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Defining color is a complex process that has consumed artists and scientists for many years. Takes a new approach to the understanding of color, providing a comprehensive overview of what it is, along with very clear, detailed explanations. Three-dimensional graphics help enable full understanding of all the dimensions of color and how it relates to creative visual arts.
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Moko is an explorer. As he travels the world continent by continent, he makes many friends and discovers many natural phenomena which sometimes delight him, and other times scare him. Each animated episode recounts an adventure and takes an "original story" approach to explaining these natural phenomena. In this episode, the rain has just fallen and the sun is returning. A beautiful rainbow fills the horizon. Moko would like to take a few colors and bring them back to his village to offer them to a friend. He walks toward the rainbow, but the closer he gets, the more the colors disappear. Disappointed, he heads back home... and the rainbow reappears in the distance. He asks the village wise man how he could take a few colors from the rainbow and make a gift of them to a friend. The wise man tells him it would be better to ask his friend to come look at the beauty of the colors with him. After all, Moko tells himself, the rainbow is too big and doesn't want us to take its colors away. It comes to make the sky more beautiful. It just wants to be admired.
Diagram showing the bones in a human foot. Design modalities for the image include braille with and without labels, print with and without labels in greyscale, color, and texture.
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Part of the animated "Johan, the Young Scientist" series. Professor Hoo sets the group of young scientists off to another treasure hunt, this time using the primary colors as their clues. From there, the kids learn about the masking qualities of primary colors and also about camouflage.
Host Alex Dainis explains why leaves change colors during the fall. She examines the different colors of leaf pigments by using chromatography. In this experiment, viewers are able to see the various colors of pigments found in leaves.
After the “Hola” song, Señora Alicia and Susana review the colors "green," "yellow," and "blue." While they sing to the tune of “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes,” students learn the terms for the following body parts: head, arms, legs, and feet. Señora Alicia introduces a new instrument: the triangle. Students also practice a counting activity that reviews numbers "one" through "eleven." Part of the “Art and More” series.
A mother and child plant a rainbow of colors in their flower garden. Based on the children's book by Lois Ehlert.
A girl dreams of creating a garden full of chocolate rabbits, flowers that change colors, seashells, and tomatoes the size of beach balls. Based on the children's book by Kevin Henkes.
How are rocks formed? Do they change over time? Students explore the world of rocks and minerals. They also learn how to identify common minerals and properties of rocks. Part of the "Way Cool Science" series.
What are stars, and where do they come from? Briefly discusses the life cycle of a star, their colors, and super nova. Includes the Hubble Space Telescope, how stars were used in history, and constellations. Offers a short review.
Sea cucumbers scavenge tiny pieces of food on the ocean floor, and they come in all different sizes. Some species are as small as coins, and others can grow to the size of a person. However, this weird animal does not have a brain. Part of the "Weird Animal" series.
Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini solar system of over sixty moons rotate around Jupiter--a half billion miles from earth. Could one of these moons contain life under its icy crust?
Fractals are complex, never-ending patterns created by repeating mathematical equations. A math student at MIT delves into their mysterious properties and how they can be found in technology and nature. Part of the "Science Out Loud" series.
An elementary class prepares for a visit from the Shadow Players, a group who use light, shadow, and color to tell a story. The class learns about sources of light, shadows, and silhouettes. They experiment with transparent, opaque, and translucent objects to see what lets light through. Using a prism, they discover the colors in light. Review at the end.
Marine biologists in Hawaii investigate “super corals,” which thrive even as ocean temperatures rise. In this episode, the scientists reveal how corals create underwater cities bustling with life and explain how healthy and dying corals live side by side. Part of the "Super Corals" series.
In many ways our brains may be like those of animals, but in our capacity to think, to remember, and to create we are much different. Looks at some of the reasons for these differences, exploring the neural structure of the human brain, our physiological brain capacity, and the use of memory and symbols.
What is light? How does it operate? What are its properties? Why is it so important to the foundations of our physical world? Examines the nature of light and how it's harnessed in our lives. Explains the basic properties of light and the wave model. Also, discusses the concepts of wavelength, frequency, speed, reflection, refraction, total internal reflection, and dispersion. Explains the EMR spectrum, the color of objects, and the addition and subtraction of colors.
Ever wondered how art museums decide if a painting is a fake? Nate meets with Dr. Gregory Smith, a forensic art scientist, to follow a painting they suspect is a forgery. They use everything from x-ray fluorescence to electron microscopy to figure this case out. Part of the "Artrageous With Nate" series.
Julie loves the glorious colors associated with the sound of a rooster crowing, while Mandi remembers phone numbers by their hues. Until John read a newspaper article about synesthesia in later life, he thought that everyone saw the days of the week as various shades of blue. In this program, people with synesthesia describe their experiences and perceptions, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of having a condition in which the barriers between the senses are dissolved.
In recent years, the number and scale of wildfires in the U.S. has risen, threatening cities and forests and forcing large-scale evacuations. NSF is supporting the WIFIRE initiative, led jointly by UC San Diego and the University of Maryland, to better monitor, predict, and mitigate wildfires in the future. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
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