FILM NUMBER: 09157
ANNOTATION: FILM BEGINS BY SHOWING HOW BERLIN WAS DIVIDED BY THE WALL IN 1961. VISITS BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS OF THE CITY AND VARIOUS HISTORICAL SITES, INCLUDING THE OLD FORTRESS AT SPANDAU AND THE CHARLOTTENBURG CASTLE. (IN GERMAN)
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE, GERMANY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 09154
ANNOTATION: VIEWER PASSES THROUGH "CHECKPOINT CHARLIE" INTO EAST BERLIN NEAR THE BRANDENBURG GATE. LANDMARKS SEEN ALONG THE UNTER DEN LINDEN INCLUDE THE OPERA HOUSE, HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY, THE BERLINER DOM AND THE VERY MODERN ALEXANDERPLATZ. (IN GERMAN)
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE, GERMANY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10016
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS A HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC VISIT TO KEY AREAS OF AUSTRIA, VIENNA, SALZBURG, GRAZ, INNSBRUCK, TYROL AND THE DANUBE ARE COVERED IN THIS OVERVIEW OF AUSTRIA.
SUBJECT(S): AUSTRIA
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10071
ANNOTATION: THIS DOCUMENTARY INTRODUCES FOUR GIFTED ATHLETES WHO COMPETE IN WORLD CLASS EVENTS AND ARE ALSO DISABLE. THE FILM FUCUSES ON THEIR ENERGY AND SPIRIT RATHER THAN ON THEIR DISABILITIES.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICALLY DISABLED, SPORTS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 10308
ANNOTATION: TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE SERVES TO LINK SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS TO THEIR CULTURAL ROOTS. INCLUDED ARE PERFORMANCES BY SEVERAL AMERMENIAN MUSIC AND DANCE COMPANIES.
SUBJECT(S): DANCING, FOLK SONGS, MUSIC
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10304
ANNOTATION: TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE SERVE TO LINK SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS TO THEIR CULTURAL ROOTS IN GREECE. EXAMINES THE ROOTS OF HELLENIC MUSIC.
SUBJECT(S): DANCING, FOLK SONGS, MUSIC
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11168
ANNOTATION: EXPLORING THE WORLD IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT YET LEARNED THE DANGERS OF OBJECTS SUCH AS WALL SOCKETS AND STOVES. HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOME SAFE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, INFANTS - CARE AND HYGIENE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 07111
ANNOTATION: REPORTS THAT ALCOHOLISM CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH CHILDREN AND DISCUSSES HOW IT IS RELATED TO EMO- TIONAL STRESS. (FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS SERIES)
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11892
ANNOTATION: WALK THROUGH THE WOODS WITH JASON, SHERRY AND A LARGE TALKATIVE RABBIT. YOU WILL OBSERVE THE BEHAVIOR HABITS OF 12 ANIMAL NEIGHBORS. RACCOON, BATS, CHIPMUNK, MICE AND SHREWS ARE JUST A FEW YOU WILL SEE. QUESTION WHAT A MAMMAL IS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMALS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10751
ANNOTATION: CLEARLY & WITH DRAMATIC FLAIR EXAMINES AND EXPLAINS HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CONSTITUTION, ITS STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND PRESENT DAY MEANING AND IMPORTANCE. DAY MEANING AND IMPORTANCE
SUBJECT(S): CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, UNITED STATES - CONSTITUTION, UNITED STATES - CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10276
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATIONAL FLAG, REFLECTING AMERICA'S UNIQUE HISTORY.
SUBJECT(S): FLAGS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 11225
ANNOTATION: PROBES THE MOST PROMINENT POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORS TO GLOBAL WARMING: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT-SEE HOW IT WORKS AND SEE SCIENTISTS WORK ON THE PROBLEM.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11195
ANNOTATION: OZONE PROTECTS LIFE ON EARTH-TRAVEL TO THE SOUTH POLE AND SEE MULTINATIONAL EFFORTS TO TRY TO KEEP THE OZONE "BLANKET" SAFE.
SUBJECT(S): ATMOSPHERE, OZONE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10424
ANNOTATION: NARRATED BY ASTRONAUTS AND COSMONAUTS, THIS FILM GIVES A UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF OUR PLANET. GLOBEL DESTRUCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS EXAMINED, EMPHASIZING THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR PLANET.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, EARTH, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11231
ANNOTATION: STARTS WITH A SATELLITE VIEW OF EARTH AND THEN BELOW THE SURFACE TO SEE VIOLENT FORCES THAT SHAPE OUR ENVIRONMENT.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, GEOLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10680
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES EXAMPLES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AND EXAMINES SOME EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ELIMINATE IT. WHILE AIMED PRIMARILY AT TEENAGE BOYS THE FILM EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO LEARN SKILLS OF RECOGNITION, COMMUNICATION AND RESPONSIBILITY.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 11752
ANNOTATION: IN THIS STUDY OF A MYSTERIOUS STONE AGE PEOPLE, A MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST EXAMINES THE HAGAHAI OF NEW GUINEA AFTER THEY BEGIN DYING OFF IN AN ALARMING RATE. HIGH SCHOOL SOCIOLOGY OR WORLD CIVILIZATION.
