Burrud Productions

Learn about the instinctive and learned behavior of animals.

Learn about the birth, growth, maturation and reproduction that animals pass through during their life cycle.

Learn the different ways by which animals fulfill their needs of air, food, water and shelter.

Students get a closeup look at volcanoes and learn the difference between magma and lava. They are shown how a tilt meter is used to predict when a volcano might erupt, and are treated to a virtual visit to Horseshoe Lake at Mammoth Mountain.

Students will track the history of the earth, which covers billions of years, and will learn about the four major segments of geologic time--Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras-- and also the plant and animal life that developed during each era. They will see how geologists study the layers of rock under the ocean floor, and how they can decipher unusual formations in rock layers.

"Students discover how the underground movement of rocks, along with stresses on the Earth's crust, produces surface-level tremors. Learn how scientists determine where the hypocenter and epicenter of a quake occur while exploring the destructive power of seismic waves, and how seismologists predict where earthquakes will occur. A visit to the University of California at Berkeley showcases the use of a "shaker table" by engineers who design buildings,...