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Channel 4 Learning Primary Resources 2013/2014
Welcome to Channel 4 Learning’s 2013/2014 Brochure for 4–11 year olds Lastest DVDs! Living and Growing – Alternative
Stop, Look, Listen: Animals
Addressing one of the most sensitive themes in primary education, Living and Growing is a well-established and popular sex education resource for primary schools. In response to customer feedback, this version has been edited to address the sensitivity around some of the graphic content and topics in the original DVD, yet still preserves the core issues concerning sex and relationship education.
Fables and myths are brought to life in this live action/ animated compilation of stories about animals from around the world. Animals will captivate pupils as they learn about the mythical origins of birds, beasts and insects. These stories provide cross curriculum opportunities for developing the creative language and stimulate interest in geography, science, history and environmental issues.
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Modern Foreign Languages
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Citizenship 25 RE 25–27 Science 28–34
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Making It Art
Age 7–11
Free programme notes: www.channel4learning.com/programmenotes
£40
TD443215
Art
Curriculum Connections • Communicating observations, ideas and feelings • Designing and making artefacts • Making skills
• Materials and processes used in art, craft and design • Working with tools and equipment, materials and components
Making It celebrates the constructive and creative ingenuity of children in the UK, Jamaica, South Africa, Namibia, Brazil and Australia. Each short programme shows children working hard to make something from beginning to end. This could be something useful, entertaining or beautiful. Children are given the chance to put their skills into action and bring an idea to life. 41 × 5-minute programmes
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Machines and Design & Technology
Design and Technology
Design and Technology
Age 5–7
DVD contains two series – 105 minutes of programming
£50
TD443185
Curriculum Connections • Provides opportunities to learn designing and making skills
• Food and healthy eating • Textiles
• Levers and mechanisms • Language and literacy links
This DVD offers examples of technology in everyday life, encouraging pupils to explore how things work.
Embedded Teachers’ Guides
Machines
Design and Technology
These programmes inspire practical work and have a strong bias towards technology. Different kinds of machines are investigated on location, with technical explanations presented through graphics. This area of the curriculum is enlivened by friendly narrative and children’s participation.
This unit uses cartoon characters and stories to suggest starting points for design-and-make activities. Featuring the work of four different schools, the programmes show designers and craftspeople in real-life contexts, with visits to industrial locations. 1. Pop-up Pictures 2. Wheels Galore 3. Animal Puppets 4. Super Food
1. Time Technology 2. Diggers and Dumpers 3. Musical Machines
3 × 15-minute programmes
4 × 15-minute programmes
Science p28
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Stop, Look, Listen: Animals English
Embedded Teachers’ Guide and Activity Book
£30
TD050298
English
Age 4–7
Curriculum Connections • Speaking, listening, reading and writing skills • Range of multi-cultural stories
• Moving images conveying meaning and emotion • Shows common themes in folk tales
Since time began, people of different cultures have told each other myths and stories about animals, with each interpretation more vivid than the next. Blending animation with live-action footage, Animals recreates five traditional stories about animals from around the world. The stories provide great opportunities for creative language development work, while the factual element of the programmes will stimulate interest in geography, science, history and environmental issues.
Includes embedded support material
The Wren: The King of Birds (Ireland) An ancient tale from Ireland, in which the wren tricks the eagle to become king of the birds.
Biswas the Bull (India) We learn why Biswas, an Indian Humpbacked Bull, leaves the farm where he was raised to make a journey through the countryside to discover his true identity.
Anancy the Spider (Tobago) An enchanting story from Tobago about Anancy the Spider, who tried in vain to collect and hide all the wisdom in the world.
The Cat (Egypt) A fable set in Ancient Egypt, in which a feline storyteller explains why she exchanged the freedom of a wild existence for fireside comfort, becoming domesticated – but on her own terms.
The Laidly Worm (Northumberland, England) An ancient yarn from Northumberland, in the north-east of England. A wicked stepmother gets her comeuppance for turning her stepdaughter, a princess, first into a slow-worm and then a dragon.
5 x 15-minute programmes
Geography p9 History p12 Science p28
Activity Book This book offers a range of differentiated activity sheets for use in the classroom.
Teachers’ Guide This guide offers background information to the series, programme outlines as well as ideas for classroom activities before and after viewing.
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Rat-a-tat-tat
English
English – Phonics
Age 4–6
DVD includes three series – 375 minutes of programming
£90
TD443576
Curriculum Connections • Focuses on early reading • Provides a wide variety of popular texts • Encourages young readers to regard books as a source of pleasure
• Supports the development of writing through rhyme, repetition, wordplay and phonics • Presents characters and dialogue
Rat-a-tat-tat uses story animation, real-life contexts, songs and music to bring literature to life in a fun and exciting way. The texts featured in the programmes provide early readers with opportunities to join in by reading words and sentences as they are highlighted on screen. The stories are engagingly presented and cover a range of styles, cultures, settings and themes, which encourage reading and support writing. The series also features nonfiction and information text to give variation to your lessons.
Purple Unit Curriculum Connections • Rhyme, repetition and language play • Fiction and information texts • Predictable structures 1. The Train Ride by June Crebbin (Literacy focus: question marks) 2. So Much by Trish Cooke and The World is Full of Babies by Mick Manning and Brita Granström (Literacy focus: capital letters) 3. My Body, Your Body (1) by Mick Manning and Brita Granström (Literacy focus: ‘s’ plural) 4. My Body, Your Body (2) by Mick Manning and Brita Granström and Scary Party by Sue Hendra (Literacy forms: noun wordplay) 5. Moles Can Dance by Richard Edwards (Literacy forms: speech marks) 6. The Grumpalump by Sarah Hayes (Literacy forms: rhyme wordplay) 7. What’s Up? by Mick Manning and Brita Granström and Mission Ziffoid by Michael Rosen (Literacy focus: ‘wh’ questions) 8. Who’s at the Door? by Jonathan Allen and Big Bad Pig by Allan Ahlberg (Literacy focus: word and sentence order) 9. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Literacy focus: rhyming words) 10. Shhh! by Sally Grindley (Literacy focus: exclamation marks) 10 × 15-minute programmes
Red Unit Curriculum Connections • Familiar patterned language • Letter and word recognition • Initial consonant blends 1. A Roar for Stanley by Phil McMylor and Squeak a Lot by Martin Waddell (Initial consonant ‘l’) 2. The Tiger Child by Joanna Troughton (Initial consonant ‘f’) 3. Not Like That, Like This! by Tony Bradman (Initial consonant ‘r’) 4. Not Yet, Yvette by Helen Ketteman and Pass the Jam, Jim by Kaye
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Umansky (Initial consonant ‘j’) 5. Little Beaver and the Echo by Amy MacDonald (Initial vowel ‘o’) 6. Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas and Cat Among the Cabbages by Alison Bartlett (Initial consonant ‘w’) 7. Tortoise’s Dream by Joanna Troughton (Initial vowel ‘a’) 8. Is There Room on the Bus? by Helen Piers (Initial consonant blend ‘tr’) 9. Ridiculous! by Michael Coleman and Ten Little Penguins by Jane Walker (Initial consonant blend ‘sn’) 10. Dog Dottington by Diana Hendry and Wag, Wag, Wag by Peter Hansard (Word ending ‘ing’) 10 × 15-minute programmes
Orange Unit Curriculum Connections • Key features of story language • Vowel phonemes presented within a story context 1. Sing, Sophie by Dayle Ann Dodds and Roseanne Litzinger (Short middle vowel ‘i’) 2. Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave by Quentin Blake (Long vowel phoneme ‘ee’) and You Can Swim, Jim by Kaye Umansky and Margaret Chamberlain 3. Beans on Toast by Paul Dowling (Long vowel phoneme ‘ea’) and Ketchup on Your Cornflakes by Nick Sharratt 4. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson (Long vowel phoneme ‘oo’ as in ‘moon’) 5. No Dinner! The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin by Jessica Souhami (Short vowel phoneme ‘oo’ as in ‘book’) 5 × 15-minute programmes
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The Word Machine Reading Development – Phonics
Age 5–6
25 × 5-minute programmes
£30
TD44551X
Curriculum Connections • Supports the teaching of phonics
• Closely matches literacy requirements
• Follows progression in phonics teaching
Phonics are made lively and fun with the help of the Word Machine, an animated character who puts letters together and takes them apart, plays with words and experiments with sounds. This word-level work is presented in a narrative context, through graphics, animation, real-world action, rhythm, wordplay, onset and rime, and song. 1. The Big, Big Book: Initial single letter phonemes 2. Finish It Off: Final single letter phonemes 3. Look for the H!: Initial ch, sh 4. Rhyme Time: Onset and rime 5. The Big Bog Bug: CVC words with short vowel ‘a’ 6. Get a Pet!: CVC words with short vowel ‘e’ 7. The Fix-it Kid: CVC words with short vowel ‘i’ 8. The Mop Top Lot: CVC words with short vowel ‘o’ 9. Mum’s the Word: CVC words with short vowel ‘u’
10. The Friendly Enders: Words ending in ff, ll, ss, ck, ng 11. The Consonants: CCVC words beginning bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl 12. The Crab and Frog: CCVC words beginning br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr 13. The Swan Twin: CCVC words beginning sw, tw 14. Snap and Spell: CCVC words beginning sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st 15. Join the Q: CCVC words beginning qu, squ 16. The Triple Blenders: CCCVC words beginning scr, spl, spr, str
17. The Giant Vest: Words ending sc, sk, sp, st 18. The Blend Camp: Words ending mp, nd, nk, nt, nch 19. As Good as Gold: Words ending ld, lp, lk, it, lth 20. My Messy Loft: Words ending ct, ft, pt, xt 21. The Green Queens and the Dream Team: Long vowel phoneme ‘ee’ 22. The Tale of a Tail: Long vowel phoneme ‘ai’ 23. Five Wide Mice: Long vowel phoneme ‘ie’ 24. The Joke Zone: Long vowel phoneme ‘oa’ 25. Choose That Tune: Long vowel phoneme ‘oo’ 25 × 5-minute programmes
Just Write English
Age 9–11
Embedded Teachers’ Guide and Activity Book
£50
TD44310X
Curriculum Connections • Writing across a range of genres • Essential writing skills
• Factual and imaginative writing • Journalistic writing
• Performance poetry
This series covers a wide range of writing styles, including examples of comedy scripts, news reports and brochures. Aspiring young writers are given the chance to try their hand at creating real writing for high-profile outlets, with published outcomes. Presented by Michael Rosen, the former Children’s Laureate. 1. Radio Report 2. Newspaper Article 3. Skateboard Instructions 4. Campaign Brochure 5. Internet Review 6. Alternative Endings
7. Stand-Up Poetry 8. Comedy Script 9. TV Script 10. Ghost Story 10 × 15-minute programmes
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What’s So Good About …
English
English
Age 7–11
DVD includes five series – 165 minutes of programming
£40
TD445498
Curriculum Connections • Investigates a range of authors and genres
What’s So Good About ... JK Rowling?