SUBJECT(S): DISEASES, MALARIA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 06825
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THAT OUTDOOR PLAY PRESENTS THE OPPOR- TUNITY FOR LEARNING WHEN THERE IS INTERACTION OF CHILDREN WITH MATERIALS AND WITH EACH OTHER.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, OUTDOOR RECREATION, RECREATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 10373
ANNOTATION: A HOMELESS PERSON LIVES BY PANHANDLING OUTSIDE A SUPERMARKET. WHEN A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE WORLD HUNGER ORGANIZATION SOLICITS DONATIONS AT THE SAME MARKET, A TURF BATTLE ENSUES.
SUBJECT(S): SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 10450
ANNOTATION: INGREDIENTS PRESENT IN COLD REMEDIES, SLEEP AND DIET AIDS CAN BE HABIT-FORMING. WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER DRUGS, SUCH COMMON HOUSEHOLD MEDICINES MAY HAVE DANGEROUS SIDE EFFECTS. VIEWERS ARE MADE AWARE OF SUCH "HIDDEN" PITFALLS OF THESE DRUGS.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, HEALTH
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 09485
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW A SPACECRAFT OVERCOMES GRAVITY WHEN TRAVELING FROM EARTH TO THE MOON. DRAMATIZES AN ENTIRE LUNAR FLIGHT THROUGH THE USE OF ANIMATION AND LIVE FOOTAGE.
SUBJECT(S): GRAVITATION, SOLAR SYSTEM, SPACE FLIGHT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 11814
ANNOTATION: BLINDNESS AFFECTS MORE THAN 42 MILLION PEOPLE. EXAMINE CAUSES OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND HOW EYE WORKS. SEE NEW TECHNOLOGIES WHICH HELP BLIND PEOPLE "SEE" THE WORLD. SEE THE LVES DEVELOPED BY NASA.
SUBJECT(S): BLIND, EYE, VISION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11390
ANNOTATION: DON MURO INTRODUCES THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE WIDELY USED IN PERFORMING GROUPS AND AS TOOLS FOR TEACHING. HE EXPLAINS AND DEMONSTRATES: SYNTHESIZERS; SAMPLERS; DRUM COMPUTERS; DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSORS AND VOCODERS.
SUBJECT(S): ELECTRONIC MUSIC, MUSIC
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 10334
ANNOTATION: DEFINES ENGERY, SHOWING ITS SOURCE, FORMS, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, USES, AND IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, ENERGY RESOURCES
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10330
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAST, PRESENTS, AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY.
SUBJECT(S): INDUSTRY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11990
ANNOTATION: USES ANIMATION TO PORTRAY THE CHILDREN'S POEM BY EDWARD LEAR IN WHICH THE OWL AND THE PUSSY CAT SAIL OUT TO SEA.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, POETRY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 3
FILM NUMBER: 10423
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS AN ENTERTAINING LOOK AT THE ATMOSP- HERE'S CONTENT, PRESSURE, AND ROLE IN DEFLECTING SOLAR RADIATION.
SUBJECT(S): EARTH, WEATHER
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11218
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS SCIENCE'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO STOP OZONE DEPLETION WITH COMMERCIALLY VIABLE CFC ALTERNATIVES.
SUBJECT(S): ATMOSPHERE, OZONE, POLLUTION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10789
ANNOTATION: USA IS A PACIFIC NATION INFLUENCED BY ECONOMIC POLITICAL TRENDS IN ASIA. PROFILES AMERICAN POLITICIANS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND WORKERS. SEES ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL CHALLENGES USA FACES.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, PACIFIC RIM, PACIFIC STATES, UNITED STATES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 05340
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS FIVE DRAMATIZED SELECTIONS FROM LA FONTAINE, LA BRUYERE, AND PROSPER MERIMEE.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11505
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON THE MIND'S ROLE IN ALLEVIATING AS WELL AS INDUCING SUFFERING, THE NATURE OF PLACEBOS AND THE INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON HEALTH.
SUBJECT(S): BRAIN, MENTAL ILLNESS, MIND AND BODY, PSYCHOLOGY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10275
ANNOTATION: THE TRADITION OF PORTRAIT PAINTING AND PHOTO- GRAPHY IS EXAMINED. SIGNIFICANT CONCEPTS ARE SKILLFULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH FOOTAGE FROM SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COLLECTIONS.
