Ideal for Grades: 3 - 6
Duration: Thirty, 15-minute episodes
Closed Captioned
Producer: Children's Television Workshop
Series Order #519
Format: DVD
For more than a decade kids have watched 3-2-1 Contact after school. Now you can use a special edition of Children’s Television Workshop’s popular award-winning science series in school with 3-2-1 Classroom Contact,a new classroom version of the award-winning series for grades 3 - 6.
3-2-1 Classroom Contactbrings the exciting world of scientific discovery into the classroom. The series has two basic elements - thirty 15-minute programs specially developed for in-school use and a Teacher's Guide. Each component plays a central role in the total instructional program.
3-2-1 Classroom Contactstimulates student interest in science through live-action sequences, music, animation and on-location mini-documentaries. The Teacher's Guide presents easy-to-use demonstrations, hands-on activities and experiments for the classroom as well as lesson plans, background information and much nore.
3-2-1 Classroom Contactemphasizes the process of scientific investigation - the dynamic, inquiry-based methods through which we come to know our world. I t portrays science as a cooperative human endeavor, open to all - including your students.
The thirty episodes cover the following scientific exploration areas:
---Earth Science (7 episodes)
---Physical Science (8 episodes)
---Life Science (11 episodes)
---Scientific Investigation (4 episodes)
Rights granted with purchase include: a) life of media audiovisual use, b) public performance, c) campus or building closed circuit.
Click on the individual episode details below to learn more and view the Teacher's Guide for each episode.
Discover the unique character of Antarctica.
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Salts, sugars, and snowflakes are all crystals.
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Earth’s surface is constantly changing.
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How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
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Oceans may look the same from the surface, but...
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Find out what comes out of volcanos!
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All the water in the world is constantly recycled.
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Learn how animal's eyes help them survive.
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Find out which animals can live is such a cold place!
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Explore the many unique animals calling Australia home.
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All living things produce electricity, but how?
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Classifying living things helps us see how species are related.
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What happens after food leaves the mouth?
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Flying equipment comes in many shapes and sizes!
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Both plants and animals make up an elaborate food chain.
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Why does a spider always weave the same kind of web?
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Most animals live in some kind of group, but what's it called?
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Pigs, dolphins and monkeys can all learn to do tricks!
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Air is matter that really matters.
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Friction helps us get going!
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It's simple to generate electricity.
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Gravity constantly grabs things and pulls them toward Earth’s center.
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Why can’t we see the colors of objects in the dark?
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If you understand gravity, it can work for you!
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It’s important to be able to bend light.
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Can anyone blow a soap bubble that’s non-spherical?
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Scientists collect data deep in the woods and underwater.
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You can try to guess answers or you can do an experiment!
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Models aren’t just toys, they’re scientific tools.
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How do archaeologists find out what prehistoric humans ate?
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