What’s So Good About ... Jamila Gavin?
In this series, the Harry Potter phenomenon is explored as avid fans and critics talk about the appeal of the books about the young wizard. 1. Platform 93/4, Boarding School, Owls, Scary Bits 2. More Than Just Books – Harry Online
These programmes profile the life and work of the popular author of Grandpa Chatterji, Coram Boy, The Eye of the Horse and The Wormholers. 1. Myths and Legends 2. Wheel of Life 2 × 15-minute programmes
2 × 15-minute programmes
•C ompares a range of story styles and settings
What’s So Good About ... Dick KingSmith? Dick King-Smith achieved worldwide fame when his book The Sheep-Pig was made into the successful film Babe. Here, we see how personal experiences influenced his writing. 1. Something on Paper 2. Through an Animal’s Eyes
What’s So Good About ... Roald Dahl? A fascinating exploration of what makes Dahl’s stories so enjoyable; featuring a variety of lively readings, accompanied by Quentin Blake’s wonderful illustrations. 1. Heroes and Monsters 2. The Greatest Secrets 3. Anything is Possible 3 × 15-minute programmes
2 × 15-minute programmes
What’s So Good About ... Malorie Blackman? These programmes reflect on the life and work of the popular author of Thief!, Noughts and Crosses, Tell Me No Lies, Whizziwig Returns, Trust Me and Pig-Heart Boy. 1. We Have the Technology 2. Friends and Family 2 × 15-minute programmes
Animated Tales of the World English
Age 7–11
Embedded Activity Sheets
English
DVD 1 £50 TD443614
DVD 2 £50 TD443622
Curriculum Connections • Speaking and listening, reading, writing and drama skills • Range of traditional multicultural stories
• Supports citizenship and inclusion • Promotes awareness of foreign languages
Animated Tales of the World DVD 1
Animated Tales of the World DVD 2
1. The Magic Paintbrush: China – French 2. Cap o’ Rushes: England 3. The Tree With the Golden Apples: The Netherlands – GERMAN 4. Fionn and the Fianna: Ireland 5. The Chief and the Carpenter: Latin America – SPANISH 6. Raven Steals the Daylight: Alaska 7. The Three Sisters Who Fell Into the Mountain: Norway – GERMAN 8. Podna and Podni: Pakistan 9. The Two Brothers: Russia 10. The Green Man of Knowledge: Scotland 11. Aunt Tiger: Taiwan – French 12. King March: Wales – French 13. Ewenn Congar: France – French
1. Bad Baby Amy: Australia – SPANISH 2. The Tyrant and the Child: Burkina Faso – French 3. Timoon and the Narwhal: Canada 4. The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep: Denmark – GERMAN 5. The Enchanted Lion: Germany – GERMAN 6. Persephone: Greece – SPANISH 7. The Crown and the Sceptre: The Gulf States – SPANISH 8. King Solomon and the Bee: Israel – SPANISH 9. Shepherd Boy Tumur: Mongolia 10. The Flower of Fern: Poland – GERMAN 11. The Story of Redhill: Singapore 12. How Tortoise Won Respect: South Africa 13. John Henry: USA
13 × 15-minute programmes
13 × 15-minute programmes
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Investigating Rivers
Age 7–11
Embedded Activity Sheets
£50
TD050090
Geography
Geography
Curriculum Connections • Graphically demonstrates the physical features of a river • Introduces geographical concepts, vocabulary and ideas associated with rivers
• Shows how people interact with the river and its immediate environment • Using water: transport, industry, hydroelectricity
Investigating Rivers uses breathtaking aerial photography to demonstrate the physical features of rivers from source to mouth. Its two case studies, the Rhône in France and the Usk in Wales, examine how people use rivers for transport, industry and tourism.
The Rhône
Riverflight
We see how the power of this mighty river is harnessed for hydroelectricity, look at industrial, agricultural and leisure usage of the river along its course, and learn why the French city of Lyon grew up around a river confluence. In the Camargue Delta, we discover the rich animal life of the region, including bulls, wild horses and flamingos.
These two programmes provide a pilot’s-eye view of a river along its entire course, following the River Usk in South Wales from its bleak moorland source in the Brecon Beacons to its mouth near the industrial city of Newport. Stunning aerial photography demonstrates how the Usk is used for agricultural and industrial purposes, and how it manages to support a variety of wildlife on its 137 km journey. 1. From the Mountain Spring 2. To the Open Sea
This series follows the course of one of Europe’s major rivers, from source to mouth. From its Alpine source to the Camargue Delta, it has dramatically shaped the surrounding landscape and had an effect on its near neighbours. The programmes combine location filming and breathtaking aerial photography.
1. Birth of a River 2. Down From the Hills 3. Meeting Places 4. Water for Life 5. Between Land and Sea 5 × 15-minute programmes
2 × 15-minute programmes
Jamaica
Age 7–11
Embedded full-colour Resource Book
£30
TD443177
Geography
Geography
Curriculum Connections • A locality in a less economically developed country • Water and how it affects landscapes and people
Jamaican children present their country in ways that allow us to observe and consider geographical concepts and issues. Many aspects of everyday life in the towns of Kingston and Port Antonio are shown and animal habitats around the island’s shores are visited.
• Settlements of different sizes and natures • How the changing environment is managed and sustained
1. A Place to Live 2. The Local People 3. People at Work 4. So Much Water 5. The Coastal Environment
5 × 15-minute programmes
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Eureka! – India, China and Africa
Geography
Geography
Age 7–11
Double disc DVD contains three series – 285 minutes of programming
£80
TD050236
Curriculum Connections Geography • A locality in a country that is less economically developed • The location of places and environments • How places fit within a wider geographical context • How and why places change
This double-disc DVD compilation brings together three of Channel 4’s most memorable geography series and offers a visually rich portrait of life in Asia and Africa. Children from a broad range of countries share their lives, traditions and vibrant cultures. Pupils will gain an insight into life in settings that are very different to their own – whether rural or urban, traditional or modern.
The India File Age 7–11 A glimpse of modern India, interwoven with insights into its history and culture – from life in Bombay (Mumbai) with its ‘Bollywood’ movie industry to the life of Mahatma Ghandi. The programmes in this series look at different aspects of living in a modern country with a rich traditional heritage, such as home and school life, food and drink, work and leisure. The series also includes several traditional Hindu stories. 1. Life in Bombay 2. Life in the Village 3. Arts and Crafts 4. The Struggle for Freedom 5. Celebrations 5 × 15-minute programmes
Citizenship • The lives of people living in other places • Awareness of people with different values and customs
China: Fun and Firecrackers Age 7–11 These exuberant programmes give an insight into the lives of Chinese children: where and how they live, what their schools and families are like, what they most enjoy doing and the society around them. Each programme concentrates on a creative or exciting activity, painting a picture of a culture unlike any other.
