FILM NUMBER: 11096
ANNOTATION: VISIT TO WETLANDS USED BY SHOREBIRDS IN MIGRA- TIONS UP THE PACIFIC COAST TO ALASKA. HOW WET- LANDS SERVE THE BIRDS' NEEDS AND HOW HUMANS AFFECT THEM. WHY WETLANDS ARE NECESSARY FOR SHOREBIRDS.
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS, WATER BIRDS, WETLANDS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10813
ANNOTATION: DRAMATIZATION OF OEDIPUS REX DEMONSTRATES CLASSICAL PLOT STRUCTURE. DRAMATIST A. R. GURNEY DISCUSSES CONFLICT AND PLOT IN AMERICAN THEATER.
SUBJECT(S): DRAMA, PERFORMING ARTS, PLOT, THEATER
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11585
ANNOTATION: MODERN-DAY EXPERIMENTS ON CROPS BUILD ON GREGOR MENDEL'S THEORY OF INHERITANCE. BASIC MENDELIAN GENETICS. INCLUDES BLOOD TYPE INHERITANCE POLY GENIC INHERITANCE, HEMOPHILIA. GRAPHICS.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, EVOLUTION, GENETICS, HEREDITY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11854
ANNOTATION: (1839-1906) THE ARTIST'S ARTIST BOUGHT BY MORE ARTISTS THAN ANY OTHER. PUSHED IMPRESSIONISM TOWARDS A TOTALLY NEW WAY OF REPRESENTING THE WORLD AND SHATTERED ALL PREVIOUS ARTISTIC CONVENTIONS.
SUBJECT(S): ART, CEZANNE, PAUL, IMPRESSIONISM (ART)
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11855
ANNOTATION: HIS LIFE (1848-1903) WAS AS COLORFUL AS HIS PAINTING. HE WAS THE MOST RESTLESS OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS & ESCAPED CIVILIZATION IN THE SOUTH SEAS TO BECOME A NEW PRIMITIVE & MAKE A PROTOTYPE FOR A 20TH CENTURY.
SUBJECT(S): ART, GAUGIN, PAUL, IMPRESSIONISM (ART)
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09561
ANNOTATION: FOLLOWS JIMMY CARTER'S CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESI- DENCY FROM ITS INCEPTION THROUGH THE CROSS- COUNTRY CAMPAIGNING, THE PRIMARIES, THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AND THE ELECTION ITSELF.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, PRESIDENTS - UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10395
ANNOTATION: THE ANCIENT GREEK MYTH OF PEGASUS INTRODUCES THE MYTH GENRE, ILLUSTRATING KEY ELEMENTS USED IN STORYTELLING.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, MYTHOLOGY, STORYTELLING
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 07056
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE EDUCATIONAL CONTROVERSY OVER THE PROGRESSIVE POLICIES OF A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN VERMONT. STUDENTS PRESENT A BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THEIR EDUCATION AND THE EDUCA- TIONAL PROCESS.
SUBJECT(S): EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11769
ANNOTATION: FOLLOWS A PARADE AS IT GATHERS AND CHILDREN GET TO SEE THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO COME TOGETHER FOR IT.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10335
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES THE COMPLEX SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10669
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES HOW SUPERIORS CAN WORK WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES TO DEFINE PERFORMANCE. SUPERVISORS SHOULD ESTABLISH A COACHING RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING AN EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 07279
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON BALTIMORE'S EARLY HISTORY UP TO AND INCLUDING THE GREAT FIRE OF 1904; PRESENTS SOME OF THE CITY'S HISTORIC LANDMARKS, MONU- MENTS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.
SUBJECT(S): MARYLAND
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11867
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THAT THROUGH THE EYES OF A CAT, AN ORDINARY HOUSEHOLD AND NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS QUITE DIFFERENT. FOLLOWS PRISCILLA, THE CAT AS SHE MEETS SUCH NEEDS AS FOOD, WARMTH, AND A PLACE TO REST.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, PETS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10136
ANNOTATION: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLOITATION OF SATELLITES IS DISCUSSED. A SPACE LAB'S POTENTIAL BENEFIT IN MEDICINE AND INDUSTRY IS ALSO EXAMINED.
