FILM NUMBER: 11546
ANNOTATION: SEE HOW SHELTER PROTECTS FAMILIES FROM THE ELEMENTS & MUST BE ADAPTED & BUILD OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS ACCORDINGLY AROUND THE WORLD. SEE DOZ ENS OF HUMAN SHELTERS & THEIR EVOLUTION FROM CAVE MAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT.
SUBJECT(S): GEOGRAPHY, HOUSES
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 42
FILM NUMBER: 00546
ANNOTATION: TELLS THE STORY OF A MODEL SHEEP FARM FROM THE SPRING LAMBING TO THE OLD BELL SHEEP. INCLUDES THE CARE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE EWES AND THEIR LAMBS, AND THE ROLE OF THE SHEEP DOG. SHEARING, BRANDING, AND THE WOOL BUYING ARE EXPLAINED.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, RANCH LIFE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11908
ANNOTATION: BEGINS 5,000 YEARS AGO IN MESOPOTAMIA THROUGH THE SUMARIAN CIVILIZATION, INFLUENCES OF BABYLON, PERSIA, EGYPT, ROME AND GREECE. DOES ANALYSIS ON TODAY'S ARAB ISRAELI CIVILIZATIONS AND CONFLICTS AND RECENT PERSIAN GULF WAR.
SUBJECT(S): ARAB COUNTRIES, ISRAEL-ARAB CONFLICTS, MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11039
ANNOTATION: FRAMEWORK FOR ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS' LEARNING STYLES; WAYS TO MEET DIVERSE NEEDS OF STUDENTS ON ALL LEVELS-OBSERVE TEACHERS. USE WITH VIDEO 11040
SUBJECT(S): LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, LEARNING STYLES, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11982
ANNOTATION: FREIGHTERS, TANKERS AND PASSENGER SHIPS COMPARED AS TO FUNCTION AND DESIGN. ROLES OF CREW ARE DEFINED. SEE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHIPS INSIDE AND OUT. SEE HOW SPACE IS USED ACCORDING TO FUNCTION OF VESSEL.
SUBJECT(S): SHIPPING, SHIPS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 09164
ANNOTATION: A SENSITIVELY ENACTED STORY ILLUSTRATES THE INTRUSION OF ONE'S PAST INTO PRESENT ACTIONS. THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF JEROME'S FATHER ALTERS HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. BASED ON THE SHORT STORY BY GRAHAM GREENE.
SUBJECT(S): DEATH, GREENE, GRAHAM, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11640
ANNOTATION: TELLS HOW A SERIES OF EXPERIENCES OF A GROUP OF TYPICAL 14-YEAR-OLD GIRLS MAKE THEM MORE SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 21
FILM NUMBER: 06726
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW A YOUNG BOY TURNS A SMALL PART IN THE PRODUCTION OF A CLASS PLAY INTO AN IMPORTANT ONE.
SUBJECT(S): ETHICS, PERFORMING ARTS, SCHOOLS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09364
ANNOTATION: A JOURNEY TO THIS IMMENSE LAND TO LEARN ABOUT ITS GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND PEOPLE.
SUBJECT(S): SOVIET UNION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10488
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES TECHNIQUES THAT HELP INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, SOLVE PERSONNEL PROBLEMS, AND KEEP EMPLOYEES SATISFIED.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11871
ANNOTATION: RE-ENACTMENT USING REGIMENTS OF SOLDIERS AND FLEETS OF SAILORS IN AUTHENTIC PERIOD COSTUMES OF BATTLE BETWEEN THE BRITISH ARMY AND NAVAL FORCES AND THE COMBINED AMERICAN AND FRENCH FORCES. ENDS WITH BRITISH SURRENDER.
