FILM NUMBER: 11647
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE REVOLT OF PARLIAMENT AGAINST CHARLES I IN THE 1640'S AND GREAT BRITAIN'S ROAD TO PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY.
SUBJECT(S): CROMWELL, OLIVER, GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 33
FILM NUMBER: 09337
ANNOTATION: DRAMATIZATION FEATURING STUDENTS FROM BALTIMORE HIGH SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS ATTEMPTS TO CLAR- IFY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 9 AND UP EXACTLY WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT WHEN THEY TAKE THE MARYLAND FUN- CTIONAL WRITING TEST. EXCELLENT FOR PARENT GROUPS.
SUBJECT(S): ABILITY - TESTING, COMMUNICATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, STUDY, METHOD OF
GRADES: >06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 09466
ANNOTATION: OFFERS GUIDELINES FOR CREATING AND STICKING TO A BUDGET, DEVELOPING GOOD SPENDING HABITS, FINDING SUITABLE INVESTMENTS, AND USING PROFESSIONAL HELP WHEN NEEDED.
SUBJECT(S): CONSUMER EDUCATION, INVESTMENTS, MONEY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11530
ANNOTATION: DAVID MACAULAY VISITS GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA, GIVES BRIEF HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT, STABILITY & ORDER. VALLEY OF KINGS-ATTUDES TOWARD DEATH & SPIRITUAL AFTERLIFE, MUMMIFICATION. EXPLAINS PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION, SIZE, BUILDING TOOLS USED.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHITECTURE, EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES, HISTORY, ANCIENT, PYRAMIDS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 00286
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM MAY BE APPLIED TO ACUTE ANGLED TRIANGLES IN ADDITION TO RIGHT TRIANGLES, AND HOW THIS LEADS TO THE COSINE FORMULA.
SUBJECT(S): GEOMETRY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 10693
ANNOTATION: TWO STORIES: WEDNESDAY SURPRISE IS A SECRET BETWEEN A GIRL AND HER GRANDMOTHER THEIR LOVE AND BOND IS PRESENT. THE QUARRELING BOOK HUMOR ONLY SHOWS HOW A KIND ACT CAN CHANGE BAD MOODS IN TO GOOD ONES AND END A QUARRELING CYCLE.
SUBJECT(S): EMOTIONS, READING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11131
ANNOTATION: JEAN-PIERRE LIVES ON THE HEIGHTS OF QUEBEC. HE TAKES A FERRY TO PICK UP HIS 8 YEAR OLD COUSIN SIMON SO HE CAN VISIT HIS GRANDMOTHER. LATER HE MEETS TOURISTS FROM FRANCE AND SHOWS THEM ALL THE WONDERFUL SIGHTS OF BEAUTIFUL QUEBEC.
SUBJECT(S): CANADA, CITIES AND TOWNS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11367
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING PROCESS; STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS; FEED BACK TO STUDENT RESPONSES; WAYS TO ELICIT QUALITY STUDENT QUESTIONS AND STEPS FOR TEACHER SELF ASSESSMENT AND INTENTIONAL PLANNING.
SUBJECT(S): LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, QUILT MODEL, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, THOUGHT AND THINKING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 106
FILM NUMBER: 11368
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING PROCESS; STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS; FEED BACK TO STUDENT RESPONSES; WAYS TO ELICIT QUALITY STUDENT QUESTIONS AND STEPS FOR TEACHER SELF ASSESSMENT AND INTENTIONAL PLANNING.
SUBJECT(S): LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, QUILT MODEL, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, THOUGHT AND THINKING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 117
FILM NUMBER: 10300
ANNOTATION: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR NON-STRING TEACHERS AND STRING SPECIALISTS. EMPHASIS ON PEDAGORY. PORTIONS APPROPRIATE FOR CLASSROOM USE.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 120
FILM NUMBER: 07259
ANNOTATION: STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION IN THE BASIC SKILLS OF RACQUETBALL.