1. Brush Painting 2. Kung Fu Kids 3. Magic Lantern 4. Eat, Play, Boys, Girls
4 × 15-minute programmes
Africa’s Child Age 9–13
Includes embedded support material
The programmes focus on the lives of ten children from diverse backgrounds who describe in their own words what it is like to be growing up in Africa at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Although it does touch on the continent’s harsher realities, this series introduces pupils to a positive view of life in Africa. 1. Ghana – Dance to the Drum 2. Kenya – Living with Lions 3. Zanzibar – Spice Girl 4. Cameroon – My Rainforest 5. Swaziland – Living with Ancestors 6. Niger – Desert Journey 7. Egypt – Big City Girl 8. Mozambique – Streetwise 9. Ethiopia – Festival of Fire 10. South Africa – The Boy Who Wanted to Fly 10 × 15-minute programmes
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We Are From ...
Age 9–12
Free website: www.channel4learning.com/wearefrom
£40
TD44677X
Geography
Geography
Curriculum Connections • Cross-curricular links with citizenship
• Awareness of people with different values and customs
Children from 12 European countries introduce themselves and their countries to children from other parts of Europe. They take us to the different regions of their country, show us the variety of people who live there and talk about their interests and lifestyles.
1. The Netherlands 2. Greece 3. Denmark 4. France
• Awareness of Europe
5. Sweden 6. Germany 7. Norway 8. Turkey
9. Finland 10. Slovenia 11. Czech Republic 12. Croatia
12 × 15-minute programmes
This series allows children in the UK to learn about other countries in Europe and Europe’s varied physical and human landscape. The programmes will help to broaden UK children’s understanding of life in a variety of countries.
Free website: www.channel4learning.com/wearefrom Find out what it would be like to grow up in another European country. What would school be like? What would the food be like? Find the answers right here.
Citizenship p25
Sustainable Development: Environment
Age 9–16
DVD contains two series – 240 minutes of programming
£50
TD443436
Geography
Education for Sustainable Development
Curriculum Connections • Sustainable development • Environmental case studies from around the world • Global and local problems • Economic and social causes of environmental issues
• Cross-curricular links with citizenship • The global economy • Modern studies
Embedded Teachers’ Guide
[email protected]
Once Upon a Planet
Using environmental case studies from around the world – chosen for their interest and relevance to pupils – these programmes offer advice and information to young people on how they can make a difference to the environment. The programmes familiarise viewers with the major challenges of the day and their underlying economic and social causes. They also inspire pupils to make a difference to the environment.
Once Upon a Planet explores some of the major environmental problems of our time. The programmes ring an ‘alarm bell’, spelling out the sheer scale of the global crises confronting us – biodiversity extinction, climate change, pollution and over-consumption of natural resources. Yet there is also a campaigning edge to the programmes, highlighting solutions being developed in Britain and around the world, to show what ordinary citizens can do. The programmes stress the economic and social issues underlying environmental crises and the need to pursue a global model based on the ideal of sustainable consumption.
1. Water 2. Biodiversity 3. Natural Resources and Recycling 4. Energy
5. Food and Farming 6. Cars 7. Rich World/Poor World 7 × 20-minute programmes
Free website: www.channel4learning.com/planet The website includes ideas and tips for taking action, including contacting organisations around the world, and links to other relevant websites.
1. Drop the Debt 2. Fair Trade? 3. Staying Cool 4. What a Waste 5. Life on Earth
5 × 20-minute programmes
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Tudor Times
History
History
Age 7–11
Embedded Activity Book
£30
TD443150
Curriculum Connections • Life for country people in Tudor times • Attitudes and beliefs of people in Tudor times
In Tudor Times children recreate various aspects of Tudor family life. Freddy and Holly join the household of poor farm labourers; Phil, Michaela and Josh find themselves living with yeoman farmers; whilst Nell and Greg join the household of the local bailiff. Through the observations and experiences of these seven young ‘reporters’ we witness the highs and lows
• Inequality in Tudor times • Rich and poor Tudors
of daily life in Tudor Britain, as experienced by the rich and poor at work and play.
• Changes during the Tudor period
Also available
Famous Tudors Storybook Pack A pack of six full-colour storybooks about individuals who helped to shape the Tudor period.
1. Housing, Hygiene and Health 2. Work and Education 3. Food, Drink and Entertainment
£25 TD159920 For further details, go to www.channel4learning.com/shop
3 × 20-minute programmes
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Famous Victorians
History
History
Age 5–12
DVD contains three series – 180 minutes of programming
£35
TD446745
Curriculum Connections • Victorian employment and social history • People of significance in the past
• Life in late Victorian times • The literary conventions of a diary • Promotes literacy skills
A Victorian Diary
Famous Victorians
31 December 1889: Maggie Johnson has been writing a diary since her youth. Now an old lady, she opens her diary and starts the final entry of the year. Throughout her married life, her photographer husband has recorded events, both great and small, that have touched their family and community. The main aspects of Victorian life covered are children and schools, everyday living (for rich and poor), factory life, leisure and the pace of change.
These programmes feature achievements that reflect the rapid technological and social changes that characterised the Victorian era. The fascinating lives of these Victorians are portrayed in a style that is both lucid and engaging.
1. School Days 2. Downstairs, Upstairs 3. Down But Not Out 4. Strike 5. Final Chapter
5 × 15-minute programmes
1. George Stephenson 2. Mary Seacole 2 × 15-minute programmes
• The nature of historical evidence • Change and continuity, cause and effect
Also available
Famous Victorians Storybook Pack A pack of six full-colour storybooks that recall the lives of prominent Victorians, whose achievements reflect the rapid technological and social changes that characterised the Victorian era. £25 TD159858 For further details, go to www.channel4learning.com/shop
Victorian Scots Famous Scottish Victorians come back to set the record straight on their lives and achievements in this compelling series of five programmes.
1. Alexander Graham Bell 2. John Muir 3. Elsie Inglis 4. Andrew Carnegie 5. David Livingstone
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The Spanish Armada
Age 7–11
Embedded Support Material
£40
TD050250
History
History
Curriculum Connections • Cause and effect of a major historical event • Attitudes, beliefs and lifestyles • Divided loyalties of English Catholics
• The lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times • Characteristic features of Tudor society
Includes embedded l: ateria support m Guide, Teachers’ otes N Teachers’ rs and 2 Poste
In 1588, Phillip II of Spain launched the greatest fleet ever to sail against England: The Armada. The Spanish Armada offers a vivid three-part dramatic reconstruction of the defeated Spanish invasion and provides an overview of the political and religious tensions of the time. The action is interspersed with maps and graphics that bring naval warfare to life. Pupil’s interest will be engaged by the role of and perspective of younger characters in the unfolding events. The drama encourages an understanding of the key events and social history of the Elizabethan era. 1. First Encounter 2. Family Against Family 3. Victory 3 x 20-minute programmes
Embedded support material Teacher’s Notes – including historical background information, programme outlines and activities for use before and after viewing. Teachers’ Guide – following Francis Drakes adventures around the world in his ship the Golden Hinde. Contains full colour posters of the Golden Hinde and Tudor map of the world. Also available
Famous Tudors Storybook Pack A pack of six full-colour storybooks about individuals who helped to shape the Tudor period. £25 TD159920 For further details, go to www.channel4learning.com/shop
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Ancient Egypt and Greece History
Age 7–11
DVD contains four series – 240 minutes of programming
£50
TD443606
History
Curriculum Connections • Portrays life in ancient Egypt and Greece • Gives representations of the past • Features work and leisure
• Archaeological discoveries: temples, tombs, art, language and technology • Cross-curricular maths: examples of maths in key periods of history
Embedded Teachers’ Guides
Ancient Egypt The world of pyramids and mummies is an excellent springboard for creative art and drama work as well as history, geography and technology. Ancient Egypt provides comprehensive background information on this great civilisation.
1. The Gift of the Nile 2. Homes and Hieroglyphs 3. Death of a Pharaoh 4. Egyptian Women 5. The Weighing of the Heart
5 × 15-minute programmes
Maths From History
Ancient Greece Who were the Ancient Greeks? These programmes illustrate the legacy of Greek architecture, art and language, and explore Ancient Greek life and mythology.
1. Greek Gods and Temples 2. The Legacy of Greece 3. Farming and Trade 4. Everyday Life
These programmes explore the use of mathematics in two ancient cultures, using the study of history to motivate children’s mathematical thinking. Colourful graphics explain the mathematics and a strong narrative thread brings the past alive. Egyptians 1. Number, Calculations and 3D Shape 1 × 15-minute programme
5 × 15-minute programmes
Greeks 1. Number, Patterns and Shape
A Giant in Ancient Egypt
1 × 15-minute programme
Ancient Egypt is explored through the life of an extraordinary Italian, Giovanni Belzoni. Belzoni came to England in the early nineteenth century and made his living as a circus strongman before travelling to Egypt. There, in spite of his lack of training and education, he made a succession of remarkable discoveries. 1. Belzoni – Strong Man on the Nile: The Importance of the Nile 2. Following the Pharaoh: The role of the Pharaohs 3. Secrets of the Tomb: The Egyptian attitude to death
Free website: www.channel4learning.com/essentials Essentials is a colourful and entertaining set of free educational websites that allow primary age children to explore the key issues in history, geography and science.
