Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Vancouver: Hong Kong East
What keeps the universe ticking away until the end of time?n
The music and mathematics of periodic motion.nn
Microbial diversity far surpasses all other diversity on the planet. T his session examines recent studies of microbes including extremophile s, the comparisons of Bacteria and Archaea, and the formation and life cycle of biofilms.
Play's the Thing - Bo, Karla and Max can't decide on what game to play - they each have a favorite of their own. Mama's home movies show them that every animal likes to play differently whether it is swinging, running or gnawing. As a result, the children understand that each of their favorite games actually helps them practice skills they will use later in life. Sam Spades of the Savanna - Bo, it seems, has lost his favorite feather...or more accurately, someone seems to have taken it! Mama and the kids go on a mission to solve the mystery of the missing feather.
The relationships of chemistry to the other sciences and to everyday l ife are presented.n
Competition and cooperation can be studied mathematically, an idea tha t first arose in the analysis of games like chess and checkers, but so on showed its relevance to economics and geopolitical strategy. This u nit shows how conflict and strategies can be thought about mathematica lly, and how doing so can reveal important insights about human and ev en animal behaviors.
Dave recalls the Pilgrim's decision to leave England and find a place free from religious persecution. Dave traces the Pilgrim exodus to Amsterdam, to Leiden, and finally to America where a land patent gives the settlers permission to settle in Virginia. Dave explains that the Mayflower Compact established social order and good government that would ultimately inspire the words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Dave visits Plymouth Rock, and gives some idea of the Native American friendships that resulted in the first Thanksgiving on American soil.
Counting is an act of organization, a listing of a collection of thing s in an orderly fashion. Sometimes it's easy; for instance counting pe ople in a room. But listing all the possible seating arrangements of t hose people around a circular table is more challenging. This unit loo ks at combinatorics, the mathematics of counting complicated configura tions. In an age in which the organization of bits and bytes of data i s of paramount importance
A school nursing shortage is affecting students throughout the Golden State, as nurses routinely travel to multiple schools providing care. We follow a school nurse as she makes the rounds, and visit a mobile health clinic in Sacramento that's filling in the gap. Plus, a kindergarten teacher and his service dog in Sacramento are teaching students lessons of the mind and heart.
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.
What tools do world historians use in the study of history? This unit begins the study of world history by examining its use of geographical and chronological frameworks: how they have shaped the understanding of world history and have been used to chart the past.
Rome's civil engineering contributed as much to the empire as did its weapons.n
This episode of GED Connection talks about the elements of fiction you need to look for when you read. Fiction is a story that the writer ha s made up and the GED test has passages from both contemporary and cla ssic works of fiction. This program discusses ways to analyze fiction and says that a good way to start doing that is to react to a story in light of your own experiences. Every work of fiction has characters, a plot, and a setting. Another element found in fiction is conflict. C onflict involves come sort of tension or struggle and can be internal or external. In fiction, plot, character, and conflict help reveal the theme or message of a story. The program also discusses point of view , that knowing the perspective from which a story is told determines w hat kind of information we get as readers. In fiction it is important to recognize what type of narration is used and if the passage conveys some sort of feeling or attitude. This feeling or attitude is called tone, whereas the personality of the piece is called style and has to do with the kind of story the author is writing. The student is remind ed that the best way to prepare for this portion of the test is to rea d a variety of fiction.