Washoe County Library System

Alex Filippenko's lectures offer a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole.

The course is organized around six main themes: inquiries into the history of the cosmos; investigations into the realm of living things; the largely successful attempt to break away from occult explanations of chemical phenomena; the contrasting persistence of such appeals in explaining natural phenomena; the proliferation of physical forces discovered and investigated; and the recurring theme of the relationship of God to nature.

"Join two leading biologists on an exploration of how key developmental genes, natural selection, and time fuel the evolutionary process"--Cover.

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.

In each segment, running about 8 minutes each, children of similar ages with noticeable and non-visible physical and health differences such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, amputations, diabetes, hearing loss, and epilepsy talk about their hopes, dreams, and the activities they enjoy. Groups of children and teens are shown taking part in many different activities, including skiing with sit down skis, hanging out at the mall, playing at a playscape,...

Takes you beneath the surface to reveal the hidden secrets of an incredible variety of skeletal structures, none more complex than our own. A symbol of our deepest fears, a miracle of engineering - see the skeleton as never before.

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.

What happens to buried garbage? How does garbage change? What problems does garbage cause? By taking a trip to a recycling center, landfill and town dump, kids will come to understand what happens to trash and garbage after they throw it away. A program that focuses on the environmental problems created by solid waste and offers suggestions for ways to alleviate the problem.

In this twist on a classic tale, Tad, Lily, Casey, and Dot act out The Three Little Pigs. It all takes place in the Storybook Factory - where pictures, words, and imagination bring stories to life! For children ages 3-6.

These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do before entering first grade. This fourth in a series of programs covers weeks 28 through 36 of kindergarten, where kids build upon the first 75 sight words, already introduced, with 25 more sight words, such as 'because,' 'number,' 'people,' et cetera.