FILM NUMBER: 10305
ANNOTATION: SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THE REMAINS OF ALLIGATORS, RARE MAMMALS, AND GIANT REDWOOD TREES AS THEY SEEK TO EXAMINE THE ANCIENT ARCTIC OF 45 MILLION YEARS AGO.
SUBJECT(S): FOSSILS, POLAR REGIONS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11845
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MIND PROVIDING A HISTORICAL CONTEXT FROM ANCIENT GREECE THROUGH FREUD'S FIRST ATTEMPTS AT PSYCHOANALYSIS AND SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE MEANING OF THE UNCONSCIOUS AND CONSCIOUS MIND.
SUBJECT(S): BRAIN, FREUD, SIGMUND, MIND AND BODY, STAFF DEVELOPMENT
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09105
ANNOTATION: THREE 18-MIN. PROGRAMS IN SERIES WHICH EXPLORES PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES SCIENTISTS USE. TITLES ARE: ADAPTATION; CONTEXT; AND EVIDENCE.
SUBJECT(S): OCCUPATIONS, SCIENCE - METHODOLOGY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 54
FILM NUMBER: 09107
ANNOTATION: THREE 18-MINUTE PROGRAMS IN SERIES. TITLES ARE: INVESTIGATION; MODELING; AND PATTERNS.
SUBJECT(S): OCCUPATIONS, SCIENCE - METHODOLOGY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 54
FILM NUMBER: 09109
ANNOTATION: THREE 18-MINUTE PROGRAMS IN SERIES. TITLES ARE: PREDICTION; THEORY; AND TRIAL AND ERROR.
SUBJECT(S): OCCUPATIONS, SCIENCE - METHODOLOGY
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 54
FILM NUMBER: 11167
ANNOTATION: THE NARROW STRIP OF LAND SURROUNDING AMERICA'S COASTLINE WHERE LAND & SEA MEET. PLANTS & ANIMALS FROM THESE TWO WORLDS INTERMINGLE IN BEACHES, REEFS & ESTUARIES. RICH & FERTILE AREAS WHERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIFE FORMS ORIGINATE.
SUBJECT(S): MARINE ANIMALS, OCEANOGRAPHY
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10458
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES ADAPTATIONS FOR SURVIVAL IN CLIMATES WITH CYCLICAL, PROTRACTED DRY SEASONS.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), BIOLOGY, WEATHER
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 09218
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES SEXUALITY AS EVIDENCED THROUGHOUT HUMAN LIFE.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10049
ANNOTATION: WITH CLEAR AND CONVINCING EXPLAINATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS, THIS FILM REFUTES THE COMMON EXCUSES FOR NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS.
SUBJECT(S): AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09352
ANNOTATION: CAN BE USED TO ALERT CHILDREN OF THE DANGERS OF BREATHING OTHER PEOPLE'S SMOKE, TO INSPIRE ADULT NON-SMOKERS TO ACT IN DEFENSE OF THEIR HEALTH, AND TO MAKE SMOKERS THINK TWICE BEFORE THEY LIGHT UP.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, SMOKING
GRADES: >03
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 06807
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF A YOUNG SEA CAPTAIN'S GROWTH IN SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND IN COMMAND OF HIMSELF AND OF HIS SHIP. BASED ON THE NOVEL BY JOSEPH CONRAD.
SUBJECT(S): CONRAD, JOSEPH, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11318
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH SEEDS ARE PLANTED WITHOUT THE HELP OF MAN. USES TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY TO SHOW THE GROWING, BUDDING, AND FLOWERING OF MANY PLANTS.
SUBJECT(S): PLANTS
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10132
ANNOTATION: COLLECTIVE FARM COMMUNITY; HISTORY OF PEARL DIVING, ISTANBUL, BYZANTIUM AND CONSTANTINOPLE; IMPORTANCE OF WATERWAY SEPARATING EUROPE AND ASIA; TURBULENT HISTORY SINCE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
SUBJECT(S): ISLAM, MIDDLE EAST, MUSLIMS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10131
ANNOTATION: WAY OF LIFE OF BEDOUINS, RELIGIOUS CONFLICT OF 3 FAITHS, HISTORY OF PETRA, CRUSADERS AND JEWISH PEOPLE. DIVERSITY OF MODERN ISRAEL.
