FILM NUMBER: 09453
ANNOTATION: SERIES OF FOUR LESSONS DEALING WITH NECESSARY COMPONENTS IN LEARNING TO WRITE WELL: PARAGRAPHS; SENTENCES; PLANNING; AND SHARING. 1ST TWO LESSONS ARE APPROX. 15 MIN. EACH AND LAST TWO ARE APPROX. 10 MIN. EACH.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, RHETORIC
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 48
FILM NUMBER: 09542
ANNOTATION: ADDRESSES ALL PHASES OF THE WRITING PROCESS IN AN INTERESTING AND MATURE FORMAT.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, RHETORIC
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 07096
ANNOTATION: PICTURES MANY OF ANDREW WYETH'S PAINTINGS TO DEMONSTRATE HIS GREAT SKILL AS AN ILLUSTRATOR, AND HIS STRENGHT IN THE REALISTIC PORTRAYAL OF TRADI- TIONAL AMERICAN SUBJECTS.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY, PAINTING, WYETH, ANDREW
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11989
ANNOTATION: USES THE PICTURES AND TEXT OF THE POEM BY EUGENE FIELD TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, POETRY
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 4
FILM NUMBER: 11278
ANNOTATION: ANCIENT EGYPT OCTOBER 5, 1079 BC THE FAMINE IS OVER BUT THIS IS A TIME OF DISILLUSIONMENT, DECAY AND CHANGE AS A VILLAGE MOVES TO THE ENCLOSURE AT MEDINET HABU.
SUBJECT(S): EGYPT, EGYPT - ANTIQUITIES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10456
ANNOTATION: THE MIGRATION OF THE WILDEBEEST ILLUSTRATES TYPICAL HERD BEHAVIOR AND THE EFFECTS OF PREDATION.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ECOLOGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11425
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES THREE CHILDREN ONE THAT CAN'T LEARN MATH, ONE WHO'S AFRAID TO JUMP OFF A DIVING BOARD & A THIRD WHO IS TERRIFIED OF GIVING AN ORAL BOOK REPORT. FOCUSES ON BUILDING SELF CONFIDENCE.
SUBJECT(S): SELF CONFIDENCE, SELF ESTEEM
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10087
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES THE WOMEN OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA... WOMEN LIVING IN A COUNTRY SIMILAR TO THE STONE AGE FILLED WITH MYTHS AND SUPERSTITIONS. COVERS ANCIENT, TRIBAL CUSTOMS AND THEIR CONFLICT WITH "MODERN" CULTURES.
SUBJECT(S): WOMEN
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11710
ANNOTATION: THE LIFE AND HISTORY OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY FAMILY ARE ILLUMINATED UNTIL THEY ARE AS VIVID AS YOUR OWN. CONTINUES FROM TIME A YOUNG FARMER PLANTED A PLUM TREE UNTIL HIS OLD AGE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, JOHNSTON, TONY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 07445
ANNOTATION: CAREERS IN ENGINEERING ARE DISCUSSED BY SOME OF THE NATION'S FOREMOST MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, WHO EXPLAIN HOW THEY PREPARED THEMSELVES FOR THEIR CAREERS WHILE STILL IN SCHOOL AND HOW THAT TRAINING PAID OFF. ENGINEERING PROJECTS ARE SHOWN.
SUBJECT(S): ENGINEERING, INDUSTRY, OCCUPATIONS, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 00786
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SENSE OF TOUCH WHICH CONSISTS OF FOUR SENSATIONS. DISCUSSES THE EFFECTS OF THESE SENSATIONS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH MEN HAVE USED THEM TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN ART, SCI- ENCE, MUSIC, AND SPORTS. ANIMATED DISNEY.
SUBJECT(S): CREATIVE ABILITY, PHYSIOLOGY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 09886
ANNOTATION: BASEBALL PLAYER KEITH HERNANDEZ PROVIDES REAL- LIFE EXAMPLES OF KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAY NO TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. BASED ON THE BOOK BY SUSAN NEWMAN.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 10536
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES THE OPTIONS OPEN TO TEENAGERS SHOULD THEY BECOME PREGNANT. INCLUDES INTERVIEWS AND FACTS DESIGNED TO DISCOURAGE EARLY PREGNANCY.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 07251
ANNOTATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO OR REVIEW OF FIVE LATIN PREPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE: AB, AD, DE, IN AND EX.
