FILM NUMBER: 10558
ANNOTATION: A JOURNEY UP THE NILE RIVER IS USED TO PRESENT THE PEOPLE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF EGYPT.
SUBJECT(S): EGYPT, MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 10379
ANNOTATION: THE ANCIENT TOMBS OF GIZA, PYRAMIDS, AND OTHER STRIKING MONUMENTS PROVIDE A STRIKING CONTRAST TO THE ASWAN DAM AND MODERN CAIRO.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, ANCIENT, MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 10568
ANNOTATION: THIS ADVANCED GERMAN VIDEO PRESENTS THE CULTURAL ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL DIVERSITY OF SWITZERLAND.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE, SWITZERLAND
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 09328
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE IS USED TO EXAMINE THE USE OF POWER BY THIS POST-WAR PRESIDENT.
SUBJECT(S): EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DAVID, PRESIDENTS - UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 11561
ANNOTATION: SPANISH LANGUAGE VIDEO-MYTH-HICULI WORKED HARD & DID NOT HARM, BUT THIEVES & CRUEL PEOPLE HARMED HIM. FINALLY THE GODS SENT HUGE FLOODS TO DESTROY ALL THOSE WHO WERE EVIL.
SUBJECT(S): INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA, MYTHOLOGY, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09166
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE HISTORY AND FUNCTION OF THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM, FROM THE CAUCUSES AND PRIMARIES, THROUGH THE NOMINATING CONVENTION, TO INAUGURATION DAY.
SUBJECT(S): PRESIDENTS - UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09554
ANNOTATION: USING A COMBINATION OF LIVE ACTION, ANIMATED DIAGRAMS, WORKING MODELS, AND A CATCHY ORIGINAL SONG, THE FILM DEMONSTRATES WHERE ELECTRICITY COMES FROM, HOW IT POWERS GENERATORS, AND EVENTU- ALLY ENDS UP IN THE FAMILIAR WALL OUTLET.
SUBJECT(S): ELECTRICITY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09685
ANNOTATION: 6 PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS; CHARGING AND DISCHARGING; CHARGING BY INDUCTION; CURRENT ELECTRICITY; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES; AND RESISTANCE.
SUBJECT(S): ELECTRICITY, PHYSICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09516
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW FORCES EXERTED BY MOVING ELECTRIC CHARGES AND MAGNETS ARE RELATED. GOOD DISPLAY OF ELECTRON FLOW AND ILLUSTRATION OF BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY.
SUBJECT(S): ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09674
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES HOW ELECTRICITY IS PRODUCED AND HOW IT IS PUT TO USE.
SUBJECT(S): ELECTRICITY, FORCE AND ENERGY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09686
ANNOTATION: SIX PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH, WITH TITLES: BUILD- ING BLOCKS OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; DESIGNING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; COMMERCIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; CORROSION; AND ELECTROPLAT- ING.
SUBJECT(S): CHEMISTRY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09977
ANNOTATION: SIX PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM AND ELECTRON FLOW; DOMAIN THEORY; THE MOTOR PRINCIPLE; ELECTRO- MAGNETIC INDUCTION; AND, LIFE IN THE FIELD.
SUBJECT(S): ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, PHYSICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11199
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS WAVELENGTHS OF ELECTRO- MAGNETIC ENERGY AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS SINCE THEIR DISCOVERY A CENTURY AGO BY JAMES CLARK MAXWELL.
SUBJECT(S): ELECTROMAGNETISM, MAGNETISM
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09687
ANNOTATION: 6 PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: INTRO- DUCING THE PLAYERS; THE RUTHERFORD-BOHR ATOM; ELECTRON ARRANGEMENT; HOW ATOMS BOND; MOLECULAR SUBSTANCE AND COVALENT CRYSTALS; AND, METALS AND IONIC SOLIDS.
SUBJECT(S): CHEMISTRY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11065
ANNOTATION: INITIATIVES MUST BE INTRODUCED VERY EARLY WORK PLACE SIMULATIONS, APPLIED LEARNING AND CAREER EXPLORATION IN SUCCESSFUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
SUBJECT(S): ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 11645
ANNOTATION: DEVELOPS THE CONCEPTS OF CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELING, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON KINDNESS TO THOSE WHOSE APPEARANCE IS DIFFERENT FROM OURS.
SUBJECT(S): EMOTIONS, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 09591
ANNOTATION: REVISED VERSION OF FILM WHICH PROVIDES ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO CHILDREN ON HOW TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. SUGGESTED FOR USE WITH PER- SONAL SAFETY AND CAREER AWARENESS UNITS.
SUBJECT(S): FIRST AID, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10428
ANNOTATION: SET IN AMHERST, THE NARRATOR REVEALS THE LIFE AND WORKS OF EMILY DICKINSON.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, DICKINSON, EMILY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10017
ANNOTATION: ACTRESS JULIE HARRIS TAKES VIEWERS ON AN INTIMATE, SENSITIVE JOURNEY WHICH COUPLES THE FACTS KNOWN ABOUT EMILY DICKINSON WITH THE INSIGHT HER VERSES PROVIDE.
