REGIONAL MEDIA CENTER #46 VIDEO CATALOG

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2011/2012
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REGIONAL MEDIA CENTER #46
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REGIONAL MEDIA CENTER #46
VIDEO CATALOG
NEW TITLES ORDERED FOR 2011/2012
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(NEW TITLES LISTED NUMERICALLY XDVDOOO564-XDVD000667)
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X0000002 MEETING STRANGERS: RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT 19 minutes Grades K-3THIS FILM HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP SELECTIVENESS
AND GOOD JUDGMENT IN PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM THE ADVANCES OF STRANGERS. THIS REVISION OFFERS MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT WHAT RED LIGHT PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS ARE DANGEROUS, AND WHAT TO DO WHEN CONFRONTED BY THEM.
Social Studies, Safety, Strangers
X0000183 CANTERVILLE GHOST (OSCAR WILDE) 22 minutes Grades K-2 THIS ANIMATED FILM, BASED ON OSCAR WILDE'S STORY, TELLS OF
A THREE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD GHOST'S ATTEMPTS TO SCARE THE HUMAN INHABITANTS FROM HIS HOUSE.
Halloween, Language Arts
X0000310 DONALD'S FIRE SURVIVAL PLAN 12 minutes Grades K-4 STRESSES NEED FOR PREVENTION OF FIRE - WITH SMOKE DETECTORS
AND COLLAPSIBLE LADDERS AND PRESENTS THE RECOMMENDED LIFE SAVING "STOP, DROP AND ROLL" TECHNIQUE, ALSO, EXIT DRILLS IN
THE HOME.
Social Studies, Safety, Fire
X0000578 LICE: ADVICE ON LICE 13 minutes Grades K-4 THIS CLEVER FILM WILL TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT SYMPTOMS TRANSMISSION,
TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF HEAD LICE.
Social Studies, Health, Lice
X0000781 PEDESTRIANS: I'M NO FOOL AS A PEDESTRIAN 15 minutes Grades K-4 JIMINY CRICKET SINGS AND GEPETO AND PINOCCHIO
ILLUSTRATE BECOMING AN EXPERT PEDESTRIAN BY STOPPING AT THE CURB AND LOOKING BOTH WAYS BEING VISIBLE TO DRIVERS AND
OBSERVING TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
Social Studies, Safety
X0000840 SAFETY BELT EXPERT - MICKEY MOUSE 15 minutes Grades K-4MICKEY DEMONSTRATES THE PROPER WAY TO WEAR A SAFETY
BELT AND A VARIETY OF PEOPLE ARE SHOWN BUCKLING UP. VIDEO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON CHILD SAFETY SEATS. IT IS LIVE ACTION
AND ANIMATION.
Social Studies, Safety
X0000843 HALLOWEEN SAFETY 14 minutes Grades K-3 FROM THE PROPER WAY TO CARVE A PUMPKIN, TO SAFETY CONSCIOUS
CONSTUMES. TAKE PROPER CARE TO INSPECT ALL CANDY BEFORE EATING IT AND REFUSE INVITATIONS FROM STANGERS TO ENTER
UNFAMILIAR HOUSES.
Social Studies, Halloween, Safety
X0000854 GOING TO SCHOOL IS YOUR JOB 16 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK TOGETHER, OBEY RULES AND
ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. BASIC RULES ABOUT PROMPTNESS, SAFETY, CARE OF BOOKS, PERSONEL CLEANLINESS AND SENSIBLE CLOTHING
ARE EXPLAINED.
Social Studies, Values, Health
X0000856 SCHOOL LUNCHROOM MANNERS10 minutes Grades K-4 USING HUMOROUS EXAMPLES OF A PIG PEN, AN ELEGANT DINING
ROOM, A TRAINING TABLE FOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND A BATTLEFIELD. PROPER DEPORTMENT IN THE LUNCHROOM IS EXAMINED.
Social Studies, Values, Manners
X0000857 MISS NELSON IS MISSING 14 minutes Grades K-4
A CLASS REFUSES TO LISTEN TO AN EXCELLENT TEACHER, BUT WHEN SHE MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS, AND SOMEONE NOT SO NICE TAKES
OVER FOR HER. THE STUDENTS REALIZE THEY REALLY LIKED THEIR FIRST TEACHER AND WHEN SHE REAPPEARS THEY BEGIN TO BE A MORE
RESPONSIVE CLASS.
Guidance, Language Arts
X0000943 GUIDANCE: STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF 11 minutes Grades K-4 EACH TIME CHILDREN STAND UP FOR THEIR PERSONAL RIGHTS
THEY GAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM. DISCOVER CONSTRUCTIVE VERBAL AND NON VERBAL RESPONSES TO PUT-DOWNS,
PHYSICAL AGGRESSION AND INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING.
Guidance, Self Esteem
X0001050 APPLE CIDER COUNTRY, A VISIT TO 15 minutes Grades K-3 YOUNG PEOPLE SHAKE THE APPLE TREES AT A LOCAL FARM AND
GATHER THE FRUIT IN BUSHEL BASKETS. AFTER WASHING THE APPLES, GRINDING AND PRESSING OUT THE JUICE, IT IS POURED INTO
BOTTLES AND JARS WHICH HAVE BEEN STERILIZED AT 180 DEGREES, AND WAXING THE TOPS. IT IS THEN STORED FOR LATER USE.
Social Studies, Science
X0001072 SEEDS, WHAT'S INSIDE A? 11 minutes Grades K-4 WE OBSERVE IN TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY HOW THE ROOTS OF THE BABY
PLANT GROW DOWNWARD WHILE THE STEM GROWS UPWARD, CARRYING THE LEAVES INTO THE AIR AND SUNLIGHT. WONDERCAT'S
OWN PLANT GROWS, BUT NOT AS FAST AS HE WOULD LIKE.
Science, Plants
X0001110 SCHOOL, GETTING READY FOR 112 minutes Grades K-4 RICKY OFTEN STAYS UP LATE, OVERSLEEPS IN THE MORNING, HAS TO
RUSH, FORGETS THINGS, AND IS OFTEN LATE FOR SCHOOL. BUT WHEN HE SPENDS A NIGHT WITH HIS FRIEND, PETE, HE SEES HOW WELL
HIS TIME AND BELONGINGS CAN BE ORGANIZED TO GET READY FOR SCHOOL.
Social Studies, School
X0002610 BEING SAFE KINDERGARTEN 12 minutes GRADES PREK-K THIS PROGRAM TELLS TWO IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS: SELF
ESTEEM AND COMMUNICATION. ADDITIONALLY THEY ARE MOTIVATED TO SPEAK FREELY ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS AND THEMSELVES.
Social Studies, Safety, Self Esteem
X0002760 POLICE STATION, THE 15 minutes Grades K-4 POLICE OFFICERS PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IN
WHICH THEY WORK. WHETHER PATROLLING A NEIGHBORHOOD, ISSUING A TICKET TO A SPEEDING MOTORIST, OR SERVING AS CROSSING
GUARDS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS, POLICE OFFICERS WORK HARD TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. BECAUSE THEIR WORK CAN BE
DANGEROUS, POLICE CARRY SPECIAL GEAR AS PART OF THEIR STANDARD EQUIPMENT.
Social Studies, Communities, Police
X0002896 FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK: SOUND THE ALARM 15 minutes Grades K-4 IN THIS FUN VISUAL PRESENTATION, YOUR STUDENTS WILL
SEE THE INNER WORKINGS OF A LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY WILL LEARN SOME OF THE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES OF FIRE FIGHTERS
AND RECEIVE LIFESAVING TIPS ON FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION. THEY ALSO WILL RECEIVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF A COMMUNITY
AND HOW IT RELATES TO THEIR WORLD.
Social Studies, Safety, Careers, Fire, Community
X0002904 THANKSGIVING: HOLIDAYS FOR CHILDREN 30 minutes Grades K-6THANKSGIVING IS A TIME TO REMEMBER HOW MUCH WE
DEPEND ON AND ARE THANKFUL FOR THE BOUNTY. IN THIS VIDEO ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HARVEST HOLIDAY, VISIT
PLIMOTH PLANTATION AND DISCOVER HOW AND WHY THE FIRST THANKSGIVING MEAL CAME TO BE. NATICOKE TRIBE DANCERS
RECREATE THE SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND WONDER THE PILGRIMS MUST HAVE FELT UPON FIRST MEETING THE NATIVE AMERICANS, AND
CHILDREN LEARN AN ABNAKI TRIBE MYTH ON THE ORIGIN OF CORN.
Social Studies, History
X0003031 CLASSIFYING: JUGGLING SHAPES, SIZES, COLORES, TEXTURES 13 minutes Grades K-3 A GROUP OF JUGGLERS SHOWS
YOUNGSTERS THAT OBJECTS HAVE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS SHAPE, COLOR, SIZE, AND TEXTURE, AND CAN BE GROUPED
ACCORDING TO THEIR PROPERTIES.
Language Art, Science
X0003052 BREAD: GRAIN OF WHEAT 8 minutes Grades K-4 HIS VIDEO SHOW THE PROCESS IN WHICH A GRAIN OF WHEAT BECOMES FOOD
FOR PEOPLE. AS A YOUNG BOY IS EATING HIS BREAD, A GRAIN OF WHEAT APPEARS AND WHISKS HIM OFF THROUGH THE PLANTING,
GROWING AND HARVESTING CYCLES AS THE GRAIN GOES BACK UNDERGROUND.
Science, Plants
X0003095 ONE TURKEY, TWO TURKEY 6 minutes Grades K-3 A COUNTING VIDEO WITH TURKEYS WHO POP IN AND OUT OF CRATES TO
INTRODUCE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH TEN.
Math, Reading
X0003270 FARM, A TRIP TO THE 15 minutes Grades K-4 MATT WEISSMANN AND HIS FAMILY LIVE ON A DAIRY FARM. WE SPEND A DAY
WITH THEM AS MATT TELLS ALL ABOUT THE ANIMALS AND WORK ON THE FARM. THE FAMILY FEEDS THE HENS, PIGS, AND DUCKS, MILKS
THE COW AND CUTS, BALES AND STORES THE HAY. A MILK TRUCK COMES AND SIPHONS THE MILK FOR A COMMERCIAL DAIRY.
Social Studies, Science, Animals
X0003352 JOHNNY APPLESEED, THE LEGEND OF (DISNEY) 20 minutes Grades K-8THIS PERENNIAL FAVORITE TELLS THE STORY OF A
FRONTERSMAN WHO PLANTED APPLE TREES THROUGHOUT THE MIDWESTERN.
Language Arts
X0003394 MANNERS, THE VALUE OF GOOD 30 minutes Grades K-4 IN THIS EPISODE TV STAR DICK GAUTIER MUSICALLY INFORMS SCOOP
AND MUFFY THAT "I ALWAYS MIND MY MANNERS AND I WATCH MY P's AND Q's."
Social Studies, Manners, Guidance
X0003457 ABC OF ME, WINNIE THE POOH'S 12 minutes Grades K-2 WITH CLASSIC CLIPS FROM WINNIE THE POOH FILMS AND ORIGINAL
MUSIC AND SONGS, POOH AND HIS FRIENDS EXPLORE THE ALPHABET. USING RHYME, NARRATION AND VISUAL EXAMPLES, TIGGER
BOUNCES ACROSS THE SCREEN WITH THE LETTER B AND POOH TRIES TO GUESS IF H BEGINS THE HONEY TREE SIGNING A REPRISE OF "ABC
OF ME," AND THE NARRATAORINVITES STUDENTS TO FIND THE ABC OF YOU IN EVERYTHING THEY SEE AND DO.
Language Arts, Alphabet
X0003558 LUNCHROOM GOES BANANAS, A 12 minutes Grades K-3 THE FOOD IN PLUMCREST SCHOOL CAFETERIA HAS GONE ON STRIKE TO
PROTEST THE POOR LUNCHROOM MANNERS OF THE CHILDREN! AFTER BANANA ISSUES A TWO-WEEK ULTIMATUM, THE STUDENTS TAKE
SOME POSITIVE STEPS TOWARD BETTER LUNCHROOM MANNERS.
Social Studies, Manners
X0003576 SCHOOL DAZE 25 minutes Grades K-2 ALL THE CRITTERS IN CHUCKLEWOOD FOREST ARE DREADING THE RETURN TO SCHOOL.
WHEN BUTTONS AND RUSTY SNEAK OUT FOR AN ADVENTURE DURING ONE OF THE LESSONS, THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN A WHOLE MESS
O' TROUBLE BEFORE THEY REALIZED THAT THEY HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.
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Social Studies, School Values
X0003714 LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (DISNEY) 30 minutes General DISNEY'S THRILLING RENDITION OF WASHINGTON IRVING'S
HAUNTING TALE WILL HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT! WHEN ICHABOD CRANE, AND THE TOWN BULLY RIVAL FOR THE LOVELY
KATRINA, THEIR FATE IS DECIDED BY A MYSTERIOUS SPIRIT WHO STRIKES AT MIDNIGHT...THE DREADED HEADLESS HORSEMAN!
Language Arts, Halloween
X0003779 BEARS, BROWN (2ND EDITION) 13 minutes Grades K-4LATE IN SPRING, THE BROWN BEARS GO FISHING- SWATTING AND DIVING
AT THE SURFACE. IN THE QUIETER PART OF THE RIVER, MOTHER BEARS TEACH THEIR CUBS TO FISH AND BIOLOGISTS TAG THEM TO KEEP
TRACK OF THEIR ACTIVITIES.
Science, Animals
X0003833 FIRE, I'M NO FOOL WITH 10 minutes Grades K-4JIMINY CRICKET HOSTS THIS PROGRAM OF HELPFUL TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID
AND COMBAT A FIRE. INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM ARE: THE EVOLUTION AND USES OF FIRE, FIRE PREVENTION, EMERGENCY PHONE
NUMBERS AND PLANS OF ACTION IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE.
Social Studies, Safety, Fire
X0004173 FIRE DRILL, DONALD'S 16 minutes Grades K-4 TWO STUDENTS MATCH WITS AND FIRE SAFETY KNOWLEDGE ON THE COMICAL
QUIZ SHOW, "DONALD'S FIRE DRILL." THEY RACE TO SOLVE FIRE SAFETY CLUES AND QUESTIONS BASED ON EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOME.
DONALD DUCK DEMONSTRATES THEIR ANSWERS.
Health, Safety, Social Studies
X0004210 MISS NELSON IS BACK & MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY 13 minutes Grades K-4BASED ON THE BOOK BY HARRY ALLARD. IN THIS
HUMOROUS, ANIMATED STORY, THE KIDS OF ROOM 207 PREPARE TO ACT UP WHEN THEY FIND OUT THEIR TEACHER, MISS NELSON, WILL
BE OUT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WILL THEY GET MISS VIOLA SWAMP, THE MEANEST SUBSTITUTE, TO FILL IN FOR MISS NELSON?
Language Arts
X0004223 INDIAN: NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE (AMERICAN HISTORY FOR CHILDREN)25 minutes Grades K-4 U.S. TOPICS FEATURED IN THIS
VIDEO INCLUDES: STEWARDS OF THE EARTH, THE STORY OF POCAHONTAS, MANY FACES - ONE HEART: DIVERSITY OF CULTURES,
TECUMSEH AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS, WHO ARE THE NATIVE AMERICANS? EACH PROGRAM USES COLORED GRAPHICS AND ANIMATIONS,
CHARMING LIVE-ACTION PORTRAYALS OF HISTORIC FIGURES, AND STORIES TOLD FROM A CHILDS POINT OF VIEW.
U.S. HISTORY; SOCIAL STUDIES
X0004234 HARRY THE DIRTY DOG 9 minutes Grades K-2HARRY THE WHITE DOG WITH BLACK SPOTS MUST USE ALL HIS WITS AND TRICKS
TO CONVINCE HIS FAMILY WHO HE IS WHEN RUNS AWAY BEFORE BATHTIME AND GETS DIRTY.
Language Arts
X0004272 MANNERS, FORGET THEIR (BERENSTAIN BEARS) 36 minutes Grades K-21: FORGET THEIR MANNERS: BROTHER AND SISTER SEEM
TO HAVE MISPLACED THEIR MANNERS. MAMA SAVES THE DAY WHEN SHE COMES UP WITH A POLITENESS PLAN AND THE WHOLE BEAR
FAMILY DISCOVERS THAT GOOD MANNERS CAN BE CONTAGIOUS. 2: THE BIG PAW: BIGPAW'S SUPER SIZE AND STRENGTH SCARES
EVERYONE. WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE THREATENS TO DESTORY THE TOWN, BIGPAW PROVES THAT SIZE AND STRENGTH CAN BE USED FOR
GOOD. 3: THE CAT'S MEOW: SNIFFER HOUND SNUFF IS MISSING, BUT BROTHER AND SISTER DISCOVER SNUFF IS JUST HELPING MRS. FOX
OUT RUN SOME HUNGRY HOUNDS.
X0004448 HALLOWEEN, DISNEY'S HAUNTED 10 minutes Grades K-3 AN ANIMATED PUMPKIN DISCUSSES HALLOWEEN AND SUPERSTITIONS
WITH GOOFY, SHOWING HIM THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN AND GUIDELINES FOR SAFE AND HAPPY TRICK-OR-TREATING BY USING
CLASSIC ANIMATED CLIPS.
Language Arts, Halloween
X0004453 FITNESS FUN WITH GOOFY 19 minutes Grades K-3 WHILE WORKING ON HEALTH PROJECTS, MS. SPARK'S CLASS GETS A SURPRISE
VISITOR-GOOFY! GOOFY TAKES THE CLASS THROUGH A WORKOUT THAT CAN BE DONE IN THE CLASSROOM AND INCLUDES BOTH WARMUP AND COOL-DOWN EXERCISES.
Physical Education, Health, Safety
X0004869 KID'S GUIDE TO MANNERS 16 minutes Grades K-3 Manners acquaint students with the many rewards that come to those who
practice good manners in all aspects of life. Two parts: it’s The Right Thing to Do and It Makes Us All Feel Good.
Social Studies, Manners, Values
XDVD000001 The Magic of Flight 82 minutes 6-12 grades Take a technological thrill ride faster, higher, and wilder than modern science or
even your imagination! Relive the historical first flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903, and then soar with the world-famous Blue Angels as
they defy the laws of gravity with their most breathtaking maneuvers. Narrated by Tom Selleck, The Magic of Flight highlights and salutes
a variety of modern aircraft, the people who fly them, and the human potential of training and performance.
Science, Flight
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XDVD000002 The Science of Fun: Thrill Ride 40 minutes 6-12 grades Ever since a daring fellow in France constructed the first rudimentary
roller coaster nearly 200 years ago, people have eagerly sought thrills and chills on the most frightening rides they could find. Featured in
this video are the royalty of today’s white-knuckle adventure rides, including high-tech roller coasters in Tampa's Busch Gardens and the
Big Shot ride in Las Vegas which magnifies its intensity by being perched atop a skyscraper.
Science, Roller coasters
XDVD000003 Discovering the Elements 61 minutes 6-12 grades
The program purpose is to teach the chemical elements, designed for use in the physical science course commonly taught in junior high or
freshman level high school or can be adapted to 1st year chemistry course.
The first program is an instructional presentation in which students are introduced to the concept of chemical elements as building blocks
of all matter and their historical background. he second program presents two version of the element game. The games challenge
students to identify elements from their appearance and spoken clues.
Science
XDVD000004 Alice In Wonderland 129 minutes G (General Audience) Lewis Carroll's masterpiece of fantasy, radiates with a star-studded
cast, overflowing charm and dazzling effects! The adventure begins as Alice slips down a rabbit hole and tumbles into Wonderland - a
dream land where the official language is Jabberwocky and the sense is nonsense.
English
XDVD000005 The Favorite Fables Collection: The Gingerbread Man; Ouch; Snow 28 minutes ages 4-7 These three exuberant tales will
delight young viewers with their gentle lessons and stunning illustrations.
Language Arts, Fables
XDVD000006 Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Double Feature (1932/1941) - There are two movies, one from the 1932 version, and one from the
1941 version.
Language Arts, Movie
XDVD000007 Biography - Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
The program profiles the charismatic leader, offering insight into his surprising personal life, tracing his rise to power and revealing how
his campaign of nonviolence resistance defeated the British Empire and changed the world.
Biography, Social Studies
XDVD000008 Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer
This motion picture tells Mark Twain's classic tale of two young boys, in the 1840's.
Action / Adventure, Movie,
XDVD000009 Liberty's Kids - Give Me Liberty 66 minutes Grades 5-12 Join Sarah and James on their amazing journey through the American
Revolution as apprentice reporters in Ben Franklin’s print shop. They cover the battles, debates and individuals that shaped our nation.
History, American Revolution
XDVD000010 Holiday Stories Volume 1: Slightly Scary Stories for Halloween 30 minutes Kindergarten, Primary Three stories are in this
program:
By the Light of the Halloween Moon: 7 minutes
What's Under My Bed: 8 minutes, Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman: 14 minutes
English, Holidays
XDVD000011 12 Angry Men NR (Not Rated Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of
his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against
a teenager accused of killing his father in "one of the best pictures ever made". Drama, Feature Film-drama, Movie, Social Injustice
XDVD000012 Reading for Children: Comprehension 23 minutes Grades K-4
In this program, the staff at WORD explores a variety of comprehension strategies that can be used before, during and after reading. The
staff takes students on a fun-filled frolic through previewing, predicting, purpose, using background knowledge, rereading, retelling and
summarizing.
Reading, Language Arts
XDVD000013 Grammar for Children: Sentences 23 minutes Grades K-4 In Sentences the teams learns that there are four distinct kinds of
sentences: statements, questions, commands and exclamations. It is filled with clear explanations, helpful examples and simple tests to
distinguish a complete from an incomplete sentence. Ends with a fun word game!
Grammar, English
XDVD000014 Grammar for Children: Punctuation 23 minutes Grades K-4
Discover that punctuation marks like commas, periods and quotation marks are special road signs that help control word traffic in our
sentences, stories and letters.
English, Grammar
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XDVD000015 Grammar for Children: Verbs 23 minutes Grades K-4
In Verbs, the team searches through their stories, finding the words that bring sentences to life: 'run,' 'jump,' 'laugh!' They learn the rules
for changing the tense of these action words, placing them in the past, present or future, and they use simple tests to tell if a word is really
a verb. Along the way, our inquisitive editors discover that verbs aren't only action words! There are also verbs of being, like 'am,' 'was'
and 'is,' not to mention helping verbs, like 'will' and 'has.'
Grammar, English
XDVD000016 Grammar for Children: Nouns 23 minutes Grades K-4 People, places and things' emerge as our young editors' theme for the
next issue of their literary magazine, launching them on a mission to identify and learn all about nouns. In Nouns, young viewers will enjoy
following along with the Wordswork team as they discover that nouns can be common or proper, singular or plural. The hunt for
knowledge about nouns leads our kids to the truth about creating the possessive form of nouns and replacing nouns with pronouns.
English, nouns,
XDVD000017 Grammar for Children: Descriptive Words & Phrases 23 minutes Grades K-4 In Descriptive Words & Phrases, the team
explores the world of adjectives - words that describe nouns, like 'blue,' 'large,' 'loud' or 'squishy' - and adverbs - words that describe
verbs, like 'slowly,' 'then,' 'near' or 'clumsily.'
English, words, phases
XDVD000018 Hola Amigos, Vol. 255 minutes ages 4-9 Spanish made easy for children. Sing along with the songs, word & phrase guide, and
printable word puzzle games.
English, Language, Spanish
XDVD000019 Hola Amigos, Vol. 355 minutes Grades 4-9 A gentle introduction to the Spanish language. Sing along songs, work & phrase
guide, and printable word puzzle games. English, Spanish
XDVD000020 Sinbad - Legend of the Seven Seas (Full Screen Edition) 1 hr 26 minutes PG Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, an animated
adventure from the DreamWorks studio, has little connection to the original fables from the Arabian Nights, but it's an entertaining romp
nonetheless. Sinbad (voiced by the Midwest vowels of Brad Pitt) gets commissioned by the wicked goddess Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer) to steal
a magical book called the Book of Peace from the city of Syracuse-but the prince of Syracuse turns out to be a childhood friend of Sinbad's.
So Eris steals the book herself and frames Sinbad, making the hero sail to the edge of the world to get it back, accompanied by Marina
(Catherine Zeta-Jones), a woman he's secretly loved for years. The movie skillfully blends hand-drawn and computer images. The storyline
is surprisingly well-constructed and actually has some thoughts about friendship and personal fiber, while providing all the swashbuckling,
derring-do, and cliffhangers you could want. –English, Movie
XDVD000021 Business Basics: What's Next - Jobs, Money, & Responsibilities 24 minutes Grades 9-12 Students learn the advantages and
disadvantages of going to college, attending trade school, joining the military, and joining the work force.
Guidance, social studies, career, business
XDVD000022 On Your Mark, Get Set, Goals 34 minutes Grades 5-12 Here is a DVD to help students identify their values, set goals, get
organized, and achieve their dreams. Several young college students share their experiences and successes, while a host
covers the
steps involved, including creating an action plan,
getting started, and monitoring progress.
Career guidance, Values, Social Studies
XDVD000023 Life on the Nile: Video Quiz 33 minutes Grades 3-5 Travel the Nile River, a 4,000 mile long lifeline of the desert. Explore the
animal habitats and meet some of the unusual and exciting animals the live there. Look into the lives of the people who rely on the Nile
for their survival.
Science, Social Studies, Geography
XDVD000024 Discovering Space: The Planets 22 minutes Grades K-2 With activities and rhymes, students learn about the Sun's family.
They learn about the nine planets, the basic characteristics of each planet, and how the planets move around the sun. Written to National
Standards
Planets, Science, Sun
XDVD000025 How to Appreciate Poetry 44 minutes Grades 5-9 From the sound and flow of the poetry to the overall meaning, this
program explains it all. Young actors present all the important elements of poetry, including alliteration, consonance, assonance,
onomatopoeia, internal rhyme, end rhyme, iambic pentameter, and more.
Language Arts, poetry
XDVD000026 Math All Around Us: Fun With Fractions Grades 3-5 Watch children get a double dose of fractions while baking a birthday
cake. No matter where we are, math is all round us. This program concludes with math puzzlers, followed by questions and activities. It is
written to National Math Standards.
Math
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XDVD000028 Forensics Video Quiz 30 minutes Grades 4-10 See how science plays a key role unraveling the mysteries of crime scenes in
this engaging program. Learn how scientists help solve crimes by using DNA when analyzing evidence. Forensics are also used to solve legal
issues and to learn more about ancient people.
Science
XDVD000029 A Career in Veterinary Medicine 23 minutes 6-12 Grades This program will acquaint students with the veterinary medical
profession. It highlights the vast array of employment opportunities the veterinary profession offers, including private and corporate
clinical practice, teaching, research, regulatory medicine, public health, and military service.
Career Guidance, Life Science, Social Studies
XDVD000030 Jazz In the Schools: An American Story 6-12 grades The National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center have
created these new materials to introduce you to the captivating sounds and stories of jazz and to build important connections for your
students between the music and our nation's history.
Music, Jazz, US History
XDVD000032 Switzerland Update 21 minutes 6-12 Grades
There are 4 segments in this DVD. They are: Landscapes – aerial photographs of the dramatic topography of this alpine country where
living spaces and traffic lines have been dominated by extreme landscapes. Seasons: vividly describes a selection of seasonal events and
activities that typify Switzerland's folklore, public festivals, sport and culture, Contrasts: focuses on the variety of Swiss lifestyles, city and
country, traditional and modern, Values: examines the coexistence of diverse cultures in Switzerland's small area.
SOCIAL STUDIES; WORLD HISTORY; WORLD GEOGRAPHY; EARTH SCIENCE;
LIFE SCIENCE
XDVD000033 The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln 14 minutes Grades 5-12
This disc explores one of the U.S. most historical presidents, providing biographical descriptions of his personal and political life. The DVD
has been divided into the following chapters:
1. Lincoln’s Early Life, 2.Lincoln's Political Ambitions,
3. Slavery and a Divided Union, 4.The Emancipation Proclamation,
5. End of the War, 6.Lincoln's Assassination.
SOCIAL STUDIES; U.S. HISTORY
XDVD000034 Freud's Interpretation of Dreams 50 minutes 9-12 This disc is divided into 4 parts: Part 1 - Introduction – Freud opened our
eyes to the world of unconscious and offered a whole new approach to exploring the psyche. Part 2 –Revolutionary Thinker - His early life,
evolutionary theories on dream work competing aspects of the psyche, the id, the ego, and the superego. Part 3 - (should be preview by
teacher first) Freud and Sexuality - His concern with human sexuality and the connections between Freud and modern REM sleep
experimentation. Part 4 - Freud's Legacy - Learn about his family origins and his later years.
PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STUDIES
XDVD000035 Instincts in Animal 14 minutes Grades K-6 This disc explores the basic elements of an animal's instincts. The DVD has been
divided into the following chapters: 1.What is Instinct 2.Where Do Instincts Come From? 3.How Instinct Affects Behavior 4.Development of
Instincts 5.Survival Instincts 6.Involuntary and Reflex Actions 7.Learned Behavior 8.Instinctual v. Behavioral 9.Human Instinct 10.Instinct:
A Powerful Force.
Science, Animals
XDVD000036 Trees: The Oldest & Biggest Living Things 15 minutes Grades 6-9 This disc invites the viewer to explore: The role of trees in
the environment. - A variety of North American Trees. - The idea of trees as recorders of the past. - Structures of a forest environment.
There are 8 chapters featured on this DVD.
Science, Trees
XDVD000037 Where Animals Live 14 minutes Grades K-6 This disc explores the lives and homes of different animals. The DVD has been
divided into the following 7 chapters: 1.Introduction 2.Underground Habitats 3.Ground Level Habitats 4.Water and Shell Habitats
5.Nesting Habitats 6.Animal adaptations 7.Habitats.
SCIENCE, Animals
XDVD000038 Going to School is Your Job 13 minutes Grades K-3 This disc is a K-3 grade age-appropriate program containing the many
similarities between school and the community. It is playable both in its entirety and as a series for flexible, non-linear chapters. 1.
Different Jobs and Duties 2.Getting Ready for the Day 3. Tour Mrs. Johnson's Class 4.Working Together 5.Special Rules 6.Privileges Are
Earned.
SOCIAL STUDIES, School
XDVD000039 Plant Adaptation 10 minutes grades 5-8 This disc explores the basic needs of all plants and the ways in which plants adapt to
their environments. The DVD has been divided into the following chapters:
1. Plants are Everywhere 2.Adaptation 3.Watering Plants 4.Desert Living 5 Conclusion 6.Quiz.
EARTH SCIENCE; LIFE SCIENCE, plants
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XDVD000040 Adapting to Changes in Nature 14 minutes Grades K-6 This disc features age-appropriate content that explores the many
natural changes in habitats and possible causes for the processes of extinction and evolution. This DVD is playable both in its entirety and
as a series of flexible, non-linear chapters: Introduction to Adaptation, Can all Animals Adapt? From Daylight to Dark, Extinction and
Evolution, Animals Adapt to Winter The Human Influence on Habitats, Changes in Habitat: Succession, and Summary.
LIFE SCIENCE, adaptation,
XDVD000041 Money 15 minutes Grades 4-6 This disc features age-appropriate content that explores the evolution of money, starting with
barding ending with today's electronic forms of monetary exchange. This DVD is playable both in its entirety and as a series of flexible,
non-linear chapters: Economics & Money, Paper Money & Banks, History of Money, Checks & Credit cards, Trade & Bartering, Savings
Accounts & Interest, Properties of Money, ATMs, Creation of the Money System, and Conclusion.
GUIDANCE; ECONOMICS, Money
XDVD000042 Simple Science: Systems, Energy & Matter 27 minutes Grades 9-12 This disc examines how living organisms, as open
systems, exchange energy and matter with their environment. Students observe the adsorption, transportation and waste removal of
water, mineral and gases in plants and animals. Pesticides are studied explaining how they are helpful in plants, but may be inadvertently
amplified in animals higher up the food chain.
LIFE SCIENCE, Plants, Animals, Energy, Matter
XDVD000043 Who's the Artist? Degas, Renoir, Cassatt: Impressionism 25 minutes Grades 6-12Teaches students to recognize Degas, Renoir
& Cassatt, Impressionist artists, by their techniques and the subjects that dominate their work. After each artist students are show
painting by the same artist and ask to identify them.