SUBJECT(S): CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, ISRAEL, MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10133
ANNOTATION: ISLAMIC FESTIVAL OF SACRIFICE; URBANIZATION, POPULATION EXPOSION AND PROSPERITY; INFLUENCES OF CULTURES AND PERIODS IN STYLES OF STRUCTURES; TRADITIONAL, STRONG MUSLIN FAMILY AND ITS CUSTOMS.
SUBJECT(S): MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11572
ANNOTATION: GRAVITY KEEPS YOU FROM FLOATING AWAY, HELPS YOU RUN, WALK AND CLIMB? SEE THE FORCES AT WORK WHEN YOU ARE IN MOTION. SEE HOW PASSIVE DYNAMICS WORKS. EXAMPLES FROM CIRQUE DU SOLEIL AND M.I.T.
SUBJECT(S): GRAVITATION, ROBOTS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 07303
ANNOTATION: INVESTIGATES SPECIFIC WEEDS, HOW THEY SPREAD THEIR SEEDS AND HOW THE SEEDS GROW.
SUBJECT(S): PLANTS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10152
ANNOTATION: USES TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY AND CLOSE UP VIEWS OF VARIOUS SEEDS AND PLANTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE GRADUAL MOVEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.
SUBJECT(S): PLANTS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10795
ANNOTATION: POWER OF METAPHOR AND SIMILE DRAMATIZATION OF ANNIE BRADESTREET'S "AUTHOR TO HER BOOK" GIOVANNI'S "WOMAN" DANIEL HALPERN'S "SNAPSHOT OF HUE" GARY SOTO READS AND COMMENTS ON "ORANGES".
SUBJECT(S): POETRY, RHETORIC
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 06816
ANNOTATION: CENTERS ON A FOUR-YEAR-OLD AT HOME, DURING MEAL- TIME.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10744
ANNOTATION: HELPS TEACHERS DEVELOP SELF ESTEEM IN CHILDREN AND CREATE MORE POSITIVE AND SUCCESSFUL CLASSROOM. FEATURES 5 ELEMENTS THAT LEAD TO SELF ESTEEM, DRAMATIC VIGNETTES AND INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSIONALS.
SUBJECT(S): SELF ESTEEM, SELF PERCEPTION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 45
FILM NUMBER: 10142
ANNOTATION: SHOWS YOUNG PEOPLE WHY THE KEY TO GOOD CAREER DECISION-MAKING IS A CLEAR, POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE.
SUBJECT(S): SELF PERCEPTION, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 38
FILM NUMBER: 10145
ANNOTATION: A CHILD'S ADVENTURE IS USED TO ILLUSTRATE CLOUD TYPES, CLOUD FORMATION, AND WEATHER.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 10793
ANNOTATION: HISTORICAL SETTINGS FOR "MY LAST DUTCHESS" " THEME FOR ENGLISH B" "DOVER BEACH" NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPES OF MAXINE KUMIN ECHO THEMES OF HER POETRY.
SUBJECT(S): POETRY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11212
ANNOTATION: SENSORS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO VIEW, MONITOR AND ISOLATE ONE ELEMENT FROM ANOTHER.
SUBJECT(S): TECHNOLOGY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10788
ANNOTATION: ATTITUDES TOWARD ASIA FROM 1776 TO 1992 USA HAS SEEN WHAT IT WANTED TO SEE NOT WHAT WAS REALLY THERE IN ASIA. IMPERIALISM AND RIGHTEOUS SENTIMENT INFLUENCE OUR RELATIONS WITH ASIA.
