FILM NUMBER: 09189
ANNOTATION: SERIES FROM THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. PART THREE DEALS WITH SILENT "E" AFTER "O".
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 09190
ANNOTATION: SERIES FROM THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. PART FOUR DEALS WITH SILENT "E" AFTER "U".
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 09191
ANNOTATION: SERIES FROM THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. PART FIVE DEALS WITH "A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING."
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 11047
ANNOTATION: STUDENTS OF ALL GRADE LEVELS USING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTING THEM WITH BASIC SKILLS; CREATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PROBLEM-SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINK- ING.
SUBJECT(S): COMPUTERS, CRITCAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 38
FILM NUMBER: 10843
ANNOTATION: BLACKS LOOK TO BALLOT BOX, THE STREET AND THE SCHOOLS. CLEVELAND ELECTED CARL STOKES. OAKLAND ORGANIZED BLACK PANTHER PARTY. BROOKLYN, NY PARENTS STRUGGLED TO GET CONTROL OF SCHOOLS.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11519
ANNOTATION: CARL STOKES'S ELECTION AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYOR OF A MAJOR CITY. FORMATION OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, BLACK AND HISPANIC PARENTS STRUGGLED TO IMPROVE EDUCA TION THROUGH COMMUNITY CONTROL OF SCHOOLS.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, STOKES, CARL, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1963-1985
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11876
ANNOTATION: SHOWS A LINEAR VIEW OF OUR UNIVERSE, FIRST FROM THE HUMAN SCALE TO THE SEA GALAXIES, THEN DIRECTLY DOWN TO THE NUCLEUS OF A CARBON ATOM.
SUBJECT(S): MICROBIOLOGY, SCIENCE - STUDY AND TEACHING, UNIVERSE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 11163
ANNOTATION: THE PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS ARE INHABITED BY MANY SPECIES FROM THE TINY PRAIRIE DOG TO THE MIGHTY BISON EVEN THOUGH THEY APPEAR TO THE CASUAL OB- SERVER TO BE EMPTY AND DEVOID OF LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): GRASSLANDS, WILDLIFE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09411
ANNOTATION: SHOWS CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN PREDATOR AND PREY IN A STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN THE DESERT.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, DESERTS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 21
FILM NUMBER: 11429
ANNOTATION: ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM OF DISCRIMINATION IN A WAY UPPER ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN UNDERSTAND. YOUNG GIRL LEAVES WITH HER SOCCER COACH. (DISCUSS SAFETY ISSUES BEFORE VIEWING).
SUBJECT(S): DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICES, RACE RELATIONS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09388
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE REVOLUTION AND SHOWS THE COLONISTS UNITING IN A COMMON CAUSE AGAINST A COMMON OPPRESSOR.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11052
ANNOTATION: HOW TO CREATE A CLIMATE AND CULTURE FOR HETEROGENEITY AND WHY IT IS BEST FOR CHILDREN, SEE MASTER TEACHERS WITH CLASSROOM STRATEGIES. USE WITH VIDEO 11053
SUBJECT(S): HOMOGENEOUS/HETEROGENEOUS GROUPING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 39
FILM NUMBER: 10888
ANNOTATION: GROSS AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; WAYS OF LEARNING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESCHOOL THINKING; NEW USES OF LANGUAGE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, INFANTS - CARE AND HYGIENE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09730
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRESIDENCY FROM THE SWEARING IN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON TO THE FALL OF RICHARD NIXON.
SUBJECT(S): LAW, PRESIDENTS - UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, UNITED STATES - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 11470
ANNOTATION: EXOLORES THE POWER OF OUR PRESIDENT & STEPS OF DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. PUBLIC RELATIONS WITH PRE SS HAVE BECOME ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS STATE NEGOTI ATIONS & WORKING COALITIONS. THIS IS A STUMBLING BLOCK FOR LEGISLATION AND POLICIES.
SUBJECT(S): PRESIDENTS - UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09999
ANNOTATION: THE FAMOUS SPEECH GIVEN IN BERLIN IN ACTUAL BLACK AND WHITE FOOTAGE OF THE DAY.
SUBJECT(S): GERMANY, GERMANY - HISTORY, KENNEDY, JOHN FITZGERALD
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10088
ANNOTATION: FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING POLITICIAN AND JOURNALISTS REGARDING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR. SHOWS HOW LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, AMERICANS AND SOVIETS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE THE RISK OF WAR.
SUBJECT(S): NUCLEAR PHYSICS, WAR
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11825
ANNOTATION: SEE WAR AFFECTING FAMILIES, INDIAN WARS RAGE, BRITISH CAPTURE CHARLESTON AND JOHN PAUL JONES COMMAND. SEE INTRODUCTION OF GUERRILLA WAR, ROLES OF DAVIE, SUMTER AND MARION.
SUBJECT(S): JONES, JOHN PAUL, MARION, FRANCIS "SWAMP FOX", REVOLUTION, AMERICAN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 10177
ANNOTATION: DEFINES AND SHOWS THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GEO- THERMAL ENERGY. DEMONSTRATES HOW THAT ENERGY CAN BE HARNESSED TO SERVE MANKIND.