Art, Painters
XDVD000044 Who's the Artist? Benton, Hopper, Wood: Painters of the American Scene28 minutes Grades 6-12 Students learn the styles
and subjects of Benton, Hopper & Wood. After each artist students are shown additional paintings and asked to identify them.
ART, Painters
XDVD000045 Who's the Artist? Chagall, Klee, Magritte: Fantasy Art 27 minutes Grades 6-12Students learn to recognize the work of Chagall,
Klee & Magritte. After the artists students are shown paintings and ask to identify the artist.
ART, Painters
XDVD000046 Who is the Artist? Lichtenstein, Thiebaud, Warhol: Artists of Pop Art 26 minutes Grades 6-12 Students learn to recognize the
work of Warhol, Lichtenstein & Thiebaud. After the artists are introduced, students are shown images and asked to identify them. Art,
Painters
XDVD000048 Who is the Artist? Cezanne, Van Gogh & Seurat: Post-Impressionism 27 minutes Grades 6-12 Students learn to recognize
works of three artists, Cezanne, Van Gogh & Seurat, by their style and subjects. After each artist is introduced students are shown other
paintings by the same artists and asked to identify the artist. Art, Artist
XDVD000049 Art: Drawing for All: In, On, Above & Through 76 minutes Grades 4-12 Art teacher Tina Cintron shows students that you can
draw literally anything by using the most basic shapes. This program is the key to making drawing easy and fun for students. Art, drawing,
shapes
XDVD000050 Art: Drawing for All: Basic Shapes 63 minutes Grades 6-12 Art teacher Tina Cintron shows students that you can draw literally
anything by using the most basic shapes. This DVD makes drawing easy as well as fun for students.
Art, drawing, shapes
XDVD000051 Joan Miro (Artists of the 20th Century)(Not Rated)Spanish painter Joan Miro' drew on memory and fantasy to create works
of art that are visual metaphors of Surrealist poetry. Biography, English, Visual Arts
XDVD000052 War Against Deadly Microbes & Lethal Viruses 53 Minutes Grades 9-12 This program shows how microbes attack the body
and how our immune systems defend it. Penicillin, blood groups, methods of malaria control and the polio vaccine are portrayed and
cutting edge stem cell research is discussed. The SARS and AIDS viruses are also investigated.
Science, Viruses, Microbes
XDVD000053 Cells-The Inside and Out: Cells & Their Organelles 29 minutes Grades 9-12 Using electron microscope images and entertaining
graphics, the program shows the basic components of a cell. See the detail, structure and function of cellular organelles, including cell
membranes, nuclei, mitochondria, chloroplasts, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticular, ribosome, lysosomes, vacuoles, cytoplasm,
cytosol and cytoskeleton, microtubules and microfilaments, and the Golgi complex.
Science, cells
XDVD000054 Triumphing Over Mental Illness 25 minutes Grades 9-12 This program presents the stories of four young adults who
triumphed over bipolar disorder, chronic anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, clinical depression, and an eating disorder. Each
person explains what is like to slide into mental illness and how, with the help of others, they reestablished control of their lives.
Social Studies, Mind, Mental Illness
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XDVD000055 Our Town: Two Historic Productions 1977 & 19892 hr - 1977; 1 hr 45 minutes – 1989 Grades 9-12 The two faithful
productions have a great deal in common, but there are differences, too. The 1989 version more closely follows Wilder's stage directions
and is performed by actors working without props on a virtually empty stage. The 1977 production takes place in a television studio, with
an elegant, stylized set that was a concession to television. Our Town is considered one of the greatest American plays. Wilder's aim was
to leave a time capsule for future generations, of small town life early in the twentieth century. Language Arts, classic plays
XDVD000056 The Blitz: London's Longest Night 90 minutes Grades 9-12
The story of the war's most concentrated aerial attack on London in 1941 and how the city nearly perished under the German barrage.
Featuring harrowing first-hand accounts from survivors of the attack and dramatic recreations of events based on newly declassified
information, this film brings to life the story of one night that nearly changed the course of history. Had Hitler trusted the intelligence on
the amount of damage to the city and continued his attack, London would have crumbled under the sustained barrage. History, WWII
XDVD000057 The World's Greatest Fair 113 min JS The 1904 World's Fair was intended to be the biggest and best World's Fair ever. And it
was. This movie presents the fair as never before through a series of compelling and often funny stories.
XDVD000058 Risky Business: Reality Matters 24 minutes 6-12 Grades. With adolescence comes new independence. With that freedom
there comes choice and temptation to break the rules. This program shows the devastating results that occur when kids take risks without
fully considering the consequences.
Guidance, teen risk taking, temptations
XDVD000060 Sexual Pressures: Reality Matters 24 minutes 6-12 grades Sexual harassment often begins in a school and escalates through
high school. Research indicates the best strategy to help kids is education. This program focuses on how teens and pre-teens learn to deal
with the opposite sex.
Guidance, sexual harassment
XDVD000061 Life Science: The Basics Grades K-2 This 2-pack includes a student DVD and a scientific literacy DVD to aid classroom teachers.
The DVD features additional professional development video segments to help teach Science Basics. From mammals & reptiles to ecology
and nutrition, introduce young students to a wide variety of life science topics.
All Life Science
XDVD000062 Earth Science: The Basics 3 hrs Grades K-2 This 2-pack contains a student DVD and a scientific literacy DVD to aid classroom
teachers. The DVD also features professional development video segments to teach Science Basics. From oceans and volcanoes to fossils
and storms, introduce young students to a wide variety of Earth science topics with segments drawn from
Earth Science
XDVD000063 Cinco de Mayo 12 minutes Grades 5-9-This DVD provides a detailed overview of the famous Mexican-American holiday. May
5th marks the Mexican army's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
SOCIAL STUDIES; FOREIGN LANGUAGE, Holidays
XDVD000064 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Grades 4-8 In a misty London train station, four siblings
await their journey to the country, a place to avoid the bombs of World War II, a place where one boy imagines nothing ever happens. As
it turns out, the old professor's spooky country house is ripe for exploration. Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter's adventures begin when the
back wall of a fur-coat filled wardrobe opens up into the magical world of Narnia, where, because of the malevolent White Witch's spell, it
is "always winter and never Christmas." Before long, the children (the Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve) are participating in an epic,
allegorically Christian battle between good (Aslan the lion) and evil (as represented by the diabolical White Witch, played with wonderfully
hideous zeal by Barbara Kellerman). Language Arts
XDVD000065 Making the Speech: Conquer your Fear of Public Speaking 63 minutes Making the Speech is a breakthrough in educational
programming, with a storyline that is as entertaining as it is informative. Presented in a hip, "reality TV" inspired style, students will enjoy
watching Stanley learn, as they themselves learn, the art of public speaking.
This excellently produced DVD is also packed full of special features! The DVD contains printable teachers’ guides, student notes, quizzes,
and transcripts of famous speeches from some of the most powerful speakers in history. Students can print out and study speeches by
Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela and many more. Also included in the bonus features is Doug’s Drills, a valuable
collection of nine quick lessons on specific speech topics such as addressing unhappy audiences, delivering the perfect closer, what to
wear, and more!
Language Arts, Literature
XDVD000066 Biography - Poncho Villa: Outlaw Hero 50 minutes Grades 9-12 Outlaw, soldier, general and politician, he led a life that
ended in violence but left him a legend.
Biography, History
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XDVD000067 Federal Government, Founding of Our 20 minutes Grades 3-5 The planning of a new government began with the writing of
our Constitution. The U.S. government is based on the constitution; learn the changes made to it and the formation of the three branches
of government.
U.S. HISTORY
XDVD000068 Star Spangled Banner 2002 Grades 5-12
The story of the writing of our nations anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner".
U.S. History, Flag
DVD000069 Citizenship in the Community 17 minutes Grades K-3 This video examines the responsibilities of citizens in their community.
Students also learn what a citizen is and find out what it takes to be a good one.
Social Studies, Community, Citizenship
XDVD000070 Genes: Your Genes Your Future 52 minutes Grades 6-12 Today's scientists are making great strides in understanding how
heredity affects our health and other aspects of our lives.
Science, genetics
XDVD000071 Genes: Understanding The Power of Genes 55 minutes Grades 6-9
This fascinating program raises the question of the influence of nature versus nurture, covers identical twins, biotechnology and genetics.
Science, genetics
XDVD000072 Smoking: Diary of a Young Smoker 22 minutes Grades 4-12
Follow the story of Luke, whose diary entries give students a glimpse into the real world of a young smoker. Students learn there are many
consequences of an addiction to cigarettes, including its effect on health, family and friends, and an inability to quit.
Health, Smoking
XDVD000073 Optical Illusions: How to Create Them 24 minutes Grades 3-12 Peggy Flores will show students how to create optical illusions
by demonstrating "moving lines," shapes that "pop out," color variations, and interlocking designs. Line, shape, space, and color are
discussed and elements are demonstrated with different media as elements of optical illusions.
Art, drawing
XDVD000074 Writing Effective Paragraphs 23 minutes Grades 5-9 In this program, writers, ranging from a sportswriter for a school
newspaper to a student working on a research project, demonstrate the processes of developing a focused thesis statement as well as
structuring and writing solid introductory, supporting and concluding paragraph
Language Arts, Writing
XDVD000076 National Geographic - Forces of Nature 40 minutes Grades 6-12 Venture to the brink of an erupting volcano on the Caribbean
island of Montserrat. The Midwest's "Tornado Alley" with storm chasers racing to unlock the secrets of monster twisters. Discover how
the history of massive, city-leveling earthquakes in Turkey is helping scientists predict where and when the next killer quake will strike.
Science, Weather
XDVD000075 Writing: Creative & Narrative Writing 23 minutes Grades 5-9 Young writers use tools and strategies that include character
webs, outlines, dialogue, point of view, foreshadowing, flashbacks and descriptive and figurative language to develop and refine very
different, distinct and compelling stories.
Language Art, Writing
XDVD000077 Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales -30 minutes Grades K-3 Susan Sarandon narrates the simple story of a bunny
readying for bed. Other top entertainers lend their voices to the tape: Tony Bennett sings the story of "Hit the Road to Dreamland"; Lauryn
Hill brings rhythm to "Hush, Little Baby" (the best segment); Billy Crystal lends many voices to Mercer Mayer's "There's a Nightmare in My
Closet"; and singers Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, and Patti Labelle sing other tales. A dandy video for the youngster, punctuated with
"interviews" of real kids answering a host of bedtime questions.
Animated, English, Language Arts
XDVD000078 Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition) Conjunction Junction, what's your function? In the 70's and 80's, the
catchy Schoolhouse Rock tunes taught millions of children the fundamentals of math, grammar, science, history and money. Relive the pop
culture sensation with the SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK SPECIAL 30th ANNIVERSARY.
Math, Language Arts, History, Science
XDVD000079 Economics for Children: Saving, Spending & Investing Money 23 minutes Grades K-4 From piggy banks to pineapples,
everything we see use and eat in our homes and communities can be linked to the economy. This has, scarcity, demand and other basic
economic concepts are illustrated and explained through daily activities in the home and community.
Economics, Social Studies
XDVD000080 American Government for Children: American Citizenship 23 minutes Grades K-4 Citizens are the backbone of the American
government and the more people who participate, the stronger the government is. Students learn what it takes to be a good citizen and
the rights and responsibilities American citizens have. They see how good citizens get involved at home and in their community.
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Social Studies, Economics
XDVD000081 American Government: A History of the Presidency 23 minutes Grades K-4 The presidency is the most important position in
American government, and the history of the position is an integral part of the story of American government. Young viewers get a lively
tour of the presidency and learn where the President lives and what the job details.
Social Studies, Government
XDVD000082 American Government: The History of American Government 23 minutes Grades K-4 Young viewers will learn the history
behind America's progression from being ruler by the English monarchy to becoming the democracy it is today. Students explore the
government of colonial America, George Washington and the American Revolution.
XDVD000083 American Government: What Is Government? 23 minutes Grades K-4 American citizens live in a democracy, which is one of
many different kinds of governments. Students get clear-cut examples of how the our government makes, applies and enforces rules and
laws.
Social Studies, Government,
XDVD000084 American Government: The Three Branches of Government 23 minutes Grades K-4 Students learn that government of checks
and balances is the key to success because our Founding Fathers distributed the governments’ powers among three branches: executive,
judicial and legislative. They will understand why this "separation of powers" is unique, while exploring each of the three branches.
XDVD000085 American Government: Federal, State and Local Government 23 minutes Grades K-4 The government takes care of trails,
roads and highways - the people and groups in America that not only provide such services but also make and carry out the law. Students
explore the three levels of American Government, illustrations how they are alike, different and where their paths cross. Peek at the role
of
leaders from mayor to the President.
Social Studies, American Government
XDVD000086 Baby Animals Sing a Long Favorites Grades K-2 Children's favorite songs come to life in this adorable collection of music and
baby animals caught on film. They will learn the names of the animals and sing along to their favorite song. See how mothers in the wild
nurture their young, in their natural habitats.
Animals, Science, Music
XDVD000087 National Geographic - Beyond the Movie – Troy Grades 9-12 Did Troy really exist? Did the Trojan War actually happen? Was
Helen of Troy a real person? Through powerful re-creations and fascinating insights from international scholars, step back in time to
explore the astonishing truth behind the rise and fall of this legendary city. History
XDVD000088 Animal Farm 72 minutes Grades 9-12 Based on the classic novel by George Orwell, Animal Farm tells the story of a group of
farm animals who revolt against their cruel owner, only to be enslaved by pig Napoleon, whose slogan is, “All animals are equal but some
animals are more equal than others."
English, Movie
XDVD000089 Life Begins (Childbirth, STD's, Sex Education) 60 minutes Grades 7-12 Life Begins is a visual resource consisting of 48 video
clips, 22 animations, the Academy Award nominated documentary, Journey into Life: World of the Unborn 25 minutes, 7 STD's, and 13
slide shows
Science, Health, Childbirth, STD's, Sex Education
XDVD000090 Ella Enchanted (Full Screen Edition) Grades 9-12 Enchanted. Bursting with colorful characters, music, wit and whimsy, is an
enchanting and a hip, modern twist on a classic tale. Anne Hathaway is Ella in the charming fairy-adventure Ella heartwarming tale that
will captivate the entire family.
Movie
XDVD000091 Selma, Lord, Selma 89 minutes Grades 5-12 A truly inspiring movie that captures the historic events in the struggle for civil
rights. A true story that will uplift and entertain – a young Alabama schoolgirl, Dr. Luther Martin King, Jr., a white seminary student from
the North, how their perseverance and patience prevailed , culminating in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.
History, Social Studies
XDVD000092 The Forgetting - A Portrait of Alzheimer's 90 minutes Grades 9-12 The documentary weaves together the intense real-world
experiences of Alzheimer's patients and caregivers, the history and biology of Alzheimer's and the ongoing struggle to end the disease.
Programs follow with experts providing practical advice on coping with Alzheimer's disease. The Forgetting offers insight and context, help
and hope.
Health, Social Studies, Diseases
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XDVD000093 Hamlet Grades 7-12 The film starts with a few silent establishing scenes-a nice touch when one already knows the
characters. Some well-thought-out stage business also enhances the play, such as Gertrude frolicking with Claudius just outside an open
window while Hamlet delivers his first soliloquy.
Language Arts, Shakespeare
XDVD000094 Johnny Appleseed, Legend of (Disney) 20 minutes Grades K-6 Meet the beloved Johnny Appleseed, whose peaceful planting
of apple trees helped America Blossom along the new frontier. (Pecos Bill on this DVD does not work.
Language Arts, Legends
XDVD000095 John Henry: Paul Bunyan: Saga of Windwagon Smith (Disney) 45 minutes Grades K-6 Cheer as African-American folk hero
John Henry races a modern steam engine to prove man's superiority over machine. Follow the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan as he clears
the Land for American settlers. Then set sail with Windwagon Smith as he travels the prairie in a schooner outfitted with a mast and sail.
Language Arts; Social Studies
XDVD000097 Donald In Mathmagic Land 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Donald Duck finds himself in Mathmagic Land, where he learns to
appreciate the relevance of math in everyday life. Through his adventures he comes to appreciate how measurements, calculations,
shapes and ratios contribute to music, architecture, art, nature, games, and inventions of all kinds. cc DISNEY EDUCATIONAL
Math
XDVD000098 The Miracle Worker 90 minutes This contemporary version of the classic true story stars the acclaimed talents of Hallie Kate
Eisenberg (THE INSIDER, BEAUTIFUL, and BICENTENNIAL MAN) as Helen Keller, and Alison Elliot (THE SPITFIRE GRILL, THE WINGS OF THE
DOVE) as Annie Sullivan. Helen, who has been unable to speak, hear, or see since childhood, is increasingly difficult to educate, and her
parents find Annie Sullivan. Although she is new to teaching, it is through Annie's strong will and unshakable faith that Helen discovers
how to survive and thrive in the world through the eyes and ears of others. Your family will love this story of these remarkable American
women.
Movie, Biography, Language Arts
XDVD000099 Keeping the Promise 93 minutes Keith Carradine and Annette O'Toole star in this historical family drama adapted from the
Newbery Honor novel, The Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare. It's 1768, and a colonial family is seeking a new life in the
wilderness of Maine. The father must reluctantly leave 13-year-old Matt alone in the wilderness to hold the land claim until he can return
with the rest of the family. When the family is detained for months by a deadly epidemic, Matt's chances of survival become slimmer and
slimmer. He is saved by the Penobscot Indians, who teach him survival skills and lessons of trust and friendship.
History, Movie, language Arts
XDVD000100 Gulliver's Travels 1995 Grades 0-12 Ted Danson portrays Gulliver, the 18th century physician who takes eight years to return
home. Mary Strenburgen is the devoted wife who stands by Gulliver when everyone says his story is the tale of a madman - and what an
unforgettable tale it is!
Movie, Language Arts
XDVD000101 Sociology: The Working World 30 minutes Grades 9-12 We live in a rapidly changing economic and social climate that
emphasizes the bottom line. What is the impact on society? What role does globalization play? Striking grocery workers illustrate the
frustrations experiences by employees in today's changing global economy. A discussion of the impact around one retail giant, Wal-Mart,
in particular is having on workers, the economy, and the world.
Social Studies
XDVD000102 Sociology: Common Ground 26 minutes Grades 9-12 Values, beliefs, traditions, language, and material goods form the
subject of this lesson about the components of culture. The video lesson begins with a look at the Amish and other cultural traditions
unique to early Germanic settlers to the region. The American values of individual rights and consumerism are also discussed.
Social Studies
XDVD000103 A Closer Look At the Moon 20 minutes Grades K-4 Take a close look at the Moon and learn why there are so many more
craters on it than on Earth, how the Moon affects or oceans' tides. Understand the phases of the Moon and learn what a waxing or waning
moon is. Learn about lunar and solar eclipses and the Moon's orbit around the Earth.
Science, Moon
XDVD000104 A Closer Look At Earth 21 minutes Grades K-4 Learn to read clues to earth's history in eras, plates, and core structures.
Students see the forces that constantly change the surface features, like weathering, erosion and volcanic activity. They see what our
planet is made of.
Science, Earth
XDVD000105 A Closer Look At the Sun and Stars 20 minutes Grades K-4 Discover why stars light the sky; learn about constellations,
amazing facts about Polaris, and why stars appear to move with the seasons. Then we look at our sun to discuss energy, sunspots, seasons,
the greenhouse effect, and photosynthesis.
Sun, Star, Science
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XDVD000106 A Closer Look At the Planets 20 minutes Grades K-4 Students will learn the solar system is comprised of the nine planets,
their moons and other objects in the sky and that scientists divide the planets into two categories - outer planet and inner planets. They
discover important facts about each planet. See how science and technology has helped us discover more about the planets and our solar
system.
Planets, Solar System, Science
XDVD000107 Columbus Day 16 minutes Grades K-4 Two children learn what drove Columbus to explore the unknown, who helped him in
his journey, and what he found once he arrived in the New World.
Holidays, Columbus, History
XDVD000108 Early Explorers: The Age Of Discovery 20 minutes Grades K-4 Venture into the unknown with Diego as he follows the
footsteps of his ancestors as they explore the New World of the western hemisphere.
History, Explorers
XDVD000109 Farm Animals 1st Look 19 minutes Grades K-2 With the help of some barnyard friends children will recognize that mammals
are born alive, get milk from their mothers and grow to adulthood. Students will visit a working farm and learn about cows, sheep, pigs,
horses, chickens, ducks, goats and even cats and dogs.
Animals, Science
XDVD000110 Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill (Disney) 38 minutes Grades K-6 Children meet the beloved Johnny Appleseed, whose
peaceful planting of apple trees helped America blossom along the new frontier, and Pecos Bill the greatest cowboy to break a horse, rope
a steer, or ride a cyclone.
Language Arts, Legends
XDVD000111 Nutrition: Childhood Nutrition, Preventing Obesity 9 minutes Grades 1-6 Designed to be viewed by children ages 7 to 12, this
high energy DVD promotes healthy eating and an active lifestyle. The program contains the USDA's MyPyramid, smart eating, and move
that body.
Social Studies, Health, Nutrition
XDVD000112 Eat Right: 2005 Food Pyramid 24 minutes Grades 4-12 The USDA dietary guidelines and revised food pyramid suggest the
importance of physical activity and eating nutrient dense foods. Exercise is now a part of the "daily diet". Eat Right is basic education for
nutrition classes. The old pyramid is out - ring in the new.
Health, Nutrition, Food Pyramid
XDVD000113 Aids Update: Latest Facts About HIV & Aids 28 minutes Grades 6-12 This program opens with adults who are HIV positive,
sharing their early fears about the diagnosis, factors that led them to infection - lack of knowledge about risks, and feeling of invincibility.
This program is divided into sections: What are AIDS and HIV? Who Can Get Infected with HIV? Risky Behaviors, Behaviors That Are Not
Risky, Treating HIV, Getting Tested, and Counseling.
GUIDANCE; SOCIAL STUDIES; HEALTH AND NUTRITION
XDVD000114 The Joy of Stress with Loretta LaRoche 56 minutes adult Loretta LaRoche is a nationally recognized speaker on stress
management and founder of Humor Potential, Inc. She is also an adjunct faculty member for The Behavior Institute of Medicine, an
affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Special DVD features include: Loretta LaRocheâ’s top ten tips for reducing stress and living joyously;
biography of Loretta LaRoche; access to the WGBH and Loretta LaRoche Web sites; chapter search
Psychology, Health
XDVD000115 Squiggles, Dots and Lines 30 minutes ages 5-12 Illustrator Ed Emberley has developed a simple, nine-character "drawing
alphabet" that enables children ages 5 to 12 to draw almost anything. By using simple shapes like a circle, triangle, and squiggle, Emberley
demonstrates drawing things like ant parades, mice, and expressive faces. He discusses the many sources of artistic inspiration and shows
kids how to create movement or tell a story just by adding simple details and decorations to their drawings.
Art, Drawing
XDVD000116 National Geographic - Inside 9/11 210 minutes Inside 9/11 goes beyond what's been widely reported to veal a clearer picture
of events. It traces the time line that led up to the attacks and deconstructs the fateful day, tracking the movements of all four terrorist
teams and patching together the ad hoc response of government.
History, Terrorism
XDVD000117 Consumer Ed: Open & Operating: Fed Reserve Responds to September 11, 2001 17 minutes Grades 9-12 What is the purpose
of a central bank? How did an extraordinary event of September 11, 2001 challenge the infrastructure of the financial system? What role
does the central bank play in responding to a crisis situation? This program is designed to answer these questions and provide teachers of
history and economics a flexible format in which to introduce the Federal Reserve System.
Economics, Government, Social Studies
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XDVD000118 Science Screen Reports for Kids: Issues 1-7 12 to 18 minutes (7 programs)Grades K-8 This DVD contains 7 programs:
1:Predicting Volcanoes 2:Pushing the Limits of the Human Body 3:Origins of the Universe Explored 4:The Sun - Center of Our Solar
System 5:The Science of Touch 6:Exploring Shoreline Habitats 7:Pursuing Energy Alternatives.
Each program has grade appropriate standards for grades K-8.
ASTRONOMY; GENERAL SCIENCE; PHYSICAL SCIENCE; EARTH SCIENCE; LIFE SCIENCE
XDVD000125 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Grades 5-12 Bright, funny, and beautifully paced, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is Capra's
ode to the power of innocence-an idea so potent that present-day audiences may find themselves wishing for a new Mr. Smith in
Congress. The 1939 Congress was none too thrilled about the film's depiction of their august body, denouncing it as a caricature; but even
today, Capra's jibes about vested interests and political machines look as accurate as ever.
Movie, Social Studies,
XDVD000126 Atom: Bohr's Model of the Atom 26 minutes Grades 6-12 Featuring animation, plain English and frequent summarizing,
students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the history and the theory of Bohr's Atomic Model.
Science, Atom
XDVD000127 Matter, States of / Chemical Reactions 20 minutes - 30 minutes Grades 3-8 This DVD has 2 programs: States of Matter 20
minutes and Chemical Reactions 30 minutes. Watch the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy crew freeze bananas; explode balloons
and then make ice cream all in the name of science.
Science, Matter, Chemical Reactions
XDVD000128 Air & Pressure / Bernoulli's Principle / Do-It-Yourself 35 minutes, 11 minutes, 5 minutes Grades 3-8 This DVD has three
sections: Air & Pressure 35 minutes, Bernoulli's Principle 11 minutes, and Do-It-Yourself 5 minutes. Watch flying potatoes, exploding
balloons, and tables floating on air- and learn some science along the way.
Science
XDVD000129 Force & Inertia / Physics of Sound / Do-It-Yourself 26 minutes, 12 minutes, 9 minutes Grades 3-8 This DVD has three sections:
Newton's Three Laws, 26 minutes; Properties of Sound, 12 minutes and Do-It-Yourself, 9 minutes. Come explore Newton's three laws and
the properties of sound with explosions, rockets, and more fun science.
Science
XDVD000130 Einstein's Messengers: Search for Gravitational Waves 20 minutes Grades 9-12 The National Science Foundation and LIGO
(Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) for a view of the emerging science of gravitational wave astronomy. Einstein's
Messengers describes the people, the ideas and the instruments that drive LIGO's search for gravitational waves.
Science, Technology
XDVD000131 Einstein's Miraculous Year 15 minutes Grades 6-12 This program helps students to understand the discoveries that comprised
Einstein's miraculous year, and inspires them to approach the mysteries of the universe with the creativity of a true scientist.
History, Science, Technology
XDVD000132 Money, The Power of Money 9 minutes Grades 7-12 - The Federal Reserve System is an important part of our lives, but most
people have no clue how it works. The Chicago Fed has provided this educational program to help teachers and students understand the
impact of the Federal Reserve on their lives and the role of the Chicago Fed in monetary policy and financial services in the Midwest.
Economics/Business, Family/Consumer Sciences, Social Studies
XDVD000133 Little House on the Prairie 259 minutes (3dvd's) Grades 4-8
This 3 disc DVD set is the much-loved pioneer tale of the Ingalls family. Beginning in 1873 the Ingalls leave Wisconsin in a covered wagon to
Kansas. Difficulty and danger are exactly what the family encounter on their travels plus all the trials and tribulations they have with life
on the prairie.
LANGUAGE ARTS; U.S. HISTORY, Pioneers,
XDVD000134 Fire Safety Hits with Donald Duck 28 minutes Grades K-4
2 Program DVD: Donald's Fire Survival Plan: Outlines techniques
for preventing or surviving a fire in the home. "Stop, drop, and roll" and exit drills in the Home.
Donald's Fire Drill: Two students match wits and fire safety knowledge on the comical quiz show. They race to solve fire safety clues and
questions based on Exit Drills in the Home. 16 minutes
Safety, Health, Social Studies
XDVD000135 Geography: 5 Themes for the Planet Earth 21 minutes Grades 4-12 Learn the five key themes in geography: location; place;
human/environment interactions; movement of people, goods, and ideas; and regions. Learn the importance of our world.
Geography, Social Studies
XDVD000136 Families of Canada 30 minutes Grades 2-6 This DVD focuses on a different culture, their way of life, family interaction, foods
and even celebrations. Visit Canada's countryside, cities, communities, schools and homes.
Social Studies, Family
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XDVD000137 Marco Polo 23 minutes Grades 5-8 Follow the two young hosts as they are given a chance to meet and speak with Marco
Polo, as he describes the tales of his adventures to the East, in the 13th century. He details his relationship with Kublai Khan, the great
Mongol ruler of China.
History, Explorer
XDVD000138 A Wrinkle in Time 128 minutes Grades 3-8 Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry award-winning novel bursts to life. Dr. Jack Murray
disappears without a trace; his children, Meg and Charles Wallace, and neighbor Calvin embark on a cosmic quest to find him.
Language Arts, Fantasy Adventure, Movie
XDVD000140 Sounder 87 minutes Grades 4-8 From the classic book by William H. Armstrong comes Disney's all-new production of
Sounder. The uplifting story of one boy's faith, strength and dogged determination, during the Depression-Era, as a sharecropper. The
family faces the daily struggles of Depression-era sharecroppers; a loyal coonhound named Sounder becomes their only real friend
Language Arts, Movie, History
XDVD000142 Osmosis Jones 95 minutes Grades 4-12 Disease is the crime and the cure is Osmosis Jones. He's one cell of a guy. A movie
about a guy who ingests a villainous virus and it's up to a white blood cell cop named Osmosis Jones to thwart the epidemic of evil.
Science, Health and Nutrition, Language Arts
XDVD000143 Journey of Man 120 minutes Grades 9-12 Journey of Man answers the question, "Where do we all come from?" Today there
are some 6 billion people on earth. There was a time- when the human species numbered only a few thousand and their world was a
single continent: Africa.
World History, Science
XDVD000144 Rocks & Minerals (Eyewitness) 35 minutes Grades 3-8 Rock & Minerals shatters the stone's reputation for "rock-solid"
permanence. Discover how rocks keep a record of our planet's history, and see how minerals are at the very core of our civilization.
Earth, Science, Rock, Minerals
XDVD000145 Aztec Empire: Ancient Civilizations for Children 19 minutes Grades 3-7 Travel from Mexico City to over 500 years into the past
to learn about the Aztec Empire. Excavations reveal Aztec temples and statues provide a starting point for an exploration of this wealthy
and highly organized society.
WORLD HISTORY; SOCIAL STUDIES
XDVD000146 The Next Plague - Avian Flu (History Channel) 50 minutes Grades 9-12 The Center for Disease Control and the World Health
Organization say that we are long overdue for a deadly epidemic, and it isn't a question of if but when. Here in the US the questions are
already being asked. Are we ready? How can we prevent it? What will be the cost in lives? We'll look at what effect a large-scale epidemic
would have on the United States and the rest of the world. We'll ask what steps pharmaceutical companies are taking in developing
vaccines and an antidote. If a nationwide quarantine is put into effect, who will enforce it-the National Guard.
Science, Disease
XDVD000147 St. Patrick's Day (2nd Edition) 13 minutes Grades K-4Investigate the legend and life of St. Patrick and discover the meaning of
many Irish symbols, including the shamrock, leprechauns, the harp, and shillelagh.
SOCIAL STUDIES; LANGUAGE ART
XDVD000148 Spanish Frontier & French Frontier: America: Discovery to 50 minutes Grades 4-12 Spanish Frontier: Columbus set sail West.
It was a unique concept that the earth was flat. The program explores the cultural, political and geographic issues of this time. The story
continues as many Spaniards followed these explores throughout the
Americas.
The French Frontier: While the Spanish were finding the New World the French had reached the height of its power. Exploits led to the
Mississippi and other New France territories in North America. The wars of 18th century (Seven Years War and the French and Indian War)
are analyzed along with the role of Napoleon in the early 19th Century.
U.S. HISTORY; WORLD HISTORY
XDVD000149 Pilgrim Frontier & Dutch Frontier: America Discovery to 50 minutes Grades 4-12 Pilgrims Frontier: The Puritans set out on the
Mayflower, relationship with Native Americans, Thanksgiving is established and cultural influences on the colonies has begun. Dutch
Frontier: Dutch established trading posts and settlements in newly discovered world during the 17th century. This program studies the
development of the Dutch colonies. Conflicts are studied during the 17th century and the complexity of the Dutch is intriguing.
