Animals, just like people, are part of the Animal Kingdom. They are living things that grow and change. Animals are different from plants in that they can move in many different ways from place to place. Unlike plants, they cannot make their own food but must find food to eat. Animals live in many d ... See program details

The Animal Kingdom is a very big group, made up of all kinds of mammals, different birds, fish, insects, and other living things. This DVD looks at the variety of sizes, shapes, colours, ways of moving, body coverings, and habitats of animals around the world. See program details

How can you tell if something is living or nonliving? This program explains to young students how to distinguish between these two major groupings. Living things grow and change; they can move; they can make new living things, and they have special parts to help them live. See program details

Introducing young students to the process of classification, this DVD explains how grouping (and sub-grouping) plants and animals with common characteristics has made it easier for everyone to learn about them. Plants that make seeds (flowering plants and cone-bearing plants) and plants that do not ... See program details

There are three types of soil - sand, clay and loam. All soils develop from weathered rock. Fertile soil is a valuable resource as it is necessary for plant growth. Soil has three main horizons: mantle (parent rock or bedrock); subsoil; and topsoil. Topsoil is the most valuable layer since it suppor ... See program details

All rocks are inorganic. They are made up of different combinations of minerals; have different colours, textures and hardnesses; and are used in a variety of ways. Much of the Earth's crust is made up of rocks and minerals that form naturally inside and on top of the Earth's crust. This DVD looks a ... See program details

Most minerals are pure, solid materials made up of smaller particles or elements that occur naturally as part of the Earth's crust. Found all over the world, they are usually considered to be inorganic - meaning they are not made up of plant or animal material. Minerals have different colours, shape ... See program details

All living things need some things in order to survive. Some of those things are supplied by other living things, and some are supplied by nonliving things. The interaction between living and nonliving in an area creates an ecosystem. The living elements of an ecosystem are water, soil, light and ai ... See program details

The Energy Cycle is the movement of energy from one living thing to other living things. Plants, the producers, use the energy from the sun to make food. Animals, the consumers, get that energy by eating plants. Other animals (secondary consumers) get that energy by eating the animals that ate the p ... See program details

The geological history and development of Canada is explained in this DVD using original, high quality video footage from across Canada and excellent motion graphics. A comprehensive overview of the major forces of aggradation and degradation, from plate tectonics to water erosion; from seafloor spr ... See program details