3 × 20-minute programmes
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Romans, Celts and Vikings
Age 7–11
DVD contains four series - 135 minutes of programming
£50
TD443657
History
History
Here Come the Vikings!
Maths From History
Curriculum Connections • Looks at migration and settlements • Considers life and society • Places the Vikings in Britain • Explores archaeological evidence • Cross-curricular maths: examples of maths in key periods of history
Curriculum Connections • Numbers • Shape, Space and Measures • Cross-curricular maths: examples of maths in key periods of history
Two children visit a dig on a Shetland Viking site to learn about these resourceful settlers and the immense impact they had on life in Britain and Ireland. 1. They Came From the North 2. The Vikings in Britain 3. Digging Up the Vikings
This programme explores the use of mathematics in ancient culture, using the study of history to motivate children’s mathematical thinking. Colourful graphics explain the mathematics and a strong narrative thread brings the past alive. Romans 1. Number, Geometrical Patterns and Measures 1 × 15-minute programme
3 × 15-minute programmes
When the Romans Came to Wales Curriculum Connections • Looks at Celtic and Roman ways of life • Reinforces chronology through the story of a Roman boy’s family • Considers interpretations of the past from Celtic and Roman viewpoints • Uses a range of sources and locations in Wales • Links with DCELLS Key Stage 2 Programme of Study ‘Life in Early Wales and Britain’ • Follows the story of Tadius of Isca, published by Dref Wen The presenter, David Petersen, presents archive sources and artefacts, interviews historians and observes dramatic re-enactments showing different interpretations of various aspects of daily life at the time.
Romans and Celts Curriculum Connections • Celtic and Roman ways of life • The impact of Roman settlement on Britain Barates, the Syrian, sold silk flags to the Roman legionaries on Hadrian’s Wall. His story, and that of his British wife Regina, illustrates the social and cultural diversity of the time.
1. The Eagles Have Landed 2. Lice in the Tunic 3. The Tiger on the Floor 4. The Horse on the Hill 5. The Wolf From the East
1. The Celts: Daily life around AD 50 2. Celtic and Roman Conflict: Military life around AD 75 3. The Romans: Daily life around AD 100 4. Trade and Communication: Travel in the Empire AD 145
4 × 15-minute programmes
Embedded support material: 2 Activity Books
5 × 15-minute programmes
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Britons at War
History
History
Age 7–11
Embedded Teachers’ Guide
£30
TD443592
Curriculum Connections
Britons at War vividly recreates wartime Britain through a detailed three-part drama which follows the experiences of 10-year-old Jimmy in a period of traumatic change in British history. Before the dramas a scenesetting documentary, The Road to War, charts the mood of the nation through the 1930s depression. A second documentary, Never Again, takes us from the end of the war in 1945 to the feel-good Festival of Britain in 1951.
• The welfare state • Evacuation
• Features of war • Building in the 1950s • Life in the 1950s
• Wartime London • Wartime in the country • The Blitz
• Life in the 1930s • Technology in the 1930s • Hitler and the Jews
1. The Road to War 2. Nelson’s Eye 3. Run Rabbit, Run 4. The Admiralty Regrets 5. Never Again
5 × 20-minute programmes
All Change and Lisa Looks Back
History
History
Age 6–11
DVD contains two series – 175 minutes of programming
£50
TD443142
Curriculum Connections • Social and cultural features of recent history
• Changes in daily life
All Change
• Significant events of the period
Lisa Looks Back
The UK 1945–1970 through home movies By engaging with the sources of personal recollection and film, All Change uses home movies to show how people recorded everyday life in the UK in the decades following the Second World War. The programmes provide a fascinating insight into the changes that affected the lives of millions. The series is presented by Tony Robinson. 1. Home: Houses and homes, and how they changed as people became more prosperous 2. Work: Working life in field, factory and office 3. Travel: From steam to diesel and electric trains; a journey by road with the Mini; the motorway; and the motorbike 4. Leisure: Holiday camps, package tours and cruises; the cinema, pop culture and shopping 5. Technology: Changes in technology from the Festival of Britain in 1951 to space technology in the late 1960s
Set in Northern Ireland, Lisa Looks Back is an innovative series of five programmes that builds understanding of the changes since the 1950s through the stories told to Lisa by her grandmother.
1. Going to Granny’s 2. Fun and Games 3. O’Donnell’s Farm 4. Are We Nearly There?
5. Back to School 5 × 15-minute programmes
5 × 20-minute programmes
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Famous People History
Embedded Teachers’ Guide and Activity Book
£50
TD443134
History
Age 5–9
Curriculum Connections • People of significance in the past
• The nature of historical evidence
This series profiles the lives of ten famous people whose actions and experiences are still remembered and celebrated today. Each programme opens with a dramatic event central to the subject’s life. The narrator then recounts the famous person’s story with key moments dramatically reconstructed. The programme concludes with the storyteller presenting physical evidence to show the story is true.
• Change and continuity, cause and effect
1. George Stephenson: Steaming away 2. Grace Darling: To the rescue 3. Alexander Graham Bell: Ringing the changes 4. Mary Seacole: Battling to save lives 5. Neil Armstrong: Man on the Moon
6. Boudica: Victorious Queen 7. Guy Fawkes: Gunpowder plot 8. Helen Keller: True visionary 9. Gandhi: Great soul 10. Amy Johnson: Maiden flight 10 × 15-minute programmes
Famous People Storybooks Historic Figures Throughout the Ages Age 7–11
Full-colour Storybooks
History
£5 each Curriculum Connections • People of significance in the past • The nature of historical evidence
• Change and continuity, cause and effect • Encourages class discussion
This series of 21 full-colour storybooks details the lives and achievements of famous people whose actions, experiences or inventions have had a direct influence on our lives today. Ideal for topic work on Famous People, these books will help support the development of historical and literacy skills.
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Cross-curricular links: PSHE, English, Citizenship, Science, RE and Geography. See also: Tudor Times p12, Famous Victorians p12, The Spanish Armada p13.
Alexander Graham Bell Amy Johnson Boudica Cleopatra Dr John Dee Gandhi George Stephenson Gladys Aylward Grace Darling Guy Fawkes Helen Keller Henry VIII Isambard Kingdom Brunel Leonardo Da Vinci Mary Seacole Neil Armstrong Queen Elizabeth I Queen Victoria Sir Francis Drake Sir Walter Raleigh William Shakespeare
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Number & Shape, Space and Measures
Maths
Maths
Age 7–11
Embedded Support Material
£50
TD050267
Curriculum Connections • Numbers and the number system • Calculations
• Solving problems • Shape and space
• Measures • Links to Design and Technology, Art and ICT
Shape, Space and Measures These ‘mathematics from design’ programmes show the creative processes that rely on an understanding of geometry and measures. Each programme focuses on one particular creative process and the mathematical skills and concepts related to it. Teachers can use this crosscurriculum resource for imaginative art and design activities and the accompanying support material provide pupils with the opportunity to reinforce their mathematical skills and understanding, leading them to create their own mathsbased designs.
1. Printing Mathematics 2. Weaving Mathematics 3. Tiling Mathematics 4. Folding Mathematics 5. Reflecting Mathematics
5 × 15-minute programmes
Number These lively, upbeat programmes explore and explain mathematics in a variety of real world settings including daily life, the workplace and school. The series explores mathematical topics including number scales and the solving of numerical problem with music, rap and poetry to underline the rhythmic nature of many numerical relationships. 1. Everybody Counts 2. Summing Up 3. Bits and Pieces 4. Roughly Right 5. What Next? 6. In Place 7. Take a Quarter 8. 7 Rules 9. Sequences, Number Patterns and Rules 10. Time Scale 10 × 15-minute programmes
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The Number Crew Maths
DVD contains eight series – 700 minutes of programming
£90
TD443568
Maths
Age 5–7
Curriculum Connections • Numbers and the number system • Shape and space
• Calculations • Solving problems
• Handling data • Measures
On the SS Mathematical you’ll find the Number Crew – a bunch of friendly characters and animals who will guide your 5–7 year olds through choppy maths concepts, the ups and downs of arithmetic, measures, shapes and space and all sorts of knotty problems that need solving. You’ll find The Number Crew fully equipped with useful, colourful and imaginative resources that can be used alongside any infant maths scheme. This delightful series is wonderfully flexible for teachers to use. For pupils, it’s sheer fun and makes maths a treat right from the start!
