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Provides an overview of all the stages to ensure a kitten grows up to become a happy, healthy, and much-loved addition to a family. Cats have an extra sense organ, and they can actually "taste" smell. In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal. The cat's grace and beauty have inspired artists since ancient times. By Victorian times they became pampered pets. Cats are loving and affectionate but have an independent character that guarantees them a special place in the hearts of their caregivers. NOTE: Bonus material follows main feature.
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An animated adaptation of Helen Levchuk's book about a caring, grandmotherly figure, Doris Dingle, and her three delightful cats: Donna, DeeDee, and Dayoh. Suddenly a ferocious storm bursts violently into the family's idyllic life. Doris and her cats must adapt to the storm and rely on each other during the crisis.
What do you know about bats? Are they our friends or enemies? Emphasizes that bats help us with pollination, seed dispersal, and by eating millions of bugs. Discusses their habitats and the foods they eat. Shows that their appearance and size differ. Closes with a warning that bats are wild animals.
Two young narrators talk about dolphins, those mammals of the sea. Addresses their physical characteristics and method of communication. Shows where they live, what they eat, and how they play. Notes that the pink dolphin is a rare fresh water dolphin. Reminds the viewer that keeping the environment clean and recycling trash are two methods of protecting this familiar animal.
Mr. Charlie introduces three children to the people who keep the zoo operating smoothly. The zookeeper and crew make sure the animals have food and water and that the grounds and cages are clean. The nutritionist is responsible for food storage and preparation, while the vet keeps the animals healthy. Exhibit builders work hard to provide the animals with as natural a habitat as possible. The children learn there are many different jobs at the zoo.
A teddy bear and toy bunny serve as guides on a trip to a farm. They see and comment on a variety of baby farm animals: piglets, kittens, rabbits, calves, puppies, colts, ducklings, chicks, lambs, fawns, and kids. They also see a beekeeper fumigating a beehive with smoke in order to harvest the honey.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows that in our quest to understand the tiny atom, we unraveled the mystery of how the entire universe was created. It's a story with dramatic twists and turns, taking in world-changing discoveries like radioactivity, the Atomic Bomb, and the Big Bang Theory. All this forms part of an epic narrative in which the greatest brains of the 20th century competed to answer the biggest questions of all-why are we here and how were we made?
Scientists believe that Saturn, the second largest planet, would float in water if a glass were big enough. Uses computer graphics to note its features and those of its seven rings. Discusses Titan, its largest moon, and the Cassini probe, which examines it. Notes Saturn is a gas giant, has a 30-year orbit, and that astronomers create theories about this planet based on limited facts.
It was a decade of big bands and big bangs. During the Second World War, the 1940s bring some of the greatest inventions of all time. And in the peaceful years that followed, all that inventing know-how would carry on in ways never imagined. Featured inventions include: the jet engine, the computer, the microwave oven, kitty litter, and the Crash Test Dummy.
It's the decade of Ronald Reagan and Margret Thatcher; cold war and glasnost; big beats, big hair and fashions that seemed like a good idea at the time. The inventions of the 1980s have people looking inward at DNA and outward to the far reaches of space. Featured inventions include: the internet, DNA profiling, the nicotine patch, MIR Space Station, and the endoscopy capsule.
Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. In the North, the Erie Canal brings big risk and bigger reward. In the South, cotton is king, but slavery fuels a growing divide. As shown on the History Channel. Part of the “America the Story of Us” series.
When Genoveva opens her magic book, the screen is filled with feathers, beaks, horns, legs, wings, and snouts. Genoveva's magic book transports her to various habitats where she learns about the animals that live there. In this episode, Genoveva learns more about the condors. Condors are one of the biggest and most mysterious species of big flying birds. They can weigh up to 26 pounds and measure 4.2 feet, and they can still fly really high.
Smart Puppy discusses the characteristics and mechanics of conductors. Part of the “Smart Puppy! and Friends” series.
Smart Puppy and his friends discuss the properties of small magnets. Part of the “Smart Puppy! and Friends” series.
Smart Puppy and his friends use peanuts to understand the size of atoms. Part of the “Smart Puppy! and Friends” series.
Young Sophia and her friend Victor introduce a series of familiar animals such as bees, ants, ducks, and bears, whose behavior and natural instincts provide lessons about sharing.
In each episode, viewers are given clues about a hidden animal inside a magic box. Can viewers use all the clues to correctly guess that the mystery animal in this episode is a hen? Part of the "Zoobabu" series.
It seems like something strange is happening with the laws of physics when falling thousands of feet from the sky. Turns out, everything relies on the simple force of drag. Part of the "Science Out Loud" series.
There is a mega mystery in Megabays. The kelp in Big Bay is washing ashore. What is causing the underwater kelp forest to collapse? Part of the "Cyberchase" series.
By providing a big picture view of food and globalization, viewers examine the connections between food, environment, health, and communities. Viewers also learn specific steps that can be taken to create a sustainable food future.
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Resources to teach younger students about animals
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