FILM NUMBER: 10870
ANNOTATION: AN AMERICAN SHORT STORY BY KATHERINE ANNE PORTER. PERFORMED BY ACTORS STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 81
FILM NUMBER: 09777
ANNOTATION: 2 PROGRAMS, 15 MIN. EACH. AFRICA/ASIA SHOWS THE CHANGES IN A TUNISIAN FAMILY OVER 3 GENERATIONS; SOUTH ASIA FOCUSES ON POPULATION GROWTH, SHRINKING FORESTS, AND HOW THESE AFFECT THE LIFE OF A FAMILY IN NEPAL.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, ASIA, GEOGRAPHY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10863
ANNOTATION: THIS FILM SHOWS AMERICAN INDIAN LEGENDS AS A MEANS OF TRANSMITTING VALUES, CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 21
FILM NUMBER: 10292
ANNOTATION: THIS DRAMATIZED ACCOUNT DESCRIBES THE HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY FROM INDIAN DAYS AND THE ARRIVAL OF FRENCH PRIESTS, THROUGH THE GROWTH OF CHICAGO AS AN IMPORTANT SITE.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11408
ANNOTATION: USE IN SHORT SESSIONS WITH 3RD GRADE CURRICULUM- NORTHWEST COAST INDIANS-DISCUSSES NATURAL SURROUND INGS, LEGENDS AS ORAL HISTORY, TOTEM POLES, POT LATCH, CLANS, COPPERS, BASKETRY, SALMON. LOVELY SC ENES, VINTAGE FOOTAGE.
SUBJECT(S): INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA, PACIFIC NORTHWEST
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11535
ANNOTATION: A HUMOROUS LOOK AT SNOOPING AROUND IN THE BOOK BY JEFFREY ALLEN. DR. JANE GOODALL EXPLAINS HOW HER CURIOSITY HELPED HER BECOME A LEADING SCIEN TIST IN THE STUDY OF PRIMATES.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, GOODALL, JANE, LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10586
ANNOTATION: REAL LIFE SITUATIONS IN RETAIL AND MARKETING DEMONSTRATE HOW EMPLOYEES ARE EXPOSED TO THEFT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND BIGOTRY.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, ETHICS, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 105
FILM NUMBER: 10254
ANNOTATION: DRAMATIZING THE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF TEEN PREGNANCY, THE FILM PROVIDES MATERIAL FOR DISCUSSION AND VIVID EXAMPLES FOR ROLE PLAYING.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09877
ANNOTATION: WHEN L.D.'S DAD GOES INTO THE HOSPITAL, L.D. IS AFRAID HE WILL LOSE HIM AS HE DID HIS MOTHER. MEANWHILE, AMADEUS, THE SCHOOL SNAKE GETS LOOSE. PROGRAM THEMES: SINGLE PARENTS, EXPRESSING FEEL- INGS, AND RESPONSIBILITY.
SUBJECT(S): ADOLESCENCE, FAMILY, HIGH SCHOOLS, SCHOOL STORIES, YOUTH - ATTITUDES
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09358
ANNOTATION: WITH THE AID OF ACTORS FROM THE OLD VIC COMPANY, MOTIVATION, CHARACTERIZATION, STYLE, AND THE ES- TABLISHMENT OF MOOD THROUGH DESCRIPTION IS EX- PLAINED.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 05777
ANNOTATION: EXCELLENT HISTORICAL FOOTAGE OF THE STRUGGLES BLACK MEN AND WOMEN HAVE SUFFERED IN AMERICA. N OSSIE DAVIS AND RUBY DEE PRODUCED THIS STILL USEFUL AND EXCELLENT PICTURE OF BLACK AMERICA
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 36
FILM NUMBER: 09856
ANNOTATION: TEACHERS IN A LANGUAGE-BASED PRESCHOOL AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS MODEL KEY TECHNIQUES THAT HELP FOCUS AND EXTEND CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09691
ANNOTATION: 6 PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: THE DIS- COVERY OF RADIOACTIVITY; PROPERTIES OF BECQUEREL RAYS; NATURAL TRANSMUTATIONS; ENERGY FROM THE NUCLEUS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM FISSION; AND, NUCLEAR BYPRODUCTS.
