juvenile films

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Kit Kittredge

an American girl
2008
A young girl enlists the help of her friends to solve a robbery in her home that threatens to put her family's house into foreclosure, after her father leaves town to look for work and her mother takes in borders to make ends meet.

Christopher Columbus

2006
A dramatization that describes the voyages of fifteenth-century explorer, Christopher Columbus, including his determination to receive funding in order to find a westward route to Asia and his accidental discovery of a new world.

The U.S. Constitution & the Bill of Rights

2006
Chronicles the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, discusses events leading up to the development of these documents, and includes comments from historians.

Genes

2004
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about genes, and conducts an experiment that shows viewers how to determine if their physical characteristics are similar to those of their parents.

Perseus & Medusa

2005
Examines the adventures of Perseus, a hero of Greek mythology, discussing his childhood, and his quest to bring the head of the deadly Medusa to King Polydectes.

The American frontier

2006
Provides insights into the explorations of the American frontier through a dramatized interview with Kit Carson in which he discusses his own accomplishments, as well as the activities of such frontiersmen as Daniel Boone, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, and James Beckwourth.

Interrelationship of the body systems

2006
Presents an introduction to the different systems of the body and how they work together to allow humans to successfully perform daily activities.

Balance

2003
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about balance and conducts an experiment that demonstrates how to balance objects to make a mobile.

Garbage

2004
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about garbage, and conducts two experiments that demonstrate how nutrients for plants are made, and how to create a small greenhouse.

Earthquakes

2004
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about earthquakes, and conducts two experiments that demonstrate the forces of an earthquake, and how objects fall toward an applied force.

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