EOA Scientific and ScienceSchoolHouse Discover! Science Series - 12 Volume Bundle

Discover!Astronomy Series

Volume 1: Astronomy and the Universe topics include:

• How the universe came to be and evolved.
• Star formation and the life cycle of stars.
• What the universe is made of: space, energy and matter.
• How astronomers learn about the universe.
• Kepler's and Newton's laws of motion.
• The nature of matter and energy.

• See the sun as a star within an environment that includes a family of planets.
• Sterile Mercury, baked Venus, spaceship Earth (and its blasted moon) and frigid Mars.
• Earth-based studies and robotic missions to the inner planets reveal clouds, craters, volcanoes and features unique to each planet.

• See the gas giants from the point of view of a space probe.
• Tour the different atmospheres, ring systems and moons of the outer planets.
• Compare Pluto to the Jovian worlds, comets and asteroids.
• Consider impact craters and make your own; see what it's really like in the far reaches of the solar neighborhood.

• A look at the Earth as a dynamic system in action.
• Earth’s formation, shape, size, motions, internal structure and magnetic field.
• Geological history and time scales.
• The changing geosphere.
• Plate tectonics and continental drift - plus earthquakes and volcanoes

• A look at Earth's raw materials and how they are cycled and recycled.
• Minerals and crystal structure.
• Atomic bonding.
• The three main rock groups: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.
• Rock formations and the rock cycle.
• Renewable and non-renewable resources.

• Earth's surface is always changing. This CD looks at erosion in all its forms-from wind, water and ice to plate tectonics.
• Folds, faults and impact structures.
• How soil is formed and how it varies with climate and latitude.
• How small and large forces act over time to change the Earth's face.

• The fundamentals of physical oceanography.
• Earth's water cycle.
• The special properties of water.
• Earth's water reservoirs.
• The role of the sun's energy in driving the cycle.
• Ocean heating and ocean currents.
• The evolution of ocean basins and continental margins within the context of plate tectonics and continental drift.

• A look at ocean action.
• Waves, tides, and changing sea levels.
• Submergent and emergent coastlines.
• Coastal features and interactions.
• Light in the oceans.
• Plankton, food chains, food webs and trophic levels.

• A "big picture" view of Earth?s hydrologic cycle.
• How liquid and solid water move over and through the land.
• Landforms shaped by moving water.
• Glaciers and glacial balance.
• Remote sensing and the oceans from space.

• Get a view of the weather as a global system.
• See Earth's atmosphere as air masses in motion that interact to produce our weather.
• Look at the water cycle, cloud formation, cloud types, and warm and cold fronts.
• Global, regional and local patterns and how they are influenced by geography.

• What makes storms?
• Why do some storms become so dangerous?
• Get inside a thunder cell, a tornado and a hurricane.
• See where the jet stream fits into the picture.
• Learn where storms get and release their energy.
• The human and economic impacts of severe weather events

Volume 3: Weather Forecasting and Climate Change

• See how local weather observations, weather charts and satellite data come together to predict a great day at the beach.
• Build your own backyard weather station.
• Learn how remote sensing of the oceans and the atmosphere - coupled with historic weather data - allow us to look into the past in order to predict Earth's future climate.