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3) NOVA wonders
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the capabilities of science and the workings of the human mind.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows a group of researchers actively working towards making all areas of science more inclusive.
Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, and find out that rhinoceroses once lived in Nebraska. Bill also tracks down dinosaur footprints with paleontologist Grace Irby and travels to the La Brea Tar Pits to see what's underneath all that tar"--Container.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (aproximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From their own backyards to a NASA research center, these middle school girls and their female STEM professional mentors are seriously into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They track toads, count clouds, and much more, all in the name of citizen science.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Explores the way in which soil composition and water interact. Experiments using everyday objects are used to illustrate scientific concepts.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Erosion can make slow, almost invisible modifications, or sudden, drastic alterations to the landscape. Either way, the forces of erosion will always be at work.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Spiders, the Science Guy demystifies that misunderstood creature, the spider. He'll cure the most intense case of arachnophobia by showing how cool spiders really are, and how these eight-legged predators balance our ecosystem by preying on pesky insects"--Container.
Publisher
Distributed by Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What powers some of the brightest attractions at Disney's theme parks? Electricity! From lighting the half million bulbs in Magic Kingdom's Spectromagic parade to transmitting electricity through water for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, Disney Imagineers show students how electricity brings some of their favorite rides to life.
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (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
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"You may not believe it, but these 'spineless wonders' far outnumber those of us animals with backbones. In 'Invertebrates, ' Bill Nye explains the unique characteristics of these animals and why we are dependent on them"--Container cover insert.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bill Nye the Science Guy goes full tilt to give the reasons for the seasons. In Earth's Seasons, his worldly perspective show's why it's winter in America when it's summer in Australia"--Container.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approx. 137 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Roy Neary witnesses the arrival of flying saucer from an alien world. Thus begins an incredible series of events, culminating in the ultimate encounter with other-worlders as Neary is led aboard the awesome Mothership.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Storms, see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Destructive or not, storms benefit us. The tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit -- and the subpolar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently"--Container.
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