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Publisher
Good Eye Films, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Saved from extinction in the 1980s, the California condor is an uplifting conservation success story - but the condor is not quite out of the woods yet. In a beautiful and moving documentary, The Condor's Shadow follows biologist Joseph Brandt into the historic nesting habitat of the iconic California condor. It's here that the challenges of rebuilding a self-sustaining population of the species are made real. Suffering from the very same human-caused...
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Formats
Description
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sid and his classmate Gabriela enter a contest and win the exclusive opportunity to visit a new modern science museum before it opens to the public. There the kids meet a quirky scientist, voiced by special guest star Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), who has designed robot tour guides of the future! Then one of the robots goes haywire and the grand opening is in jeopardy! It is up to Sid and his friends to work as a team to find the rogue robot...
4) Friction
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Here the Imagineers showcase how different types of friction - static, kinetic, and rolling - come into play when they're designing Disney's theme park rides and attractions. From rollercoaster wheels for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to the shape of a Disney Cruise Line ship's hull, the Imagineers can use tribology (the study of friction) to find ways to reduce drag.
Series
Publisher
Thinkeroo
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Learn all about habitats. Kids will explore the polar regions, tundra, desert, grasslands, forests, and water habitats. Learn tips on how to build an animal friendly habitat in your own backyard.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2012, ©2012
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 285 pages : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Language
English
Description
One of the nation's foremost experts in forensic anthropology, Professor Murray has participated in hundreds of investigations, involving homicides, missing persons, and mass disasters. In Trails of Evidence, she draws on this extensive experience to show how forensic science works from the inside with discussions of cases. You also learn about landmark forensic cases that are classics in the history of crime solving.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Filmed across the U.S., in Europe, Australia, and Asia, examine the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss.
Series
Publisher
Nickelodeon / Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nick Jr. introduces preschoolers to the exciting curriculum of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) that is a hot topic for parents and educators! Join your favorite Nick Jr. friends from Paw Patrol, Bubbles Guppies and more for exciting adventures and lessons in problem-solving and everyday technologies ?́? perfect for jump-starting young imaginations and developing inquisitive minds!
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
©2011.
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 347 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
Presents a scientific expedition to fathom the ocean's mysteries ; in 36 lectures on 6 discs, 30 min. per lecture.
10) I spy!
Publisher
Cerebellum Corp
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Who's watching whom, from where, and how? These and many other questions are answered in this high tech edition. Take a look at Canada's Highway 407, the world's first toll road operated entirely electronically. Get the inside scoop on high tech spy gear such as miniature cameras in phones, radios, ties, and even teddy bears. See the world's smallest telescope and binoculars, and the world's most sophisticated spy satellite that can see an object...
11) Project Nim
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Nim, the chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark 1970s experiment to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. But as Nim's natural instincts take over and the humans trusted with his well-being fail to protect him, Project Nim uncovers the unflinching and extraordinary journey of one animal thrust into human society.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This three-part series uses cutting-edge graphics to reveal the surprisingly beautiful biological processes that keep one alive. Discover the ingenious ways your body develops, adapts, and endures, and witness the fascinating and finely tuned systems that keep one's body motoring, and the scientists guessing.
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 720) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 101 p. ; 19 cm.)
Language
English
Description
Presents 24 lectures (each about 30 minutes long) by Robert G. Fovell, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, on meteorology.
Publisher
The Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
16 DVDs (ca. 2880 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + guide (562 p.).
Language
English
Description
Ninety-six lectures, divided into ten sections, are designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. Updated edition integrates discoveries reported in the 2003 course and includes recent findings (through mid-2006).
15) Tree
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
[Standard format].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 35 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Provides a general overview of trees, focusing on their significance to society.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013], ©2013
Edition
[Widescreen version].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (264 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Interactive games and intricate experiments designed to leave viewers rethinking how much faith they are willing to put in everything from memory to multitasking. Host Jason Silva and Deception Specialist Apollo Robbins are teaming up with some of the world's foremost neuroscientists to reveal the incredible inner-workings of the brain. DVD format.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope is a unique story that interweaves the heights of scientific achievement, the depths of a nation's cruelty, the private grief of a boy who came of age during the Holocaust, and the public mourning of many nations in the aftermath of the Columbia Shuttle disaster. Combining historical and ethical inquiry, the film reaches across faiths and nationalities to tell a truly human story.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Let's learn all about how force affects us every day and how technology has helped lead us to new, life-changing discoveries in this video that is perfect for ages 4 to 6.
20) Prehistoric life
Series
Publisher
DK Vision
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Fullscreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the history of the creation of the earth, the origin of life, and the evolution of the many species including early man.
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