FILM NUMBER: 10647
ANNOTATION: DEFINES BASIC ECONOMIC TERMS AS THEY RELATE TO A FUNCTIONING ECONOMY. MONOPOLIES, CARTELS, AND THE PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ARE INTRODUCED.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS, ECONOMICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11580
ANNOTATION: ARTISTS, EXPLORERS, ASTRONOMERS, & PHILOSOPHERS ADDED TO ART'S SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY. VERMEET WAS AS PRECISE AS LEEUWENHOEK FOR EXAMPLE. ROMAN BARO QUE IN NORTHERN EUROPE & ITS SPREAD AS A INTER NATIONAL ART STYLE.
SUBJECT(S): ART, BAROQUE ART
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09617
ANNOTATION: A YOUNG SLAVE BOY, PARTICIPATING IN THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, STRUGGLES WITH HIS FEELINGS OF LOYALTY AND COURAGE WHICH CONFLICT WITH HIS NEED FOR FREEDOM. USEFUL FOR WRITING MOTIVATION.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, FREEDOM, SLAVERY -UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1861-1865,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11822
ANNOTATION: VISIT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD AND EXAMINE A DECADE OF CONFLICT THAT SPARKED REBELLION. CONGRESS TURNED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO DID MUCH WITH PALTRY MEN AND AMMUNITION.
SUBJECT(S): REVOLUTION, AMERICAN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,, WASHINGTON, GEORGE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 09915
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT A STREAM'S POLLUTION AND ITS SUBSEQUENT CLEANUP AND REVITALIZATION BY THE COMMUNITY. SHOWS HOW WILD TROUT ARE ABLE TO CO- EXIST WITH A MINING OPERATION WHICH TREATS ITS WASTE WATER BEFORE DISPOSING OF IT.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MINERALOGY, POLLUTION, RIVERS, WILDLIFE - CONSERVATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09192
ANNOTATION: FROM THE BEST OF SESAME STREET SERIES. COVERS NUMERALS 1-12.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09193
ANNOTATION: FROM THE BEST OF SESAME STREET SERIES. COVERS NUMBER SETS 1, 2, AND 3.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09194
ANNOTATION: FROM THE BEST OF SESAME STREET SERIES. COVERS NUMBER SETS 4 AND 5.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09195
ANNOTATION: FROM THE BEST OF SESAME STREET SERIES. COVERS NUMBER SETS 6 AND 7.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 09196
ANNOTATION: FROM THE BEST OF SESAME STREET SERIES. COVERS NUMBER SETS 8 AND 9.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 09197
ANNOTATION: FROM THE BEST OF SESAME STREET SERIES. COVERS NUMBER SETS 10, 11, AND 12.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 10605
ANNOTATION: RECYCLE REX, A DINOSAUR, TEACHES STUDENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SUBJECT(S): POLLUTION, RECYCLING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 09648
ANNOTATION: SHOWS RECYCLING OF MATERIALS SUCH AS NEWSPAPERS, GLASS BOTTLES, AND CANS AND DISCUSSES HOW NEW PRODUCTS CAN BE MADE FROM RECYCLED WASTE.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, RECYCLING
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10419
ANNOTATION: THREE CHILDREN INTRODUCE THE BASIC CONCEPTS BEHIND RECYCLING.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, POLLUTION
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 06235
ANNOTATION: A BOY MAKES FRIENDS WITH A BALLOON AND THE BALLOON BEGINS TO LIVE A LIFE OF ITS OWN. THEY PLAY TOGETHER IN THE STREETS OF PARIS AND TRY UNSUCCESSFULLY TO ELUDE THE URCHINS WHO WANT TO DESTROY THE BALLOON.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 34
FILM NUMBER: 09177
ANNOTATION: FILM ADAPTATION OF JOHN STEINBECK'S NOVEL ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A BOY AND HIS FATHER. MUSICAL SCORE BY AARON COPLAND.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, STEINBECK, JOHN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 89
FILM NUMBER: 11097
ANNOTATION: BY EARLY 1970S, THE NATIVE RED WOLF HAD NEARED EXTINCTION. SHOWS ROLE OF PREDATOR IN BALANCE OF NATURE & RELATIONSHIP OF MAN TO PREDATOR. RESCUE CAPTIVE BREEDING & RELOCATION PROGRAM IS STARTING TO SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS-GOOD FOR OTHER PROGRAMS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, MAMMALS, WOLF
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10213
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THAT WE MUST REDUCE THE ITEMS WE THROW AWAY THAT ARE TOXIC TO THE ENVIRON- MENT AND TO OUR HEALTH. DEMONSTRATES HOW SMART SHOPPING CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT WE THROW AWAY.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, POLLUTION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10354
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN PREGNANCY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BIRTH DEFECTS AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 34
FILM NUMBER: 09229
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF A PAIR OF MUTE SWANS WHO SUCCEED IN RAISING A FAMILY DESPITE INTRUSIONS OF THEIR NEIGHBORS. FREE FORM MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECTS ALLOW STUDENTS TO RESPOND IN WAYS THEY FEEL BEST. NO NARRATION.
