Biology Tutorials

	Balance DVD Code:FFH-BVL33750 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Balance DVD Producer: Length: 30 minutes, color Media: DVD Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33750 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0048-6 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US. This menu-driven program focuses on the components of our sense of balance. Stunt coordinator Marc Cass demonstrates how the balance organs inform us of how we are moving. At the Circus School, in San Francisco, a troupe of acrobats illustrates how eyes control balance by calculating what our bodies are doing in relation to the outside world. Dr. Ros Davies, from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, examines why alcohol consumption worsens balance. The cause of seasickness is also discussed, and a trip onboard an infamous roller coaster, the Russian Vomit Comet, reveals the "why" behind the sickening results for first-time riders. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Related products: Get Smart: Learning to Learn, Personality: All About Me, Uncovering Skin, Making Friends: The Science of Social Interaction, Why Humans Have Legs: The Missing Link
	Balance Video Code:FFH-BVL33743 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Balance Video Producer: Length: 30 minutes, color Media: VHS Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33743 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0055-9 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US. This menu-driven program focuses on the components of our sense of balance. Stunt coordinator Marc Cass demonstrates how the balance organs inform us of how we are moving. At the Circus School, in San Francisco, a troupe of acrobats illustrates how eyes control balance by calculating what our bodies are doing in relation to the outside world. Dr. Ros Davies, from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, examines why alcohol consumption worsens balance. The cause of seasickness is also discussed, and a trip onboard an infamous roller coaster, the Russian Vomit Comet, reveals the "why" behind the sickening results for first-time riders. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Related products: Cells: The Basic Unit of Life S.M.A.R.T. Box, Scientific Inquiry S.M.A.R.T. Box, Cells, Cities, and Cellular Signaling: An Urban Analogy, Touch, Hearing
	Cells: The Building Blocks of Life Code:FFH-BVL33835 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Cells: The Building Blocks of Life Producer: Length: 25 minutes, color Media: DVD-R or VHS Copyright Date: 2005 Item Number: BVL33835 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0148-2 Prices include public performance rights.    This video takes a close-up look at the lowest common denominator of all life: the cell. It illustrates essential cellular processes—transportation of materials, communication, energy transfer, protein-building, waste disposal, movement, and the all-important mitosis and meiosis—as well as key cellular landmarks like the nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria, the Golgi complex, the endoplasmic reticulum, and lysosomes. Special attention is given to recent advances in biotechnology. A Cambridge Educational Production. Related products: Uncovering Skin, Life Processes of Plants, Microorganisms, Organization and Diversity, Genetics and Evolution
	Forgotten Sense of Touch Code:FFH-BVL34129 Price: $49.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Forgotten Sense of Touch Producer: Length: 16 minutes, color Media: DVD-R or VHS Copyright Date: 2004 Item Number: BVL34129 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0986-6 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US and Canada. Friendship begins with a handshake—for good reason. This Science Screen Report examines the sense of touch not only as a means of physical sensation, but also as the most basic way of communicating and interacting with one’s environment. The video highlights the human body’s methods for detecting and evaluating external stimuli, including heat, cold, smoothness, and roughness, and outlines scientific approaches to helping people with an impaired tactile sense. Presenting human touch as a mechanism for survival and happiness, this video is an ideal component for any study of the senses in anatomy or psychology. A viewable/printable teacher’s guide is available at www.cambridgeeducational.com. Related products: Extreme Oil, Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life, The Immune System at Work, Physiology: Muscles and Bones, Functions of the Face
	Functions of the Face Code:FFH-BVL34130 Price: $49.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Functions of the Face Producer: Length: 26 minutes, color Media: DVD-R or VHS Copyright Date: 2004 Item Number: BVL34130 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0988-2 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US and Canada. This Science Screen Report describes the anatomy and functions of facial features, and the evolutionary development of the human face. It explains how the mouth and nose work together to identify food, the process of chewing and swallowing, and the varying functions of the taste buds, saliva, teeth, tongue, and jaws. The video also discusses how muscles in the face convey expressions and emotions, how humans and computers recognize faces and expressions, and how ideas of attractiveness can be linked to facial symmetry. This is an excellent overview combining principles of anatomy, zoology, anthropology, and psychology. A viewable/printable teacher’s guide is available at www.cambridgeeducational.com. Related products: Extreme Oil, Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life, The Immune System at Work, Physiology: Muscles and Bones, How Touch Makes Sense of the World
