This trek is on the Chihuahua Pacific Railway known as the EL Chepe in northern Mexico. It took a hundred years to build the line from Creel to the coast and it travels through the spectacular Copper Canyon region.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-12; Subject Areas: Science. This energetic and upbeat program introduces students to the world of animals by visiting them in a zoo setting and talking with the zookeepers and other professionals who care for them. Birds Students visit the National Zoo and learn what makes a bird,...well, a bird! Scientists discuss the importance of feathers on birds. A game show spoof "What Do Birds Eat?" focuses on different birds and how they grow and develop. Birds Segment Time: 15 minutes
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Damaris, who lives in Havana, Cuba. Damaris is learning to play the piano in music school and dreams of becoming a salsa singer when she is older.
Audience: General; Grades: All; Subject Areas: Music.Ancient Hawaii musical instruments - its history, culture and ties to the people.
Audience: All; Subject Areas: Schools. (2019) Numerous DOE schools are named after or attached to Hawaiian Ali'i. What is the story about how and why this happened? What is the connection between the school and the ali'i today? Let's start with learning about Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Ke'elikokani and Central Intermediate School on O'ahu.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2019)
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws a koala castle while demonstrating the Renaissance words foreshortening and size. He also reviews an ancient Greek perfume bottle in the shape of a heron.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws killer whales while demonstrating the Renaissance words size and overlapping. He also reviews Ferdinant Holder's painting "The Sacred Hour." Guest illustrator Doug Dubosque creates smooching orca whales.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. (2006 )Pat Ekstrand, Watercolor artist, Printmaker and committed Educator. This short biography explores her art work, reflecting on an extraordinary life and a Hawaii of our past.
Audience: General; Grades: All; Subject: Fine Arts. Profile on artist Fred Roster.
Audience: General; Grades: All; Subject: Fine Arts. Profile of local artist Allyn Bromley
FLASHPOINT - Brings together an accomplished group of Hawai'i based artists working under the theme of FIRE. Artworks in this exhibition depict the varied aspects of FIRE and are visual interpretations of flashpoints in time and place - in methods of fabrication and conceptual context.
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Daven Hee - Ceramics, Cade Roster - Multi-Media
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. May Izumi - Sculpture, Lynn Weiler Liverton - Sculpture
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Donna E. Shimazu - Jewelry Arts, Gordon Uyehara - Jewelry Arts / Sculpture, Lori Uyehara - Mixed-Media / Painting,
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Rochelle Lum - Ceramics, Shigeru Miyamoto - Ceramics
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2019) In this episode: Robots helping rehabilitation, 4 Awesome Discoveries, using games to help prevent and combat Asthma, understanding wildfires, looking into the Milky Way, and an exclusive sit down interview with the 2017 Nobel Prize awardees for Physics.
Learn the secrets behind thermos' amazing technology! And they were the sweet candy pellets we loved as a kid, but did you know that PEZ was created to help people stop smoking? And find out how a steamboat inspired SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS to change his name to MARK TWAIN!
It's one of the world's most famous train stations. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL. We'll take you on a trip to reveal its many fascinating secrets! And if they are cleaned without water, how do clothes get spotless when they are dry cleaned?
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) One of the worst natural disasters in history happened in December of 2004. It was a tsunami. A massive wall of water crashed on to the shore in Indonesia. It smashed into villages and swept away almost everything in its path. But a tsunami is just another sign that Mother Nature is continuing her natural process of change. Fortunately for us, dangerous tsunamis are also extremely rare.
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Science (2017) Locals say you shouldn't swim in the sea at night, Neil and his team set out to understand why. They perform a surgical procedure to implant an acoustic tag in the abdomen of a juvenile shark in a bid to reveal how often these animals return close to Bermuda's shores at night.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2013) Little Scientist helps children develop scientific reasoning by exploring the world of science that surrounds them. The unique structure of each program combines a short story with scientific information, enabling children to easily and naturally become interested and engaged. While focusing on the story, children will naturally absorb the science that is presented in various "fun" formats. Science is fun!
