FILM NUMBER: 09535
ANNOTATION: POIGNANT FILM ABOUT HOW EASY IT IS TO MAKE THE MISTAKE OF DRIVING DRUNK. SHOWS HOW THE TRAGIC CRASH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE OVERWHELMING CONSEQUENCES OF DRUNK DRIVING.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10163
ANNOTATION: INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL DROPOUTS EXPLORE WHY THEY LEFT SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM PRESENTS OPTIONS TO DROPPING OUT, SUCH AS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS AND WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS.
SUBJECT(S): EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 11287
ANNOTATION: ACCURATE INFORMATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT NICOTINE, ALCOHOL, EFFECTS OF DRUG USE, ADDICTION AND REFUSAL SKILLS. SHOWS HOW TO REJECT PEER PRESSURE TO TRY AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, SMOKING
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10539
ANNOTATION: A BRIEF NARRATION OF THE HAZARDS OF USING DRUGS. THE ADDICTIVE CYCLE IS EXAMINED, STRESSING THE USE OF RESISTANCE "SKILLS."
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, HEALTH
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10699
ANNOTATION: REAL LIFE TESTIMONIES AND DRAMATIC VIGNETTES SHOW RAVAGING IMPACT OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA AND COCAINE ON TEENS. EROSION OF FREEDOM CONTRASTED WITH FREE HEALTHY LIVES. ADDICTION STAGES ARE SHOWN.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 09859
ANNOTATION: USES ANIMATION TO SHOW HOW DRUGS AFFECT MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY BY WORKING INDIRECTLY ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. ALSO USES PERSONAL AC- COUNTS FROM YOUNG PEOPLE IN TREATMENT CENTERS.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11638
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE DANGERS OF THE MOST COMMONLY MISUSED DRUGS AND STRESSES THE FACT THAT OUR MINDS ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE POSSESSIONS.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, INTELLECT, PSYCHOLOGY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 09937
ANNOTATION: BRIAN REFUSES TO GO ALONG WITH THE CROWD AND LEARNS THAT PILLS CAN BE DANGEROUS. FILM SHOWS THAT ALCOHOL IS AN ADDICTIVE DRUG, THOUGH SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE FOR ADULTS IN MODERATION.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 11960
ANNOTATION: OVERVIEW OF DRUG LAWS AND HOW THEY APPLY TO TEENS. CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS AND PENALTIES FOR JUVENILE DRUG CRIMES. MEDICAL MARIJUANA, RANDOM DRUG TESTS, HISTORY OF DRUG LAWS.
SUBJECT(S): CIVIL RIGHTS, DRUG ABUSE, LAW
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 09862
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HELPFUL DRUGS AND HARMFUL, ADDICTIVE ONES. SHOWS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFECTS OF DRUGS, PROPER USE OF MEDICINES AND THE HAZARD OF STIMULANTS, DEPRESSANTS, ETC.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11412
ANNOTATION: FEATURES MEXICAN SUITE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED AND MANY OTHER DUKE FAVORITES. PERFORMANCE VIDEO WITH JAZZ AND SWING MUSIC IN CORRECT HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, JAZZ MUSIC, MUSIC
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 85
FILM NUMBER: 10856
ANNOTATION: SHOWS MEDICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF USING TOBACCO AND HOW TO RESIST PEER AND ADULT PRES- SURES TO SMOKE. LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATION.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, SMOKING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10700
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTARY SHOWS APPALLING EFFECTS OF TOBACCO ADDICTION; PREMATURE DEATH, DISEASES AND DEFORMI- TIES AND GRIEF OF LOVED ONES LEFT BEHIND. JOLTS VIEWER WITH WHAT SMOKING TOBACCO CAN DO TO YOU.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 39
FILM NUMBER: 05284
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS CIRCLE, RADIUS, CHORD, DIAMETER, ARC, AND CENTRAL ANGLE. ILLUSTRATES THE DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF THE VARIATION OF ONE UPON ANOTHER.
SUBJECT(S): GEOMETRY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11578
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON THE PAINTING, SCULPTURE & ARCHITEC TURE OF ITALY & NORTHERN EUROPE BETWEEN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY & THE END OF THE 15TH.
SUBJECT(S): ART, EUROPE - HISTORY, ITALY, RENAISSANCE ART
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11816
ANNOTATION: SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT 8TH GRADE WEATHER UNIT. THE VIDEO FOLLOWS THE WIND IN IT'S MANY DIFFERENT MANIFESTATIONS: TORNADOES, TYPHOONS, CYCLONES, HURRICANES, EFFECT ON CLOUDS, ETC.
