FILM NUMBER: 11188
ANNOTATION: REMNANTS OF THE ICE AGES ARE CALLED GLACIERS. THEY CONTINUE TO ALTER THE LAND AS THEY GOUGE OUT VALLEYS, MOLD HILLS AND CARRY ROCKS AND OTHER GEOLOGICAL DEBRIS THOUSANDS OF MILES.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH SCIENCES, GLACIERS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11316
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE AND PEOPLE OF COTE D'IVORIE, MALI AND SENEGAL. FRANCOPHONE AREA AND ITS CULTURE ARE EXPLORED IN INTERVIEWS WITH WEST AFRICANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 11180
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, AND PEOPLE OF COTE D'IVOIRE, MALI AND SENEGAL. INTERVIEWS WEST AFRICANS. CREATES CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THIS FRANCOPHONE AREA OF THE WORLD.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 10696
ANNOTATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN ORAL TRADITION OF BLACK PASTOR- ANIMATED FILM OF JAMES WELDON JOHNSON'S POEM- EMBODIES LIFE AND DEATH OF SISTER CAROLINE AND TRANSPORTATION FROM FEAR AND SORROW OF FAMILY.
SUBJECT(S): AMERICAN LITERATURE - AFRICAN, MULTICULTURALISM, POETRY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 09374
ANNOTATION: FILM ADAPTATION OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S STORY OF A YOUNG BOY ON A SUPPOSEDLY DESERTED ISLAND.
SUBJECT(S): POE, EDGAR ALLAN, SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 31
FILM NUMBER: 06972
ANNOTATION: TELLS HOW THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA SET OFF A RUSH TO THE WEST THAT TRANSFORMED THE COUNTRY.
SUBJECT(S): FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861, WEST (U.S.)
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11439
ANNOTATION: READS FROM HER "POLK STREET" SERIES AND TELLS WHERE SHE GETS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS YOUNG READER SERIES. GOOD FOR LIBRARIANS FOR BACKGROUND FOR BOOK TALKS. TALKING HEADS-NOT TO SHOW TO KIDS COULDN'T HOLD THEIR ATTENTION.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, GIFF, PATRICIA REILLY, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11437
ANNOTATION: AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR ALIKI BRANDENBURG TOURS HER ENGLISH HOME AND STUDIO. GOOD FOR LIBRARIANS FOR BACKGROUND FOR BOOK TALKS. TALKING HEADS-NOT TO SHOW TO KIDS-COULDN'T HOLD THEIR ATTENTION.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, BRANDENBERG, ALIKI, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11438
ANNOTATION: EXPLORATION OF HER LIFE, WRITING AND ADVENTURES. GOOD FOR LIBRARIANS FOR BACKGROUND FOR BOOK TALKS. TALKING HEADS-NOT TO SHOW TO KIDS-COULDN'T HOLD THEIR ATTENTION.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, HURWITZ, JOHANNA, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10366
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM EXAMINES HOW AFRICA IS WORKING TO IMPROVE ITS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11075
ANNOTATION: PRESIDENTIAL AWARDEE KAY TOLIVER AT EAST HARLEM TECH/P.S. 72 USES MATH & COMMUNICATION ARTS SKILLS TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE HER STUDENTS. FOLLOWS HER CLASS ON THE "MATH TRAIL" WHERE THEY SOLVE MATH PROBLEMS THAT RELATE TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 09462
ANNOTATION: THREE CHILDREN IN SEARCH OF A CHRISTMAS TREE CUT DOWN ONE ON THE PROPERTY OF THEIR NEIGHBOR. CONFESSING TO HAVING STOLEN THE TREE, THEY MAKE FRIENDS WITH THEIR NEIGHBOR. BASED ON THE SHORT STORY BY DAVID WALKER.
SUBJECT(S): HOLIDAYS, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11016
ANNOTATION: PROFILES GORBACHEV'S LIFE FROM HIS RISE WITHIN THE COMMUNIST PARTY TO HIS ROLE IN THE FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION. INCLUDES GLASNOST, PERESTROIKA, AND THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SOVIET UNION.
