The Outer Planets
From the: Astronomy Series
- Item # VLC049
- Copyright 2003
- For Grades 5-9
- 20 minutes
- Teacher's Guide
Students are taken on an exciting animated trip to the outer reaches of our solar system. Images from NASA and the Hubble space Telescope illustrate the Giant Red Spot on Jupiter, Saturns' beautiful rings, the tilted rings of Uranus, and the frozen features of Neptune and Pluto. Other terminology includes: Milky Way Galaxy, ellipse, revolution, rotation, Asteroid Belt, asteroids, moons, Titan, atmosphere, methane and hydrogen.
"...presenting an overview of part of the solar system with clear, factual information buttressed by good visuals. Regular "You Decide" segments, along with a 15-question video review, help promote critical thinking, while vocabulary words are presented in appropriate context" -- Video Librarian March/April 2004
Aud: J. (E. Gieschen)
Video Librarian
March/April 2004
Digital Bundle
License Details
Single School License.
Digital Bundle includes video files for full show and 7-10 content clips in H.264 (for iPods) and.WMV format. Plus 15-20 images (.jpg), teacher’s guide (.pdf) and metadata.
- Product Code:
- VLC049Digital
- ISBN:
- 9781592343720