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Skin

30 Minutes Age Group: 10 - 16 years

Skin is the outer layer of the body that protects it, it is considered to be the largest organ and it consists of three main layers: Epidermis: it is the outer layer of the skin, it contains melanin cells which are responsible for skin color. Dermis: it is the inner part of the epidermis, it contains the nerve endings, sweet glands and blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. Hypodermis: it contains fatty cells.

Robot Adventure (3D)

10 Minutes Age Group: 4 - 12 years

Follow Drippy the Robot and his pet dog around town in their robot adventures in 3D! This film is available in English and Arabic.

Human Body Inner Space (3D)

10 Minutes Age Group: 7 - 16 years

The patient has serious medical problems that need quick relief. And we mean quick! You'll see for yourself as you speed through the mysterious workings of the inner body and encounter unexpected obstacles to your mission. This film is available in English and Arabic

Genetic Engineering

25 Minutes Age Group: 15 - years

Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct human manipulation of an organism's genetic material in a way that does not occur under natural conditions. It involves the use of recombinant DNA techniques, but does not include traditional animal and plant breeding or mutagenesis. Any organism that is generated using these techniques is considered to be a genetically modified organism. The first organisms genetically engineered were bacteria in 1973 and then mice in 1974. Insulin producing bacteria were commercialized in 1982. This film is in Arabic

Sharks

30 Minutes Age Group: 13 - 15 years

Sharks live in sea water and oceans, some of them are predators and the others are domestic, there are various shapes and types of them. 2000 types of sharks have been discovered, half of them have been extinct and the rest differ in shape from those known nowadays. This film is in Arabic

Taste and Smell

25 Minutes Age Group: 13 - 15 years

Taste is one of the traditional five senses. It refers to the ability to detect the flavor of substances such as food, certain minerals, and poisons, etc. Humans receive tastes through sensory organs called taste buds, or gustatory calyculi, concentrated on the upper surface of the tongue. While the sense of smell is mediated by specialized sensory cells of the nasal cavity of vertebrates, and, by analogy, sensory cells of the antennae of invertebrates. For air-breathing animals, the main olfactory system detects volatile chemicals, and the accessory olfactory system detects fluid-phase chemicals. The chemicals themselves which activate the olfactory system, generally at very low concentrations, are called odorants. This film is in Arabic.

Comets

15 Minutes Age Group: 8 - 15 years

A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma (a thin, fuzzy, temporary atmosphere) and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet. Comet nuclei are themselves loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles, ranging from a few hundred meters to tens of kilometers across. Comets have been observed since ancient times and have historically been considered bad omens. This fim is in Arabic

Golden Age of Islam

60 Minutes Age Group: 13 - years

This is a French documentary film written by Mohamed Hussein and directed by Philip Calderon. It is about the history of Arab scientists and their contributions to develop science by following their work through eight parts.The duration of each part is one hour, the visitor chooses one part to watch. This film is available in Arabic and French

Suez Canal

35 Minutes Age Group: 13 - years

The Suez Canal, also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfik at the city of Suez. Ismailia lies on its west bank, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the half-way point. This film is in Arabic

The Power of the Sun

60 Minutes Age Group: 15 - years

What can the power of the Sun do for us? Will it be a major part of the solution to the world's energy problem? Will it bring light and clean water to people in the developing world? Will it help us deal with global warming? It all depends on how we think about it … The Power of the Sun is an interesting, rich, one-hour documentary that was presented to the BA by the eminent Nobel Laureate, Professor Walter Kohn during his visit to give a lecture on the same subject, as part of the Planetarium Science Center 2005 year long celebration of the World Year of Physics. The film is available now, with English narration and Arabic subtitles, at the "Listen and Discover" auditorium, part of the BA ALEXploratorium.

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