SUBJECT(S): LATIN LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09178
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS BASIC CONCEPTS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND DESCRIBES SOME WAYS THAT TECHNOLOGY INTERACTS WITH SOCIETY AND WITH INDIVIDUALS. DESIGNED TO PROVOKE A THOUGHTFUL COMPARISON OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, CONSUMER EDUCATION, ECONOMICS, INDUSTRY, SOCIAL CHANGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 40
FILM NUMBER: 10486
ANNOTATION: HUMGROUS VIGNETTES DEMONSTRATE TYPICAL COMMUNI- CATION PROBLEMS AND THEN OFFERS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS LEADING TO BETTER COMMUNICATION.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 10692
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE BASIC SKILLS THAT EVERY GOOD LISTENER NEEDS. BY THE USE OF HUMOROUS VIGNETTES POOR LISTENING HABITS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH THE SEVEN TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING GOOD LISTENING SKILLS.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC SPEAKING
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 07349
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRINKING AND DRIVING.
SUBJECT(S): AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, DRUG ABUSE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 05208
ANNOTATION: RENEE HAS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO STICK TO HER GOAL OF BECOMING A CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER OR TO BECOME ONE OF THE CROWD AND SMOKE. EXPLORES THE EFFECT OF PEER PRESSURE AND ADVERTISING ON YOUNG PEOPLE IN MAKING THEIR DECISION ABOUT SMOKING OR NOT.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, DECISION MAKING, PHYSICAL FITNESS, SMOKING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 11301
ANNOTATION: IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIP. DEPENDABILITY, APPEARANCE, ATTITUDE AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ARE STRESSED AND THE 7 BASIC SKILLS EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, JOBS, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09401
ANNOTATION: CAPTURES THE COMPLEXITIES OF MAN'S INVOLVEMENT WITH HIDDEN EVIL THROUGH WITCHCRAFT DURING THE PURITAN ERA. BASED ON A SHORT STORY BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
SUBJECT(S): HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL, SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10374
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE MANY ELEMENTS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO- GETHER TO FORM AN ORCHESTRA. HISTORY, INSTRU- MENTS, AND ORGANIZATION ARE PULLED INTO A FULL ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 39
FILM NUMBER: 10195
ANNOTATION: AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF STUDY, CHILDREN PERFORM A PROGRAM OF NEW COMPOSITIONS AS A FINAL REPORT.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 06055
ANNOTATION: PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. SHOWS THAT BODY PARTS WORK TOGETHER TO FORM A SYSTEM. INTRODUCES MUSCULAR, RESPIRATORY, CIR- CULATORY, SKELETAL AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSIOLOGY
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 06746
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE NEED FOR GREATER AWARENESS IN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
SUBJECT(S): DISASTERS, SAFETY EDUCATION, SOCIAL CHANGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10553
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS HOW DIET AFFECTS THE BODY'S HEALTH AND EXAMINES THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SALT INTAKE AND THE INCIDENCE OF HYPERTENSION.
SUBJECT(S): FOOD, HEALTH, NUTRITION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 01465
ANNOTATION: LOOKS AT VARIOUS FORMS OF EXERCISE AND THEIR EFFECT ON HEALTH. SHOWS THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES NEED DAILY EXERCISE FOR HEALTHY BODIES AND MINDS.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL FITNESS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10370
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM LOOKS AT VARIOUS LIFESTYLE CHOICE THAT ARE MOST REALISTIC FOR YOUNG PEOPLE JUST STARTING OUT OWN THEIR OWN. DECISIONS INVOLVING MAJOR PURCHASES, CLOTHING, AND INSURANCE ARE EXAMINED.
SUBJECT(S): CONSUMER EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11233
ANNOTATION: SKIN, THE LARGEST HUMAN ORGAN, IS EXAMINED IN THIS GRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED REPORT.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSIOLOGY, SKIN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09743
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE CITIES, FARMS, AND FACTORIES OF THIS THRIVING SOCIALIST STATE AND ILLUSTRATES ITS CULTURAL DIVERSITY, WITH ITS MANY DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS, ITS THREE MAJOR LANGUAGES, AND ITS TWO OFFICIAL ALPHABETS.