SUBJECT(S): REVOLUTION, AMERICAN, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,, YORKTOWN, VA. SIEGE, 1781
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 05081
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF HOW A POEM ON THE BEAUTY OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WAS SET TO MUSIC AND TRAVELED FROM REMOTE VILLAGES OF THE ALPS, ALL OVER THE WORLD TO BECOME A SYMBOL OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
SUBJECT(S): HOLIDAYS, MUSIC
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09322
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF HOW A POEM ON THE BEAUTY OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WAS SET TO MUSIC AND TRAVELED FROM REMOTE VILLAGES OF THE ALPS, ALL OVER THE WORLD TO BECOME A SYMBOL OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
SUBJECT(S): HOLIDAYS, MUSIC
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 07301
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF REPRODUC- ING A DESIGN BY THE SILK SCREEN METHOD.
SUBJECT(S): ARTS AND CRAFTS, GRAPHIC ARTS
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 05444
ANNOTATION: TRADITIONAL WELSH TALE, RETOLD BY SUSAN COOPER, ABOUT A YOUNG COWHERD WHOSE HARP SUMMONS FORTH A SHINING WHITE COW FROM THE DEPTHS OF A MOUNTAIN LAKE. A STORY OF GREED AND LOYALTY. BASED ON THE PICTURE BOOK BY SUSAN COOPER.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10312
ANNOTATION: CHRONOCLES THE BLACK URBAN JAZZ EXPERIENCE WHILE EXAMINING THE AMAZING CAREER OF ANDY HAMILTON.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11724
ANNOTATION: FOLKTALE OF BOY FROM TRINIDAD WHO CREATES A MUSICAL STEEL DRUM AFTER HEARING RAIN BEATING DOWN ON A DENTED DRUM ALL NIGHT.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, FOLKLORE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 10045
ANNOTATION: TEACHES THE NAMES AND PRINCIPLES OF SIX TYPES OF SIMPLE MACHINES: THE LEVER, WHEEL, PULLEY, WEDGE, INCLINED PLANE, AND SCREW. USES JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS IN A REPAIR SHOP TO ILLUSTRATE THESE CONCEPTS.
SUBJECT(S): MACHINERY, PHYSICS
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 06997
ANNOTATION: ERIKA SEMLER, OF THE HAND WEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD OF AUSTRALIA, DEMONSTRATES WEAVING ON TWO SIMPLE LOOMS: THE WEIGHTED WARP LOOM AND THE BACKSTRAP.
SUBJECT(S): ARTS AND CRAFTS
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09981
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE THREE PARTS OF A LEVER AND PRO- VIDES THE FORMULA FOR DETERMINING THE MOVEMENTS IN ANY LEVER SYSTEM.
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, MACHINERY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 05026
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SIMPLE MACHINES WHICH WE SEE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. COVERS SIMPLE WORK FORMULA AND DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN SIMPLE AND COMPLEX MACHINES.
SUBJECT(S): FORCE AND ENERGY, MACHINERY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 07359
ANNOTATION: FAMILIAR FOLKTALE WHICH WILL ADAPT WELL TO UNIT ON WORLD MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND FABLES.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 06964
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS BASIC METRIC CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY THROUGH USE OF FAMILIAR SITUATIONS.
SUBJECT(S): METRIC SYSTEM
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09676
ANNOTATION: BIOGRAPHY OF SINCLAIR LEWIS WHICH TRACES HIS BOYHOOD AND CENTERS ON THE MAIN STREET OF THE ACTUAL TOWN IN MICHIGAN WHICH BECAME THE BACK- GROUND FOR HIS NOVEL,"MAIN STREET." FILM CAN BE SHOWN IN 2 PARTS.