SUBJECT(S): NUCLEAR PHYSICS, PHYSICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11719
ANNOTATION: SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT SERIES. DISCUSSES THE BRAIN'S ROLE IN ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE BODY TO MAKE SIMPLE THINGS HAPPEN LIKE WALKING, RUNNING, WRITING, ETC.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, BRAIN, NERVOUS SYSTEM
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 07091
ANNOTATION: AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S BALLET, THE NUTCRACKER. CLARA RECEIVES A GIFT AT CHRIST- MAS OF A MAGICAL TOY WHICH COMES TO LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): DANCING, HOLIDAYS, MUSIC, PERFORMING ARTS, TCHAIKOVSKY, PETER ILYICH
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09379
ANNOTATION: AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S BALLET, THE NUTCRACKER. CLARA RECEIVES A GIFT AT CHRIST- MAS OF A MAGICAL TOY WHICH COMES TO LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): DANCING, HOLIDAYS, MUSIC, PERFORMING ARTS, TCHAIKOVSKY, PETER ILYICH
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 07310
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES THE SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE ENGAGED IN AN ATHLETIC PROGRAM AND SHOWS HOW NUTRITION CAN AFFECT HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL FITNESS, SPORTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10640
ANNOTATION: BASIC CONCEPTS ARE EXPLAINED THROUGH VISUAL- IZATION OF WHY WE NEED MORE FOOD FROM THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID. EMPHASIZES LOW FAT & EATING ENOUGH SERVINGS FROM EACH FOOD GROUP FOR GOOD HEALTH.
SUBJECT(S): NUTRITION, VITMAINS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 09759
ANNOTATION: CHILDREN DEMONSTRATE DELICIOUS WAYS TO CREATE HEALTHY SNACKS FROM THE FOUR FOOD GROUPS WHICH WILL FILL NUTRITIONAL NEEDS.
SUBJECT(S): COOKERY, FOOD, HEALTH, NUTRITION
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 07353
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE POWERFUL OPTICAL TELESCOPES AT MAJOR ASTRONOMY CENTERS IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA WHERE SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER PLANETS AND PHENOMENA SUCH AS QUASARS AND BLACK HOLES.
SUBJECT(S): ASTRONOMY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 09909
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL TRADE WITH THE U.S. AS THE CENTRAL COUNTRY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMERCE, UNITED STATES - FOREIGN RELATIONS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10907
ANNOTATION: OCEANS, IMMENSE RESERVOIRS OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONSTITUTING HIGHLY COMPLEX AND FRAGILE ENVIRON- MENTS. SHOWS MICROSCOPIC WORLDS OF PHYTOPLANKTON, THE TIDES AND AQUACULTURE.
SUBJECT(S): OCEANOGRAPHY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 09663
ANNOTATION: USING SNORKELS, METRIC SQUARES AND BAGS OF DYE, STUDENT RESEARCHERS GATHER INFORMATION TO OBTAIN A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE IN THE OCEAN.
