Investigating the Living World Series
- Item # VLC215
- Copyright 2008
- For Grades 3-5
- 5x 15 minute Videos
- 5x Teacher's Guides
Specifically designed for the elementary science classroom, this 5-part series will help instructors teach difficult- to-understand concepts, differentiate instruction for diverse learners, and inspire the minds of students. Content is aligned to the curriculum and will help students prepare for the standardized science tests in their state. Each program includes a 15-minute interactive video with on-screen questions, vocabulary words, and a five-question video quiz, as well as a time saving teacher’s guide with preliminary and post assessments, video script, laboratory investigations, and vocabulary activities. Integrate media assets into lesson plans by showing a complete 15-minute video, short clips, or multiple animations and images. Custom multi-media formats include h.264 for iPods, Windows Media video, and DVD. Correlated to the NGSS.
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“Several interactive sections provide students with the opportunity to observe and respond to questions posed by the narrator. A good introduction to a unit on cells”
-School Library Journal, December 2009
Linda M. Teel
School Library Journal
December 2009
Titles Include:
Classifying Living Things
This video discusses the importance of classifying living things, and some of the criteria scientists use when classifying. The six major kingdoms are explored including Eubacteria,... [more]
Complex Animals
There are millions of different types of animals on Earth, ranging from simple animals, such as sponges and worms, to more complex animals. This program explores complex animals, specifically the... [more]
Cells
This fascinating program explores the smallest, but most important units of life – cells. It begins by highlighting the cell theory, including the important discoveries that led to its... [more]
Microscopic Life
Just about everything we eat, touch, and see contains organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye. This video explores the fascinating world of microscopic life. It begins by discussing... [more]
Simple Animals
This colorful, exciting program explores the fascinating world of invertebrate animals. Live-action footage conveys basic features of the major invertebrate groups. Special attention is paid to... [more]
Spanish Digital - La serie la investigación de mundo viviente
Single School License.
5 titles each with Digital Video Full Show file in H.264 (for iPads) / .WMV (Windows) and 25-page Teacher’s Guide. Narration in Spanish.
- Product Code:
- VLC215ESPDigital
- ISBN:
Spanish DVD - La serie la investigación de mundo viviente
5 titles each with DVD and 25-page Teacher's Guide. Narration in English and Spanish and Subtitles in English and Spanish.
- Product Code:
- VLC215ESPDVD
- ISBN:
DVD
DVDs include 15-minute video, each with a chapter index, subtitles, Teacher’s Guide, labeled slides, glossary, and iMovie project
- Product Code:
- VLC215DVD
- ISBN:
- 9781592345380
Digital Bundle
Single School License.
Digital Bundle includes video files for full shows and content clips in H.264 (for iPads) and.WMV format. Plus images (.jpg), teacher’s guides (.pdf) and metadata.
- Product Code:
- VLC215Digital
- ISBN:
- 9781592346264
