Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Berlin: United We Stand
From Kepler's laws and the theory of tides, to Einstein's general theory of relativity, into blacknholes, and beyond.n
A last lingering look back at mechanics to see new connections between old discoveries. n
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Homo sapiens is now the only living representative of what was once a multi-branched bush of hominid species. This session examines mitochondrial Eve and other fossil clues that increasingly point to Africa as the point of origin of our species. How did humans replace their hominid cousins, including Neanderthal, leaving the chimpanzee as our closest living relative?
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Karla makes a new friend, Winnie (a Wildebeest), and is stricken to discover that Winnie and her mother are "migratory," and must soon be on their way. Mama shares through her movies why animals migrate, and assures Karla that Winnie will be back this way before she knows it. Nobody's Perfect - Bo, who has been boasting about his leaping ability, has an accident that's very embarrassing. Mama (through some very funny movies) shows Bo that all animals make mistakes - it's one of the ways we learn.
Viewers journey inside the atom to appreciate its architectural beauty and grasp how atomicnstructure determines chemical behavior.n
Dump site waste management demonstrates chemistry's benefits and problems.nn
Counting is an act of organization, a listing of a collection of things in an orderly fashion. Sometimes it's easy; for instance counting people in a room. But listing all the possible seating arrangements of those people around a circular table is more challenging. This unit looks at combinatorics, the mathematics of counting complicated configurations. In an age in which the organization of bits and bytes of data is of paramount importance
Our first exposure to geometry is that of Euclid, in which all triangles have 180 degrees. As it turns out, triangles can have more or less than 180 degrees. This unit explores these curved spaces that are at once otherwordly and firmly of this world
In Good Shape is the weekly health show on DW, covering all aspects of health care: what's new in medical treatment, alternative medicine, wellness and fitness - as well as nutrition and beauty. In our studio interview we discuss topics in-depth with specialists, and offer you opportunities to pose your own questions. Dr. Carsten Lekutat and Stefanie Suren are alternate hosts of the program and will provide a combination of video-rich features and insightful interviews that grapple with some of the larger issues in medical treatment and healthcare. As an interactive feature of the program we also ask viewers to request a program topic Dr. Carsten Lekutat is a qualified General Practitioner and works as a doctor in Berlin. He is also responsible for training medical students at the Berlin Charite hospital. Stefanie Suren is executive producer and presenter of In Good Shape. 'Keep it simple and straightforward' - that is her goal as a reporter, producer and presenter.
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Through its army, Rome built an empire that shaped the West.n
This program takes a look at the kinds of nonfiction that will appear on the GED Language Arts Reading Test. Nonfiction is based on facts. Reading nonfiction helps people make informed decisions, learn new skills, and accomplish goals at work, school, and in their personal lives. The program begins by following a woman who owns and operates her own day care. She talks about the types of nonfiction that she reads on a daily basis: instruction manuals, how-to books, rules and regulations, etc. This program explains how to read for information and tells the student to ask the question "how is the information organized?" and explains how to use indexes and tables of contents to find information quickly. It suggests that the student use common sense to decide if they should skim a passage or read it carefully. It urges students to look for the main idea and to ask themselves "what does this mean?" as they read. The program also follows a film critic from a local paper. He explains that sometimes the main idea isn't so obvious and that's when the details have to be examined. The program ends with the statement "when you read look for the main idea and the details that support it whether you're reading for information, inspiration, or to pass the GED test."