There is a lot of controversy around genetic modification of organisms and cloning. This program looks at the way man has modified genomes of plants and animals used for food since the dawn of agriculture. As knowledge of cells and genetics has increased so has man's ability to alter genomes.
Freakonomics is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally best-selling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.
The indelible true story of the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party, womanizer, and war profiteer who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.
John Steinbeck's classic work comes to life in this film starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. Best friends Lennie and George find themselves unemployed in depression at happens after they get hired at the Tyler ranch and their world is ripped apart by tragedy when there is an accidental death.
The program explains how triangles can be classified by side length and by angles, introducing the mathematical names. It then names and illustrates the different types of convex quadrilaterals. Study guides are available from VEA website. www.veavideo.com
Dramatization of the story by O. Henry. A romantic tale of a young married couple who have little money to buy each other a Christmas gift and the ironic sacrifice they make.
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a "McDonald's only" diet for thirty days straight.
Stars actor Jeff Goldblum and dramatizes the race to solve the structure of DNA. It is the story of the diligent research and perseverance of James Watson and Francis Crick that led to the discovery. Students of biology and genetics will benefit from the process of problem-solving used to identify the structure of DNA, as well as the clear, concise summary of research evidence.
This sentence-building game uses unique five-sided cards with multiple conjugations of a base word. With a hand of 10 cards, players try to score the most points per round by constructing the longest, grammatically correct, and sensible sentence.
Includes the art of Valazquez, El Greco, and Goya; El Estorial, the palace monastery; Avila; Segovia; Toledo; the caves of Cordoba; Moorish Spain in Granada; Seville; Costa del Sol; the Salvador Dali Museum; Pablo Picasso's work in Barcelona; the Iberian Peninsula.
