Science

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Whoowas'it?

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In Whoowasit?, players must find the magical ring that was stolen from the wise king by the evil wizard. Playing against a running clock, players move their playing pieces through the various rooms on the game board to uncover clues to who stole the precious gem.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Special Education
Science
Play Time: 
30 min.
Whoowas'it?

Underwater Forensics (2005)

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Contains footage of the wreckage of two famous ships describing the skills and techniques used in underwater forensics.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
00:55
Underwater Forensics

Antarctica: The End of the Earth (plus Under Antarctic Ice) (2003)

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Contains 2 programs from the PBS Nature series.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
02:48
Antarctica: The End of the Earth (plus Under Antarctic Ice)

Destruct 3

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One player builds a block tower in the center of the board, then the other players attempt to destroy the stack using either a ramp, catapult, or pendulum. The destruction method each player uses is determined by a die roll.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Science
Play Time: 
15 min.
Destruct 3

Life (From the makers of Planet Earth) (2010)

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In Planet Earth, we brought you the world as you've never seen it before. Now, get closer with Life.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
09:46
Life (From the makers of Planet Earth)

Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906

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Copies: 30

Buildings were weaving in and out. The street pitched like a stormy sea. Bricks were raining down all around him. The ground shook with such violence that Jacob thought the world had come to an end.

Lexile: 
770L
Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906

Predicting Earthquakes

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Copies: 1

The San Francisco Earthquake

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Copies: 1

The San Francisco Earthquake is a thorough examination of the April 18, 1906, earthquake that is considered one of the first environmental disasters of the modern age. Striking California's Bay Area, the quake and its resulting fires destroyed a rapidly growing, prosperous city and left more than 500 people dead, thousands homeless, and $500 million worth of property damage.

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1906 San Francisco Earthquake

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Copies: 1

A huge earthquake rocked the West Coast on April 18, 1906. Worst hit was the city of San Francisco, where buildings collapsed and fires raged for days. Thousands of people died, and many more were left homeless. The disaster was just one of a long series of earthquakes triggered by the San Andreas Fault. It taught scientists valuable lessons about preparing for earthquakes.

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Bulu

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Copies: 7

Born on a crocodile farm in Zambia's untamed South Luangwa Valley, the puppy seemed different from his littermates. Too quiet. Unresponsive. Terriers are usually full of energy and bouncing off walls. But not this one. Nobody wanted him. Enter Anna and Steve Tolan-former police officers who had left behind their life in England to live in the African bush. People thought the Tolans were a bit different, too. The peculiar puppy suited them perfectly. They named him Bulu, or "wild dog" in the local Nyanja language.

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Lexile: 
700L
Bulu

The Mighty Mars Rovers

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Copies: 7

On June 10, 2003, a little rover named Spirit blasted off on a rocket headed for Mars. On July 7, 2003, a twin rover named Opportunity soared through the solar system with the same mission: to find out if Mars ever had water that could have supported life.A thrilling addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the Field series, The Mighty Mars Rovers tells the greatest space robot adventure of all time through the eyes—and heart—of Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell University and lead scientist on the mission.

Lexile: 
950L
The Mighty Mars Rovers

A Walk in the Rain Forest

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Copies: 1

Take a walk in the rain forest. It's hot and humid and humming with life. Look up into the dense canopy of leaves above you. Tangled vines lead to the treetops, where parrots squawk and monkeys swing from branch to branch.

A Walk in the Rain Forest

Giant Dwarf (Zwerg Riese)

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Dwarves want gold. You know that, I know that, everyone knows that. But since their legs are short, walking from location to location to collect gold takes a long time – which is why they don't walk on their own, but instead use a giant for transportation.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Math
Special Education
Science
Play Time: 
20 min.
Giant Dwarf (Zwerg Riese)

The Skull in the Rock

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Copies: 7

In 2008, Professor Lee Berger--with the help of his curious 9-year-old son--discovered two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as Australopithecus sediba; a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been a direct ancestor of modern humans. This discovery of has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in history. The fossils reveal what may be one of humankind's oldest ancestors.

Lexile: 
1140L
The Skull in the Rock

Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

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Copies: 7

After more than a century of peaceful dormancy, the volcano Nevado del Ruiz in Columbia, South America, erupted. Blistering clouds of searing volcanic gases and ash flash-melted huge amounts of snow, launching a towering wall of hot mud toward the village of Armero. People ran - but they couldn't outrun the onslaught, and 23,000 perished.

Lexile: 
1000L
Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

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