Technology
Time: 12:49
Do you take for granted
the products you use every day? Electronic devices entertain us
and make our work easier. Medicines keep up healthy, and vehicles
transport us wherever we want to go. It seems that we have a product
for just about any need. But almost all of them had to be designed
and manufactured by a team of engineers before we could use them.
As this edition of
Science Screen Report for Kids explores modern manufacturing materials,
tools and processes, students will meet some of the engineers who
develop and choose between more than 40,000 raw materials and 200
processes to put together everything from compact discs to the jeans
kids wear. They will also discover how they themselves can prepare
for creative careers in manufacturing.
Code: TECH-2
Title:
Technology:
NIST - America’s Laboratory
Science Screen Report
- Volume 25; Issue 2
Area: Technology
Time: 12:44
Imagine a world in
which everybody uses their own system of measurements...where a
foot is the length of each person’s shoe, or a pound is twice as
heavy on one store’s scale as on another’s.
Now known as the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Bureau
of Standards was created by congress in 1901 to develop U.S. standards
of length, weight or mass, time, temperature, luminous intensity,
amount of substance, and electrical current. Through the years,
it has developed standards of uniformity and consistency for many
manufacturing processes. As an arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
NIST today helps American industry of all kinds adapt, develop and
bring to market new and innovative technologies through extensive
laboratory research and partnership programs.
This issue of Science Screen Report
probes the world of NIST and its role in bringing science and industry
closer together as it keeps our lives running smoothly.
1. Medicine in the
21st Century – In the future, doctors will predict
and remove many diseases before they become a problem; but for those
times when surgery is necessary, precision robots will safely perform
the operation. Discover the endless variety of options medicine
will encounter in the new millennium. 14.25
. Animal Life in the
Future – This SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT program demonstrates
how humanity will rebuild what is has overdeveloped and polluted.
Without our help, countless numbers of animals that are unable to
adapt to swift environmental changes are at risk of extinction.
A key tool in fighting this destruction is animal education. We’ll
show you how survival schools will enable many animals to be reintroduced
into the wild, and how animal conversations will help us predict
the future (earthquakes) and prevent us from destroying the environment
(pollution). 14:00
. The Future of Transportation
– Henry Ford told his customers that they could have any color car
they wanted, as long as it was black. In this SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT
millennium program, you’ll see that the future of automobiles is
definitely brighter offering many options, such as custom-building
your car like your wardrobe. And, with the cars of the future, passing
your driver’s test won’t be as difficult as it used to be…the cars
will do it for you. 16:10
. New World
of Fitness and Recreation –This issue of SCIENCE SCREEN
REPORT explores the future of sports and leisure. Just as today’s
athletes are breaking all of yesterday’s sport records, the athletes
of tomorrow will shatter current records as they get bigger, faster,
and stronger. We’ll demonstrate how monitoring machines will help
improve your performance while virtual reality will make it possible
to play on any court, field, or climb any mountain in the world.
15:00
. Technology
and Science for a Safer Tomorrow – In this SCIENCE SCREEN
REPORT episode, see how the world will become a much safer place.
Firefighters of the future will be equipped with thermal imagery,
infrared cameras, and microphones so that they can locate injured
people blanketed by smoke. The expression "vanished without
a trace" will be a relic of the past as forensic science advances
to the point that almost any mark left at the scene of a crime will
point the finger at the right culprit. 16:00
. Robots of the New
Millennium – SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT demonstrates the role
of robots in the not too distant future; today’s most advanced machines
will become toys as the robotic industry undergoes the same exponential
advancement as the microchip. Robots will perform repetitive, menial
tasks…work longer hours with fewer mistakes…and never get bored.
G.I. Jobot will also take the place of humans in dangerous situations.
16:10
/8. Stepping
Stones to our Universe – In SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT ‘S final
millennium episode, gaze into humanity’s future among the stars.
Soon the International Space Station will orbit the Earth. This
major step will teach us how to live in space for extended periods
of time allowing space travel to become more common. The first planet
humans will visit is Mars. 26:00
Safety/Lab
Precautions/Other
Code: LAB-1
Title:
Safety:
The Science Laboratory
Area: Safety/Common
Laboratory Precautions
Time: 18:00
As the title suggests, this program
is about safety. However, it does not present everything you need
to know about safety in school science laboratories. It does present
some worthwhile common laboratory precautions. The most common procedures
and precautions that help maintain a safe science laboratory environment
are presented. The program is divided into seven segments which
may be presented as independent topics.
Code: LAB-2
Title:
Measuring Techniques
Time: 16.5 Minutes
The program describes three procedures
common to quantitative measurements: selecting the appropriate instrument,
reading the measure accurately, and recording the proper (significant)
measurement. Specific measuring techniques relating to these procedures
and to the properties of length, volume and temperature are illustrated.
Review questions are included in the supplement to test and/or reinforce
learning.
Code: LAB-3
Title: Weighing
Techniques
Time: 16 Minutes
Procedures for using single and double
pan balances are described and visually illustrated,. Included are
specific techniques relating to reading scales, recording measurement,
weighing liquids, and measuring specific quantities of a substance.
Review questions are provided in the supplement for testing purposes.
