FILM NUMBER: 11725
ANNOTATION: GOOD FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. INVITES CHILDREN TO SEE AFRICA THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHER CHILDREN; TO HELP CHILDREN GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICA AND AFRICANS. INCLUDES STORIES, SONG AND DANCE.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, DANCING, FOLKLORE, GHANA, MUSIC
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10217
ANNOTATION: STRESSES NOTE TAKING AS A CRITICAL SKILL FOR MASTERING INFORMATION. THIS INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES AND PATTERNS PRESENTED.
SUBJECT(S): STUDY, METHOD OF
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 40
FILM NUMBER: 09580
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR TEENAGERS TO HELP THEM TAKE SERIOUSLY THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO AVOID EX- POSURE TO THE DEADLY AIDS VIRUS. TEACHES THAT SEX- UAL ABSTINENCE IS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF PREVENTION.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09882
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HIV VIRUS AND ADDRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE, COMMUNITY, AND SCHOOLS. RECOMMENDED FOR PTA GROUPS.
SUBJECT(S): AIDS (DISEASE) PREVENTION, PUBLIC HEALTH
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 09881
ANNOTATION: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AIDS PREVENTION TO STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12. PRESENTS TECHNIQUES AND ROLE-MODEL DEMONSTRATIONS OF HOW TO ANSWER STUDENT QUESTIONS ABOUT AIDS. MAY BE SHOWN IN SEGMENTS.
SUBJECT(S): AIDS (DISEASE) PREVENTION, HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 76
FILM NUMBER: 11516
ANNOTATION: AFRICAN AMERICANS BEGAN TO REDEFINE THEMSELVES AS CASSIUS CLAY DID WHEN HE BECAME MUHAMMAD ALI. THE BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT AND AFRICAN ROOTS. HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DEMANDED A NEW CURRICULUM.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - POLITICAL ACTIVITY, ALI, MUHAMMAD, CIVIL RIGHTS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1963-1985
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10845
ANNOTATION: CASSIUS CLAY CALLED BY ISLAMIC NAME, MUHAMMAD ALI-NEW GENERATION REDEFINED ITSELF IN THE BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT, HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DEMANDED BLACK CURRICULUM, GARY, INDIANA HAD BLACK POLITICAL CONVENTION.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11511
ANNOTATION: LUNCH COUNTER SIT-INS FROM NASHVILLE, TENN THR OUGHOUT THE SOUTH. SNNCC, FREEDOM RIDES INITIATED BY THE CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY (CORE) DEATH THREATS OVER DESEGREGATION ATTEMPS ON BUS TRAVEL BELOW THE MASON-DIXON LINE.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - SEGREGATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1954-1965
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11981
ANNOTATION: CLOSE-UP VIEWS OF MAIN PARTS OF PLANE INFORMATION TO USE TO GENERALIZE ABOUT COMMON ELEMENTS OF PLANES. SEE WORK OF CREW ON PASSENGER PLANE, SERVICES AND HOW PILOT STAYS ON AIRWAY.
SUBJECT(S): AIRPLANES
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10738
ANNOTATION: PROFILES ALAN BEAN, APOLLO XII ASTRONAUT 4TH MAN ON THE MOON. HE USES PAINTING TO SHARE HIS VISION FROM SPACE. FEATURES LUNAR BUGGIES, COMMAND SHIPS, USA FLAGS AND FELLOW ASTRONAUTS.
SUBJECT(S): ART, ASTRONAUTICS, CREATIVE ABILITY, SPACE FLIGHT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10944
ANNOTATION: CHRONICLES ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC THREATS TO COASTAL FORESTS, DRAMA OF DEVELOPMENT VS. PRESERVATION. SHOT ON LOCATION IN GULF OF ALASKA.
SUBJECT(S): ALASKA, CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 09550
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES TECHNIQUES PEOPLE CAN USE TO AVOID OR OVERCOME DEPENDENCE ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09474
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SOCIAL LIFE THAT INVOLVE THE USE OF ALCOHOL. PROVIDES STATISTICS AND EXAMPLES OF THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL. DESIGNED NOT ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO DRINK HEAVILY BUT ALSO FOR BEGINNING DRINKERS.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, PHYSIOLOGY, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10664
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES FUTURE PARENTS TO THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY, AND EDUCATES THEM ON THE TOPIC OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 05237
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THROUGH ANIMATION HOW ALCOHOL INFLUENCES YOUR BODY. A VIEWER PARTICIPATION TEST SIMULATES HOW SIMPLE TASKS CAN BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WHEN EVEN MINIMALLY IMPAIRED. EXPLAINS HOW ALCOHOL IS ABSORBED IN THE BODY AND HOW BRAIN OPERATES.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 10570
ANNOTATION: DOCTOR GOODHEALTH, A CARTOON CHARACTER, PRESENTS THE FACTS ABOUT AIDS. DIALOGUE IS TRANSLATED INTO INTO SPANISH. PARENTS MUST SIGN UNLESS STUDENT IS OVER 18 YEARS OLD.