SUBJECT(S): HURRICANES, TORNADOES, WEATHER, WINDS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11859
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE SLOW MOVEMENT AND DEFORMATION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST TO GET AN ACCURATE IDEA OF WHAT THE WORLD LOOKED LIKE BILLIONS OF YEARS AGO WHEN THERE WAS A SINGLE LAND MASS CALLED PANGEA. PLATE TECTONICS, VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH SCIENCES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10361
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM DISCUSSES PROGRESS IN COMBATTING THE PROBLEM OF SOIL EROSION AND DEFORESTATIION, WHICH THREATEN AFRICA'S EXISTENCE.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11191
ANNOTATION: TRAVEL BACK MILLIONS OF YEARS TO LEARN HOW AN ENORMOUS SUPERCONTINENT BROKE APART TO FORM TODAY'S LAND MASSES AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEE FUTURE CHANGES CAUSED BY VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER FORCES.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH SCIENCES, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11146
ANNOTATION: REVEALS HOW EARTH WAS FORMED, HOW IT CONTINUES TO CHANGE, WHAT THE CHANGES MEAN TO OUR LIVES NOW, AND WHAT THEY MAY MEAN IN THE FUTURE.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH, SOLAR SYSTEM
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09529
ANNOTATION: REVISED EDITION OF EARLIER FILM COVERING LATEST THEORIES REGARDING THE WAY THE TROPOSPHERE CREATES OUR WEATHER. DISCUSSES THE OZONE LAYER, GREENHOUSE EFFECT, POLLUTION, AND THE FULL EFFECT OF SOLAR ACTIVITY.
SUBJECT(S): ATMOSPHERE, EARTH
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 10967
ANNOTATION: WITNESS THE POWERFUL & VIOLENT FORCES OF VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES & BOILING MUD WHICH SHAPE OUR PLANET. SHOWS HOW SUPERCONTIENT BROKE APART TO FORM TODAY'S LAND MASSES AND HOW EARTH MAY LOOK MILLIONS OF YEARS FROM NOW.
SUBJECT(S): EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11147
ANNOTATION: THEORIES ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE MOON, MAN'S EARLY DISCOVERIES ABOUT ITS PHASES AND INFLUENCE ON THE TIDES, AND MODERN EXPLORATIONS, INCLUDING THE SOVIET PROBE AND AMERICA'S MOON LANDINGS.
SUBJECT(S): SOLAR SYSTEM
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 11177
ANNOTATION: THE ENERGY OF AN EARTHQUAKE IS ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FORCES OF NATURE. SCIENTISTS TRY TO EXPLAIN WHEN AND WHERE THESE FORCES MAY STRIKE NEXT. TREMORS IN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER LOCATIONS ARE SHOWN.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH, EARTHQUAKES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09741
ANNOTATION: TRACES RECENT HISTORY OF GERMANY AND ITS DIVI- SION INTO TWO PARTS FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II. FILM VISITS FAMOUS CITIES, SUCH AS LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN, OBSERVES INDUSTRIES, AN AGRICUTURAL COOPERATIVE, AND THE SHOWPLACE OF COMMUNIST WORLD, EAST BERLIN.
SUBJECT(S): GERMANY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11330
ANNOTATION: ON LOCATION FILMS AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS INFORM STUDENTS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE GEOLOGIC, GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL EFFECTS UPON A REGION'S PAST AND PRESENT DEVELOPMENTS.
SUBJECT(S): CANADA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09974
ANNOTATION: LIFESTYLE, MYTHOLOGY AND HISTORY OF EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. HISTORICAL FOOTAGE AND NEWLY REBUILT CITIES. EMPHASIZES DRAMATIC CHANGES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON PEOPLE.
SUBJECT(S): EASTERN EUROPE, EUROPE - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11865
ANNOTATION: SHOPPERS, COOKS, KIDS AND CRITICS VENT THEIR VIEWS ON OUR EATING HABITS AND OUR PROCESSED FOODS.
SUBJECT(S): FOOD, NUTRITION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 21
FILM NUMBER: 10839
ANNOTATION: EXPERTS PROVIDE THE LATEST HEART HEALTH INFORMATION AIMED AT CONTROLLING FAT INTAKE AND REDUCING CHOLESTEROL.
SUBJECT(S): NUTRITION
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10837
ANNOTATION: TAKE A SPECIAL JOURNEY WITH CAROLYN O'NEIL, A REGISTERED DIETICIAN, AS SHE EXPLORES GOOD NUTRITION HABITS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. FEATURING PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY GOOD NUTRITION.
SUBJECT(S): NUTRITION
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10838
ANNOTATION: FROM FABULOUS FRENCH CUISINE TO FRENCH FRIES, CHEFS AND NUTRITION EXPERTS PROVIDE TIPS FOR EVERY DINING OUT OCCASION.
SUBJECT(S): NUTRITION
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 09562
ANNOTATION: USES ANIMATION TO INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO THE CON- CEPT OF A BALANCED DIET.
SUBJECT(S): FOOD, NUTRITION
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10749
ANNOTATION: HARV AND MARV TEACH A GROUP OF CHILDREN THE FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID. LEARN FOODS IN EACH GROUP AND HOW TO SELECT FOODS AND SNACKS.
SUBJECT(S): FOOD, HEALTH, NUTRITION
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10796
ANNOTATION: X.J. KENNEDY DEMONSTRATES IMPORTANCE OF RHYME AND METER. SHAKESPEARE, DICKINSON AND HOPKINS, DUDLEY RANDALL AND LEONARD AMADE ANALYZED TO SHOW HOW PROSODY AND FORM ADD TO MEANING.
