FILM NUMBER: 11502
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE ACQUISITION OF GRAMMAR AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE TO THINKING.
SUBJECT(S): BRAIN, LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES, MIND AND BODY, THOUGHT AND THINKING
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10465
ANNOTATION: COVERS THE SUBJECT OF GENETICS. INCLUDES SELEC- TIVE BREEDING, GENETIC ENGINEERING, REPRODUCTION IN THE FUTURE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GENE POOL.
SUBJECT(S): SCIENCE - STUDY AND TEACHING
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11317
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, BIGHORN SHEEP, COUGAR, COYOTE, AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS WHICH ONCE ROAMED THE AMERICAN PLAINS IN LARGE NUMBERS, SHOW ING HOW THEY LIVED.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, WEST (U.S.)
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 06113
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, BIGHORN SHEEP, COUGAR, COYOTE, AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS WHICH ONCE ROAMED THE AMERICAN PLAINS IN LARGE NUMBERS, SHOW- ING HOW THEY LIVED.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, WEST (U.S.)
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10224
ANNOTATION: THIS FILM HIGHLIGHTS A PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIP THROUGH THE CAVE PRIOR TO ITS CLOSING TO THE PUBLIC. GIVES STUDENTS THE FEELING OF THE CONTINUITY AND VASTNESS OF THE CAVE PAINTINGS.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11208
ANNOTATION: WHAT MAKES A LASER BEAM, DIFFERENT TYPES OF LASERS, PRECAUTIONS OF WORKING WITH LASERS AND THEIR ROLE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.
SUBJECT(S): LASERS, LIGHT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10382
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE MANATEE IN ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT EMPHASIZES THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT OF MAN ON THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, ENDANGERED SPECIES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11472
ANNOTATION: JUNE 25, 1876-THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN- PRESENTS THE STORY BEHIND THE MYTH FROM THE VIEW POINT OF THE NATIVE PEOPLES & THE WHITE SETTLERS. USES JOURNALS, ORAL ACCOUNTS & NATIVE-AMERICAN LEDGER DRAWINGS & ARCHIVAL & FEATURE FILM CLIPS
SUBJECT(S): CRAZY HORSE, CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA, SITTING BULL
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11394
ANNOTATION: LATINO ARTISTS TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK WITH THEIR STORIES REFLECTING ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND FAMILY FOCUS. STUDY GUIDE HAS NICE ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS. BRIEF NUDE IMAGE APPEARS IN MARIA BRITO SECTION OF VIDEO.
SUBJECT(S): ART, HISPANIC AMERICANS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 10917
ANNOTATION: USING THE EQUATOR AS THE STARTING POINT, THIS PROGRAM SHOWS HOW THE TROPIC OF CANCER, ARCTIC CIRCLE, TROPIC OF CAPRICORN, AND ANTARCTIC CIRCLE ARE MEASURED.
SUBJECT(S): GEOGRAPHY, LATITUDE, MAPS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11948
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON ENTERTAINMENT AND EMPLOYMENT LAW, WITH SIDEBARS ON REAL ESTATE, CORPORATE, BANKRUPTCY AND INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS.
SUBJECT(S): LAW, LAWYERS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11353
ANNOTATION: CONCEPT OF RIGOROUS & RELEVANT LEARNING IN TODAY'S CLASSROOMS IS INTRODUCED & FOUNDATION IS ILLUSTRATED THROUGH: COMMUNITY SUPPORT; BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT; PARENTAL SUPPORT; SCHOOL DESIGNS; INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS.
SUBJECT(S): ASESSMENT, CURRICULUM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL REFORM, EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, TECHNOLOGY
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 11808
ANNOTATION: 1-2 MINUTE VIGNETTES THAT GIVE INSIGHT INTO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF FRANCE. INCLUDES HOLI DAYS, CELEBRATIONS, SPORTS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. ALL IN FRENCH.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11568
ANNOTATION: STUDY THREE LEADERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION- PAUL REVERE, GEORGE WASHINGTON & THOMAS JEFFERSON. LEARN HOW THEIR COURAGE & EXAMPLE IN 1775 FORGED A NEW NATION FROM AN UNLIKELY COLLECTION OF COLONISTS.
SUBJECT(S): JEFFERSON, THOMAS, REVERE, PAUL, UNITED STATES - DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,, WASHINGTON, GEORGE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11186
ANNOTATION: THESE ANTS ARE CONSIDERED PESTS BECAUSE THEY DEVASTATE VEGETATION YET THEY ARE LIKE FARMERS, ENGINEERS AND CHEMISTS. THEY GROW THEIR FOOD IN A COMPLEX MAZE AND CONTROL IT WITH PRECISION.
SUBJECT(S): ANTS, INSECTS
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09771
ANNOTATION: USES CLOSE-UP CINEMATOGRAPHY TO SEE THE SPECIAL FARMING TECHNIQUES AND SECRET WEAPONS OF LEAF CUTTING ANTS.