Numbers and the Number System 1 Age 5–6
Solving Problems 1 Age 5–6 21. The Roller Coaster 22. The Roller Coaster 2 23. Drinks in the Sun 24. The Funfair 25. More Fun at the Fair 26. The Treasure Hunt 27. It’s Yo-Yo Time 28. Do It for Charity 29. Sports Day 30. The Number Crew Awards
1. All Aboard 2. Numbers on the Doors 3. The Welcome Meeting 4. Storm and Seasickness 1 5. Storm and Seasickness 2 6. Time for Treats 7. The Dancing Bear 8. Drinks for All 9. Hunting for Bunting 10. The Party
10 × 10-minute programmes
10 × 10-minute programmes
Shape and Space 1 Age 5–6
Calculations 1 Age 5–6 11. Lifeboat Practice 12. After Lifeboat Practice 13. Ten Thing Bowling 14. Ten Thing Bowling Competition 15. Clear Up! 16. The Trouble With Crocodiles 17. Ice Creams 18. Double Trouble 19. The Number Crew on Wheels 20. Roller Hockey 10 × 10-minute programmes
31. Shape Sorting 32. Shape Escape 33. Super Models 34. Fit Club 35. Turning Moments 5 × 10-minute programmes
Numbers and the Number System 2 Age 6–7 1. Paw Prints on the Tiles 2. Tiling With Style 3. The Number Bugs Arrive 4. The Place for Treats 5. Ordering Drinks 6. Sharing the Bugs 7. Bug Magnets 8. Rounding Up the Bugs 9. Action With Fractions 10. The Christmas Party 10 × 10-minute programmes
Calculations 2 Age 6–7 11. The Iceberg 12. Putting On and Taking Off 13. The Mathematical Seven 14. Ice Dancing 15. Spring Cleaning 16. Hip Hip Array! 17. The Roller Disco 18. The Trouble With Doubles 19. The Holiday Club 20. The Number Bug Holiday Club
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Solving Problems 2 Age 6–7 21. Landing on the Island 22. Exploring the Island 23. Setting Up Camp 24. Weights and Pleasures 25. The Beach Party 26. The Model Island 27. The Cash Machine 28. The Big Slide 29. The Photographs 30. The Mathematics Show 10 × 10-minute programmes
Shape and Space 2 Age 6–7 31. Changing Faces 32. Octa Doctor 33. Symmetrical Spectacles 34. Nesting Time 35. Return of the Crew 5 × 10-minute programmes
10 × 10-minute programmes
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Star Maths
Maths
Maths
Age 7–9
Double disc DVD contains four series – 400 minutes of programming
£90
TD050151
Curriculum Connections • Numbers and the number system • Measures
• Shape and space • Calculations
When the school space bus breaks down, Sam and Amber find refuge on Junketir, a strange planet deep in space. The children soon learn that an understanding of maths is essential to solving the challenges they encounter during their adventures. They enlist help from Lisa, the space ferry pilot, eccentric Uncle Zak and a group of robotic helpers, the Wattbots. This series is designed to develop mathematical skills and confidence, while demonstrating that maths can be fun. Each programme consists of an animation sequence that highlights one maths problem within a self-contained story. This is complemented by a section that uses animation and graphics to further illustrate the same maths focus and make it more explicit. These programmes can be used on their own to fit in with any teaching scheme, or as a whole class introduction to consolidate the topic being studied. The Star Maths series is split into two units of 10-minute programmes for each of the two year groups in the 7–9 age range and comes in a double DVD pack.
• Solving problems • Handling data
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Part 4: Age 8–9
Numbers and the Number System 21. Distress Call 22. Collision Course 23. Near Enough 24. Reaction Time 25. A Fraction Too Close
Handling Data 31. Eggs in Space 32. The Lonely Planetoid
Measures, Shape and Space 26. Wattbot in Distress 27. Baby in the Balance 28. Bubblemud, Glorious Bubblemud 29. The Shape Shooters 30. The Key Decision 10 × 10-minute programmes
Calculations 33. A Perfect Fit 34. What’s the Difference? 35. It All Adds Up 36. Power Cut 37. Leftovers Solving Problems 38. A Waste of Time 39. The Farewell Party 40. The Final Mission 10 × 10-minute programmes
Part 1: Age 7–8
Part 2: Age 7–8
Numbers and the Number System 1. Welcome to Junketir 2. Pods and Parcels 3. Dustbugs and Parsnips 4. Celestial TV 5. Feeding the Spoats 6. Bits and Pieces 7. More Bits and Pieces
Calculations 11. The Faulty Machine 12. A Game of Darts 13. The Wattbot Sports Day 14. Lisa’s Surprise Visit 15. The Mischievous Pozzle
Measures, Shape and Space 8. The Ghostbase 9. Lisa’s Birthday Surprise 10. Botler Blows a Fuse 10 × 10-minute programmes
Solving Problems 16. The Route Home 17. The Treasure Hunt 18. Video Diaries Handling Data 19. The Wattbot Check-up 20. A Walk in Space 10 × 10-minute programmes
4 Teachers’ Guides Includes ideas, suggestions and strategies for using the Star Maths programmes in and beyond a daily maths lesson. Double-page spread for each programme covering • programme synopsis • learning outcomes • mathematical vocabulary • activity suggestions (for before, during and after viewing the programme)
4 Activity Books The four Activity Books each include • 30 activity sheets that develop mathematical concepts and vocabulary • 4 resource sheets for individual, pair and group work • supporting teachers’ notes
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Maths Mansion
Age 9–11
Free Website: www.channel4learning.com/mathsmansion
DVD 1 £50 TD443118
DVD 2 £50 TD443126
A Gothic mansion is the setting for Maths Mansion, where captured children are held under the watchful eye of Bad Man, the ruler of the house. To escape his clutches, the children must solve maths problems and puzzles successfully. Each programme looks at a different key maths idea and includes one or two humorous songs to consolidate understanding of mathematical concepts. Both DVDs feature embedded Teachers’ Guides and Activity Books.
Maths
Maths
Maths Mansion 1
Maths Mansion 2
Curriculum Connections • Numbers and the number system 8 programmes • Solving problems 2 programmes • Calculations 6 programmes • Measures, Shape and Space 4 programmes
Curriculum Connections • Numbers and the number system 8 programmes • Calculations 2 programmes • Measures, Shape and Space, and Solving Problems 9 programmes • Handling data 1 programme
20 × 10-minute programmes 20 × 10-minute programmes
Free Maths Mansion website – great for extension activities: www.channel4learning.com/mathsmansion
Chez Mimi French
Age 9–12
Full colour pupil Activity Book available
£30
TD446737
• Introduction to French culture • Basic listening material • Words on screen link sounds with writing
Meet Madame Mimi, the cantankerous concierge of an extraordinary apartment block in a typical French town, where bizarre characters introduce us to their lives and language. These lively programmes feature simple French in a variety of colourful settings.
1. En famille 2. Les copains 3. À table! 4. Nos amis les bêtes 5. On joue?
MFL
Curriculum Connections • England – supports the Key Stage 2 Modern Languages Schemes of Work • Scotland – observes the Modern Languages 5–14 National Guidelines
Activity Book Mon album à moi! Bright, colourful, fun activities for pupils to enjoy at home or in the classroom, offering easy-to-tackle first steps towards building their confidence in basic French. The Activity Book covers the topics, vocabulary and structures that feature in the programmes. Includes useful bilingual vocabulary glossary. Full colour.
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5 × 15-minute programmes Free transcripts are available: www.channel4learning.com/programmenotes
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La Tienda de Luis Spanish
Age 9–12
Free transcripts available online
£30
TD446699
MFL
Curriculum Connections • Introduction to Spanish culture • Basic listening material • Words on screen link sounds and writing
La Tienda de Luis is set in the old town of Oviedo, where Luis, a friendly, larger-than-life character opens a new shop with the help of his equally eccentric aunt, Tía María. In each episode a group of young people join Luis in adventures around their home town. 1. La nueva ayudante 2. ¡Yo soy el jefe! 3. Una tienda más elegante 4. Quiero ir de excursión 5. La fiesta
• England – supports the Key Stage 2 Modern Languages Schemes of Work • Scotland – observes the Modern Languages 5–14 National Guidelines
Activity Book Mi álbum Features fun activities for use in the classroom or at home, and easy-to-tackle first steps towards building pupils’ confidence in basic Spanish. The Activity Book covers the topics, vocabulary and structures that feature in the programmes. Includes useful bilingual vocabulary glossary. Full colour.
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Hennings Haus German
Age 9–12
Full colour pupil Activity Book available
£30
TD446788
MFL
Curriculum Connections • Introduction to German culture • Basic listening material • Words on screen link sounds and writing
Based around Henning, an unconventional but friendly character, the stories follow a lively group of German children who meet up at his railway carriage home. The programmes are entirely in German, at a language level suitable for the target audience.