SOCIAL STUDIES; U.S. HISTORY; WORLD HISTORY
XDVD000150 Puritan Frontier & American Revolution: America Discovery to 50 minutes Grades 4-12Puritan Frontier: Trace the journey of
Capt. John Smith and the early events of the 17th century involving Pocahontas. Non-conformists came to America and found them
vulnerable to religious persecution. This program shows the flight of various groups to different states that offered freedom. The American
Revolution: This program has the Stamp Act of 1765, British goods were boycotted, No taxation without representation, protests begin.
The American War of Independence began on April 19, 1775. The war is chronicled and our forefathers traced. Formation of our country is
observed with a keen eye to the contributions of European cultures.
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XDVD000151 The Devil's Arithmetic 97 minutes Grades 9-12 Executive producers Dustin Hoffman and Mimi Rogers present the truth of the
Holocaust so a new generation can understand why it must never be forgotten. Kirsten Dunst plays Hannah, a modern teen more
concerned with trends than history. During the traditional Passover dinner, she zones out as her relatives harp about concentration camps.
But then Hannah passes through a portal to the past, where she becomes her own ancestor in Poland during the Nazi persecution of the
Jews.
Holocaust, History,
XDVD000152 The Canterbury Tales I 30 minutes Grades 9-12 The Canterbury Tales I presents The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Knight's Tale and
The Wife of Bath's Tale as the pilgrims begin their journey towards Canterbury.
Language Arts, Geoffrey Chaucer
XDVD000153 The Canterbury Tales II 30 minutes Grades 9-12 The Canterbury Tales II presents the Merchant's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale
and The Franklin's Tale as the pilgrims arrive at Canterbury.
XDVD000154 The Canterbury Tales III 30 minutes Grades 9-12 The Canterbury Tales III presents The Squire's Tale, The Canon's Servant's
Tale, The Miller's Tale and The Reeve's Tale.
XDVD000155 Beginning Social Studies Vocabulary 13 minutes Grades K-2 Includes over, under, around, corner, through, close, away from,
next to, far, nearest, farthest, always, never, first, second, skip, third, last, above, below, right, left, side, center, beginning, end, inside and
outside. Fun rhymes combined with real world examples and animations help students learn important vocabulary that indicates place.
Language Arts, Vocabulary
XDVD000156 The Four Seasons 15 minutes Grades K-2 From snow of winter to the first flowers of spring, children see the wonder and
magic of our changing seasons and the patterns of life. Witness how changes in climate and weather affect their lives, affects the earth and
the people who live on earth.
Science, Seasons
XDVD000157 Pioneer Life for Children: Westward Expansion in the U.S. 23 minutes Grades K-4 In the late 1700s to 1800s the U.S. grew in
size from 13 colonies to stretch across the country to the Pacific Ocean. Learn how the Louisiana Purchase and Gold Rush encouraged the
exploration and settlement of the U.S. frontier. See how relationship between settlers and the Native American population impacted the
growth of the nation, and how the development of transportation transformed the West.
Pioneer, U.S. History
XDVD000158 The Pioneer Journey Westward 23 minutes Grades K-4 Learn how pioneer families made their decision to move and how
they prepared for the long journey west. Visit everyday life on a wagon train on the Oregon Trail as the pioneers cross hazardous rivers,
encounter severe weather and see majestic landmarks.
XDVD000159 Daily Pioneer Life 23 minutes Grades K-4 Learn about daily life -in the pioneer settlements that sprang up in the western
territories, from cooking in a log cabin to tending animals on a cattle drive. See how geography affected the, economy and settlement
patterns of this nation ranging from "Wild West" boomtowns to the founding of San Francisco and discover the term "pioneer spirit".
XDVD000160 Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery 240 minutes Grades 5-12 This film tells the story of the entire Corps of
Discovery- just not Lewis and Clark, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African -American slave, and the
Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. See the breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience
that explores both the history and promise of America
U.S. History, Lewis & Clark
XDVD000161 American Experience - Reconstruction: The Second Civil War - 175 minutes Grades 5-12 Spanning the years from 1863 to
1877, this dramatic mini-series recounts the tumultuous post-Civil War years. America was grappling with rebuilding itself, with bringing
the South back into the Union, and with how best to offer citizenship to former slaves. Stories of key political players in Washington are
interwoven with those of ordinary people caught up in the turbulent social and political struggles of Reconstruction.
Civil War, U.S. History
XDVD000162 Paper Clips (Holocaust) 84 minutes Grades 6-12
When Tennessee's Whitwell Middle School began studying the Holocaust as a way to learn about intolerance and diversity, they collected
paper clips to help visualize the vast numbers of victims murdered by Hitler's Nazi regime. This award winning documentary shows how
even small town students and educators can teach the world powerful lessons.
GUIDANCE; WORLD HISTORY
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XDVD000163 A History of the Renaissance 23 minutes This DVD investigates the driving forces behind this brilliant period of artistic and
scientific achievement. Discover how humanists like Petrarch pioneered the rediscovery of Greek and Roman culture and ideas, sparking
an explosion of creativity and innovation, changes in politics and religion, Renaissance monarchs attempt to strengthen and unify their
nations and Martin Luther's quest to reform the Church:
History, Renaissance
XDVD000164 Renaissance for Students: Art, Music & Literature 23 minutes Grades 5-9 This DVD explores the discovered uses of realism,
mathematics and perspective in art: the introduction of new musical instruments and changes in musical style and how literature
flourished thanks to the invention of the printing press. Explore the lives and masterpieces of Renaissance legends - Leonardo, Machiavelli
and Shakespeare.
MUSIC; ART; WORLD HISTORY; LANGUAGE ARTS
XDVD000165 Dioramas: Reef Life 60 minutes Grades 5-12
Combine art and science as you explore reefs with your students. Create an undersea kingdom with fish, octopi, coral, clams, and more.
With step-by-step instructions, cardboard, plaster-tape, newspaper, and paint your student's imagination never looked so good.
Art, Drawing, Dioramas
XDVD000166 Biography - Jackson Pollock (A&E DVD Archives) 50 minutes The celebrated "spatter-and-drip" artist who made a major
contribution to abstract expressionism. With his canvas laying flat on the floor, Pollock would slosh paint on it in trickles that would
dribble, disguising the "beginning" or focus point, and leading the eye in a frenzy over the colorful design. Macho and misunderstood,
Jackson Pollock, who studied under Thomas Hart Benton, is one of American art's most tragic legends. He died in a car crash at age 44 in
1956.
A&E, Art, Artist
XDVD000167 Mobiles, How to Create Them 34 minutes Grades 4-12 Mobile sculptor Timothy Rose introduces the viewer to the history of
mobiles originally developed by Alexander Calder. The three basic types of mobiles are demonstrated including articulated mobiles, tree
mobiles and spiral mobiles. This program shows how to create dynamic mobiles with easily obtained materials.
Art, Mobiles, Calder
XDVD000168 Drawing, Basic Perspective 30 minutes Grades 6-12Gerald Brommer introduces linear perspective illustrating the need to see
perspective in order to draw it. He shows how to make one point, two point, and three point perspective drawings with boxes, buildings,
and landscapes.
Art, Drawing
XDVD000169 Blood, Chemicals and Other Dangers: Safe at School 30 minutes Staff Development When treating a bloody nose, bandaging
a cut or breaking up a fight, educators and staff are exposed to health hazards. This video teaches techniques for these situations.
Bloodbourne Pathogens, Staff Development
XDVD000170 Meiosis Video Quiz 30 minutes Grades 5-12 This program on cell division is entertaining and educational. Students will like
the fast paced question and answer format with helpful reinforcement, excellent descriptions and lively graphics.
Science, Cells
XDVD000171 Photosynthesis Video Quiz 30 minutes Grades 5-12
Students receive an introduction to the amazing process of photosynthesis. Detailed graphics illustrate the inner structure and intricate
workings of this amazing green factory. Science
Plants
Photosynthesis
XDVD000172 WWI: Understanding World War I 24 minutes Grades 5-12 Learn about the animosities and tensions that led to the first
global war. Gain a better understanding of how alliances were formed and see how quickly hostilities escalated. Examine the initial stance
of the United States and what convinced America to join forces with the European Allies.
History, World War I
XDVD000173 Evolution: Mechanics of Evolution 28 minutes Grades 9-12 Students will observe the processes of evolution that occur
throughout a society over a period of time. Students will define the three main mechanisms of genetic d-rift, mutation and natural
selection, as well as witness examples from animal populations. By applying Darwin's theories to actual raw data, the realization of his
ideas come alive.
Science, Evolution
XDVD000174 Music: Carnival of the Animals 20 minutes Grades K-3
Excite young students' interest in music, with this classic composition by a celebrated composer uses engaging visuals to enhance students'
understanding of musical themes, patterns, instruments and important works.
Music, Primary Music Appreciation
XDVD000175 MythBusters: Forces 24 minutes 6-12 Grades
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The MythBusters team is trying to get the drop on finding out what happens when things fall down. Is it possible for a human to survive a
fall from a jet? Could you survive being hit on the head by a penny dropped from the top of a skyscraper?
Science, Forces
XDVD000176 MythBusters: Inertia 17 minutes 6-12 Grades Adam and Jamie get a kick out of testing a myth those footballs filled with
helium will fly farther and hang longer than ones filled with regulation air.
Science, Inertia
XDVD000178 MythBusters: Chemical Reactions 16 minutes- Grades 6-12 -If you're sprayed by a skunk, what's the best way to get rid of the
awful smell? The MythBusters investigate the chemical reactions behind getting "skunked."
Science, Chemical Reactions
XDVD000179 MythBusters: Force and Motion 32 minutes 6-12 grades
Is it possible to fall from a plane and use the inflated life raft or escape slide as a parachute? Can a toy car beat a real car in a downhill
race? Adam and Jamie look at the forces called into play in both these situations.
Science, Force, Motion
XDVD000180 MythBusters: Sound Energy 28 minutes 6-12 grades The MythBusters seek out the sound of scientific truth. They want to
know if a singer can really break a glass using only his voice and if the urban legend that duck voices don't echo is all its quacked up to be.
Science, Sound Energy
XDVD000181 MythBusters: Animal Behavior 15 minutes 6-12 grades- Some people believe that goldfish can live comfortably in a small
bowl because, after three seconds, the fish can't remember where they've been. In an effort to bust this myth, Adam and Jamie try to train
a goldfish to swim through a maze.
Science, Animal Behavior
XDVD000182 MythBusters: Work and Energy 12 minutes 6-12 grades- Many people believe that driving with the windows down creates a
draft that slows the vehicle and hinders fuel efficiency. On the other hand, air conditioning requires a lot of power. Which method really
saves gas? The MythBusters team puts the pedal to the metal to find out.
Science, Work and Energy
XDVD000183 MythBusters: Energy Conservation 13 minutes 6-12 grades Is it possible to harness "free energy' from the environment?
There are plenty of products being sold that claim to do just that. Adam and Jamie decide to put several of them to the test.
Science, Energy Conservation
XDVD000184 MythBusters: Electricity 16 minutes 6-12 grades The MythBusters take on a tale that has been told in American classrooms
for generations: Ben Franklin discovered electricity by flying a kite with a key attached to it during a thunderstorm. Adam and Jamie
recreate the experiment to find out if it's possible to draw sparks from the key-and live to tell it. Science, Electricity
XDVD000185 MythBusters: Buoyancy 24 minutes 6-12 grades The MythBusters team investigates two "uplifting" ideas: Can a child be
lifted off the ground by helium balloons, and can ping pong balls be used to raise a sunken ship?
Science, Buoyancy
XDVD000186 MythBusters: Combustion 17 minutes 6-12 grades Can you blow up a gas station if you use a cell phone while pumping gas?
This myth is so pervasive that even the many gas station owners believe it. Follow the MythBusters as they try to blow the lid off this
urban legend.
Science, Combustion
XDVD000187 MythBusters: Gravity 11 minutes 6-12 grades
If you drop a piece of buttered toast, is it more likely to land buttered-side up or buttered-side down? With the help of a mechanical toast
dropper and statistical analysis, Adam and Jamie are about to find out.
Science, Gravity
XDVD000188 MythBusters: Motion 13 minutes 6-12 grades Does running through the rain keep you drier than walking? The MythBusters
team investigates to see if this theory is all wet.
Science, Motion
XDVD000189 MythBusters: Plants: Botanical Growth 12 minutes 6-12 grades
Many people talk to their plants, claiming it makes them grow better. The MythBusters investigate the effects of speech and music on
plant growth.
Science, Plants
XDVD000190 MythBusters: Chemical Changes 14 minutes 6-12 grades Some people claim that cola can clean up everything from blood
stains to engine grease. Others point to the cola's corrosive properties. Is cola really that versatile? Adam and Jamie put ten cola myths to
the test.
Science, Chemical Changes
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XDVD000191 MythBusters: Circular Motion 8 minutes 6-12 grades Can a person generate enough speed on a swing set to make a full
revolution without falling out of the seat? The MythBusters have to obey the laws of gravity to find out if this myth is fact or fiction.
Science, Circular Motion
XDVD000192 MythBusters: Bacteria 10 minutes 6-12 grades Will a wet toothbrush pick up bacteria from a nearby toilet if the brush is left
in the bathroom? Adam and Jamie spend an entire month investigating this urban legend.
Science, Bacteria
XDVD000193 MythBusters: Reflected Energy 16 minutes 6- 2 grades If you think death rays belonged only in futuristic science fiction, think
again. The Greeks are said to have built one to set fire to invading Roman ships 2,000 years ago. Adam and Jamie decide to shed some light
on this legend to find out if it is true. Science, Reflected Energy
XDVD000194 MythBusters: Electricity & Magnetism 36 minutes 6-12 grades Can a passenger using a cell phone zap airplane instruments?
Can you be zapped by electricity if you talk on the phone or take a shower during a thunderstorm? The MythBusters team is in for some
electrifying experiences as it tries to answer these questions.
Science, Electricity, Magnetism
XDVD000195 MythBusters: Water Displacement 15 minutes 6-12 grades
Even seasoned sailors believe that the force created by a sinking boat is strong enough to pull a person down with the ship. Learn more
about water displacement when the MythBusters team sinks the MythTanic.
Science, Water Displacement
XDVD000196 Civil War (100% Educational Videos) 15 minutes Grades 4-8 This program utilizes exciting re-enactments, artifacts, and
interviews to explore key battles of the Civil War, life on the home front, and the role of African Americans in the war. The program
concludes with the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the fall of the Confederacy.
History, Civil War
XDVD000197 Respiratory & Circulatory Systems (100% Educational Videos) 15 minutes Grades 3-6 Follow the passage of oxygen from the
nose to the alveoli in the lungs where a vital exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs. The cardiovascular system is covered,
including the heart, blood, and blood vessels. The importance of maintaining healthy respiratory and circulatory systems through exercise
and diet is also discussed.
Science, Respiratory, Circulatory, Human Body
XDVD000198 Brain & Nervous System (100% Educational Videos) 16 minutes Grades 3-6 From sipping hot chocolate to remembering a
phone number, this video shows how everyday situations are controlled by the brain and nervous system. From the structure of neurons
to the complex actions of the brain, viewers will learn how thought, movement, and regulation of body functions occur. The senses of the
human body are also examined.
Science, Brain, Nervous System, Human Body
XDVD000199 Digestive & Excretory System (100% Educational Videos) 16 minutes Grades 3-6 This colorful video uses graphic sequences to
illustrate the journey of a pizza slice as it travels through the human body. Each mayor organ of the digestive and excretory systems is
profiled and shown in action. In addition, the program explains how the body uses fats, carbohydrates, proteins and other nutrients.
Science, Human Body, Digestive System, Excretory System
XDVD000200 Skeletal & Muscular System (100% Educational Videos) 15 minutes Grades 3-6 This program explores the characteristics and
functions of the bones and joints in the human skeletal system. How the muscles, tendons and ligaments work to provide movement for
the body is shown through the use of live action demonstrations and animated sequences. Students get an inside look while learning
about these systems and ways to maintain healthy bones and muscles.
Science, Skeletal System, Muscular System
XDVD000331 Energy Crossroads a Burning Need to Change Course 56 minutes 6-12 grades as our global population and its appetite for
energy rise drastically, resource depletion and global warming have become the most pressing issues facing humanity today. Most experts
agree that global peak oil production, when demand exceeds supply, will occur within the next 15 years and will drastically change the
very fabric of our industrialized world.
Science, Energy, Environment
XDVD000332 A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo 22 minutes 6-12 grades Bonnie Consolo is like any other suburban housewife and mother;
she has children, she does groceries, and she’s involved in the everyday concerns and activities that any other suburban housewife and
mother engages in. With one difference; Bonnie does not have arms, and her everyday activities - whether she’s testing a piece of fruit for
ripeness or baking a loaf of bread is done solely with her feet. She’s had a lifetime to adapt, and would shrug off any suggestion that her
life is informed by the world disability.
Self Esteem, Guidance, Disabilities
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XDVD000201 The Southeast 21 minutes Grades 4-6 Start in Tennessee and Georgia to learn about Sequoyah and his Cherokee brethren
and follow the events of the Southeast region through European discovery, slavery, and the Civil War. Discover how the Civil Rights
movement changed this region and how the people who inhabit these states live today.
U.S. Regions, Social Studies
XDVD000202 Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits 97 minutes Grades 6-12 The gangs all here and more in uncut versions of some of their
funniest episodes.
Movie, Comedy
XDVD000203 Julius Caesar 119 minutes Grades 6-12 A remake of the William Shakespeare classic play. Appalled by the murder of his
mentor, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony declares war on his assassins - especially Cassius and "the honorable" Brutus, who only reluctantly
took part in the crime.
Historical Epic, Historical Film, Language Arts
XDVD000204 Silent Classics Collection 4 Movie Pack 275 minutes Grades 9-12 This collection contains 4 DVD from the Silent Films: Buster
Keaton plays in "The General", the 1927 silent comedy classic. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's plays in "The Lost World" the 1925 silent classic.
Lon Chaney in, "Shadows", the 1922 silent classic. Lon Chaney plays in "The Shock" the 1923 silent classic.
Movie, Silent Films
XDVD000205 Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection Grades 6-12 - This collection contains 6 DVDS starring the famous Maxx Brothers: 1:
Bonus Materials (introduction) 2: The Cocoanuts 3: Animal Crackers 4: Monkey Business 5: Horse Feathers 6: Duck Soup
Language Arts, Old films
XDVD000216 In Search of Myths and Heroes 220 minutes Grades 6-12 Michael Wood goes in pursuit of the truth behind four of the world's
best-loved legends - the exotic Queen of Sheba, the paradise of Shangri-La, Jason's heroic quest for the Golden Fleece; and Arthur: The
Once & Future King. Journey to some of the most remote and exciting places on earth: Tibet, Georgia, Ethiopia, Yemen, India, Nepal,
Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Celtic Britain and Ireland.
Movie, Mythology, Language Arts
XDVD000218 The Water Is Wide - Hallmark Hall of Fame 98 minutes Grades 6-12 Whose life changed more - his or theirs? Based on the
experiences of best-selling author Pat Conroy, this touching drama unfolds during the summer of 1969. Conroy is full of enthusiasm and
idealism. He's just what the bureaucrats of Beaumont County think they need to fill an empty teaching slot at an all African-American
school on Yamcraw Island, off the coast of South Carolina. Risking his livelihood, but not his principles, he teaches his students valuable life
lessons and lays groundwork for the possibility for real change.
Language Arts, African American, Black History
XDVD000219 The Incredible Human Body 60 minutes Grades 9-12 Medical technology and life-or-death personal dramas combine in this
compelling exploration of the human body. Take a journey inside bodies of real people, right down to stem cells.
History, Medicine, Science & Technology
XDVD000220 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MATT LAUER? Grades 9-12 November 7-11, 2005 Monday, Matt began his journey to the South
Pacific on Easter Island. Tuesday, he landed at the Panama Canal, on Wednesday, a sky-high trip over Innsbruck, Austria. Croatia - and a
luxury resort on the Adriatic Sea. Today Show; Matt Lauer, Geography, Social Studies
XDVD000221 Lords of the Gourd 60 minutes Grades 9-12 In the world of growing giant vegetables for competitions, size really does
matter. You’ll follow competitors through the final harrowing days of harvest and then to the competition.
Science, Agriculture
XDVD000222 School Bus Safety 13 minutes Grades K-6 A combination of songs, graphics, and role-playing teach students about school bus
safety. Learn how to be safe on the way to the bus and at the bus stop. Understand appropriate behavior while riding the bus, and learn
how to get on and off the bus safely.
Bus Safety
XDVD000223 Background to Beowulf DVD 25 minutes Grades 6-12 The high point of Old English literature is the epic poem, "Beowulf." The
historical and literary traditions of the era in which it was written are explained in detail.
Language Arts
XDVD000226 Algebra = Fun 360 minutes Grades 6-8 Algebra + Fun insures an enjoyable first experience with algebra for children in grades
5 through 7. It is also very effective when used for a positive "reentry" experience for older students. Doctor X2 makes it easier for the
students to accept the confusing differences between math and algebra. His motto is "Not hard...just different!"
Mathematics, Algebra
XDVD000217 Arabian Nights 175 minutes Grades 6-12 Bases on the classic story "A Thousand and One Nights," this production brings to
life some of the most timeless fables to come down through the ages.
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XDVD000224 Angles, All About 18 minutes Grades 4-8 All About Angles uses colorful animations and graphics to explain what angles are,
what degrees are, how angles are measured, and why angles are useful and important in our daily lives.
Mathematics, Angles
XDVD000225 Algebra 1: Video Tutor 57 minutes Grades 4-12 Video Tutor are on the right dose of clear-cut information relevant to the
given topic. Topic on this dvd are: Factoring polynomials whose terms have a common factor; Squaring a monomial; Multiplying the sum &
difference of two numbers; Factoring the difference of two squares; Finding the product of two binomials; Factoring trinomials; Factoring
completely.
Mathematics, Algebra 1
XDVD000227 Probability & Motion Geometry: Building a Skate Park 15 minutes Grades 4-6 Probability and Motion Geometry, Building a
Skate Park; Measurement, probability, geometry and statistical analysis are used in the decision making process to design a family skate
park.
Mathematics, Geometry
XDVD000228 Data Analysis, Numbers, & Computation: Yard Sale 15 minutes Grades 4-6- Rounding, equivalent forms of percents, fractions
and decimals are used in the decision-making process to successfully plan and execute a family yard sale.
Mathematics
XDVD000229 Budgeting & Algebraic Computations: Grad Bash 15 minutes Grades 4-6 Data, diagrams and charts, monetary calculations,
algebraic computation, probability and geometry are used in the decision-making process to successfully plan and prepare for a sixth grade
graduation party.
Mathematics
XDVD000230 Volume and Scale: Moving 15 minutes Grades 4-6 Data analysis, computation relationships, spatial orientation, scale and
comparative volume and area are used in the decision making process to a move from one home to another.
Mathematics
XDVD000231 Spatial Relationships & Simple Ratios: Choosing A Pet 15 minutes Grades 4-6, Charts, graphs, data comparison and analysis,
measurement, geometric shapes and time scheduling are all used in the decision making process to successfully choose a new pet.
Mathematics
XDVD000232 Nutrient Basics 15 minutes Grades 6-12 Learn how the mystery of the missing nutrients is solved and at the same time - how
the six nutrients; proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fat and water - work to keep us healthy.
Health, Nutrients
XDVD000233 The Magic of Magnetism 14 minutes Grades K-3 With the help of a magician, students learn all about magnetism. They learn
what a magnet is, the properties of magnets, magnetic fields, what they are used for, which simple machines have magnets, and the types
of objects that are attracted to magnets.
Science, Magnetism
XDVD000234 Revolutionary War: Events Leading To War 22 minutes Grades 4-8 In this production students will learn about the French
and Indian War, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and battles at Lexington and Concord. They will come to
know important men like Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Paul Revere. They will learn why America
went to war with Great Britain and what motivated the Patriots to form their own country.
U.S. History, Revolutionary War
XDVD000235 Geographical Features: Bodies Of Water 14 minutes Grades 4-8 From the oceans to tiny streams and tributaries, students see
and learn about naturally occurring sources of water. NASA and live footage show bodies of water, while examples of their locations are
highlighted on an animated globe.
Science, Earth, Bodies of Water
XDVD000236 Rocks: The Solid Earth Materials #2 27 minutes Grades 4-8 Travel deep inside the Earth to discover how rocks and minerals
are formed. Learn about the three types of rocks, how rocks change over time through weathering and erosion. See the rock cycle and how
geologists determine the properties of rocks. Learn about the structure and composition of minerals.
Science, Rocks, Earth
XDVD000237 Ecosystems of the World: Habitats and Biomes 27 minutes Grades 4-6 Students will explore the six major biomes, and
discover how plants and animals survive, adapt, and live together in their habitats.
Science, Biomes, Habitats, Ecosystems
XDVD000239 How Plants Grow 19 minutes Grades K-3 Students investigate and understand that in order for seeds to germinate and grow
they must receive certain basic needs - food, air, water, light, and a place to grow. They are introduced to parts of the plant and learn how
plants produce their own food. They also see how plants and animals depend upon each other for growth.
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Science, Plants
XDVD000242 The Southeast: People & Heritage 21 minutes Grades 4-6 Start in Tennessee and Georgia to learn about the Sequoias and
Cherokee brethren and follow the events of the Southeast region through European discovery, slavery, and the Civil War. Discover how
the Civil Rights Movement changed this region and how the people who inhabit these states live today.
Geography, Social Studies, History,
XDVD000238 Revolutionary War: The War and a New Nation 20 minutes Grades 4-8 Students will learn about the battle of Bunker Hill,
meet Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, witness the battle of Yorktown, and understand how other countries became involved in
this epic war. They learn while the war was taking place, the colonists were forming ideas and creating documents that would become the
foundation of a new country.
U.S. History, Revolutionary War
XDVD000241 Antibiotics: Man vs. Microbe: Bill Nye 24 minutes Grades 9-12 Investigate the battle between man and microbe. Learn how
antibiotics work and find out how germs continually evolve to evade and survive. Watch as experts finally come clean about the way hand
washing affects germs.
Science, Health, Antibiotics
XDVD000243 The Southeast Region: Environment 17 minutes Grades 4-8 The mighty Mississippi leads students into the Southeast region
to learn about the variety of natural features in this area. Students learn about the resources of this region after a trip to the Everglades,
the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands territory.
Social Studies, Regions, Southeast, Geography
XDVD000244 The Middle West Region: People 20 minutes Grades 4-6 The history of the Middle West goes back to the Native Americans
who roam this vast land seeking buffalo meat. Learn how the history of this region affects life there today. Discover the significance of
historical events to the Middle West.
Geography, People, Heritage, Midwest
XDVD000245 The Middle West Region: Environment 19 minutes Grades 4-6 More than farmland, the middle of America has a lot to offer
in natural resources. Discover the varied climate of the plains area complete with tornadoes, blizzards, and hot summers. Learn about the
wide variety of natural resources from agriculture to iron and lumber.
Social Studies, Geography, Midwest
XDVD000246 The Southwest Region: People and Heritage 20 minutes Grades 4-6-Starting with nomadic Native Americans, discover the
diverse history of the Southwest. Learn about the Spanish explorers and the Southwest as part of Spain and Mexico. You will witness
events of the Alamo and the victory of Texas independence. See events unfold, bringing this region into the U.S. and how it has grown and
the people in this area have retained so much of the culture of years past.
Social Studies, People, Heritage, Geography Southwest
XDVD000247 The Southwest: Environment 17 minutes Grades 4-6 The Southwest is known for its unusual landforms, providing a large
variety of natural resources. Discover the importance of oil and cattle to this region, as well as mining and farming. People in this region
have learned to conserve water, one resource that is not plentiful to this region.
Social Studies, Geography, Environment, Southwest
XDVD000248 The Northeast Region: People and Heritage 17 minutes Grades 4-6 Travel back when the Iroquois inhabited the Northeast.
How the Europeans inhabited this area and the role the people here played in forming the U.S. Learn about immigration and its effect on
cities and how people in this region live today.
Social Studies, People, Heritage, Geography
XDVD000249 The Northeast Region: Environment 20 minutes Grades 4-6 From rugged seashores to cranberry bogs, explore the natural
resources of the Northeast. Learn about the varied climate, landforms, and industries that make this region unique.
Social Studies, Geography, Environment, Northeast
XDVD000250 The West Region: People and Heritage 17 minutes Grades 4-6 Moving between Hawaii, Alaska, and the contiguous West,
Students understand the varied histories of this region. Learn about the Spanish explores on the west coast, the Polynesians in Hawaii, and
the Inuit of Alaska. Understand how each became a part of the U.S. Discover gold in California and other parts of the West. Witness the
construction of the transcontinental railroad that connected this region to the eastern U.S.
Social Studies, Geography, People, Heritage, West
XDVD000251 The West Region: Environment 18 minutes Grades 4-6-Discover the largest of the U.S. regions and the contribution to the
rest of the country. Visit the varied landforms and climates of the West, including Alaska and Hawaii. Learn about the vast natural and
human resources from agriculture and fishing to tourism and technology.
Social Studies, Geography, Environment, West
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XDVD000252 Common Properties of Matter: Atoms 24 minutes Grades 4-6-Two students find help with a science project in a store like
none they've ever seen. The storeowner helps explain the concepts of atoms and molecules, describes what mass, volume, and density are
and how they are different, and the states of matter and how they change. With these insights and understanding the science project
turns out to be a big success.
Science, Matter, Atoms, Elements
X0000602 MAPS FOR A CHANGING WORLD 18 minutes Grades 4-12 A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLORATION OF MAPS ILLUSTRATES INCREASED
KNOWLEDGE OF MAPPING TECHNIQUES. SPECIALLY DESIGNED GLOBE MODELS, MAPS, DIAGRAMS, ANIMATION, ART AND LIVE ACTION
FOOTAGE ARE USED. (1990) WORLD GEOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY, EARTH SCIENCE
X0001168 Earth’s Physical Features 18 minutes Grades 4-12 IN THIS PROGRAM, VIEWERS ARE INTRODUCED TO MAP INDICATORS FOR
VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, INCLUDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A GULF, A BAY, A LAKE AND AN OCEAN. AS LANCE REACHES A
PLATEAU AND A MOUNTAIN, VIEWERS ARE SHOWN HOW TO READ A MAP TO DETERMINE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA AND LAND CONTOUR.
Geography, Earth Science
X0001166 Types of Map & Map Projections [VHS] 18 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS VIDEO ANSWERS QUESTIONS THE STUDENTS ASK
CONCERNING TYPES OF MAPS & MAP PROJECTIONS. WHAT ARE MAPS, TYPES OF MAP PROJECTIONS, A POLAR MAP, A POLITICAL MAP,
PHYSICAL MAP, MAIN PARTS OF A WEATHER MAP, A CLIMATE MAP, VEGETATION MAP, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRODUCT AND A
RESOURCE MAP? HOW IS A OPOGRAPHICAL MAP DIFFERENT FROM A RELIEF MAP?
Geography, Maps
X0001165 Maps and Globe Terms 18 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS VIDEO ANSWERS QUESTIONS THAT STUDENTS ASK CONCERNING MAP AND
GLOBE TERMS. EXAMPLES ARE: WHAT ARE MAP AND GLOBES? WHY ARE LINES OF LATITUDE CALLED PARALLELS? WHAT IS A GRID, POLE,
GREAT CIRCLE ROUTES, A LEGEND, MERIDIANS AND MAP SYMBOLS STAND FOR? WHY ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MAP
PROJECTIONS? WHY IS THE GLOBE THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF THE EARTH?
Geography
X0001167 The Geography Tutor, Map Skills, Vol. 3 [VHS] 18 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS VIDEO ANSWERS QUESTIONS THE STUDENTS ASK
CONCERNING MAP SKILLS. HOW DO YOU DETERMINE DIRECTIONS ON A MAP, PLOT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE? HOW ARE COLORS USED
ON A MAP? WHAT DOES THE SCALE RATIO NOTED ON MAPS MEAN, COMMON SYMBOLS USED ON A POLITICAL, FEATURES ON A ROAD OR
HIGHWAY MAP, AND SYMBOLS ARE USED ON A CITY MAPS?
Geography
XDVD000240 Water Quality: Environmental Science for Students 23 minutes Grades 4-12 Everyone is affected by environmental change
from the quality of the air we breathe and water we drink to the lasting effects of our reliance upon fossil fuels to power our lives. More
than 2/3 of the planet is covered in water. Both the quality and availability of this nature resource is critical. See how conservation and
innovation can help to combat water pollution.