SUBJECT(S): ANTS, CHEMISTRY, INSECTS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11503
ANNOTATION: HIGHLIGHTS THEORIES ABOUT WHERE MEMORY IS STORED AND THE NEURONAL BASIS OF LEARNING.
SUBJECT(S): BRAIN, LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, MEMORY, MIND AND BODY, THOUGHT AND THINKING
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 01488
ANNOTATION: PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED BY THE NAT'L SWIM POOL FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE DIVING SAFETY.
SUBJECT(S): OUTDOOR RECREATION, SAFETY EDUCATION, SPORTS
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11119
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCTORY DESKTOP PUBLISHING TUTORIAL. EXPLAINS THE BASICS OF PAGE LAYOUT AND THE SOFTWARE TOOLS NEEDED TO CREATE LIVELY DESIGNS.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, DESKTOP PUBLISHING
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 42
FILM NUMBER: 10161
ANNOTATION: THROUGH SONGS AND SKITS DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING AND WORKING TOGETHER, CHILDREN LEARN HOW COOPERATION CAN HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, DECISION MAKING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 10160
ANNOTATION: SONGS AND SKITS DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION AND SHARING.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHOLOGY
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 09914
ANNOTATION: ANIMATED FILM WHICH PRESENTS CONCEPT OF MAINTAINING YOUR INDIVIDUALITY AND RESISTING GROUP PRESSURE TO CONFORM. ABSTRACT AND HUMOROUS.
SUBJECT(S): SELF PERCEPTION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 10835
ANNOTATION: COMPARES THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF 16MM FILM AND VIDEOCASSETTE TECHNOLOGIES AS MEDIUMS FOR DELIVERING INSTRUCTION AND THE ADVANTAGES OF BOTH AS METHODOLOGIES.
SUBJECT(S): MOTION PICTURES, VIDEOTAPES
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11557
ANNOTATION: INSIDERS LOOK AT COLONGNE, THE ROMAN SEWERS, MEDIEVAL AREAS, PEOPLE IN OLD MARKETS, INTERVIEW WITH STREET MUSICIANS, CABLE CAR OVER THE RHINE. INFORMATIVE HISTORY & SIGHTS OF CITY-CLEAR SPEECH.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 06546
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS A SIMPLE EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF A 14 YEAR-OLD HAWAIIAN BOY TO PROVIDE A VIEW OF THE ISLAND PEOPLE WHOSE MULTI-ETHNIC SOCIETY MAKES THEM UNIQUE AMONG OUR STATES.
SUBJECT(S): HAWAII, UNITED STATES - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 10684
ANNOTATION: ANCIENT ROME PROVIDES A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PAST LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR MANY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WESTERN WORLD OF TODAY. THE PANTHEON, AQUEDUCTS AND THE BATHHOUSES ARE STUDIED IN DETAIL.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY, ANCIENT, SOPHOCLES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10219
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE HISTORY AND MYTHS CONCERNING THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND ANALYZES THE MEANING OF MANY ARTHURIAN TALES WHILE VISITING HISTORICAL SITES CONNECTED WITH THE LEGEND.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORY, MYTHOLOGY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 01137
ANNOTATION: AN ANIMATED STORY WHICH EXPLORES THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY JOHN HENRY, A BLACK MAN WHO PITTED HIS STRENGTH AGAINST THE NEW-FANGLED STEAM DRILL.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 09402
ANNOTATION: AN ANIMATED STORY WHICH EXPLORES THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY JOHN HENRY, A BLACK MAN WHO PITTED HIS STRENGTH AGAINST THE NEW-FANGLED STEAM DRILL.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11665
ANNOTATION: THE CLASSIC HISTORY OF THE REAL-LIFE CHARACTER, JOHN CHAPMAN, WHO IN THE EARLY 1800'S WALKED ACROSS AMERICA WITH A BIBLE AND A BAG OF SEEDS TO PLANT APPLE TREES-AND SET A MORAL STANDARD FOR THE MIGRATION WESTWARD.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09403
ANNOTATION: AN ANIMATED FILM WHICH RECOUNTS SOME OF THE LEGENDARY EXPLOITS OF LUMBERMAN PAUL BUNYAN.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11875
ANNOTATION: ANIMATION PROVIDES A NEW AND EXCITING VISION OF THE SPECTRAL SPIRITS AND TWILIGHT SUPERSTITIONS THAT HAUNTED THE DROWSY TOWN OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. BASED ON THE TALE BY WASHINGTON IRVING.
