Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Egypt: Gift of the Nile
This preview introduces revolutionary ideas and heroes from Copernicus to Newton, and links thenphysics of the heavens and the earth.n
Galileo's imaginative experiments proved that all bodies fall with the same constant acceleration.
Global energy use increases by the day. Polluting the atmosphere with ever more carbon dioxide is not a viable solution for our future energ y needs. Can new technologies such as carbon sequestration and ethanol production help provide the energy we need without pushing the concen trations of CO2 to dangerous levels?
Muddy Wonderland - When Rainy Season arrives on the Savannah, Mama shows the kids the fun, and the value, of a good mud bath. Do You See What I See? - A game of "do you see what I see" on a hike across the Savannah initiates a discussion of how each of us see things differently.
Surface science examines how surfaces react with each other at the mol ecular level.n
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
High schoolers are developing high flying ambitions thanks to aviation programs that teach students the basics of piloting an airplane. A free lunch program called Lunch at the Library is keeping kids fed, and well read. Meet a school bus driver for special needs children. A mobile agricultural classroom inspires students to think about their food.
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.
How does historical scholarship change over time, and why do the persp ectives of historians shift? This unit recaps the economic and politic al events that led to the rise of the West, but examines and re-examin es those events through differing opinions of its causes, reflecting c hanges in historical interpretation.
Voiced by Martin Luther, Protestantism shattered the unity of the Cath olic Church.n
This episode of GED Connection is called "Themes in U.S. History." In it, some of the themes that are at the core of american history are di scussed: the coming together of many cultures, the idea of personal ri ghts and freedom, and the changing nature of everyday life. On the GED test there will be questions relating to a variety of periods in amer ican history. It is helpful to get as familiar as possible with them b y reading, visiting museums and historic sites, watching movies about historical events, watching the nes, and talking to friends and family about the issues they lived through. Topics discussed in this program include: early America and settlement, the Louisiana Purchase, slaver y, the civil war, the labor movement, immigrants, World War II, the Ci vil Rights movement, and women in the workplace.