	Hearing DVD Code:FFH-BVL33749 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Hearing DVD Producer: Length: 30 minutes, color Media: DVD Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33749 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0047-8 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US. This menu-driven program deconstructs the emotional effects evoked by music and other sounds. Experiments by Dr. Mark Blagrove at the Sleep Laboratory in Swansea show that our sense of hearing is constantly alert, even while asleep, and Dr. Sarah Collins, from Nottingham University, explains why deep voices are so attractive to the opposite sex. Scientists assert that we have certain automatic responses to rhythmic sounds because many of our basic body processes work to a beat—the heart pumping or the legs and arms moving as we walk. Highlighted is the mating male humpback whale, which sings to convey emotions to its fellow whales. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Related products: The Nervous System: Nerves at Work, The Brain, Creation: The Promise of Stem Cells, The Secret of Life-on DVD, Vision-on DVD
	Human Senses—on DVD Code:FFH-BVL33744 Price: $599.70 Quantity in Basket: none
Human Senses—on DVD Producer: Length: 30 minutes each, color Media: DVD Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33744 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0042-7 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US Save $60.00 when you purchase the 6-part series Life will never be experienced the same way again. This menu-driven six-part series goes around the globe in search of the biological roots of our senses of smell, vision, taste, touch, hearing, and balance. Live action combined with special effects creates incredible imagery to convey the "feeling" of how our senses work. A BBCW Production. 6-part series, 30 minutes each. Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. The Series Includes : Smell-on DVD | Vision-on DVD | Taste-on DVD | Touch-on DVD | Hearing-on DVD | Balance-on DVD
	Physiology: Muscles and Bones Code:FFH-BVL34125 Price: $49.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Physiology: Muscles and Bones Producer: Length: 14 minutes, color Media: DVD-R or VHS Copyright Date: 2001 Item Number: BVL34125 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0980-7 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US and Canada. Machines keep the world moving—but muscles and bones were here first. This video looks at the human body in motion, studying the interaction of the skeleton and muscles and the ways in which engineers and designers imitate these systems. Demonstrating how bones allow mobility while also providing protection, the video examines skeletal strength, calcium’s importance, the internal structure of bones, and their dependence on muscles for cohesion and power. Use this Science Screen Report to reinforce key concepts in both anatomy and engineering, with implications for architecture, computer science, and other disciplines as well. A viewable/printable teacher’s guide is available at www.cambridgeeducational.com. Related products: Cells: The Building Blocks of Life, How Touch Makes Sense of the World, The Immune System at Work, Functions of the Face, The Spine: The Body's Central Highway
	Smell DVD Code:FFH-BVL33745 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Smell Producer: Length: 30 minutes, color Media: DVD Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33745 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0043-5 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US. This menu-driven program investigates how psychological principles determine a smell’s level of repellence. After testing natural smells found to be offensive to most people, scientists at Monell Chemical Services Center and the University of California propose that our reactions are heavily shaped by personal experience. Demonstrations of how olfactory lobes work are featured. Host Nigel Marven observes how one of nature’s worst smells, skunk, fails to bother everyone at a busy shopping mall. But this soon may change: the Monell scientists are developing the world’s first universally abhorrent odor, so disgusting it could be used for crowd control. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Related products: Electron Arrangement and Bonding, Mendeleyev: Father of the Periodic Table, Periodic Table, The Amazing Mole, Chemistry: Changing States of Matter
	Taste DVD Code:FFH-BVL33747 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Taste DVD Producer: Length: 30 minutes, color Media: DVD Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33747 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0045-1 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US. This menu-driven program explores the biological reasons why humans have the most amazing sense of taste on the planet. Persuading a family raised on Chinese food to try ripe Stilton cheese and a group of gourmet cheese lovers to try a Chinese delicacy of fermented raw duck eggs, host Nigel Marven assesses how we end up with such extraordinary tastes that vary across different cultures. Yale University professor Linda Bartoshuck discusses how the tongue and nose work together to taste food, and University of Pennsylvania professor Paul Rozin accompanies Marven to a chili eating contest, where he analyzes the exhilaration of the contestants. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Related products: Cells: The Basic Unit of Life S.M.A.R.T. Box, Scientific Inquiry S.M.A.R.T. Box, Cells, Cities, and Cellular Signaling: An Urban Analogy, Balance, Hearing
	The Immune System at Work Code:FFH-BVL34123 Price: $49.95 Quantity in Basket: none
