So here's the opportunity to get your fill of wild weather and phenomena of the earth, to experience in the safety of your home the raw power of the elements. Teachers, especially, might invest in a couple of videotapes, set the VCR, and collect a wealth of the very best video resources to use in your classrooms. And it's not just the science classroom which will benefit. If your high school language arts list includes The Tempest or Treasure Island , what a wonderful way to set the mood for the reading. I would caution parents and elementary school teachers to use this video carefully.
Storms are scary, even to grown-ups.
Without an adult present to interpret the events and answer the concerns of children, these programs may not be appropriate for younger viewers. But for the lifelong learner, the following programs will provide a massive dose of food for our fascination with the powerful elements of nature. In one of the most heart-wrenching segments of the series, viewers journey to a village in Colombia, where the 1885 eruption of Nevada Del Ruiz claimed 25,000 lives. Ben Franklin's legendary kite experiment only added to the mystery surrounding lightning, a mystery which remains unsolved today. This program follows the adventures of three daring scientific teams dedicated to solving the mystery of lightning amidst spectacular video footage of lightning in action.