FILM NUMBER: 09525
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES BOTH THE STATISTICAL AND HUMAN SIDES OF THE DEADLIEST THREAT TO HUMAN LIFE IN RECENT HISTORY: THE DRUNK DRIVER. THOUGH UNCOMFORTABLE TO WATCH AT TIMES, FILM IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11756
ANNOTATION: CONNECTS INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO HUMAN DISRUPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. REAL WORLD CONNECTION TO CURRICULUM. COVERS LYME DISEASE, THE PLAGUE AND CHOLERA.
SUBJECT(S): DISEASES, ECOLOGY, EPIDEMICS, LYME DISEASE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 06913
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THE INTENT OF TITLE IX AND SHOWS HOW SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES CAN IMPLEMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMS
SUBJECT(S): SPORTS, WOMEN
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10139
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THAT CHEMICAL REACTIONS INVOLVE DE- COMPOSITION OR SYNTHESIS. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS A REACTION AND REVERSE REACTION MAY PROCEED AT AN EQUAL PACE - PRODUCING CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM.
SUBJECT(S): CHEMISTRY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09398
ANNOTATION: STRESSES THE USEFULNESS OF VOCAL PAUSES AND SHOWS WHERE, WHY AND HOW THESE PAUSES CAN BE USED EFFECTIVELY IN PUBLIC SPEAKING.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC SPEAKING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 10559
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY. SPENDING HIS FINAL DAYS IN SELFIMPOSSED, CUBAN EXILE, HE SHOT HIMSELF IN 1961.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, HEMINGWAY, ERNEST
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11626
ANNOTATION: WONDERFULLY CREATIVE WAY TO TEACH POETRY - THROUGH COMPUTER IMAGERY. INTERVIEWS ARE INTER WOVEN WITH EXCERPTS FROM THE LEGENDARY POEM "CANTICO COSMICO." SPANISH LANGUAGE.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, POETRY, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11686
ANNOTATION: STORY OF A CURIOUS YOUNG CROCODILE WHO LOVES TO ASK ODD QUESTIONS. HIS IMAGINATION TAKES HIM ON A MAGICAL JOURNEY TO THE STARS WHERE HIS WONDER INGS COME TRUE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, KLEVEN, ELISA
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 09006
ANNOTATION: AERIAL & GROUND VIEWS OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS SHOWING THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY MUD FLOW. DI SCUSSES AIR POLLUTION, VOLCANIC ASH. FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH VERY UPSET PEOPLE ADDS AUTHENTICIT Y HOWEVER VERY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE IS USE!!
SUBJECT(S): DISASTERS, GEOLOGY, POLLUTION, VOLCANOES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11705
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCTION TO ART OF THE ESKIMO, OR INUIT, PEOPLE. HIGHLIGHTS MASKS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO CAME OVER THE LAND BRIDGE BETWEEN ALASKA AND SIBERIA, HUNTING CARIBOU AND LEAVING BEHIND TOOLS, CHARMS AND MASKS.
SUBJECT(S): ART, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09754
ANNOTATION: USES BASIC SPANISH VOCABULARY & CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES TO INTRODUCE THE CULTURE OF SPAIN. DEMON- STRATES THE BLENDING OF THE OLD AND NEW IN THE CASTLES & CHURCHES OF SPAIN AND ITS MODERN CITIES. SLOW, CLEAR NARRATION WITH CASTILIAN PRONUNCIATION
SUBJECT(S): SPAIN, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10248
ANNOTATION: FEATURES CURRENT, CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONS AND SITES ON LOCATION IN SPAIN. LESSONS 16 THROUGH 20 DRAMATIZE SITUATIONS SUCH AS ART, HISTORY, VACATION, AND DANCING IN AN EFFORT TO STRESS APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY.
SUBJECT(S): SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 109
FILM NUMBER: 10245
ANNOTATION: FEATURES CURRENT, CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONS AND SITES ON LOCATION IN SPAIN. LESSONS 1 THROUGH 6 DRAMATIZE SITUATIONS SUCH AS THE OFFICE, TIME, BUSINESS, AND TRAVEL IN AN EFFORT TO STRESS APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY.
