FILM NUMBER: 10729
ANNOTATION: LSD, PSILOCIN MUSHROOMS, PEYOTE, ETC. AFFECT BODY PHYSIOLOGICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY-OVER- STIMULATE THE BRAIN, CAUSE FLASHBACKS. EFFECTS ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND FETUS ARE DISCUSSED.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11900
ANNOTATION: HAMLET IS INTRODUCED AS A PLAY WITH THREE MOVEMENT - A GHOST STORY, A DETECTIVE STORY, AND REVENGE STORY. THE MAJOR CHARACTER INTERRELATION SHIPS IN THE PLAY ARE DISCUSSED.
SUBJECT(S): DRAMA, SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11901
ANNOTATION: HAMLET IS PRESENTED AS A STORY DEALING WITH SOME OF THE UNIQUE PROBLEMS OF A YOUNG MAN GROWING UP THE DISCOVERY OF THE PRESENCE OF EVIL, THE SEPARATING OF REALITY FROM WISHES, AND THE PROBLEM OF CONTAMINATION.
SUBJECT(S): DRAMA, SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10834
ANNOTATION: BBC AND TIME-LIFE FILMS PRODUCTION-PART OF THE COMPLETE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. THIS SERIES IS OF HIGH QUALITY USING DISTINGUISHED THEATRICAL TALENT. DEREK JACOBI IS HAMLET.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LITERATURE, SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 237
FILM NUMBER: 00848
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW THE HAND MOVEMENTS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS RELATE TO EACH OTHER. PICTURES A CHILD'S HANDS PERFORMING A PLAYTIME ACTIVITY, AND THE HANDS OF AN ADULT USING THE SAME MOVEMENTS AS PART OF HIS JOB.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 06910
ANNOTATION: SURVEYS THE FILM EDITING PROCESSES OF ASSEM- BLING, SELECTING, REARRANGING AND DISCARDING FOOTAGE.
SUBJECT(S): MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11324
ANNOTATION: AN ADAPTATION OF THE FAIRY TALE BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM ABOUT THE WOODCUTTER'S CHILDREN AND THEIR ENCOUNTER IN THE FOREST WITH THE WICKED WITCH.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 00912
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE PROCESSES THROUGH WHICH WATER BE- COMES HARD, BEGINNING WITH RAIN WATER THAT COL- LECTS CARBON DIOXIDE AS IT FALLS, PRODUCING A DILUTE ACID CAPABLE OF DISSOLVING SOME ELEMENTS FROM ROCKS.
SUBJECT(S): MINERALOGY, RAIN AND RAINFALL, WATER
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11126
ANNOTATION: HARMONY: SIMULTANEOUS TONES, CHORD, TONIC CHORD; TONE: TIMBRE, TEMPO; MELODY: STACCATO, LEGATO- UNDERSTANDING OF TONES SOUNDING TOGETHER AS SIM- ULTANEOUS TONES(CHORD); DIFFERENTIATE STACCATO & LEGATO STYLES; IDENTIFY "PLUCKED" STRING INSTRUMEN
SUBJECT(S): HARMONY, MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11991
ANNOTATION: USES ANIMATION TO TELL A STORY IN WHICH HAROLD'S CRAYONS DRAW HIM INTO A MAGICAL GARDEN WHERE HE HAS A HOST OF ADVENTURES. BASED ON THE BOOK BY CROCKETT JOHNSON.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, DRAWING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 10534
ANNOTATION: THIS FILM FOLLOWS ONE OF HARRIET TUBMAN'S MOST DANGEROUS TRIPS LEADING A GROUP OF SLAVES OUT OF MARYLAND.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, SLAVERY -UNITED STATES, TUBMAN, HARRIET (ROSS), WOMEN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 21
FILM NUMBER: 10494
ANNOTATION: HARRY TRIES EVERYTHING TO DROWN OUT HIS NEIGH- BOR'S SINGING. HIS EVENTUAL SOLUTION PROVIDES PLENTY OF LAUGHS AND FUN.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09662
ANNOTATION: STORY OF TWO YOUNG GIRLS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF GOSSIP. SHOULD BE USED BY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS ONLY. CONTAINS A GRUESOME AND FRIGHTENING DEATH SCENE.
