Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Boston: Ethnic Mosaic
According to one of the major laws of physics, energy is neither creat ed nor destroyed.n
Potential energy provides a powerful model for understanding why the w orld has worked thensame way since the beginning of time.n
The ability to compare DNA sequences from different organisms is refin ing our perspective on evolution. This session illustrates how molecul ar techniques are now combined with fossil evidence to explore relatio nships in organisms from whales to anthrax.
Anybody Home? - While playing out near the savanna tree, Max, Bo and Karla discover two young bird brothers (Dib and Dab) who appear to be lost and not so good at communicating. So with the help of Mama's movies, the children learn the value of a home and the love that surrounds it. In the end, the movies eventually reveal the home of Dib and Dab. Healthy Habits - When Max gets a cold and a trip to a special place has to be put off, Mama prescribes rest and plenty of fluids. Max is upset, but Mama shows him that everybody - yes, even animals - get sick and have to do what is necessary to recover. Sometimes they even take their own kind of "medicine."
Interviews with leaders from academia and industry explore the frontie rs of chemical research. n
Our first exposure to geometry is that of Euclid, in which all triangl es 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 o nce otherwordly and firmly of this world
The properties and patterns of prime numbers
The Next Generation Science Standards: What are they? How are they changing science education? See how one school in Oakland has implemented the new standards. A look at the different ways parents plan to pay for college. A "day in the life" of a school campus monitor. A charter school in San Diego that's paving the way for low-income students to attend prestigious colleges and universities.
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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Democracy and philosophy arose from Greek cities at the edge of the ci vilized world.nn
This episode looks at basic grammar and sentence components. Issues of noun/pronoun agreement within a sentence and within a posessive conte xt are discussed. Writers relate how verb tense, agreement and form af fect clear writing. Teachers look at the value of adjectives and adver bs for well-defined meaning within a sentence.