SUBJECT(S): SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 98
FILM NUMBER: 10247
ANNOTATION: FEATURES CURRENT, CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONS AND SITES ON LOCATION IN SPAIN. LESSONS 12 THROUGH 15 DRAMATIZE SITUATIONS SUCH AS SHOPPING, THE POST OFFICE, AND BUSINESS IN AN EFFORT TO STRESS APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY.
SUBJECT(S): SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 98
FILM NUMBER: 10246
ANNOTATION: FEATURES CURRENT, CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONS AND SITES ON LOCATION IN SPAIN. LESSON 7 THROUGH 11 DRAMATIZE SITUATIONS SUCH AS BUSINESS, DINING, AND PAINTING IN AN EFFORT TO STRESS APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY.
SUBJECT(S): SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 108
FILM NUMBER: 10082
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON SPAIN'S SIX DISTINCT GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS. THEIR CUSTOMS, CULTURES, LANDMARKS, AND ECONOMICS ARE ALL PRESENTED WITH CLEAR SPANISH NARRATION.
SUBJECT(S): SPAIN, SPAIN - HISTORY, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 11551
ANNOTATION: ANALYZES THE ESSENTIAL FEATURE REQUIRED IN ANY INSTRUMENT TO PRODUCE MUSIC-PRODUCTION OF REGULAR ITY OF PRESSURE CHANGE-HOW ENERGY CAN BE PROVIDED TO PRODUCE CONTINUOUS NOTE, HOW SOUND CAN BE AMP LIFIED, HOW THAT CHANGES THE QUALITY OF SOUND
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SCIENCE, SYNTHESIZERS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10197
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES ACTIONS USED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CORRECT HOW HOLD.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 10325
ANNOTATION: PROFILES COMPOSER ALEXINA LOUIES AS SHE WRITES A SYMPHONY "THE ETERNAL EARTH." ILLUSTRATES THE PROCESS WHEREBY MUSICAL NOTATION IS TRANSFORMED INTO A WONDEROUS PERFORMANCE.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11931
ANNOTATION: ONE OF THE ONLY PEACEFUL AREA OF CO-HABITATION BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS. EXPLORE OLD CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND RITES AND CELEBRATIONS AT THE ETHIOPIAN COPTIC CHURCH.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, ETHIOPIA
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09776
ANNOTATION: 2 PROGRAMS, 15 MIN. EACH. EUROPE EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE DEAL WITH WATER-RELATED NATURAL HAZARDS; JAPAN FOCUSES ON THIS COUNTRY'S NEED FOR TRADE AND HOW THIS AFFECTS OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.
SUBJECT(S): EUROPE, GEOGRAPHY, JAPAN
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10344
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF FEEDBACK WITH SHOTS OF BOY SCOUTS USING MODEMS, RATING SERVICES KEEPING TRACK OF TELEVISION, AND RADIO.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 09543
ANNOTATION: PATTIE AND HERBIE ARE BEST FRIENDS UNTIL THEY START KINDERGARTEN AND HERBIE PALS UP WITH JASON, A FIVE-YEAR-OLD MALE CHAUVINIST. BASED ON THE BOOK BY SUSAN PEARSON. USEFUL FOR EARLY CAREER EXPLORATION.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS, OCCUPATIONS, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, WOMEN
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11427
ANNOTATION: SHOWS ETIQUETTE IS NOT A LIST OF DO'S AND DON'TS. THE UNDERLYING REASONS FOR GOOD MANNERS ARE EXPLAINED TO SHOW THEY HELP PEOPLE IN THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. GOOD TO COMBAT THE GROWTH OF UNCIVIL AND DISRESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR.