SUBJECT(S): RUSSIA
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 58
FILM NUMBER: 10443
ANNOTATION: REVIEWS GORHACHEV'S EARLY LIFE, HIS RISE TO POWER, PROPOSED REFORMS, AND THE ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS REGIME.
SUBJECT(S): GORBACHEV, MIKHAIL, SOVIET UNION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 05275
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS A TYPICAL SITUATION WHICH OCCURS IN JUNIOR HIGH WHEN GOSSIP ABOUT AN INNOCENT HUG BETWEEN A CLASSMATE AND A BOY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL ESCALATES TO THE POINT WHERE THE GIRL'S REPUTATION AND SELF-ESTEEM IS DAMAGED.
SUBJECT(S): ETHICS, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 09831
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCTION TO GOYA'S WORK AND THE PERIOD IN SPANISH HISTORY WHICH SAW THE DECLINE OF NEO- CLASSICISM AND THE RISE OF ROMANTICISM AND IM- PRESSIONISM. IN ENGLISH.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, GOYA, FRANCISCO, SPAIN - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 44
FILM NUMBER: 10401
ANNOTATION: MUSIC AND ANIMATION TRACE THE REAL AND IMAGINARY ADVENTURES OF A GIRL AND HER GRANDFATHER.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 09845
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTARY WHICH TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART OF GRANT WOOD, HIS LIFE, AND HIS WORK IN PRE- SERVING AMERICAN LEGENDS. CONTAINS MALE FRONTAL NUDITY. RESTRICTED BEFORE 9TH GRADE.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY, PAINTING, WOOD, GRANT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09174
ANNOTATION: HENRY FONDA STARS IN THIS CLASSIC FILM ADAP- TATION OF STEINBECK'S EPIC STORY OF THE DEPRESSION YEARS.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, STEINBECK, JOHN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 129
FILM NUMBER: 10916
ANNOTATION: CARTOGRAPHY - THE SCIENCE OF DRAWING CHARTS, DIAGRAMS AND MAPS - AND THE SKILL OF GRAPHING ARE PRESENTED.
SUBJECT(S): GEOGRAPHY, MAPS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10806
ANNOTATION: WILDLIFE OF THE SAVANNAH DEPENDS ON GRASS AND RAINS-BUFFALO, ELEPHANTS, ZEBRA, CHEETAH AND ANTELOPE, WATCH BABY ANIMALS LEARN TO WALK AND RUN QUICKLY TO ESCAPE MEAT EATING HUNTERS.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, GRASSLANDS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11818
ANNOTATION: MULTICULTURAL VIEW OF EXPLORATION. USES MAPS, HISTORIC ARTWORK, AND LIVE ACTION ON-LOCATION VIDEO. INCLUDES PRINCE HENRY, VASCO DA GAMA, DIAS, VESPUCCHI, CABOT, MAGELLAN, ETC.
SUBJECT(S): COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER, EXPLORATIONS, MAGELLAN, FERNANDO, SLAVERY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 33
FILM NUMBER: 09738
ANNOTATION: USES EXCERPTS FROM EDUCATIONAL FILMS OF THE 1950'S, WHICH SHOWED THE TYPICAL STUDENT AS WHITE, MALE, SUBURBAN, WITH PERFECT FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, TO ILLUSTRATE HOW OUR CHANGING SOCIAL AWARENESS AFFECTS OUR VIEW OF THE PAST.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY, SOCIAL CHANGE, UNITED STATES - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 30022
ANNOTATION: BUILDS MATH PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS WITH A DISCRETE ADVENTURE AND CHALLENGE INCLUDED IN A VIDEO STORY-STUDENTS PREDICT WHO WILL WIN A 5 MILE CIRCLE RACE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11309
ANNOTATION: ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE EXAMINES THE EVENTS & EXPERIENC ES OF THE DEPRESSION. EXPLORES CAUSES, FARM DEPRES SION, DECLINING DEMAND FOR CONSUMER GOODS & STOCK MARKET CRASH. ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BEGAN IN 1929 AND ENDED ONLY WITH ONSET OF WWI & MILITARY PRODUCTION
SUBJECT(S): GREAT DEPRESSION, 1929-1939, UNITED STATES-HISTORY-1919-1933
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09173
ANNOTATION: ROBERT REDFORD AND MIA FARROW STAR IN FILM ADAP- TATION OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD'S NOVEL OF THE IDLE RICH IN NEWPORT DURING THE 1920'S.