SUBJECT(S): BIOGRAPHY, CITIES AND TOWNS, LEWIS, SINCLAIR, UNITED STATES - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 10823
ANNOTATION: REMEMBERED FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES'S DETECTIVE STORIES DOYLE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO POLICE SCIENCE, MILITARY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, STRAGEGIES, UNIFORNS, OPERATIONS AND CROSS COUNTRY SKIING.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10561
ANNOTATION: A YOUNG ZULA BOY IS TAUGHT TO DREAM TRAVEL BY HIS GRANDMOTHER. SIYABONGA "TRAVELS" INTO THE AFRICAN BUSH AND LEARNS TO IDENTIFY WITH AN ELEPHANT.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, ANIMALS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10138
ANNOTATION: DRAMATIZES THE MANY PROBLEMS A "VISIBLE" MINOR- ITY MAY ENCOUNTER. THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PRINCI- PLE CHARACTERS ILLUSTRATE INTERRACIAL PROBLEMS IN GENERAL.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11190
ANNOTATION: THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING, PERHAPS AS A RESULT OF THE BIG BANG, WHICH TOOK PLACE ABOUT 15 BILLION YEARS AGO-EXPLAINED FOR GRADES 5-8.
SUBJECT(S): ASTRONOMY, SOLAR SYSTEM
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 11986
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIENCES OF SLAVES DURING THEIR ESCAPE IN 1848 FROM MACON, GEORGIA TO PHILADELPHIA.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY, SLAVERY -UNITED STATES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10455
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES THE COMPLEX LIFE CYCLES OF SLIME MOLDS, EMPHASIZING THEIR IMPORTANCE CONCERNING RESEARCH INTO BASIC CELL BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 10427
ANNOTATION: THIS HUMOROUS PROFILE OF THE SLOTH SHOWS STUDENTS WHERE SLOTHS LIVE, WHAT THEY EAT, AND GIVES INSIGHT INTO THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF THIS UNUSUAL ANIMAL.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, CENTRAL AMERICA, WILDLIFE - CONSERVATION
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 10628
ANNOTATION: ENTERPRISING SECOND GRADERS DEMONSTRATE A PRACTICAL LESSON IN BASIC ECONOMICS. THE CHILDREN PRODUCE, MARKET, AND SELL THEIR OWN PRODUCT.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS, COMMERCE, ECONOMICS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 06112
ANNOTATION: THE STORY OF THE PRAIRIE DOG, WHICH BUILDS WHOLE CITIES UNDERGROUND, THE POCKET GOPHER, BADGER, COTTONTAIL, PORCUPINE AND OTHER SMALL ANIMAL INHABITANTS OF THE PLAINS, IN THEIR DAILY STRUGGLE AGAINST PREDATORS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, WEST (U.S.)
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10463
ANNOTATION: CONCEPTS OF POND ECOLOGY, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND METAMOSPHOSIS ARE EXPLORED.
SUBJECT(S): BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 10532
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF TOBACCO ON THE BODY AND TELLS HOW SMOKING CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM. ( FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS SERIES)
SUBJECT(S): PHYSIOLOGY, SMOKING
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 05404
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE DANGERS INVOLVED IN USING SMOKELESS TOBACCO. SHOWS HOW TOBACCO COMPANIES USE SPORTS FIGURES TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCT AND PREDICTS THAT AN EPIDEMIC OF ORAL CANCER COULD OCCUR WHEN TO- DAY'S YOUNG PEOPLE REACH MIDDLE AGE.
SUBJECT(S): CANCER, HEALTH
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09520
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE TRUE STORY OF A 19-YEAR-OLD WHO DIED FROM ORAL CANCER RELATED TO HIS USE OF SNUFF. AWAKENS YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE MYTHS AND POTENTIAL HEALTH DANGERS OF USING SMOKELESS TOBACCO.
SUBJECT(S): CANCER, HEALTH
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 01498
ANNOTATION: ANIMATED FILM ABOUT A LIKEABLE YOUNG MAN NAMED EDGAR WHO THINKS THAT LEARNING TO SMOKE WILL MAKE PEOPLE RESPECT HIM. COMBINES HUMOR WITH SERIOUS FACTS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO SMOKE.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, SMOKING
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10418
ANNOTATION: WITHOUT DIALOGUE, THIS FILM DEMONSTRATES THE SEASONAL OPPOSITES OF SUMMMER AND WINTER. PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO DISCUSS THE EFFECTS OF THE CHANGING SEASONS UPON OUR LIVES.