SUBJECT(S): ENERGY RESOURCES
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10467
ANNOTATION: COVERS THE HISTORY OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND HOW IT CAN BE HARNESSED TO SERVE HUMAN KIND.
SUBJECT(S): GEOLOGY, PHYSICS, SCIENCE - STUDY AND TEACHING
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 07327
ANNOTATION: DEPICTS THE MANY VARIETIES OF POISON IVY FOUND THROUGHOUT THE U.S., HELPS US IDENTIFY POISON OAK AND POISON SUMAC, AND DEMONSTRATES THE TREATMENT OF POISON IVY REACTIONS.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, PLANTS, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 10906
ANNOTATION: ECOLOGY-RELATIONSHIPS THAT INTERCONNECT HUMANS AS A BIOLOGICAL SPECIES WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. CONSIDERS THE GAIA HYPOTHESIS AND THE PLANETARY ECOSYSTEM AS A GIGANTIC LIVING ORGANISM, EXPLORES URBAN ECOSYSTEMS.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10198
ANNOTATION: THE "OCTAVE GAME" AND PIECES BASED ON 0-3 FINGER PATTERN ENCOURAGE GOOD LEFT HAND POSITION AND INTONATION.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10196
ANNOTATION: PRINCIPLES OF FREE AND EFFECIENT MOTION ARE DISCUSSED AND DEMONSTRATED BY PAUL ROLLAND, GRADE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 06003
ANNOTATION: REVIEWS THE BASIC PROPERTIES OF THREE-DIMENSION- AL OBJECTS TO EXPLAIN THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE GROUP CLASSIFIED AS PRISMS.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 07418
ANNOTATION: FILM DRAMATIZES THE PROBLEMS, PHILOSOPHIES, AND LIFESTYLES OF SEVERAL TEENAGERS WHO HAVE BECOME PARENTS.
SUBJECT(S): COUNSELING, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 05850
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTS THE PROBLEMS IN OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER AND MAINTAINING EXISTING SUPPLIES. SHOWS THE POLLUTION OF THE GREAT LAKES.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, POLLUTION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 06170
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE ENDANGERED STATUS OF MANY SPECIES TODAY, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CONTROL IMPENDING EX- TINCTION IN THE PAST, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE FUTURE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REFUGES.
SUBJECT(S): WILDLIFE - CONSERVATION
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10340
ANNOTATION: BY FEATURING THE DESIGN OF A NEWSPAPER, THE PROGRAM PRESENTS THREE CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNING A MESSAGE - AUDIENCE, CONTENT, AND FORM.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11025
ANNOTATION: STUDENT LEARNING IS INCREASED WITH BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE GIFTED, LEARN PRINCIPLES: UNITY OF PURPOSE, EMPOWERMENT, BUILDING ON STRENGTHS, PROCESSES: TAKING STOCK, FORGING A VISION, SETTING PRIORITIES, CREATING GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. 11026
SUBJECT(S): ACCELERATED SCHOOLS, LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 36
FILM NUMBER: 00772
ANNOTATION: DEPICTS HOW TO WORK ON A PROJECT WITH OTHERS AND HOW NOT TO END WITH A FEW DOING THE WORK AND THE REST GIVING ORDERS.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 10546
ANNOTATION: DEPICTS A YOUNG FEMALE TRACK STAR BEING PRES- SURED TO SMOKE BY A YOUNG MAN TO WHOM SHE IS ATTRACTED SECOND SEGMENT IS MADE UP OF THREE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PRESSURE TO SMOKE.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, HEALTH, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10547
ANNOTATION: PAUL ASKS SOME FRIENDS TO HELP HIM FIX A VW BUG. THEY PRESSURE HIM TO USE DRUGS. SECOND SEGMENT OFFERS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ON HOW PAUL CAN SAY NO AND GET HIS CAR FIXED WITHOUT OFFENDING HIS FRIENDS.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, HEALTH, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10545
ANNOTATION: SUMMARIZES THE CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING MARIJUANA SHORT TERM AND REINFORCES THE FACT THAT IT CAN DAMAGE THE BODY IN THE LONG RUN AS WELL. DEPICTS TEENS SHOWING SIDE EFFECTS OF PARANOIA, LACING, IMPAIRED COMMUNICATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, HEALTH, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11198
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES A PROJECT CARRIED OUT BY 23 NATIONS TO BETTER COMPREHEND THE MONSOON-THE RAIN-BEARING SEASONAL WINDS THAT SWEEP INTO ASIA FROM TROPICAL OCEANS.
