Blow the Roof Off!

Curriculum Areas: Science
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
Show Length: Eight 30-minute programs
Usage Rights: unlimited
Production Date: 1993
Distributor: PBS 45/49 330-677-4549
Availability: Duplication
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Internet Site(s):
Teacher Guide: Available from Video Resource Center.

CLOSED CAPTIONED: NO
Available for duplication to Ohio educators only on VHS or DVD. $10 for one program, $40 for series.

Your students are bursting with science-related questions about the world: What keeps buildings from falling over? Why are there colors? How do we hear? If the Earth is moving so fast, why don't we fall off? Blow the Roof Off! communicates the fun and excitement of science and helps students find answers to all kinds of mind-boggling questions. The series uses 'hands-on, minds-on' techniques to attempt to change students' attitudes toward science. (Originally broadcast live)

1. Shopping For Science: Scientific Apparatus Available at a Discount Store (Staff Development)
2. How Do We Know?: The Scientific Method
3. What Goes Around: Cycles Are Predictable Patterns
4. Let There Be Light!: The Properties of Light
5. Is There an Energy Store?: Where Does Energy Come From?
6. Where Did It Go?: Energy Is Neither Created Nor Destroyed
7. Let's Move It Now!: Using Energy To Do Work
8. Inventions . . .What If?: Using Science To Create Inventions