SUBJECT(S): FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 146
FILM NUMBER: 11680
ANNOTATION: A MAN GOES TO CHOP DOWN A TREE IN THE RAIN FOREST & FALLS ASLEEP, ANIMALS WHISPER IN HIS EAR THE REASONS HE SHOULD NOT COMPLETE THE TASK. THE TREE IS A SYMBOL OF OUR FRAGILE PLANET.
SUBJECT(S): CHERRY, LYNNE, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10025
ANNOTATION: PART I REVIEWS THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH EXPLORATION IN THE BEGINNING. ELABORATE ON THE GREAT LAKES INCLUDING THE WORKING OF LOCKS. PART II TELLS THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE THREE LAKES (ERIE, ONTARIO AND HURON).
SUBJECT(S): AMERICA - EXPLORATION, DISCOVERIES (IN GEOGRAPHY)
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 05659
ANNOTATION: DEPICTS THE WORK OF GLACIERS IN FORMING THE GREAT LAKES THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. DESCRIBES THE PRESENT-DAY DRAINAGE OF THE LAKES AND THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NIAGARA FALLS.
SUBJECT(S): GLACIERS, MIDDLE WEST
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11923
ANNOTATION: THE BURIAL SITES OF THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT ARE MOST AWE-INSPIRING. SEE EGYPTIAN CULTURE WHICH ROSE UP AROUND THE NILE.
SUBJECT(S): EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES, PYRAMIDS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 01004
ANNOTATION: PORTRAYS SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE'S HENRY IV TO PORTRAY THE ATMOSPHERE AND THEME OF THE COMPLETE PLAY.
SUBJECT(S): DRAMA
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 11912
ANNOTATION: TRAVEL UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DURING THE GREAT RACES OF 1870 THROUGH THE WORDS AND MEMORIES OF JINNY WILLIAM. LEARN HOW ROBERT FULTON'S EXPERIMENT BECAME A MOST IMPORTANT FORM OF TRANSPORTATION.
SUBJECT(S): MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, STEAMBOATS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1865-1898
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10402
ANNOTATION: A BOY "IMPERSONATES" A SHARK ONLY TO BE SURPRISED WHEN A TRUE SHARK APPEARS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10661
ANNOTATION: AN ILLITERATE WOMAN'S LIFE IS REVITALIZED BY A VISIT FROM HER "EDUCATED" NEPHEW. WITH HIS DEPARTURE, CORALS LIFE REVERTS BACK TO ITS FORMER DESOLATION.
SUBJECT(S): BRADBURY, RAY, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10878
ANNOTATION: LEARN HOW ATHENS SHOWS THE GREEK DRIVE FOR PERFECTION, THE ROLE OF THE GODS IN SOCIETY, HOW INTELLECTUAL SUPERIORITY AND PHYSICAL GRACE AND BEAUTY INFLUENCED GREECE.
