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Let’s Dive In
Dr. Forrester shows the various landforms and bodies of water located in the different regions of the United States.
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My Environment
Dr. Forrester discusses interactions between people and their environment and how environmental processes and characteristics influence human settlement and activity.
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One for All and All for One
Dr. Forrester teaches about the interdependence of the Earth’s spheres and explains how to identify the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
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Quaoar - Dwarf Planet Candidate & Kuiper Belt Object
Learn about Dwarf Planet Candidate Quaoar with this Dwarf Planet Song! Quaoar may potentially be a Dwarf Planet in our Solar System but until the evidence is in confirming this status, Quaoar will remain a Kuiper Belt Object! Brought to...
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Drug Use and Misuse
Dr. Forrester explains the difference between drugs that are beneficial to our bodies and drugs that are harmful. She describes the negative impact that the misuse of drugs and illegal drugs can have on each of the body’s systems.
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How to Beat Stress
Dr. Forrester explains what stress is and how too much stress is bad for the body. She prescribes exercise as the cure for too much stress and lists the benefits of flexibility, resistance, and aerobic exercises.
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Taking Care of Your Body
Dr. Forrester explains the benefits of exercise, proper nutrition, and getting plenty of rest for a young, growing individual.
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Human Body: Digestive System
Dr. Forrester describes the body’s digestive system. She highlights each component of the system and explains how the mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, and the intestines work to process the food and liquids that we eat and drink.
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The Respiratory System
Dr. Forrester describes the body’s respiratory system by highlighting each component of the system and explaining how the diaphragm, larynx, trachea, bronchioles, and air sacs aid the lungs in the human body’s exchange of oxygen for...
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Human Body: Nervous System
Dr. Forrester provides an overview of the body’s nervous system and explains that the human nervous system is actually made up of three nervous systems that work together.
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The Circulatory System
Dr. Forrester provides an overview of the various systems in the human body. She then introduces the circulatory system and describes the critical functions of this amazingly efficient system.
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This Is What Holds Us Together
Dr. Forrester describes the ways the skeletal system and muscles help us to move and give our bodies their shapes. She compares the frame of the human body to the frame of a house. She then explains that without muscles, the skeleton...
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Solar and Thermal Energy
Dr. Forrester talks about thermal energy. She defines thermodynamics and talks about conduction, convection, and radiation. She also defines photovoltaic energy. She talks about solar power and then shows how to make a solar oven.
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Kinetic Energy
Dr. Forrester defines kinetic energy and discusses the effects that mass and speed have on kinetic energy. She also explains how kinetic energy can change into other types of energy.
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Creating and Conserving Electricity
Dr. Forrester identifies the forms of energy used to power electricity by examining solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. She also discusses the benefits of using alternative, renewable resources of energy by listing ways to...
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Electricity: Can’t Live Without It
Dr. Forrester identifies the changes that have occurred over time with electricity by describing how electricity has changed the way we live. She explains how electricity has become safer by researching inventions over the centuries.
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Marvelous Magnets
Dr. Forrester discusses the properties and uses of magnets by classifying objects as magnetic or nonmagnetic.
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Magnets and Electricity
Dr. Forrester defines electromagnetism and magnet by identifying the relationship between electricity and magnets and how they come from the same force.
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An Accidental Discovery: Electromagnetism
Dr. Forrester discovers the history of electromagnetism by researching Hans Christian Oersted.
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Simple and Complex
Dr. Forrester discusses parallel circuits and complex circuits. She reads a complex circuit diagram by identifying how electricity is transported within the pathways.
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Circuits
Dr. Forrester reads a circuit diagram by recognizing such components as the wire, battery, open switch, closed switch, resistor, and wall outlet. She discusses what electricity can produce in circuits by naming such energies as light,...
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A Shocking Discovery
Dr. Forrester examines the discovery of electricity by creating a timeline. She also shares information about Thomas Edison and his invention of the light bulb.
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Resistance is Futile
Dr. Forrester defines the terms conductor, resistor, and insulators by relating them to electrical charges. She also performs an experiment and labels objects as conductors or insulators.