SUBJECT(S): BALL GAMES
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09392
ANNOTATION: RAIN IN THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY, AND HOW IT IS ENJOYED BY PLANTS AND CHILDREN. A MULTI-SENSORY APPROACH TO READING.
SUBJECT(S): PLANTS, RAIN AND RAINFALL, READING, WEATHER
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 11842
ANNOTATION: GIVES AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW RAIN & SNOW OCCUR BEGINNING WITH A WATER MOLECULE. HOW RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, HAIL, FOG & MIST FORM-WATER CYCLE OF EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION & PRECIPITATION.
SUBJECT(S): RAIN AND RAINFALL, WEATHER, WEATHER FORECASTING
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11508
ANNOTATION: INSIDERS LOOK AT A RAIN FOREST & ALL IT'S FASCIN ATING CREATURES - EXAMINES WHY PRESERVATION IS CRITICAL TO THE PLANET. BEGINNING WITH A SPOOF OF 50'S HORROR MOVIE-"GIANT BUG INVASION" LOOKS AT A COLLECTION OF RARE & AMAZING BUGS.
SUBJECT(S): INSECTS, RAIN FORESTS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09207
ANNOTATION: SURVEYS FACTORS IMPORTANT IN READING READINESS: VISUAL AND AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION, DIRECTIONALITY EYE-HAND COORDINATION, ATTENTION SPAN, KNOWLEDGE OF ALPHABET, AND SOCIAL AWARENESS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 09208
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW PARENTS CAN HELP THEIR CHILDREN DEV- ELOP ORAL OR SPOKEN LANGUAGE THROUGH RIDDLES, GAMES AND WORDLESS BOOKS, AND BY TALKING WITH AND LISTENING TO THEIR CHILDREN.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 09209
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES HOW YOUNG CHILDREN CAN BE INTRO- DUCED TO WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND BOOKS THROUGH SIMPLE FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND WELL-PLANNED TRIPS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10316
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM USES TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY AND SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY TO PROVIDE A BASIC UNDER- STANDING OF THE MECHANICS OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST RAINFOREST.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 05532
ANNOTATION: OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY SPECIFIC SPECIES IN MAINTAINING BALANCE IN BIOMES SUBJECTED TO EX- TREME VARIATIONS IN CLIMATE. USES ECOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN PLAINS TO SHOW ADAPTATION IN A UNIQUE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 05573
ANNOTATION: THE NATURAL SOUND OF RAIN OFFERS A RICH EXPERI- ENCE IN LISTENING AND LOOKING WHEN A RAINSHOWER COMES TO PLANTS AND ANIMALS ON A FARM AND TO PEOPLE AT WORK IN A COMMUNITY.
SUBJECT(S): RAIN AND RAINFALL
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11315
ANNOTATION: CAPTURES CHANGING MOODS OF A RAINY DAY FOR PLANTS AND ANIMALS ON A FARM AND PEOPLE IN A COMMUNITY. THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS, BEAUTY AND RHYTHM OF RAIN PROVIDE A GOOD LOOKING, LISTENING EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN.
SUBJECT(S): RAIN AND RAINFALL
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09179
ANNOTATION: SIDNEY POITIER AND RUBY DEE STAR IN THIS FILM ADAPTATION OF LARRAINE HANSBERRY'S DEPICTION OF THE LIFE OF A BLACK FAMILY IN A CROWDED CHICAGO TENEMENT.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, BLACKS, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 128
FILM NUMBER: 11863
ANNOTATION: LORRAINE HANSBERRY'S STORY OF A CHICAGO GHETTO FAMILY AND ITS STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO BEST USE A $10,000 INSURANCE BENEFIT. A LOVING FAMILY CAUGHT BETWEEN THE REALITY OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND A CHANCE AT THE AMERICAN DREAM.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTORS, HANSBERRY, LORRAINE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 171
FILM NUMBER: 10635
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE LIFE AND WORK OF RANDOLPH CALDECOTT AND TELLS THE HISTORY OF THE MEDAL NAMED AFTER HIM.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, ILLUSTRATORS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09885
ANNOTATION: BASED ON THE SHORT STORY BY O. HENRY, FILM REFLECTS THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE 1920'S IN A SLEEPY ALABAMA TOWN. SAM AND BILL ARE TORMENTED BY THEIR KIDNAP VICTIM.
