In this activity, your students will watch captivating BBC videos from Andy’s Baby Animals and Go Jetters and then create their own Antarctic penguin character! They'll begin by learning about the coldest continent — Antarctica — and the penguins that live there. Then, students will be challenged to create their own penguin cartoon characters based on what they have learned about the characteristics and behavior of real penguins.
In Grace’s Amazing Machines, motorcycle rider Grace travels by land, sea, and sky to discover incredible vehicles and find out how they work. Zoom along on superbikes and supercars, take to the skies in a gyrocopter, climb aboard a powerful tugboat, and meet even more machines built to move in amazing ways.
As Grace gets behind the wheel, climbs aboard, and takes each machine for a spin, discover what makes it go, how it steers and stops, and what special features help it do its job. Along the way, explore simple ideas about movement, speed, power, and the forces that make things roll, float, and fly.
Start your engines and get ready to discover some amazing machines!
Travel to some of the most amazing places on Earth, from the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Wall of China to the ancient cities of Petra and Machu Picchu. Explore Chichén Itzá, step inside the mighty Colosseum, and marvel at the beautiful Taj Mahal.
Along the way, discover where these famous landmarks are, who built them, and what makes each one so special. See enormous stone walls, towering pyramids, ancient ruins, magnificent buildings, and incredible feats of engineering — all while visiting different countries and continents.
Pack your sense of adventure and join the Go Jetters for a trip to seven spectacular wonders. Which one would you most like to visit?
In The African Rock Python, naturalist Steve Backshall visits the Reptile Rescue Center to meet Don, a snake expert. He shows how the rock python uses its specialized teeth and jaw to eat prey. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
In The Amazing Concrete Mixer, presenter and motorbike racer Grace Webb takes us inside a self-loading concrete mixer! She explains how concrete starts as a liquid made from sand, cement, rocks, and water, and then hardens into rock. Join Grace as she shows off the driver's cab with its spinning seat and controls, then fills up the mixer and watches the liquid flow out, ready for building! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Grace’s Amazing Machines, a children’s show that introduces kids to some of the biggest, fastest, and most amazing machines in the world.
In Clean Streets Ahead! How Road Sweepers Tackle Dirt, presenter and motorbike racer Grace Webb investigates the outside and inside of a road sweeper, a vehicle with three big brushes that sweep dirt off the road. Road sweepers spray powerful water through nozzles to wash away stubborn grime, and for tough dirt, there's a giant vacuum in the back that collects everything into a compartment called the hopper! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Grace’s Amazing Machines, a children’s show that introduces kids to some of the biggest, fastest, and most amazing machines in the world.
In Signs of the Chinese Zodiac, it is 2016 and the start of the Year of the Monkey. That means that markets are filled with red lanterns and monkey decorations. What does the Year of the Monkey mean for people who were born in that year? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.
In Preparing for Chinese New Year, a family in Beijing prepares for Chinese New Year in 2016 by cleaning the house, getting haircuts, and preparing scrolls that they will hang outside their house. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.
In What Is Outer Space?, learn eight facts about outer space. How many planets are there? Are all stars yellow? Learn that and more in this trip through our Solar System.
In Keeping Warm, Penguin-Style, host Andy Day shrinks down to the size of an emperor penguin so he can waddle, slide, and cozy up to a group of emperor penguins. When he finds the penguins, he shrinks even more so he can keep warm like penguin chicks do. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Andy's Wild Adventures, in which Andy Day embarks on wild adventures with his puppet friend, Kip the cat.
In Grunting With Gorillas, host Andy Day is in the mountains when he finds a family of gorillas. He grunts to let them know he’s approaching. Then he observes the gorillas taking care of each other. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Andy's Wild Adventures, in which Andy Day embarks on wild adventures with his puppet friend, Kip the cat.
In this activity, your students will watch captivating BBC videos from Andy’s Baby Animals and Go Jetters and then create their own Antarctic penguin character! They'll begin by learning about the coldest continent — Antarctica — and the penguins that live there. Then, students will be challenged to create their own penguin cartoon characters based on what they have learned about the characteristics and behavior of real penguins.
In Grace’s Amazing Machines, motorcycle rider Grace travels by land, sea, and sky to discover incredible vehicles and find out how they work. Zoom along on superbikes and supercars, take to the skies in a gyrocopter, climb aboard a powerful tugboat, and meet even more machines built to move in amazing ways.
As Grace gets behind the wheel, climbs aboard, and takes each machine for a spin, discover what makes it go, how it steers and stops, and what special features help it do its job. Along the way, explore simple ideas about movement, speed, power, and the forces that make things roll, float, and fly.
Start your engines and get ready to discover some amazing machines!
Travel to some of the most amazing places on Earth, from the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Wall of China to the ancient cities of Petra and Machu Picchu. Explore Chichén Itzá, step inside the mighty Colosseum, and marvel at the beautiful Taj Mahal.
Along the way, discover where these famous landmarks are, who built them, and what makes each one so special. See enormous stone walls, towering pyramids, ancient ruins, magnificent buildings, and incredible feats of engineering — all while visiting different countries and continents.
Pack your sense of adventure and join the Go Jetters for a trip to seven spectacular wonders. Which one would you most like to visit?
In The African Rock Python, naturalist Steve Backshall visits the Reptile Rescue Center to meet Don, a snake expert. He shows how the rock python uses its specialized teeth and jaw to eat prey. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
In The Amazing Concrete Mixer, presenter and motorbike racer Grace Webb takes us inside a self-loading concrete mixer! She explains how concrete starts as a liquid made from sand, cement, rocks, and water, and then hardens into rock. Join Grace as she shows off the driver's cab with its spinning seat and controls, then fills up the mixer and watches the liquid flow out, ready for building! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Grace’s Amazing Machines, a children’s show that introduces kids to some of the biggest, fastest, and most amazing machines in the world.
In Clean Streets Ahead! How Road Sweepers Tackle Dirt, presenter and motorbike racer Grace Webb investigates the outside and inside of a road sweeper, a vehicle with three big brushes that sweep dirt off the road. Road sweepers spray powerful water through nozzles to wash away stubborn grime, and for tough dirt, there's a giant vacuum in the back that collects everything into a compartment called the hopper! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Grace’s Amazing Machines, a children’s show that introduces kids to some of the biggest, fastest, and most amazing machines in the world.
In Signs of the Chinese Zodiac, it is 2016 and the start of the Year of the Monkey. That means that markets are filled with red lanterns and monkey decorations. What does the Year of the Monkey mean for people who were born in that year? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.
In Preparing for Chinese New Year, a family in Beijing prepares for Chinese New Year in 2016 by cleaning the house, getting haircuts, and preparing scrolls that they will hang outside their house. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth, a documentary series detailing the world's largest annual human migration (Chunyun), where over 1.5 billion people celebrate the Lunar New Year.
In What Is Outer Space?, learn eight facts about outer space. How many planets are there? Are all stars yellow? Learn that and more in this trip through our Solar System.
In Keeping Warm, Penguin-Style, host Andy Day shrinks down to the size of an emperor penguin so he can waddle, slide, and cozy up to a group of emperor penguins. When he finds the penguins, he shrinks even more so he can keep warm like penguin chicks do. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Andy's Wild Adventures, in which Andy Day embarks on wild adventures with his puppet friend, Kip the cat.
In Grunting With Gorillas, host Andy Day is in the mountains when he finds a family of gorillas. He grunts to let them know he’s approaching. Then he observes the gorillas taking care of each other. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Andy's Wild Adventures, in which Andy Day embarks on wild adventures with his puppet friend, Kip the cat.