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Evolution: Boxed Set | |
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| Evolution offers a groundbreaking and definitive view of the extraordinary impact the evolutionary process has had on our understanding of the world around us. Beginning with Darwin's revolutionary theory, this seven-part series explores all facets of evolution -- the changes that spawned the tree of life, the power of sex, how evolution continues to affect us every day, and the perceived conflict between science and religion. Includes "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," "Great Transformations," "Extinction!," "The Evolutionary Arms Race," "Why Sex?," "The Mind's Big Bang," "What About God?." More > 8 hrs. on 4 DVDs WG35469 $99.95 click to purchase |
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| Evolution: Educational Set |  click to purchase |
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| This curriculum kit, specifically
for educators, includes the seven-part Evolution series on video, an educator's
video featuring seven short classroom segments that explore the fundamental
concepts of biological evolution, four teacher methodology segments that
highlight the teaching of evolution in real classrooms around the country,
and a 40-page teacher's guide (downloadable .pdf file). More > 10 hrs. on 5 DVDs WG35623 $129.95 click to purchase |
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Individual Program Videos (The first seven are included in the Evolution Boxed Set; all eight are included in the Evolution Educational Set.) |
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Darwin's
Dangerous Idea Interweaving key moments of drama in Darwin's life with current research, "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" explores why his theory of evolution might matter even more today than it did in his own time. More > 2 hrs. on 1 DVD WG35489 $19.95 click to purchase |
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Great Transformations From the development of the four-limbed body plan, to the journey of animal life from water to land, to the emergence of humans, "Great Transformations" focuses on the important evolutionary changes that triggered Earth's incredible diversity. More > and Extinction! Some 99.9 percent of all species that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct. "Extinction!" explores why, then confronts a frightening notion: Are humans causing the next mass extinction -- the sixth in the history of life on Earth? More > 2 Programs (1 hr. each) on 1 DVD WG35499 $29.95 click to purchase |
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The Evolutionary Arms Race Survival of the fittest: Is it raw competition, a level of cooperation indispensable to life, or both? Explore our own spiraling arms race with microorganisms -- the only real threat to our existence -- and trace the alarming spread of resistance among pathogens that cause disease. More > and Why Sex? Investigate the endless variety of sexual expression and the powerful hold sex exerts over almost all living things. And discover why, in evolutionary terms, sex is more important than life itself. More > 2 Programs (1 hr. each) on DVD WG35509 $29.95 click to purchase |
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The Mind's Big Bang Between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago, something happened that triggered a creative, technological, and social explosion, that allowed humans to dominate the planet. What forces may have contributed to the emergence of the modern human mind? More > and What About God? Of all the species on Earth, only humans try to explain who they are and how they came to be. Encounter real human stories of people struggling to find a balance between religion and science, realms that play very different roles in assigning order to the universe and a purpose to life. More > 2 Programs (1 hr. each) on 1 DVD WG35519 $29.95 click to purchase |
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Learning
and Teaching Evolution Learning and Teaching Evolution features seven five-minute segments for students that combine engaging storytelling with scientific inquiry to explore the fundamental concepts of biological evolution. Four 15-minute segments for educators highlight the teaching of evolution in real classrooms around the country. 1 hr. 35 min. on 1 DVD WG34939 $19.95 click to purchase |
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