Thursday, May 17, 2012

TOS Review ~ Go Science DVD's

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Our next review is another Science product. 
We were able to choose two DVD's from Library & Educational Services Go Science Series.
We chose Volume 2: Simple Machines, Sound & Weather
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and Volume 6: Water, Space & Solar System
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Volume 2
~List Price $14.95 Library & Educational Services Price $8.97
~Ages 6-14
~Christian Based (segments originally developed for a religious show)
~Demonstrations (3-6 min. each) include: levers, incline plane, pulleys, trebuchet, singing glasses, singing rods, sound waves, singing pipes, making a cloud, weather balloon, tornado tube, air pressure
~Running Time approx. 59 min
~Demonstrations by Ben Roy (university Science teacher)

Volume 6
~List Price $14.95 Library & Educational Services Price $8.97
~Ages 6-14
~Christian Based (segments originally developed for a religious show)
~Demonstrations (3-6 min. each) include: water disappear, boil water in a paper cup, properties of water, floating balls, as cold as outer space, make a rocket, living in space, solar system, centripetal force
~Running Time approx. 37 min
~Demonstrations by Ben Roy (university Science teacher)

Our Thoughts
The kids really like the videos. The demonstrations are fun and engaging. A couple things would make this series better: a materials list, links to a webpage with more explanations on why/how the experiments work the way they do and maybe even some extension ideas. In a nutshell, the videos are great as an introduction to topics or to get kids excited about Science. However, if you are looking for more than just an introduction into Science you are going to want more than just these videos.

*Note: Library & Educational Services is a wholesale company, serving “resellers, educators, librarians, home educators, as well as church leaders such as pastors or directors of children’s ministries.”


{Disclaimer: I received these products in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation and all opinions are my own.}
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