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Science. (2017) The final episode of Ocean Vet provides a fascinating insight into the making of this groundbreaking series. The crew looks back and reveal their favourite moments and close calls. Michael Douglas finally reveals the tragic death of Neil Burnie from a freak diving accident one week after filming completed, and the crew discuss the impact that the unique and powerful force of nature that was Neil Burnie had on their lives.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores the major topographical landforms that make up the Earth, including plains, plateaus, and mountains. Identifies the characteristics and composition of the Earth's crust, which makes up the outer portion of the Earth; the mantle, which makes up the majority of the Earth's volume; and the core, which is believed to contribute to Earth's magnetic field. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Introduces different types of maps, including street maps, weather maps, nautical charts, maps of the Earth, and topographic maps. Details how latitude and longitude can be used to pinpoint an exact location on the surface of the Earth and shows how the Earth is divided into different time zones. Looks at some of the most common projections of the Earth, including the Mercator Projection, the Robinson Projection, and the conic projection. Also touches on some of the essentials in map reading, including how to identify map symbols, direction and scale. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Looks at some of the characteristics of freshwater and shows that freshwater makes up a very small percentage of the total water on Earth. Details the different stages in the water cycle, including the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. Looks at the different forms of freshwater, including frozen freshwater, standing water and running water. Also examines the characteristics of underground water. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores some of the characteristics of oceans, including temperature, pressure, density and the factors which contribute to the salinity of ocean water. Discusses some of the factors involved in the creation of ocean waves and ocean currents, as well as surface and deep currents. Also looks at some of the fascinating features found on the floor of the ocean, including the shoreline, continental margin, continental shelf, continental slope, submarine canyons, and seamounts. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2003) This program explores the concept of plate tectonics, explaining how various scientific discoveries provide evidence to support this theory. The geographic fit of the continents, continental drift, ocean floor magnetic fields, and sea-floor spreading are described. Graphics are used to illustrate how earth movements cause earthquakes and result in landforms, such as volcanoes and mountains. Concludes with a 10-question video quiz.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject: Science. (2003) This program explains the causes behind earthquakes and volcanoes, revealing the devastating impact of these natural disasters. Descriptions of actual volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are combined with graphics to reveal how these dynamic forces occur. Also examines are how scientists can predict and measure earthquakes, identify types of volcanoes, and determine the nature of volcanic eruptions. Concludes with a 10-question video quiz.
First hand accounts show how governments, industries, and people worldwide are protecting animals who are endangered because of habitat loss. Part 1 explains that the Yangtze dolphin is now extinct from overfishing and pollution. Part 2 visits indigenous people, the Koryak, who have always herded reindeer in their Russian homeland. They tell how they are attempting to sustain the reindeer popular and keep their ancient way of life against government pressure to assimilate. Part 3 reviews the history of elephants and the ivory trade, explaining that the elephant trade and poachers are still endangering these great beasts. Part 4 visits a baby spectacled bear born in an Argentine zoo. Part 5: in South China a breeding program is attempting to restore tiger populations who have become endangered as a result of deforestation. Part 6: In Tibet the black-necked crane is endangered as a result of habitat loss and pollution. Part 7: a orangutan baby born; the species is threatened because of rain forest destruction.