SUBJECT(S): OCCUPATIONS, OCEANOGRAPHY, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 10226
ANNOTATION: MORE THAN 30 CASTLES OR CHATEAUX, SUPPLEMENTED BY PAINTINGS, TAPESTRIES, AND MANUSCRIPTS, PRESENT THE ART, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF FRANCE.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHITECTURE, FRANCE, FRANCE - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 55
FILM NUMBER: 09081
ANNOTATION: TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT ARTIFACTS IN THE EXHIBIT ENTITLED THE TREASURES OF TUTENKHAMUN, SEEN IN VARIOUS CITIES IN THE U.S. BEGINNING IN 1976.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHEOLOGY, ART - HISTORY, HISTORY, ANCIENT, TUTENKHAMUN, KING OF EGYPT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 07229
ANNOTATION: AUTHORITIES IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICAL FITNESS TALK ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF EXERCISE.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, PHYSICAL FITNESS, PSYCHOLOGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10487
ANNOTATION: A SERIES OF HUMOROUS VIGNETTES DEMONSTRATE COMMON SAFETY HAZARDS AROUND THE OFFICE. THIS PROGRAM CREATES AN AWARENESS FOR OFFICE SAFETY AND DEMONSTRATES SIMPLE PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 09526
ANNOTATION: ALERTS VIEWERS TO THE MANY COMMON DANGERS AND PRACTICES WHICH CAUSE ACCIDENTS IN AN OFFICE SITUATION.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09170
ANNOTATION: BASED ON THE BOOK BY ALISON C. HERZIG AND JANE L. MALI. SHOWS HOW A GROUP OF SIXTH GRADE BOYS DISCOVER THEIR NURTURING INSTINCTS WHEN THEY TAKE AN ELECTIVE COURSE IN INFANT CARE, IN AN EXPERI- MENTAL PROGRAM AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN NEW YORK.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, HOME ECONOMICS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09857
ANNOTATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIRECT LANGUAGE STIMULATION TECHNIQUES WHICH CAN HELP ADULTS TALK WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AGES 1 TO 4, IN WAYS THAT PROMOTE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09588
ANNOTATION: AUTHENTIC APPALACHIAN FOLKTALE HUMOROUSLY DE- PICTS THE MULTIPLE DEATHS OF A TRAVELLING PREACHER WHO CAN'T PASS UP A HOME-COOKED MEAL. ALL WHO HAVE FED HIM FEEL THEY MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE. GOOD FOR MOTIVATING COMPOSITION.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11162
ANNOTATION: PACIFIC NORTHWEST OLD GROWTH FORESTS FROM THE COASTAL REDWOODS AND THE GIANT SEQUOIS OF THE HIGH SIERRAS AND THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FORESTS. 3% ARE STILL IN A VIRGIN STATE.
SUBJECT(S): FOREST PLANTS, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, TREES
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11696
ANNOTATION: STORY OF A STRANGER IN TOWN WHO MOVES INTO A DILAPIDATED VACANT HOUSE. EVERYONE EXPECTS HIM TO FIX IT UP BUT HE LOVES IT AS IT IS AND HAS A LOT OF FRICTION WITH THE NEIGHBORS.
SUBJECT(S): BLOS , JOAN W., CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 06138
ANNOTATION: FOLLOWS THE SPRING MIGRATION OF ELK TO THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASTURES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHERE THEY MATE AND STAY UNTIL THE AUTUMN SNOWS COME.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, MOUNTAINS
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11569
ANNOTATION: VOYAGER & GALILEO SPACECRAFTS HAVE RECENTLY REVEALED NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIFTH PLANET EXPLORE JUPITER'S MOONS, WATCH A COMET EXPLODE AS IT CRASHES, LEARN ABOUT A HUGE STORM RAGING FOR OVER 300 YEARS.
SUBJECT(S): JUPITER (PLANET), PLANETS, SOLAR SYSTEM
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 51
FILM NUMBER: 11619
ANNOTATION: TWO YOUNG CHILDREN EXPLORE THEIR OWN BACKYARD & INVESTIGATE THE COURSE OF WATER. THEY DISCOVER THE PROCESSES OF EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION & PRECI PITATION, & THE THREE FORMS OF WATER. EXPLORATION OF THE "WATER CYCLE."
SUBJECT(S): ATMOSPHERE, ECOLOGY, RAIN AND RAINFALL, WATER, WEATHER
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 10508
ANNOTATION: PROGRAM CONTENT COVERS: DRESSING FOR THE JOB, MAKING MISTAKES, MANNERS, ETHICS, DOING THE ASSIGNED JOB, GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS, BEING ON TIME, AND MAINTAINING A GOOD ATTITUDE.
SUBJECT(S): VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 09540
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE SAFETY MEASURES, SELF-CARE SKILLS AND WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF BEING INDEPENDENT WHEN THEY ARE AT HOME ALONE.