SUBJECT(S): SPACE FLIGHT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 43
FILM NUMBER: 10135
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN LASER AND HOLO- GRAM TECHNOLOGY ILLUSTRATING CURRENT APPLICATIONS AND THEIR FUTURE POTENTIAL.
SUBJECT(S): LIGHT, PHYSICS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10814
ANNOTATION: INTERVIEW-SET DESIGNER CHRIS BARECCA-DOCUMENTARY OVERVIEW OF TYPES OF THEATERS. SHOWS INTERTWINING OF TEXT AND TECHNIQUE IN DRAMATIC SETTING.
SUBJECT(S): DRAMA, PERFORMING ARTS, THEATER
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10656
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM EXAMINES THE GREAT INCA EMPIRE THAT ENCOMPASSED PERU, AND HOW THE ARRIVAL OF THE SPANISH CHANGED IT. THE PRESERVATION OF THIS TRADITION AND HISTORY IS EXAMINED IN MODERN PERU.
SUBJECT(S): INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11753
ANNOTATION: ARCHAEOLOGISTS TRAVEL TO A REMOTE VALLEY IN NORTHERN PERU WHERE THEY UNCOVER A 1,500-YEAR-OLD ROYAL TOMB.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHEOLOGY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 05036
ANNOTATION: USES REAL PEOPLE AND REAL ANIMALS IN A COLORFUL, TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY SETTING TO TELL THE MUSICAL STORY IN PROKOFIEV'S INTRODUCTION TO THE ORCHES- TRA. RAY BOLGER IS THE ON-SCREEN NARRATOR.
SUBJECT(S): MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09407
ANNOTATION: USES REAL PEOPLE AND REAL ANIMALS IN A COLORFUL, TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY SETTING TO TELL THE MUSICAL STORY IN PROKOFIEV'S INTRODUCTION TO THE ORCHES- TRA. RAY BOLGER IS THE ON-SCREEN NARRATOR.
SUBJECT(S): MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 00020
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF A PELICAN, HOW HE HATCHES AND GROWS TO ADULTHOOD. EXCELLENT TEACHING FILM TOLD FROM PETEY'S POINT OF VIEW.
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS, EMBRYOLOGY, NATURE STUDY
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 10019
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF A PELICAN. HOW HE HATCHES AND GROWS TO ADULTHOOD. EXCELLENT TEACH- ING FILM TOLD FROM PETEY'S POINT OF VIEW.
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS, EMBRYOLOGY, NATURE STUDY
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 00288
ANNOTATION: SIMPLE, CLEARLY SPOKEN FRENCH AND ANIMATED CARTOONS TELL THE STORY OF THE LITTLE ROOSTER WHO DISCOVERS THAT HIS CROWING DOES NOT REALLY MAKE THE SUN RISE.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 01022
ANNOTATION: TELLS THE STORY OF A SILLY GOOSE WHO LEARNS SOME PHILOSOPHY ALTHOUGH SHE CAN'T READ THE BOOK SHE CARRIES UNDER HER WING. BASED ON THE BOOK BY ROGER DUVOISIN.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11604
ANNOTATION: ANIMATED FANTASY-LAND PRODUCTION OF ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE 1960'S. TOCK, MILO, HUMBUG, AZAZ AND FAINTLY MACABRE ALL PLAY THEIR PARTS IN THE FILM.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 89
FILM NUMBER: 11657
ANNOTATION: THREATENED WITH THE TRAGIC LOSS OF HIS SOLE COMPANION, PHILLIP, MUTE SINCE CHILDHOOD, BEGINS TO SPEAK TO SAVE THE COLT'S LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, LANGUAGE ARTS, PETS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10437
ANNOTATION: THIS MULTI-LAYERED STORY MAY BE APPRECIATED ON MANY LEVELS AS A SIMPLE BUT ABSORBING NARRATIVE, A SATIRE OF HUMAN GREED, A CLASSICAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL, OR AN ALLEGONCAL TALE OF OUR MISUNDERSTANDING AND ABUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09693
ANNOTATION: 6 PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: SEEING THE LIGHT; ABSORBING THE LIGHT; THE LIGHT REACTION; THE DARK REACTION; C3 & C4 PLANTS; AND, THE FLUID TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, PLANTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10801
ANNOTATION: OVERVIEW OF OCEAN BASINS AND WATERS THEY CONTAIN, SEAWATER ELEMENTS, TIDAL BULGES, OXYGEN/ CARBON DIOXIDE EXCHANGE AT OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE INTER- FACE, SALINITY OF OCEANS AND SUBMARINE VENTS.IMPAC T OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES, OIL SPILLS, GLOBAL WARMING.