SUBJECT(S): COUNSELING, ETHICS, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10295
ANNOTATION: USING CLUES AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING, 14 YEAR-OLD POLLY UNCOVERS THE ALL TOO HUMAN GHOSTS BESETTING HER FATHER'S HOTEL. THIS MYSTERY LENDS ITSELF TO ANALYSIS OF PLOT, CHARACTER AND SETTING AS SUPPOR- TING THE CENTRAL THEME.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 46
FILM NUMBER: 10629
ANNOTATION: THIS VIDEO DEFINES SEXUAL HARASSMENT. MALE AND FEMALE ROLE REVERSAL IS USED TO SENSITIZE A YOUNG, HIGH SCHOOL BOY WITH THIS PROBLEM.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, HUMAN RELATIONS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10833
ANNOTATION: TO MAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BETTER CONSUMERS OF HEALTH INSURANCE IN THE FUTURE. THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD COMPANIES OF MARYLAND PRODUCED THIS VIDEOTAPE AND STUDY GUIDE.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, HEALTH INSURANCE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09933
ANNOTATION: A GUITAR-PLAYING NARRATOR EXPLAINS THE BASICS OF NUTRITION. FILM SHOWS WHY BODY NEEDS PARTICULAR NUTRIENTS. FOCUSES ON WATER, FIBER, SALT, FAT AND DISCUSSES NUTRITIOUS SNACKS.
SUBJECT(S): FOOD, HEALTH, NUTRITION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10715
ANNOTATION: DAOISM, BUDDHISM AND CONFUCIANISM - IDEAS OF MARX AND MAO EXPLAIN ATTITUDES IN TODAY'S CHINA. SHOWS TRADITIONAL AND MODERN DOCTRINES INFLUENCING ORDINARY PEOPLE IN SHANDONG PROVINCE.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, BUDDHISM, CHINA, CONFUCIANISM, RELIGIONS
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10713
ANNOTATION: LOOKS AT HOW CHINA CARES FOR ITS YOUNG, OLD AND THOSE WHO CAN NOT COPE. HONOR, RESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR, MORAL CONDUCT AND COURTESY ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN CHINESE SOCIETY. SET IN HARBIN.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, HUMAN RELATIONS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10716
ANNOTATION: CHINESE INDIVIDUALS MUST FUNCTION WITHOUT CAUS- ING FRICTION IN SOCIETY. LEGAL SYSTEM RESTORES HARMONY CAUSED BY CRIME. PUNISHMENT, GUILT, SHAME AND ATONEMENT ARE EXPLORED IN NEW CHINA.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, CRIME, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10722
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES PHILOSOPHIC AND HISTORIC FACTORS THAT SHAPE CHINESE ART, HOW ARTISTS PURSUE "REALITY" AND TECHNIQUES THAT COMBINE TRADITIONAL VALUES AND UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS TO PRODUCE ART.
SUBJECT(S): ART, ASIA, CHINA, PAINTING
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10714
ANNOTATION: CATON CULINARY CAPITAL OF CHINA. SICHUAN WITH 200,000,000 PEOPLE SUPPORTED BY ANCIENT AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS THE CHENGDU RIVER DAM. POPULATION EXPLOSION PROBLEMS EXPLORED.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, COOKERY, FOOD, SOCIAL CHANGE
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10718
ANNOTATION: LIFE OF ONE MAOPING PEASANT VILLAGE FAMILY.SHOWS HOW THEY TEND THE LAND ALLOCATED BY THE NEW "RESPONSIBILITY" SYSTEM AND THEIR OWN PRIVATE PLOT. FILM CREW STAYED IN VILLAGE OVER ONE MONTH.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10719
ANNOTATION: FAMILY IS CENTRAL IN CHINESE SOCIETY. EXAMINES CHANGING ROLE AND STATUS OF WOMEN, THE FAMILY AND RURAL MAOPING VILLAGE'S REACTIONS TO POPULATION CONTROL AND THE ROLE OF THE MARRIAGE BROKER.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, MARRIAGE
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10721
ANNOTATION: SOCIETY COMES BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL IN CHINA AND THE FAMILY MUST BE MAINTAINED. SHOWS THE BREAK- DOWN OF A MARRIAGE AND THE PRESSURES THAT ARE BROUGHT ON THE COUPLE TO RECONCILE THEIR DIFFERENCES.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, FAMILY, LAW, MARRIAGE
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10712
ANNOTATION: FAMINE, INVASION, CIVIL WAR & CULTURAL REVOLUTION PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCE TODAYS CHINESE ATTITUDES. ORIGINAL FOOTAGE & ARCHIVE MATERIALS GIVE OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTION TO OLD & NEW CHINA.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, WAR
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10723
