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Publisher
Cambridge Educational
Language
English
Formats
Description
This program examines the basic elements of the scientific method : defining and researching the problem, forming a hypothesis, gathering information through experimentation and obervation, analyzing the data, forming a conclusion, and communication the results.
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In this program famous authors, Roddy Doyle (Oh, Play That Thing), Andrew Pyper (The Trade Mission), Kerri Sakamoto (One Hundred Million Hearts), and Ray Robertson (Moody Food), discuss creative strategies in writing and research methodology and explain why solid facts make great fiction.
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Any good research rests upon, above all else, method. This brilliantly conceived course gives a deep, detailed, and practical guide to proper research methods. As groundwork, grasp the features of good research and what defines it. Then study research methodology, from the classic experiment to surveys, case studies, field research, and more. Finally, learn to analyze data and communicate findings.
Series
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Several of the world's greatest scientists show a frustrated student how the process of scientific inquiry works, explaining how observation, ideas, questions, investigation, and critical thinking combine in the quest for discovery.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Everyone has to think in order to function in the world, and this course will equip you with the tools to reason effectively in your pursuit of reliable beliefs and useful knowledge. Whether you are a budding philosopher searching for ultimate truths, a science student grappling with the nature of scientific proof, a new parent weighing conflicting child-rearing advice, or a concerned citizen making up your mind about today's issues, Tools of Thinking...
Publisher
Witness
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Since 1984, the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) and other similar groups have helped families of human right victims to find, identify and bury the remnants of their loved ones and bring evidence to court. This documentary shows various aspects of the application of forensic sciences to human rights investigations. Using footage recorded by EAAF members in Argentina, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti and East Timor during the past eighteen...
Publisher
Rock 'N Learn
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Marko the Pencil makes understanding science easy and fun! Join Marko the Pencil as he takes students on a fascinating journey to his Super Science Station where it's easy to grasp science concepts. Designed for students in 5th grade, but learners at all levels will find the information fun and informative.
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Who was the greatest baseball hitter of all time? How likely is it that a poll is correct? Is it smart to buy last year's highest-performing stock? These questions all involve the interpretation of statistics, and this film is an introduction to this vitally important subject in today's data-driven society. Explanations for terms such as mean, median, percentile, quartile, statistically significant, and bell curve, and scores of other statistical...
Series
Time Team America volume 1
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting ; Videotext Communications Limited
Pub. Date
2009, 2014.
Language
English
Description
The team plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery and disappointment. The team explores the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, applies the latest technology and the team₂s collective expertise to solving the riddles of the past.
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
His revolutionary ideas transformed our conception of the mind. Yet the father of psychoanalysis was plagued by neurotic fears and troubling obsessions. Freud is arguably the most influential thinker of modern times. His theories continue to inspire discovery and debate. Revisit the life of the man who was once derided as the 'Doctor of Love'. From the childhood that inspired many of his radical ideas to his eventual worldwide fame, this program explores...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
"These lucid, information-packed lectures convey the excitement of scientific discovery and trace the connections between discoveries over time. In this course, veteran science educator Robert Hazen renders the most complex ideas simple and memorable, without ever being simplistic"--www.teach12.com
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"These lucid, information-packed lectures convey the excitement of scientific discovery and trace the connections between discoveries over time. In this course, veteran science educator Robert Hazen renders the most complex ideas simple and memorable, without ever being simplistic"--www.teach12.com
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"These lucid, information-packed lectures convey the excitement of scientific discovery and trace the connections between discoveries over time. In this course, veteran science educator Robert Hazen renders the most complex ideas simple and memorable, without ever being simplistic"--www.teach12.com
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"These lucid, information-packed lectures convey the excitement of scientific discovery and trace the connections between discoveries over time. In this course, veteran science educator Robert Hazen renders the most complex ideas simple and memorable, without ever being simplistic"--www.teach12.com