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2) The Universe
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Astronaut Russell "Rusty"Schweickart, who traveled into space aboard Apollo 9, introduces this documentary that addresses the questions: what is the universe and could there be life in the universe? Appropriately narrated by actor William Shatner (Star Trek), this program goes beyond the Earth, the Solar System and the Milky Way, deep into the vast reaches of the cosmos. Utilizing new and archival footage, along with computer-generated animation,...
Language
English
Description
14-year-old Zoë is an acrobat. She lives with her parents in a Dutch circus and the aerial silks are her favorite discipline. She practices often. She climbs high into the silks which hang down from the top of the circus tent. Her favorite tricks are the ‘drops.’ Zoë wraps herself into the silk so that when she lets herself fall, the cloth catches her just above the ground. She falls because of gravity. Zoë wants to know more: how does gravity...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Host Emily Calandrelli speaks to experts who are learning everything they can about asteroids and their potential impact on earth. From the dinosaur killer to the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013 - we learn about the destructive power of asteroids. Emily takes a trip to the Ames Vertical Gun Range for an experiment that predicts impact size on the moon and the Earth. Emily also travels to Seattle Washington to meet a company that has a plan to profit from...
5) Starry sky
Author
Language
English
Description
Starry Sky is a beautifully designed reader that takes you on a journey into the night sky, to discover what stars are, the patterns they form known as constellations, stories about them through the ages and the latest astronomy technology. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about...
6) Astronomy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the history of astronomy, identifies important astronomers, and summarizes what is known about the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Astronomy, especially naked-eye astronomy, is a wonderful way for children and young people to engage with the world and universe around them. Many children quickly become fascinated with stars, planets and comets, learning skills that also help them develop generally. This book is a perfect introduction to astronomy for any child, whether or not they have a telescope. It explains the visible constellations and then explores the sun, moon, planets,...
12) Did You Know?
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This animated epiosde of Did You Know? explore the Amazon Rainforest.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Tracing the evolution of humankind's pursuit of astronomical knowledge, this resource looks deep into the furthest reaches of space. Children will follow along as the realization that the Earth is not at the center of the universe leads all the way up to recent telescopic proof of planets orbiting stars outside the solar system. In addition to its engaging history, this book contains 21 hands-on projects to further explore the subjects discussed....
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Español
Description
This video takes a scientific look at some of the important characteristics of the earth, moon, and sun. Differences and likenesses between earth, moon, and sun are discussed as well as how scientists explore these bodies. The main phases of the moon are addressed, as is the formation of tides. Terminology includes: gravity, atmosphere, lunar phase, tides, eclipse, high tide, and low tide.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
This video takes a scientific look at some of the important characteristics of the earth, moon, and sun. Differences and likenesses between earth, moon, and sun are discussed as well as how scientists explore these bodies. The main phases of the moon are addressed, as is the formation of tides. Terminology includes: gravity, atmosphere, lunar phase, tides, eclipse, high tide, and low tide.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This title shows how a group of European scientists, in the span of roughly one hundred and fifty years (early 1500s to the mid-1600s) and working through direct observation, overturned the centuries' old accepted view of a geocentric universe. Through their research and writings, they proposed and described a new order of things in which the Earth orbits the Sun. In so doing, these scientists--Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Galileo...
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