For more information and a plethora of websites to choose from, search the Internet using the words National Women s History Month. A partial list of other ITV programs about women and their many contributions is listed here and the programs may be available in your media center. Return to top Spotlight on Science For science teachers, March is the month to record ITV for the best of nature, nuclear physics, and other scientific sensations. Dissect the following science programs to hypothesize which ones your students will like the best. This series helps children use their natural curiosity to observe, question, and physically investigate science.
Individual programs center on elementary concepts such as water, magnets, and seasons.
This program explores the uses of plants for food, recreation, and clothing. Students then see a variety of seeds and learn what seeds need to grow into plants. The last section of the program challenges students to hypothesize what will happen to a plant during an experiment. Students could also publish and write a book about plants, drawing pictures of the plants at different growth stages, using the same software. Both of these series take students outside to answer scientific questions about the world around them.