SUBJECT(S): ART, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09210
ANNOTATION: VISITS THE FIESTA DE SAN FERMIN WHICH TAKES PLACE IN PAMPLONA, SPAIN EACH JULY. SHOWS BASQUE SPORTING EVENTS, A FIESTA CAMPERA, COSTUMES, CROWDS, AND BULLFIGHTS. (IN SPANISH)
SUBJECT(S): SPAIN, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 00332
ANNOTATION: BASED ON THE HADERS' BOOK ABOUT A MEXICAN BOY WHO IS ABLE TO ROPE A BULL THAT HAS BEEN TERROR- IZING HIS VILLAGE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 10651
ANNOTATION: KWOK, AN ORIENTAL IMMIGRANT, DEVELOPS A FRIEND- SHIP WITH ERIC BY EXCHANGING CHINESE FOLDED PAPERTOYS FOR BASEBALL CARDS. EVEN THOUGH KWOK SPEAKS NO ENGLISH, THEY DEVELOP A DEEP FRIENDSHIP.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11687
ANNOTATION: ADAPTATION OF A CHINESE FOLKTALE, UPDATED IN AN AMERICAN SETTING ABOUT A PAPER CRANE WHO COMES TO LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): BANG, MOLLY, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, FOLKLORE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 11063
ANNOTATION: POWERFUL IDEAS AND GUIDELINES THAT ALTER STAFF DEVELOPMENT, EXAMPLES OF MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. WAYS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. USE WITH VIDEO 11064
SUBJECT(S): ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 07074
ANNOTATION: FOLLOWS A ROOKIE AND A FOUR-YEAR VETERAN AS THEY DEAL WITH LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES.
SUBJECT(S): FIRST AID, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, OCCUPATIONS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11650
ANNOTATION: THIS MEMORABLE TALE IS BASED ON THE SHORT STORY, THE SCARLET LETTER, BY JEAN STAFFORD, WHICH EXTOLS THE VIRTUES OF FRIENDSHIP AND THE VALUE OF HONESTY.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 31
FILM NUMBER: 10617
ANNOTATION: FIVE FUTURISTIC COUPLES MUST APPLY FOR A LICENSE PRIOR TO HAVING CHILDREN. THIS SITUATION IS USED TO EMPHASIZE THE TIME, MONEY, CARING, AND SACRIFICE THAT CHILDREN DEMAND.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11962
ANNOTATION: PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS REGARDING CHILDREN. CURFEWS, EMANCIPATION, PARENTING CLASSES TO PAY FOR CHILDREN'S CRIMINAL ACTS-THE FINE LINE BETWEEN ADULT AND CHILD.
SUBJECT(S): LAW, PARENT AND CHILD
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11444
ANNOTATION: EMPHASIZES HOW IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY COME ALIVE WHEN CHILDREN SEE PARENTS & TEACHERS COMMUNICAT ING, COOPERATING & BUILDING CARING COMMUNITIES. USES NATIVE AMERICAN FOLK TALE TO REVEAL MEANING OF COMMUNITY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNITY LIFE, DEMOCRACY, PARENT TEACHER RELATIONSHIP, SCHOOLS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09155
ANNOTATION: HIGH LEVEL VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR IS USED IN THIS HISTORICAL AND INFORMATIONAL TOUR OF PARIS. (IN FRENCH)
SUBJECT(S): FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09156
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HISTORIC SPOTS MADE FAMOUS BY SOME OF THE ARTISTS WHO LIVED IN MONTMARTRE. TOUR INCLUDES PLACE BLANCHE, PLACE DU TERTRE, SACRE-COEUR, LA MOULIN ROUGE AND OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST. (IN FRENCH)
SUBJECT(S): FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 09148
ANNOTATION: TOUR WHICH STARTS AT THE LOUVRE PROCEEDS ALONG THIS FAMOUS PROMENADE TO LA PLACE DE LA CONCORDE, THE ROND-POINT, AND THEN UP THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES TO THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE. ALSO SHOWS SCENES OF PARIS AT NIGHT. (IN FRENCH)
SUBJECT(S): FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 09152
ANNOTATION: FILM TAKES VIEWER ON A STROLL ALONG THE SEINE, FROM PONT SAINT-MICHELE, PAST NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL TO JARDIN DES PLANTES, HOTEL DE VILLE, HOTEL DES INVALIDES AND THE TOMB OF NAPOLEON, AND FINALLY THE EIFFEL TOWER. (IN FRENCH)
SUBJECT(S): FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09150
ANNOTATION: WALKING TOUR OF THE FAMOUS LATIN QUARTER OF PARIS TAKES VIEWER ALONG THE RUE DE LA HARPE, ONCE A ROMAN ROAD, TO MANY PLACES OF INTEREST, INCLUDING THE SORBONNE. FILM ENDS WITH A NIGHT VISIT TO MONTPARNASSE. (IN FRENCH)
SUBJECT(S): FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 07108
ANNOTATION: ADAPTED FROM THE SHORT STORY BY AMBROSE BIERCE. DETAILS THE CHANGES IN A YANKEE SPY'S FLIPPANT ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE WHEN HE IS CAPTURED BY THE CONFEDERATES AND FACES EXECUTION.
SUBJECT(S): BIERCE, AMBROSE, SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 38
FILM NUMBER: 09921
ANNOTATION: AMUSING FRENCH LANGUAGE VIGNETTE FEATURING A SURGEON, PATIENT, AND NURSE, WHICH INTRODUCES ALL THE PARTITIVE ARTICLES AND EXPLAINS THEIR USAGE.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10229
ANNOTATION: HELPS STUDENTS EVALUATE WHAT KINDS OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ARE APPROPRIATE IN THE TEEN YEARS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE, MUTUAL DECISIONS.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 30