SUBJECT(S): ASIA, IMPERIALISM, PACIFIC RIM, UNITED STATES
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09393
ANNOTATION: A MOMENT OF JEALOUSY AND ANGER LEADS TO A TRAGIC EVENT INVOLVING AN ACTION WHICH LASTS A LIFETIME. ADAPTED FROM THE FULL-LENGTH MOVIE BASED ON THE NOVEL BY JOHN KNOWLES.
SUBJECT(S): ADOLESCENCE, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 45
FILM NUMBER: 11156
ANNOTATION: TRIBUTE TO LIFE & MUSIC OF KURT WEILL FEATURES LOU REED, TERESA STRATAS, ELVIS COSTELLO & THE BRODSKY STRING QUARTET, BETTY CARTER, PJ HARVEY, WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS, CHARLIE HADEN, THE PERSUA- SIONS-"MACK THE KNIFE, AND SEPTEMBER SONG".
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, WEILL, KURT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 89
FILM NUMBER: 09163
ANNOTATION: PLACES CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN AN EARLY 1900'S SETTING AS 16-YR.-OLD AMANDA ABANDONS HER BALLET TRAINING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN SLAPSTICK, MUCH TO HER PARENTS' DISMAY.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 10408
ANNOTATION: FEATURES VARIOUS CONDITIONS OF A SESAME STREET FAVORITE: "THE WORD FAMILY SONG." THIS FILM TEACHES AS IT ENTERTAINS, STRESSING THE RELATION- SHIPS BETWEEN WORDS AND THE BASICS OF RHYMING.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 10409
ANNOTATION: FEATURES VARIOUS CONDITIONS OF A SESAME STREET FAVORITE: "THE WORD FAMILY SONG." THIS FILM TEACHES AS IT ENTERTAINS, STRESSING THE RELATION- SHIPS BETWEEN WORDS AND THE BASICS OF RHYMING.
SUBJECT(S): LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11024
ANNOTATION: SEE THRIVING BLOCK SCHEDULED SCHOOLS, LEARN TO DEVELOP A SCHEDULE, DISCOVER GROUPING METHODS, CREATE EXTENSION CENTERS. USE WITH VIDEO 11023
SUBJECT(S): BLOCK SCHEDULING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 11629
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN MUSIC FROM EARLY TRIBAL SONGS TO MODERN POP SOUNDS SUCH AS LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO; RELATIONSHIP OF AFRICA MUSIC AND AMERICAN JAZZ.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC, MUSIC
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 01497
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCTION TO THE LOGICAL METHODOLOGY OF MATH. SETS FORTH THE FAMOUS PROBLEM OF WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE IN ONE CONTINUOUS WALK TO CROSS EACH OF THE SEVEN BRIDGES OF KOENIGSBURG. THIS PROBLEM LED TO DEVELOPMENT OF BRANCH OF MATH KNOWN AS TOPOLOGY
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 4
FILM NUMBER: 10023
ANNOTATION: PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE SIGHTED GUIDE TECHNIQUE. APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICALLY DISABLED
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 11313
ANNOTATION: PHILO OF BYZANTIUM'S LIST EXPLORED: GRAND PYRA MID OF GIZA; HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON, ZEUS AT OLYMPIA; TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESOS, MAUSOLEU M AT HALICARNASSUS, COLOSSUS OF RHODES & THE PHA AROS (LIGHTHOUSE) AT ALEXANDERIA.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ANCIENT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 05212
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES A FATHER'S EFFORTS TO REACH HIS SON WHO IS INVOLVED IN A LIFESTYLE OF ROCK MUSIC, GIRLS, AND MARIJUANA TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER INTERESTS.
