Discovery Education™ Space Files VHS Video/DVD

Description

• Running time (each): 45 min
• Grades 6-8 The Inner Solar System —Examine Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and the Sun as never before through the use of graphic animation and the latest imaging techniques The Outer Solar System —Investigate the distant planets by taking a look at the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, the scientific hunt to find Pluto, and Saturn's broad bands of “moonlets” The Cosmos —Explore the Big Bang and our expanding universe, past, present, and future; including dark matter, the Milky Way Galaxy, and black holes Astronomy —Investigate how telescopes have evolved, track stars through the seasons, consider light years and the vast distances of space, and see how new technology has changed our view of the universe Celestial Objects —Investigate how the moon's cycles affect the earth's tides, view eclipses and the aurora borealis, examine asteroids, and follow the path of comets Space Exporation —Explore the history of space flight, from Chinese rockets to today's space station, and consider how life developed on Earth and the possibility of extraterrestrial life