FILM NUMBER: 09607
ANNOTATION: TELEVISION SPECIAL NARRATED BY DAVID SCHOUMACHER WHICH FEATURES A TIMELY DISCUSSION OF THE STATE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY, MIXED WITH INTERVIEWS AND HISTORICAL FILM FOOTAGE.
SUBJECT(S): ECONOMICS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11911
ANNOTATION: DETAILS EXPLOITS OF UNION PACIFIC AND CENTRAL PACIFIC TRACK CREWS BUILDING TOWARD PROMONTORY POINT IN UTAH DRIVING THE GOLDEN SPIKE. RECALLED BY YOUNG BOY WHO WORKED THERE.
SUBJECT(S): RAILROADS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09470
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY OF CON- GRESS TOGETHER WITH A SAMPLING OF ITS MANY TREASURES.
SUBJECT(S): LIBRARIES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 11417
ANNOTATION: HOW OUR NATION GREW FROM 13 COASTAL COLONIES TO 48 CONTINENTAL STATES. THE DECIMATION OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES & THE PIONEERS WHO TRAVELED WEST, BRAVING THE FORBIDDING WILDS OF THE FRONTIER TO BEGIN NEW LIVES-CONFLICTS OVER TERRITORY.
SUBJECT(S): INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES - HISTORY, WEST (U.S.) - EXPLORATION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11473
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES SOCIAL & POLITICAL FACTORS SHAPING AMERICA'S RESPONSE TO THE HOLOCAUST. SOME OFFIC IALS IGNORED JEWS BEING EXTERMINATED, ANTI-ALIEN SENTIMENTS, ISOLATIONIST POLICIES,ANTI-SEMITISM & WAR REFUGEE BOARD ARE ALL EXAMINED.
SUBJECT(S): HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1933-1945), WORLD WAR, 1939-1945-JEWS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 90
FILM NUMBER: 09473
ANNOTATION: NEWSREEL FOOTAGE, NARRATED BY ERIC SEVEREID, ILLUSTRATES THE PERIOD LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING THE FIRST SUMMIT CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAJOR POWERS SINCE WORLD WAR II.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, MODERN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09478
ANNOTATION: NEWSREEL FOOTAGE, NARRATED BY ERIC SEVEREEID, TRACES THE EVENTS WHICH PRECEDED AMERICA'S ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR II.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, MODERN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,, WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10282
ANNOTATION: THIS HISTORICAL DRAMATIZATION RECREATES THE POLITICAL MANUEVERING REQUIRED TO ADOPT THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 09060
ANNOTATION: TWO 29-MINUTE PROGRAMS IN SERIES ON ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE U.S.: "LAND" LOOKS AT CHANGES IN LAND USE AND "PEOPLE" EXPLORES THE WIDE DIVERSITY IN AMERICAN POPULATION.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECONOMICS, FARMS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY, UNITED STATES - IMMIGRATION AND
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 58
FILM NUMBER: 09062
ANNOTATION: TWO 29-MINUTE PROGRAMS. "INNOVATION" EXPLORES THE PEOPLE AND REASONS BEHIND AMERICAN INGENUITY AND "ORGANIZATION" DEALS WITH THE LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRY AND LABOR WHICH HAS ACCOUNTED FOR AMERICA'S SUCCESS.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, INVENTIONS, LABOR, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 58
FILM NUMBER: 09064
ANNOTATION: FINAL PROGRAM IN SERIES WITH TITLE "GOVERNMENT." EXPLORES "GOOD" GOVERNMENT, EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT WITH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, AND "BAD" GOVERNMENT, DEFINED AS A REMOTE AUTHORITY WHICH IMPOSES ITS WILL ON INDIVIDUALS. PROD. BY PHILLIPS PETROLEUM.
SUBJECT(S): ECONOMICS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY, UNITED STATES - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 58
FILM NUMBER: 11305
ANNOTATION: DRAMA BASED ON RICHARD KLUGER'S BOOK RECOUNTS THE LEGAL STRATEGY & SOCIAL STRUGGLE RESULTED IN THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION.CHARLES HAMILTON HOUSTON OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY & MD"S THURGOOD MARSH LL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR SCHOOL DESEGREGATION.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, MARSHALL, THURGOOD, UNITED STATES - SUPREME COURT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 45
FILM NUMBER: 11306
ANNOTATION: DRAMA BASED ON RICHARD KLUGER'S BOOK RECOUNTS THE LEGAL STRATEGY & SOCIAL STRUGGLE RESULTED IN THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA CASE. THURGOOD MARSHALL & HIS NAACP LEGALDEFENSE TEAM ARGUE 3 SCHOOL CASES. KEY JUSTICES OPPOSE THEM.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, MARSHALL, THURGOOD, UNITED STATES - SUPREME COURT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 45
FILM NUMBER: 11307
ANNOTATION: DRAMA BASED ON RICHARD KLUGER'S BOOK RECOUNTS THE LEGAL STRATEGY & SOCIAL STRUGGLE RESULTED IN THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA CASE. PART 3 COVERS THE FINAL CLIMACTIC SHOWDOWN AT THE HIGH COURT WITH THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE, EARL WARREN
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, MARSHALL, THURGOOD, UNITED STATES - SUPREME COURT, WARREN, EARL
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 45
FILM NUMBER: 11302
ANNOTATION: EMIGRANT GROUP THAT SET OUT FOR CALIF.IN THE SPRING OF 1846 & ENDED IN DISASTER IN THE SNOWS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MTNS. THE FOLLOWINGWINTER. EARL Y SETTLEMENT OF THE MEXICAN PROVINCE OF UPPER CALI . INFAMOUS INDICENT IN WHICH HALF THE PARTY DIED.