SUBJECT(S): CLIMATE, WEATHER
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 09809
ANNOTATION: THE 20'S BOOM, THE CRASH, THE DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL ARE EXPLORED AND EXPLAINED. FROM THE AMERICA SERIES, WITH ALISTAIR COOKE.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 10844
ANNOTATION: ECONOMY AND VIETNAM WAR SEND DR. KING ON SEARCH FOR WAY TO END POVERTY. POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN, MARCH ON D.C. RESURRECTION CITY, STRIKE IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. KING'S ASSASSINATION ENDS A CHAPTER IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10949
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS WHY HOSTILITIES EXIST BETWEEN PALESTINIANS AND JEWS, HOW EFFORTS OF YASSIR ARAFAT, SHIMON PERES AND YITZHAK RABIN HAVE LESSENED TENSION BUT PEACE HAS NOT YET COME.
SUBJECT(S): ISRAEL, ISRAEL-ARAB CONFLICTS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11518
ANNOTATION: FINAL YEAR OF MARTN LUTHER KING'S LIFE-THE MOVEMENT TURNED ITS ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMIC ISSUES CONFRONTING THE NATION & THE WAR IN VIET NAM. ORGANIZED THE POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN & RESUR RECTION CITY. ON APRIL 4, 1968 DR. KING WAS
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - POLITICAL ACTIVITY, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1963-1985, VIETNAM WAR, 1961-1975
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11491
ANNOTATION: HOW RELIGION HAS SHAPED AMERICAN CULTURE.SPANISH MISSIONS-MASS SLAUGHTER OF INDIANS, MELDING OF EUROPEAN & INDIAN ART FORMS. PILGRIMS AND THEIR ARCHITECTURE-HOME & CEMETERY. AMISH, SHAKERS, TOWNSEND, GODDARD, JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY.
SUBJECT(S): ART, ART - HISTORY, RELIGIONS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: >09
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09696
ANNOTATION: 6 PROGRAMS, 10 MIN. EACH. TITLES ARE: PROTEIN, THE STUFF OF LIFE; DNA, THE MOLECULE OF HEREDITY; DNA REPLICATION, THE REPEATING FORMULA; RNA SYNTHESIS, THE GENETIC MESSENGER; TRANSFER RNA; AND, RIBOSOMAL RNA, THE PROTEIN MESSENGER.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, GENETICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09147
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE IMPORTANT CITIES OF PROVENCE, INCLUDING THE FAMOUS ROMAN AQUEDUCT OF PONT DU GARD AND THE CELEBRATED ARENAS OF NIMES AND ARLES. VIEWER LEARNS OF ROMAN BURIAL CUSTOMS AND OTHER ITEMS OF ROMAN HERITAGE. (IN FRENCH)
SUBJECT(S): FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 07420
ANNOTATION: TRACES WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PARROT ANNOUNCES ON TV THAT THE WORLD WILL END ON FRIDAY. SHOWS HOW TWO APARTMENT DWELLERS LIVE THEIR LIFE THROUGH TV.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, LITERATURE, PETS, TELEVISION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11293
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THE VARIOUS CHANGES IN BODIES OF BOYS AND GIRLS DURING PUBERTY. GROWTH SPURT, DEVELOPMENT OF GENITALS & BREASTS; THE OVERALL BODY CHANGES, THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND HOW IT WORKS. DESIGNED FOR 7TH & 8TH GRADERS.
SUBJECT(S): COOKERY, SEX EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 11941
ANNOTATION: JAN ROSTAL FOLLOWS PUBLIC DEFENDER MICHELLE SMITH THROUGH HER DAY, INCLUDING COURT AND A VISIT TO A CRIME SCENE. A SHORT PROFILE OF A PUBLIC DEFENDER INTERN.
SUBJECT(S): LAW, LAWYERS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11409
ANNOTATION: STUNNING TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY & ANIMATIONS OF PUMPKIN FROM SEED TO JACK-O-LANTERN. GOOD START OFF FOR SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS. DANNY GLOVER NARRATES WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC BY GEORGE WINSTON.
SUBJECT(S): PLANTS, PUMPKINS, SCIENCE
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11945
ANNOTATION: ALTERNATIVE PUNISHMENTS WITH MANATEE BOOT CAMP IN FLORIDA FEATURED. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA DISCUSS CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
SUBJECT(S): JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, LAW, PUNISHMENT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 05273
ANNOTATION: A SUMMER WORKSHOP TEACHER INTRODUCES AN UNRULY GROUP OF YOUNG STUDENTS TO THE ART OF PUPPETRY. THEY CONSTRUCT PUPPETS WITH FOUND MATERIALS, DEV- ELOP CHARACTERS, VOICES FOR THEIR PUPPETS, AND PRODUCE A SHOW BASED ON THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, PUPPETS AND PUPPET-PLAYS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 11628
ANNOTATION: MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF FOLK SINGER, SONG WRITER, STORYTELLER AND ACTIVIST. PETE SEEGER INTERVIEWED BY BILL MOYERS.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, FOLK MUSIC - UNITED STATES, MUSIC, SEEGER, PETE
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09331
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE PURITANS' DECISION TO LEAVE ENGLAND AND SEEK A NEW LIFE IN AMERICA.
SUBJECT(S): RELIGIONS, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1600-1775,
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 28