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The Planets, a suite with seven movements, was written by the English composer Gustav Holst between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is meant to represent a different planet: This one, the first movement, is meant to represent the planet Mars. The footage for this video is rather special: it is an … Read more
The Milky Way is our home galaxy. It can be seen in the sky if the night is dark enough, a cloudy white stripe of stars too far to be seen individually with the naked eye. Our Solar System is only a small piece of the enormous galaxy in which we live!
This is a countdown of 10 rare and interesting wild cats that are much less well-known than their larger cousins tigers, lions, cheetahs and leopards. Most people have never heard of all ten of these wild cats – how many do you recognize? Come see and learn about sand cats, flat-headed cats, margays, kodkods … Read more
‘The Nutcracker,’ written in 1892 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a ballet adapted from E.T.A. Hoffman’s story ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” It was not very popular when it was first published, but it has come to be considered a classic Christmas ballet which is performed all over every December. This … Read more
Saturn has been called the jewel of the Solar System because its beautiful bright ring system is beyond compare. The sixth planet from the sun and the farthest planet visible from Earth without the help of a telescope, Saturn has been known since ancient times, but modern astronomy has made many amazing discoveries about … Read more
It happens every autumn: the big green leaves on the trees turn yellow, red, brown, and orange and fall to the ground. It’s beautiful and fun, but what makes it happen? To understand that, we need to learn a little more about how plants work! Come and find out why the leaves change color … Read more
Johannes Vermeer was a painter from the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century, but despite his fame now, very little is known about him. Come learn a little about his life and see some of his most valued paintings in this kid-friendly video!
2-Digit Addition doesn’t have to be difficult. You just need to learn how to regroup! Also known as carrying, regrouping is what we need to do when the numbers we add in one column add up to 10 or more.
Birds! They’re everywhere! There are more than 10,000 species of birds in the world and they can be found on every continent. From freezing polar regions to scorching deserts, and even in the middle of the ocean, birds have found a way to survive. Not all birds can fly, but they all have feathers, … Read more
In 1620 the Mayflower crossed from England to North America. Filled to the brim with passengers, livestock, and supplies, they faced many delays before finally reaching the shores of the New World. The Pilgrims suffered and many of them died to establish a settlement in what is now Massachusetts, but through cooperation with local … Read more