All kids know the word “work.” But they probably don’t understand that work happens whenever a force is used to move something - whether it’s lifting a heavy object or playing on a see-saw. All About Simple Machines introduces kids to the concepts of forces, work and how machines are used to make work easier. Six simple machines are presented using fun, real-life demonstrations and clear, colorful graphics
Kids get to take 2 magical visits to Blue's room in the 2 episodes featured on this Blue's CluesTM Blue Talks DVD. 2 bonus episodes are also included - "Blue's Big Mystery" and "Periwinkle Misses His Friend." All 4 episodes help promote skills in children including literacy, communication, empathy and emotion and more.
Get ready for school with Blue, Joe, Periwinkle and more! From figuring out clues to figuring out word problems, preschoolers will discover that the learning never ends--even when the school day does--in these two episodes of Blues Clues!
In Sound, the inhabitants of Mammoth Island learn how sound energy travels in waves. While herding their mammoths toward fresh pasture through a maze of canyons, someone sneezes and the sound reverberates, startling the timid mammoths and causing them to run away! A visiting inventor explains that sounds are caused by the movement of molecules -- what scientists refer to as vibrations. Thinking about how our ears translate vibrations into sound leads a bright young Islander, Olive, to create a primitive microphone.
Steven Scott owns horses but does not know much about them. He sacks his trainer because he suspects underhand dealings going on. He is soon to find out that moneymaking drives some people to manoeuvering and they will go a long way to protect themselves.