SUBJECT(S): DONNER PARTY (1846-1847), FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 90
FILM NUMBER: 11303
ANNOTATION: THE FIRST ARMY UNIT OF BLACK MEN WHO FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR AGAINST SLAVERY. INCLUDED FREDERICK DOUGLAS'S TWO SONS AND SOJOURNER TRUTH'S GRANDSON. THE OFFICERS WERE WHITE & ALL THE ENLISTED MEN WERE BRAVELY FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM & TO PROVE THE
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1861-1865,
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11304
ANNOTATION: IN 1879 THE SOUTHFORK FISHNG & HUNTING CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED NEAR AN EARTH DAM WHICH ON MAY 31, 1889 BROKE & KILLED OVER 2,000 PEOPLE WITH A WAVE OVER 30 FEET HIGH. THIS FILM WON AN OSCAR IN 1991. SEE WHY THIS DISASTER HAPPENED.
SUBJECT(S): DISASTERS, FLOODS, JOHNSTOWN, PA, - FLOOD, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1865-1898
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 07328
ANNOTATION: SURVEYS FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGIES OF THE EISEN- HOWER YEARS, EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE SPREAD OF THE COLD WAR INTO SOUTHEAST ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND LATIN AMERICA.
SUBJECT(S): EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DAVID, HISTORY, MODERN, PRESIDENTS - UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - FOREIGN RELATIONS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 07329
ANNOTATION: TRACES AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR, FOCUSING ON THE NATION'S POLITICAL RELATIONS WITH THE OTHER ALLIED POWERS.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, MODERN, PRESIDENTS - UNITED STATES, ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO, UNITED STATES - FOREIGN RELATIONS, WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 07383
ANNOTATION: A LOOK AT WASHINGTON, D.C. PAST AND PRESENT AND AT HOW OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORKS.
SUBJECT(S): WASHINGTON, D.C.
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 07384
ANNOTATION: TOBACCO IN VIRGINIA'S TIDEWATER AREA; COTTON AND THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY ON THE PIEDMONT; GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEANUT FARMING.
SUBJECT(S): GEOGRAPHY, UNITED STATES - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL, VIRGINIA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11297
ANNOTATION: CAUSES OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION; ENGLAND'S IMPE RIAL POLICIES; RESISTANCE LEADERS; PATRIOTS & LO YALISTS, SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD; DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; RIGHTS OF MAN; ABOLITION OF SLA VERY IN THE NORTH; TREATY OF PARIS.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 10727
ANNOTATION: EVENTS LEADING TO THE WAR INCLUDING BOSTON TEA PARTY, MINUTEMEN AND PAUL REVERE'S FAMOUS RIDE AND BEGINNINGS OF WAR ARE DISCUSSED.
SUBJECT(S): BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773, REVOLUTION, AMERICAN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11643
ANNOTATION: LETTERS FROM JOHN LAURENS A STUDENT IN LONDON IN THE 1770'S TO HIS FATHER, HENRY LAURENS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS FOR OVER A YEAR, REVEAL THE CONFLICT BETWEEN BRITISH & AMERICAN VIEWPOINTS.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 11644
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE PROBLEMS & HARDSHIPS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THROUGH THE EYES OF JOHN LAURENS WHO WAS A VOLUNTEER ON WASHINGTON'S STAFF, HELPED TO GAIN AID FROM FRANCE, & LATER WAS KILLED IN ACTION AFTER CORNWALLIS'S SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 00012
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES THAT FOSTERED SELF-RELIANCE, INDEPENDENCE, AND WHICH UNITED MEN IN COMMON CAUSE AGAINST BRITISH RULE.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1600-1775,, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10476
ANNOTATION: AMERICAN TONGUES EXAMINES SOME OF THE INTEREST- ING REGIONAL, SOCIAL, AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN AMERICAN SPEECH, AND THE ATTITUDES THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THESE DIFFERENCES.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, LITERATURE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 40
FILM NUMBER: 09616
ANNOTATION: RELATES THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG BOY, NEW TO THIS COUNTRY, WHO TEACHES HIS CLASSMATES THAT THEIR FAMILIES WERE ONCE IMMIGRANTS, TOO. RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN CLASSES WHICH HAVE ESOL STUDENTS.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, HUMAN RELATIONS, MINORITIES, UNITED STATES - IMMIGRATION AND
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10606
ANNOTATION: TEACHES EMPLOYERS HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY PLAN, IMPLEMENT, AND MANAGE YOUR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM AS IT CONCERNS DISABLED EMPLOYEES.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS, PHYSICALLY DISABLED
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 39
FILM NUMBER: 11618
ANNOTATION: FOLLOWS THE WORK OF ANTHROPOLOGIST SHIRLEY STRUM AS SHE STUDIES BABOONS IN THEIR NATURAL EAST AFRI CAN HABITAT. HIGHLIGHTS THE CONCERNS AND CON FLICTS THAT ARISE AS HUMANS FURTHER ENCROACH ON BABOONS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, MAMMALS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09387
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE FOUR MAJOR GROUPS OF AMPHIBIANS. THE TAILED AND TAILLESS GROUPS ARE DIFFERENTIATED AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT FROM EGGS ILLUSTRATED.