Be thankful for those individuals who care enough to make a difference. From across our globe, these special people are taking on unique environmental challenges and in the process protecting our world. Each person, each effort, brings hope and inspiration to us all, whether it?s re-wilding, rebuilding, preserving, enlightening, surmounting or conserving.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Superlife looks at the stories of how these super organisms came to permeate our planet, and how the latest science is pushing the boundaries to create more with less time and resources and at a higher quality. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2012) From making bread to decomposing things in the environment, fungi play a very important role in our lives. Vivid video footage, accompanied by colorful animations, illustrates the fascinating origin, diversity, and characteristics of fungi. Special attention is given to the ecological and economic importance of fungi. Concepts and terminology include: hyphae, mycelium, Zygomycota, rhizoids, stolons, Ascomycota, ascus, Basidiomycota, Deuteromycota, spores, and lichens. For student guide go to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9ZT7PYcIjLfRlQ1U3FJWFgydUE?usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2012) Bacteria are the most abundant living things on the planet. In fact there are more bacteria in your mouth than there are vertebrates on the planet. This fascinating program explores the wide-ranging forms and characteristics of both archaebacteria and bacteria. Prokaryotic evolution and diversity are also discussed. Concepts and terminology include: prokaryote, eukaryote, peptidoglycan, ribosomal proteins, RNA polymerase, gram stain, Archaea, Bacteria, bacterial diseases, decomposition, and genetic engineering. For student guide go to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9ZT7PYcIjLfRlQ1U3FJWFgydUE?usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2012) Eukaryotes that are clearly not animals, plants, or fungi belong to a very diverse and fascinating group called protists. This video program uses captivating video footage to illustrate organisms from tiny microscopic creatures to giant kelp. Emphasis is placed on common characteristics of protists, while pointing out the wide diversity among organisms in this group. Concepts and terminology include: endosymbiosis, Euglenoza, Alveolata, dinoflagellates, ciliates, zooflagellates, sporozoans, brown algae, diatoms, red algae, chlorophyta, amoebas, foraminifera, and slime molds. For student guide go to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9ZT7PYcIjLfRlQ1U3FJWFgydUE?usp=sharing
Audience: General; Subject: Local business. (2017) Go behind the scenes of Kahuku Farms in this episode of GROW. Interviews with Kahuku Farms operators Kylie Matsuda-Lum and Judah Lum. See how local Hawaii farms have to work with federal, state, and county offices while providing goods and services. Also, find out more about Hawaii's local agriculture sector from interviews with Hawaii's Department of Agriculture's Scott Enright and University of Hawaii's Steven Chiang from the Agribusiness Incubator Program and GoFarm Hawaii.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2015) Hidden in the back of Manoa Valley, the Lyon Arboretum is a historic site that serves as a botanical garden, an educational institution, and a research facility. The documentary tells the history of the arboretum and the vital role it played in preserving our watershed. The many present-day activities of the arboretum are also featured including its work in preserving and exhibiting Native Hawaiian and exotic plants, its role as an educational institution and its role as a research facility.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2015) This documentary covers the activities of the Hawaiian Rare Plant Program at the Lyon Arboretum, a program that seeks to propagate and preserve the most endangered plant species in our islands. The documentary explores the program's three main components: a seed bank, a micro-propagation laboratory, and its greenhouse facilities. The processes of seed storage and micro-propagation are explained, and several rarely seen endangered plants are featured.
A major part of cooking involves delivering heat energy to natural things and transforming them to the state where they can be digested and absorbed. This technique does not stop at simply making food taste good. Professor Wrangham of Harvard University says the ability to produce food through heat is what helped humans evolve.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick visits a cacti greenhouse to demonstrate how cacti store water in their stems, develop deadly spines and produce beautiful flowers. In comparison, succulents have no spines at all. Nickshows us several species of succulents and gives hints about planting and maintaining a healthy succulent garden.
"Power" is about how to change ingredients using physical force. In terms of preserving, texture, convenience, and nutrient intake, this revolutionary cooking method provided the foundation for cultural development
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2014) Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Superlife looks at the stories of how these super organisms came to permeate our planet, and how the latest science is pushing the boundaries to create more with less time and resources and at a higher quality. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Science. (2013) Explore the history of life from its humble beginnings as single-celled organisms, to its great blossoming and proliferation, which took place over the course of eons. With the help of state of the art computer graphics, the world's foremost paleontologists and biologists help unravel the greatest mysteries of life. The Story of the Feather Feathers play an important role in evolution. Originally providing insulation they eventually led to flight. In The Story of the Feather we chronicle how the fossil discovery of the Chinese reptilian wing, a four-winged dinosaur with primitive wings, has provided evidence that dinosaurs gradually evolved winged feathers, ultimately becoming the birds that we are familiar with today.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Science. (2006) Defines the fundamental concepts of ecology and identifies the components that create an ecosystem. Describes various types of habitats and explains the role of plants and animals in the formation of biotic communities. Also explains niche ecology and outlines the food chain process. Concludes with a 5-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0NVYUZfaHhiRzQ&usp=sharing
Grades: K-3; Subject Areas: Science.(2012) All the people in the world live on the same planet, which we call home. This program explains why Earth is precious and how it is being damaged. Special attention is paid to how we can conserve natural resources and care for the planet. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfVXlFcng4Y2pnOFk&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2019) In this episode: Robots helping rehabilitation, 4 Awesome Discoveries, using games to help prevent and combat Asthma, understanding wildfires, looking into the Milky Way, and an exclusive sit down interview with the 2017 Nobel Prize awardees for Physics.