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS, ECOLOGY, FAMILY, NATURE STUDY
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11946
ANNOTATION: PROBATION AND REDIRECTING TEEN OFFENDERS THROUGH PROGRAMS TO KEEP THEM FROM RECYCLING THROUGH THE COURTS. PROBATION OFFICER IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND POSITIVE LATIN ASSOCIATION IN NY ARE FEATURED.
SUBJECT(S): JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, LAW, PROBATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 05143
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THE REFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE CHURCH, THE RENAISSANCE AND THE EMERGENCE OF NATIONAL STATES. DEVOTES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO LUTHER AND THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION IN GERMANY.
SUBJECT(S): EUROPE - HISTORY, REFORMATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10405
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE FOUR GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE PEOPLE, WORK, AND SOCIETY OF EACH REGION.
SUBJECT(S): GEOGRAPHY, UNITED STATES - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 10784
ANNOTATION: AMERICA ATTEMPTED TO TOTALLY CHANGE JAPAN AFTER WORLD WAR II SHOWS CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION, POLITICAL SYSTEM AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM DEALS WITH TIME PERIOD 1945-1952.
SUBJECT(S): JAPAN, PACIFIC RIM
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11086
ANNOTATION: HISTORIC RELATIONSHIP OF THEORY AND PRACTICE, WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE PAST THAT MIGHT INFORM POLICIES AND PRACTICE. DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS. WHAT OTHER FIELDS CAN TEACH US. HOW CAN ALL EDUCATORS BECOME RESEARCHERS?
SUBJECT(S): STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 45
FILM NUMBER: 11685
ANNOTATION: MEMOIR OF ONE SUMMER OF CYNTHIA RYLANT'S CHILD HOOD IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. THE RELATIVES COME AND SETTLE IN EVERYWHERE.
SUBJECT(S): APPALACHIA, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, RYLANT, CYNTHIA
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 09608
ANNOTATION: SUCCESSFUL PRINTMAKERS DEMONSTRATE THEIR METHODS OF MAKING LINO-CUT AND OTHER PRINTS. SHOWS THE PROCESS OF CUTTING, INKING, AND PRINTING CARDBOARD TO PRODUCE BRIGHTLY COLORED INTERIOR SCENES.
SUBJECT(S): DESIGN, GRAPHIC ARTS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10200
ANNOTATION: PRINCIPLES OF VIOLIN FUNDAMENTALS AND REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION ARE DEMONSTRATED AND EXPLAINED.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 00174
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THE DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENCE, LITERA- TURE, THE ARTS, AND THE CULTURE AS A WHOLE DURING THE RENAISSANCE. PICTURES SUCH PLACES AS THE MEDICI PALACE IN FLORENCE AND ST. PETER'S CATHE- DRAL IN ROME.
SUBJECT(S): ART, EUROPE - HISTORY, LITERATURE, RENAISSANCE, SCIENCE - STUDY AND TEACHING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 09548
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE PHYSICS BEHIND THE RENDEZVOUS MANEUVER WHICH REQUIRES THAT SPACECRAFT IN DIFFER- ENT ORBITS AND ON DIFFERENT PLANES BE BROUGHT TO- GETHER IN SPACE. DISCUSSES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS MANEUVER AND THE FLIGHT TO THE MOON.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICS, SPACE FLIGHT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10121
ANNOTATION: DEPICTS THE LIFE OF AIR ALGOUGUIN TRIBE. ALSO INCLUDES THE LIFESTYLE OF THE EARLY FRENCH EXPLORERS DEPICTED THROUGH A LIVING MUSEUM APPROACH.
SUBJECT(S): INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10351
ANNOTATION: HIGHLIGHTS THE NATIVE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE EUROPEANS, AND THE EARLY INFLUENCES THE TWO DISTINCT CULTURES HAD ON EACH OTHER.
SUBJECT(S): CANADA, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11021
ANNOTATION: UNDERSTAND HOW TIME IS A RESOURCE THAT CAN ENHANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING; 4 TYPES OF SCHE- DULES FOR MORE ACTIVE LEARNING; HOW TO SELECT SCHEDULING OPTIONS.USE WITH VIDEO 11022
SUBJECT(S): BLOCK SCHEDULING, HIGH SCHOOLS, LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11490
ANNOTATION: THE US SOUGHT A NATIONAL VISUAL STYLE TO EXPRESS ITS VALUES. CLASSICISM GAVE A LANGUAGE OF POWER, AUTHORITY & CONTINUITY. FROM JEFFERSON'S TIME TO TODAY IT SHAPES BUILDINGS, SCULPTURE, & NATIONAL SYMBOLS. FEAR OF DECLINE SHOWN IN WORK OF COLE.
