Hands on Science:
MODELS AND DESIGNS --- CIMC Resources
3-2-1 Contact: How Do You Know? Make a Model
500 THR
1 VHS videocassette 15 minutes, 1 ditto, 1 teachers guide.
Examines how scientists use models to test their theories.
Bill Nye Physical Science: Science of Music/ Architecture
530 BIL
1 VHS videocassette 52 minutes, 2 teachers guides.
Science of Music - 26 min - looks at the physics and mathematics of sound, including wavelength, pitch, and rhythm.
Architecture - 26 min - explores the merging of art and science in the work of architects, the use of 3D models and 2D plans, and how "form follows function" in the design of a structure.
Extension: Inventors and Inventions
Eyewitness: Inventions
608 EYE
8 hardback books, 1 poster, 8 help cards, 16 project cards, 1 teachers guide,
Book titles: Invention; Smithonian Visual Timeline of Inventions.
Students explore a variety of inventions, then design and make their own creations.
Inventors and Inventions
608 INV
1 VHS videocassette 22 minutes, 1 teachers guide. Grade Level: 5 - 7
Looks at inventions and inventors, and their impact on modern life. Explores inventions that help us live longer, learn better, improve productivity, or help enjoy leisure time.
Gizmos and Gadgets
531 GIZ
1 hybrid CD-ROM, 1 program guide booklet, 1 teachers guide notebook.
Demonstrates basic principles of physical science, such as force, balance, electricity, magnetism, gears, energy sources, and simple machines.
Invention Studio
608 INV
1 Windows CD-ROM, 1 program guide, 1 teachers guide.
Students design, build, and test their own inventions. Includes information about inventors, the process of inventing, and patents.
Inventions and Inventing
608 INV
9 hardback books, 16 paperback books, 8 dittos, 2 teachers guides.
An integrated enrichment unit on inventions, inventors, interactions and systems.
Way Things Work 2.0
608 WAY
1 hybrid CD-ROM, 1 paperback book, 1 hardback book. Grade Level: 4 - 9
Examines hundreds of machines and includes explanation of scientific principles, biographies of inventors, and a timeline of inventions. Titles: Inventions; National Geographic's How Things Work; Everyday Technology Explained.
Widget Workshop
500 WID
1 Windows CD-ROM, 1 installation guide, 2 teachers guides, 1 wood top, 3 straws, 1 magnifier, 1 compass, 1 thermometer, 2 rubber bands. Grade Level: 4 - 8
Experiments with various science principles using physics, math and logic. Topics include weather, space, gravity, human body, sound, light, and number puzzles
Inventing in Today’s World
608 INV
1 videocassette (22 min.), 1 teacher's guide.
Looks at how the process of invention has changed throughout history and includes interviews with modern-day inventors.
A history of Invention
608 HIS
1 videocassette (26 min.), 1 teacher's guide.
Presents the lives of famous inventors and the inventions made in communication, medicine, agriculture, and transportation.
American Inventors
608 AME
1 VHS videocassette (45 minutes)
Explores how inventors changed the way we live: agriculture, communications, transportation, homes, industry and energy, military and health.
Be an Inventor
608 BEA
1 VHS videocassette (20 minutes), 1 hardback book, 4 dittos, 1 teachers guide
Book title: Smithsonian Visual Timeline of Inventions.
Program demonstrates steps students will go through to become an inventor. Discusses qualities of inventors.
Bill Nye Physical Science: Inventions/Computers
600 BIL
1 teachers guide,1 VHS videocassette (52 minutes),
Inventions - 26 min - looks at the inventing process.
Computers - 26 min - shows how computers work and various methods of storing information.
Gizmo!
608 GIZ
1 VHS videocassette (76 minutes),
A tribute to unusual inventions and inventors. Includes original footage from early 1900's to the present. Use with CIMC kit KT 608 INVENTIONS AND INVENTING.
Scientists and Inventors
608 SCI
13 hardback books
Examines the times, lives and inventions of Galileo, Pasteur, Curie, da Vinci, Franklin, and Whitney. Includes information on inventors and inventions from the past and present.
Inventors
608 INV
1 VHS videocassette (30 minutes), 1 teachers guide
Discusses what stimulates the impulse to create - to turn ideas into new products and services. Host Bill Moyers speaks with inventors and follows the process of invention, from original thought to the drawing board and finally to production. Good follow through activities in guide.
Inventors and Inventions 1
608 INV
1 VHS videocassette (21 minutes), 1 teachers guide,
Segments: Animal Tracking - 6 minutes; Baby Stretcher - 3 minutes; Biodegradable Golf Tee - 4 minutes; Boomerang - 5 minutes; Velcro - 3 minutes.
Inventors and Inventions 2: Air and Space
608 INV
1 VHS videocassette (28 minutes), 1 teachers guide,
Segments: Leonardo Da Vinci - 8 min; Galileo's Telescope - 3 min; The Wright Brothers - 8 min; Lowell's Observatory - 9 min.
Inventors and the Industrial Revolution
608 INV
1 VHS videocassette (14 minutes), 1 teachers guide,
Overview of the key inventions of Edison, Ford, Wright Brothers, Fulton, Morse, Whitney and Bell. Emphasis on Edison. Includes authentic photos, rare film footage, songs and narration by older people who remember these early inventions and their use. Examines the creative and practical process of invention.
Machine Story
608 MAC
1 VHS videocassette (3 minutes), 1 paperback book,
Animated graphics illustrate the historical development of mechanical inventions. Includes timeline and projects book.