video recordings for children

Chef Jonathan Locke presents the basics of cooking using common tools and terminology, and provides tips for basic food preparation.

Explores the people and heritage of the western U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and California, discussing the first people in the West, American exploration, the gold rush, women, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the addition of Alaska and Hawaii to the country.

Explores the environment of the western U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and California, providing an overview of the region and its landforms, and discussing climate, natural resources, and industry.

Presents an introduction to the food chain, explaining producers, consumers, and decomposers, and describes the process by which energy flows through the food chain, discussing photosynthesis, predator-prey relationships, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and more.

Waltz king Johann Strauss Jr., struggling to keep up with the expectations of his public, meets Nicholas, a stable boy who lives in fear of a brutal stepfather, and together they form a healing bond of trust that leads to collaboration.

Explores the people and heritage of the southwestern U.S., including Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, discussing Native Americans, Spanish conquistadors, conflicts, growth, and problems such as pollution and the depletion of natural resources, and taking a look at the modern Southwest.

Explores the people and heritage of the southeastern U.S., including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as the Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, discussing Native Americans, European and English settlers, slavery, the Civil War, and the growth of cities, and looking at the modern Southeast.

Explores the environment of the southeastern U.S., including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as the Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, providing an overview of the region and its landforms, and discussing climate and weather, natural resources, and industry.

Introduces students in grades three to five to the principles of sound, discussing echolocation, the range of human hearing, amplitude, decibels, wavelength, vibrations, and related topics.

Presents an introduction to the skeletal and muscular systems, explains their purpose in the human body, and looks at bones, joints, and types of muscles.