Learn the secrets behind thermos' amazing technology! And they were the sweet candy pellets we loved as a kid, but did you know that PEZ was created to help people stop smoking? And find out how a steamboat inspired SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS to change his name to MARK TWAIN!
It's one of the world's most famous train stations. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL. We'll take you on a trip to reveal its many fascinating secrets! And if they are cleaned without water, how do clothes get spotless when they are dry cleaned?
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2006) One of the worst natural disasters in history happened in December of 2004. It was a tsunami. A massive wall of water crashed on to the shore in Indonesia. It smashed into villages and swept away almost everything in its path. But a tsunami is just another sign that Mother Nature is continuing her natural process of change. Fortunately for us, dangerous tsunamis are also extremely rare.
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Science (2017) Locals say you shouldn't swim in the sea at night, Neil and his team set out to understand why. They perform a surgical procedure to implant an acoustic tag in the abdomen of a juvenile shark in a bid to reveal how often these animals return close to Bermuda's shores at night.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2013) Little Scientist helps children develop scientific reasoning by exploring the world of science that surrounds them. The unique structure of each program combines a short story with scientific information, enabling children to easily and naturally become interested and engaged. While focusing on the story, children will naturally absorb the science that is presented in various "fun" formats. Science is fun!
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Science. (2017) The final episode of Ocean Vet provides a fascinating insight into the making of this groundbreaking series. The crew looks back and reveal their favourite moments and close calls. Michael Douglas finally reveals the tragic death of Neil Burnie from a freak diving accident one week after filming completed, and the crew discuss the impact that the unique and powerful force of nature that was Neil Burnie had on their lives.
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Math. (2013) With the help of exciting math fairy tales, children are introduced to abstract mathematical concepts such as counting, categorizing, shapes and colors. Each program in the series will familiarize students with a different aspect of math by using familiar living environments as its theme. At the end of each program a fun math song repeats and reviews the contents of the fairy tale and its lesson. Correlates to Math Common Core State Standards.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores the major topographical landforms that make up the Earth, including plains, plateaus, and mountains. Identifies the characteristics and composition of the Earth's crust, which makes up the outer portion of the Earth; the mantle, which makes up the majority of the Earth's volume; and the core, which is believed to contribute to Earth's magnetic field. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Introduces different types of maps, including street maps, weather maps, nautical charts, maps of the Earth, and topographic maps. Details how latitude and longitude can be used to pinpoint an exact location on the surface of the Earth and shows how the Earth is divided into different time zones. Looks at some of the most common projections of the Earth, including the Mercator Projection, the Robinson Projection, and the conic projection. Also touches on some of the essentials in map reading, including how to identify map symbols, direction and scale. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Looks at some of the characteristics of freshwater and shows that freshwater makes up a very small percentage of the total water on Earth. Details the different stages in the water cycle, including the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. Looks at the different forms of freshwater, including frozen freshwater, standing water and running water. Also examines the characteristics of underground water. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2002) Explores some of the characteristics of oceans, including temperature, pressure, density and the factors which contribute to the salinity of ocean water. Discusses some of the factors involved in the creation of ocean waves and ocean currents, as well as surface and deep currents. Also looks at some of the fascinating features found on the floor of the ocean, including the shoreline, continental margin, continental shelf, continental slope, submarine canyons, and seamounts. Concludes with a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfY0R5WDdrOVZnTTQ&usp=sharing