SUBJECT(S): COUNSELING, DRUG ABUSE, FAMILY, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 05227
ANNOTATION: THE BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN EDUCATION ARE REEN- ACTED FROM THE EARLY NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL LAWS TO THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE. INCLUDES SCENES OF DAME SCHOOLS, LATIN GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, CHURCH SCHOOLS,
SUBJECT(S): EDUCATION, UNITED STATES - HISTORY
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 10414
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES THE BASIC ASPECTS OF ALL STANDARD PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND PERFORMING PRACTICES. INCLUDES POSITIONING OF INSTRUMENTS, GRIP AND WRIST ACTION, IDENTIFICATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF NOTES CESTS AND TIME SIGNATURES.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 120
FILM NUMBER: 10588
ANNOTATION: EXPERTS ESTIMATE THAT 30% OF ALL CHILDREN ARE SEXUALLY ABUSED BY THE TIME THEY ARE 18. "BAD" TOUCHING, INCEST, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TELLING SOMEONE ABOUT ANY SEXUAL ABUSE ARE DISCUSSED.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09918
ANNOTATION: USES 5 SHORT SIMPLE SEGMENTS TO ILLUSTRATE THE RULES TO BE FOLLOWED BY MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE. RECOMMENDED FOR JR./SR. PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS.
SUBJECT(S): MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10209
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS HOW STDS ARE CONTRACTED, DESCRIBES COMMON SYMPTOMS, AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, PERFORMING ARTS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11155
ANNOTATION: INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF SPAIN'S BEST KNOWN LIVING COMPOSER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AT 90 YEARS OF AGE. TELLS OF HIS LIFE WHICH HAS BEEN FILLED WITH AS MUCH TRAGEDY AS JOY. PERFORMANCES OF HIS MUSIC AND DOCUMENTARY SCENES OF HIS LIFE TODAY.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, RODRIGO, JOAQUIN
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 70
FILM NUMBER: 06820
ANNOTATION: RECREATES THE THEATER OF SHAKESPEARE'S DAY THROUGH THE STAGING OF SCENES FROM HAMLET IN AN ELIZABETHAN COURTYARD NEAR STRATFORD ENGLAND.
SUBJECT(S): DRAMA, PERFORMING ARTS, SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 09366
ANNOTATION: VISITS TO STRATFORD, THE WARWICKSHIRE COUNTRY- SIDE AND 16TH CENTURY LONDON SHOW THAT SHAKESPEARE WAS A SENSITIVE WRITER WHO WAS PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCED BY HIS SURROUNDINGS.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORY, PERFORMING ARTS, SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 11870
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND LITERARY BACKGROUND OF ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND. PROVIDES ORIGINAL INFORMATION TO HELP THE STUDENT BETTER ANALYZE AND APPRECIATE THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SHAKESPEARE.
SUBJECT(S): SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 47
FILM NUMBER: 11540
ANNOTATION: CONDENSES THE BIG SIX TO FOUR PARTS. EXCELLENT SUBJECT CONTENT-EMPHASIZES RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE MEDIA CENTER. INTERVIEWS. HISTORIC SOCIETY, ETC. FOR LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER INSTRUCTION.
SUBJECT(S): LIBRARY INSTRUCTION, STUDY, METHOD OF
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11620
ANNOTATION: FOLLOW MARINE BIOLOGIST, JACK CASEY AS HE RUNS THE NATIONAL SHARK TAGGING PROGRAM AND TRACKS TAGGED SHARKS ALL OVER THE WORLD. INFORMATION IS GATHERED ABOUT GROWTH RATES, POPULATION & MIGRATORY.
SUBJECT(S): FISHES, MARINE BIOLOGY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 10695
ANNOTATION: SNOOPER HAS A RESEARCH PAPER FOR SCHOOL. SHERLOCK HELPS FIND A PERFECT TOPIC. JOIN IN AND DISCOVER HOW TO ORGANIZE AND WRITE A RESEARCH PAPER.
SUBJECT(S): LIBRARY INSTRUCTION, STUDY, METHOD OF
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10694
ANNOTATION: LOOKS AT VISUAL LITERACY AND EXAMINES TV AND MESSAGES IT COMMUNICATES: ENTERTAINMENT, INFORMA- TION, ADVERTISEMENTS AND PROPAGANDA. SHARP WITS CREATE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS WITH VIDEO.
SUBJECT(S): AUDIOVISUAL EDUCATION, LIBRARY INSTRUCTION, TELEVISION, VISUAL LITERACY
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10