Elementary

Laws of Motion (1999)

Icon:

Isaac Newton himself shows students how gravity, friction, and inertia are related to mass, force, and momentum. Exciting graphics and re-creations allow students to see how Newton's laws of motion relate to real life. Experiments with roller blades, baseballs, and other common objects encourage students to make science exploration recreational.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:17

Light (2001)

Icon:

Why does light behave the way it does? How does it travel from its source to the objects it illuminates and then to human eyes? Most people certainly take light for granted, but understanding the basic nature of light can open up a whole new world! Students learn how light travels in waves as well as how those waves behave. And children discover the connection between light and color.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:17

Simple and Compound Machines (1998)

Icon:

When "Hardware Hal" holds a "Simple and Compound Machines Sale" he demonstrates to his assistants the six simple machines: the lever, wedge, inclined plane, pulley, wheel & axle, and screw. Shows how these machines make work easier by changing force, direction, or distance.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:20

Sound (2001)

Icon:

This program helps students learn the principles of sound, the range of human hearing, and significant terms as they discover the science behind everyday sounds. Travel deep into the ocean and high into the skies in search of creatures who use echolocation.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:14

Getting to Know Electricity (1998)

Icon:

Learn about electricity when Ben Franklin leaps out of the pages of a student's science textbook to help him with his homework. Using the latest computer graphics and experiments, Ben explains concepts such as lightning, static electricity, and simple, series, and parallel circuits.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:15

Story Writing (2003, 2004)

Icon:

Viewers will learn about the story-writing process. Discusses character, setting, plot, the ending, and looks at ways to organize ideas through the use of character webs and story maps. Examines character and plot development, diologue, and descriptive details as a tool for making a story interesting.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

The Writing Process (2003, 2004)

Icon:

Viewers learn the importance of prewriting (thinking and planning), how to transform ideas into a written draft, different types of sentences (lead, topic, etc.) editing, proofreading, and publishing.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Changes, Changes

Icon:

Changes, Changes begins with two wooden people building themselves a home with blocks. When one of the blocks catches on fire, the people use the blocks from the house to make a fire truck.

Author:

Pat Hutchins

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:06

Expository Writing (2003, 2004)

Icon:

Expository writing emerges as the theme for this issue of Wordswork, and the editors are on a quest to fill the magazine with writing that informs or provides facts. The team quickly realizes that expository writing can be anything from a school science project to a letter to the president!

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Types of Writing (2003, 2004)

Icon:

Professor Plot, the zany publisher of Wordswork, has given his editors a unique challenge: Showcase four different types of writing, each with its own purpose and audience, in the upcoming issue of the magazine.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Elementary

Laws of Motion (1999)

Light (2001)

Simple and Compound Machines (1998)

Sound (2001)

Getting to Know Electricity (1998)

Story Writing (2003, 2004)

The Writing Process (2003, 2004)

Changes, Changes

Expository Writing (2003, 2004)

Types of Writing (2003, 2004)

Pages