SUBJECT(S): AMPHIBIANS, PHYSIOLOGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11282
ANNOTATION: ANCIENT EGYPT-DETAILS OF PANEB'S LIFE-HOW HE CARRIED OUT HIS DUTIES AS FORMAN OF A GANG OF STONE CARVERS-SEE OLDEST MAP IN THE WORLD. GODS WHO CONTROLLED ALL LIFE; HOW DEATH IS RE-BORN IN KING'S BURIAL CHAMBER, DAY/NIGHT RELATIONSHIP
SUBJECT(S): EGYPT, EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 10181
ANNOTATION: COVERS HIGH AND LOW AIR PRESSURE, WEATHER FRONTS, HOW AIR IS AFFECTED BY AIR PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, DIRECTION OF WIND SPEED, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
SUBJECT(S): WEATHER
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10567
ANNOTATION: IN AN ANIMATED DREAM, ANA TAKES A JOURNEY TO A TROPICAL RAINFOREST. WHILE THERE, SHE LEARNS ABOUT ITS BEAUTY AND COMPLEX LIFE CYCLE.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ECOLOGY, TREES
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11958
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES HOW A DEFENSE ATTORNEY PUTS TOGETHER A CASE, WALK THROUGH THE STEPS OF CASE PREPARATION, FOCUSES ON HOW PROSECUTORS APPROACH A CASE. SHOWS HOW TOGET WHAT WE NEED ON-LINE AND OFF.
SUBJECT(S): CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, CRIMINAL LAW, LAW
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11792
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11793
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, GREECE-HISTORY, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11794
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT, INCAS, INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11795
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT, INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA, MAYAS
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11796
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT, MESOPOTAMIA
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11797
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT, ROME - ANTIQUITIES
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11789
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): AEGEAN CIVILIZATIONS, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT, MINOAN CIVILZATION, MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11790
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11791
ANNOTATION: NINE VOLUME SET EXAMINES THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. INCLUDES RECREAT IONS, LOCATION FOOTAGE, ILLUSTRATED MAPS-STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE LIVED, ATE, DRESSED, WORKED, AND GOVERNED THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): ANCIENT CIVILIZATION, ARCHEOLOGY, CHINA, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10877
ANNOTATION: ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE PENETRATING EGYPT'S BURIED MYSTERIES, MUMMY PREPARATION, HIEROGLYPHS, PYRAMID BUILDING. MODERN COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND ANCIENT WRITINGS ARE USED.
SUBJECT(S): EGYPT, EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 48
FILM NUMBER: 10042
ANNOTATION: THE ROMAN EMPIRE LEFT BUILDINGS REFLECTING ITS POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL, ARTISTIC AND RELIGIOUS LIFE. EXISTING FORTICATION ATTEST TO ITS NEED TO DEFEND THE EMPIRE AGAINST AGGRESSION. LINKS THE HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE TO ITS ARCHITECTURE.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10043
ANNOTATION: PROVIDES HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON THE ANCIENT ROMAN'S DAILY ACTIVITIES. THE ROMAN BATHS, CIRCUS MAXIMUS, THE COLOSSEUM, AND AMPHITHEATERS ARE DISCRIBED. CHARIOT RACES, GLADIATOR CONTESTS, AND THEATER ARE PRESENTED AS TYPICAL LEISURE ACTIVITY.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09557
ANNOTATION: PORTRAYS THE MANY INFLUENCES OF ROME UPON OUR LIFE AND CULTURE. DEVELOPS AN UNDERSTANDING, A VOCABULARY AND A VISUAL IDEA OF THIS ANCIENT CITY.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11921
ANNOTATION: COMPLETE HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME USING COMPUTER ANIMATION, AUTHENTIC FILMED RECREATIONS, PERIOD IMAGERY AND LOCATION FOOTAGE. RECOGNIZES MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANCIENT ROME AS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR WESTERN CIVILIZATION.
SUBJECT(S): ROME - ANTIQUITIES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11292
ANNOTATION: EXAMINATION OF PRENATAL DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME, NICOTINE'S EFFECT ON UN BORN BABIES, RISKS FOR AIDS, DRUG EFFECTS AT VAR IOUS STAGES OF PREGNANCY, HOW DRUGS AFFECT UNBORN BABY & OTHER RELATED SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 17