SUBJECT(S): DICKINSON, EMILY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11844
ANNOTATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST OF INCREDIBLE STRENGTH, COLOR & DRAMATIC PALLET. PAINTS BASED ON HER FEELINGS & FEARS ABOUT THE TIMES. USES PHOTO GRAPHS, HER OWN WEAVING & AFRICAN CLOTH TO PORTRAY WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO HER.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ART, AMOS, EMMA
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11143
ANNOTATION: BASED ON BOOK"EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: WHY IT CAN MATTER MORE THAN IQ"-ARGUES THAT OUR VIEW OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE IS FAR TOO NARROW AND THAT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN IQ & CAN BE TAUGHT ROUGH EMOTIONAL LITERACY PROGRAMS.
SUBJECT(S): EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 40
FILM NUMBER: 09982
ANNOTATION: ANIMATED VERSION OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALE. "CLASSIC TALES RETOLD" SERIES.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, DANCING, FOLKLORE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11496
ANNOTATION: AFTER WORLD WAR II, NEW YORK ECLIPSED PARIS AS THE WORLD'S ART CENTER. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM & POP RULED THE DAY. HOW ART FIT THE COLD WAR & STAGGERING ABUNDANCE OF THIS ERA. JACKSON POLLOCK ANDY WARHOL, KOONING, ROTHKO, MOTHERWELL.
SUBJECT(S): ART, ART - HISTORY, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: >09
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09628
ANNOTATION: SPANISH LEGEND WHICH TELLS OF A YOUNG BOY, FORCED TO LEAVE HOME, WHO GETS A PRESENT TO PROTECT HIM ON HIS JOURNEY. CHARACTERS SPEAK IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH DUBBING.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09767
ANNOTATION: BEGINS WITH WILLIAM HERSHAL'S DISCOVERY OF URANUS IN 1781 TO THE RECENT VOYAGER EXPEDITION.
SUBJECT(S): PLANETS, SOLAR SYSTEM, URANUS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10686
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM EXAMINES HYPOTHESES ABOUT CIVIL- IZATIONS IN INDIA, ITALY, EGYPT, GREECE AND CENTRAL AMERICA. FELL BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT ADAPT THE POLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES THEY HAD PRECIPITATED.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10306
ANNOTATION: TELLS THE LITTLE KNOWN STORY OF HOMELESS YOUTHS FROM EASTERN CITIES WHO WERE RESETTLED ON FARMS IN THE MIDWEST.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 47
FILM NUMBER: 05484
ANNOTATION: SURVEYS THE PRACTICAL STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO USE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, INCLUDING WIND, SOLAR AND CHEMICAL ENERGY, TIDAL POWER, AND CONTROLLED NUCLEAR FUSION.
SUBJECT(S): ENERGY RESOURCES, NUCLEAR PHYSICS, SOLAR ENERGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09654
ANNOTATION: SURVEYS THE PRACTICAL STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO USE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, INCLUDING WIND, SOLAR AND CHEMICAL ENERGY, TIDAL POWER, AND CONTROLLED NUCLEAR FUSION.
SUBJECT(S): ENERGY RESOURCES, NUCLEAR PHYSICS, SOLAR ENERGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10223
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS ENERGY AS A BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS IN- CLUDING PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION. FOLLOWS THE FLOW OF ENERGY FROM THE SUN THROUGH PHOTO- SYNTHETIC PLANTS TO ANIMALS.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, PLANTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09688
ANNOTATION: 6 PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: THE CON- CEPT OF ENERGY FLOW; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ENERGY FLOW IN THE ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY FLOW AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ENERGY FLOW IN AGRICULTURE; AND, ENERGY FLOW IN THE BIOSPHERE.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, FORCE AND ENERGY, PLANTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 01446
ANNOTATION: DONALD DUCK, MICKEY MOUSE, AND GOOFY TEAM UP TO TEACH SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY (AND MONEY) EVERY DAY. FILM SHOWS HOW TO SAVE ENERGY IN EVERY ROOM OF THE HOUSE.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY RESOURCES, HOUSES
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10457
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES VARIOUS FORMS OF ENERGY SUCH AS: GRAVITATIONAL, KINETIC, AND CHEMICAL POTENTIAL ENERGY. DEMONSTRATES OF TRANSFORMATION OF ENERGY IN DAILY LIFE TO PERFORM WORK.
SUBJECT(S): ENERGY RESOURCES, PHYSICS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 09985
ANNOTATION: TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES FOR RECYCLING "SPENT" NUCLEAR FUEL.
SUBJECT(S): ENERGY RESOURCES, NUCLEAR PHYSICS, WASTE PRODUCTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11036
ANNOTATION: METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING TRUST; CURRICULUM THAT IS INTERESTING AND RELEVANT; EXAMINE HOW BELIEFS ABOUT STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO LEARN AFFECT CLASSROOM CONDITIONS.