SUBJECT(S): SEASONS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 07436
ANNOTATION: A YOUNG BOY'S DREAM OF HIS SNOWMAN COMING TO LIFE IS PORTRAYED IN MUTED PASTELS. FROM THE PICTURE BOOK BY RAYMOND BRIGGS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, WEATHER
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09553
ANNOTATION: A YOUNG BOY'S DREAM OF HIS SNOWMAN COMING TO LIFE IS PORTRAYED IN MUTED PASTELS. FROM THE PICTURE BOOK BY RAYMOND BRIGGS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, WEATHER
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11014
ANNOTATION: THE SILENT WONDER OF A CITY SNOW AND PETER'S SOLITARY DELIGHT IN IT AS HE SLIDES DOWN SNOW MOUNTAINS AND TAKES A SNOWBALL HOME IN HIS POCKET. BASED ON THE BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE BY EZRA JACK KEATS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 10127
ANNOTATION: THIS MOTIVATING VIDEO GIVES STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH OTHERS CHILDREN IN DIFFICULT, REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. BY EXPOSING THE PROBLEM, IT PROVIDES THEM WITH CONFIDENCE TO SOLVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS.
SUBJECT(S): SELF PERCEPTION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 10126
ANNOTATION: MOST YOUNG PEOPLE FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE PEER PRESSURE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NOT GIVEN THE SKILLS TO DEAL WITH IT MOST EFFECTIVELY. DEMONSTRATES SUCCESSFUL WAYS TO HANDLE SITUATIONS INVOLVING PEER PRESSURE.
SUBJECT(S): SELF PERCEPTION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 10372
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES THE COMPOSITION AND IMPORTANCE OF THE EARTH'S SOIL.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, SOILS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10362
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES THE ORIGINS OF SOIL, IT'S COMPOSITION, AND IMPORTANCE TO LIFE. SOIL EROSION AND VARIOUS METHODS OF SOIL CONSERVATION ARE EXAMINED.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY, SOILS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 10898
ANNOTATION: LES POISSONS AIMENT LA RIVIERE. SAVEZ-VOUS QUI JE SUIS? HIER/AVANT HIER. LA SEMAINE DERNIERE. UN VER. APPRENDRE A. TOUS LES JOURS. PLUS GROS QUE JAMAIS. QUEL EST VOTRE SECRET? DEFENSE DE PECHER. QU'EST-CE QUE VOUS VOULEZ DIRE? NAGER.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10899
ANNOTATION: EN PANNE. ESSENCE. LE RESERVOIR. IL EST PLIEN. UNE ROUE. ASSEZ D'AIR. IL YEN A BEAUCOUP LE MOTEUR. SOUS LE CAPOT. ASSEZ D'HUILE. JE VEUX. VERIFIER LES PNEUS.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10900
ANNOTATION: LA PLAGE. LA PISCINE. J'AI PEUR D'ETRE BRULE. PROTEGER. LA PEAU. MERCI/JE VOUS EN PRIE. UN SEAU ET UNE PELLE. CONSTRUIRE UN CHATEAU DE SABLE. SE BAIGNER. UN MAILLOT DE BAIN. SE DESHABILLER. POURQUOI VOUS L'AVEZ APORTE?
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10901
ANNOTATION: A QUI VOULEZ-VOUS PARLER? JE VEUS PARLER A.. QUEL NOM? J'AI OUBLIE. QUEL NUMERO VOULEZ-VOUS? CHERCHEZ LE NUMERO DANS LE BOTTIN. A COTE DU TELEPHONE. JE NE PEUX FAIRE CA. VOUS N'AVEZ PAS BESOIN DE.. VOUS LE TROUVEZ A COTE DU NOM.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10