The Outside Story with Slim Goodbody
| Series
Information |
Curricular
Areas:
Environment and Science |
| Length:
6/15-Minute Programs, CC |
| Grade
Levels: K-6 |
| Web
Resources |
Teacher's
Guide |
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Slim
Goodbody has already helped thousands of children learn about what
goes on inside their bodies. Now he’s turning students’
attention outward — to the environment. With the help of The
Outside Story Kids, colorful animation, and plenty of lively songs,
Slim shows children why it’s important to take care of the
world around them. The programs not only explore problems in the
environment, but also offer students a variety of steps they can
take to make a difference in their home, schools, and communities.
Episode Descriptions
1
Our Living Planet — An animated Greek man helps Slim introduce
viewers to the interconnected spheres of the Earth.
2 The Air We Share — Slim takes viewers on a balloon
ride, explaining the atmosphere’s importance to the planet.
3 Our Watery World — Tyrone the Dinosaur and Slim guide
the viewers through an animated model of the water cycle and point
out some of the ways in which humans have polluted the water supply.
The Outside Story Kids demonstrate some ways to save water.
4 Treasure House Earth — Slim and Tyrone the Dinosaur
show what might happen if the resources of the lithosphere —
the layers of soil, rock, mineral, and metals that make up the solid
part of the Earth — run out. The Outside Story Kids come up
with ideas for saving energy every day.
5 The Family of Life — Slim, with the help of Tyrone
the Dinosaur, shows the interrelationship of the plants and animals
of the biosphere. They explain how man’s destruction of the
tropical rain forest causes the extinction of rare animals and a
loss of oxygen.
6 It All Adds Up — Slim overviews man’s use of
the Earth’s resources throughout history, emphasizing that
progress causes more waste. He and the kids show viewers how they
can reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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