Lost King of the Maya
By WGBH - 1996
In an ancient Mayan arena, enemies of notorious King Yax K'uk Mo square off in a ball game that appears much like modern soccer. But in this fateful…
Magnetic Fields - Resource Correlation Guide - Unit 3
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Provides additional information, experiments and problems on concepts presented in the video programs.
Magnetism
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Examines the use of a compass needle in navigation and links its behaviour to the Earth's magnetic field. Explains how other common magnetic objects…
Maintaining Equilibrium
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explores the concepts of equilibrium and homeostasis in living systems. Examines diffusion, osmosis and tonicity at the cellular level. Illustrates…
Making Sense of Sociological Theory
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1996
Why is there so much theory in sociology? Why are there different theories? Can sociological theory be made a little clearer? This program addresses…
Manipulating DNA
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Demonstrates how restriction enzymes and gel electrophoresis are used to manipulate DNA in genetic engineering experiments. Simulates bacterial…
Matter and Energy on the Move
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Examines the movement of matter into and out of living cells across a semipermeable membrane and the role energy plays. The concepts of diffusion…
Meiosis and Gamete Formation
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Illustrates the phases of meiosis and explores its importance in maintaining the proper number of chromosomes during gamete formation. Explains how…
Molar Enthalpies and Formation Reactions
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explains enthalpy changes in terms of rearrangement of chemical bonds and examines how to graphically determine enthalpy change for a reaction using…
Molar Enthalpy of Solution
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explains how energy released by one substance equals energy absorbed by another. Calorimetry experiments show the amount of energy transferred when…
Molecular Genetics and the Human Genome Project
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Outlines the Human Genome project, its parameters and potential impacts. Uses models to demonstrate the complexity of gene mapping and the process…
Momentum and Impulse
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Information is gathered from a vehicle-safety expert and a self-defence instructor and used in an exploration of the concepts of momentum and…
Momentum: Vector Addition
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explores the conservation of momentum in two dimensions on location at a curling rink and in the laboratory with an air table. Applies conservation…
Motor Effect
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Viewers apply motor-effect principles to the design of electric DC motors. A quantitative investigation is performed to determine the force on a…
Nerve Impulse Conduction
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explores the electrochemical nature of nerve impulse conduction and transmission. Analyses the different stages of the membrane potential through…
Networks
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Develops a five-step procedure for analysing network circuits and uses it to analyse a model circuit built by referring to historic trolleys…
Nuclear Changes
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Compares the energy of a phase change, chemical change and nuclear change. Explains the conversion of mass to energy using Einstein's equation, E…
Nuclear Physics - Resource Correlation Guide - Unit 4
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Provides additional information, experiments and problems on concepts presented in the video programs.
Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets
By WGBH - 1996
The photographer who led us into the awe-inspiring world of the womb has agreed to take us behind the scenes of his own work. For the first time…
Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey
By WGBH - 1996
From the maker of The Miracle of Life comes another astounding glimpse into the mysteries of life before birth. Once again, the micro-photography of…
Ohm's Law and Energy
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Investigates the nature of resistance and safety when dealing with electric circuits. Focuses on the dangers posed by electric current and how to…
Opposing Reactions and Le Châtelier's Principle
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explains Le Châtelier's principle and shows how his work is used to identify factors that can affect equilibrium concentrations. Demonstrates how…
Opposing Reactions in Equilibrium Systems
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
The synthesis of ammonia shows how to determine the product and reactant present at equilibrium. The equilibrium law expression is explained, and…
Oral Presentation
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1996
Produced to help inject vitality into this important form of communication, the trials of Boring Bob and his long suffering audience are compared…
Our People: Our Business: An Overview of the Human Resource Management Function
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1996
This program introduces human resource management as part of the total process of successful business management, including: Defining the HR…
Our Solar System - CD-ROM
By Classroom Video - 1996
Interactive CD based on our video "Our Solar System". This CD-Rom for both PC and MAC computers offers excellent footage and still graphics as well…
Oxidation-Reduction Titrations and Stoichiometry
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Shows the complete cycle of a redox titration. Analysis of the data covers: predicting the endpoint colour change; standardizing the titrant…
Patterns of Population Growth and Management
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explores patterns of population growth and population management strategies. Illustrates the J-shaped growth curve of r-selected populations and the…
Physics: A World in Motion - Resource Correlation Guide
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Provides additional information, experiments and problems on concepts presented in the video programs.
Population Changes, Density and Chaos
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Demonstrates how mathematical formulas can be used to analyse population changes. Explains population growth cycles and outlines the factors that…
Practical Applications of Calorimetry
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Shows how the energy content of food can be determined using calorimetry. Defines specific heat capacity and heat capacity. Students design and…
Predicting Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explains the terms spontaneous and non-spontaneous, shows the strength of oxidizing and reducing agents, and develops a reduction half-reaction…
Primary Cells, Secondary Cells and Fuel Cells
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Secondary cells are defined and compared to primary cells. Equations that show the rechargeable aspect of secondary cells are explained using a lead…
Primary Voltaic Cells
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Examining commercial primary cells show: electrolyte composition; oxidation and reduction half-reactions; and anode and cathode. Experiments on…
Producers Capture Solar Energy
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explains how energy flow through the biosphere is facililtated by different types of organisms -- producers, consumers and decomposers.
Quantiative Analysis Using Redox Titration
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Emphasizes the usefulness of redox titration as an analytical technique. Examines titration procedures and techniques and explains how to determine…
Quantitative Electrolysis
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Discusses Michael Faraday's contributions to science. Explains electrical units and the Faraday, and the relationship between current, time and mol…
Quantum Nature of Light - Resource Correlation Guide - Unit 4
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Provides additional information, experiments and problems on concepts presented in the video programs.
Quantum Nature of the Atom - Resource Correlation Guide - Unit 4
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Provides additional information, experiments and problems on concepts presented in the video programs.
Radioactive Decay
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Radioactive decay is introduced using radioactive dating of artifacts and fossils as examples. Explains how to describe decay in terms of nuclear…
Radioactivity
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Radioactivity is introduced. Explores the properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation and conducts a risk-benefit assessment, in the context of…
Rate of Energy Conversion
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Explains that in science power means the rate of energy transfer. Discusses the scientific application of power and how to calculate it…
Reaction Equations
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Discusses formation and decomposition reactions: how to predict and test compound classification as ionic, molecular, acid or base; how to name the…
Reflexes and Synaptic Transmission
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Investigates the physiology of the reflex arc through experiments on the pupillary and patellar reflexes. Focuses on the transmission of an impulse…
RELAX! You Only Live Once Audiocassette 2-pack
By WGBH - 1996
In her fourth fun-filled special, Loretta shows you how funny life can be! Critically acclaimed--and completely hilarious--humor therapist and stress…
Reproduction and Development - Resource Correlation Guide - Unit 2
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Provides references to relevant pages in print resources and additional information on concepts presented in the video programs.
Reproductive Technologies and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Examines the reproductive technologies that have augmented and altered the chemical control system involved in human reproduction. Reveals how…
Resource Correlation Guide
By Alberta Advanced Education - 1996
Provides references to relevant pages in print resources and additional information on concepts presented in the video programs.