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES TODAY'S ATTITUDES TO INDIVIDUAL AND FREE ENTERPRISE IN CHINA AND ABROAD. RAISES QUESTION IF TRADE CAN BE ENCOURAGED WITHOUT WESTERN INFLUENCES UNDERMINING TRADITIONAL VALUES.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, BUSINESS, CHINA, COMMERCE
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10720
ANNOTATION: SCIENCE IS USING LIMITED RESOURCES TO UNDUE CULTURAL REVOLUTION'S DAMAGE. PATIENTS MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN MODERN TREATMENTS AND TRADITIONAL AS SCIENCE AND ANCIENT BELIEFS EXIST SIDE BY SIDE.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, MEDICINE, MEDICINE AND RELIGION, SOCIAL CHANGE
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10717
ANNOTATION: STEAM ENGINE FACTORY IN DATONG (NEAR MONGOLIA) MANUFACTURES STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. ONE WOMAN IS TRAINING TO BE A WELDER DESPITE DESIRES TO BE A WRITER. COAL MINING AND RAILWAY INDUSTRIAL LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, CHINA, COAL, RAILROADS
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10603
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE ISSUE OF TEENAGE DATE VIOLENCE, PRESENTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CONSTITUES ABUSE IN A RELATIONSHIP, WHY IT HAPPENS, AND WHAT A "HEALTHY" RELATIONSHIP IS.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, HUMAN RELATIONS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10677
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT AND TEMPERATURE. CLEARLY SHOWS HOW HEAT CAN BE TRANSFERRED USING DEMONSTRATIONS, SIMULATIONS AND LAB ACTIVITIES. CONSERVATION IS ENCOURAGED.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY RESOURCES, HEAT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 09863
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEAT AND WORK. HEAT IS CREATED IN VARIOUS WAYS AND THIS ENERGY IS CONVERTED INTO WORK, AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE OPER- ATION OF MACHINERY.
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, HEAT
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09732
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES HOW ENERGY AFFECTS THE PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES. EXPLAINS VOLUME CHANGES, CHANGES IN STATE, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HEAT AND TEMPERATURE AND FAHRENHEIT, CELSIUS, AND KELVIN SCALES. EX- CELLENT DISCUSSION AND VISUALS.
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, HEAT, PHYSICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09475
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE WAYS WE USE HEAT IN DAILY LIFE BY LOOKING IN ON A TYPICAL FAMILY. ANIMATED SEQUENCES SHOW THAT THE CONSTANT MONTION OF MOLECULES CREATES HEAT. GOOD EXAMPLES OF HEAT. GOOD EXAMPLES OF HEAT TRANSFER.
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, HEAT, PHYSICS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11691
ANNOTATION: A POOR MOTHER GOES OFF TO MARKET TO BUY A FEW ITEMS FOR HER 7 CHILDREN. WHEN SHE RETURNS A WICKED OLD WOMAN HAS TURNED THE CHILDREN INTO FOOD. THE MOTHER SAVES THEM.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN - DISEASES, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, WOOD, AUDREY
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10974
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS HOW THE HUMAN EYE WORKS, EXAMINES SOME OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS, AND SHOWS HOW MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HELP VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE. SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES ARE PRESENTED.
SUBJECT(S): BLIND, PHYSICALLY DISABLED
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11236
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS HOW THE HUMAN EYE WORKS, SOME MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS AND HOW MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE HELPING.
SUBJECT(S): BLIND
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 07415
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE TELEVISION WATCHING, AS DESCRIBED BY NEIL POSTMAN AND JOHN CUIKIN, AND FEATURES A BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AP- PROACH WHICH TEACHERS AND PARENTS CAN USE TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME MORE SELECTIVE IN THEIR TV HABITS.
