Title from label. Release date supplied by publisher. Videos originally released separately by SchoolMedia, Inc. and TMW Media Group. Issued on Playaway Launchpad, a pre-loaded learning tablet. Powered by rechargeable battery ; container includes one power charging cord with both USB and AC adapters. Earphones not required for audio playback. Device does not have Internet connectivity. Container insert lacks full list of unit contents.
Contents:
The manatee, an endangered species (approximately 15 min.). Science tools for lab and life! #1 (approximately 16 min.) -- Simple machines (approximately 16 min.) -- Scientists in the wild (7 videos) Australian reef -- Cosmic costumer -- Dugong -- Humpback whales -- Platypus genetics -- Satellite sleuth -- Top speed (approximately 23 min.) -- Understanding clouds, meteorological wonders (approximately 15 min.) -- The manatee, an endangered species (approximately 15 min.).
Summary:
Thinking like a scientist: the scientific method: Teach students to think like scientists with this colorful, kid-friendly introduction to the scientific method. Science tools for lab and life! #1: Learn how the same lab tools students use in class are used in a variety of careers from construction to chef to doctor. Simple machines: Students learn to identify real-world examples of simple machines including the lever, pulley, wedge, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and screw. Australian reef: Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the perfect laboratory for researchers conducting the Census of Marine Life, an ambitious decade-long project to survey everything that lives in the oceans. Research reveals that climate change is threatening the biodiversity that resides in reefs around the world. Hoping to discover a few dozen new species as they check on the health of the coral of the world's largest reef, scientists shockingly discover hundreds of never before seen organisms. Cosmic costumer: Check out the latest fashion -- on Mars! Planetary scientist Pascal Lee crafts new gear to wear on future Martian expeditions. Dugong: Head to Australia with Crittercam to solve another of nature's mysteries--how thousands of dugongs inhabiting Shark Bay avoid hungry tiger sharks. Scientists discover that dugongs, which are close relatives of manatees, dive much deeper than expected--to feed and to evade their powerful predators. Humpback whales: Scientists study humpback whale feeding techniques using Crittercam. Platypus genetics: In Australia a team of National Geographic grantees are studying variations between the northern and southern platypus populations. It is possible that the northern group evolved separately and should be recognized as a subspecies. By collecting DNA samples, the scientists hope to discover the secrets of the egg-laying mammals' unique genetic structures and the evolution that led to the inherently different characteristics. Satellite sleuth: Searching for Genghis Khan's tomb means using drones and aerial surveys -- not on-the-ground techniques -- for research scientist Albert Lin. Top speed: How fast can a peregrine falcon fly? One scientist aims to find out by skydiving along with the birds. Understanding clouds, meteorological wonders: Meteorologists studying the microphysical processes of clouds are learning more about what occurs naturally inside clouds. By increasing fundamental knowledge of complex cloud structure and the chemical and electrical mechanisms that trigger changes, weather and climate forecast models improve. Scientists and geophysicists are utilizing the newest technology to explore known and speculative information about cloud structures and mechanisms. The Manatee -- an endangered species: Take students on a mission to see what's being done to save the manatee, a marine animal sometimes known as a "sea cow" because of its size and diet, which consists mainly of vegetation. We'll journey to points in Florida where the manatee lives and to the Sea World Aquarium in Orlando. There, you'll see how researchers and scientists are studying and protecting the peaceful manatee to ensure its survival.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.