Science, Environment, Water
X0002677 MAP SKILLS: LONGITUDE 15 minutes Grades 4-12 TO DESCRIBE THE LOCATION ON ANY PLACE ON EARTH, WE NEED TO KNOW
NOT ONLY LATITUDE, BUT LONGITUDE AS WELL. SEEN IN ANIMATION, WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER NATALIE HAYMAKER DEMONSTRATES
THE LOCATION AND ROLE OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN, MEASUREMENT OF LONGITUDE, TIME ZONES AND HOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
LONGITUDE LINES GET SHORTER AWAY FROM THE EQUATOR.
X0002675 MAP SKILLS: LATITUDE 17 minutes Grades 4-12 THE EXPLOITS OF NATALIE HAYMAKER TEACH STUDENTS HOW ALL POINTS
NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR ARE MEASURED IN DEGREES, WHY THERE IS DEFINITE WORLDWIDE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
LATITUDE AND CLIMATE, HOW DEGREES TRANSLATE INTO MILES AND HOW , IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, LATITUDE CAN BE
CALCULATED IN REFERENCE TO THE NORTH STAR.
X0002674 MAP SKILLS: SCALE 12 minutes Grades 4-12 IN THIS ANIMATED PROGRAM, VIEWERS FOLLOW LANCE BOLDER AS HE ATTEMPTS
TO ESCAPE AN ERUPTING VOLCANO, DURING HIS JOURNEY, LANCE FINDS THE CONCEPT OF SCALE IS COMPARED TO ACTUAL OBJECTS AND
ILLUSTRATED THROUGH RATIO, UNIT COMPARISON AND BAR SCALE.
WORLD GEOGRAPHY; EARTH SCIENCE
X0002678 MAP SKILLS: USING MAPS TOGETHER 12 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS ANIMATED PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE VALUE OF
COMBINING INFORMATION FROM ELEVATION MAPS, TRANSPORTATION MAPS, PHYSICAL FEATURE MAPS, RAINFALL MAPS AND NATURAL
RESOURCE MAPS. IT ALSO UNDERSCORES THE MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF COLORS, LINES AND SYMBOLS ON MAPS.
X0002676 MAP SKILLS: PHYSICAL FEATURES 12 minutes Grades 4-12 IN THIS PROGRAM, VIEWERS ARE INTRODUCED TO MAP INDICATORS
FOR VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, INCLUDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A GULF, A BAY, A LAKE AND AN OCEAN. AS LANCE REACHES A
PLATEAU AND A MOUNTAIN, VIEWERS ARE SHOWN HOW TO READ A MAP TO DETERMINE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA AND LAND CONTOUR.
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X0000697 EARTH: MOVING CONTINENTS 26 minutes Grades 4-12 PLATE TECHTONICS, OR THE REARRANGEMENT OF THE CONTINENTS BY
THE UPWELLING OR COOLING OF MAGMA FROM EARTH'S INTERIOR.
EARTH SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY
X0003116 GEOGRAPHY: 5 THEMES FOR PLANET EARTH 21 Minutes Grades 6-12 THIS VIDEO INTRODUCES THE FIVE KEY THEMES IN
GEOGRAGHY EDUCATION-LOCATION (POSITION ON EARTH'S SURFACE); PLACE (PHYSICAL AND HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS);
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS; MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, GOODS, AND IDEAS; AND REGIONS (HOW THEY FORM AND CHANGE).
WORLD GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL STUDIES
X0002868 GLACIERS: RIVERS OF ICE 14 minutes Grades 4-12EVERY FORTY THOUSAND YEARS, EARTH'S ORBITAL POSITION IS AT ITS MOST
EXTREME DISTANCE FROM THE SUN. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT OUR LAST ICE AGE OCCURED. THIS EDITION EXAMINES THE EVIDENCE
THAT MUCH OF NORTH AMERICA WAS ONCE COVERED BY ICE AS IT FOLLOWS THE TRAILS OF ANCIENT GLACIERS AND OBSERVES THE
TREKS OF TODAY'S GLACIERS, THE RELICS OF THAT FRIGID PAST. LIKE RIVERS THEY FLOW, ALTERING FOR THE AGES, SOMETIMES
FANTASTICALLY, WHATEVER STANDS IN THEIR PATHS. JOIN GLACIOLOGISTS AS THEY STUDY THESE "RIVERS OF ICE" TO LEARN WHAT
CLUES THEY CARRY TO OUR PLANET'S PAST, AND IF THEY CAN FORTELL THE TIME OF THE COMING OF THE NEXT AGE OF ICE.
SCIENCE; EARTH SCIENCE
X0005048 WEATHER CHANNEL: WEATHER AND GEOGRAPHY 30 minutes Grades 4-8 Explore erosion, winds, wildfires, and effects of water
and altitude on weather, and the types of storms that happen over different kinds of terrain. WEATHER CHANNEL CLASSROOM (2004)
Earth Science, Geography
X0004450 UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS IN A SCHOOL SETTING, USING 12 MINUTES STAFF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS IS THE TERM GIVEN TO
SPECIFIC MEASURES THAT ARE USED TO MINIMIZE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTACT WITH THE BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS OF ANY PERSON.
THIS PROGRAM OUTLINES THE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE TO BE USED ON SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOL PROPERTY WHEN
EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS OCCUR.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
X0002954 SEXUAL HARASSMENT: TEEN HEALTH 30 minutes Grades 6-12 SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS HAPPENING TO TEENS-IN SCHOOLS AND
IN THE WORKPLACE, FROM THEIR PEERS AND FROM ADULTS ALIKE. USING INTERVIEWS WITH TEENS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AS
WELL AS SOCIAL AND WOMEN'S STUDIES EXPERTS, THIS PROGRAM PAINTS A COMPREHENSIVE PORTRAIT OF THE COMPLEX SUBJECT OF
SEXUAL HARASSMENT. IT ALSO DISCUSSES HOW TO HANDLE HARASSMENT WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT GETTING HELP
IF IT HAS GONE TOO FAR.
Health, Sexual Harassment
X0004248 SOCIOLOGY: PART 1 120 minutes Grades 9-12 LEARN EVERY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD OF SOCIOLOGY
WITH THE HELP OF THE STANDARD DEVIANTS AND DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER. SUBJECT-ORIENTED COMEDY ROUTINES AND TEACHER
APPROVED LECTURES HELP REINFORCE THE MATERIAL.
PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STUDIES
X0003894 INSECTS / GERMS (BILL NYE) 26 minutes Grades 4-12 INSECTS: GET BUGGED-OUT AND ANTSY AS BILL NYE EXPLORES THE
MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF INSECTS. THE LAB KIDS GO EXPLORING AT AN INSECTORIUM AND GO DIGGING FOR INSECT FOSSILS. "INSECT
BEHAVIOR" IS THE WEEK'S MUSIC VIDEO PARODY OF BJOUK'S "HUMAN BEHAVIOR."
SCIENCE, LIFE SCIENCE
X0003769 TREE IS A LIVING THING, A 11 minutes Grades 4-12 IN THIS CHARMING PROGRAM, VIEWERS LEARN HOW AND WHY A TREE'S
LIFE CYCLE CHANGES THROUGH THE SEASONS, HOW A TREE'S AGE IS DETERMINED, AND HOW A TREE IS FED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
Science, Life Science, photosynthesis
X0004294 INSECT LIFECYCLES 15 minutes Grades K-6 ADMISSION TO THE CIRCUS IS FREE FOR INSECTS AND CHILDREN. LEARN ABOUT
SIMPLE METAMORPHOSIS, COMPLETE METAMORSPHOSIS, AND THE ENTIRE INSECT LIFECYCLE. LIVE, CLOSE-UP FOOTAGE & DETAILED
ANIMATION GIVE STUDENTS AN UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ANIMAL GROUP.
Science, Life Science
X0003875 SCIENCE: PSEUDOSCIENCE / DO-IT-YOURSELF SCIENCE (BILL NYE) 26 minutes Grades 4-12 PSEUDOSCIENCE - BILL SHOWS HOW
THE COLD, HARD FACTS OF SCIENCE CAN BE USED TO TEST IDEAS, MYTHS AND INEXPLICABLE HAPPENING.
Science
X0001158 ANIMALS: LIVING TOGETHER 60 minutes Grades 9-12 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE AND IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, WHOLE
COMMUNITIES OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMALS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY EVOLUTION TO LIVE TOGETHER. SOME OF THESE ANIMAL
PARTNERSHIPS ARE ANCIENT AND INTIMATE; OTHERS ARE JUST BEING FORMED.
Science, Life Science
X0003258 CAVE DWELLER OF THE OLD STONE AGE 18 minutes Grades 4-8 THE LIFE OF NEANDERTHAL AND CRO-MAGNON CAVE DWELLERS
IS RECREATED FROM ARTIFACTS, SKELETONS, CAVE PAINTINGS, AND SCENES RECONSTRUCTED IN SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE.
History, Stone Age
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X0003786 CIVILIZATIONS, EARLY AMERICAN 22 minutes Grades 4-8 IN THE TOWERING ANDES MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH AMERICA AND ON
THE PLATEAUS AND LOWLANDS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA, THE RUINS OF GREAT CITIES BEAR WITNESS TO THE RISE AND FALL
OF ANICENT INDIAN CIVILIZATIONS. HERE IS A RICHLY ILLUSTRATED AND DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT OF THE OLMECS, MAYAS, TOLTECS,
AZTECS AND INCAS, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEIR VULNERABILITY TO CONQUEST. History, Early Civilization
X0003611 INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST 20 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS EXPLORATION OF THE "PEOPLE OF THE POTLACH" SHOWS THE
CONTINUITY OF THE CULTURE OF NATIVE AMERICANS WHO LIVED, AND STILL LIVE, ALONG THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM OREGON TO THE
ALASKA PANHANDLE.
U.S. History, Social Studies, American Indians
X0003614 INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST 20 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS RECREATION FOCUSES ON THE NAVAJO PEOPLE AND SEVERAL OTHER
GROUPS NATIVE TO THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Social Studies, U.S. History, American Indians
X0004408 NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE STORY OF THE: MY AMERICA 16 minutes Grades 4-8 CHILDREN DESCRIBE OCCASIONS WHEN THEY
HEAR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, HOW IT FEELS TO SING IT WITH OTHERS, AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO HIT THE HIGH NOTES. THEY LEARN
HOW ONE PERSON'S FEELINGS BECAME A MUSICAL SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY.
U.S. History, Social Studies
X0004808 MAYA THE BLOOD OF KINGS 32 minutes Grades 4-8 EXPLORING ARCHAEOLOGICAL RUINS RECLAIMED FROM THE JUNGLES OF
MEXICO, HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA, DISCOVER THE SECRET OF THE POWER AT THE CENTER OF THIS CIVILIZATION, AND THE DEBATED
MYSTRERY OF ITS SUDDEN DEMISE. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EDITED AND RENARRATED FOR CLASSROOM USE, CHAPTERED INTO 3 TO 5
MINUTE SEGMENTS.
History, Maya
XDVD000307 Wind: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12
Bill visits a wind farm and checks out way cool windsurfers to demonstrate some of the ways to harness the power of the wind.
Science, Wind
X0003693 CITY & SUBURB 1: WHERE PEOPLE LIVE & WORK 14 minutes Grades K-3 STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENT SIGHTS,
ACTIVITIES AND SOUNDS OF A METROPOLITAN AREA; DOWNTOWN, INDUSTRIAL AREA, CITY, AND SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. SHOWS
SKYSCRAPERS, FACTORIES, SHOPPING AREAS, CHURCHES, HOUSES, AND BRIDGES; SHOWS VARIOUS WORKERS IN THE CITY CONSTRUCTION, OFFICE, FACTORY AND SERVICE WORKERS. PRESENTS THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY
Social Studies, Communities
XDVD000278 The Five Themes of Geography 18 minutes Grades 4-8 Learn about the 5 themes of geography: location, place, humanenvironment, and regions. Visit locations around the world to understand how geographers study the earth and the people who live here.
X0003952 Maya, Ancient 23 minutes Grades 4-8 THE ANCIENT MAYA WERE A HIGHLY ORGANIZED CIVILIZATION OF HUNDREDS OF SMALL
CITY-STATES THAT DEVELOPED IN WHAT IS NOW MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. ONE OF THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS TO SETTLE IN THE
AMERICAS, THE MAYA BUILT GREAT CITIES DOMINATED BY HUGE STONE PYRAMIDS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AWE AMONG THE
PEOPLE. DISCOVER THEIR BEAUTIFUL ART AND ARCHITECTURE, THE DETAILED WRITTEN LANGUAGE OF GLYPHS AND THE VALUE OF CORN
AND CACAO IN MAYAN SOCIETY.
History, Civilizations
X0003949 Mesopotamia, Ancient 23 minutes Grades 4-8
TODAY, THE LAND BETWEEN THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS IS A BARREN DESERT. BUT CENTURIES AGO, THIS AREA IN MODERN-DAY
IRAQ AND SOUTHERN SYRIA WAS KNOWN AS MESOPOTAMIA, A FERTILE PLAIN THATSERVED AS HOME TO SOME OF THE EARLIEST
CIVILIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM EXPLORES OTHER CIVILIZATIONS THAT FORMED FOLLOWING THE DEMISE OF THE SUMERIANS - THE
WARLIKE ASSYRIANS AND THE PROSPEROUS BABYLONIANS, WHO INVADED JERUSALEM UNDER KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
History, Ancient Civilization
X0000788 SKIN: OUR LIVING SHIELD 21 minutes Grades 6-12 WE LIVE BEHIND A SHIELD OF SKIN WHICH SWEATS, BREATHES AND
STRETCHES. THIS PROGRAM TURNS US INSIDE OUT; FOCUSING ON THE PART WHICH DOES THE MOST WORK-THE DERMIS LAYER.
Science, Human Body
X0003040 Indians of Early America 22 MINUTES Grades 4-8 THIS PROGRAM RECREATES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN
TRIBES, INCLUDING CEREMONIES OF THE DEATH AND THE SECCESSION OF AN IROQUOIS CHIEF, THE RITES OF THE SIOUX BUFFALO HUNT,
THE MAKING OF POTTERY IN A PUEBLO VILLAGE, AND A POTLATCH CEREMONY.
History, Indians
XDVD000259 United States: U.S. Geography for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Travel from coast to coast, exploring mountains, rivers,
lakes, canyons and plains as we visit each region of this vast country. Tour the capital, viewing many monuments along the National Mall,
learn about the history of the country in Philadelphia. We will explore the nation's industry, natural resources and culture, especially the
diversity of its people.
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Social Studies, History, Geography
X0000601 MAPS 10 minutes Grades K-4 TO HELP FRIENDS FIND YOUR HOUSE, A MAP WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. LEARN ABOUT SYMBOLS,
ABOUT READING A LEGEND, ABOUT DIRECTIONS AND ABOUT USING A GRID TO FIND CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
XDVD000059 Family & Friends: Reality Matters 30 minutes Grades 6-12 The most important relationships that we develop are with friends
and family. Our attitudes toward intimacy and sexuality owe a lot to what we see when growing up. This program will explore the
different facets of these very important relationships
Health, Guidance
X0002948 SEXUALITY, TEEN: TEEN HEALTH 30 minutes Grades 6-12 SEXUALITY MEANS MORE THAN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; IT MEANS THE
WHOLE REALM OF BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES THAT MAKE US SEXUAL BEINGS. THIS PROGRAM HELPS TO SORT OUT SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS TEENS MAY HAVE ABOUT SEX AND THEIR OWN SEXUALITY, PEER PRESSURE, BIRTH CONTROL, TEEN PREGNANCY AND
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.
Health, Sex Education
XDVD000270 Study Habits: How To Become a SuperStar Student 30 minutes Grades 9-12 This course instructs students in how to improve
basic study skills and develop a genuine enthusiasm for learning. The course covers a range of skills useful in any school subject: budgeting
time, taking notes, annotating texts, writing papers, completing exams, and choosing the right career path after high school.
Social Studies, Study Skills
X0004654 SEXUALITY, TEENAGE 60 minutes Grades 6-12 STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO THINK ABOUT RESPONSIBLE CHOICES AS THEY
INTERACT WITH THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS UNDERSTAND PUBERTY, THE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM,
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AND THE RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEEN PREGNANCY. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE SELF-ESTEEM,
TALKING TO PARENTS ABOUT SEX, CONTRACEPTION, PEER PRESSURE, AND THE RIGHT NOT TO HAVE SEX.
Health, Sex Education
X0000950 STORMS 14 minutes Grades K-3 SUCH CONCEPTS AS RISING WARM AIR, FALLING COOL AIR, AND THE WATER CYCLE ARE BASIC
FORCES DEMONSTRATED WITH ORIGINAL GRAPHIC ANIMATION AND CLASSIC CLIPS FROM "BAMBI", "FANTASIA", AND "LITTLE
WHIRLWIND". ALSO ANIMATION SHOWS CAUSES OF LIGHTNING, THUNDER AND TORNADOES WITH SATELLITE VIEWS OF HURRICANES
AND SWIRLING WINDS. A MEMORABLE INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY
Science, Weather
X0004082 WEATHER: SEVERE WEATHER 15 minutes Grades K-4 DRAMATIC FOOTAGE AND SOUND OF ACTUAL ON THE SCENE STORM
SITUATIONS MAKE THIS A DYNAMIC PRESENTATION. THIS TAPE DISCUSSES THE SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE SO
THREATENING TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY. THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES, AND HURRICANES ARE HIGHLIGHT IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Science, Weather
X0003532 EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES: BORN OF FIRE 60 minutes Grades K-8 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CAMERAS TRAVEL TO ICELAND,
AFRICA, JAPAN, CALIFORNIA, AND GREECE TO RECORD HOW THE HUGE PLATES OF EARTH'S CRUST CRASH TOGETHER AND SPREAD APART
CAUSING GROUND-SHATTERING EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS. THIS FILM DEMONSTATES THAT WHILE MAN IS CAPABLE OF
HARNESSING THIS TREMENDOUS POWER FOR HIS BENEFIT, HE MUST ALSO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CATACLYSMIC DISASTER.
Science, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
X0000797 VOLCANOS: WHEN THE EARTH EXPLODES 22 minutes Grades 4-12 OLCANOS: WHEN THE EARTH EXPLODES
CLOSE-UP FOOTAGE OF TWO OF THE MOST AWEINSPIRING ERUPTIONS: THE VOLCANOES OF MOUNT ST. HELENS AND KILAUEA.
LIFE SCIENCE; GENERAL SCIENCE
X0005090 WRITING FOR CHILDREN: TYPES OF WRITING 23 minutes Grades K-4 Professor Plot, publisher of Wordswork, has given his
student editors a challenge: showcase 4 different types of writing, each with its own purpose and audience. The issue is completed and the
editors not only learn new types of writing, but also test their skills as they journey through the stages of the writing process. Language
Arts, Writing
X0004427 WRITING SKILLS: JOURNAL WRITING (CLUB WRITE) 15 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS VIDEO SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF
WRITING SKILLS.IT CAN BE USED WITHIN AND ACROSS CURRICULUM AREAS TO SUPPORT WRITING APPLICATIONS. STATEGIES FOR
ORGANIZING INFORMATION AND STRUCTURING PERSONAL SCHEDUALES TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS ARE DEPICTED. A TEACHER GUIDE
AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
XDVD000276 Childbirth: From Conception to Birth (Discovery Channel) 49 minutes Grades 9-12 This is an inside view of our most
fascinating journey. The development of a human life within a woman's body is
revealed; from the fist moments of cell division through the baby's growth.
Health, Childbirth
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X0004600 RAINY DAY RECESS 1: PRIMARY GRADES 13 minutes Grades K-3 THIS EXERCISE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE
RECESS BREAK. THIS CREATIVE WORKOUT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE EQUAL PARTS - ALPHABET BOOGIE WARM-UP, RECESS RUMBLE
AEROBIC WORKOUT, AND FOLLOW THE LEADER COOL DOWN.
Health, Physical Education
XDVD000253 Matter, Changes in the Properties of: Physical & Chemical 28 minutes Grades 3-6 Kyle is having trouble understanding
matter, so Amanda takes him to a store full of scientific things. Here he learns about the properties of matter, including conductivity,
magnetism and combustibility: as well as the physical and chemical changes of matter, like rusting, tarnishing and burning.
Science, Matter
XDVD000287 Matter, Phases of: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill Nye takes viewers on a tour of a steel mill to help demonstrate that
matter exists in three phases-solids, liquids, and gases.
Science, Matter
XDVD000296 Measurement: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 See some of our most important tools used for measuring. Telescopes,
spectroscopes, microscopes, stethoscopes, radar, thermometers, scales, barometers - not to mention the humble ruler - are all used to
compare stuff in our universe and make observations.
Science, Measurement
X0004704 History of the Middle Ages: Life in the Middle Ages 23 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS PERIOD IS REFERRED TO AS THE TIME BETWEEN
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN WESTERN EUROPE AND THE RENAISSANCE, STUDENTS WILL DELVE INTO A COMPREHENSIVE
OVERVIEW OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS THAT DEFINED THIS PERIOD. FROM CHARLEMAGNE THROUGH THE LEGENDARY
CRUSADES AND THE HORRIFIC BLACK DEATH, STUDENTS WILL
GARNER A FEEL FOR THE ERA - FOCUSING ON THREE DISTINCT ERAS OF MEDIEVAL TIME: THE EARLY, HIGH AND LATE MIDDLE AGES.
History, Middle Ages, Medieval Time
X0003793 MESOPOTAMIA, ANCIENT 10 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS REVISED EDITION OF ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA PRESENTS THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SUMERIANS, BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIANS, AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF THESE CIVILZATIONS
THAT DEVELOPED IN THE FERTILE CRESCENT BETWEEN THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS. WE SEE HOW ARCHEOLOGISTS CAME TO IRAQ
TO UNCOVER INFORMATION ABOUT BABYLON, AND IN THEIR SEARCH FOUND THE CIVILZATIONS WHICH ARE KNOWN FOR
ADVANCEMENTS IN IRRIGATION AND FARMING, THE INVENTION OF THE ARCH AND WHEEL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM OF
WRITING AND A CODE OF LAWS.
History, Ancient Civilizations
XDVD000260 Equivalent Fractions & Mixed Numbers 15 minutes Grades 4-6 Dr. Stangeglove has created an electric Storm Cloud blender
that can break every calculator within 50 miles - a complete mathematical meltdown! Secret agent Matt Mattics and his team of special
agents have to answer a slew of questions relating to equivalent fractions and mixed numbers in order to save the day.
Math, Fractions
XDVD000261 Mill Times: Industrial Revolution 60 minutes Grades 6-12 Meet a cast of interesting characters form the young Sara who
leads her co-workers in a do or die strike against harsh working conditions, to Zach, a brilliant young Scottish mechanic who tries to
balance his love for the job with his love for the fiery Sara. See the irrepressible Macaulay try his hand at "hand" weaving. And visit the
real boarding houses and experience the sights and deafening sounds of the giant textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Social Studies, History, Industrial Revolution
XDVD000293 Cells: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 In Cells, Mad scientist Bill Nye Celebrates the basic nit that makes up all living
organisms the cell. This excellent program zooms in on DVA and microscopic creatures like amoebas and paramecia.
Science, Cells
X0002831 CELLS: YOUR STARTING PLACE 19 minutes Grades K-3 THIS VIDEO TELLS ABOUT CELLS, THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALL
LIVING THINGS. CHILDREN WHO VIEW THE VIDEO PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT ALL
PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND PEOPLE ARE MADE UP OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CELLS AND THAT CELLS CONTAIN GENES, WHICH ARE INHERITED
FROM PARENTS AND CARRY A DIFFERENT PLAN FOR EACH LIVING THING.
Science, Cells
XDVD000254 Colonization, the Era of: Early Settlers 22 minutes Grades 4-8 Students witness colonial life in a new land as Annabel Lee
Sloan, with the help of her diary, reminisces about the homecomings she had with her father, from his travels and tales of a new and evergrowing nation. Travel from the ports of New England to the lush fields of the South and everywhere in between, witness the politics,
economy, and culture of the a new people and a new land.
Social Studies, Early Settlers, U.S. History
XDVD000255 People of the Plains: The First Americans 13 minutes Grades 2-6 Through live-action video and reenactments students will
learn about the history, culture and legacy of the first people of the plains, including the Blackfoot, Crow, Lakota and Comanche. Learn
how these tribes shared one common bond, the buffalo herds. Follow these nomadic people as they move from place to place and explore
their daily lives. Students learn about tepees and see what life inside one was like.
Indians, U.S. History, Social Studies
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XDVD000256 U.S.: This Is Our Country 23 minutes Grades 2-6 Students discover the U.S. of America is where we live. Learn about our flag
and anthem, and tour our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. They also learn that America is divided into 50 states, each having its own
capital and is represented by a flag, bird, and flower. Holidays are introduced, and students learn why they are important to most
Americans. They'll view and learn about some of the great natural and man-made landmarks in America.
U.S. History, Geography, Social Studies
XDVD000257 Landforms: Geographical Features 18 minutes Grades 3-8 NASA and live footage with animation give students a clear
understanding of the physical features that shape our earth. Terms like escarpment, plateau, butte, outlier, and atoll are shown in their
natural states with examples highlighted on an animated globe.
Geography, Science
XDVD000258 Weathering & Erosion: Earth Science 20 minutes Grades 3-8 Take your students on a journey to discover how physical
weathering, chemical weathering and erosion occur. Learn that the destructive forces of erosion and weathering are slow processes that
change the surface of the earth.
Science, Earth Science
XDVD000262 Plant: Eyewitness 62 minutes Grades 4-8 Plant is a colorful tour of the world's most dazzling flora - from the most magical to
the most bizarre. Watch buds burst, flowers bloom, and discover the myriad ways plants struggle to survive.
Science, Plants
X0002949 Nutrition & Diet: Teen Health 30 minutes Grades 5-12 GOOD NUTRITION IS THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR ENTIRE LIVES. IN THIS
VIDEO, A REGISTERED DIETITIAN AND A NUTRITIONIST WORK WITH TEENS TO EXPLAIN THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD NUTRITION AND TO
DEMONSTRATE GOOD EATING HABITS, FROM READING PRODUCT LABLES TO SELECTING MENU ITEMS AND PREPARING FOOD AT HOME.
Health, Nutrition
X0002946 Eating Disorders: Teen Health 30 minutes Grades 7-12 ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA, AND COMPULSIVE OVEREATING ARE
SERIOUS EATING DISORDERS THAT TEND TO AFFECT YOUNG WOMEN AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, YOUNG MEN, WHO MAY SUCCUMB TO
THEM AS A WAY TO GAIN CONTROL OVER THEIR BODIES, AND CONSEQUENTLY, THEIR LIVES. INTERVIEWS WITH SEVERAL YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THESE DISORDERS PROVIDE A LIVING PORTRAIT OF THESE DEVASTING DISEASES.
Health, Nutrition
XDVD000268 Nutrition: The New Food Pyramid: It's All About You! 23 minutes Grades 4-12 This program explains the concept behind the
new food pyramid, 2005 by the USDA. Related titles are: Choose What You Chew, Fit and Healthy, Exercise: It's Quick and Easy, Out of This
World Weight Control, and Anorexic Teens: Victims of Fashion.
Health, Nutrition
X0000094 ANCIENT INCA INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA 8 minutes Grades 4-12 LARGEST ANCIENT EMPIRE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
THE FILM DEPICTS CITIES, ROADS, IRRIGATION WORKS, AND BRIDGES ALL OF WHICH WERE BUILT OF STONE WITHOUT THE AID OF WHEELS
OR DRAFT ANIMALS. INCA TALENTS IN POLITICS, MEDICINE, GOLDSMITHING, SCULPTURE, POTTERY AND FEATHER WORKING ARE SHOWN.
History, Ancient, Inca Indians
XDVD000333 Aztec Empire: Ancient Civilization for Children (copy 2) 19 minutes Grades 3-7 Travel from Mexico City to over 500 years into
the past to learn about the Aztec Empire. Excavations reveal Aztec temples and statues provide a starting point for an exploration of this
wealthy and highly organized society.
History, Ancient Civilizations, Aztec
XDVD000334 Ancient Aztec: The Fall of the Empire (Ancient Civilizations for Children) 19 minutes Grades 3-7 Overcome by the Spanish and
their native allies, the great Aztec Empire fell. Learn about the fall of the Empire, explore the culture clash and the ensued when two
different societies merges and witness the fall of the Aztec culture and decline of its population due to slavery and disease.
History, Ancient Civilizations, Aztec
X0004214 CPR, TO SAVE A LIFE 40 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO IS DESIGNED TO TEACH ANYONE HOW TO PERFORM
THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO SAVE A LIFE THAT CAN BE SAVED USING CPR, RESCUE BREATHING, CHOKING PROCEDURES, HEIMLICH
MANEUVER AND ABDOMINAL TRUSTS. I T MAY ALSO SERVE AS AN EXCELLENT REFRESHER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ATTENDED A CPR
COURSE.
Health, CPR
X0002953 SELF-ESTEEM: TEEN HEALTH 30 minutes Grades 4-12 ADOLESCENCE CAN BE A DIFFICULT TIME FOR A TEEN, AND AN
INDIVIDUAL'S SELF-ESTEEM OR SELF-IMAGE PLAYS A LARGE PART IN HOW POSITIVE, and CONFIDENT AND SUCCESSFUL HE OR SHE
ULTIMATELY BECOMES. IN THIS VIDEO, TEENS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THEIR OWN SELF-IMAGES AND VULNERABILITIES, AND A SELFESTEEM EXPERT DEFINES SELF-ESTEEM AND PRESENTS TEENS WITH TOOLS THEY CAN USE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES TO IMPROVE THEIR
SELF-ESTEEM. (1994) Health, Self Esteem
XDVD000139 Schindler's List 196 minutes This film presents the true story of Oskar Schindler, a Nazi party member, womanizer, and war
profiteer who saved the lives of 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.
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History, Holocaust
X0003891 ELECTRICAL CURRENT / LIGHT & OPTICS (BILL NYE) 26 minutes & 24 minutes Grades 4-12 ELECTRICAL CURRENT: BILL NYE GETS A
CHARGE EXPLAINING WATTS UP WITH ELECTRICITY. THIS PROGRAM'S MUSIC VIDEO IS A PARODY OF "ACHY BREAKY HEART" BY BILLY RAY
CYRUS, ENTITLED "AC/DC CHARGE." 26 MINUTES (1999) PHYSICAL SCIENCE
LIGHT & COLOR: BILL NYE SHOWS HOW LIGHT CHANGES DIRECTION WHEN REFLECTED OR REFRACTED, TRAVELS INA STRAGHT LINE EXCEPT
PULLED BY GRAVITY OR HITS AN OBJECT AND WHEN YOU SLOW LIGHT DOWNWITH A CURVING LENS, LIGHT IS BENT. 24 MINUTES
Science, Electricity
X0004552 OPT: AN ILLUSIONARY TALE (READING RAINBOW) 30 minutes Grades K-6 SEEING ISN'T ALWAYS BELIEVING, ESPECIALLY IN A
BOOK CALLED OPT; AN ILLUSIONARY TALE. JOIN LEVAR AS HE ENTERS THE PAGES OF OPT AND WALKS THROUGH A WORLD MAKE UP OF
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS.
Language Arts
X0003955 Ancient Egypt for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 THE WONDERS OF ANCIENT EGYPT, A CIVILIZATION THAT BEGAN ALONG THE
NILE RIVER MORE THAN 5,000 YEARS AGO, HAVE FASCINATED THE WORLD FOR CENTURIES. STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE MYSTERIES OF
THIS REMARKABLE CIVILIZATION THAT EXHIBITED BOTH A JOY FOR LIFE AND A PREOCCUPATION WITH THE WORLD BEYOND DEATH.
History, Ancient, Egypt
X0003953 INCA, ANCIENT (FOR CHILDREN) 23 minutes Grades 3-7 JOURNEY HIGH INTO THE ANDES MOUNTAINS TO DISCOVER THE
SECRETS OF THE ANCIENT EMPIRE OF THE INCAS, A CIVILIZATION THAT RIVALED THE ROMAN EMPIRE, YET ROSE AND FELL WITHIN 100
YEARS. THE INCAS WERE ADVANCED ENGINEERS AND FARMERS, BUILDING COMPLEX TERRACES AND CANAL SYSTEMS TO HELP FARM THE
HARSH TERRAIN. DISCOVER THE EARLIER CIVILIZATIONS THAT INFLUENCED THE INCAS, AND SEE HOW THE ARRIVAL OF SPANISH
EXPLORERS LED TO THE DOWNFALL OF INCAN SOCIETY.