SUBJECT(S): TELEVISION
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 11089
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES TODAY'S DELAY OF YOUTH IN ASSUMING ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES. FAILURE TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION DOOMS SOME TO BEING A PERMANENT PART OF THE UNDERCLASS. HOW CAN WE BREAK THIS CYCLE?
SUBJECT(S): ADOLESCENCE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, YOUTH - ATTITUDES
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 45
FILM NUMBER: 09675
ANNOTATION: USES NARRATION AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHOW THE SETTING OF HEMINGWAY'S EARLY YEARS, REFLECTED IN HIS "NICK ADAMS" STORIES. DULL, SLOW-MOVING, TOO MUCH LIKE A LECTURE.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, HEMINGWAY, ERNEST, LITERATURE, UNITED STATES - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11681
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATE THE SPECIAL LOVE BETWEEN A CHILD AND PET AS FALL ARRIVES. MUDGE'S FIRST HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING WITH HENRY AND HIS FAMILY.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, RYLANT, CYNTHIA
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10650
ANNOTATION: USING THE ARTIST'S VOICE AND WORKS, THIS PROGRAM PRESENTS A MAJOR SCULPTOR OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
SUBJECT(S): ART, SCULPTURE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09102
ANNOTATION: SERIES OF 10-MINUTE FIELD TRIPS TO PLACES IN MARYLAND: 1. LEXINGTON MARKET; 2. BALTIMORE- WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; 3. FORT FREDERICK STATE PARK; 4. MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER; 5. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD MUSEUM.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNITY LIFE, FARMS, FOOD, MARYLAND, TRANSPORTATION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 09103
ANNOTATION: SERIES OF 10-MINUTE FIELD TRIPS TO PLACES IN MARYLAND: 6. ASSATEAGUE ISLAND; 7. NASA-GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; 8. CARROLL COUNTY FARM MUSEUM; 9. CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM; 10. ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNITY LIFE, FARMS, MARYLAND, NATURE STUDY, SPACE FLIGHT
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 09104
ANNOTATION: SERIES OF 10-MINUTE FIELD TRIPS TO PLACES IN MARYLAND: 11. WYE OAK, WYE CHURCH, AND WYE MILL; 12. BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; 13. CHES- APEAKE & OHIO CANAL; 14. JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL; 15. BALT. MUSEUM OF ART; 16. NATIONAL AQUARIUM.
SUBJECT(S): AQUARIUMS, COMMUNITY LIFE, MARYLAND, TRANSPORTATION, WILDLIFE - CONSERVATION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 07464
ANNOTATION: USES HUMOR TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. AN ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR DEMONSTRATES BASIC FACTS THROUGH A SERIES OF EX- PERIMENTS.
SUBJECT(S): ATMOSPHERE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11968
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES THE ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES OF THE FIRST SLAVES, AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH. COMMENTS ON THE DISCRIMINATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCED BY BLACKS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH TODAY.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, SLAVERY -UNITED STATES, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 53
FILM NUMBER: 11310
ANNOTATION: A BLACK PRESENCE HAS EXISTED AS LONG AS THE WHITE IN AMERICA'S WEST. AFRICAN EXPLORERS, FUR TRADERS ALL FREE BLACK MEN WHO WERE FARMERS, COWBO YS, SOLDIERS, ENTREPRENEURS, OUTLAWS & LAWMAKERS. SEE MODERN BLACK WESTERNERS IN TODAY'S TRADITION.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1865-1898, WEST (U.S.)
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11771
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTS HIS RISE FROM A WORLD WAR I P.O.W. TO PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN AND HOW HE RALLIES THE BRITISH TO VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II. IN INCLUDES STIRRING EXCERPTS FROM HIS SPEECHES.
SUBJECT(S): CHURCHILL, SIR WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER, WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 40
FILM NUMBER: 11772
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTS FDR'S DETERMINATION TO NOT ONLY INSPIRE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BUT TO DEFEAT THE AXIS POWERS AND TO HALT THE DEPRESSION.
SUBJECT(S): ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,, WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 40