Code: LAB-4
Title:
Glassware
- Use And Misuse
Time: 15 Minutes
The three major uses of glassware in
science - as container, for measuring, and to transfer substances-are
described and illustrated. Handling techniques and various safety
procedures involved with glassware use are included. A video catalog
picturing more than thirty items familiarizes the viewer with the
most commonly used laboratory glassware.
Code: LAB-5
Title:
Preparing
And Using Microscope Slides
Time: 19 Minutes
Common laboratory techniques used to
prepare fresh-mount microscope slides are described and visually
illustrated. A brief section showing the preparation of permanent
mounted slides and mounted and a reference bank of commonly viewed
commercial slides is included with the program . In addition, the
supplement contains suggested items for use as part of a lab practical
test or review.
Code: Lab-6
Title:
Using
A Compound Microscope
Time: 14.5 Minutes
The step-by-step procedures for operating
a compound microscope are described and visually illustrated. Examples
of different monocular microscopes are used throughout the presentation.
Review questions are included in the supplement.
Code: LAB-7
Title:
Microbiological Techniques
Time: 16 Minutes
The various sterile techniques involve
in the inoculation transfer, and growth of micro-organisms are described
and illustrated. Included are special techniques such as streak
plating, serial dilution, and pipeting. Review questions are included
in the supplement to test or reinforce learning.
Interactive Workshops
The Next Move
Code: TR-23
Workshop 1-Guiding
Student Ideas
Eliciting student ideas reveals a wide
range of prior knowledge and experience. In workshop one, teachers
will consider steps they can take to steer student thinking and
questioning and bring focus to student investigations.
Code: TR-24
Workshop 2- Building
Investigations From Questions
Once students are able to articulate
their questions, they must then decide how to answer them, Workshop
Two, teachers will focus on steps they can take to help students
design their own investigations.
Code: TR-25
Workshop 3- Uncovering
Critical thinking Skills
A minds-on component is integral to
hands-on investigations. Young students need to think critically
about hands-on experiences in order to discover answers to questions.
I n Workshop Three, teachers will examine steps they can take to
develop critical thinking skills in their students.
Code: TR
-26
Workshop 4 –
Creating Meaning from Dissonance
Investigations in math and science
often lead to various out comes. In Workshop Four, teachers will
explore steps the can t take to help students learn from one another
by communicating, negotiating, and building consensus.
Code: TR
-28
Workshop 5 –
Changing Course Due to Unexpected Conditions
Lessons do not always proceed as planned.
Teachers often find that students are having difficulty with a particular
concept, or an activity is just not sailing along smoothly. In Workshop
Five, teachers will consider steps they can take to diagnose and
address conditions mid-lesson.
Code: TR - 29
Workshop 6- Tallying
The Final Score
`Through the course of a unit, students
have many experiences that may contribute to new and related understandings.
In Workshop Six, teachers will examine steps they can take to assess
"the bigger picture" – and even help students learn –
by moving away from traditional test and toward alternative forms
of assessment.
Code: TR -30
Workshop 7 –
Cultivating Connections Out side the Classroom
The world outside the classroom is
fertile ground for teaching math and science. In Workshop Seven,
teachers will focus on steps they can take to create meaningful
connections when drawing on resources outside of the classroom.
Code: TR -31
Workshop 8 –
Charting the Next Move
This series has focused on steps toward
change in response to classroom situations.
In Workshop eight, teachers will explore
steps they can take to balance these classroom issues with local,
state, and national requirements.
Code: TR –
Title: Understanding
The Michigan Curriculum Frameworks Document
Code: SFP-1
Title: How To Prepare Science
Fair Project
Area: General
Time: 25:00
Detroit Public Schools /DUSI
DPS On The Move
Urban Education In America. Challenges
& Champions
DUSI – By Margo Williams
General Topics (Conferences
and other Events)
"Doors Of Opportunity" Michigan’s
Math and Science Centers
Title: EDS/ Jason Project
Title: The Real McCoy
Title: Math And Science In the Community
Title: The Danger Zone
Title: Modular Technology Education
Title: Michigan Gateways "Manipulative"
Title: Michigan Gateways "Math
& Science"
Title: Michigan Gateways "Tune
Math & Science"
Title: Math & Science Education
For The 21st Century
Title: Science Literacy For All
Title: Launching Young Minds
Title: Making Science Education Work
"Building The System"
Title: NBC Nightly News- NBC Detroit
Title: Britannica Science Systems Overview
Title: Teleconference: National Urban
League (Project Prism)
Title: Kellogg Foundation, Science
Education Project
Title: River Appreciation Day, 1993
Title: Activity Based Instruction
Title: Detroit Urban Systemic Initiative
(shorten version)
Title: National Science Foundation:
Ventures In Education
Title: Math & Science In School
(Prism Project)
Title: Math & Science At Home (Project
Prism)
Title: Action Learning
Title: Chemistry Workshop
Title: The case Of The Constructivist
Classroom
Title:DUSI Summer Institute 1955
Title: DUSI Summer Institute 1996
Title: DUSI Summer Institute 1997
The Annenberg/CPB Collection
Unseen Life on Earth
1: The Tree of Life
2: Keepers of the Biosphere
An Introduction to Microbiology
- The Microbial Universe
- The Unity of Living Systems
- Metabolism
- Reading the Code of Life
- Genetic Transfer
- Microbial Evolution
- Microbial Diversity
- Microbial Ecology
- Microbial Control
- Microbial Interactions
- Human Defenses
- Microbes and Human Diseases
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