FILM NUMBER: 09558
ANNOTATION: TELLS JACK LONDON'S STORY OF THE ATTEMPT BY TWO PEOPLE TO POSSESS A WILD AND BEAUTIFUL DOG. SPOT- LIGHTS MAN'S BURDEN OF CHOICE BETWEEN THE CALL OF THE WILD AND THAT OF CIVILIZATION.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, LONDON, JACK
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11659
ANNOTATION: TELLS JACK LONDON'S STORY OF THE ATTEMPT BY TWO PEOPLE TO POSSESS A WILD AND BEAUTIFUL DOG. SPOTLIGHTS MAN'S BURDEN OF CHOICE BETWEEN THE CALL OF THE WILD AND THAT OF CIVILIZATION.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, LONDON, JACK
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09780
ANNOTATION: DOCUMENTARY WHICH TRACES EVENTS OF 1956 WHICH LED TO THE BRUTAL SUPPRESSION BY THE SOVIETS OF UPRISING IN HUNGARY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNISM, HUNGARY, SOVIET UNION - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11300
ANNOTATION: DURING THE INDIAN WARS BETWEEN 1866-1891, 10,000 AFRICAN AMERICANS MADE UP 20% OF THE CALVARY AND 10% OF THE U.S. ARMY. INTERVIEWS WITH JOURNAL ISTS, HISTORIANS AND DESCENDANTS AND ARTWORK FROM THE PERIOD TELL THE STORY.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, ARMED FORCES, MINORITIES, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1865-1898
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 10526
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO PREVENT THE EXTINCTION OF THE BUFFALO WHICH A CENTURY AGO GRAZED IN LARGE NUMBERS ON THE OPEN RANGE. DE- SCRIBES THE APPEARANCE, HABITAT, AND FOOD OF THE BUFFALO.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, WEST (U.S.)
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10472
ANNOTATION: WORLD RENOWNED ENTOMOLOGIST THOMAS EISNER ELABORATES ON THE MYRIAD OF STRATEGIES INSECTS HAVE DEVELOPED TO SURVIVE.
SUBJECT(S): INSECTS, SCIENCE - STUDY AND TEACHING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10883
ANNOTATION: BASED ON NAEYC'S ACCREDITATION CRITERIA, THIS VIDEO ILLUSTRATES THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A HIGH-QUALITY GROUP PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. AN OVERVIEW FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF OR FOR PARENTS DECIDING HOW TO CHOOSE CHILD CARE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10341
ANNOTATION: SHOWS THE STEPS IN PREPARING THE FOUNDATION OF A NEW HOUSE, INCLUDING SITE SURVEY AND PREPARATION, BUILDING A FOOTING, AND LAYING DOWN JOISTS.
SUBJECT(S): BUILDING
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 10221
ANNOTATION: DEMONSTRATES THAT SELF-CONFIDENCE IS ACHIEVED IN SMALL STEPS: BY TAKING AN OCCASSIONAL RISK, LEARNING TO COPE WITH CRITICISMS, AND ENCOURAGE- MENT FROM OTHERS.
SUBJECT(S): EMOTIONS, SELF PERCEPTION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 00610
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW EARLY AFRICANS VISUALIZED FEAR (BUMA) IN A WIDE RANGE OF MASKS, STATUES, AND CARVINGS TO WARD OFF HUNGER, WILD ANIMALS, AND EVIL SPIRITS. USES BACKGROUND OF AUTHENTIC AFRICAN MUSIC.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, SCULPTURE
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 10350
ANNOTATION: VIEWERS LEARN TO: (1) CREATE A PUROPE STATE- MENT, (2) USE TECHNIQUES TO WRITE TO THE READER'S INTEREST, (3) USE MIND-MAPPING TO GENERATE IDEAS AND FREE-WRITING TO PROVIDE A FIRST DRAFT, AND (4) MAKE A DOCUMENT VISUALLY APPEALING.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 19
FILM NUMBER: 11288
ANNOTATION: A CULTURALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF TEENAGERS DISCUSS ES SMOKING & ITS CONSEQUENCES. PERSONAL STORIES & ANECDOTES DISPEL SOME OF THE MYTHS THAT SMOKING IS "COOL" & THE POPULAR THING TO DO & SAFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL HEALTHY.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, SMOKING
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 09463
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW TO DEVELOP CRITERIA BEFORE INVESTING IN A HOUSE, HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD, HOW TO SELECT AN AGENT, AND HOW TO SHOP FOR A MORTGAGE. STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF MINIMIZING THE EFFECT OF INTEREST PAYMENTS.