SUBJECT(S): COUNSELING, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11536
ANNOTATION: BOOK BY NATALIA ROMANOVA-WEAVES TOGETHER THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ALL LIVING THINGS & OUR DEPENDENCE ON TREES FOR FOOD, SHELTER AND THE AIR WE BREATHE. LEVAR BURTON EXPLORES THE LIFE CYCLE OF TREES.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, FOREST PLANTS, LANGUAGE ARTS, TREES
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10909
ANNOTATION: RETELLING OF FALL OF TROY AND VISIT TO THE LAND OF THE LOTUS-EATERS AND THE LAND OF THE CYCLOPS. ONLY THE CUNNING OF ODYSSEUS SAVES THE GREEKS WHO ESCAPE AS ROSY-FINGERED DAWN APPROACHES.
SUBJECT(S): GREEK LITERATURE, LITERATURE, MYTHOLOGY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09726
ANNOTATION: TAKES A SOBERING LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS TO A DRIVER'S VISION AND JUDGMENT WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
SUBJECT(S): AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, DRUG ABUSE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11847
ANNOTATION: CHRONICLES USA EFFORTS TO FULFILL KENNEDY'S DREAM & SUBSEQUENT ADVANCES IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY: APOLLO 1, NEIL ARMSTRONG'S WALK ON THE MOON, SOVIET LAUNCH OF THE FIRST SPACE STATION AND A HISTORIC HANDSHAKE IN SPACE.
SUBJECT(S): ARMSTRONG, NEIL, ASTRONAUTS, SPACE FLIGHT, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1954-1965
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09522
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE STAGGERING CONSEQUENCES OF MIX- ING ALCOHOL WITH DRIVING. JANE, TRYING TO STOP ERIC FROM DRINKING AND DRIVING, TAKES THE WHEEL AND ENDS HER BEST FRIEND'S LIFE, THROUGH A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 31
FILM NUMBER: 00863
ANNOTATION: A SITUATION IN WHICH A CHILD SEES OTHER CHILDREN STEALING TOYS IS PRESENTED AS A BASIS FOR A DIS- CUSSION ABOUT TATTLING.
SUBJECT(S): ETHICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 4
FILM NUMBER: 05672
ANNOTATION: EXAMINING ART WORKS OF THE 15TH THROUGH 19TH CENTURIES, THIS NARRATION COVERS IN SOME DETAIL VARIOUS APPROACHES TO LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY GREAT MASTERS FROM BELGIUM, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, THE NETHERLANDS, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY, PAINTING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 11913
ANNOTATION: CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE TRAIL AND TRAVEL WITH KATIE DONALDSON AND HER FAMILY AS THEY LEAVE TENNESSEE AND TRAVEL 2,000 HAZARDOUS MILES TO SETTLE IN THE WEST.
SUBJECT(S): OREGON TRAIL, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09979
ANNOTATION: SIX PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: CARBON THE COMPROMISER; THE SHAPE OF CARBON; CARBON BOND- ING; POLYETHYLENE; FIXING FUELS; HARVEST OF ENZYMES.
SUBJECT(S): CHEMISTRY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09980
ANNOTATION: SIX PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: FIBRES; SOAPS AND DETERGENTS; GLUES; ASA; COSMETICS; AND, LIFE AFTER CHEMISTRY.
SUBJECT(S): CHEMISTRY, INDUSTRY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09692
ANNOTATION: 6 PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: IN THE BEGINNING; DARWIN, NATURALLY; FACTORING IN MENDEL; THE MEIOTIC MIX; THE POPULATION PICTURE; AND, MUTATION AND ALL THAT.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, EVOLUTION, GENETICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10329
ANNOTATION: PROVIDES VIEWERS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE "EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY SERIES." THE SERIES EXPLORES TECHNOLOGY WHILE CONCENTRATING UPON COMMUNICATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND MANUFACTURING.
SUBJECT(S): BUILDING, INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION, INDUSTRY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 17