SUBJECT(S): YUGOSLAVIA
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 00767
ANNOTATION: SCENES AT THE ZOO INTRODUCE LETTERS AND WORDS, AS ELEPHANTS, LLAMAS, SWANS, AND MONKEYS GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS OF EATING, CLEANING, AND PLAYING. A MULTI-SENSORY APPROACH TO READING.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, READING, ZOOS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 11970
ANNOTATION: PRESENTS THE SUBJECT OF STUBBORNNESS AND THE INABILITY TO CHANGE IN A STORY OF A NORTH-GOING ZAX AND A SOUTH-GOING ZAX. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DR. SEUSS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10556
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOR OF AFRICAN ANIMALS IN THEIR NATURAL ENVI- RONMENT.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, ANIMALS
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10804
ANNOTATION: ZERO GRAVITY AFFECTS ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN SPACE. CHALLENGES OF LIVING IN SPACE FOR LONG PERIODS; HUMAN ENGINEERING, SUSTENANCE CONCERNS, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND DESIGN PROBLEMS ARE COVERED.
SUBJECT(S): GRAVITATION, SPACE FLIGHT, WEIGHTLESSNESS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 09383
ANNOTATION: RAY BRADBURY'S STORY ABOUT A GIRL AND HER FRIENDS WHO PLAY A GAME CALLED "INVASION." MOTHER BECOMES ALARMED WHEN SHE DISCOVERS THAT THE INVASION IS TO COME FROM OUTER SPACE, AND SHE BEGINS TO WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT ZERO HOUR.
SUBJECT(S): BRADBURY, RAY, SHORT STORIES
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11261
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON ZEUS, HIS BIRTH ON CRETE & THE TRICK BY WHICH HE WAS SAVED AND DETHRONED HIS FATHER, MARRIAGE TO HERA, ADVENTURES WITH ALCMENE (HER CULES MOTHER) LEDA (HELEN'S MOTHER) EUROPA (KING MINOS MOTHER) AND OTHER TALES.
SUBJECT(S): GREECE - ANTIQUITIES, MYTHOLOGY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10995
ANNOTATION: CHIMPANZEES, GIBBONS, GORILLAS, AND ORANGUTANS, SHOWN AS SHY AND PEACEFUL CREATURES, VERY STRONG AND INTELLIGENT.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10990
ANNOTATION: BABOONS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME ON THE GROUND TRAVELING FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN TROOPS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 10996
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES THE CURIOSITY AND STRENGTH OF THESE ANIMALS WHICH RELY ON THEIR SENSE OF SMELL IN THE ABSENCE OF GOOD SIGHT OR HEARING.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10997
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE BEAVER AS HE GNAWS TREE TRUNKS FOR FOOD, BUILDS A DAM, AND SWIMS ABOUT HIS POND IMPROVING HIS HOME.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10991
ANNOTATION: LOLLING ON A RIVER BANK, CROCODILES SUN THEMSELVES, FEED, AND RAISE THEIR YOUNG.
SUBJECT(S): REPTILES, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10998
ANNOTATION: A DAY WITH THE ELEPHANTS, THUNDERING ACROSS GRASSY PLAINS SPLASHING IN MUD, AND STRIPPING LEAVES FROM TREES.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10992
ANNOTATION: SHOWS A SANDY BEACH WHERE A SEA TURTLE LAYS ITS EGGS, LEAVING THE YOUNG TO HATCH AND HEAD FOR THE WATER BY THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): REPTILES, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10993
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE BIG CATS AS THEY SPEND THEIR DAY FIGHTING, HUNTING, AND CARING FOR THEIR YOUNG.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 10999
ANNOTATION: SNOW MONKEYS, MARMOSETS, AND SQUIRREL MONKEYS ARE SHOWN AS THEY LIVE AND PLAY IN THE HOTTEST PARTS OF THE WORLD, NEAR THE EQUATOR.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 11000
ANNOTATION: THE TALLEST, HEAVIEST BIRDS IN THE WORLD CANNOT FLY, BUT THEY CAN RUN AS FAST AS HORSES.
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 4
FILM NUMBER: 10994
ANNOTATION: PELICANS FLY TOGETHER IN FLOCKS AND BUILD THEIR NESTS ON SANDY BEACHES OR ROCKY SHORES, FEEDING THEIR YOUNG FROM THE STRETCHABLE POUCHES THAT HANG FROM THEIR NECKS.
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 11001
ANNOTATION: THE HEAVIEST LAND ANIMALS EXCEPT ELEPHANTS REST IN THE DAYTIME AND FEED AT NIGHT, SOLELY ON PLANTS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 01401
ANNOTATION: BABOONS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME ON THE GROUND, TRAVELING FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN TROOPS.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 01402
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES THE CURIOSITY AND STRENGTH OF THESE ANIMALS WHICH RELY ON THEIR SENSE OF SMELL IN THE ABSENCE OF GOOD SIGHT OR HEARING.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ZOOS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 5