Outer space / [dvd]
Contributor(s): Nye, Bill | Schmitt, Harrison | Presley, Elvis | KCTS Association | Walt Disney Company | Rabbit Ears Productions | Walt Disney Television | Buena Vista Television | Disney Educational Productions.
Series: Bill Nye, the science guy. Publisher: [United States] : Oakville, Ont. : Buena Vista Television ; Magic Lantern Group Inc. [distributor], c2003Edition: Classroom ed.Description: 1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.ISBN: 0896259943.Subject(s): Outer space -- Exploration | Planets | Stars | Constellations | Astronomy | Solar system | Spanish language. -- Audio-visual aids | SCIENCE (GRADES K-10) | SOCIAL STUDIES (GRADES K-6) | SOCIAL SCIENCES (GRADES 7-12) | GEOGRAPHY (GRADES 7-12)DDC classification: D 629.4 O97| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Manitoba School for the Deaf Library | D 629.4 O97 (Browse shelf) | Available | cc-yes | S5821 |
Produced in association with Walt Disney Television, KCTS Seattle and Rabbit Ears Productions.
Program in English and Spanish.
This program is closed-captioned.
Title taken from disc label.
Directed by Erren Gottlieb, James McKenna ; writers, Amy Axt ... [et al.] ; excutive producers, James McKenna, Erren Gottlieb ; edited by Darrell Suto.
Host: Bill Nye.
Series designed to introduce viewers to scientific principles and concepts in a variety of fields. This program explores outer space. Considers the distances between the planets, stars and constellations, and the speed light must travel to reach them. Explains why the earth is round, how planets, stars, and people are composed of atoms and what it is astronomers do. Also shows young students experiencing astronaut-training at space camp, and suggests activities students can do at home. Other features include: fully indexed chapters correlated to National Science standards (U.S.) ; interactive glossaries and quizzes ; bonus footage of never-before-seen segments, interviews and demos ; Spanish translation and closed-captioning ; and, an implementation guide.
Grades 3-8.
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