SUBJECT(S): BANKS AND BANKING, CONSUMER EDUCATION, HOUSING, INVESTMENTS, MONEY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 10326
ANNOTATION: A WONDERFUL STORY OF HOW BILL LISHMAN RAISED A DOZEN GOSLINGS TO BE HIS FLYING PARTNERS
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11809
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT VIEWERS WITH PROBLEMS & ASPECTS OF OTHER CULTURES IN FRENCH-SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT.
SUBJECT(S): CANADA, FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE, MARTINIQUE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 79
FILM NUMBER: 11935
ANNOTATION: NEAR SENEGAL IT IS VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER AFRICAN COUNTIES FROM A CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. IT HAS 10 SMALL VOLCANIC ISLANDS AND IS A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION NOW.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, CABO,VERDE
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 30001
ANNOTATION: BY EXAMING NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, THIS FILM DEMONSTRATES THE CONCEPTS OF ADAPTATION INTER- DEPENDENCY.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10636
ANNOTATION: A COLLECTION OF CALDECOTT AWARD BOOKS. TITLES INCLUDE STONE SOUP. GOGGLES, AND THE AMAZING BONE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 49
FILM NUMBER: 10637
ANNOTATION: A COLLECTION OF CALDECOTT AWARD BOOKS. TITLES INCLUDE MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS, IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN, AND OWL MOON.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 48
FILM NUMBER: 10638
ANNOTATION: A COLLECTION OF CALDECOTT AWARD BOOKS. TITLES INCLUDE THE SNOWY DAY, ANDY AND THE LION, AND MADELINE'S RESCUE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 10639
ANNOTATION: A COLLECTION OF CALDECOTT AWARD BOOKS. TITLES INCLUDE MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, A STORY - A STORY, AND WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 46
FILM NUMBER: 07302
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES THE CALENDAR AND SHOWS THE RELATION- SHIP OF DAYS TO WEEKS AND WEEKS TO MONTHS.
SUBJECT(S): TIME
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 09342
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES THE CALENDAR AND SHOWS THE RELATION- SHIP OF DAYS TO WEEKS AND WEEKS TO MONTHS.
SUBJECT(S): TIME
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 11137
ANNOTATION: CALIFORNIA'S SWIMMING POOLS AND BRIGHT COLORS ARE ESSENTIAL TO HOCKNEY. A FRESH VISION OF THE AMERICAN SCENE, A NEW VISUAL WORLD. INNOVATIVE PHOTO COLLAGES, DESIGNS FOR MAJOR OPERAS AND VIVID PAINTINGS.
SUBJECT(S): ART, PAINTING
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10112
ANNOTATION: SET IN ALASKA, THIS TALE OF FRIENDSHIP IS ADAPTED FORM THE CLASSIC NOVEL BY JACK LONDON. JOHN THORTON RESCUES A DOG NAMED BUCK, FORMING A PROFOUND BOUND OF LOYALTY.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, LONDON, JACK
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09096
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES CONCEPT OF "CALORIE DENSITY". NOTES THAT CALORIE VALUE IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO RATE FOODS, E.G. PROTEINS, CARBOHYDRATES, ETC. REFLECTS COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CARBOHYDRATES AND FATS.
SUBJECT(S): FOOD, NUTRITION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 00292
ANNOTATION: ADVENTURES OF A CAMEL ON A MORNING WALK, WHEN SHE MEETS A TIGER, MONKEY, SQUIRREL, BIRD. BASED ON JACK TWORKOV'S BOOK.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 11633
ANNOTATION: ADVENTURES OF A CAMEL ON A MORNING WALK, WHEN SHE MEETS TIGER, MONKEY, SQUIRREL, BIRD. BASED ON JACK TWORKOV'S BOOK.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 00039
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW NATURE'S CLOAK OF CAMOUFLAGE PROTECTS ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND FISH FROM THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES. SPECIES ARE SHOWN WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE METHODS FOR BLENDING WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISHES, NATURE STUDY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 30004
ANNOTATION: AN ANIMATED CHARACTER PRESENTS A SIMPLE EX- PLANATION OF EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, AND CLOUD FORMATION.
SUBJECT(S): WEATHER
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 10704
ANNOTATION: ALL STEPS OF CANDLE MAKING ARE RECREATED IN LIVE-ACTION. MAPS AND PERIOD GRAPHICS SHOW THAT SELF SUFFICIENT PIONEERS LIVED OFF THE LAND AND MADE ALL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND CLOTHES.
SUBJECT(S): FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861, 005DLES
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 09829
ANNOTATION: SPANISH LANGUAGE PRESENTATION OF THE MEDIEVAL EPIC OF EL CID. FAST PACED, WITH METICULOUS ATT- ENTION TO HISTORICAL DETAIL.
SUBJECT(S): LITERATURE, MIDDLE AGES, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 07358
ANNOTATION: AN ADAPTATION OF THE CINDERELLA FABLE, APPROP- RIATE FOR 7TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS UNIT.
