The way things work. Light / a Millimages, Pearson Broadband and Schlessinger Media coproduction in association with France 5, ZDF, TVO, TFO ; based on the book by David Macaulay.
1 videodisc (13 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
System Details
DVD, all regions, NTSC.
Note
"Teacher's guides included and available online" -- Container.
Special features: discussion questions & activities.
Credits
Producer, Emmanuel Franck ; Director, Diego Zamora.
Summary
Two young Mammoth Islanders and a visiting inventor learn the properties of light by observing a room full of crystal trophies. They learn that light waves can do three things when they strike an object: they can bounce, they can pass through; or they can be absorbed. The Islanders also studied lenses to bend light, and they looked through telescopes, periscopes, and binoculars.
Audience
Grades 3-6.
Language
English and Spanish language soundtracks. Closed-captioned.