Instructional Programming Overview: SCIENCE
Science is Elementary (10 programs 15min. for grades K-2)
Engages children's natural curiosity into hands-on explorations of science. Encourages young students to ask and answer questions about scientific phenomena.
Topics include, magnets, animals, rocks and more.
Shamu TV
Entertaining programs about Marine Science from Sea World in Florida.
Motion, Energy and Force
This physical Science series include four, 20 minute videos and 4 teacher guides
Motion, Force and Newton’s Law, Simple Machines and Energy.
Biomes
This Life Science Series includes four, 20-minute videos and four teacher guides.
Grasslands, Deserts and the Tundra, Forests and Water are introduced and with standards aligned vocabulary and concepts.
Destination Tomorrow (NASA)
"NASA's Destination Tomorrow: Bringing the Future into Focus" is designed for educators, parents, and lifelong learners by NASA Langley's Office of Education. This educational, informative program builds on the premise that much of NASA's aeronautical research focuses on creating today's knowledge to solve tomorrow's problems.
For more educational NASA resources http://www.nasa.gov
NASA CONNECT
NASA CONNECT is an annual series of integrated mathematics, science, and technology instructional distance learning programs for students in grades 6-8. Each program has three components: (1) a 30-minute television broadcast, which can be viewed live or taped for later use; (2) an interactive web activity which provides educators an opportunity to use technology in the classroom setting; and (3) a lesson guide describing a hands-on activity. These three components are designed as an integrated instructional package.
For more educational NASA resources http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/
Rediscovering Biology (26, 30-min programs)
Great advances have been made in the field of biology in recent decades that will continue to have a major impact on our lives. Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives explains these developments for teachers of high school biology to update their content knowledge and understanding.
More Information go to: http://www.learner.org
World of Chemistry (26 30-min programs)
Join with experts to observe chemistry in action and learn the laws and principles of this dynamic field. Computer technology and special effects place students in a front-row seat to observe many processes.
More Information go to: http://www.learner.org
Tomorrow Today (30-min programs)
This international series is from Deutsche Welle TV. "Tomorrow Today" gives the global viewer an insight into the scientific community in Germany and Europe and what influence it has on European society. The "Tomorrow Today" team reports on all areas of scientific endeavor with a bearing on the future - from space travel to medical research, from new discoveries in psychology to a study on how the city of the future will look. A leading volcano expert is just as likely to make an appearance as a top economic scientist.
More Information go to: http://www.dw-world.de
Earth Revealed (26 30-min programs)
From earthquakes and volcanoes to the creation of sea-floor crusts and shifting river courses, Earth Revealed offers stunning visuals that explain plate tectonics and other geologic concepts and principles.
More Information go to: http://www.learner.org
Unseen Life on Earth (12 30-min programs)
Peer into the microbial world with this comprehensive microbiology series. This series helps students understand microbial functions and how microorganisms affect everything from medicine to environmental issues to global politics .
More Information go to: http://www.learner.org
Planet Earth (7, 60-min programs)
This series presents visually spectacular tours of the seven continents as it makes connections between our solar system and Earth’s oceans, climate, and mineral and energy sources. It unifies Earth science, astronomy, and comparative planetology into an integrated discipline that relies on common scientific methods.
More Information go to: http://www.learner.org
Mechanical Universe and Beyond (52, 30-min programs)
This series helps teachers demystify physics by showing students what it looks like. Field trips to hot-air balloon events, symphony concerts, bicycle shops, and other locales make complex concepts more accessible..
More Information go to: http://www.learner.org
GED Connection (39 30-min programs)
Series covers all the elements of the GED test, including 5 programs dedicated to science.
More Information go to: http://www.ket.org/enterprise/gedprep/ged_connect.htm
Annenberg Science Teacher Workshops
Annenberg workshops are available for graduate credit. For more information go to http://www.learner.org.
These workshops rotate through the schedule on Wednesdays at 1:30pm.
Programming contact: Heidi Schlageter (858) 292-3505