SUBJECT(S): AIDS (DISEASE) PREVENTION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10237
ANNOTATION: PORTRAYS ONE TEENAGER'S ATTEMPT TO COPE WITH THE LONELINESS AND PRESSURE CREATED BY HIS PARENT'S SEPARATION.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, PEER PRESSURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10203
ANNOTATION: A GRANDPARENT'S GIFT OF FIVE DOLLARS QUICKLY MELTS AWAY FROM ALEXANDER. THIS FICTIONAL STORY TEACHES CHILDREN ABOUT MONEY MANAGEMENT.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10498
ANNOTATION: IN THIS ANIMATED FILM, VIEWERS LEARN ABOUT WEGENER'S THEORY CONCERNING CONTINENTAL DRIFT.
SUBJECT(S): GEOLOGY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 00373
ANNOTATION: USES PLANETS AND THEIR MOONS TO ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RELATION AND A FUNCTION, AND BETWEEN DIRECT AND INVERSE VARIATIONS.
SUBJECT(S): ALGEBRA
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 06719
ANNOTATION: AS WE SEE AND HEAR BOBBY GOING ABOUT HIS EVERY- DAY LIFE, WE GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAY WE SEE OTHERS AND OTHERS SEE US.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11436
ANNOTATION: DEFINES NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITIES, SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES-(WANTS-NEEDS). HOW A GROUP OF NEIGHBORHOODS MAKES UP A COMMUNITY. NEIGHBORS MUST WORK TOGETHER & FOLLOW RULES & LAWS TO MAKE IT A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNITY LIFE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 11851
ANNOTATION: HOW ROCKS ARE FORMED AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO HUMANKIND. EXPLAINS WHAT A ROCK IS, WHERE IT CAME FROM, HOW IT WAS FORMED AND HOW THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US AND MUST BE CONSERVED AS PART OF OUR RECYCLING EFFORTS.
SUBJECT(S): MINERALOGY, ROCKS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11463
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS HOW THE BLACK BEAR'S FEEDING HABITS CHANGE FROM SEASON TO SEASON, ITS HABITAT, DES CRIBES BREEDING BEHAVIOR, INTERNAL & EXTERNAL SIGNALS THAT INDUCE HIBERNATION; PHYSIOLOGY OF HIBERNATION CONTRASTS BLACK & GRIZZLY BEHAVIOR.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, BEARS, SCIENCE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 00905
ANNOTATION: A SCOTTISH CUMULATIVE COUNTING TALE, NARRATED IN SCOTTISH DIALECT, WHICH ILLUSTRATES THE RICHNESS AND VARIETY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND VISUALIZES GROUPINGS OF NUMBERS. BASED ON THE STORY OF THE SAME TITLE BY SORCHE NIC LEODHAS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, FOLKLORE, GREAT BRITAIN, MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 09559
ANNOTATION: DRAMATIZATION OF THE SHORT STORY BY RAY BRADBURY. SET ON A PLANET WHERE THE SUN SHINES FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES ONCE EVERY NINE YEARS, THIS SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC DEMONSTRATES THE DESTRUCTIVE NATURE OF THOUGHTLESSNESS.
SUBJECT(S): BRADBURY, RAY, LITERATURE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10470
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR UNDERSTANDINGS OF MOTION AND INVESTIGATE HOW ATTITUDES TOWARD SPEED DEVELOP.
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, PHYSICS, SCIENCE - STUDY AND TEACHING
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 05372
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES SOME OF THE MORE COMMON LIFE FORMS IN BOTH THE NONVERTEBRATE AND VERTEBRATE GROUPS. EXPLAINS THE LOGIC BEHIND THE GROUPINGS THROUGH THE USE OF LIVE PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, INVERTEBRATES, SCIENCE - METHODOLOGY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11556
ANNOTATION: 6 STUDENTS FROM COLOGNE TEACH GERMAN BY VISITING LOCAL STORES & TALKING ABOUT THE SHOPPING TRIP, BOYS, GIRLS, FASHIONS. DELIGHTFUL CHARACTERS, DOVETAILS BEAUTIFULLY WITH NEW CURRICULUM.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10449
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR'S CHARACTER- ISTICS, ENVIRONMENT, AND REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, REPTILES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 10555
ANNOTATION: ADAPTED FROM THE SHORT STORY BY RICHARD WRIGHT. FACED WITH THE PROSPECT OF WORKING TO PAY FOR A MULE HE HAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED, A TEENAGE FARM- WORKER, ARMED WITH VAGUE NOTIONS OF MANHOOD, ESCAPES FROM THE FARM.