SUBJECT(S): GREECE - ANTIQUITIES, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 48
FILM NUMBER: 11255
ANNOTATION: GREEN & ROMAN LEGENDS & DIFFERECES BETWEEN THEM MUSCIUS SCAEVOLA & LARS PORSENNA, CINCINNATUS PEIEUS & THETIS, ACHILLES, ODYSSEUS & TROJAN HORSE, THESEUS, JASON, AENEAS, ROMULUS & REMUS; SABINE WOMEN, 7 KINGS OF ROME, HORATIL, HORATIUS,
SUBJECT(S): GREECE - ANTIQUITIES, MYTHOLOGY, ROME - ANTIQUITIES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 11988
ANNOTATION: FAMOUS DR. SEUSS BOOK ABOUT SAM I AM AND THE GREEN EGGS AND HAM. CHILDREN AND ADULTS HAVE LOVED THIS STORY FOR MANY YEARS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S VIDEO
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 09799
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM IN THE STORY OF SAM I AM, WHO TRIES TO SHARE HIS GREEN EGGS AND HAM WITH AN UNWILLING ACQUAINTANCE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DR. SEUSS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10802
ANNOTATION: CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF GREENHOUSE WARMING DUE TO RISE IN MAN-MADE GREENHOUSE GASES. SIMULATED NEWSCAST OF FUTURE. CFS'S INCREASING CARBON DIOXIDE, SOIL EROSION AND LOSS OF NUTRIENTS; COMPARISON OF VENUS, EARTH AND MARS.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 09766
ANNOTATION: WHETHER NATURALLY OCCURRING OR MAN MADE, HIGH LEVELS OF CO2 POSE A THREAT TO OUR CLIMATE. THIS IS BEING CALLED THE "GREENHOUSE EFFECT".
SUBJECT(S): GREENHOUSE EFFECT, WEATHER
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10183
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES THE POSSIBLE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL WARMING, ISSUES IN THE COMPUTER MODELING OF THIS WARMING TREND, WAYS TO MINIMIZE A WORSENING SITUATION.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, POLLUTION, WEATHER
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09465
ANNOTATION: A BUDDING ROMANCE BETWEEN GRIFF AND LISA IS ALMOST DESTROYED BY GRIFF'S TREATMENT OF THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD, WHO IS MENTALLY HANDI- CAPPED. GRIFF BECOMES AWARE OF HIS ATTITUDE AND MAKES AMENDS TO THE GUARD.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS, MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10685
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM LOOKS AT HOW ASPECTS OF CURRENT JAPANESE SOCIETY ARE VERY "WESTERNIZED" YET STILL RICH IN THE ANCIENT TRADITIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE NATIONS CHARACTER.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, JAPAN
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 06593
ANNOTATION: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INNER SELF-IMAGE AND THE EXTERNAL PRESSURES FROM THE PEOPLE IN OUR ENVIRON- MENT.
SUBJECT(S): COUNSELING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 05062
ANNOTATION: A HUMOROUS STORY ABOUT INFLEXIBLE RULES AND BUREAUCRATIC MISMANAGEMENT, ADAPTED FROM THE SHORT STORY BY ELLIS PARKER BUTLER.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10324
ANNOTATION: TORONTO PLAYS HOST TO THE INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL. THE STREETS ECHO AS THE GREAT MASTERS FROM EVERY TRADITION GATHER TO PLAY FOR EACH OTHER.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 54
FILM NUMBER: 09459
ANNOTATION: A GROUP PORTRAIT OF THE MIDNIGHT PROGRAMMERS AND TALENTED YOUNG ENGINEERS WHO GAVE BIRTH TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER, WORD PROCESSORS, THE MACINTOSH MOUSE, AND OTHER TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS.
SUBJECT(S): COMPUTERS, OCCUPATIONS, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11924
ANNOTATION: THE ROMAN EMPEROR HADRIAN ORDERED THE CONSTRUC TION OF A WALL TO MARK THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. BUILT DURING OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN THE WALL WAS THE END OF CIVILIZATION AND A SEPARATION FROM THE BARBARIANS.
SUBJECT(S): GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORY, ROME - ANTIQUITIES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10431
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES UPON THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS' TRANSITION INTO A FREE SOCIETY FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1865-1898
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 120
FILM NUMBER: 10430
ANNOTATION: DEPICTS THE RACIAL INJUSTICE AND CONFLICTS FOUND IN PRE-CIVIL WAR AMERICA.
SUBJECT(S): SLAVERY -UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 120