History, Inca
X0003288 EGYPT 24 minutes Grades 3-8 EGYPT, THE HOME OF AWE-INSPIRING MONUMENTS AND TREASURES, COMES TO LIFE IN THIS
COMPREHENSIVE VIDEO JOURNEY THROUGH ONE OF THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION IN THE WORLD.THIS PROGRAM TAKES YOU THROUGH
EGYPT'S HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CUSTOMS AND CULTURE LIKE NO OTHER VIDEO CAN.
History, Geography, Social Studies
X0005037 EDUCATION: THE HEART OF THE NATION 58 minutes Grades 9-12 This program explores the central values of Japan, Germany,
and the U.S. and focuses on what drives each of these societies. The program shows how education is a metaphor for the contrasts in the
three societies. Social Studies, Economics, Education
X0004103 CELL, INSIDE A 25 minutes Grades 4-8 A SIMPLE LAB PROJECT TURNS INTO A ROLLICKING ADVENTURE WHEN A STUDENT IS
TRAPPED INSIDE A CELL AND HIS LAB PARTNERS HAVE TO HELP HIM GET OUT! HIS BUDDIES INTRODUCE EACH CELL PART AND EXPLAINS
ITS FUNCTION, FABULOUS COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND RICH EDUCATIONAL CONTENT MAKE THIS VIDEO A FUN, MEMORABLE LEARNING
EVENT.
Science, Cells
X0004826 The Living Cell 15 minutes Grades 4-8THIS FIFTEEN-MINUTE FOR GRADES 5-9 USES LIVE-ACTION VIDEO AND COMPUTER
ANIMATION TO EXPLORE THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE LIVING CELL.
Science, Cells
X0004812 CELL, INTRODUCING THE 21 minutes Grades 4-6 ALL LIVING THINGS ARE ALIKE IN FUNDAMENTAL WAYS. ONE WAY IS THAT THEY
ARE ALL COMPOSED OF CELLS. UNDERSTAND THAT THE CELL IS THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE, NAME AND DESCRIBE SEVERAL SINGLE-CELLED
ORGANISMS, NAME BASIC CELL PARTS, DESCRIBE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS. LEARN THAT SIMILAR CELLS ARE
GROUPED TOGETHER TO FORM TISSUE.
Science, Cells
X0000807 PLANTS, ANIMALS AND PEOPLE 24 minutes Grades 4-12 INSIDE CELLS, CHROMOSOMES, DNA AND INDIVIDUAL GENES ARE
MINUTE CHEMICAL CODES THAT GIVE EVERY ORGANISM ON EARTH ITS UNIQUE SIZE, SHAPE AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS. WITH
THIS DISCOVERY, SCIENCE BEGAN REDEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND PEOPLE.
(1992) LIFE SCIENCE, Science, Cells
X0003773 AGE OF DISCOVERY: ENGLISH, FRENCH & DUTCH EXPLORATIONS 2 minutes Grades 4-8 ARTWORK, MAP ANIMATION, AND
SCENIC PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW HOW THE ENGLISH, FRENCH AND DUTCH EXPLORERS ADDED THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS TO THE EARLIER
EXPLOITS OF THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE. THE PROGRAM EXAMINES THE VOYAGES OF CABOT, VERRAZANO, CARTIER, FROBISHER,
DRAKE AND HUDSON AS IT TRACES THE ROUTES THEY TRAVELED; IT ANALYZES THE EFFECTS OF THEIR EXPEDITIONS.
History, Explorers
XDVD000298 Magnetism: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill shows all kinds of unexpected places where magnets can be found. In fact
the Earth itself is a huge magnet! Find out how to make a compass and why opposites attract.
Science, Magnetism
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X0000238 CLOUDS & PRECIPITAION 15 minutes Grades 4-12 CLOUDS BRING BEAUTY TO THE SKIES, FROM DAZZLING WHITE TO OMNIOUS
BLACK, GOUND HUGGING MISTS TO TOWERING THUNDERHEADS. PHOTOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATES CUMULUS, STATUS AND CIRRUS CLOUDS.
Science, Weather
X0002961 WATER & WEATHER 30 minutes Grades K-6 THIS VIDEO ANSWERS QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ALWAYS PUZZLED CHILDREN ABOUT
WATER AND WEATHER. INCLUDED ARE QUESTIONS SUCH AS: WHY DO WE HAVE DIFFERENT SEASON? HOW DOES THE WEATHERMAN
KNOW WHAT TO SAY? WHAT IS A RAINBOW? WHY DOES THUNDER FOLLOW LIGHTNING? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
HURRICANE AND A TORNADO? WHY DO WINDS HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES? WHAT IS DEW? WHY DO SNOWFLAKES HAVE SIX SIDES? WHAT
IS WATER? HOW WERE THE OCEANS FORMED? WHAT IS THE GULF STREAM? WHAT IS THE DEEPEST OCEAN?
Science, Water, Weather
X0004083 Weather: The Job of a TV Meteorologist 18 minutes Grades K-6 VISIT A TV STUDIO TO GO BEHIND THE SCENES AND SEE HOW A
METEOROLOGIST GOES ABOUT THE JOB OF PREPARING A DAILY WEATHER REPORT. A WELL-KNOWN METEOROLOGIST EXPLAINS HOW HE
GATHERS INFORMATION AND DATA FROM A NUMBER OF SOPHISTICATED SOURCES TO DETERMINE FORECASTS AND WEATHER BULLETINS
FOR THE VIEWING AUDIENCE.
Science, Weather
X0004345 WEATHER: A FIRST LOOK 17 minutes Grades K-6 CHILDREN WILL LEARN THAT WEATHER AFFECTS THEIR LIVES. THIS PROGRAM
DESCRIBES THE EFFECTS OF HEAT FROM THE SUN ON WEATHER; THE EFFECTS OF WATER AND AIR ON WEATHER; AND HOW WEATHER
CHANGES WITH THE SEASONS. ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MEASURING THE THREE MAJOR ASPECTS OF WEATHER: TEMPERATURE,
PRECIPITATION AND WIND ARE SHOWN.
Science, Weather
X0003584 White House, Inside the 89 minutes Grades K-12 GO BEHIND THE SCENES FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED VIEW OF THE MOST
FAMOUS HOUSE IN AMERICA. EXPLORE THE INTIMATE LIVES OF PRESIDENTS, THEIR TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES, AND MEET THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE AND WORK AT THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE ADDRESS.
X0004052 Puma, Lion of the Andes 60 minutes Grades 6-12 THE MYSTERIOUS PUMA. ONLY A LUCKY FEW HAVE EVER GLIMPSED THIS
MAGNIFICENT CAT THAT PROWLS THE ANDES. FOR TWO YEARS, ACCLAIMED NATURAL HISTORY FILMMAKER HUGH MILES LIVED AMONG
CHILE'S PUMAS, CAPTURING NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES OF THIS SHY, SECRETIVE PREDATOR.
Science, Animals
X0004028 CAHOKIA MOUNDS 60 minutes Grades 4-12 ANCIENT MOUNDS STAND AS SENTINELS OF THE PAST - A LOST CIVILIZATION;
ANCIENT METROPOLIS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND GRAND MONUMENTS. CITY OF ART, COMMERCE, POWER AND WEALTH; A CITY
WHOSE INHABITANTS CREATED THE LARGEST EARTHWORKS IN AMERICA; LOCATED IN CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS.
History, Indians, Illinois
X0003802 AFRICA: OKAVANGO AFRICA'S WILD OASIS 60 minutes Grades 6-12THE OKAVANGO DELTA IS A WATERY REFUGE IN THE HEART
OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST DESERTS. IN THE MIDST OF THE DRY SEASON, FLOODWATERS FROM ANGOLA CAN DOUBLE THE DELTA
SIZE TO SOME 5,000 SQUARE MILES, SPREADING LIKE A GIANT HAND ACROSS BOTSWANA. WATER DEFINES THIS UNIQUE PLACE OFTEN
DECIDING WHO WILL SURVIVE AND WHO WILL PERISH. CHEETAHS, WILD DOGS, HIPPOS, CROCODILES, CATFISH, ELEPHANTS AND WILD
DOGS ALL PLAY ROLLS IN THIS SPECIAL PLACE.
Science, Geography, Social Studies, Africa
X0003966 RAT 60 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS WITTY, CHARMING AND UNUSAL DOCUMENTARY, AS SEEN ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
EXPLORER, PROFILES ONE OF THE MOST ENDURING RIVALRIES IN NATURE: MAN VERSUS RAT IN THEIR ENDLESS STRUGGLE TO CONTROL
NEW YORK CITY. THE WAR IS FOUGHT ON EVERY FRONT-IN SEWER AND SUBWAY, IN TENEMENT AND SKYSCRAPER ALIKE. JOIN US FOR A
NATURE FILM UNLIKE ANY OTHER. WHO WILL BE KING OF THE CONCRETE JUNGLE-MAN...OR RAT?
Science, Social Studies
X0003675 JOHN F. KENNEDY, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF 55 minutes Grades 6-12 PRODUCED ONLY MONTHS AFTER JKS'S ASSASSINATION IN
1963, THIS IS AN HISTORIC VIDEO CHRONICLE OF THE "CAMELOT" YEARS. PRODUCED AT THE WAKE OF KENNEDY'S DEATH, IT CONTAINS
THE ELEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY AND CHILLING DRAMA THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED TODAY. IT CAPTURES JFK'S CHILDHOOD, HIS TENURE
AS A YOUNG NAVAL OFFICER IN WWII, HIS IMMERSION INTO POLITICS, HIS MARRIAGE TO JACKIE, AND HIS YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
History, Kennedy
X0003438 80'S, IMAGES OF THE 52 minutes Grades 9-12 THE 80'S WERE AMAZING YEARS! REAGAN BROUGHT A NEW FORM OF
LEADERSHIP TO AMERICA. THE CHINESE CRACKED DOWN ON STUDENTS IN TIANANMEN SQUARE. THE BERLIN WALL FELL. VCRs AND PCs
BECAME COMMON APPLIANCES. ABC NEWS COVERS ALL THESE STORIES AND MANY MORE!
X0003316 GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS 12 minutes Grades K-4 THIS DELIGHTFUL ANIMATED VERSION OF THE CLASSIC FOLK TALE
IN WHICH A LITTLE GIRL'S RUDENESS DISRUPTS THE PLACID LIVES OF A HAPPY FAMILY OF BEARS HAS BEEN FAITHFULLY RECREATED WITH
AN ADDED TOUCH OF HUMOR THAT'S JUST RIGHT.
Language Arts
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X0003309 YOU AND YOUR FIVE SENSES 13 minutes Grades K-3 THIS PROGRAM TRANSPORTS VIEWERS TO A MAGICAL PLACE WHERE
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN - THE WORLD OF BOOKS. BY THE PROGRAM'S END, PINOCCHIO AND CAPTAIN NONSENSE LEARN THAT THERE ARE
FIVE SENSES. THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WORK AND HOW TO PROTECT THEM.
Science, Human Body
X0003353 FELIZ NAVIDAD: MEXICO 4 minutes Grades K-4 DONALD DUCK'S FRIENDS JOSE AND PANCHICO, SHOW HIM THE MEXICAN
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION OF LAS POSADAS. LET STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL CANDLELIGHT SEARCH FOR SHELTER THAT
ENDS WITH PARTIES, PINATAS, GIFTS AND FIREWORKS. ANIMATED
Language Arts, Christmas, Mexico
X0000443 HANSEL & GRETEL 17 minutes Grades K-3 DRAMATIZED FAIRY TALE BY THE PEPPERMINT PLAYERS, OF TWO CHILDREN LOST IN
THE WOODS AND COME UPON A COTTAGE MADE OF CANDY. THIS COTTAGE IS OWNED BY A WITCH; THAT HANSELL AND GRETEL DEFEAT
IN THE END.
Language Arts, Fairy Tale
X0002925 Christmas, Disney Christmas 47 minutes Grades K-8 JOIN MICKEY MOUSE AND HIS FRIENDS AND ENJOY SOME OF THE
BRIGHTEST, MOST COLORFUL MOMENTS ON FILM LIKE BAMBI AND THUMPER FROLICKING IN THE SNOW, AND MAGICAL MOMENTS WITH
CINDERELLA AND HER FAIRY GODMOTHER. FROM SNOWFLAKES AND SLEIGH BELLS TO CHRISTMAS TOYS AND MERRY WISHES, THIS A
VERY SPECIAL GIFT, A GLITTERING PACKAGE SPILLING OVER WITH YULETIDE FUN!
Language Arts, Holiday
X0000229 CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY (WILLIAM DEAN HOWELL) 20 minutes Grades K-3 A COLORFUL ANIMATED FILM THAT GENTLY REMINDS
YOUNGSTERS TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT THEY WISH FOR. THEY JUST MIGHT GET WHAT THEY WISH.
Holidays, Christmas, Language Arts
X0000758 NUTCRACKER 26 minutes Grades K-12 SET TO TCHAIKOVSKY'S MUSIC, THIS ANIMATED FILM PRESENTS THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS
TALE OF A POOR LITTLE SERVING GIRL WHOSE KISS MAGICALLY SPARKS LIFE INTO a WOODEN NUTCRACKER PRINCE.
Language Arts, Music
X0002924 CHRISTMAS, A WALT DISNEY 46 minutes Grades K-8 MAKE WAY FOR A DISNEY WINTER WONDERLAND FILLED WITH ALL THE JOY
AND MAGIC OF THE SEASON. JOIN SANTA, MICKEY, MINNIE, DONALD, AND THE GANG FOR THIS COLLECTION OF SIX CLASSIC CARTOONS.
Language Arts, Holiday
X0002926 CHRISTMAS, JIMINY CRICKET'S 47 minutes Grades K-8 JOIN YOUR HOST JIMINY CRICKET FOR THIS ALL-STAR MUSICAL SALUTE TO
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
Language Arts, Christmas, Music
X0002719 CASK OF MONTILLADO 19 minutes Grades 6-12 IN THIS CLASSIC HORROR STORY, REVENGE IS THE MOTIVE BEHIND AN
UNSPEAKABLE CRIME WHEN A YOUNG MAN LURES A NOBLEMAN TO THE FAMILY VAULTS. BY EDGAR ALLEN POE
Language Arts, POE
X0002895 LITHUANIA, DESTINATION 20 minutes Grades 6-12 IN 1991, THE BALTIC STATE OF LITHUANIA BECAME THE FIRST REPUBLIC TO
DECLARE ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE SOVIET UNION, and SPARKING ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC POLITICAL UPHEAVALS IN RECENT
HISTORY. TODAY, LITHUANIANS ARE STRUGGLING TO REBUILD THEIR ECONOMY AND RECLAIM THEIR HERITAGE. DESTINATION: EXPLORES
THE IMPACT OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY CHANGES ON THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
History, Social Studies, Geography
X0004102 GEOGRAPHY, GREAT 35 minutes Grades 4-8 LIVELY YOUNG HOSTS PRESENT ALL THE BASICS OF GEOGRAPHY: LATITUDE,
LONGITUDE, THE EQUATOR, THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE, POLES, CONTINENTS, OCEANS, RIVERS, MAP SYMBOLS, AND MUCH MORE.
LEARN ABOUT PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLICTICAL GEOGRAPHY. COLORFUL GRAPHICS AND FUNNY SKITS MAKE THIS A
PERFECT INTRODUCTION.
Geography
X0004809 FORCE & MOTION: HOW THINGS MOVE 16 minutes Grades 3-6 ROLL, SLIDE, BOUNCE, AND SPIN. DISCOVER MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS OBJECTS CAN MOVE. GIVE YOUR STUDENTS A PRELIMINARY LESSON IN PHYSICS WITH THIS FUN PROGRAM DESIGNED TO GET
CHILDREN THINKING ABOUT FORCE AND MOTION. STUDENTS ENJOY WATCHING OBJECTS AND PREDICTING MOVEMENT, WHILE
DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC SKILLS.
Science, Forces
X0003183 FORCE: LAWS OF MOTION 15 minutes Grades K-4 MR. FEATHERBY EXPLAINS THAT ISAAC NEWTON'S LAWS ARE A COLLECTION
OF IDEAS ABOUT WHY THINGS ACT THE WAY THEY DO HERE ON EARTH. HE READS "THERE'S NO PLACE SAFE TO HIDE" FEATURING SGT.
MILTON MILDFELLOW OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN POLICE. CHILDREN WILL FIND SOME OF NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION AS THEY WATCH
THIS VIDEO.
Science, Forces
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X0000708 ELECTRICITY: STATIC & HIGH VOLTAGE: MR. WIZARD 29 minutes Grades 4-12 MR. WIZARD PERFORMS THE FOLLOWING
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS: STATIC ELECTRICITY STALACTITES/TRICKS WITH STATIC ELECTRICITY/VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR/LIGHT
SCULPTURE/FUN WITH SPARKS
Science, Electricity
X0003470 BILL OF RIGHTS: BILL OF RESPONSIBITIES 30 minutes Grades 4-8 A COOL AND UNUSUAL TREATMENT OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
HOSTED BY BILL MAHER, OF TV'S "POLITICALLY INCORRECT." THIS FAST-PACED COMMENTARY ON HISTORICAL AND MODERN
IMPLICATIONS OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROVOKES STUDENTS TO CONSIDER THE RESPONSIBILITES ACCOMPANYING THOSE RIGHTS. MR.
MAHER'S UNIQUE APPROACH URGES STUDENTS TO BECOME A PART OF HISTORY BY EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS.
History
X0000217 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures 20 minutes Grades 6-12 A TINY GLITTERING RAINDROP AND SOLID FLECKS WITHIN IT
ILLUSTRATE THE CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER INTO PURE SUBSTANCES (ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS) AND HOMOGENEOUS AND
HETEROGENOUS MIXTURES. WITH OUR LABORATORY EXTENDING FROM THE RAINDROP TO THE SEA, FROM LIFE PROCESSES TO
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES, WE SEE HOW MIXTURES CAN BE SEPARATED INTO SIMPLE MIXTURES AN INTO PURE COMPOUNDS, HOW
COMPOUNDS CAN BE SEPERATED INTO ELEMENTS AND HOW THE MOLECULES AND ATOMS THAT MAKE UP ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS
GIVE THEM THEIR UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS.
Science, Elements
X0003778 MICHELANGELO & HIS ART 16 minutes Grades 4-12 TRACE THE LIFE AND CAREER OF MICHELANGELO- SCULPTOR, PAINTER,
ARCHITECT AND POET. AMONG THE ORIGINAL WORKS PHOTOGRAPHED AND ANALYZED ARE THE STATUES OF DAVID, THE PIETA, MOSES,
THE FIGURES OF THE MEDICI CHAPEL AND THE DEPOSITION.
ART
X0002993 MICHELANGELO, RESTORATION OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL 52 minutes Grades 6-12 IN 1980, WORK BEGAN ON THE RESTORATION
OF MICHELANGELO'S FRESCOES IN THE VATICAN'S SISTINE CHAPEL. THIS VIDEO IS THE EXCLUSIVE FILM RECORD OF THE FIRST PHASE OF
THE 12-YEAR ENDEAVOR THAT HAS BEEN HAILED AS "THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ART EVENT OF THE CENTURY."
ART
X0004549 RENAISSANCE RESTORATION 14 minutes Grades 6-12 IN THE 15TH CENTURY GREAT PAINTERS DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO
CREATING UNRIVALED MASTERPIECES, WHICH HAVE UNFORUNATELY SUFFERED THE RAVAGES OF TIME. WATCH AS RESTORERS SLOWLY
REVIVES SOME OF THESE PAINTINGS, INCLUDING THE "LAST SUPPER".
ART, HISTORY
X0004619 PLANTS, THE WORLD OF 20 minutes Grades 4-12 -THE VIDEO DISCRIBES THE EARLY HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF PLANTS. THE
DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF NONVASCULAR AND VASCULAR PLANTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED. BRYOPHYTES, SPORE-PRODUCING PLANTS,
GYMNOSPERMS, AND ANGIOSPERMS ARE ILLUSTRATED AND EXPLAINED THROUGH VIVID IMAGERY AND COLORFUL ANIMATION.
Science, Plants
X0003794 AGE OF DISCOVERY: SPANISH & PORTUGUESE 12 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS REVISED EDITION INCORPORATES NEW NARRATION,
MUSIC, AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK. PAINTINGS AND STATUES SHOW THE EXPLORERS THEMSELVES, SCENIC PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS THE
ACTUAL SETTINGS AND IMPORTANT LOCATIONS. ARTWORK AND MAP ANIMATION HELP ILLUSTRATE THE EXCITING VOYAGES OF PRINCE
HENRY THE NAVIGATOR, DIAZ, COLUMBUS, VASCO DE GAMA, MAGELLAN, PONCE DE LEON, BALBOA, CORTES AND PIZARRO.
History, Explorers
X0002638 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: DISCOVERY OF A NEW WORLD 45 minutes Grades 4-8 DANGER, DISASTER AND MUTINY SLOW THE
VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS AND HIS THREE SHIPS. HE ARRIVES AT THE NEW WORLD, DISCOVERS ITS NATIVEPEOPLE, AND CLAIMS IT ALL IN
THE NAME OF SPAIN.
History, Explorers
X0002637 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: SETTING SAIL 45 minutes Grades 4-8 COLUMBUS' DREAM OF THE OPEN SEA BECOMES CLOSER TO
REALITY AS HE IS GRANTED AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN. COLUMBUS' PLAN RECEIVES APPROVAL AND HE STARTS
OUTFITTING THE NINA, THE PINTA AND THE SANTA MARIA FOR THE COURAGEOUS VOYAGE. COLUMBUS AND HIS UNSEASONED CREW
START OUT ON A DARING JOURNEY THAT WILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY.
History, Explorers
XDVD000335 Ancient Inca: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 High in the Andes Mountains discover the secrets of
the ancient empire of the Inca. A Civilization that revealed the Roman Empire yet rose and fell within 100 years. Study their way of life,
ruins, religion, and foods.
XDVD000336 Ancient Rome: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Explore the history of Ancient Rome, the buried city
of Pompeii, mythical tale of Romulus and Remus. Discover the social structure of Roman society, the system of government they created,
and Roman innovations.
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XDVD000337 Ancient Greece: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 This program invites students to explore the history
and culture of Ancient Greece, a civilization comprised of over 700 cities-states, Athens being the largest. Journey to the Acropolis, and
examine terra-cotta pottery, painted with images of the adventures of Greek heroes, godsend scenes from everyday life.
History
Civilizations
XDVD000338 Ancient Maya: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 The ancient Maya were a highly organized civilization
that developed in what now is Mexico. They built great cities, pyramids, believed in many gods, studied astronomy, created a calendar,
and had beautiful art and architecture, a written language and the value of corn and cacao in society.
XDVD000339 Ancient Africa: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 This program focuses on two great civilizations of
Ancient Africa the Swahili on the eastern coast and Great Zimbabwe in the south. Learn about Swahili whose mastery on the open sea
made them prosperous traders. The Zimbabwe's ancient stone dwelling built for a king and the people there were farmers and cattle
herders, gold mining and trading made Zimbabwe one of the most powerful African kingdoms of its time.
XDVD000340 Ancient China: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Ancient China is one of the oldest continuous
civilizations, students learn about the construction of the Great Wall. Trace the history and lasting legacy of the Shang and Zhou dynasties,
explore the origins of Chinese innovations and discover how the famed "Silk Road" opened China's frontiers to trade.
X0005057 FACE: THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR FACE 25 minutes Grades 4-12 The face is composed of many muscles whose primary purpose is
to communicate through expressions. The expressions can be used to convey emotions like happiness, sadness, surprise and anger. This
edition of Science Screen Report for Kids explores the varied functions of the face. National Standards K-4 Life Science; The characteristics
of organisms Grades 5-8 Life Science; Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Science
X0003896 BRAIN / COMMUNICATION (BILL NYE) 50 MINUTES Grades 4-8 BRAIN: IN THIS THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROGRAM SOME VERY
TRICKY OPTICAL ILLUSIONS SHOW THAT THE BRAIN DOESN'T ALWAYS CORRECTLY INTERPRET WHAT IT SEES. CHECK OUT BILL NYE FROM A
WHOLE NEW ANGLE WHEN HE GETS A M.R.I. OF HIS BRAIN. 26 MINUTES
COMMUNICATION: 24 minutes
SCIENCE, BRAIN, COMMUNICATION
XDVD000341 Ancient Mesopotamia: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Centuries ago the area between the Tigris
and Euphrates Rivers was known as Mesopotamia. Discover the Sumerian civilization, the Assyrians and the Babylonians.
XDVD000342 Ancient Egypt: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Ancient Egypt was a civilization that began along the
fertile banks of the Nile River more than 5,000 years ago. Explore the King Tut's tomb, the Valley of the Kings, the expert engineers,
architects, pyramids, monuments, writing system and much more as children learn of this remarkable civilization.
XDVD000343 Ancient Aegean: Ancient Civilizations for Children 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Explore the ancient history of the Minoan and
Mycenaean civilizations, two cultures from 3,500 years ago around the Aegean Sea. They were artists, engineers, merchants and traders,
warriors, craftsmen, that dominated the early Greek city-states until the Dark Ages.
XDVD000344 The Electric Company: Best of the Best 165 minutes G (General Audience)The Electric Company was a product of its time,
perennially cool and hip, while never wavering from its educational goals; it was full of wit and energy and made learning to read fun.
Language Arts, Spelling, Reading
XDVD000263 Math: Weight & Energy (Measure for Measure) 55 MINUTES Grades 6-12 How were the pyramids built? What keeps roller
coaster rolling? Segments cover simple machines, weight measure and forms of energy. With its focus on exciting activities and interesting
historical scenes, this lively presentation introduces students to the concepts and measurement of force and motion.
MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL SCIENCE
XDVD000264 Math: Time & Temperature (Measure for Measure) 55 minutes Grades 6-12 - Many different systems of measurement - and
their value to science - are featured in this episode. Segments cover celestial events, mass extinction, and the effects of extremes in
temperature and weather.
Math, Science
XDVD000265 Math: Lengths & Heights (Measure for Measure) 55 minutes Grades 6-12 - Accurate measurement is essential to scientific
practice and many other human endeavors. Segments cover the significance and systems of assessing time, distance, waves, altitude, and
body metabolism. This presentation dramatically emphasizes why we need precise measurement in many different aspects of our lives.
Math
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Science
XDVD000266 Math: Multiples & Factors 10 minutes Grades 4-6 When Dr. Strangelove steals the main microchip from the math computer,
a team of special agents has to save the day. By solving a series of interactive problems about multiples and factors, students can help the
team thwart the evil plans before its too late in this fun, animated program.
Mathematics
XDVD000267 March of the Penguins 80 minutes G (General Audience) Yearly emperor penguins make a journey to bare their young. They
march day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, coldest continent of Earth. Narrated by Morgan Freeman
Science, movie
X0002971 ILLINOIS: THE EARLY YEARS 13 minutes Grades 6-12 IN THE 17TH CENTURY, WHEN EUROPEANS FIRST CAME TO THE AREA,
THERE WERE OVER 6000 PEOPLE LIVING IN ILLINOIS, ENJOYING THE HARVESTS OF ITS RICH SOIL AND THE BOUNTY OF ITS PRAIRIES,
WOODLANDS AND WATERWAYS. THIS ACCOUNT DEPICTS THE LIFE OF THE ILLINOIS INDIANS AND THE ARRIVAL OF MARQUETTE AND
JOLIET. IT ENCOMPASSES THE PERIOD OF FRENCH SETTLEMENT AND DESCRIBES THE FATE OF THE ILLINOIS INDIANS UNDER EUROPEAN
RULE.
History, Illinois
X0002970 ILLINOIS: THE MOUND BUILDERS 13 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS ACCOUNT TRACES THE HISTORY OF ILLINOIS FROM PREHISTORIC
TIMES, WHEN THE LAND WAS COVERED WITH ICE AND THE FIRST PEOPLE APPEARED IN THE AREA. IT COVERS THE RISE OF THE MOUND
BUILDERS AND FOLLOWS THEIR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SEVERAL PERIODS UNTIL THEIR DECLINE AND EVENTUAL DISAPPEARANCE.
History, Illinois
X0000416 CONSUMER EDUCATION: LET'S SAVE/OPPORTUNITY COST 15 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS SERIES FEATURES YOUNG PEOPLE
PRESENTED WITH THE MONETARY DILEMMAS THAT ALMOST ALWAYS CONFRONT TEENAGERS. WITHIN THEIR DRAMATIC STORYLINES,
THE PROGRAMS SHOW BASIC ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES THAT WILL HELP TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS.
Economics
X0000419 CONSUMER EDUCATION: KEY TO PRODUCTIVITY/HUMAN CAPITAL 15 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS SERIES FEATURES YOUNG
PEOPLE PRESENTED WITH THE MONETARY DILEMMAS THAT ALMOST ALWAYS CONFRONT TEENAGERS. WITHIN THEIR DRAMATIC
STORYLINES, THE PROGRAMS SHOW BASIC ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES THAT WILL HELP TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS.
Economics
X0004558 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, ALMOST PAINLESS GUIDE TO 20 minutes Grades 6-12 THE LEGISLATIVE LOOKS AT LEGISLATIVE CHECKS
AND BALANCES, THE POWER TO IMPEACH, AND THE LAWMAKING PROCESS. IT ALSO EXPLAINS THE ORIGINS OF THE TWO-HOUSE SYSTEM
AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TEACHERS GUIDE, BLACKLINE MASTERS INCLUDED.
History, Humanities, Government
X0001020 CONGRESS: UNDERSTANDING AN ACT OF 52 minutes Grades 6-12 IT HAPPENS HERE EVERY TWO YEARS ON A JANUARY DAY. AN
ARENA FOR CONFLICT ISSUES TOO LARGE FOR LOCAL DECISIONS ARE FOUGHT OVER & RESOLVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE 435 MEMBERS
OF THE HOUSE.
Social Studies, Humanities
XDVD000271 Earth's Geology: Living Rock 60 minutes Grades 8-12 Living Rock, an educational program about Earth's geology, introduces a
number of geologic concepts including: Basin & Range, Continental Crust, Crust Spread, Earthquakes, Erosion, Exotic Terrain, Geologic
Time, Glaciers, Granite Batholiths, MOHO, Pillow Lava, Plate Tectonics, Rifts, Seduction Zones, Volcanic Activity, and Xenoliths.
Geology, Science
XDVD000269 Sacagawea: Heroine of the Lewis & Clark Journey 80 minutes Grades 4-12 She was an expectant mother, but she endured
every hardship these seasoned soldiers experienced. Without her the Corp of Discovery would have failed. With live-action, the Lewis &
Clark journey is beautifully reenacted. The program traces the journey from St. Louis to Fort Mandan in North Dakota, over the Rockies to
the Pacific and back. This is the journey, in her words. DVD includes an extra feature: The Living Legacy of Lewis & Clark.
History, Lewis & Clark
XDVD000272 Math: Decimals, Adding, Subtracting & Comparing 15 minutes Grades 4-6 It's up to Matt Mattics to foil the plans of Dr.
Strangeglove, who has hi-jacked the ice cream van-based headquarters of Intrer-Math. Mattics and his team are put to the test, answering
a myriad of questions about adding, subtracting and comparing decimals in order to save the day.
Mathematics, Decimals
XDVD000345 The Masque of the Red Death & The Premature Burial l3 hours (2 programs) Grades 9-12 Two of Edger Allen Poe's tales on
DVD.
Language Art, Edgar Allen Poe
X0004514 BLACK DEATH 1347-1351 15 minutes Grades 9-12 THIS VIDEO, DESIGNED FOR USE IN 9TH TO 12TH GRADE CLASSROOMS,
EXPLORES THE FASCINATING STORY OF THE GREAT EPIDEMIC OF PLAGUE THAT STRUCK EUROPE IN THE MID-FOURTEENTH CENTURY. THIS
EPIDEMIC RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF UP TO 1/2 THE POPULATION OF EUROPE.