The Immune System at Work Producer: Length: 17 minutes, color Media: DVD-R or VHS Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL34123 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0984-X Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US and Canada. There’s a battle going on inside you, even when you’re calm or asleep. This edition of Science Screen Report illustrates how the human immune system protects against harmful invaders—the germs and bacteria we encounter on a daily basis. It explains the function of first-line defenses and white blood cells, the distinction between viruses and bacteria, and the different functions of vaccines and penicillin. It also shows what happens when the immune system falters or fails, and how scientific understanding of the subject is increasing. Use this video to highlight a dimension of human anatomy that healthy people too often take for granted. A viewable/printable teacher’s guide is available at www.cambridgeeducational.com. Related products: Cells: The Building Blocks of Life, Physiology: Muscles and Bones, How Touch Makes Sense of the World, Functions of the Face, The Spine: The Body's Central Highway
	The Spine: The Body's Central Highway Code:FFH-BVL34124 Price: $49.95 Quantity in Basket: none
The Spine: The Body's Central Highway Producer: Length: 13 minutes, color Media: DVD-R or VHS Copyright Date: 2002 Item Number: BVL34124 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0982-3 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US and Canada. This edition of Science Screen Report looks at the design and function of the spinal cord, how damage to the cord affects body movement, and medical advances used in treating spinal cord injuries. After outlining the components of the spine and central nervous system, the video portrays studies and experiments ranging from a high-tech muscle stimulation therapy to the development of nerve-regenerating computer chips that can be implanted directly in the spine. This is an effective presentation of principal concerns in neurology, and of the worldwide effort to understand paralysis and find a cure. A viewable/printable teacher’s guide is available at www.cambridgeeducational.com. Related products: Extreme Oil, Cells: The Building Blocks of Life, Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life, The Immune System at Work, Physiology: Muscles and Bones
	Touch DVD Code:FFH-BVL33748 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Touch DVD Producer: Length: 30 minutes, color Media: DVD Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33748 ISBN Number: 1-4213-00465-X Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US. Why are humans so responsive to touch? This menu-driven program calculates the different sensitivities of the body’s most receptive parts. The density of touch sensors in the skin explains why some parts of the body seem to have a much lower pain threshold—a microscopic splinter in a finger can be extremely painful, while a cut on your leg may not hurt as much. University College London professor Tony Dickinson and Stanford University professor David Spiegel conduct experiments with electric shocks, painkillers, and hypnosis to demonstrate the brain’s role in the experience of physical pain. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Related products: Get Smart: Learning to Learn, Personality: All About Me
	War Against Deadly Microbes and Lethal Viruses Code:FFH-BVL33697 Price: $149.95 Quantity in Basket: none
War Against Deadly Microbes and Lethal Viruses Producer: Length: 54 minutes, color Media: DVD-R or VHS Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33697 ISBN Number: 0-7365-9952-5 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US and Canada. This eye-opening program delves into humanity’s war with lethal microorganisms and viruses. Astoundingly detailed images by medical photographer Lennart Nilsson illuminate how microbes attack the body and how our immune systems defend it. Reenactments of remarkable medical discoveries—penicillin, blood groups, methods of malaria control, and the polio vaccine—are portrayed, and cutting-edge stem cell research is discussed. The rapid speed with which the SARS virus spread around the globe is also investigated. Leading immunologist Robert Gallo urges awareness to prevent these mounting threats…AIDS and SARS will not be the last new diseases to endanger humans. (54 minutes, color) Related products: Your Immune System, Antibiotics: The Double-Edged Sword, Eaten Alive: Parasites and Their Human Hosts, 21st-Century Outbreak, Infection: A History
	Vision DVD Code:FFH-BVL33746 Price: $99.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Vision Producer: Length: 30 minutes, color Media: DVD Copyright Date: 2003 Item Number: BVL33746 ISBN Number: 1-4213-0044-3 Prices include public performance rights.  Only available in the US. This menu-driven program argues that the human visual system is skillful at some things, but that we miss an amazing amount of what is going on right in front of our eyes. Whether spotting attractive people in a crowd, gauging depth and distance, or even predicting where things end up, the eyes are at their most perceptive. But clever experiments conducted at a nightclub by scientists from Sussex University illustrate that when a person’s visual focus reaches its peak, other things within eyesight are missed. Discussion also focuses on the brain’s processing of images, as well as the coordination of our sense of vision with our bodies. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Related products: A Journey Through the Cell, Homeostasis, The Nervous System: Nerves at Work, Brain and Nervous System: Your Information Superhighway, Respiratory System: Intake and Exhaust