SUBJECT(S): POETRY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11610
ANNOTATION: MATCHES 1ST GRADE UNIT ON ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS. SHOWS HOW BIRDS & MAMMALS SURVIVE THROUGH BODY COVERING OR PLACES THEY LIVE IN THE EXTREMES OF BITTER COLD WINTER.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, SEASONS, WINTER
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11240
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES THE ECOLOGY OF THE HUMAN BODY-FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWS AN INCREDIBLE UP-CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE HUMAN BODY AS HABITAT AND FOOD SOURCE.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10778
ANNOTATION: JOURNEY MORE THAN 4,000 MILES FROM THE AMAZON'S SOURCE HIGH IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES, TO ITS MOUTH IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SEE LIFE FORMS IN THE DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS OF THIS THE LARGEST RIVER SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.
SUBJECT(S): AMAZON RIVER, ECOLOGY, RIVERS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10975
ANNOTATION: IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. SOUTH FLORIDA-RARE CROCODILES ALASKA-CARIBOU. NON- NATIVE PLANTS THAT HAVE DISTURBED THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND RESTORATION WORK. RARE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES ARE FEATURED.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, NATURE STUDY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10968
ANNOTATION: DISCOVER WHY PRESERVING NATURE'S FRAGILE ECO- SYSTEMS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR OWN SURVIVAL. HOW EACH ELEMENT IN THE FOOD CHAIN IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE DELICATE BALANCE AND HOW ORGANIZA- TIONS ARE TRYING TO PROTECT EARTH.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11192
ANNOTATION: LEARN HOW EVERY ELEMENT IN EARTH'S FOOD CHAIN IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN NATURE'S DELICATE BALANCE- SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND HOW WE ALL MUST CARE FOR THE EARTH.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE - CONSERVATION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09986
ANNOTATION: LOOKS AT THE ISSUES IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT: MAINTAINING OUR CURRENT WILDLIFE POPULATION WHILE ATTEMPTING RESTORATION OF RARE SPECIES.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES, WILDLIFE - CONSERVATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11718
ANNOTATION: ALL SCIENTISTS ARE EXPLORERS AND FOLLOW THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ESTABLISHED BY SIR FRANCIS BACON WHETHER THEY WEAR JEANS, HARD HATS, SCUBA GEAR OR SPACE SUITS.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, JUNGLES
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11882
ANNOTATION: JOURNEY ALONG THE 4,000 MILE COURSE OF THE AMAZON FROM THE PERUVIAN ANDES THROUGH A TROPICAL RAINFOREST AS LARGE AS THE USA. THIS IS THE LARGEST RIVER SYSTEM IN THE WORLD WITH 2/3RDS OF THE EARTH'S FRESH WATER.
SUBJECT(S): AMAZON RIVER, ECOLOGY
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10445
ANNOTATION: IN SEARCH FOR SAMPLES FOR HIS HOME AQUARIUM, A YOUNG BOY EXPLORES THE VARIED LIFE FORMS TO BE FOUND IN A POND. A MICROSCOPE IS USED TO EXAMINE THE TINY CELLS TO BE FOUND IN SUCH AN ECOSYSTEM.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 11597
ANNOTATION: HOW THE DELICATE BALANCE OF INTERACTIONS IN AN ECOSYSTEM DETERMINES SURVIVAL FOR ITS INHABITANTS. GOOD USE OF SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES. SHOWS EXPERI MENTS AND WETLANDS.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, BIOSPHERE, ECOLOGY, WETLANDS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11489
ANNOTATION: COMPREHENSIVE FILM BIOGRAPHY OF POE WHOSE PERSON AL HISTORY WAS GOTHIC AS HIS STORIES. HE WORKED AS AN EDITOR & CRITIC BEFORE FOCUSING HIS ENERGIES ON WRITING. SCENCES FROM HIS LIFE & WORKS "TELL- TALE HEART", "CASK OF AMONTILLADO", "THE BLACK CAT
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, POE, EDGAR ALLAN
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 09467
ANNOTATION: FEATURES SEVERAL SMART BUYERS SHOPPING FOR FOOD, CLOTHES, APPLIANCES AND CARS. CONTAINS USEFUL TIPS ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHERE TO GO FOR HELP.
SUBJECT(S): COMPUTERS, CONSUMER EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09747
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE PATH OF THIS COUNTRY FROM MONARCHY IN THE TIME OF THE PHARAOHS TO ITS PRESENT PAR- LIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY. VISITS CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA AND OBSERVES INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE ALONG THE NILE RIVER.
SUBJECT(S): EGYPT, MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11936
ANNOTATION: EXPLORE HISTORY BEHIND THE PYRAMIDS AND THE CIVILIZATIONS THAT BUILT THEM. JOURNEY ALONG THE NILE RIVER AND LEARN ABOUT HIEROGLYPHICS IN THIS LAND OF ANCIENT EMPIRES.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, EGYPT
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10278
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE NILE RIVER AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO EGYPT AND WORLD HISTORY.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, ANCIENT, MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22