SUBJECT(S): SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 39
FILM NUMBER: 09371
ANNOTATION: TELLS THE STORY OF A POOR FARMER WHO IS REWARDED WITH A WISH FOR EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET WHEN HE FREES THE ALPHABET DRAGON FROM AN EVIL SPELL.
SUBJECT(S): ALPHABET, FOLKLORE, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 10384
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES A VOCABULARY USED IN METEOROLOGY. REVEALS THE AFFECTS OF WEATHER AND METHODS USED IN ITS PREDICTION.
SUBJECT(S): WEATHER
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10768
ANNOTATION: EVEN THROUGH HER CLASSMATES DISCOURAGE GRACE FROM TRYING OUT FOR PETER PAN BECAUSE SHE IS BLACK AND A GIRL, SHE WINS THE PART AND PROVES SHE CAN BE ANYTHING SHE WANTS TO BE. LOVELY MUSIC. CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, LITERATURE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11018
ANNOTATION: TOUR OF TWO DOZEN ONLINE SITES FULL OF EDUCA- TION-ENHANCING INFORMATION. INTRODUCTION TO SERIES.
SUBJECT(S): COMPUTERS, INTERNET (COMPUTER NETWORK)
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10376
ANNOTATION: DEPICTS THE INTER-DEPENDENCE OF THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS FOUND IN THE AMAZON. DISUCSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, POLLUTION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 09728
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE 26 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, THE PROCESS BY WHICH THEY BECAME LAW, AND THEIR IMPACT UPON SOCIETY.
SUBJECT(S): LAW, UNITED STATES - CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 11259
ANNOTATION: COVER 50 YEARS OF ALMOST CONTINUOUS ACTION BY AMERICA'S MILITARY FROM PEARL HARBOR TO THE PERSIAN GULF. WORLD WAR II, KOREA, BAY OF PIGS, VIETNAM, GRENADA, PANAMA, AND OPERATION DESERT STORM.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - MILITARY HISTORY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 09578
ANNOTATION: LOOKS AT THE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF A SOCIETY USING DRUGS. ADDRESSES THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON THE USER, THE FAMILY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, UNITED STATES - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 34
FILM NUMBER: 01305
ANNOTATION: OPENS WITH A MOVING VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL TRIB- UTE TO ONE OF THE MOST TREASURED SONGS IN THE AMERICAN TRADITION. DESIGNED TO TEACH STUDENTS THE WORDS, MUSIC AND MEANING OF THE SONG, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL.
SUBJECT(S): CITIZENSHIP, MUSIC, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09798
ANNOTATION: OPENS WITH A MOVING VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL TRI- BUTE TO ONE OF THE MOST TREASURED SONGS IN THE AMERICAN TRADITION. DESIGNED TO TEACH STUDENTS THE WORDS, MUSIC AND MEANING OF THE SONG, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL.
SUBJECT(S): CITIZENSHIP, MUSIC, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 07360
ANNOTATION: FEATURES THE BEST OF AMERICA'S FOLK SONGS PERFORMED IN THEIR HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXTS. INCLUDES SEA CHANTEYS, COWBOY SONGS, AND SONGS ABOUT FOLK HEROES.
SUBJECT(S): FOLK SONGS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, UNITED STATES - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09811
ANNOTATION: ALASTAIR COOK RECORDED HIS IMPRESSIONS AT AGE 30 TO AMERICA-NEW ENGLAND AUTUMN TO NEW ORLEANS JAZZ, MAYO CLINIC TO SAN FRANCISCO.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 09812
ANNOTATION: WHAT HAS THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT LIES AHEAD? PERCEPTIONS SUMMARIZE THE STATUS QUO AND EXPLORE PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE USA.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 09800
ANNOTATION: HOW WHITE MAN GOT TO AMERICA AND WHAT HE WAS SEEKING. HOW FRENCH AND SPANISH LOST THEIR HOLD AS THE BRITISH CAME AND BEGAN A NEW WORLD IN A FERTILE LAND POPULATED ONLY BY NATIVE AMERICANS.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 09804
ANNOTATION: RETRACES THE ROUTES OF EARLY PIONEERS FROM A CAVE IN KENTUCKY TO THE CALIFORNIA OF THE GOLD RUSH.
SUBJECT(S): FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 09803
ANNOTATION: INVESTIGATES THE AIMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS IN CHARTING THE CONSTITUTION AND EXPLAINS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 09802
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND THE WAR ITSELF.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 01302
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN TO SING "AMERICA," WHILE GIVING BACKGROUND AND CIRCUM- STANCES UNDER WHICH THE SONG WAS WRITTEN.
SUBJECT(S): CITIZENSHIP, MUSIC, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09991
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN TO SING "AMERICA," WHILE GIVING BACKGROUND AND CIRCUM- STANCES UNDER WHICH THE SONG WAS WRITTEN.
SUBJECT(S): CITIZENSHIP, MUSIC, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 10