1. Wie heißt du? 2. Auf die Plätze, fertig, los! 3. Der falsche Rucksack 4. So ein Lärm! 5. Hennings Geburtstag
5 × 15-minute programmes Free transcripts are available: www.channel4learning.com/programmenotes
• England – supports the Key Stage 2 Modern Languages Schemes of Work • Scotland – observes the Modern Languages 5–14 National Guidelines
Activity Book Mein Album Bright, colourful, fun activities that pupils will enjoy at home or in the classroom, offering easy-to-tackle first steps towards building their confidence in basic German. The Activity Book covers the topics, vocabulary and structures that feature in the programmes. Includes useful bilingual vocabulary glossary. Full colour.
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Living and Growing – Alternative DVD
Age 5–11
Free programme notes
£90
TD050182
Curriculum Connections • Challenges beliefs • Positive attitudes, values and behaviour
• Skills for effective communication, loving, caring and happy relationships
PSHE
PSHE – Sex Education
Popular learning resource
Living and Growing was developed by Channel 4 in response to requests from teachers and heads for a resource that promotes Sex and Relationship Education (SRE). This alternative version has been edited to introduce pupils to the core issues of Sex and Relationship education while being sensitive to the diverse cultures and faiths they may belong to. This animated and documentary series follows the developmental process, beginning in the early years at an appropriate level and progressing through childhood and adolescence. The series covers physical development and reproduction, and encourages children to act responsibly in making and maintaining relationships with others and to feel good about themselves and the choices they make. Further guidance for teachers, parents and governors is provided in a booklet that supports the series and the supplementary INSET programme. Please note: these programmes address sensitive issues. It is recommended that teachers watch the programmes as part of their lesson preparation before showing them to pupils.
Living and Growing Unit 1 Age 5–7 Young Children are introduced to the subject of human development with topics including physical differences between boys and girls, the growth of the baby in the womb, and their own development from babies. • Differences • How Did I Get Here? • Growing Up
Living and Growing Unit 2 Age 7–11 This unit prepares children to face puberty and adolescence by introducing them to the physical and emotional changes that often occur during growing up. • Changes • Girl Talk • Boy Talk
Living and Growing Unit 3 Age 7–9 The programmes focus on different types of relationships including friendships, parent-child and adult sexual relationships. How babies are conceived, the development of the baby in the womb and birth are also explained. • How Babies are Made • How Babies are Born
Living and Growing Pack This pack contains the Living and Growing – Alternative DVD, plus resource books which support all three units. The resource books contain photocopiable activity sheets with teachers’ notes that provide guidance and lesson plan ideas.
Special Pack Price
Please note: Living and Growing has been edited and some of the activities within the resource books do not correspond with this DVD.
£65.00 TD050304
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PSHE
PSHE and Citizenship Collection
Age 5–11
DVD includes three series and embedded support material
£50
TD443231
Curriculum Connections • Rights, rules and responsibilities • Relationships and respect • Social, emotional and moral understanding
• Conflict, participation and decision-making • Listening skills and turn-taking
• Environmental awareness • Citizenship
Say What You Think
What Should I Do?
Beacons
Different issues that children may encounter in everyday life are explored through dramatised stories. Comedian Sean Hughes then invites a studio audience of children to vote on how the issue raised in the episode should be resolved. The viewers are encouraged to join in the debate and arrive at their own decisions.
Three thought-provoking dramas that challenge children to make an informed decision about their own and others’ behaviour. The scenarios enable children to confront risky situations in which they could realistically find themselves, within the safe context of a television programme.
These five dramas are based around events in the lives of children staying at an outdoor pursuits centre in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. The storylines focus on difficult situations challenging the children, tackling issues such as maintaining relationships, peer pressure, conflict, discrimination and dealing with change.
1. Fairness 2. Rules 3. Right and Wrong 4. Working Together 5. Taking Care
1. Vandals 2. Finders Keepers 3. The Gang
3 × 15-minute programmes
5 × 15-minute programmes
1. The Secret 2. Different Tongues 3. Working Together 4. The Kiss 5. Saying Goodbye
5 × 15-minute programmes Free website: www.channel4learning.com/whatyouthink
PSHE
Health Education Collection
Age 7–11
DVD includes two series – 105 minutes of programming
£50
TD443207
Curriculum Connections • Dental care within health education • Reassures children about visiting the dentist
• Health-related exercise and diet
This DVD contains two series that highlight the benefits of staying healthy.
Crunch Time: Dental Health The programmes follow four children through their individual dental treatment. Different procedures are shown including treatment for teeth chipped or broken in accidents. The importance of diet, personal hygiene and regular visits to the dentist in maintaining healthy teeth and gums is emphasised throughout.
The Good Health Guide to Eating, Drinking, Working, Resting and Playing Information and positive advice to help children make informed choices about their lifestyles. 1. Decide for Yourself 2. Filling Up and Filling Out 3. A Job Well Done 4. Fun and Games 5. It’s OK to Be Me
1. The Dentist 2. Looking After Your Teeth
2 × 15-minute programmes
5 × 15-minute programmes
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Citizen Power
Age 10–14
Free website: www.channel4learning.com/citizenpower
£50
TD443339
Citizenship
Citizenship
Curriculum Connections • Democracy • Conflict resolution
• Human rights • Diversity
• Global community • Social and ethical issues in the media
Citizen Power combines television programmes with an integrated website. The series is fronted by Jon Snow, with additional items presented by young people and ITN journalists. The magazine-format television programmes and accompanying website enable contributors to share their views on citizenship issues. Schools, community groups and individuals can participate from within and outside the UK so that views from the wider world will shape online debate. Government and Democracy 1. Who Rules? 2. Your Voice Counts
Global Citizenship 5. One World 6. War and Peace Law and Media 7. Crime and Punishment 8. Media Matters
Human and Animal Rights 3. Your Rights 4. Animals and Us
Free website: www.channel4learning.com/citizenpower The Citizen Power website aims to get 10–14 year olds more informed and involved in active citizenship. Features and facts provide further information about the issues raised in the Citizen Power programmes. Engaging simulations, with quizzes and polls encourage pupils to form their own opinions.
8 × 25-minute programmes
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Animated Bible Stories: The Life of Jesus RE and Christianity
Age 4–6 TD446818
RE
£25
Curriculum Connections • Christianity
• The Christian Church
These best-selling programmes use delightful animation to tell stories of key moments in the life of Christ, making them an ideal introduction to the story of Jesus.
1. The First Christmas 2. Jesus the Storyteller 3. Jesus the Miracle-Worker 4. Jesus the Healer 5. The First Easter
5 × 10-minute programmes
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Animated World Faiths RE – World Faiths
Age 7–11
RE
£30
TD446796
Curriculum Connections • Christianity • Hinduism
• Buddhism • Other world faiths
• Sikhism • Revelation of God
Animated World Faiths tells the stories of the world’s major faiths and their founders. Gloriously animated in studios in India, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK, these programmes were devised by a team of the world’s best children’s television producers. 1. Moses and the Passover Meal 2. The Life of Christ 3. The Life of the Buddha 4. The Way of the Buddha 5. The Life of Confucius 6. The Childhood of Krishna 7. The Ramayana 8. The Life of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) 9. The Conference of the Birds 10. The Life of Guru Nanak
• Judaism • The Christian Church
Popular learning resource
10 × 15-minute programmes
Dottie and Buzz
RE
RE and Christianity
Age 4–6
Embedded Teachers’ Guide and Activity Book
£30
TD443223
Curriculum Connections • Religion and life issues
• Implicit and explicit Christian content
Child-size puppets Dottie and Buzz experience a rich spectrum of experiences and respond with emotions ranging from fear, loss and loneliness to love, happy reflection and wonder at the created world. Throughout the series, themes and ideas are revisited and developed. This series presents RE and Christianity in a positive and child-friendly way. Produced and developed in association with Culham College Institute.
1. Belonging New life, families, caring and friendship 2. Creation Creation, Human existence 3. Baptism Belonging to a community, acceptance and a Christian baptism 4. Wide World Facing fears, relating to the world outside, things we can feel but not see 5. Forgiving Loss, getting things wrong and forgiveness 5 × 10-minute programmes
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Quest: Creation Stories & Life Stories DVD contains two series – 150 minutes of programming
£40
TD050038
RE
Age 7–11
Curriculum Connections • Christianity • Hinduism
• Islam • Buddhism
• Religion and Life Issues • Belonging
Creation Stories
Life Stories
This series considers the age-old question of ‘How did the world begin?’ – from religious and secular perspectives.
Personal responses to major human and religious issues are considered in this series, which examines the meaning and purpose of life, as well as death and separation from a mainly Christian point of view. Other themes include establishing and maintaining friendships, dealing with discrimination, and responding to suffering, inequality and injustice.
1. Christianity 2. Hinduism 3. Islam 4. Buddhism 5. As Science Sees It
Embedded Teachers’ Guides for both series The Teachers’ Guides include programme synopses, learning outcomes, key concepts and vocabulary, activities and photocopiable worksheets. Lyrics and sheet music for the songs from Life Stories are also provided.
