FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 2002
- Language: English, Spanish
- Color
- Animated
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
- Features: Chapter Select, Discussion Questions & Activities
- Technical: Single Layer, Single Sided, Full Screen
- DVD Region: ALL
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
For sale in U.S. and Canada only-- In Steam Power, two young islanders, Olive and Troy, enlist the help of a visiting inventor to build a machine that will make the rides at the amusement park much more exciting. After observing the power of expanding steam in a whistling tea kettle, they decide to build a steam engine! A steam engine is a device that converts heat energy to mechanical energy. The Islanders soon discover that using steam power can make the Mammoth Island far more thrilling -- from spinning cotton candy to powering roller coasters. Part of the multivolume The Way Things Work DVD Series, based on the best-selling book by David Macaulay. A teacher's guide is included and available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"The series is humorous, informative and very educational. Explanations are clear and relevant, with neccesary diagrams to explain exactly how things work...These are exceptional physics videos that merit a place in all educational collections."- School Library Journal (August 2003)