Washoe County Library System

Learn how water connects everything on the planet. Join frogs as they gather near a pond that gets its water from the spring rains, hear the fish sing about the tides, meet a pirate who is looking for his family, and more.

Presents 400 commonly used vocabulary words found in a typical town. It is organized into 20 relevant scenes, such as house and school, emphasizing real-life situations. Students can see, hear, and read all the words necessary for communication.

Students explore the settlement of Pennsylvania through realistic reenactments filmed at actual historic locations.

Offers kids practical, easy-to-implement solutions for dealing with their own bully problems such as work on building your confidence, staying calm, giving bullies lots of space, telling an adult, and more.

This live-action video program teaches you everything you need to know about the moon, introducing and defining terms like: ellipse, equinox, lunar cycle, lunar eclipse, revolution, rotation, and more! The facts or characteristics of the concepts are outlined, followed by examples. Related words are also detailed and reinforced with text. Each segment poses a critical thinking question on your newly acquired knowledge.

Twelve 30-minute lectures by Oxford University Professor Daniel N. Robinson on consciousness from the perspective of the philosopher, the psychologist, the scientist, and the doctor.

These lectures reveal how mathematics has changed the way people look at the world. We study how the model of certainty in Euclid's revolutionary Elements influenced philosophers for centuries, and how the invention of non-Euclidiean geometry further influenced philosophy and changed modern views of the world. As well. we consider how the newer disciplines of probability and statistics gave scientists ways of dealing--with precision--with events that...

"Join your little one in an adventure in numbers and counting! Your child will learn to count by counting everyday objects in stunning pictures and video. Each chapter is set to classical music that will introduce your child to numbers in a relaxing and engaging manner.

Water takes many forms and has many functions on our planet. Segments cover the science of waves, the adaptations of animals in aquatic habitats, and the desalination of seawater. This dynamic presentation helps students understand the chemical and physical properties of a substance that is crucial to life on Earth.

Effective problem solving is one of the keys to finding solutions and resolving conflicts. Kids are taught the strategies and skills necessary to become problem solvers. Viewers will come to understand how asking questions, listening and brainstorming for ideas can result in a variety of solutions.