SUBJECT(S): SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11312
ANNOTATION: ROGER MOORE PORTRAYS THE LEGENDARY ROMULUS IN HIS EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH THE CITY OF ROME. THE SABINE WOMEN TURN THE TIDE OF BATTLE IN THE ASSAULT TITUS MOUNTS ON ROME. EARLY PERIOD OF ROMAN HISTORY NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND LATER EVENTS.
SUBJECT(S): HISTORY, ANCIENT, ROME, ROME - ANTIQUITIES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 95
FILM NUMBER: 11341
ANNOTATION: USES PUPPETS TO VISUALIZE THE WELL-KNOWN GRIMM'S FAIRY TALE OF RAPUNZEL OF THE GOLDEN TRESSES.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE, PUPPETS AND PUPPET-PLAYS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 07337
ANNOTATION: EXCERPT FROM A TELEVISION SPECIAL BASED ON STERLING NORTH'S STORY OF A BOY AND HIS PET RACCOON.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, PETS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09412
ANNOTATION: EXCERPT FROM A TELEVISION SPECIAL BASED ON STERLING NORTH'S STORY OF A BOY AND HIS PET RACCOON.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, PETS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10322
ANNOTATION: A MUSICAL HOMAGE TO THE GREAT FRENCH COMPOSER MAURICE RAVEL. INCLUDES RARE MOVIE FOOTAGE, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND UNPUBLISHED LETTERS.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 103
FILM NUMBER: 10094
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON ONE OF THE RURAL AREAS OF JAPAN, IWATE PREFECTURE, TO LOOK AT ITS TRANSFORMATION THROUGH JAPAN'S TECHNOLOGICAL BOOM.
SUBJECT(S): FARMS, JAPAN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 10775
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES VARIANCES BETWEEN CULTURES- BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN - IN AMERICA. COMMUNICATION BARRIERS, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, IMPACT OF POVERTY, VIEWS ON CANCER PREVENTION ARE DEALT WITH.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS, ETHNIC RELATIONS, MULTICULTURALISM
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09273
ANNOTATION: STORYTELLERS & ILLUSTRATORS USE CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO HELP MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM PICTURE BOOKS TO SHORT NOVELS. BOOKS ARE: BLUE MOOSE, MY ROBOT BUDDY, HAVE YOU SEEN HYACINTH MACAW, MY FATHER'S DRAGON. FOUR 15 MIN. LESSONS. (NOTE FORMAT)
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, BOOKS AND READING, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, READING, STORYTELLING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09274
ANNOTATION: BOOKS COVERED ARE: THE BOXCAR CHILDREN, DEADWOOD CITY & THE THIRD PLANET FROM ALTAIR, THE LUCKY STONE & WHO'S IN CHARGE OF LINCOLN, THE RISE & FALL OF BEN GIZZARD, THE PARROT & THE THIEF, THE CONTEST AT COWLICK. (NOTE FORMAT)
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, BOOKS AND READING, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, READING, STORYTELLING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09275
ANNOTATION: BOOKS INTRODUCED ARE: TROUBLE FOR LUCKY, THE COMEBACK DOG, GIVE US A GREAT BIG SMILE, ROSY COLE, AND GROUNDHOG'S HORSE. FOUR 15-MINUTE LESSONS. (NOTE FORMAT)
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, BOOKS AND READING, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, READING, STORYTELLING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09276
ANNOTATION: BOOKS INTRODUCED ARE: A GRANDMOTHER FOR THE ORPHELINES, TWENTY AND TEN, THE WHISTLING TEA- KETTLE & THE WITCH OF FOURTH STREET, BEN AND ME. FOUR 15-MINUTE LESSONS. (NOTE FORMAT)
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, BOOKS AND READING, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, READING, STORYTELLING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11348
ANNOTATION: CRISS STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED READING IN ALL CONTENT AREAS. READING/WRITING INTEGRATION (CREATING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH STUDENT-OWNED STRATEGIES).
