The Aqueducts and Roads
Many of the Rome's accomplishments, such as the aqueducts and Roman Roads like the Via Appia, were built by Appius Claudius Caecus.
Critter Connection, Giant Turtle
Segment shows animal and presents facts about the Aldaba Tortoise.
Map: Scandinavia
Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are the "north countries," which have varied and beautiful landscapes, high standards of living, and the remains of significant histories. The smallest country, Denmark, has a major metropolis, Copenhagen but also a rich rural ...
Burdock Burrs
How easy is it to recognize sticky things, filmed at high magnification? Clues accumulate until one is revealed as Velcro, whose inventor was inspired by the way burrs stuck to his socks and to his dog. Children also investigate Post-its, flypaper, and en ...
Wildlife in the Tall Grasses
It?s summer. At the pond, flying insects lay their eggs, tadpoles rapidly develop into frogs, and water birds feed and bring up their young. Trees are in full leaf and fields of tall wildflowers offer habitats for small mammals. Summer storms darken the s ...
Mountain Ecology
This program shows the adaptations that people, plants, and animals have made to survive in the harsh climates of mountains and steppes. In high mountainous regions there is snow cover for many months of the year, but some plants and animals have adapted ...
Designing a building
Segment shows how geometry is used by architects to design buildings.
What Is Descriptive Writing?
The students in the writing club practice descriptive writing by writing about different events.
Etruscan Civilization
This program explores the birth of the Roman Empire, from Romulus and Remus to the Romans? rebellion against their Etruscan rulers, when they created a new republic based on democratic principles. Viewers will see how the American Founding Fathers used Ro ...
Food Found in Fast Moving Water
Open Water Environments: Adaptations for planktonic life are observed in Daphnia and other cladocerans, copepods, rotifers, and planktonic algae. Bottom Environment: Explores bacterial decomposition, recycling of materials, adaptations for bottom life, a ...
1913 - Poet William Carlos Williams Publishes His First Book of Poems, The Tempers
William Carlos Williams was a leading Hispanic poet who won a Pulitzer Prize for his work.
Thrill Ville/Amusement Park
Segment visits a real theme park and the world's greatest roller coaster and discusses Thrillville, a computer game
Homecoming
At age twelve, Sacagawea was captured by an enemy tribe. Later, she became part of the Mandan tribe and married a French trader. Lewis, Clark, and President Jefferson?s Corps of Discovery were finding new plants and animals and drawing them in their noteb ...
1754 -1763 The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War produced American war leaders such as George Washington, and in founding America, led to the American Revolution.
Fiesta de Escuela (Party)
Luis changes his shop into a café. His cooking is disastrous, so the children help him make a birthday party for Maria and get everyone to the town fiesta. Learn about food, drink, ingredients, exclamations, days of the week, and fiestas.
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Distributors
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Distributors
AIT
The Agency for Instructional Technology has been a leader in educational technology since 1962. A nonprofit organization, AIT is one of the largest providers of instructional TV programs in North America. AIT is also a leading developer of other educational media. AIT’s products are based on sound instructional design. Classroom practitioners are closely involved in the development of every resource.
Ambrose
Ambrose Video Publishing is a producer of distinctive television programs that are academically relevant and specifically designed to serve the educational and informational needs of students, ages 12 to 20. These highly acclaimed programs also have wide appeal for general audiences interested in American History, Ancient World Cultures, Minority Achievements, Global Science and American Literature.
Biomedia
BioMedia Associates is a group of biologists, teachers, educational designers and film-makers who collaborate to make learning programs for biology. Topics cover the biology curriculum with particular emphasis on cell biology, evolution, micro-organisms, the early history of life, and the major groups of living things.
ITS
ITS has been serving the educational media market since 1979. Exceptional educational programming of approximately 1000 titles, acquired or produced by ITS include series and single programs at the K-12, in- service and college credit levels. Programming ranges from individual supplemental programs to mini-series to complete courses as well as single concept segments designed for streaming.
New Dimension Media
Founded in 1978, New Dimension Media, a division of Questar, Inc., is the premier producer and distributor of original core curriculum media content created for K-12 classrooms. NDM programs have won over 100 of the industry's most prestigious honors, including the CINE Golden Eagle and the Golden Apple. NDM content is used in over 100,000 schools around the country.
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