SUBJECT(S): OCEANOGRAPHY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 09495
ANNOTATION: USING AN ABSURD RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE, FILM EX- PLAINS THAT AN INPUT OF ENERGY IS NEEDED TO DO WORK AND ALL THINGS THAT HAPPEN ARE ENERGY TRANS- FERS. (GRADE 6 - TAG ONLY)
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, PHYSICS
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10954
ANNOTATION: GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF MOTION; VECTOR ADDITION; VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION VECTORS; NEWTON'S 1ST LAW; FRAME OF REFERENCE.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10955
ANNOTATION: FUNDAMENTAL FORCES; GRAVITATIONAL, ELECTO- MAGNETIC, STRONG AND WEAK FORCES; MASS AND WEIGHT; NEWTON'S 2ND AND 3RD LAWS; FORCE COMPONENTS AND NETWON'S LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10956
ANNOTATION: PROJECTILE MOTION; CIRCULAR MOTION; IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM; CHARACTERISTICS OF COLLISIONS; ELASTIC COLLISION.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11878
ANNOTATION: NEWTON'S THREE LAWS OF MOTION AND GRAVITY. APPLICATIONS OF ARCHIMEDES' AND BERNOULLI'S WHICH ALLOW US TO FLOAT AND FLY. WHY DO THINGS FALL DOWNS AND NOT UP. HOW DO BIRDS AND OTHER THINGS OVERCOME THIS FORCE AND ESCAPE EARTH'S BOUNDARIES.
SUBJECT(S): GRAVITATION, PHYSICS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 10979
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE EVER PRESENT FORCE OF GRAVITY AND HOW PLANTS, ANIMALS AND MACHINES ARE ABLE TO OVER- COME IT. SHOWS HOW INSECTS AND BIRDS FLY, HOW ASTRONAUTS FUNCTION IN WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENTS AND HOW AIRCRAFT AND SPACE VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED.
SUBJECT(S): GRAVITATION, PHYSICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11860
ANNOTATION: STUDY OF FORCES ACTING ON A MOVING OBJECT BY LOOKING AT ITS CHANGES IN SPEED, OR VICE VERSA USING SIR ISAAC NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION ESPECIALLY F=MA (FORCE, MASS AND ACCELERATION).
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICAL SCIENCE, PHYSICS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10970
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS MOTION FROM HEART TO MUSCLE FIBERS TO MICROSCOPIC PROTEIN FILAMENTS THAT MAKE MOVEMENT POSSIBLE. DEFINES SKELETAL, SMOOTH AND CARDIAC MUSCLES RESEARCH ON HEART PATIENT THERAPY & CURES FOR MUSCULAR DISORDERS.
SUBJECT(S): MUSCLES, PHYSIOLOGY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11813
ANNOTATION: SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT. SECOND IN THE SERIES ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN. STUDENTS DISCOVER WHAT RESEARCHERS HAVE YET TO DISCOVER.