SUBJECT(S): LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, SCHOOL CLIMATE, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 36
FILM NUMBER: 11185
ANNOTATION: PRODUCTS WE USE EVERYDAY ARE DESIGNED AND MANU- FACTURED BY TEAMS OF ENGINEERS FROM ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO MEDICINES TO VEHICLES.
SUBJECT(S): ENGINEERING
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10972
ANNOTATION: WHAT ENGINEERS DO, HOW THEY DO IT, AND THE TOOLS USED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ARE EXPLAINED IN THIS PROGRAM ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE, CHEMICAL, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, MANUFACTURING AND GENETIC ENGINEERING. GUIDANCE FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
SUBJECT(S): ENGINEERING, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09983
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS HAVE BECOME A BASIC PART OF THE MODERN MANUFACTURING PLANT AND ARE A VITAL FORCE IN MEDICINE AND SPACE EXPLORATION.
SUBJECT(S): ENGINEERING, INDUSTRY, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, SPACE FLIGHT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11804
ANNOTATION: BENEDICT ARNOLD WAS A TRAITOR, JOHN PAUL JONES WAS THE HERO OF THE SEAS SIR HENRY CLINTON CAPTURED CHARLESTON, NATHANIEL GREEN CHASED CORN WALLIS, DANIEL MORGAN WAS AT COWPENS.
SUBJECT(S): ARNOLD, BENEDICT, JONES, JOHN PAUL, REVOLUTION, AMERICAN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 09346
ANNOTATION: RECONSTRUCTS THE BEGINNINGS OF SETTLEMENT IN AN ENGLISH AGRICULTURAL COLONY IN VIRGINIA, A DUTCH TRADING COLONY IN NEW YORK, AND A PILGRIM COLONY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1600-1775,
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11057
ANNOTATION: OBSERVE EFFECTIVE ENGLISH AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE WAYS IN WHICH THEY UTILIZE THE BLOCK FOR GREATER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. USE WIT H VIDEO 11056
SUBJECT(S): BLOCK SCHEDULING, ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, SOCIAL SCIENCES, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 41
FILM NUMBER: 09324
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW EFFECTIVE WRITING AT WORK CAN AID IN COMMUNICATION AND CAN LEAD TO MORE RESPONSIBILITY AND HIGHER SALARY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09586
ANNOTATION: PTS. 1 AND 2 IN SERIES. PT. 1 DISCUSSES HOW THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS USED INTERNATIONALLY FOR TECH- NOLOGY, DIPLOMACY, BUSINESS, AND IN POP CULTURE. PT. 2 TRACES THE INFLUENCES WHICH THREE INVASIONS AND A CULTURAL REVOLUTION HAD ON THE LANGUAGE.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - HISTORY, GREAT BRITAIN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 120
FILM NUMBER: 11032
ANNOTATION: SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARING LESSON PLANS; HOW MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSESS STUDENT PROGRESS; HOW TO DESIGN LESSONS.
SUBJECT(S): CURRICULUM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, INTELLECT, MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 38
FILM NUMBER: 09913
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE U.S. EM- BARGO IMPOSED ON NICARAGUA IN EARLY 1985. RAISES THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT ECONOMIC TOOLS CAN ACCOMPLISH POLITICAL OBJECTIVES.
SUBJECT(S): COMMERCE, ECONOMICS, UNITED STATES - FOREIGN RELATIONS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 09988
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW INSECTS ARE THREATENING THE WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLY AND EXPLAINS THE USE OF PHEREMONE TECHNOLOGY IN CONTROLLING INSECTS.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, FOOD, INSECTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09989
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THAT THE BODIES OF INSECTS ARE MINIATURE LABORATORIES WHICH ALLOW THEM TO RECOGNIZE AND SYNTHESIZE HIGHLY COMPLEX CHEMICALS IN ORDER TO SEEK AND FIND FOOD.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), CHEMISTRY, ECOLOGY, INSECTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11881
ANNOTATION: LEARN WHY SCIENTISTS COME TO ANTARCTICA. DISCOVER ITS GEOLOGIC HISTORY, CLIMATE AND WILDLIFE. FOLLOW SCIENTISTS TO SEE HOW THEY LIVE AND WORK IN THIS HARSH, FROZEN ENVIRONMENT.
SUBJECT(S): ANTARTIC REGIONS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 11951
ANNOTATION: AQUA COP WHO WORKS WITH LAWYERS FROM NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL TO MONITOR POLLUTION; DEBATE TEEN/PROFESSOR DEBATE 2 TEENS MONITOR AIR POLLUTION IN WEST HARLEM AND WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
SUBJECT(S): ENVIRONMENT, LAW
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11880
ANNOTATION: OZONE PROTECTS LIFE ON EARTH. LIKE GIANT FILTER, IT SURROUNDS OUR PLANET AND KEEPS OUT MUCH OF THE HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION. HOLES (OR DROPS IN THE OZONE LEVEL) HAVE LED TO WORLD WIDE CONCERN. SEE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO KEEP OUR OZONE SAFE.
SUBJECT(S): OZONE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10