SUBJECT(S): ART, ART - HISTORY, CLASSICISM, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: >09
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 07094
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE PROBLEM OF RUNAWAY TEENAGERS. SHOWS THE ACTUAL CASE OF TINA SANCHEZ, WHO LEFT HOME WHEN SHE WAS 11 YEARS OLD, BECAME A PROSTI- TUTE BY THE TIME SHE WAS 13, AND DIED AT AGE 15.
SUBJECT(S): ADOLESCENCE, COUNSELING, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11594
ANNOTATION: PROCESS OF TAKING IN OXYGEN & RELEASING CARBON DIOXIDE COMMON TO MOST ANIMALS, INCLUDING A LOOK AT RESPIRATORY ADAPTATION & AEROBIC RESPIRATION.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, HUMAN ANATOMY, RESPIRATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09311
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. CONSIDERS THE EXCHANGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FOR OXYGEN AND THE PROBLEM OF AIR POLLUTION.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSIOLOGY, POLLUTION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 05527
ANNOTATION: OVERVIEW OF MAN'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE COST OF THE DEPLETION OF THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES. EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO BALANCE PROGRESS WITH CONSERVATION.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, FORECASTING, SOCIAL CHANGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09655
ANNOTATION: OVERVIEW OF MAN'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE COST OF THE DEPLETION OF THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES. EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO BALANCE PROGRESS WITH CONSERVATION.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, FORECASTING, SOCIAL CHANGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10257
ANNOTATION: REVIEWS THE EVENTS, ISSUES, AND PERSONALITIES OF THE SEVENTIES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDES KENT STATE, AND WATERGATE.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 48
FILM NUMBER: 10233
ANNOTATION: AN OVERVIEW OF EVENTS, ISSUES, AND PERSONALITIES OF THE SIXTIES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDES MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., THE SIX DAY WAR, AND THE VIETNAM WAR.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 44
FILM NUMBER: 10113
ANNOTATION: TELLS THE STORY OF A WIFE, MARRIED FOR 19 YEARS, WHO FINALLY TAKES A STAND TO GET A NEW HOUSE. ADAPTED FROM A STORY BY MARY FREEMAN.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, LITERATURE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 47
FILM NUMBER: 10868
ANNOTATION: AN AMERICAN SHORT STORY BY MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN. PERFORMED BY ACTORS STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09145
ANNOTATION: TOUR OF THIS FAMOUS REGION BEGINS IN COLOGNE AT THE CATHEDRAL AND CONTINUES ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RHINE TO BONN, THE CAPITAL OF THE WEST GERMAN REPUBLIC AND THE PLACE WHERE BEETHOVEN WAS BORN. TOUR ENDS IN KOBLENZ. (IN GERMAN)
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE, GERMANY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09146
ANNOTATION: CONTINUATION OF THE TOUR ALONG THE RHINE TO BINGEN AND THE POPULAR RESORT CITY OF RUDESHEIM. SHOWS THE LORELEI AND THE MAGNIFICENT VIEW FROM ITS TOP AND THE TOLL CASTLE OF PFALZ. (GERMAN)
SUBJECT(S): GERMAN LANGUAGE, GERMANY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11274
ANNOTATION: PLAYS BEETHOVEN'S FIFTH SYMPHONY, BAGPIPES AND SQUARE-DANCING FIDDLE MUSIC TO EXPLAIN THE FEELING OF ONWARD MOTION MUSIC THAT IS CALLED RHYTHM.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, RHYTHM
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11122
ANNOTATION: RHYTHM: BEAT TEMPO, ACCENT, METER. TONE: TIMBRE, LOUDNESS-BEAT, ACCENT AND TEMP IN PERFORMANCE AND LISTENING; RECOGNIZE METER IN 2, 3, & 4'S: MEMBERS OF PERCUSSION FAMILY, SIGN & SYMBOLS FOR LOUDNESS & TEMPO, MUSICAL NOTATION TO MATCH IS TAUGHT.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS, RHYTHM
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11099
ANNOTATION: CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF APARTHEID TO EXPERIENCE THE AUTHENTIC JOY AND SORROW OF BLACK SOUTH AFRI- CAN MUSIC. LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, MALOMBO, JOHNNY CIEGG/SIPHO MCHUNU OF JULUKA, THE MAHOTELLA QUEENS, ABAFANA BASEQHUDENL AND MORE.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, BLACK MUSIC, FOLK SONGS, MUSIC
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11127
ANNOTATION: RHYTHM: BEAT, ACCENT, METER, TEMPO, RHYTHM PATTERNS, MELODIC RHYTHM; TONE: TIMBRE (PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS) FORM TERNARY (ABA)-REVIEW ELEMENTS OF RHYTHM; TERNARY (ABA) FORM & CONTRASTING & RECUR- RING SECTIONS; REVIEW PERCUSSION FAMILY INSTRUMENT
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, RHYTHM
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10193
ANNOTATION: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RHYTHM CAN BE TAUGHT WITHOUT THE INSTRUMENT AND INCORPORATED INTO STRING TEACHING. THE VIBRATO MOTION IS ANALYZED AND EXERCISES PRESENTED.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 30