SUBJECT(S): BRAIN, NERVOUS SYSTEM
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10172
ANNOTATION: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE LITTLEST MOUSE ON THE WAY TO A FAMILY OUTING HALTS THE FUN AND GAMES.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09502
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW TWO DIFFERENT WRITERS, ONE A REPORTER FOR THE WASHINGTON POST AND THE OTHER A STUDENT AT THE UNIV. OF MD. REPORT ON A DRAMATIC SERIES OF EVICTIONS TAKING PLACE IN WASHINGTON, DC., FOCUS- ING ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE SAME STORY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, JOURNALISM
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11682
ANNOTATION: A FAMILIAR ANIMAL FABLE WITH TWISTS. MR. PIG ATTEMPTS TO IMPRESS MISS PIG WITH FOXY TAIL, ABUNDANT HAIR AND ZEBRA STRIPES WHICH FRIGHTEN HER.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, KASZA, KEIKO
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10110
ANNOTATION: ADAPTED FROM A JOHN UPDIKE STORY. PIDGEON FEATHERS EXPLORES A YOUNG MAN'S SEARCH FOR AN UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE AFTER DEATH.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, UPDIKE, JOHN
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 39
FILM NUMBER: 11864
ANNOTATION: ON THE FARM VIEW OF THE BEHAVIORS & CHARACTER ISTICS OF THESE HIGHLY-INTELLIGENT ANIMALS; THEIR GRUNTING COMMUNICATION, THEIR ITCHY SKIN & HOW THEY SCRATCH IT; THEIR CURLY TAILS & VARIOUSLY SHAPED EARS & SNOUTS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, FARM ANIMALS, FARMS, PIGS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 09614
ANNOTATION: GOOD PORTRAYAL OF LIFE ON THE MAYFLOWER, SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A YOUNG PILGRIM GIRL WHOSE FICTIONAL DIARY RECOUNTS THE HOPE AND DESPAIR OF THE 100 PASSENGERS ON THEIR FLIGHT FROM PERSE- CUTION. FILMED AT PLYMOUTH, MASS.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, FREEDOM, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1600-1775,, VOYAGES AND TRAVELS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11549
ANNOTATION: FICTIONAL DIARY OF YOUNG PILGRIM GIRL ABOARD THE MAYFLOWER. FILMED ON REPLICA OF MAYFLOWER-SLOW PACED AS WAS THE JOURNEY. LOTS OF DETAILS ACCUR ATE FEEL FOR HARDSHIPS. 5TH GRADE CURRICULUM.
SUBJECT(S): PILGRIMS (NEW ENGLAND COLONISTS), UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1600-1775,
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 10407
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE VOYAGE AND SETTLEMENT OF THE NEW WORLD BY THE PILGRIMS. VIEWERS ENJOY AN EXCELL- ENT ILLUSTRATION OF TYPICAL LIFE STYLES AND ACTIVITIES FROM THIS PERIOD.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1600-1775,
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10927
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW PIONEER COMMUNITIES IN THE EARLY 1800'S CONDUCTED SCHOOL AND ENJOYED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING QUILTING BEES, BOX SOCIALS, AND HAY RIDES.
SUBJECT(S): ARTS AND CRAFTS, EDUCATION, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, RECREATION, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10929
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW A PIONEER FAMILY HAD TO KNOW SUCH CRAFTS AND SKILLS AS SHEEP SHEARING, CLOTH MAKING, HOOKING AND BRAIDING, WOODWORKING AND OTHERS.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY, CLOTHING AND DRESS, FARMS, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10931
ANNOTATION: SHOWS PIONEER PREPARATIONS FOR THE WINTER, INCLUDING SMOKING MEAT, PEELING AND PRESERVING APPLES, CHURNING BUTTER, MAKING MAPLE SUGAR AND BAKING BREAD
SUBJECT(S): COOKERY, FOOD, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10928
ANNOTATION: SHOWS PIONEERS CLEARING AND PLOWING THE FIELDS, PLANTING CROPS, HARVESTING, THRESHING AND GRINDING GRAIN INTO FLOUR, WORKING AT THE FLOUR MILL, AND PROCESSING FLAX.
SUBJECT(S): FARMS, FOOD, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11