1. Beginnings 2. Me and You 3. It’s Not Fair! 4. What’s the Difference? 5. Endings
5 × 15-minute programmes
5 × 15-minute programmes
Water, Moon, Candle, Tree and Sword RE – Different Faiths
Embedded Teachers’ Guide and Activity Book
£30
TD443630
RE
Age 5–7
Curriculum Connections • Reflects the guidelines for RE in all parts of the UK
• Hinduism • Buddhism
• Islam • Sikhism
• Judaism
An adult storyteller introduces a child and his or her family. We see what it means to live as part of their particular faith community. Artefacts and symbols from each faith extend this insight. 1. Water Hinduism – the story of Hanuman 2. Moon Islam – the story of the rebuilding of the Ka’bah 3. Candle Judaism – Moses and the Jewish people flee from Egypt 4. Tree Buddhism – how Prince Siddartha became the Buddha 5. Sword Sikhism – the story of the beginning of the Khalsa 5 × 15-minute programmes 27
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Fourways Farm
Science
Science
Age 4–6
Two DVDs containing three series – 250 minutes of programming
£90
TD443584
Curriculum Connections • Materials • Changing materials • Energy and forces
• Living things and the processes of life • Technology • Cross-curricular links to literacy, maths, art and PE
Fourways Farm offers an ideal introduction to the exciting world of science and technology. An award-winning animated series of farm stories, each one containing a scientific concept suitable for children of this age to explore and investigate. The series is sure to make children’s first experience of science enjoyable. Every Fourways Farm story introduces fresh ideas about science – and sometimes about technology – that challenge misconceptions and invite exploration and investigation. The delightful characters featured in the series are voiced by Martin Jarvis.
Series 1
Series 2
1. Who’s Been Eating? 2. A Drop of the Hard Stuff 3. Material Differences 4. Ups and Downs 5. The Sound of Music 6. On Reflection 7. Moonstruck 8. Falling Upwards 9. Sunflowers 10. Three of a Kind
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Topics covered include • Grouping of living things • Water and ice • Freezing and melting • Properties of different materials
Topics covered include • Floating and sinking objects • Decay and food preservation • Units of measurement • Magnets and magnetic objects
Floating and Sinking Buried Treasure Appropriate Measures Animal Magnetism Gauging the Weather Birth and Death Paws for Thought Snow Problem Hot and Cold Shadow Play
Series 3 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Colours Sickness and Health Changes Four Seasons Wind and Air
Topics covered include • Mixing colours to make new ones • Staying healthy • Changes in appearance • Cooking • The seasons • Air and flight 25 × 10-minute programmes
Embedded support material • T eachers’ Guides – one for each series – including the following information for each programme: learning outcomes, programme outline, activity ideas (before and after viewing) and a Fact File offering basic reference information for teachers • Two Activity Books containing photocopiable worksheets • Two Counting and Colouring Books also containing photocopiable worksheets • Activity Book providing more detailed scientific and pedagogical information, as well as worksheets
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A st grea cros curricular l idea resource, ing for combin d science an literacy
Healthy Living for Younger Children
Age 4–7
DVD contains three series – 175 minutes of programming
£40
TD050045
Science
Science and PSHE
The Lunch Bunch – Age 4–6 Curriculum Connections • Eating for health • Different kinds of food • Planning a meal Mr Flask, Pip the apple, Sandy the sandwich and Yip the yoghurt – five quirky puppet characters – are here to tell children all about food and drink. Helped by roving reporter Sarah, the Lunch Bunch investigate different types of food and explain the importance of each food group for our growth and well-being. But it’s not all serious stuff – these programmes emphasise the fun and pleasure we can derive from our diet. The programmes also take a look at food from a variety of cultures.
The Sensations – Age 4–6 Curriculum Connections • Supports primary science teaching through a topic approach • Focuses principally on the five senses Children can join with the Sensations – Eyeful Ella, Noisy Ned, Smelly Sam, Tasty Tessa and Feely Fred – in discovering through their senses a variety of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures. The programmes emphasise the crucial role played by each sense in developing our knowledge and understanding of the world. 1. Seeing 2. Hearing 3. Smelling 4. Tasting 5. Touching 5 × 10-minute programmes
1. Food, Fun and Facts 2. Bread and Cereals 3. Fruit and Vegetables 4. Milk and Dairy Products 5. Festivals 5 × 10-minute programmes
Look After Yourself – Age 5–7 Curriculum Connections • Why we eat and drink • Exercising • Personal hygiene routines These programmes promote health education by presenting events from the everyday lives of young children, combined with animation and picture books. The emphasis is on humour, music, animation and story.
Includes embedded l: ateria support m ’ 3 Teachers d Guides an 3 Activity Books’
1. Keep Clean 2. Eat Well 3. Keep Fit 4. Keep Safe 5. Know How You Feel 5 × 15-minute programmes
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Life Processes and Habitats
Science
Science
Age 5–7
DVD includes three series – 195 minutes of programming
£40
TD050052
Growing Plants Curriculum Connections • Recognising and naming the parts of plants • The need for light and water so that plants may grow • Illustrates how flowering plants sprout from seeds Through a friendly narrative and a cast that includes infant children, this unit brings alive the amazing world of plants through time-lapse and high magnification photography. From the humblest of urban weeds to the beauty of the British countryside, children are given an exciting view of plants as they grow, change and reproduce. 1. What makes a Plant a Plant? Looks at the diversity of plant life and the parts of a plant. 2. How Do Plants Grow and Change? Investigates the conditions needed for plant growth. 3. Where Do New Plants Come From? Plant reproduction, including seed dispersal.
Embedded support material
Natural Inventions
3 × 15-minute programmes
Guides, Teachers’ ooks B 4 Activity
Curriculum Connections • Explores technologies based on science • Shows how technological developments have contributed to the quality of life of many people Animals and plants have been the inspiration for many great inventions. Using an animated story from history and specialist filming, including high magnification, time-lapse and slow motion, the programmes track the technological development of some useful everyday inventions from their natural starting point to the resulting invention.
The Four Seasons Curriculum Connections • Illustrates the seasons in a range of habitats • Explores life processes of animals and plants found in the local environment • Support material offers cross-curricular links to RE, PSHE and literacy These programmes provide a televisual nature table illustrating what teachers and children can expect to find in any given season in a range of habitats throughout the UK. 1. Spring – The season of rebirth. 2. Summer – The season of warmth and colour. 3. Autumn –The season of wild fruits and fungi. 4. Winter –The season of ice and snow. 5. All Year Round – Contrasting environments.
1. Sticky Things The invention and uses of Velcro®, inspired by plant burrs; natural and artificial adhesives, including Post-it® Notes. 2. Building Block Strong shapes and materials in animal homes. Beaver dams and reservoirs. 3. What’s Around Me? Sensing in a variety of animals. How technology enhances our ability to sense the world around us. 4. Getting About Jet propulsion in the plant kingdom. Jet aircraft and children’s jetpowered models. Flying seeds and parachutes. 5. Seen or Hidden Colour to display or camouflage animals and plants. Designing clothing to be seen with safety in mind. 5 × 15-minute programmes
5 × 15-minute programmes
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The Blue Dragon
Age 5–7
Free programme notes online
£30
TD445536
Science
Science
Curriculum Connections • Meets science learning outcomes of Key Stage 1 and Scottish Levels A, B • Scientific skills through questions and challenges • Challenging children to become involved and make decisions
An engaging gang of animal friends set out on a quest to return Cinders, a baby dragon, to her mother. Their journey takes them through forests, up mountains and across rivers; they encounter extraordinary situations and new animals along the way. Through their experiences, and the developing understanding of the blue dragon, the animals learn more about the world in which they live. Their adventures – challenging, entertaining and sometimes slightly scary – give them experiences of the living things, materials and phenomena of science in the real world.
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1. Staying Alive Food and water 2. The Grouping Game Classification 3. Building Bodies Food and exercise 4. Roots and Fruits Needs for plant growth 5. What a Waste Environmental care 6. Babies Grow Birth and growth 7. Lots of Stuff! Variety of materials 8. Changing Things Changing by heating 9. Slipping and Sliding Forces – pushes and pulls 10. Magic Metal? Magnetism 11. Switched On! Electricity 12. Shadow Play Dark and light 13. Sounds Right Sound and sense of hearing 13 × 13-minute programmes
The Blue Dragon Resource Book This 48-page Resource Book includes background information for teachers about the science covered in the television series, suggestions for pupil activities before, during and after viewing, programme outlines and photocopiable, differentiated activity sheets. Resource Book £10 TD445153
Each of The Blue Dragon programmes delivers a clearly defined science teaching aim that complements everyday experiences and classroom teaching. The programmes challenge children to think about different explanations for phenomena and make their own decisions. Every programme ends with a challenge or a question that invites further thinking or exploration.
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The characters in this engaging series are voiced by two of Britain’s favourite comedy actors, Andrew Sachs and Jane Horrocks. The education consultant for The Blue Dragon resources is Rosemary Feasey, former Chair of ASE, and author of Star Science.