SUBJECT(S): FOLKLORE
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 06976
ANNOTATION: SPANISH VERSION OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD NARRATED BY A NATIVE SPEAKER.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 10184
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE RULES FOR USING CAPITAL LETTERS.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 10255
ANNOTATION: EXPLORES THE ECONOMIC, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TERMS, IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE, IN DIFFERENT NATIONS.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNISM, ECONOMICS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10947
ANNOTATION: A CHARMING TALE OF THE PEDDLER WHOSE STOLEN CAPS MEAN ALL KINDS OF MONKEY BUSINESS. BASED ON ESPHYR SLOBODKINA'S BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 5
FILM NUMBER: 05481
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES HOW CARAVAGGIO'S ROLE AS AN INNOVATOR HELPED TO BRING ABOUT A REBELLION IN THE ARTS. EXAMPLES OF HIS WORKS AID IN ANALYZING HIS STYLE AND EVALUATING HIS INFLUENCE.
SUBJECT(S): ART - HISTORY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 05535
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES PERSONAL PRIORITIES AND HOW THESE PRI- ORITITES WILL AFFECT FUTURE JOB SATISFACTION. SHOWS STUDENTS WORKING THROUGH CAREER PLANNING DILEMMA.
SUBJECT(S): VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 10158
ANNOTATION: THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS ASSESS THEIR INTERESTS AND ABILITIES WHILE MAKING CAREER CHOICES.
SUBJECT(S): VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10159
ANNOTATION: STUDENTS ASSESS THEIR ABILITIES, PERSONALITY STYLES AND PERSONAL VALUES. SUCH AN ASSESSMENT CAN BE USED AS AN INDIVIDUAL GUIDE FOR MAKING CAREER CHOICES.
SUBJECT(S): PSYCHOLOGY, SELF PERCEPTION, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09524
ANNOTATION: COMBINES THE MUSIC OF SAINT-SAENS AND THE VERSES OF OGDEN NASH IN A TRIBUTE TO "FEATHERS, FURS, AND FINS." FILMED AT ZOOS IN UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, ORCHESTRA, POETRY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11013
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES AN IMAGIATIVE 11 YEAR-OLD "DETECTIVE" WHO LIVES IN A HIGH RISE CITY HOUSING PROJECT. TELLS HOW HE FINDS A PET DUCK.
SUBJECT(S): BIRDS, LANGUAGE ARTS, PETS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 00355
ANNOTATION: THE POETIC SAGA OF CASEY, THE BATTING STAR OF THE MUDVILLE NINE, WHO STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE WITH TWO MEN OUT AND TWO ON BASE.
SUBJECT(S): POETRY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 11656
ANNOTATION: THE POETIC SAGA OF CASEY, THE BATTING STAR OF THE MUDVILLE NINE, WHO STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE WITH TWO MEN OUT AND TWO ON BASE.
SUBJECT(S): POETRY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 09246
ANNOTATION: ANIMATED VERSION OF THE BOOK BY DAVID MACAULAY. EXCITING GRAPHIC PORTRAYAL OF MEDIEVAL LIFE AND CASTLE ARCHITECTURE. FINE EXAMPLE OF A BOOK ADAPTED INTO ANOTHER MEDIUM. VIOLENCE.
SUBJECT(S): AUTHORS, DRAWING, LITERATURE, MIDDLE AGES, MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09820
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE WORK OF ARCHITECT VIOLLET-LE-DUC. HIS RESTORATIONS OF HISTORIC CATHEDRALS AND MEDIEVAL BUILDINGS LED TO THE GOTHIC REVIVAL IN 19TH CENTURY FRANCE. IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHITECTURE, CASTLES, FRANCE - HISTORY, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 09821
ANNOTATION: RETREAT BUILT BY LOUIS XV IN 1751 WHICH BECAME A CENTER OF ARISTOCRATIC LIFE AND BAROQUE ART. LATER THE HOUSE AND ITS GARDEN WAS USED BY MARIE ANTOINETTE AS HER PRIVATE DOMAIN. IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SUBJECT(S): ARCHITECTURE, CASTLES, FRANCE - HISTORY, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11004
ANNOTATION: THE POETRY OF DR. SEUSS IS A PLEASANT INTRODUC- TION TO THE SOUNDS OF WORDS, INVITING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN USE OF LANGUAGE AND IMAGINATION AND TO LEARN TO ENJOY LISTENING AND READING.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11889
ANNOTATION: FOLLOWS THE MARVELOUS TRANSFORMATIONS OF CREEP ING CATERPILLARS TO WINGED INSECTS. ILLUSTRATES THE LIFE STORY OF A BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY AND A CECROPIA MOTH.
SUBJECT(S): INSECTS, SCIENCE - STUDY AND TEACHING
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 11