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History, Black Death
X0003486 AMERICAN WEST, THE OPENING OF; FUR TRADERS & OREGON TRAIL 18 minutes Grades 3-8 PROVIDE YOUR STUDENTS WITH A
SOLID HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ENORMOUS WAVE OF WESTWARD EXPANSION IN MID-NINETEENTHCENTURY AMERICA. THIS TWO-PART PROGRAM DESCRIBES THE MAGNITUDE OF THE MOVEMENT AND ALSO DETAILS THE EFFECTS ON THE
LIVES OF THE PIONEERS. THE FIRST PART IS EXPLORERES AND FUR TRADERS; THE SECOND PART IS THE OREGON TRAIL.
History, Westward Expansion
X0005053 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR: WHEN THE FOREST RAN RED 59 minutes Grades 4-12 - This education program examines the events of
the French & Indian War, this colonial-era battle changed the course of American history. The program revisits the war using
reenactments, 3-D maps, on-location footage and expert commentary.
History, French and Indian War
X0000145 BILL OF RIGHTS (AMERICAN DOCUMENTS SERIES) 25 minutes Grades 6-12 HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
ORIGINAL 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION KNOWN AS THE BILL OF RIGHTS. THE VARIOUS OBJECTIONS VOICED ABOUT THE
CONSTITUTIONS IS PRESENTED AND SHOWS HOW SKILLFUL MANEUVERING AND MANIPULATION IN THE FORM OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
ENABLED THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. History, Bill of Rights, Constitution
X0003731 CONSTITUTION, THE BIRTH OF THE 24 minutes Grades 4-8 WHAT IS THE CONSTITUTION? YOU COULD SAY IT'S A KIND OF
INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR THE UNITED STATES. IT TELLS HOW OUR GOVERNMENT WORKS. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT - SO
IMPORTANT THAT THE PEANUTS PALS ARE EAGER TO HELP IN ITS CREATION!
History, Constitution
X0000435 EXECUTIVE BRANCH 22 minutes Grades 4-12 LARGEST & MOST DIVERSIFIED OF THE THREE BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. FISH & WILDLIFE IS A PART OF THIS BUREAUCRACY.
Social Studies, U.S. Government
X0000436 JUDICIAL BRANCH 22 minutes Grades 4-12 PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO INTERPRET & APPLY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE U.S. &
OTHER LAWS OF THE LAND.
X0000437 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 22 minutes Grades 4-12 LAW-MAKING ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE IN COMMITTEES. CONGRESSMEN
INTRODUCE LEGISLATION AFTER MEETING WITH CONSTITUENTS.
X0000077 AMAZON LAND OF THE FLOODED FOREST, 59 minutes Grades 6-12 FOR 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR OF MORE, RAINS INUNDATE
THE AMAZON FLOOD PLAIN TO DEPTHS UP TO 50 FEET. EXPLORE THE MYSTERIOUS CANOPY OF THE FLOODED FOREST. SEE SLOTHS THAT
SWIM AND FISH THAT EAT FRUITS AND SEEDS. LEARN ABOUT THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM AND THE DRY AND WET EXTREMES. CC
X0003146 AMAZON RIVER STUDIED 15 minutes Grades 6-12 JOURNEY MORE THAN 4,000 MILES FROM THE AMAZON'S SOURCE HIGH IN
THE PERUVIAN ANDES, TO ITS MOUTH IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. ALONG THE WAY, SEE THE ABUNDANCE OF THE LIFE FORMS WITHIN ITS
DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS AS IT GROWS FROM MOUNTAIN TRICLES, TO STREAM, TO RAGING TORRENT, MEANDERS ACROSS THE FLOOD
PLAIN, AND DIVIDES IN ITS DELTA, SPILLING OVER 100 MILES OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC.
X0000106 ARGENTINA 20 minutes Grades 6-12 ARGENTINA IS THE SECOND LARGEST LATIN AMERICAN NATION. THE PEOPLE ARE MOSTLY
DECENDENTS FROM EUROPEANS, 90 PER CENT ARE CATHOLIC AND THE LANGUAGE IS SPANISH. MAJOR EXPORTS INCLUDE BEEF, WHEAT,
SUGAR, LEATHER AND FURS.
X0002717 CARIBBEAN 18 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS VIDEO EXPLORES THIS REGION OF MORE THAN A DOZEN ISLAND-NATIONS,
RECOUNTING ITS COLONIAL HISTORY, INTERVIEWING ITS PEOPLE, AND ANALYZING WHY THERE'S CURRENTLY SO MUCH DESPAIR AMID SO
MUCH BEAUTY. BUT IN THE END, THE PROGRAM NOTES THAT NEW INDUSTRIES ARE EARNING EXPORT INCOME FOR THE CARIBBEAN.
X0004274 CARIBBEAN ISLANDS 35 minutes Grades 6-12 BATHED BY THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE CARIBBEAN SEA AND DRENCHED IN YEAR ROUND
SUN, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE SO MANY SITES AND SO MUCH SPLENDOR IN ONE PLACE. VISIT JAMAICA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, MARTINIQUE,
TINIDAD AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
X0000209 CENTRAL AMERICA 30 minutes Grades 4-12 HOT AND HUMID LOWLANDS CONTRAST WITH COOL HIGHLANDS. THE ACTIVE
VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKS CAUSE WIDE-SPREAD DEVASTATION. PHYSICAL CONTRASTS CO-EXIST WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THE
REGION IS HOME TO MANY WHOSE ANCESTORS WERE INDIANS, MAYA, SPANISH CONQUEROR.
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X0002716 CENTRAL AMERICA 20 minutes Grades 6-12 CENTRAL AMERICA IS A LAND OF CONNECTIONS, A REGION THAT LINKS NORTH AND
SOUTH AMERICA AND - THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL- THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEAN. BUT INTERNALLY, THIS SEVEN-COUNTY
REGION ALSO HAS ITS SHARE OF DISCONNECTIONS-POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC. SHOT COMPLETELY ON LOCATION, THIS
COLORFUL PROGRAM CAPTURES THE COMPLEXITY MIXED PEOPLES AND UNSTABLE POLITICS.
X0000210 CENTRAL AMERICA: FINDING NEW WAYS 16 minutes Grades 6-12 LINKING NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA ARE SIX REPUBLICS
WITH MERGING CULTURES OF SPANISH AND MAYAN. MOST OF THE 16 MILLION PEOPLE ARE OF MIXED BLOOD (MESTIZOS). LIVES ARE
DOMINATED BY THE FEUDAL SYSTEM OF WEALTHY LANDOWNERS AND POOR PEASANTS.
Social Studies, Geography
X0000223 CHILE 20 minutes Grades 6-12 THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF CHILE IS SPANISH. EDUCATION IS FREE AND COMPULSARY
THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADE. PROGRAM DISCUSSES VARIOUS ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND HISTORIC CHANGES IN CHILE. PRIMARY
RESOURCES INCLUDE COPPER AND AGRICULTURE AS WELL AS HOW THE
EXPORTATION OF GRAPES AND OTHER FRUITS ARE VITAL TO THE ECONOMY.
X0003659 Mexico: Land and Its People 24 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A CLOSE LOOK AT TODAY'S MEXICAN PEOPLE,
WHO ARE LEAVING THEIR FARMS AND VILLAGES TO SEEK ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITIES.
X0003654 South America: Destination Paraguay: Honduras 20 minutes Grades 6-12 DESTINATION HONDURAS INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO
THE CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY OF HONDURAS AS SEEN THROUGH PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS AND THE FAMILIES WITH WHOM THEY
WORK AND LIVE. VISIT A SMALL VILLAGE IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SEMANE, THE RAIN FOREST IN THE COUNTRY'S INTERIOR AND THE
VIBRANT AFRICAN-AMERICAN GARIFUNA CULTURE ALONG THE COAST.
X0004235 VENEZUELA, SOUTH AMERICA 18 minutes Grades K-7 THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS VIEWS OF THE HOME, WAY OF LIFE, AND
FOCUSES ON CHILDREN; ALL FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY; ATTEMPT TO REPRESENT ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURE AND PLACE; AND THE HIGH
QUALITY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY.
SOCIAL STUDIES; WORLD GEOGRAPHY
X0004603 PLIMOTH PLANTATION, COLONIAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN 23 minutes Grades 3- 8 TRACY AND GREG, WONDERING WHAT LIFE FOR
THE PILGRIMS WAS REALLY LIKE, BLAST BACK IN TIME TO THE ORIGINAL PLIMOTH PLANTATION OF 1620. FOLLOW ALONG AS THEY LEARN
ABOUT DAILY LIFE AND CULTURE.
History, Colonies
X0004602 JAMESTOWN, COLONIAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN 23 minutes Grades 3-8 WHILE DOING RESEARCH FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT ON THE
JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA, GREG GETS ZAPPED INTO THE INTERNET AND FINDS HIMSELF AT THE HISTORIC SITE ITSELF.
COLONIAL INTERPRETERS AT JAMESTOWN ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS OF THE ENGLISH COLONY.
History, Colonies
XDVD000305 Flower: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 In Flowers, Bill shows that flowers are more than just pretty faces. They make seeds;
play a key role in pollination, and help plants reproduce.
Science Flowers
XDVD000300 Insects: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill talks to special quest Queen Latifah, who's abuzz about her other favorite
queens...bees. The lab kids go exploring at insectariums and go digging for insect fossils.
Science, Insects
X0004202 AUTUMN & WINTER STORY: BRAMBLY HEDGE 90 minutes Grades K-3 TWO SHOT STORIES: AUTUMN STORY YOUNG WILFRED
GOES BERRY PICKING WITH A FRIEND, THEY GET INTO ONE JAM AFTER ANOTHER BUT WILFRED GETS JUST THE ADVENTURE HE WAS
LOOKING FOR! THEN, IN WINTER STORY, ALL WILFRED CAN THINK ABOUT IS USING HIS FAVORITE TOBOGGAN, BUT WHEN HE LENDS IT TO
BASIL, HIS PROBLEMS "SNOWBALL". THESE STORIES TEACH CHILDREN THE VALUE OF SHARING AND FRIENDSHIP.
Language Arts, Autumn, Winter
X0001138 Paul Bunyan 30 minutes Grades K-3 NO STORY CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF EARLY AMERICA BETTER THAN THE SAGA OF THAT TALL
TALE HERO PAUL BUNYAN AND HIS BLUE OX, BABE. CC
Language Arts, TALL TALES
X0004804 ANGRY? TEN WAYS TO COOL OFF 18 minutes Grades K-2 ANGER IS A NATURAL EMOTION, BUT ONE THAT GENERATES INTENSE
FEELINGS IN YOUNG CHILDREN. SCENARIOS ILLUSTRATE TEN WAYS KIDS CAN COOL OFF WHENEVER AN ANGRY SITUATION LEAVES THEM
READY TO EXPLODE, BOIL OVER, OR BURN UP.
Guidance, Social Studies
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X0002886 COLUMBUS DAY 15 minutes Grades K-2 HERE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE REASONS BEHIND THE COLUMBUS DAY
HOLIDAY.
Social Studies
X0004292 MAPS, UNDERSTANDING 13 minutes Grades K-3 CHILDREN RELATE THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORLD THEY LIVE IN TO THE
TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORLD OF MAPS BY TAKING THEM ON A PLANE RIDE OVER A NEIGHBORHOOD AND TRANSLATING THE VIEW ONTO A
FLAT MAP. DEMONSTRATES POINTS ON A COMPASS, HOW DIFFERENT MAPS SHOW DIFFERENT THINGS, WHAT SYMBOLS AND SCALES ARE
AND WHAT A GLOBE IS.
Social Studies, Maps
X0004593 Earth, Taking Care of Our 16 minutes Grades K-6 IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PEOPLE BECOME EDUCATED ON HOW TO CONSERVE
ALL THE EARTH'S RESOURCES BY DECREASING THEIR USE AND POLLUTION. THIS PROGRAM IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS, SO
THEY BECOME CONSCIOUS OF THEIR DUTY TO PROTECT THE EARTH AND ITS RESOURCES.
X0004311 Natural Resources, Learning About 15 minutes Grades K-6 STUDENTS LEARN WHAT NATURAL RESOURCES ARE AND HOW WE
"HARVEST" THEM. MINERALS, PETROLEUM, PLANTS, TREES, SOIL, WATER AND PEOPLE ARE SOME OF THE RESOURCES FEATURED.
DEMONSTRATES HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY - ENERGY, HOUSING, FOOD,
PRODUCTS, ETC.
Science, Resources, Social Studies
X0004377 MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: SPINS A WEB 30 minutes Grades K-4 CARLOS AND PHOEBE CAN'T DECIDE IF SPIDERS ARE COOL...OR
CREEPY. WITH LIZ PLAYING THE PART OF BUG BAIT, SHE REVEALS THE MANY INGENIOUS HUNTING METHODS OF SPIDERS; THE KIDS GAIN
A NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE BUG-TRAPPING SKILLS OF NATURE'S WEB-MASTERS.
LIFE SCIENCE, Science, Spiders
X0002957 ANANSI 30 minutes Grades K-5 DENZEL WASHINGTON NARRATES TWO HILARIOUS STORIES ABOUT ANANSI THE SPIDER WHO
WINS POSSESSION OF ALL THE STORIES IN THE JUNGLE BY OUTSMARTING THE PRIDEFUL SNAKE.
Language Arts
X0003886 HALLOWEEN SURPRISES (MICKEY'S SAFETY CLUB) 13 MINUTES Grades K-3 THE GHOST OF HALLOWEEN TEACHES MICKEY AND
HIS YOUNG FRIEND BETH ABOUT HALLOWEEN SAFETY CONCERNS SUCH AS WEARING SAFE HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, TRICK OR TREATING
IN GROUPS AND FOLLOWING VITAL STREET SAFETY RULES.
Language Arts, Health, Safety
X0003847 HALLOWEEN, CELEBRATE 15 MINUTES Grades K-3 HALLOWEEN SAFETY AND HISTORY ARE CONTAINED IN THIS INFORMATIVE
VIDEO WITH THE HELP OF A FRIENDLY PUPPET.
LANGUAGE ARTS, SAFETY
X0001139 Indian Legacy 62 minutes Grades 2-6 YOUNGSTERS WILL BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURE HERITAGE OF
THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
Social Studies, History, North American Indians
X0000476 PLANTS: HOW PLANTS GROW 17 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN DISCOVER THAT PLANTS ARE LIVING THINGS, AND THAT ALL
LIVING ORGANISMS HAVE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS. THROUGH EXPERIMENTS CHILDREN SEE WHAT SEEDS NEED TO GERMINATE.
Science, Plants
X0000475 PLANTS: HOW PLANTS GET FOOD 17 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN INVESTIGATE THE WAYS THAT PLANTS GET WATER AND
OTHER NUTRIENTS FROM THE SOIL AND AIR, AND USE THOSE NUTRIENTS TO MAKE FOOD. PLANTS MAKE A SUGAR CALLED GLUCOSE, AND
THE PROCESS IS CALLED PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
Science, Plants
X0004597 Animal Groups 15 minutes Grades K-6 THIS ENTERTAINING VIDEO WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SIX DIFFERENT
CLASSIFICATIONS OF ANIMALS. THE WORLD IS LOADED WITH AN AMAZING ASSORTMENT OF ANIMALS, AND NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE THE
SAME CHARACTERISTICS.
Science, Animal
X0003087 Food Chain 20 minutes Grades 3-8 REINFORCING BASIC SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS WITH LIGHTHEARTED ANIMATION, THIS
PROGRAM ILLUSTRATES HOW EACH PART OF A FOOD CHAIN DEPENDS ON AND NOURISHES OTHER PARTS. BEGINNING WITH ALGAE, IT
SHOWS HOW ENERGY IS PASSED ON FROM ONE LINK IN THE CHAIN TO ANOTHER.
Science
X0004821 ANIMAL LIFE CYCLES, ALL ABOUT 23 minutes Grades K-4 ANIMALS ARE BORN, GROW INTO ADULTS AND REPRODUCE, STARTING
THE CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN. FROM TADPOLE TO FROG, EGG TO OSTRICH AND CUB TO LION, YOUNG STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT
AVERAGE ANIMAL LIFE SPANS, THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF REPRODUCTION.
Science, Animals
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X0003931 ANIMALS ARE DIFFERENT AND ALIKE 13 minutes Grades K-4 LIVE PHOTOGRAPH HIGHLIGHTING A WIDE VARIETY OF ANIMALS IN
DIFFERENT SETTINGS HELPS YOUNG VIEWERS PICK OUT THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT IN THEIR APPEARANCE, EATING
HABITS, MOVEMENT AND ENVIRONMENT.
Science, Animals
X0003100 CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE 60 minutes Grades 9-12 EXAMINES THE STRESSFUL TASK OF MOLDING AN IDENTITY WHEN
BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CUES ARE OUT OF SYNCH.
XDVD000327 Society & the Individual 26 minutes Grades 9-12 Do you act differently around certain people? Have you ever felt like an
actor on a stage? By the end, you'll have an answer to the Question, "How did you become you?"
Science, Sociology
X0003575SPACE: BLAST OFF 30 minutes Grades K-5 YOUNG "STAR VOYAGERS" CAN TRAVEL WITH THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF
AMERICA'S SPACE PROGRAM AS THEY EXPLORE OTHER WORLDS AND TRAVEL AMONG THE STARS. CHILDREN BLAST OFF WITH THE
MERCURY, GEMINI, APOLLO AND SPACE SHUTTLE CREWS. HEAR THE NAMES OF ASTRONAUTS, LEARN FACTS ABOUT THE ROCKETS AND
WITNESS THE EXCITING HISTORY OF AMERICA'S SPACE PROGRAM IN THIS FAST PACED AND VISUALLY DYNAMIC VOYAGE.
Science, Astronomy
X0003740 SPACE: A WALK THROUGH HISTORY 22 minutes Grades 4-12 A WALK THROUGH HISTORY IS AN IN-DEPTH REFLECTION ON THE
JULY 16, 1969 BLAST-OFF OF APOLLO II, AND MAN'S FIRST WALK ON THE MOON. THE WORLD WATCHED AS ASTRONAUTS NEIL
ARMSTRONG AND THEN BUZZ ALDRIN STEPPED ACROSS THE MOON'S SURFACE AND TOGETHER PLANTED THE AMERICAN FLAG. CNN'S
JOHN HOLLIMAN TALKS WITH BUZZ ALDRIN WHO ELABORATES ON HIS FEELINGS OF THAT MOMENTOUS VOYAGE AND THE GLOBAL
CELEBRATIONS WHEN THE WERE SAFELY HOME.
Science, Astronomy
X0003733 SPACE SHUTTLE FROM LANDING TO LAUNCH 30Grades K-12 JACK JACOBSEN NARRATES THIS DOCUMENTARY THAT OFFERS A
VARIETY OF FACTS & INFORMATION, AND AN UP-CLOSE VIEW OF THE HISTORIC SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM; DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF THE
SHUTTLE FROM RE-ENTRY AND LANDING TO THE NEXT COUNTDOWN AND LAUNCH.
ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE
X0004802 RESPECT, LET'S TALK ABOUT 17Grades K-2 ALL ABOARD THE RESPECT TRAIN FOR A FUN-FILLED ADVENTURE THAT WILL GET KIDS
THINKING AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT RESPECT MEANS! AS THE TRAIN MAKES ITS SCHEDULED STOPS, A FRIENDLY CONDUCTOR USES
BRIEF VIGNETTES AND SONGS TO ILLUSTRATE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF RESPECT.
Health, Respect
X0004055 GORILLA 60 minutes Grades 4-12 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRESENTS AN INFORMATIVE AND ENGAGING LOOK AT THE
MYSTERIOUS MOUNTAIN GORILLA OF CENTRAL AFRICA - A SPECIES ONCE NUMBERING IN THE THOUSANDS, THAT HAS NOW DWINDLED
TO A PRECIOUS FEW.
Science, Animal
X0004054 EGYPT SECRETS OF THE PHARAOHS 60 minutes Grades 4-12 ANCIENT MYSTERIES REVEALED AT LAST... WHO BUILT THE
PYRAMIDS? WHAT WERE THE SECRETS OF MUMMIFICATION? WHICH TREASURES WERE SELECTED FOR THE AFTERLIFE AND WHY? FOR
CENTURIES, EGYPT'S PHARAOHS HAVE KEPT THESE SECRETS TO THEMSELVES... UNTIL NOW
History, Science
X0003580 TELL-TALE HEART, THE 30 minutes Grades 6-12 THE TELL-TALE HEART IS A TRUE AMERICAN CLASSIC STORY HAUNTINGLY FILMED
IN STARK BLACK AND WHITE TO ACCENTUATE THE GOOD VS. EVIL, THEME. POE IS GIVEN CREDIT FOR ESTABLISING THE FORM OF THE
MODERN SHORT STORY, HIS VERY NAME BEING SYNONYMOUS WITH THE FASCINATING SPINE-TINGLING WORLD OF THE MACABRE.
Language Arts
X0003755 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 60 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS FASCINATING RETROSPECTIVE, HOSTED BY LOUIS GOSSETT, JR., DETAILS
THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS, FROM THEIR HUMBLE ORIGINS THROUGH SIX DECADES OF
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MAGIC.
Social Studies, Health, Sports
X0004732 MICHAEL JORDAN: OFF COURT 40 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW A FIERCE COMPETITIVE NATURE AND DESIRE
TO BE THE BEST PROPELLED JORDAN TO OFF-COURT STARDOM. FOLLOW MJ AS HE GROWS FROM A TALENTED YOUTH INTO THE SYMBOL
OF SUCCESS AND EXCELLENCE HE IS TODAY. HEAR HIS COACHES, COMPETITORS, AND FRIENDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THIS EXCELLENT ROLE
MODEL.
Sports, Health, Social Studies
X0004887 TRANSPLANTS GIFT OF LIFE 50 minutes Grades 7-12 Mike Wallace explores the history of mysteries and breakthroughs of organ
transplants.
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X0004205 BLACK STALLION, THE 117 minutes Grades K-12FROM ITS TURBULENT BEGINNING IN A STORM-SWEPT SEA TO ITS THUNDEROUS
HORSE RACE FINAL. THE BLACK STALLION IS A MODERN DAY MOVIE LANDMARK.
X0004121 GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, THE PEANUT MAN 30 minutes Grades 4-12 THE PEANUT MAN - THE STORY OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON CARVER IS MORE THAN A HISTORY LESSON ABOUT ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER SCIENTISTS. A YOUNG MAN HEADED IN
THE WRONG DIRECTION LEARNS ABOUT VALUABLE CHOICES. IN A WORLD RIPPED APART BY SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND DRUG ABUSE, DR.
CARVER'S SIMPLE MESSAGES TO TODAY'S YOUTH STANDS AS A LIGHTHOUSE IN THE FOG.
XDVD000273 Writing Process, the: Writing for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Racing to meet a deadline, young editors find out about the
stages of the writing process. They discover the importance of prewriting - the thinking and planning stage of writing - and how to
transform ideas into a written draft, including a lead, topic sentences and supporting details. They learn to revise and improve their
writing. Then it's time to proofread and publish.
XDVD000274 Sports: The Eyes of Nye 24 minutes Grades 9-12 Learn about the physics behind sports, take a look at the mental aspect that
world-class athletes bring to their efforts and explore why people play and watch sports. All with Bill Nye
Science, Sports
XDVD000275 Climate Change, Global: The Eyes of Nye 23 minutes Grades 9-12 Find out how scientist measure climate change, see how
carbon dioxide affects the temperature of Earth's atmosphere, and hear about the role of fossil fuels. Bill Nye's look at the possible causes
of global warming. Science, Climate Change
XDVD000277 Math: Pre-Algebra: Using Graphs 26 minutes Grades 6-12 The Standard Deviants plot linear equation up and down the graph,
then plot two lines and wrap things up with drawing inequalities. Our double plot lines come to a head at the intersection. It's a
mathematical thrill-a-minute.
Math
XDVD000279 Motion & Friction: Bill Nye 52 minutes Grades 4-12 Make it move or stop. Sometimes an object might seem to be at rest even
when it is actually in motion. Friction: Bill illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains to the roll of
ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles. Then there is the hovercraft which moves by eliminating friction altogether.
Science
XDVD000280 Storms & Atmosphere: Bill Nye 52 minutes Grades 4-12 Storms happen when huge masses of air collide. Disaster or not,
storms benefit us. Tropical regions would be too hot to inhabit, sub Polar Regions too cold, if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to
distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently.
Science, Weather
XDVD000281 Digestion & Respiration: Bill Nye 52 minutes Grades 4-12 Digestion: Bill explains how the digestive system is like a fine-tuned
machine that turns food into energy. Bill demonstrates the process with a steam engine that runs on corn flakes. Respiration: Bill is aerobic
about the importance of respiration as he jogs, bikes, swims, and scuba divers. Discover how to measure the amount of air each breath
contains and see how cigarette smoke can infiltrate and injure the lungs.
Science, Human Body
XDVD000282 Pollution Solutions & Populations: Bill Nye 52 minutes Grades 4-12 Pollution Solutions: From cleaning our water to cleansing
our air, Bill demonstrates how important it is for all humans to prepare for the future by recycling, researching, and developing innovative
solutions to combat this worldwide problem. Populations: A peep of chickens, pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, and a crowd of people.
What do they all have in common? They are all populations. Bill explores how these living groups compete for food, homes, and space.
Social Studies, Science
XDVD000283 Planets, The & Gravity 52 minutes Grades 4-12 The Planets: Bill gets up close and personal with each of the solar system's
planets and moons. He goes planet gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distance between
planets. Gravity: Have you wondered what holds the ocean to the Earth? What makes the Earth round? What holds humans to the
ground? Bill provides the explanation for these and other questions about the Earth's gravity.
Science, Planets, Gravity
XDVD000310 Sound: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill's pickin'up good vibrations when he joins rock group, Soundgarden, in the
recording studio. They unleash the power of sound as they tap, sing, and band sound waves to eardrums everywhere.
Science, Sound
XDVD000295 Light & Color: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill goes somewhere over the rainbow for an enlightening show as he reflects
upon light and color.
Science, Light, Color
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X0003889 WAVES / WIND (BILL NYE) 50 minutes Grades 4-8 WAVES: BILL EXPLORES SOUND WAVES, LIGHT WAVES, SEISMIC WAVES,
ENERGY WAVES, AND EVEN "THE WAVE" THAT'S SO POPULAR WITH STADIUM CROWDS. WE'LL CHECK OUT AN X-RAY MACHINE AND FIND
OUT WHY THOSE HEAVY LEAD JACKETS ARE REQUIRED ATTIRE WHEN X-RAYS ARE TAKEN. PILOT GARRY DEAN INVITES US ALONG AS HE
BREAKS THE SOUND BARRIER IN HIS SUPERSONIC JET. THE MUSIC VIDEO PARODY IS "ENERGY MOVES IN WAVES," TO THE TUNE TO PETER
FRAMPTON'S "BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY."
Science, Waves, Wind
XDVD000284 Puberty: Let's Talk Puberty for Boys (Disney) 11 minutes Grades 4-6 What happens to a
boy's body during puberty? How should a boy take care of his changing body and stay healthy?
Using gentle humor and appealing animations, this series describes the physical and emotional
changes that occur during puberty.
Health, Puberty
XDVD000285 Puberty: Let's Talk Puberty for Girls (Disney) 16 minutes Grades 4-6 What happens to a girl's body during puberty? What is
menstruation? How should a girl take care of her changing body and stay healthy? Using gentle humor and appealing animations, this
series describes the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty.
Health, Puberty
XDVD000286 Loretta Claiborne Story (Disney) 90 minutes Grades 4-12 Partially blind, unable to walk or talk until she was four years old,
born poor and mentally retarded, young Loretta Claiborne endured ridicule and humiliation while growing up. Yet she became a worldclass runner and a passionate advocate of the Special Olympics. Inspire students to overcome obstacles with the true story of this
extraordinary African American woman.
Social Studies, Guidance
XDVD000288 Pressure: Bill Nye 23 minutes Grades 4-12 In Pressure, Bill visits the Hoover Dam to explore different types of pressure. Check
out fire boats, fancy hydraulic lifts for cars, and a water jet ski shop that uses pressure to push water at three times the speed of sound to
cut through wood, granite and even titanium.
Science, Pressure
XDVD000289 Spiders: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill demystifies this misunderstood creature, the spider. He'll cure the most intense
case of arachnophobia by showing how cool spiders really are, and how these 8-legged predators balance our ecosystem by preying on
pesky insects.
Science, Spiders
XDVD000290 Caves: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill explores the fascinating, spooky, bizarre world of caves. You never know what
you'll run into. Surviving in darkness requires an array of adaptations. Caves have their own unique forms of life.
Science, Earth
XDVD000291 Probability: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Watch as Bill makes this complicated concept very simple to understand, while
showing how it allows us to predict events.
Science
XDVD000292 Momentum: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12- Brace for the impact of this moving program. Bill shows how weight and speed
affect momentum. The crash test dummies know a lot about momentum in a car and the importance of wearing a safety belt.
Science, Momentum
XDVD000294 Buoyancy: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill takes to the sky in a hot-air balloon, and goes scuba diving in the Seattle
Aquarium to explain why things like boats, helium, and balloons are buoyant.
Science, Buoyancy
XDVD000297 Food Web: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Watch as Bill becomes tangled in a complex food web in his quest to
demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive.
Science, Food Web
XDVD000299 Chemical Reactions: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 You'll have a blast watching the explosive examples Bill Nye uses to
explain that everything is made of chemicals. Guest star Candace Cameron shares the lab with Bill and shows that fire is actually a
chemical reaction.
Science, Chemical Reaction
XDVD000301 Time: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill show how humans measure time with the help of Ian Ziering and Ellen Cleghoren.
When he's not demonstrating how to make a water clock, Bill explains Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
Science
XDVD000302 Skin: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill explains the naked truth about the organ that regulates or body temperature,
protects our inner parts, and provides us with our sense of touch.
Science
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Skin,
XDVD000303 Dinosaurs: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Friends drop by to help Bill take a closer look at dinosaurs and what has been
discovered about the lifestyles of the big and extinct.
Science, Dinosaurs
XDVD000304 Ocean Explorations: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Exploring the ocean helps us better understand the Earth. Get a glimpse
of some of the special tools required for investigating the ocean and find out way studying the ocean is crucial to life on land. Science,
Ocean
XDVD000306 Reptiles: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Witness reptilian epicurean delights when a snake eats a mouse and ponder the
possible links between dinosaurs, reptiles, and birds. Join Bill for adventure, thrills and scaly encounters.
Science, Reptiles
XDVD000308 Invertebrates: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 You may not believe it but these spineless wonders far outnumber those of us
animals with backbones. Bill explains the unique characteristics of these animals and why we are dependent on them.
Science, Invertebrates
XDVD000309 Amphibians: Bill Nye 26 minute Grades 4-12 Bill explains how amphibians can live both on land and in water, and he
demystifies the process of metamorphosis.
Science, Amphibians
XDVD000311 Simple Machines: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill careens around a roller coaster and furiously pedals his bike on the
Tour de Science to show that simple machines doing complicated things can be found everywhere.
Science, Simple Machine
XDVD000312 Ocean Life: Bill Nye 26 minutes Grades 4-12 Bill goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of
small organisms such as coral, kelp, and plankton. These organisms are the food of huge whales, which gather them by straining thousands
of tons of sea water through their mouths.
Science, Ocean Life
X0001027 U.S. REGIONS: CONTRASTS OF LAND & PEOPLE 30 minutes Grades 4-12 EIGHT REGIONS OF THIS RICH DIVERSE COUNTRY ARE
NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE ATLANTIC, SOUTH, MIDWEST, INTERIOR WEST, PACIFIC WEST, ALASKA AND HAWAII. EACH REGION'S CULTURAL
AND SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY, TIME OF SETTLEMENT AND TYPE OF SETTLERS.
X0001014 MIDWEST: U.S. REGIONS 18 minutes Grades 4-12 VIEWERS LEARN ABOUT AMERICA'S HEARTLAND. FARMING, BIG CITY
INDUSTRY, AND A NETWORK OF TRANSPORTATION ROUTES WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE MIDWEST AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE U.S.
