NATURE: For Teachers: Teacher's Guides

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide focuses on two NATURE programs: THE VANISHING LIONS and TALL BLONDES. Lessons in the guide use the program as a starting point for discussion about the adaptations that make giraffes and lions unique, as well as the threats that have an impact on their health and survival in the wild. Each program is available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide accompanies the three-part series DEEP JUNGLE Lessons in the guide use the program as a starting point for discussions about the diversity and interdependence of plants and animals in the jungle, as well as the technologies that are available to researchers who are studying life in the rainforest. Each program is available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide focuses on two NATURE programs: FLIGHT SCHOOL and LAND OF THE FALLING LAKES. Lessons in the guide use the program as a starting point for teaching more about environmental stewardship -- in other words, learning about the importance of taking responsibility for nature and protecting it for future generations. Each program is available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide accompanies the four-part series THE REPTILES. The series presents a compelling look at the four reptile groups and the important role they play in an ever-changing ecosystem. This guide offers exciting lessons and projects for educators and students to use as they learn how alligators and crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and turtles and tortoises have adapted for survival. Each program is available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide accompanies the six-part series TRIUMPH OF LIFE. These programs tell the story of evolution -- how our planet came to be filled with the diversity around us, and how the ancient struggle for life is still being fought today. Lessons in the guide discuss how survival depends on having the resources to meet life's challenges. Each program is available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide has been developed for use with six NATURE programs: OBSESSION WITH ORCHIDS, EARTH NAVIGATORS, GREAT WHITE BEAR, THE BODY CHANGERS, SPRINGS ETERNAL: FLORIDA'S FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, and THE SECRET WORLD OF SHARKS AND RAYS. These programs show the many ways animals and plants have adapted to ecosystems around the world, from the snow-and-ice covered Arctic to the coral reefs of the Caribbean. Students are encouraged to observe animals in a variety of habitats, noting their behavior and drawing conclusions. Some of these programs may be available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide accompanies the five-part series FORCES OF THE WILD. The materials include activities that call for observing natural phenomena, as well as for research in libraries, museums, and on the Internet. Teachers may assign the entire series of FORCES OF THE WILD to their students; some of these programs may be available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions	This Teacher's Guide is a companion piece to five NATURE programs: ECHO OF THE ELEPHANTS; JANE GOODALL'S WILD CHIMPANZEES; GHOST BEAR; BORN TO RUN; and WARTS AND ALL. Each of these programs looks at the way a very young animal learns to live in the world around it, inviting students to think of themselves as naturalists. Some of these programs may be available for purchase on video.

Download Instructions:

To download the Teacher's Guides as PDFs, you must first download the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available for free on Adobe's Web site. The Reader is available for most computer platforms, and once downloaded the Guide may be viewed onscreen as well as printed out.

Steps:

1. Download Adobe's Acrobat Reader from Adobe's Web site and follow the instructions to install it.

2. Download the Teacher's Guide.

3. Open the Teacher's Guide. If Adobe Acrobat is installed correctly, the guide will open automatically in most browsers. If the guide doesn't open automatically, save the file to your desktop or to a particular folder, then open it manually.

Please note: These Teacher's Guides are also available in print, and Teacher's Guides for "India: Land of the Tiger" and "Animals and Us" are also available in print. If you are interested in obtaining printed copies, please write to:

Robert A. Miller, Educational Publishing
Thirteen/WNET New York
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001