SUBJECT(S): COURTESY, ETIQUETTE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10537
ANNOTATION: TEACHES GIRLS IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT SEXUAL MATURATION AND REASSURES THEM ABOUT COMMON PRE- ADOLESCENT CONCERNS.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11954
ANNOTATION: FICTIONAL MURDER WITH REAL POLICE DETECTIVE AND FORENSIC SCIENTIST COME TO SCENE OF CRIME AND DEMONSTRATE HOW EVIDENCE IS PROCESSED BOTH HIGH TECH AND TRADITIONAL. VISIT CRIME LAB AND SEE PROCESSING AND PREPARATION FOR COURT.
SUBJECT(S): CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, CRIMINAL LAW, LAW
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11955
ANNOTATION: DIRECT/EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE. DETECTIVE WALKS US THROUGH PROCESS OF GETTING AND PROCESSING WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE, IDENTIFYING AND INTERVIEW ING SUSPECT. SKETCH ARTIST DRAWS ACCURATE PORTRAIT FROM WORDS.
SUBJECT(S): CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, CRIMINAL LAW, LUMBER AND LUMBERING
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10666
ANNOTATION: USING PLANTS AND ANIMALS, THIS PROGRAM PRESENTS THE CONCEPTS OF NATURAL SELECTION, MUTATION, AND SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST AS THEY RELATE TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), BIOLOGY, EVOLUTION
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11613
ANNOTATION: HOW DO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN CONTROL DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS? HOW DO THE SENSES WORK? WHY IS EACH PERSON'S "REALITY" DIFFERENT? NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUES SHOW INSIDE OF BRAIN.
SUBJECT(S): BRAIN, MIND AND BODY, PERCEPTION, SELF-PERCEPTION, SENSES AND SENSATION
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 90
FILM NUMBER: 11217
ANNOTATION: TOUR OF BEE EVOLUTION FROM THE SOLITARY AMMOPHILA WASP TO THE HONEYBEE. RELATIONSHIP OF INSECTS TO THE WORLD OF POLLEN AND FLOWERS.
SUBJECT(S): INSECTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09966
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES THE THREE BASIC LANDFORMS: MOUNTAINS, PLAINS, AND PLATEAUS. SHOWS THE EFFECT OF ERO- SIONAL FORCES AND WEATHERING ON OUR NATURAL LAND- SCAPE.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH, EROSION, GEOGRAPHY, MOUNTAINS, WEATHER
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 11246
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAINS FROM THE MOST SIMPLE ARRANGEMENT OF A FEW NERVE CELLS TO THE HUMAN BRAIN.
SUBJECT(S): BRAIN, PHYSIOLOGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11058
ANNOTATION: LEARN FROM EXEMPLARY TEACHERS HOW TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT LEARNING WITH EXCITING CLASSROOM PRACTICES IN THE "BLOCK".
SUBJECT(S): BLOCK SCHEDULING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 44
FILM NUMBER: 10564
ANNOTATION: THIS GEOLOGIC JOURNEY EXAMINES ROCKS, FOSSILS, AND PLATE TEACTONICS TO REACH CONCLUSIONS ABOUT EXOTIC TERRANES.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH, FOSSILS, GEOLOGY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 06969
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS A VARIETY OF CLASSROOM SITUATIONS IN WHICH TEACHER AND STUDENTS EXPERIMENT WITH CALCU- LATORS AS THEY INVESTIGATE MATHEMATICAL RELATION- SHIPS.
SUBJECT(S): CALCULATORS, MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 06337
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES A VARIETY OF EXPERIMENTS WHICH EXPLAIN THERMAL EXPANSION AND THE RATES OF EXPAN- SION IN DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, HEAT, PHYSICS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11296
ANNOTATION: TERRITORIAL EXPANSION & THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE; LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, WAR OF 1812; NATIVE AMERICAN RESISTANCE; TECUMSEH & THE TRAIL OF TEARS, MANIFEST DESTINY, OREGON TRAIL; MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR; CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH.
SUBJECT(S): LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 09513
ANNOTATION: GOOD FOR INTRODUCTION TO PARENT GROUPS ON CHILD- HOOD STRESS. NOT APPROPRIATE FOR PRESENTATION TO STUDENTS AS IT SUPPLIES NO TECHNIQUES FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT.