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Stage 1 Science Science
Age 5–7
Two DVDs containing five series – 285 minutes of programming
£90
TD050168
Science
Curriculum Connections Science
Design & Technology
• Scientific enquiry • Life processes and living things • Materials and their properties • Physical processes
• Working with tools, equipment, materials and components to make quality products • Knowledge and understanding of materials and components
Stage 1 Science skilfully combines documentary, animation and graphics to explain science and technology in everyday life. Children are shown how scientific investigation in the classroom relates to practical applications in the outside world, with examples drawn from manufacturing, crafts and recycling, sport and leisure pursuits, cookery and DIY.
Ourselves
Materials We Need
These programmes introduce young viewers to the external parts of the human body and draw striking analogies between the manufactured and animal worlds.
Each of these four programmes explores the origin of a material, its manufacture and some amazing uses. The ’design and make’ element encourages children to make something of their own after the programme.
1. Moving On 2. Skin Deep 3. Seeing is Believing 4. Hear This 5. Open Wide
1. Paper 2. Fabric 3. Clay 4. Plastic 4 × 15-minute programmes
ilation This comp link provides a ays rw u o between F 8) Farm (p2 2 and Stage 3) 3 (p e c Scien
This compilation encourages children to investigate the fascinating world around them while at the same time offering scope for fun and creativity. The embedded support materials offer a wealth of ideas for design-and-make activities that can be pursued after viewing.
5 × 15-minute programmes Activity Book Stimulates interest in science with seven fully illustrated activity sheets accompanying each of the Ourselves programmes.
Activity Book Provides an inspirational introduction to exploring and investigating materials, together with ideas for designing and making.
Life and Living Processes
Materials
Opposites
Basic life processes and conditions for growth in plants, animals and humans are presented and explained in this series. The third programme takes a sensitive look at death as a natural and inevitable part of the life cycle.
The first of these two programmes investigates why some materials decay yet others do not. It then shows how drink cans are transformed into aluminium ingots at a recycling plant. The second programme reveals how plastic powder is transformed into a child’s rocker using the processes of heating, moulding, rotating and cooling. It also looks at the materials used to create carpentry tools, kitchen utensils and other household equipment and asks the viewer to consider what qualities make these materials suited to the function and purpose of the object.
Five programmes that relate directly to materials and physical processes and give understandable contexts for science explorations and investigations. The programmes can also be used as stimuli for topic work.
1. Starting Life 2. Growing 3. Life and Death 3 × 15-minute programmes
Includes embedded support material
1. Weak and Strong 2. Before and After 3. On and Off 4. Light and Dark 5. Stop and Go 5 × 15-minute programmes
1. Rotting Away 2. Materials – Made to Last? 2 × 15-minute programmes
Activity Book A beautifully illustrated book that helps children explore scientific opposites in a suite of activity sheets covering weak and strong, before and after, on and off, light and dark, and stop and go.
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Stage 2 Science Science
Age 7–11
Two DVDs containing eight series – over 400 minutes of programming
£90
TD050083
• Animal and plant variation and classification • Basic life and living processes common to all animals and plants • Plants’ and animals’ adaptation to a habitat, and their feeding relationships within it • Micro organisms
• The Solar System • Forces in action • Properties of materials • Physical processes
The Stage 2 Science double-disc compilation covers the full range of science taught at this level and features some of the best of Channel 4 Learning’s science programmes for pupils aged 7 to 11. Using audiovisual material to introduce ideas and phenomena within everyday contexts, this DVD is ideal for presenting challenging concepts such as the configuration of the planets in their solar orbit, states of matter and forces. It also includes engaging footage of animals, plants and their habitats.
Science
Curriculum Connections
160+ y print-read s eet activity sh und ro and backg n a inform tio sheets
The support material embedded on the DVDs is grouped into seven folders reflecting the main areas of the science curriculum (e.g. Electricity, Habitats, Forces, Plants). Each folder contains a set of activity sheets in PDF format, as well as background information sheets to help teachers prepare lessons based on the programmes and the activity sheets.
Animals and Plants
Miniworlds
These programmes feature beautiful wildlife photography, illuminating pupils’ understanding of the science of living processes in plants and animals.
These programmes introduce children to the wonderful world of microscopic marvels all around them. Exploring the hidden depths of the home and garden, these programmes give us the opportunity to meet the animals we all unknowingly live with every day, face to face – a big look at little bugs!
1. Similarities and Differences 2. Feeding and Breathing 3. Shelter and Warmth 4. Moving 5. Life Cycles
1. Breakfast in Your Bed 2. It’s a Jungle Out There
5 × 15-minute programmes 2 × 15-minute programmes
Habitats
Key Questions
Each programme focuses on a distinctive habitat, exploring the various interrelationships between plants, insects, birds, mammals and people, and the ecosystem sustaining them all. 1. Inner City 2. Hedgerow 3. Woodland 4. Farmland 5. Estuary 5 × 15-minute programmes
Most television programmes are about answers. These three innovative programmes are about questions. Learning to ask questions is the first step to a better understanding and greater enjoyment of science. 1. Living Things 2. Material Things 3. Moving Things 3 × 15-minute programmes
The Earth and Beyond These programmes are devised to support and engage pupils in a curriculum area where dimensions are so large as to be almost incomprehensible, and where teaching depends largely on observation supported by modelling. 1. Our Solar System and Beyond 2. Our Earth 2 × 15-minute programmes
Energy from Nature Three exciting programmes illustrate natural forces to explore some of the key ideas in the Physical Processes section of the curriculum. 1. Electricity From the Moon 2. Light Fantastic 3. Heat Beneath Their Feet 3 × 15-minute programmes
Action Forces These programmes introduce pupils to forces, dispelling misconceptions by explaining the theories of force and motion in simple, logical stages. The programmes feature colourful, hands-on demonstrations of how different forces have different effects. 1. Pushing and Pulling 2. Stretching and Squashing 3. Speeding Up and Slowing Down 3 × 15-minute programmes
Materials A series of four programmes looking at the properties, uses, origin and manufacture of the materials which form an essential part of our everyday lives – in the home, at school and at work. 1. Plastics 2. Metals 3. Wood 4. Glass 4 × 15-minute programmes
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Stage 2 Science: Energy
Science
Science
Age 7–11
Embedded Resource Book and Teachers’ Guide
£40
TD050243
Curriculum Connections • Sources of energy
• Electricity
• Magnetism
• Light and sound
These five programmes from the popular Stage 2 Science series introduce challenging scientific concepts in a meaningful way using real-life examples and practical applications of science in everyday settings, including the home. Complex ideas and processes are clearly conveyed using video footage and animation. Pupils see children of their own age engaged in investigation and experimentation, acquiring scientific skills and developing an understanding of scientific processes through hands-on work.
1. Energy Resources
5. Light
A group of children enjoy a study trip to the Centre for Alternative Technology in Mid Wales, which produces it own energy supply from natural sources. The children investigate different ways of generating power – by wind, water and burning wood. They apply the lessons they’ve learnt about energy conservation on their return home.
A group of children visiting the Techniquest science exhibition speculate on how light reaches us from the stars. The programme clears up common misconceptions about how our eyes detect light. A race between a light beam and an Olympic sprinter shows us just how fast light travels.
2. Magnetism At the Royal Institution in London, where scientist Michael Faraday made his discoveries about electromagnetism, a clown shows pupils the difference between magic and magnetism. The ‘clown’, now dressed as Faraday, repeats his experiments and pupils are asked to predict the outcomes. But which are magic and which involve magnetism? This programme visually demonstrates the effects of this mysterious force.
Shadows are formed when objects obstruct straight beams of light. In the programme, this process is illustrated by a laser and an eclipse casting a shadow on the Earth’s surface. Smooth surfaces reflect light, and curved mirrors form strange images. Pupils see the processes involved in creating mirrors at a factory. Finally, the programme investigates how light is refracted at the surface of water. 5 × 15-minute programmes
Embedded support material
3. Electricity Ellie the Electron, a cartoon character, shows pupils that electricity can be made from a variety of energy sources, whether renewable or non-renewable. The programme demonstrates why a full circuit is necessary for electricity to flow, whether it’s through overhead cables or through wires in a model circuit in the classroom. Ellie weighs up the convenience of electricity as a means of providing power against the pollution that can be caused when generating it. The programme concludes with a reminder that mains electricity can be dangerous.
• Resource Book, offering a rich source of ideas for scientific activities in the classroom that follow on from viewing the programmes • Teachers’ Guide, designed to assist teachers in lesson planning for effective use of the programmes in the classroom. It includes programme outlines, learning outcomes, practical activities and investigations
4. Sound Musicians playing the sitar and tabla demonstrate how sounds are made by using their instruments. Using an electronic device, we can clearly see the vibrations made by strings, drums and our own vocal cords. The difference between volume and pitch is clearly illustrated using a range of sounds, from the soft sound of falling leaves to the loud noise of a road drill. The programme also shows how our ears are sensitive to sound by amplifying it and transmitting it to the brain.
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