Elementary

Do you wear a seatbelt in the car? Always don a helmet to go biking? Then you're off to a great start following safety rules e safety, Safety Awareness provides students with tips for basic safety practices in all kinds of situations. Young viewers take a look at the role of the 911 dispatcher in an emergency and are reminded when to dial the number for help.

Everybody wants to be healthy. When you're healthy, you feel good - physically and emotionally! But good health doesn't just happen. "Health for Children" introduces young viewers to the importance of making good choices about health and wellness and gives practical advice about how to develop healthy habits and set personal health goals.

Everybody wants to be healthy. When you're healthy, you feel good - physically and emotionally! But good health doesn't just happen. "Health for Children" introduces young viewers to the importance of making good choices about health and wellness and gives practical advice about how to develop healthy habits and set personal health goals.

Everybody wants to be healthy. When you're healthy, you feel good - physically and emotionally! But good health doesn't just happen. "Health for Children" introduces young viewers to the importance of making good choices about health and wellness and gives practical advice about how to develop healthy habits and set personal health goals.

Nutrition explains how your body uses food for many purposes: to provide energy, to keep you from getting sick and to help you grow. Viewers explore key topics such as food groups and healthy food handling, and learn how to read labels effectively to make the best food choices.

Viewers learn the rules to follow when dealing with other people in the neighborhood, at home, and on the Internet. Upbeat and sensitive, the program provides students with practical tips to avoid danger and examples of scenarios in which safety rules must be followed. The importance of communicating with a trusted adult is reinforced.

Oceans provide habitats for millions of marine species and cover more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Segments detail seafloor maps, the role of water in our planet's life cycles, three states of matter, and the crucial balance among all life-forms.

Segment 1: Geologic Time (6 min.) Learn how absolute and relative times help scientists examine the Earth's age, as well as prehistoric life forms. Segment 2: Prehistoric Life (4 min.) Discover how fossils are formed and see the clues they give scientists to learn details about prehistoric life and the history of our planet.

Segment 1: (6 min.) Life Cycles - All organisms undergo cycles of life. Learn about the life cycles of several animals, including reproduction. Segment 2: (5 min.) Heredity - Learn about genes and heredity and discover the genetic connection between modern birds and ancient dinosaurs.

Students gain practical tips for managing time during tests, understanding test instructions and overcoming test jitters. Good test preparation throughout the school year is also highlighted, including attending class regularly, reading, doing homework assignments, practicing solid study techniques and staying healthy.

No matter what the topic is, most test questions usually fall into one of five categories: multiple choice, true/false, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and essay. In this program, students discover and demonstrate thoughtful strategies for answering different types of test questions.

Tests! The very word can send shivers down students' spines. Understanding what tests are, how they work and what they measure can help students be better prepared and feel more confident when taking tests - particularly state assessments mandated by No Child Left Behind.

Apprentice reporters Sarah and James witness the Boston Tea Party in this animated Liberty's Kids, featuring the voice of Walter Cronkite as Ben Franklin. From Boston, the children travel to Lexington and Concord to cover the "Minutemen" and the first shot of the American Revolution.

Contains 3 episodes: "The First Fourth of July," "New York, New York," and "One Life To lose." Ben Franklin's young reporters, Sarah and James, sneak into Independence Hall on July 4, 1776, to watch the signing of the Declaration of Independence in this animated Liberty's Kids program, featuring the voices of Walter Cronkite, Annette Benning and Michael Douglas.

Join Sarah and James on their amazing journey through the American Revolution as apprentice reporters in Ben Franklin's print shop. Always in the midst of the action, they cover the remarkable battles, debates and individuals that shaped our nation.