SUBJECT(S): ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, READING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 77
FILM NUMBER: 11074
ANNOTATION: CRISS (CREATING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH STUDENT OWNED STRATEGIES) STRATEGIES FORIMPROVED READING IN ALL CONTENT AREAS. READING/WRITING INTEGRAT- ION. HELP FOR STRUGGLING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. READERS.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, HIGH SCHOOLS, READING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 11073
ANNOTATION: CRISS (CREATING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH STUDENT OWNED STRATEGIES) STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED READ- ING IN ALL CONTENT AREAS. READING/WRITING INTEGRATION. HELP FOR STRUGGLING MIDDLE SCHOOL READERS.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, READING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 00246
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A DESIRE TO IMPROVE INADE- QUACIES IN VOCABULARY, THIS FILM SUGGESTS SPECIFIC VOCABULARY BUILDING SKILLS AND EXERCISES.
SUBJECT(S): READING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10268
ANNOTATION: THE MYSTERIOUS CREATURE FIGMENT ENLISTS A YOUNG GIRL TO HELP PETER PAN. PETER LEARNS OF THE POWER FUN, AND ADVENTURE TO BE FOUND THROUGH READING.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, LANGUAGE ARTS, STORYTELLING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10032
ANNOTATION: PRISM HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY THE LETHARDS, POOR READERS FROM THE PLANET LETHARGIA WHO FEAR UNKNOWN WORDS. EMPHASIZES USING CONTEXT CLUES TO DERIVE THE MEANING OF UNKNOWN WORDS AND IMPROVE READING SKILLS.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 10033
ANNOTATION: A YOUNG ALIEN FROM THE READING PLANET IS SENT TO EARTH TO HELP FIVE STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS. FOCUSES ON IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION BY USING INFERENCE CUES AND UNDERSTANDING IMPLIED RELATIONSHIPS.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10034
ANNOTATION: PRISM, A YOUNG ALIEN FROM THE READING PLANET, IS SENT TO EARTH TO FIND THE TIME SCRAMBLER WHO HAS A CONFUSED SENSE OF TIME. FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING TIME ORDER, USING A TIME LINE, AND SEQUENCE CUES TO IMPROVE READING SKILLS.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 00014
ANNOTATION: THIS POEM IS DEVOTED TO THE MEMORY OF POE'S CHILD BRIDE WHO DIED AT AN EARLY AGE. NARRATED BY LORNE GREEN.
SUBJECT(S): POE, EDGAR ALLAN, POETRY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11145
ANNOTATION: QUALITIES NEEDED TO DO WELL IN THE WORK FORCE CANDID INTERVIEWS WITH EMPLOYERS LOOKING FOR REAL WORKERS. APPROPRIATE ATTITUDES: COOPERATION; MATURITY, BEING OPEN TO AUTHORITY, BASIC COMMUNI- CATION SKILLS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIES..
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS, COUNSELING, DECISION MAKING, HUMAN RELATIONS, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11570
ANNOTATION: MEET BEN FRANKLIN-THE RENAISSANCE MAN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION-PRINTER, POSTMAN, WRITER, CIVIC LEADER, SCIENTIST, INVENTOR, STATEMAN, DIPLOMAT AND PHILOSOPHER.
SUBJECT(S): FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11284
ANNOTATION: TEENAGERS TELL HOW THEY COMBAT PEER & MEDIA SEX UAL PRESSURES & WHATEVER THEIR PREVIOUS HISTORY NOW CHOOSE ABSTINENCE. HELPS VIEWERS REACH & ENFORCE THE DECISION TO BE ABSTINENT.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, SEX EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 09397
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES THE IMPACT OF FOOD AND FOOD CHOICES ON BODY DEVELOPMENT.
SUBJECT(S): FOOD, NUTRITION
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10648
ANNOTATION: DEFINES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AND WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE THE MIX BETWEEN THEM WITHIN NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ECONOMICS.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS, COMMERCE, ECONOMICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13