ITV Videos Catalog

Universe & I  
Earth/space science

Grade Levels: 6-8 Length: 20 minutes Taping Rights: Unlimited Videocassette: Kentucky schools may order from KET. Print Materials: Downloadable

The Universe & I series presents significant earth/space science content; but it also shows the active side of science, using science content as a means to develop constructive attitudes, thinking skills, and basic science concepts. Although the series design suggests a unit approach, there is no required sequence for viewing; each program, with accompanying teacher and student material, is designed to stand alone. Dramatic and documentary styles are used, incorporating fantasy, mystery, and humor where appropriate in program treatments. Recognizable professionals, such as Leonard Nimoy, Patrick O'Neal, and Martin Milner, further attract student attention. Program topics touch upon the areas that most lend themselves to the video medium, presenting concepts in ways which would be difficult to approach in other ways. Many of the Universe & I programs are open-ended, compelling students to question and learn more. And the variety of program styles is sure to awaken the spirit of scientific inquiry in most middle school students. Universe & I is a KET production.

Program Topics

1. What's the Matter with Wizards?—properties of matter and material objects
   


2. Electromagnetic Mischief—electromagnetic spectrum
   


3. LGM: The Work of an Astronomer—work of an astronomer
   


4. The El Niño Affair—global climatology
   


5. Bringing the Ocean Inside—duplicating an ocean environment
   


6. Planet Dreamer—comparative planetology
   


7. The Interior Motive—probing Earth's interior
   


8. Luna the Lovely—relativity
   


9. Shifting Forces—universal forces
   


10. Orbital Mechanics Illustrated—principles of orbital mechanics
    


11. The Dinosaur Maker—inferring the nature of prehistoric times
    


12. Self-Serve Automat of the Future—the future as it relates to present human decisions

1.10	Classifying
2.1	Nature of Scientific Activity
2.2	Patterns
2.3	Systems and Interactions
2.4	Models and Scale
2.5	Constancy
2.6	Changes Over Time