ECONOMY. CC
X0000751 NORTH AMERICA: CENTRAL LOWLANDS 20 minutes Grades 4-12THE CENTRAL LOWLANDS EXTEND THROUGH MUCH OF
CENTRAL CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. BORDERED ON THE NORTH BY A SERIES OF LAKES, ON THE WEST BY THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
AND ON THE EAST BY THE APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS, THE LOWLANDS EXTEND SOUTHWARD, UNDER THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF
MEXICO TO FORM PART OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF. MUCH OF THE REGION HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROMNATIVE PRAIRIE AND WOODED
HILLS TO FARMLAND.
X0000752 NORTH AMERICA: EAST, THE 20 minutes Grades 4-12 THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, THE PIEDMONT, OR UPLANDS AND THE
COASTAL PLAIN.
X0000753 NORTH AMERICA: NORTHLANDS 20 minutes Grades 4-12 LOCATED MOSTLY IN CANADA, THE CANADIAN SHIELD THE CORE OF
THE ENTIRE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT.
X0000754 NORTH AMERICA: PACIFIC EDGE 20 minutes Grades 4-12 THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT. FROM
SUN SOAKED BAJA CALIFORNIA TO GLACIER-BOUND COASTAL ALASKA.
X0000756 NORTH AMERICA: WESTERN DRY LANDS 20 minutes Grades 4-12 WE FIND SOME OF THE DRIEST TERRAIN IN NORTH AMERICA.
BRACKETED BY MOUNTAIN RANGES ON THE EAST AND WEST, MUCH OF THE REGION HAS BEEN UPLIFTED AND INCLUDES TWO HIGH,
LEVEL AREAS: THE COLORADO AND THE COLUMBIA PLATEAUS. THE BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE, A SERIES OF VALLEYS AND NARROW
MOUNTAIN RANGES, EXTENDS SOUTHWARD THROUGH MEXICO.
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X0000180 CANADA 30 minutes Grades 6 12 SEE IGLOO BUILDERS OF BAFFIN ISLAND, SKIERS OF BANFF, LOGGING COMPETITORS, ST.
LAWRENCE RIVER ACTIVITIES & MUCH MORE. PLUS THE TECHNOLOGICAL AMUSEMENTS OF ONTARIO'S SCIENCE CENTER
X0001043 CANADA, VANCOUVER & BRITISH COLUMBIA 30 minutes Grades 6-12 TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE SHIFT OF CIVILIZATION
TO THE WEST. THIS LOVELY CITY MAY BECOME THE GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE. ARCHITECT ARTHUR ERICSON TAKES US ON A TOUR OF
VANCOUVER AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.
X0000181 CANADA: TRUE NORTH-GEOGRAPHY 22 minutes Grades 4-12 CANADA IS DIVIDED INTO SIX MAIN REGIONS: THE APPALACIAN,
THE GREAT LAKES - ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS REGION, CANADIAN SHIELD, THE PRAIRIES REGION, THE CORDILLERA-BRITISH COLUMBIA
REGION AND THE CANADIAN ARCTIC.
X0003798 CANADA'S PROVINCE'S & PEOPLE 14 minutes Grades 6-12 EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANADA'S NATURAL
RESOURCES AND THE LIVES OF ITS PEOPLE.
X0000182 CANADA TRUE NORTH, PEOPLE & CULTURE 17 minutes Grades 4-12 THE "MOSAIC" OF CULTURES IS IN CONTRAST TO AMERICA'S
"MELTING POT" IT IS QUITE DIVERSE AND COMPLEX. SOME OF CANADA'S EARLIEST INHABITANTS: IN ITS AND NATIVE INDIANS ARE
INTRODUCED. TAKE A BRIEF LOOK AT THE "APARTNESS" OF THE FRENCH CANADIANS IN QUEBEC.
X0004767 RAIL JOURNEYS: THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 54 minutes Grades 6-12 THE TRAIN, SKEENA, CUTS THROUGH 700 MILES OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S AWE-INSPIRING COUNTRYSIDE, MEET UNFORGETTABLE LOCAL CHARACTERS WHOSE DAILY LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY THE
TRAIN. CROSS PATHS WITH AMAZING WILDLIFE, EXPLORE THE COLUMBIA ICE FIELDS, ALMOST 200 BRIDGES, AND THE GRANDEUR OF THE
CANADIAN ROCKIES' TALLEST MOUNTAIN.
X0004912 LIBRARY SKILLS: USING THE INTERNET 23 minutes Grades 2-6 Students learn about the different ways they can find information
online by using subject directories, subscription databases and specific search engines designed for kids. This program will also help
students understand how to use the Internet safely and responsibly to get the results they need.
Language Arts
X0004446 Peter and the Wolf 14 minutes Grades K-12 THE COMPOSER PROKOFIEV WOULD ENTRUST THE FILM VERSION OF HIS MUSICAL
STORY ONLY TO DISNEY. THE RESULT: A CLASSIC PROGRAM THAT MOTIVATES STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT COMPOSITION AND
INSTRUMENTAL APPRECIATION.
X0000823 RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION AGE OF REVOLT 24 minutes Grades 6-12 THE 16TH CENTURY WAS AN ERA SHAKEN BY RADICAL
CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY, SPLIT BY SOCIAL CONFLICT & TORN BY THE BLOODY CLASH OF IDEOLOGIES. THE PENT-UP PASSION OF THE AGE
WAS LOOSENED BY MARTIN LUTHER-WHOSE GRIEVANCES AGAINST THE CHURCH PRODUCED A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT LEFT A PROFOUND
IMPACT ON THE MODERN WORLD, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF RELIGION AND POLITICS.
History, Renaissance
X0001061 POLLUTION: WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE 20 minutes Grades 3- 8 12 STUDENTS GET INSPIRATION TO SAVE THEIR PLANET.
ENQUIRING ABOUT POLLUTION, GLOBAL WARMING, OZONE DESTRUCTION, DESERTIFICATION, ECT.
ALFRED HIGGINS PRODUCTIONS, INC (1990)
EARTH SCIENCE, Science, Pollution
X0000813 POLLUTION: WORLD AT RISK 28 minutes Grades 4-12 ILLEGAL DISPOSING OF HUGE QUANTITIES OF TOXIC WASTE. THE FIGHT TO
KEEP TOXIC MATERIAL OUT OF THE WATER WE DRINK & THE AIR WE BREATHE. FOLLOW NIGHT POLICE AS THEY ENFORECE THE LAWS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTES.
Science, Pollution
X0001019 CITIES, U.S., GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 19 minutes Grades 6-12A LOOK AT THE ORIGINS AND GROWTH PATTERNS OF GREAT
CITIES INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AS WELL AS CHANGING MODES OF TRANSPORTATION; KEY FACTORS THAT
HAVE INFLUENCED THE COMPOSITION AND VITALITY OF THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS.
X0000755 NORTH AMERICA: ROCKY MOUNTAINS 20 minutes Grades 4-12 PART OF NORTH AMERICAS LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE,
EXTENDS FROM ALASKA TO MEXICO.
XDVD000313 Math: What are Variables?: The Assistant Professor 17 minutes Grades 3-5 Learn how to express simple problems in the
form of mathematical sentences; introduce the idea of using a symbol to hold a place for a value. Unknown numbers are explained and
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expanded to include variables. Animations help bridge the gap between math as numerical manipulation and math that describes the
physical world.
Math, Variables
XDVD000314 Childhood: Great Expectations 57 minutes Grades 9-12 One of the major themes of the Childhood series in introduced and
explores - the mutual influence and importance of both nature and nurture, and ongoing interaction of time, place and biology. Highlights
of the premiere program include three births - in Russia, America and Brazil, to show how different societies approach this universal, yet
unique, experience.
Social Studies, Childhood
XDVD000315 Childhood: Louder Than Words & Love's Labors- 57 minutes Grades 9-12- Louder Than Words: An infant not able to speak at
birth, but research shows that the roots of personality are present from birth, show why shyness and sociability have a distinct biological
component. Explore how parents' expectations and actions shape a child's behavior and character.
XDVD000316 Childhood: In the Land of Giants & Life's Lessons 57 minutes Grades 9-12 In the Land of Giants: This program features 3 to 5
year olds learning the social and psychological intricacies of family life.
XDVD000317 Childhood: Among Equals & The House of Tomorrow 57 minutes Grades 9-12 Among Equals: This program explores the
importance of peer relationships as a crucial component of development. Peers provide a context for working out moral dilemmas, social
relationships and for developing a strong self-identity. Children this age often participate in youth groups and team sports - games that
sometimes become rehearsals for life.
XDVD000318 Yard Tech: Modern Marvels 50 minutes Grades 9-12 History Channel gets to the root of America's obsession with its yards.
Discover the amazing innovations and techniques that allow a coarse prairie plant to be bred, clipped, sprayed and massaged, nourished
and groomed into a perfect velvety, verdant outdoor carpet.
Science, Careers, Agriculture
XDVD000319 Corn: Modern Marvels 50 minutes Grades 9-12 Visit Lakeside Foods in Reedsburg, Wisconsin to see how tons of corn are
harvested and canned within hours. Then to VerSun Energy in Charles City, Iowa, to discover how corn is converted into fuel. We probably
wouldn't be here today without corn and Modern Marvels shows us exactly why.
XDVD000320 Milk: Modern Marvels 50 minutes Grades 9-12 With a billion pounds of milk consumed daily, milk is one of the most
ubiquitous and important foods in the world. Modern Marvels spans the globe to explore the cutting edge of this ancient source of
nutrition.
XDVD000321 Harvesting 2: Modern Marvelsb50 minutes Grades 9-12 In America's orchards and farm fields, the constant effort to
supplement or replace hand labor with mechanization has produced dozens of efficient and sometimes bizarre harvesting methods. From
fruit tree picking platforms to cranberry beaters and corn pickers, farmers constantly strive to speed the harvest.
XDVD000322 Gasoline: Modern Marvels 50 minutes Grades 9-12 This program goes far beyond the pump to document the complete story
of gasoline, showing what it really is and how it is refined, transported and used. The history as well as the future of fuel is discussed.
XDVD000323 Pig: Modern Marvels 50 minutes Grades 9-12 Long maligned for filthiness and gluttony, pigs are actually highly intelligent
and complex animals with a remarkable set of characteristics that make them enormously useful in many applications, from bomb-sniffing
to organ transplantation. Plus, they are delicious.
X0003494 CHILDBIRTH: FROM INSIDE OUT 78 minutes (2 tapes) Grades 8-12 EXPERIENCE THE MIRACLE OF CHILBIRTH AND EXAMINE THE
RIGOUROUS PREPARATION THAT IS INVOLVED IN DELIVERING A NEWBAORN BABY-FROM THE PLANNING STAGES TO THE ACTUAL
BIRTH.DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH QUESTIONS THAT STUDENTS MAY FIND DIFFICULT TO ASK, THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO"BREAK THE ICE" AND BRING THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT TO THE SURFACE FOR
CLASSROOM OR HOME DISCUSSION. THIS TWO-VIDEO PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SEGMENTS THAT EACH DISCUSS A SEPARATE,
DISTINCT PHASE OF CHILDBIRTH.
Health, Childbirth
XDVD000324 Psychology: Emotions 27 minutes Grades 9-12 Emotions chart the landscape of life - the highs, the lows, and the periods in
between. Preeminent people in the field examine the distinguishing characteristics of emotion and probe such issues as: which comes first,
physiological arousal or emotional experience; relationship between thinking an emotion; measurement of emotion; impact of culture and
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gender on emotion, even the question of what is or is not a basic emotion. Anger, forgiveness and happiness are explored in greater
depth.
Social Studies, Emotions
XDVD000325 Psychology: Deviance; Against the Grain 27 minutes Grades 9-12 Conventional wisdom suggests that behavior "outside the
norm" can be considered deviant. Differing views on sexuality and violent crime are explored in this lesson, as are some of the moral,
religious and psychological factors that play a role in understanding deviant behavior.
Social Studies, Deviance
XDVD000326 Cold Cuts: Modern Marvels 50 minutes Grades 9-12 This program takes a bite out to the old adage "It's like making sausage"
by taking you on this amazing behind the deli counter tour of the world of processed meat.
XDVD000328 2 Million Minutes Staff & Grades 9-12 This DVD examines the everyday lives, pressures, and ambitions of six exceptional high
school students in 3 countries: China, India, and the United States. What they reveal is a stark and often frightening contrast of educational
opportunities, philosophies and global vision.
Social Studies, World Education
XDVD000329 Darius Goes West 50 minutes Grades 6-12 The award-winning story of Darius Weems, a 15 year old living with Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy, has inspired and invigorated every school it has reached.
Social Studies, Self Esteem, Muscular Dystrophy
X0003528 Bach's Fight for Freedom 53 minutes Grades 6-12 THE CHAPEL ORGANIST, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, IS ENRAGED. IT'S BAD
ENOUGH HIS BOSS, DUKE WILHELM, STIFLES HIS CREATIVITY. NOW THE BUMBLING FOOL HAS GIVEN HIM A SERVANT HE SUSPECTS IS A
SPY! BUT SOON, THE TEMPERAMENTAL COMPOSER RECOGNIZES A KINDRED SOUL IN HIS NEW 10-YEAR-OLD ASSISTANT, FREDERICK. FOR
BOTH KNOW TOO WELL WHAT IT'S LIKE NOT TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAM. SET IN 1717, BACH'S 32ND YEAR, BACH'S FIGHT FOR
FREEDOM PASSIONATELY ARGUES THAT THE ONLY MASTER YOU CAN SERVE FAITHFULLY IS YOUR OWN HEART.
Social Studies, Music, Bach
XDVD000346 The Day the Earth Stood Still Grades 6-12 The classic science fiction film of 1951. In the post World War II climate of nuclear
weapons testing, this film was a warning to nations on the Earth to find peaceful solutions to their differences. Still relevant today, the film
engages children in the science fiction genre while examining the era's concerns about atomic warfare as well as visitors from outer space.
Language Arts, History, Social Studies, Movie
XDVD000347 Mark Twain's Hannibal A Homecoming Grades 6-12 Mark Twain arrives in Hannibal by riverboat and describes his waterfront
hometown as he goes through the streets, reminiscing. Clemens shares his historic anecdotes & unique humor while visiting some of
Hannibal's most historic sites in additions to some of the community's 21 century experiences and attractions.
Language Arts, History, Mark Twain
X0003081 MONKEY'S PAW, THE 27 minutes Grades 6-12 SET IN HOLLOWS OF NEW YORK'S HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AT THE TURN OF THE
CENTURY, THIS IS A FAITHFUL ADAPTATION OF THE CLASSIC HORROR TALE. A GRIZZLY OLD SAILOR LEAVES A FAMILY A MYSTICAL
MONKEY'S PAW SAID TO GRANT THE BEARER THREE WISHES. BUT HE WARNS STRONGLY AGAINST ITS USE. THE WHITES CAN'T RESIST
MAKING ONE HUMBLE WISH. INDEED IT COMES TRUE BUT IN A FATAL WAY.
Language Arts, Short Story
X0003939 ART: SCRATCHBOARD: HOW TO DO IT! 21 minutes Grades 6-12 SCRATCHBOARD IS A TECHNIQUE THAT'S EASY TO MASTER AT
ANY SKILL LEVEL. CLOSE-UP DEMONSTRATIONS SHOW HOW A LAYER OF WHITE CLAY IS SPREAD ON A BACKING OF WHITE PAPER, TOPPED
WITH INDIA INK, AND SCRATCHED WITH A SHARP TOOL. EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE AND COMPLEX DRAWINGS PROVIDE INSPIRATION FOR
STUDENTS.
Art
XDVD000348 Mark Twain: Film Directed by Ken Burns 225 minutes Grades 4-12 This film tells the story of Twains life, full of rollicking
unbearable tragedy. Interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others, the story is told through the words of
Twain, viewers of all ages can be introduced to this compelling and contradictory genius.
Language Arts, Literature, Mark Twain
XDVD000349 Inventors That Changed America: On the Go and Medical Milestones 32 minutes Grades 6-12 On the Go: Richard Trevithick
gave the world the first steam railway locomotive in 1804. Henry Ford made cars affordable to all classes of society, in 1907, by installing a
moving assembly line, reinventing industry. Wilbur and Orville Wright, made history on December 17, 1903, with their first flight at Kitty
hawk, North Carolina. Igor Sikorsky left the ground for the first time in a working helicopter in 1939. Robert Goddard invented the modern
rocket.
Medical Milestones: Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen unlocked secrets of DNA. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin and won Nobel
Prize in 1945. Charles Drew pioneered blood banks, and 1st African American surgeon on the American Board of Surgery. Jonas Salk
developed the polio vaccine, in 1955.
Science, Inventors, Inventions
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X0002972 ILLINOIS: FRENCH, BRITISH & AMERICAN REVOLUTION 13 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS ACCOUNT TRACES THE COURSE OF ILLINOIS
HISTORY FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF FRENCH SETTLEMENT, THROUGH PONTIAC'S WAR AND OCCUPATION BY THE BRITISH. IT DEPICTS THE
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EASTERN SEABOARD COLONIES, INCLUDING THE CONDITIONS WHICH LED TO THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION, AND CONCLUDES WITH THE EXPEDITION OF GEORGE ROGERS CLARK TO CLAIM ILLINOIS AS PART OF THE NEW UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
History, , Illinois, Wars
X0002973 ILLINOIS IN THE CIVIL WAR 13 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS ACCOUNT TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN ILLINOIS FROM
THE PERIOD OF THE GREAT MIGRATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THROUGH THE PERIOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ELECTION TO
THE PRESIDENCY AND ON THE BATTLES IN WHICH SO MANY MEN DIED FIGHTING FOR THIS CAUSE.
History, Illinois, Civil War
X0003862 ILLINOIS, PRIDE IN 28 minutes Grades 4-8 BILL KURTIS HOSTS THIS FIVE-PART SERIES WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE SOCIAL HISTORY
OF OUR STATE. THE INITIAL VIDEO PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE SERIES AND OF THE STATE. OTHER PROGRAMS FEATURE ILLINOIS'
GEOGRAPHY, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, ECONOMY AND GOVERNMENT.
History, Illinois, Social Studies
X0004725 MAYA ANGELOU: INTIMATE PORTRAIT 45 minutes Grades 7-12 THE CHILD OF A BROKEN HOME, AUGELOU WAS RAPED WHEN
SHE WAS 7 AND BECAME MUTE FOR SIX YEARS, MADE HISTORY WHEN SHE BECAME SAN FRANCISCO'S FIRST BLACK STREETCAR
CONDUCTOR, BECAME AN UNMARRIED MOTHER AT 16 AND BY 30, A SHOWGIRL AND AN ACTRESS. ANGELOU SHARES HER FULL STORY IN
THIS INTIMATE PORTRAIT.
Language Arts
X0002787 The Boston Tea Party 30 minutes Grades 4-8 JOHNNY TREMAIN WAS A YOUNG APPRENTICE TO A SILVERSMITH IN BOSTON AT A
TIME WHEN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA WAS EVOLVING. HIS PERSONAL ADVENTURES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF LIFE IN THE COLONIES AT
THAT TIME. THEY PROVIDE A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE EVENTS WHICH SHOOK THE WORLD AND LEAD TO THE REVOLT OF THE COLONIES
AGAINST ENGLAND.
History, Colonial
X0000681 MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE 10 minutes Grades 3- 8 THIS VIDEO BRINGS HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW'S WORDS TO
LIFE AND GIVES THE VIEWER A RIDE ALONG WITH PAUL REVERE. THEY SEE WHAT HE SEES AND UNDERSTAND THE MISSION.
History, Colonial
X0002565 REVOLUTIONARY WAR: FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE 20 minutes Grades 3- 8THIS PROGRAM REINACTS KEY EVENTS OF THE
WAR, EXAMINING THE COLONISTS' GUERILLA FIGHTING TACTICS AND EMPHASIZING THE ROLES PLAYED BY SLAVES, NATIVE AMERICANS,
LOYALISTS, WOMEN, AND FOREIGN MILITARY LEADERS.
History, Revolutionary War
X0004090 AMERICAN REVOLUTION: COUNTDOWN TO INDEPENDENCE 22 minutes Grades 3- 8 TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
EMERGED AS THE CENTRAL ISSUE OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE COLONIES AND GREAT BRITAIN. THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, THE QUARTERING
ACTS, THE BOSTON MASACRE AND THE INTOLERABLE ACTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THAT SIGNALLED THE BIRTH
OF THE FIRST NEW NATION.
X0003164 VALLEY FORGE 30 minutes Grades 3-8 THIS VIDEO FIELD TRIP ON VALLEY FORGE CONTAINS NOT ONLY THE STORY OF VALLEY
FORGE BUT LISTS ALL FACTS, HAS REVIEW QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CREATIVE THINKING.
X0005070 ADOLESCENCE, AMERICAN (GROWING UP IN AMERICA) 30 minutes Grades 9-12 A rising divorce rate, frequent relocation, and a
fascination with TV, video games, and computers are leaving more and more teenagers under-supervised, rootless, and isolated. Detached
from traditional values and lifestyles, these young adults face daunting obstacles without the support base enjoyed by previous
generations. This program investigates the hurdles faced by today's teens and discusses how their hopes, fears, and expectations will
shape American society.
Social Studies, Psychology, Health, Nutrition
X0003971 CHINA, THE GREAT WALL OF 50 minutes Grades 6-12 THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA IS ONE OF THE MOST MASSIVE BUILDING
ACHIEVEMENTS IN HISTORY. YET THE TRUE HISTORY OF THIS ENGINEERING MARVEL IS AS MYSTERIOUS AS THE MISTS OF THE NEARBY
YELLOW RIVER VALLEY. JOIN MODERN ENGINEERS AND THE WORLD'S LEADING HISTORIANS AS THEY EXAMINE ONE OF THE MOST AWEINSPIRING MONUMNETS.
History, China, Geography
X0002906 HALLOWEEN: HOLIDAYS FOR CHILDREN 30 minutes Grades K-5 HALLOWEEN IS KNOWN TO BE A HOLIDAY OF WITCHES, JACK
O'LANTERNS AND TRICK-OR-TREATING, BUT IT IS MUCH MORE. THIS VIDEO EXPLORES SEVERAL FOLK TRADITIONS FROM COSTA RICA,
MEXICO AND IRELAND TO EXPLAIN SOME HALLOWEEN SYMBOLS, THE ORIGIN OF COSTUMES, AND THE CUSTOM OF TRICK-OR-TREATING.
CHILDREN LEARN THAT HALLOWEEN IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE MEMORY OF LOVED ONES PAST, AND CAN BE A TIME TO
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TALK ABOUT DEATH AND OTHER SUBJECTS THAT MAY BE FRIGHTENING TO THEM. THE IMPORTANCE OF HALLOWEEN SAFETY IS
DISCUSSED, CHILDREN ALSO LEARN HOW TO CREATE A PAPER-MACHE'MASK.
Social Studies, Health, Safety
X0003561 ANIMALS: HOW ANIMALS GET READY FOR WINTER 11 minutes Grades K-3 IT IS EARLY AUTUMN IN A FOREST. THE WEATHER IS
STILL WARM, AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF GREEN LEAVES FOR ANIMALS TO EAT. BUT SOON IT WILL TURN COLD. NOW ANIMALS ARE
BUSIER THAN EVER FINDING FOOD TO KEEP THEM ALIVE DURING WINTER.
Science, Animals,
XDVD000350 Plants: Billy the Bean 33 minutes Grades K-2 Read along, sing along, and learning how a tiny little bean named Billy grows
into a big, green plant.
Plants, Weather, Science
XDVD000351 Eating Disorders: Real Life Teens 22 minutes Grades 7-12 Eating disorders are complex, self-destructive and dangerous. In
this program teens discuss the problems and solutions of this important topic.
Health, Eating Disorders
XDVD000352 Broken Homes: Real Life Teens 23 minutes Grades 7-12 Many teens today are a product of broken homes. This program
discusses broken homes and their effect on teens. It is designed to help teens feel comfortable discussing the issues and the effects of
broken homes.
Health, Social Studies, Families, Humanities
XDVD000353 Drugs: Real Life Teens 24 minutes Grades 7-12 This program discusses the effects and repercussions of drug use physically
and mentally and educates teens on the dangers of drug use and addiction. Students learn the dangers of drug use, peer pressure,
stimulant drugs and depressant drugs, addiction, prescription drugs, side effects and where to get help.
Health, Drugs, Teens
X0004822 AMPHIBIANS, FISH, & REPTILES 22 minutes Grades K-3 THIS VIDEO GIVES AN IN-DEPTH AND ENTERTAINING LOOK INTO THREE
OF MOST INTERESTING FAMILIES OF VERTEBRATES. STUDENTS WILL BE AMUSED BY THE INTERESTING FOOTAGE OF THE ANIMALS
PRESENTED IN THE VIDEO, WHILE LEARNING ABOUT TITULAR FAMILIES.
Science, Reptiles, Fish, Amphibians, Animals
X0003045 MAMMAL: WHAT IS A? 15 minutes Grades K-3 MAMMALS ARE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GROUPS OF ANIMALS ON
EARTH. THEY COME IN AN ASTONISHING VARIETY OF SHAPES AND SIZES, AND THEY CAN FUNCTION IN ALL THREE OF THE EARTH'S MAJOR
ENVIRONMENTS: LAND, AIR AND WATER.
Science, Mammal
XDVD000354 Animal Life for Children: All About Animal Life Cycles 23 minutes Grades K-4 A life cycle is like a circle. Animals are born; grow
into adults and reproduce, starting the cycle all over again. Young students will learn different animal life spans, from tadpole to frog, egg
to ostrich and cub to lion.
Science, Animals
X0004913 ANIMALS: ALL ABOUT ANIMAL NEEDS 23 minutes Grades K-4 Animals need the same things people do - air, food, water and
shelter. But each animal has different ways of fulfilling these needs. This program is based on the concepts outlined in the National Science
Education Standards for Life Science.
Science, Animal
X0002762 Animals: Where Animals Live 15 minutes Grades 2-5 STUDENTS WILL SEE HOW FAMILIAR AND EXOTIC ANIMALS HAVE ADAPTED
TO THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. THE VIDEO SURVEYS SUCH DIVERSE HABITATS AS A RAIN FOREST, A DESERT, A SWAMP, AND A NORTHERN
FOREST.
Science, Animals
X0004568 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: 5: A NEW SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT - 6: WESTWARD EXPANSION 30 minutes Grades 6-12 5:THE
CREATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITES STATES; THE TREATS TO THE NEW REPUBLIC. 6: THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE LOUISIANA
PURCHASE-FOR THE NORTH, THE SOUTH, AND THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY.
History, America
X0003799 AMERICAN INDIANS BEFORE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT 11 minutes Grades 4-8 LIFE BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF EUROPEANS IN FIVE
BASIC REGIONS OF THE U.S. THE E. WOODLANDS, GREAT PLAINS, SOUTHWEST, FAR WEST AND NORTHWEST COAST. History, American
Indians
XDVD000368 Drug Education for Teens: Inhalants 23 minutes Grades 7-12 The program explains the dangers of breathing toxic substances
animation and graphics illustrate what happens to the brain and body when exposed to poisons. Sniffing, huffing, ragging - inhaling
chemicals to get high is breathing poison.
Health, Drugs
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X0004190 INHALANTS 20 minutes Grades 4-12 INHALANTS ARE POISONS. EX-USERS EXPLAIN WHY THEY STARTED, WHY THEY STOPPED
WHY YOUR STUDENTS SHOULD NEVER EVEN TRY IT. STUDENTS WILL SEE THE TRAGIC STORY OF A BOY WHO DIED FROM INHALING. A
DOCTOR EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE BODY TO THE LUNGS, HEART, KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BRAIN AS COMPUTER ANIMATIONS
SHOWS IN DETAIL HOW BRAIN CELLS DIE. A PSYCHOLOGIST EXPLAINS HOW THIS DAMAGE IS PERMANENT.
Health, Drugs
XDVD000355 Animal Life for Children: All About Animal Behavior & Communication 23 minutes Grades K-4 Children will learn about the
instinctive and learned behaviors that help animals find food, protect themselves and care for their young. They will examine the many
ways they communicate - both verbally and nonverbally.
Science, Animals
XDVD000356 Animal Life for Children: All About Food Chains 23 minutes Grades K-4 Young students will learn how energy from the sun is
passed on from one living this to another. They will see examples of various food chains, learning the differences between producers,
consumers and decomposers while examining the roles that they play. They also learn about the importance of plankton within the
marine food chain.
Science, Animals, Food Chain
XDVD000357 Animal Life for Children: All About Reptiles 23 minutes Grades K-4 This program will teach children where reptiles live, how
they move, what they eat and how they protect themselves from becoming someone else's meal.
Science, Animals, Reptiles
XDVD000358 Animal Life for Children: All About Mammals 23 minutes Grades k-4 Children will learn the common characteristics of
mammals and what makes them different from other animals.
Science, Animals, Mammals
XDVD000359 Animal Life for Children: All About Fish 23 minutes Grades K-4 Children will learn about a variety of fish, including sharks,
stingrays, puffer fish, sea horses, and clownfish. The program examines the body structure of fish, how they reproduce, find food and
protect themselves.
Science, Animals, Fish
XDVD000360 Animal Life for Children: All About Animal Adaptations 23 minutes Grades K-4 Children will learn how nature has helped
animals change their characteristics over extended periods of time. From body shape and color to methods of finding and eating food,
defending themselves and caring for their young, discover the different adaptations that have enabled them to survive in their changing
surroundings.
Science, Animals, Adaptation
XDVD000361 Animal Life for Children: All About Animal Needs 23 minutes Grades K-4 Animals need air, food, water and shelter. Each
animal has different ways of fulfilling these needs.
Science, Animal
XDVD000362 Animal Life for Children: All About Dinosaurs 23 minutes Grades K-4 Children will explore the age when dinosaurs roamed
the planet. They will discover where they lived and what they ate, while exploring the theory how they became extinct. They will learn
the ins and outs of how dinosaur fossils were made.
Science, Dinosaur
XDVD000363 Animal Life for Children: All About Birds 23 minutes Grades K-4 From the penguins of Antarctica to the ostriches of Africa,
discover the unique characteristics of the almost 9.000 species of birds that inhabit Earth today.
Science, Birds
XDVD000364 Animal Life for Children: All About Bugs 23 minutes Children learn about the many different kinds of bugs, including their
common characteristics and the special roles they play in the circle of life. Students learn how bugs are helpful in many ways.
Science, Bugs
XDVD000365 Animal Life for Children: All About Amphibians 23 minutes Grades K-4 Children will enter the wet and wild world of frogs,
toads, newts and salamanders, and discover their common characteristics and unique life cycles.
Science, Amphibians
X0003992 SUPREME COURT: THE HISTORY & FUNCTIONS OF THE
24 min JS THE SUPREME COURT OF THE U.S. IS THE MOST POWERFUL JUDICIAL BODY IN THE U.S., IF NOT THE WORLD. IN THIS VIDEO WE
LOOK AT THE EARLY DAYS OF THE SUPREME COURT AND ITS LANDMARK CASES UP TO PRESENT DAY.
LIBRARY VIDEO COMPANY (1995)
History, Supreme Court, U.S. Government
X0004557 EXECUTIVE & JUDICIAL BRANCHES, ALMOST PAINLESS GUIDE TO THE 20 minutes Grades 6-12 2 VIDEOS, 20 MINUTES EACH,
VIDEO QUIZ, STUDY GUIDE, TEACHER'S GUIDE, BLACKLINE MASTERS EXECUTIVE BRANCH: FOCUSES ON THE ORIGINS OF THE EXECTIVE
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BRANCH, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES, THE CABINET, THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO, AND EXECUTIVE CHECKS AND BALANCES.
JUDICIAL BRANCH: LOOKS AT JUDICIAL CHECKS AND BALANCES, THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT, AND THE APPOINTMENT OF
JUSTICES.
History, U.S. Government
X0002894 JOBS, WHY PEOPLE HAVE SPECIAL: SPINNING TOP 6 minutes Grades 3- 8THIS AWARD WINNING VIDEO HELPS CHILDREN TO
UNDERSTAND THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND PRESENTS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
EACH PROGRAM TELLS A SIMPLE STORY THAT ILLUSTRATES AND REINFORCES SOCIAL CONCEPTS.
Social Studies, Careers
X0003938 ART: PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS 18 minutes Grades 6-12 THE VIDEO INTRODUCES ALL THE ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES OF THIS
POPULAR AND FLEXIBLE MEDIUM. IT COVERS DIRECT PAINTING, SCUMBLING, DRY-BRUSH, WET-IN-WET, UNDERPAINTING, GLAZING AND
TRANSPARENT WASHES. EASY TO UNDERSTAND DEMONSTRATIONS ARE REINFORCED BY A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES.