SUBJECT(S): EMOTIONS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 21
FILM NUMBER: 11616
ANNOTATION: ON-LOCATION FOOTAGE, DRAMATIC REENACTMENTS, JOURNAL EXCERPTS, AND HISTORICAL MAPS TELL THE FASCINATING STORY OF LEWIS AND CLARKS 8,000 MILE JOURNEY IN THE UNEXPLORED WEST.
SUBJECT(S): LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 11885
ANNOTATION: THROUGH ANIMATION AND EXPERIMENTS, FILM DEMON STRATES THAT CHEMICAL CHANGE IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS BY WHICH MATTER IS REARRANGED TO FORM NEW SUBSTANCES. PROVIDES A BASIS FOR UNDERSTANDING MOLECULAR BEHAVIOR.
SUBJECT(S): CHEMISTRY, MATTER
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10663
ANNOTATION: A STUDENT VISITS HIS PEN PAL IN RURAL QUEBEC CANADA. THEY HELP LOCAL FISHERMEN UNLOAD THEIR CATCH. THEY GO CAMPING AND OBSERVE ELK AND BEARS IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THEY VISIT AN INDIAN VILLAGE AND LEARN TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS AND GAMES.
SUBJECT(S): CANADA, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11206
ANNOTATION: VISIT KEW'S FAMOUS LABS WHERE THE WORLD'S LARGEST SEED BANK IS KEPT TO PREVENT PLANTS BECOMING EXTINCT AND WHERE PLANTS ARE EXAMINED FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.
SUBJECT(S): PLANTS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 11210
ANNOTATION: INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANET MARS.
SUBJECT(S): ASTRONOMY, PLANETS, SOLAR SYSTEM
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10192
ANNOTATION: SHORT AND LONG BOW STROKES ARE DEMONSTRATED, EMPHASIZING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND FLEXIBILITY. PRESENTS EXERCISES FOR DEVELOPING FLEXIBLE BOWING AND FOLLOW THROUGH MOTIONS.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 31
FILM NUMBER: 09219
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE WORK OF A PALEONTOLOGIST. EXPLORES THE BASIC CAUSES OF EXTINCTION OF MUCH OF PREHISTORIC LIFE AND STUDIES THOSE SPECIES WHICH STILL EXIST TODAY.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), BIOLOGY, DINOSAURS, FOSSILS, WILDLIFE - CONSERVATION
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 07407
ANNOTATION: THIS AWARD-WINNING FILM RECORDS AN IOWA TEACHER'S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO INTRODUCE HER THIRD GRADE CLASS TO THE EFFECTS OF PREJUDICE. HELPS TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF HUMAN RELATIONS.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09098
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTARY ON THE EXHIBIT HELD AT THE NATIONAL GALLEY OF ART IN WASHINGTON, FEATURING THE ESTHETIC SIDE OF JEFFERSON AND SHOWING HOW HE WAS INFLUENCED BY EUROPEAN CULTURE.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, JEFFERSON, THOMAS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11565
ANNOTATION: SATELLITES THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED INFORMATION GATHERING TECHNOLOGY NOW ARE, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS, WEATHER OBSERVATORIES AND MORE. SEE HOW THEY KEEP US ALL GLOBALLY AWARE.
SUBJECT(S): GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITES, METEROLOGICAL SATELLITES, SATELLITES, ARTIFICIAL, WEATHER FORECASTING
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 49
FILM NUMBER: 07086
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS NEWSREEL FOOTAGE PRODUCED BETWEEN 1917 AND 1968 TO DEPICT THE EVENTS, LIFESTYLES AND PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT PERIODS IN 20TH CENTURY HISTORY.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, MODERN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10632
ANNOTATION: THIS COLLECTION OF KEAT'S STORIES FEATURES A SHORT DOCUMENTARY OF THE ARTIST HIMSELF. STORIES INCLUDE: THE SNOWY DAY, WHISTLE FOR WILLIE, AND THE TRIP.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 45