SUBJECT(S): IRVING, WASHINGTON, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10406
ANNOTATION: AN INDIAN CARVER SHARES A COMANCHE LEGEND OF HOW A YOUNG GIRL'S COURAGE AND SACRIFICE BROUGHT THE BLUE BONNET TO TEXAS. A GOOD BLEND OF LITERATURE WITH THE REALITY OF LIFE IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11747
ANNOTATION: SUPPORTS GRADE 3 STUDY OF PLAINS INDIANS. TRIBAL MYTHS & LEGENDS COMBINE ENTERTAINING STORIES WITH LESSONS FOR TEACHING TRADITION, PROPER BEHAVIOR, CULTURAL HISTORY, & EVEN SPIRITUAL BELIEFS.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09626
ANNOTATION: AN AMERICAN INDIAN LEGEND WHICH AUTHENTICALLY DEPICTS TRIBAL CULTURE, CUSTOMS, AND BELIEFS. CENTERS ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE GRIEF SUFFERED BY A YOUNG INDIAN BRAVE WHO LOSES HIS WIFE AND BABY IN CHILDBIRTH.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11978
ANNOTATION: WORLD CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER FREEMAN PATTERSON CONDUCTS A COURSE IN "MAKING PICTURES."
SUBJECT(S): PHOTOGRAPHY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 10493
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES VARIOUS TYPES OF LENSES USED IN MICROSCOPES AND TELESCOPES. DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATE THE PRINCIPLES OF REFLECTING AND REFRACTING LENSES.
SUBJECT(S): LIGHT, PHYSICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 00291
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF A BOY WHO CAN'T CARRY A TUNE BUT WHO LEARNS TO PLAY THE HARMONICA. THIS KNOWLEDGE IS A SAVING GRACE IN A TIME OF CIVIC CRISIS. BASED ON ROBERT MCCLOSKEY'S BOOK.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 11477
ANNOTATION: LEOPARD EXAMINES THE LIFE OF ONE OF EARTH'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PREDATORS - WILD PONIES EXAMINES THE PONIES OF CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, CHINCOTEAGUE, VA, HORSES, MAMMALS, WILD CATS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10591
ANNOTATION: A MULTIMEDIA BEGINNERS GERMAN COURSE, REFLECTING THE GERMANY OF TODAY. PROGRAMS ONE THRU FOUR STRESS VOCABULARY RELATED TO DESCRIBING ONE'S SELF, FAMILY, AND HOME.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10592
ANNOTATION: A MULTIMEDIA BEGINNERS GERMAN COURSE, REFLECTING THE GERMANY OF TODAY. PROGRAMS FIVE THRU EIGHT STRESS VOCABULARY RELATED TO LEISURE ACTIVITIES, SHOPPING, FOOD, AND TRAVEL.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10593
ANNOTATION: A MULTIMEDIA BEGINNERS GERMAN COURSE, REFLECTING THE GERMANY OF TODAY. PROGRAMS NINE THRU TEN STRESS VOCABULARY RELATED TO CITIES, FARMS, AND VACATIONS.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10594
ANNOTATION: A MULTIMEDIA BEGINNERS GERMAN COURSE, REFLECTING THE GERMANY OF TODAY. PROGRAMS ELEVEN THRU FOURTEEN STRESS VOCABULARY RELATED TO SPORTS, PREFERENCES, AND VISITING MUNICH.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10595
ANNOTATION: A MULTIMEDIA BEGINNERS GERMAN COURSE, REFLECTING THE GERMANY OF TODAY. PROGRAMS FIFTEEN THRU EIGHTEEN STRESS VOCABULARY RELATED TO FOOD, DIET, CLOTHING, EDUCATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10596
ANNOTATION: A MULTIMEDIA BEGINNERS GERMAN COURSE, REFLECTING THE GERMANY OF TODAY. PROGRAMS NINETEEN THRU TWENTY STRESS VOCABULARY RELATED TO NATIONAL SERVICE, WATER SPORTS, AND "DREAM" HOLIDAYS.
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 07113
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE CONCEPT OF STRESS, AN EXPLAINS HOW IT AFFECTS THE BODY AND BEHAVIOR, IN- CLUDING WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS.
SUBJECT(S): EMOTIONS, PHYSIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10377
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE EVOLUTION OF EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY FROM ITS CONCEPTION, IN THE EIGHT- EENTH CENTURY, TO ITS DEMISE IN 1970. THIS FILM DOCUMENTS THE EXPERIMENT IN PRISON REFORM WITHOUT COMING OUT FOR OR AGAINST INCARCERATION.
SUBJECT(S): CRIME, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10983
ANNOTATION: AFTER VIEWING A CHILD CAN: DEFINE TRANSPIRATION AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS; EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EVERGREEN AND DECIDUOUS TREES; DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF DECOMPOSERS; DISCUSS THE ROLE OF LEAF-EATING CATERPILLARS
SUBJECT(S): FOREST PLANTS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, TREES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 09660
ANNOTATION: LIVE-ACTION FILM WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF TWO BORED CHILDREN WHO DECIDE TO BATHE THE FAMILY PET AND ARE SURPRISED BY WHO FINALLY GETS THE BATH. BASED ON THE BOOK BY STEVEN LINDBLOM AND TRUE KELLY.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, PETS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 06942
ANNOTATION: SHOWS A YOUNG BOY AND GIRL LEARNING TO USE METRIC UNITS AS THEY PREPARE A RECIPE FOR A WITCH'S BREW.
SUBJECT(S): METRIC SYSTEM, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12