Oceans: Charting The Vastness

Oceans cover 70% of the earth's surface, are responsible for much of the earth's weather patterns, and contain vast quantities of living and mineral resources. This program explains the geology of the ocean floor, the dynamics of ocean currents and tides, formation of shoreline features, and outlines the incredible diversity of marine life living in coral reefs, kelp forests, deep sea vents, tide pools, estuaries, and the open sea. The program also looks at oil, gas, and other mineral resources found lying below the world's oceans.

The Universe: The Vast Frontier

Colorful 3-D animation of the Big Bang and the birth and death of stars, exciting footage of the VLA radio telescope in New Mexico and optical telescopes on Kitt Peak in Arizona, and hundreds of dramatic and actual images, highlight this powerful introduction to the structure and history of the universe. After viewing this program students will be familiar with spiral, irregular, and elliptical galaxies, nebulae, supernovas, quasars, neutron stars, pulsars, black holes, superclusters, the structure of the sun, and star evolution.

The Geology Of The Earth: Of Forces, Rocks and Time

This program outlines the forces that contribute to shaping the earth's surface, the movement of crystal plates, volcanic activity, physical and chemical weathering and erosion. The three major groups of rocks; igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic, and their place in the rock cycle, are also detailed. With dramatic volcanic and glacial footage and spectacular shots of the Oregon coast and the canyons of Arizona and Utah, this program is one of the most visually exciting ever produced.

The Solar System: Our Neighbors In Space

After explaining the nebular theory of the origin of the solar system, we take you on a spectacular journey across the solar system from the scorching surface of Mercury to the rocks and ice of Pluto. With 3-D animation and actual satellite and telescope photographs, the program details the geology, climate, atmospheric composition, and moons of each of the nine planets that orbit the sun.

Weather: The Chaos Which Surrounds Us

This program describes the general forces behind the weather with dramatic live action storm footage and 3-D animation. After introducing students to the flow of energy in the atmosphere that leads to weather patterns, the program goes on to detail how a variety of violent weather phenomenon including thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes develop. There isn't a better photographed or written program on the dynamics of the atmosphere.

The History Of The Earth: Over The Eons

Provides an integrated video outline of the geologic and biologic history of the earth from the Precambrian Era to the present. After watching this beautifully photographed and animated program, the viewer will be able to place major geologic and biologic events within the correct era and period along with geologic time line. In addition, the viewer will come away with a basic understanding of how scientists learned what they know about the history of the earth.