David Dowling is the founder/creator of the-school.org. The-school.org is not tied to any major corporations or parent company and exists in the entirety of his imagination. There is no building or warehouse or office, only a computer, a piano keyboard and his mind. He is the sole owner, engineer, composer, writer, editor, designer and also encodes and maintains the website. Along with the narrator/translator for the-school.org, Patricia Greenberg, the staff is listed here in its entirety.
"I would simply like to thank everyone who has supported and believed in the-school.org. It has been a hard five years for me, and along the way I have learned new things and gained new respect for the film industry as a whole. Attempting to cover every role in the making of a film has exhausted me. I am hoping that the films will draw the attention of studios and filmmakers alike. I am hoping that they will see that what I have is unique and new. -But mostly, that children of all ages can enjoy and possibly learn from these contributions. I have poured my heart and soul into each second of film, each note of music and each word presented, and one day, I will reach that pantheon I have sought since the beginning. And that is standing in front of an audience, just once, and telling them that this is their world. That it can be a better world, that there can be peace on Earth and that everyone has a voice. Every day I dream the impossible dream."
Learn about the Sun ...with Poetry!
Added on 4/15/2011
A short film about the Sun of our solar system.
For the classroom or for the home.
Enjoy.
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Twinkle twinkle, little star,
93 million miles far.
Giver of light, supporter of life,
energy, climate and season device.
The sun is a star, we're glad it is here,
as our life support, for 5 billion years.
This star is among the brightest in space,
though close, many questions about it remain.
With violet ,orange, and reddish of hues,
our home solar system pivots on you.
8,000 degrees of Kelvin heat,
elements of Hydrogen and Helium meet.
Over 100 times the size of the Earth,
rotating once is a seven day turn.
The first of three layers is visible light,
the thick photosphere is a veil of white.
The atmosphere there is a plasma in ways,
which emits a series of wavelengths and rays.
A more defined trait are the patches of dark,
Sunspots are cooler, magnetically charged.
These spots tend to vary and alter in shape,
every 11 years, new cycles take place.
Solar cycles can affect the weather on Earth,
filters and color are how they're observed.
Direct observation can damage the eyes,
I'd advise that precautions be sought and applied.
The heat is supplied by a core via fusion,
and exits as energy and light distribution.
Plasma is also among things released,
Solar Flares on the surface are a common sight seen.
All around, they emit rays, X and UV,
which frequently jam radio frequencies.
Close to the sunspots, the flares can be viewed,
particles majestically travel in loops.
The Sun, like the Moon, is a welcomed companion,
life without it cannot be imagined.
Twinkle twinkle, little star,
93 million miles far.
Giver of light, supporter of life,
always shining, through day and through night.
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Little films for a big planet.