Art, Painting
X0003941 GEORGIA O'KEEFFE, THE SOUTHWEST OF 10 minutes Grades 6-12 THE SOUTHWEST OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE PRESENTS
OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF THE PAINTINGS OF FLOWERS, BONES AND AIRBORNE IMAGES MADE DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE NOTED
ABSTRACTIONIST (1887-1986), ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHWESTERN THEMES AND LANDSCAPES FOR WHICH SHE BECAME MOST FAMOUS.
Art, Artist
X0000471 HOMER, WINSLOW 1836-1910: NATURE OF THE ARTIST 29 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS FILM DEALS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
HOMER'S ART, FROM HIS EARLY ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CIVIL WAR, HIS PICTURESQUE AND CHARMING SCENES IN THE COUNTRY AND AT
THE SHORE, TO THE POWERFUL IMAGES OF NATURE THAT CHARACTERIZE HIS MATURE AND LATE WORK. GUIDE TO HOMER'S ARISTIC
PROGRESS AND TO HIS ACHIEVMENTS-PARTICULARY HIS TRANSFORMATION OF THE WATERCOLOR MEDUIM FROM THE PURELY
DESCRIPTIVE INTO A POWERFULLY EXPRESSIVE VEHICLE.
Art, Artist
X0003881 SKIN / CELLS (BILL NYE) 50 minutes (25 minutes each program) Grades 3-8 SKIN: WHAT'S THE LARGEST LIVNG ORGAN ON THE
HUMAN BODY? ANSWER: SKIN. BILL GETS TO THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ORGAN THAT REGULATES OUR BODY TEMPERATURE, PROTECTS OUR
INNER PARTS, AND PROVIDES US WITH THE SENSE OF TOUCH.
Science, Skin, Cells
X0003878 FORENSICS / GENES (BILL NYE) 50 minutes (25 minutes each program) Grades 3-8 FORENSICS - LEARN HOW DETECTIVES
RECONSTRUCT EVENTS FROM THE PAST USING BLOODHOUNDS, FINGERPRINTS, AND DNA.
Science, Forensics, Genes, DNA
X0000071 ALL ABOUT YOU: #26: FEELINGS, YOU AND YOUR 15 minutes Grades K-3 EXPLORING, KNOWING & FEELING
Health, Nutrition
XDVD000366 Animal Life for Children: All About Endangered & Extinct Animals 23 minutes Grades K-4 Children learn about natural and
man-made factors that lead to the endangerment and extinction of animals. How the Earth's changing conditions led to the dinosaur
extinction.
Science, Endangered, Extinct, Animals
X0002563 Colonial America: Life in the Maturing Colonies (1690-1765) 18 minutes Grades 4-8 FOCUSING ON THE PERIOD FROM 1690 TO
THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR, THIS PROGRAM LOOKS AT THE LIVES OF NEW WORLD SETTLERS, EXPLORING THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS NATIVE
AMERICANS, AFRICAN SLAVES, AND WOMEN.
History, Colonial America
X0002809 Scared Straight 54 minutes Grades 6-12 PETER FALK HOSTS THIS ACADEMY AWARD AND EMMY AWARD WINNING EXPOSE
ABOUT JUVENILES WHO ARE "SCARED STRAIGHT." THIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FEATURE PAINTS A GRUESOME AND BRUTAL PICTURE OF
WHAT REALLY GOES ON IN PRISON AND HOW THE PRISONERS THEMSELVES ARE THE BEST DETERRENT FOR CRIME. (CONTAINS
PROFANITY)
X0004057 King Cobra: National Geographic 60 minutes Grades 4-12 TREAD SOFTLY INTO THE JUNGLE REALM OF A LEGENDARY MONARCH THE KING COBRA. SWIFT, STRONG, AND SURPRISINGLY DEADLY, IT DELIVERS ENOUGH VENOM IN ONE BITE TO KILL A HUNDRED PEOPLE,
YET PREYS SOLELY ON OTHER SNAKES.
Science, Reptiles
X0004896 Stand and Deliver 103 minutes Grades 9-12 A true story about a modern miracle. A math teacher refuses to write off his innercity students as losers. He pushes, threatens and inspires 18 kids who were struggling with fractions to become math whizzes, in order to
get ready for the AP calculus exam...and a ticket out of the barrio.
Social Studies, Guidance, Mathematics
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X0004105 The Lincoln Assassination 100 minutes Grades 6-12 TWO VIDEOS - A&E PRESENTS THE WHOLE STORY OF THIS PIVOTAL EVENT
AND EXPLORES HOW HISTORY MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT HAD LINCOLN LIVED.
History, Lincoln
X0003750 The Tuskegee Airmen 106 minutes Grades 6-12 FIREBALLS OF HIGH-SPEED AIR ACTION EXPLODE OFF THE SCREEN IN THIS
EXCITING STORY OF THE "FIGHTING 99TH" - THE FIRST SQUADRON OF BLACK AMERICAN PILOTS TOBE ALLOWED TO FIGHT FOR THEIR
COUNTRY.
History, WWII
X0004792 Scared Straight: 20 Years Later (School Version) 60 minutes Grades 9-12 IN 1978 THE DOCUMENTARY SCARED STRAIGHT
FOLLOWED 17 TEENAGE LAWBREAKERS IN A VISIT TO RAHWAY, A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON IN NEW JERSEY. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO
THOSE KIDS AND CONVICTS, OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS? THIS VIDEO REVISITS SOME OF THE TEENS; NOW IN THEIR THIRTIES, AND THE
CONVICTS WHO TRIED TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES. CURRENT INTERVIEWS AND CLIPS FROM THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM AND INTERVIEWS
CONDUCTED TEN YEARS LATER SHOW HOW THE EXPERIENCE IMPACTED THE FUTURES OF THE TEENS AND CONVICTS ALIKE. RIVETING
MEDIA SUPPORT LESSONS COVERING VALUES AND ETHICS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, GANGS, SELF-ESTEEM,
RESPONSIBLITIY, BEHAVIORAL CHOICES AND DECISION MAKING
Social Studies
X0002853 FRANCE: FODOR'S VIDEO 90 minutes Grades 5- 12 COME DISCOVER THE GLORY OF FRANCE-ITS PEOPLE, HISTORY, CULTURE, AND
CUISINE. FALL IN LOVE WITH PARIS AS YOU VISIT THE EIFFELTOWER, ARC de TRIOMPHE, CHAMPS-ELYSEES, LOUVRE MUSEUM AND THE
BOHEMIAN LEFT BANK.
X0000413 Germany: A Portrait of Germany 60 minutes Grades 7-12 GERMANY HAS PRODUCED BRILLIANT ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS WRITERS,
MUSICIANS & SCHOLARS. TAKE A ROMANTIC RIVER TRIP DOWN THE RHINE VALLEY.
X0004872 Germany, Discovering 73 minutes Grades 6-12 Journey to Germany, a land of soaring cathedrals, alpine peaks, and fairy tale
forests. Relish the music, culture, literary shrine, and the fall of the Berlin Wall and explore the contrasts that characterizes today, Berlin.
X0003529 IRELAND (2 PARTS) 60 minutes Grades 6-12 UNCOVER A VIBRANT TAPESTRY OF BREATH-TAKING LANDSCAPES, WARM AND
FRIENDLY PEOPLE; A PLACE WHERE SOFT RAINBOWS, GLITTERING LAKES AND HEATHER-CLAD HILLS CONTRAST WITH TOWEREING CLIFFS
AND RUGGED COASTLINES.
X0000533 Italy: Treasures of Italy 60 minutes Grades 6-12 SEE THE AWESOME RUINS OF ANCIENT ROME. SEE ROME & THE MAGNIFICENT
VATICAN CITY, THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA, THE SEAPORT OF GENOA, THE CANALS & MUCH MORE.
X0002852 Spain: Fodor’s 90 minutes Grades 6-12 THE LAND OF CONQUISTADORS AND MATADORS, DON QUIXOTE AND PICASSO; TOUR
MADRID, DALI' MUSEUM AND WORLD-FAMOUS PRADO; INTERVIEW A BULLFIGHTER AND A GUITAR CRAFTSMAN. TOUR BARCELONA AND
LEARN ABOUT SPANISH CULTURE, FASHION AND POLITICAL CHANGES. SAMPLE THE FOODS OF TOLEDO, VISIT THE GYPSY QUARTER OF
GRANADA, DANCE IN THE FESTIVAL IN SEVILLE AND VISIT COSTA BRAVA.
X0000397 France 30 minutes Grades 6-12 BE INSPIRED BY THE AWESOME FRENCH ALPS, THE CASTLES & CHATEAUX, EIFFEL TOWER,
LOUVRE, CHAMPS-ELYSEES, & NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL.
X0000350 Europe, Surprising: Journey to Adventure 80 minutes Grades 6-12 AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF LIFE IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
& SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS, CUSTOMS & FESTIVALS; INCLUDES SWITZERLAND, SCANDINAVIA, YUGOSLAVIA & SOUTH OF SPAIN.
X0000349 Europe 26 minutes Grades 6-12 A SURPRISING ABUNDANCE OF WILDLIFE AND NATURAL BEAUTY IS FOUND IN EUROPE, DESPITE
IT'S SMALL SIZE, DENSE POPULATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION. IT'S LONG IRREGULAR COASTLINE STRETCHES FROM NORWAY'S FJORDS
TO THE BLACK SEA. MAPS ILLUSTRATE THREE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF EUROPE AND IT'S CENTRAL BELT, THE GREAT EUROPEAN PLAIN.
SAIL THE NORWEGIAN FJORDS, EXPLORE VOLCANOES IN ICELAND AND SICILY AND VIEW AUSTRIAN LANDSCAPE.
X0004379 England 85 minutes Grades 6-12 England, land of pomp and ceremony, begin in London, visit Cornwell, the Regency city of Bath,
mysterious Stonehenge. See Leeds Castle, Canterbury Cathedral, Oxford, Sherwood Forest, Stratford, and back to London.
X0000172 Destination Britain 24 minutes
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Grades 6-12 Take a tour of Britain's natural beauty and man-made achievements while touring the country from the beach resorts in the
south to the rugged highlands in the north.
X0000076 Alps, The 30 minutes Grades 6-12 Explore the Alpine areas of Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Yugoslavia and West Germany.
X0000080 American Revolution #12: To Form a More Perfect Union 29 minutes Grades 4-8 DECEMBER, 1797 CITIZENS IN BOSTON ARE
DIVIDED ON THE ISSUE OF RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
X0000577 American Revolution: To Keep Our Liberty 24 minutes Grades 6-12 THE FIRST ARMED CONFLICT AT CONCORD & LEXINGTON THROUGH THE EYES OF A PATRIOT.
X0002666 American Revolution: The Postwar Period 11 minutes Grades 6-12 EXAMINE THE CALLS FOR LIBERTY AND UNITY THAT CREATED,
AFTER SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
X0002665 American Revolution: The War Years 10 minutes Grades 6-12 FROM THE SHOTS FIRED AT CONCORD BRIDGE IN 1775 TO
YORKTOWN IN 1781, STUDENTS SEE THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
X0002664 American Revolution: The Background Period 10 minutes Grades 6-12 TRACE THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS THAT FORMED THE BACKGROUND FOR REBELLION AND UNITED THE COLONISTS IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
X0004721 Lord of the Flies 90 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS STUNNING ADVENTURE EXPLORES THE DEEP DARK CORNERS OF THE HUMAN
SOUL, AS A GROUP OF ADOLESCENT CASTAWAYS ARE THRUST INTO AN INTENSE WORLD WHERE LAW AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE
GOVERNED BY THE RULES OF SURVIVAL; A MODERN ADAPTATION OF AUTHOR, SIR WILLIAM GOLDING'S CLASSIC NOVEL.
Language Arts, Movie, Novel
X0002731 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: A PICTURE BOOK OF 10 minutes Grades K-3 A STRAIGHT FORWARD FACT FILLED TEXT JOINS WITH
WARM, REALISTIC ILLUSTRATIONS TO CAPTURE THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DR. KING AND GIVES THE VIEWER AN APPRECIATION AND
UNDERSTANDING OF HIS EFFORTS TO SECURE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE.
X0003455 HYGIENE GAME, GOOFY'S 12 minutes Grades K-4 USING LIVE ACTION COMBINED WITH CLASSIC DISNEY ANIMATION, GOOFY
ACTS AS SURPRISE HOST WHEN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD RYAN RELUCTANTLY AGREES TO PLAY A BOARD GAME WITH HIS YOUNGER SISTER. THE
TWO CHILDREN TAKE TURNS ANSWERING CHALLENGING HYGIENE QUESTIONS AND LEARN NOT ONLY THE "HOW" BUT THE "WHY" OF
GOOD HYGIENE.
Health, Hygiene
X0003456 WINTER, DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF 10 minutes Grades K-4 THIS ANIMATED PROGRAM HUMOROUSLY EXPLORES THE
ORIGINS AND CUSTOMS OF THREE WINTER HOLIDAYS: THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S. THE DELIGHTFUL HOST, SNOWMAN
STANLEY SHUSH, EXPLAINS THE HOLIDAYS TO GOOFY AS OTHER DISNEY CHARACTERS EXPERIENCE THESE IMPORTANT EVENTS.
Language Arts, Holidays
X0002841 EYES: SIGHT 15 minutes Grades K-4 THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT EYES-HOW THEY WORK AND HOW THEY ARE PROTECTED. CHILDREN
WHO VIEW THE VIDEO PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE HOW EYES WORK AND LIST WAYS TO
PROTECT THEIR VISION.
Science, sight eye
X0004861 MITTEN, THE 8 minutes Grades K-4 When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is
missing. One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in - from a curious mole to a big brown bear.
Language Arts
X0000241 Colds: How to Catch a Cold 10 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE COLD VIRUS, HOW IT IS TRANSMITTED; HOW
TO AVOID SPREADING IT AND THE ROLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF A BALANCED DIET, REST AND EXERCISE
IN KEEPING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM STRONG.
Health, Fitness
X0002963 MAURICE SENDAK LIBRARY 35 minutes Grades K-4 "ALIGATORS ALL AROUND", "PIERRE", "ONE WAS JOHNNY" AND "CHICKEN
SOUP WITH RICE": THESE CHARMING POEMS SET TO MUSIC FEATURE CHARACTERS WHO SING AND DANCE IN AND OUT OF THE
ALPHABET, GOOD MANNERS, NUMBER CONCEPTS, AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR. "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE": WHEN MAX MAKES
MISCHIEF, HIS MOTHER SENDS HIM TO BED WITHOUT ANY SUPPER. MAX'S IMAGINATION SAILS AWAY TO WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
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AND BECOMES THEIR KING IN THIS BELOVED CHILDERN'S CLASSIC. "IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN": A LITTLE BOY DREAMS OF THE KITCHEN AT
NIGHT WHERE BAKERS BAKE CAKES, BREAD DOUGH AIRPLANES FLY, AND EVERYONE DANCES TO THE DELICIOUSLY SYNCOPATED MUSIC.
Language Arts
X0002839 HEALTH: FIGHTING GERMS AND DISEASES 13 minutes Grades K-4 THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT HOW GERMS ENTER THE BODY TO
CAUSE ILLNESS AND WHAT CHILDREN CAN DO TO STAY FREE OF DISEASE. CHILDREN WHO VIEW THIS VIDEO PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATE
IN THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE ABLE TO TELL ABOUT HOW GERMS CAN ENTER THE BODY AND MAKE THEM SICK AND LIST WAYS THEY CAN
AVOID HARMFUL GERMS.
Health, Nutrition
X0001070 TIME: WHAT TIME IS IT? 11 minutes Grades K-2 ANIMATION HELPS CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE 24 HOUR DAY, HOW THE
SHORT AND THE LONG HANDS TELL ABOUT HOURS AND MINUTES and HOW TO TELL TIME BY THE QUARTER AND HALF HOURS AND HOW
TO COUNT THE MINUTES BY FIVES.
Math, Time
X0000593 LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE: HOUSE ON EAST 88TH ST. 25 minutes Grades K-2 -THE PRIMMS AREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WITH A
CROCODILE THAT LIVES IN A BATHTUB, THAT IS A GOURMET COOK, A DISHWASHER AND A HAPPY WONDERFUL PLAYMATE. WATCH THE
FUN UNFOLD.
Language Arts
X0000572 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR HAIR 15 minutes Grades K-4 WAMBLY STARTED SMOKING. HIS FATHER, A LONG TIME SMOKER, HAS A
COUGHING SPELL ONE DAY & PASSES OUT. THIS REALLY SCARED THEM INTO GIVING UP SMOKING.
Health, Smoking
X0003514 SOMETHING GOOD: (PLUS) MORTIMER 25 minutes Grades K-4 TYYA, WHILE SHOPPING WITH HER FATHER AT A GIANT
SUPERMARKET, IS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THAT HER DAD ISN'T BUYING ANY "GOOD FOOD" - LIKE ICE CREAM, COOKIES,
CHOCOLATE BARS, OR GINGER ALE. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, TYYA IS OFF ON A SHOPPING SPREE OF HER OWN, WITH DELICIOUSLY COMICAL
RESULTS!
Health, Nutrition, Language Arts
X0001101 LINCOLN: BOYHOOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 11 minutes Grades K-4 FILMED IN AN AUTHENTICALLY RECONSTRUCTED VILLAGE
AND HIS HOME IN ROCKPORT, INDIANA, THIS PROGRAM RECREATES LINCOLN'S BOYHOOD OF NEAR-POVERTY AND LONG HOURS OF HARD
WORK. ENCOURAGED BY HIS STEPMOTHER IN HIS DESIRE FOR LEARNING, LINCOLN DEVELOPED EARLY THOSE QUALITIES OF HONESTY,
RESPONSIBILITY, HUMOR AND A CAPACITY FOR HARD WORK WHICH WERE TO MAKE HIM A GREAT PRESIDENT.
History, Abraham Lincoln
X0003130 TELL TIME & CALENDER, LEARING TO 30 minutes Grades K-4 1) HAVE FUN ALONG WITH ALISON AND CHRISTOPHER AS THEIR
GRANDFATHER TEACHES THEM HOW TO TELL TIME. BY RELATING THE CONCEPT OF HOURS-MORNING, AFTERNOON AND EVENING, TO
WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THEM, CHILDREN WILL EASILY UNDERSTAND THE HOURS OF THE DAY 2) BY COMPARING THE TWELVE
FLOATS IN A PARADE TO THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT DAYS, MONTHS AND MAJOR HOLIDAYS. THE PARADE
IS AN EXCITING, COLORFUL WAY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CALENDER AND HOW IT WORKS.
Mathematics
X0004166 TIME FOR CLOCKS 11 minutes Grades K-3 THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES TECHNIQUES FOR TELLING TIME WITH AN ILLUSTRATION
OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BIG HAND AND THE LITTLE HAND.
Mathematics
X0004865 THE GREAT DIVIDE: AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 30 minutes Grades 9-12 During this period of high employment and low inflation
(2000), the economic fortunes of the U.S. could hardly be better. But as the rich get richer, the gap between rich and poor is growing
larger. Has the gulf between the haves and the have-nots widened +to the point of moral indefensibility? Have the nation's obligations to
citizens of lower socioeconomic levels been forgotten amid the excitement of getting and spending?
Psychology, Social Studies
X0002821 JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK 60 minutes Grades 4-8 LIVE-ACTION SCENES RE-CREATE LEWIS AND CLARK'S JOURNEY TO
EXPLORE AND MAP JEFFERSON'S LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND FIND A WESTERN ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC. FILMED AT MONTICELLO AND
OTHER HISTORIC LOCATIONS, THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE EXPLORERS FROM THEIR ST. LOUIS DEPARTURE IN MAY, 1804 TO THE MOUTH
OF THE COLUMBIA 18 MONTHS LATER.
History, American, Lewis and Clark
X0004863 LEWIS & CLARK GO WEST: DISCOVER THE WORLD 27 minutes Grades 4-8 This video focuses on the early 19th century journey of,
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, into the unknown territory west of the Mississippi. The information presented deals with the perils,
hardships, discoveries and triumphs of the famous expedition.
History, American, Lewis and Clark
X0004224 UNITED STATES EXPANSION (AMERICAN HISTORY FOR CHILDREN) 25 minutes Grades K-4 TOPICS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO
INCLUDE: THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, THE STORY OF A CHILD - MY FAMILY WENT WEST, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, NATIVE
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AMERICANS - FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES, THE STORY OF JOHN HENRY, THE STORY OF MOUNT RUSHMORE. EACH PROGRAM USES
COLORED GRAPHICS, ANIMATIONS, CHARMING LIVE-ACTION PORTRAYALS OF HISTORIC FIGURES.
History, American, U.S. Expansion
X0002605 SACAJAWEA 18 minutes Grades 4-8 STOLEN FROM HER TRIBE AT THE AGE OF TWELVE BY A MARAUDING BAND OF INDIANS,
SOLD INTO MARRIAGE AT FOURTEEN, SACAJAWEA BECAME, AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, A MOTHER AND PART OF ONE OF AMERICA'S
GREATEST ADVENTURES, THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION. IN THE COURSE OF THAT FAMOUS TREK TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, SHE WAS AT
TIMES PROVISIONER, TRANSLATOR, COOK, AMBASSADRESS, GUIDE AND, AS SHE REMAINS TODAY, A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. TOLD IN
THE VOICE OF THE CHILDHOOD FRIEND WITH WHOM SACAJAWEA WAS CAPTURED, THE STORY UNFOLDS IN BEAUTIFULLY REALIZED
ANIMATION.
History, United States, Native American
X0002726 GOLD RUSH AND THE SETTLEMENT OF CALIFORNIA 16 minutes Grades 4-8 WHEN GOLD NUGGETS WERE FOUND AT SUTTER'S
MILL IN 1848, A FEVER DEVELOPED WHICH CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FOREVER. THIS PROGRAM TELLS OF THE
PEOPLE WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES IN THE HOPES OF STRIKING IT RICH.
History, U. S., Gold Rush
X0003366 WILLIAM TRAVIS: THE COST OF FREEDOM 30 minutes Grades 4-8 WHAT CAN KIDS LEARN FROM THE ALAMO? IN THIS 30MINUTE VIDEO, A MODERN TEEN ENTERS A BIZARRE LIRARY TO DO RESEARCH AND EMERGES IN SAN ANTONIO OF THE 1830'S. SHE MEETS
THE DASHING TRAVIS AND WITNESSES HIS COURAGE BEFORE OVERWHELMING ODDS.
History, U.S.
X0002562 COLONIZING NORTH AMERICA: EARLY SETTLEMENTS 18 minutes Grades 4-8 THE 17TH CENTURY SAW A GREAT MIGRATION OF
ENGLISH MEN AND WOMEN TO NEW LANDS IN SEARCH OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. THE FIRST ENGLISH
SETTLES COME TO JAMESTOWN, ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, MASSACHUSETTS IN NEW ENGLAND, AND PENNSYLVANIA IN THE MIDATLANTIC REGION.
History, U.S., Colonies
XDVD000378 Colonial Life For Children: Jamestown 23 minutes Grades 3-7 While doing a school project Greg gets zapped into the internet
and finds himself in historic Jamestown in Virginia. Here Greg finds out all about Jamestown from the people that live there.
History
Colonial Life, Jamestown
X0005066 DESERTS: BILL NYE 24 minutes Grades 3-12 Bill travels to Arizona's stunning Sonora desert to explore this unique ecosystem and
demonstrate the special ways its native plants and animals flourish.
Science, Earth, Life
X0003362 FORESTS, EXPLORING THE TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS 25 minutes Grades 3-8 DECIDUOUS FOREST IS FOUND IN THE EASTER PART
OF THE U.S., EUROPE, CHINA AND JAPAN. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY FOUND SNOW IN ONE STATE AND BLOOMS ON THE TREES IN THE
OTHER? THEY TAKE A TRIP TO THE ZOO AND FIND SOME ANIMALS THAT MIGRATE, SOME THAT HIBERNATE AND STILL OTHERS THAT KEEP
ACTIVE ALL WINTER.
X0003385 TUNDRA: EXPLORING THE BIOME 28 minutes Grades 3- 8 TEAM LEADER TYLER FLIES TO AN ESKIMO VILLAGE IN ANAKTUVUK
PASS, ALASKA, STUDENTS HELP TYLER INVESTIGATE THE PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD. MEANWHILE, IN ST.
LOUIS, STUDENTS CONTACT SCHOOLS IN THE ARCTIC TUNDRA: TWO IN ICELAND AND STILL ANOTHER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES,
CANADA. THEY DISCOVER THAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS LIVING NEAR THE ARCTIC CIRCLE HAVE MAY IDENTIFIABLE ADA PTATIONS WHICH
ALLOW THEM TO LIVE IN SUCH A HARSH ENVIRONMENT.
Science, Life, Earth
X0003363 GRASSLANDS, EXPLORING THE 28 minutes Grades 3- 8 STUDENTS VISIT A RECENTLY BURNED PRAIRIE AND LEARN HOW FIRE
KEEPS THE PRAIRIE IN CHECK. GRAZING ANIMALS ALSO HELP MAINTAIN THE GRASSLANDS. THEY LEARN THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF
PRAIRIES IN THE U.S.: LONG GRASS, MIXED GRASS AND SHORT GRASS.
X0004850 CAREERS (REAL LIFE 101): UNDERWATER WELDER: EXTERMINATOR: LIFEGUARD/RECREATION 45 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS
ACCLAIMED, EXCITING AND INFORMATIVE PROGRAM STEPS INTO THE LIVES OF FASCINATING PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO WHAT
THEY DO FOR A LIVING! GET READY FOR A GENUINELY FANTASTIC, HIP, AND ONE OF A KIND CAREER EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE DESIGNED
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EARLY HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS 3-15 MINUTES ON THE CAREEERS: UNDERWATER
WELDER, EXTERMINATOR AND LIFEGUARD/RECREATION MANAGER.
Humanities, Careers
X0004848 CAREERS (REAL LIFE 101): RECREATIONAL ENTREPRENEUR: ORGANIC BIOLOGIST: ZOOLOGIST 45 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS
ACCLAIMED, EXCITING, AND INFORMATIVE PROGRAM STEPS INTO THE LIVES OF FASCINATING PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO
WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING! GET READY FOR A GENUINELY FANTASTIC, HIP AND ONE OF A KIND CAREER EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE
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DESIGNED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EARLY HIGH SCHOOL AGED YOUTH. THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS 3-15 MINUTE ON THE CAREERS:
RECREATIONAL ENTREPRENEUR, ORGANIC BIOLOGIST, AND ZOOLOGIST.
Humanities, Careers
X0000216 CHEMICAL BONDING & ATOMIC STRUCTURE 15 minutes Grades 6-12 VISUALIZE CHEMICAL BONDS AS ELECTROSTATIC FORCES
BETWEEN ATOMS. COMPARE STRUCTURE OF ATOMIC, IONIC & MOLECULAR CRYSTALS.
Science, Chemistry
X0002575 CHEMISTRY: THE BASICS 15 minutes Grades 6-12 HIS INTRODUCTION TO BASIC CHEMISTRY STARTS WITH THE ATOMIC
STRUCTURE OF MATTER, THEN INTRODUCES THE ELEMENTS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE. CONTINUING ON, THE THREE STATES OF MATTERGASES, LIQUIDS, AND SOLIDS- ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS CHEMICAL FORMULAS, COMPOUNDS, AND CHEMICAL REACTION.
Science, Chemistry, Elements
X0004846 CAREERS (REAL LIFE 101): PHOTO JOURNALIST: STEREO TECHNICIAN: POLICE OFFICER 45 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS ACCLAIMED,
EXCITING AND INFORMATIVE PROGRAM STEPS INTO THE LIVES OF FASCINATING PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO WHAT THEY DO
FOR A LIVING! GET READY FOR A GENUINELY FANTASTIC, HIP, AND ONE OF A KIND CAREER EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE DESIGNED
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EARLY HIGH SCHOOL AGED YOUTH. THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS 3 - 15 MINUTE CAREERS: PHOTO JOURNALIST,
STEREO TECHNICIAN AND POLICE OFFICER.
Humanities, Careers
X0004847 CAREERS (REAL LIFE 101): PROFESSIONAL CHEF: TOOL SALESMAN: CARTOONITST 45 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS ACCLAIMED,
EXCITING AND INFORMATIVE PROGRAM STEPS INTO THE LIVES OF FASCINATING PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO WHAT THEY DO
FOR A LIVING! GET READY FOR A GENUINELY FANTASTIC, HIP, AND ONE OF A KIND CAREER EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE DESIGNED FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EARLY HIGH SCHOOL TOUTH. THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS 3-15 MINUTE CAREERS: PROFESSIONAL CHEF, TOOL
SALESMAN, AND CARTOONIST.
Humanities, Careers
X0004151 CAREER: EXHIBITS DEVELOPER & CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER: FROM THE GROUND UP 30 minutes Grades 4-12 REPORTER
JACINTHA MEETS AN EXHIBIT DEVELOPER WHO SHOWS JACINTHA HOW DEVELOPERS HAVE CREATED AN INTERACTIVE SCIENCE CENTER, IN
A MUSEUM, THAT HAS WON INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. REPORTER DANIEL LEARNS WHY THE FRAMEWORK OF CONSTRUCTION STARTS
WITH TEAMWORK AND PLANNING. DANIEL MEETS A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER WHO TAKES DANIEL ON A TOUR OF A ARENA AND
EXPLAINS HOW ENGINEERS WORK WITH ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO REMODEL A STRUCTURE.
Humanities, Careers
XDVD000367 Drug Education for Teens: Alcohol & Alcoholism 23 minutes Grades 7-12Viewers learn about alcohol abuse, the signs and
symptoms of alcohol dependence, while the factors of the disease of alcoholism are highlighted. Alcoholic beverages all belong to a class
of drugs known as depressants, and prolonged use can lead to dependence and addiction.
Health, Social Studies
XDVD000369 Drug Education for Teens: Alcohol: Teenage Drinking 23 minutes grades 7-12 Advertising portrays alcohol consumption as
fun, yet it is the most abused drug in the world that is often abused by teens with tragic costs. Students get the facts on how alcohol
affects the brain and body. It encourages viewers to ask hard questions about the risk and benefits of drinking, and some tragic personal
stories with teen interviews and explanations from experts.
Social Studies, Health
XDVD000370 Drug Education for Teens: Cocaine & Crack 23 minutes grades 7-12 Students learn these drugs are highly addictive and widely
abused stimulant. They delve into the history of cocaine and examine this drug's impact on the individual and society as a whole. Students
learn the harsh facts about the effects of using both the powder and crystal form of cocaine.
Health, Social Studies
X0000908 SOUTH AMERICA 25 minutes Grades 4-12 A CONTINENT WITH HIGH MOUNTAINS, VAST PLAINS AND PLATEAUS, TROPICAL RAIN
FORESTS AND BARREN DESERTS. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS DOMINATE THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. ALSO MENTIONED ARE THE
ANDES MOUNTAINS, AMAZON RIVER, CLIMATES AND MUCH MORE.
Geography, Humanities
X0000408 GEOGRAPHY IN U.S. HISTORY II 100 minutes Grades 6-12 1: AMERICANS BUILD THE PANAMA CANAL 2: A NATION OF
IMMIGRANTS 3: MOVING NORTH TO CHICAGO 4: NEW DEAL FOR THE DUST BOWL 5: ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATO
X0000156 BRAZIL 20 minutes Grades 6-12 THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA WITH PORTUGUESE AS IT'S COMMON LANGUAGE.
THE BRAZILIANS ENJOY A CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT AND AN ECONOMY THAT RANKS AMONG THE WORLDS TOP TEN.
THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES THE THREE REGIONS, COSTAL PLAIN, HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS. DISCUSSED ARE EXPORTS, CITIES AND
ECOSYSTEM.
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X0001141 MAYAN MYSTERY 18 minutes Grades 4-12 DETAILS OF THE VAST STRUCTURES OF THE ONCE GREAT MAYAN CIVILIZATIONS ARE
CONTRASTED WITH SCENES OF MODERN-DAY MAYAN LIFE.
Geography, Humanities, History
X0000677 MEXICO CITY TODAY 25 minutes Grades 4-12 A MODERN CITY WITH 18 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
TRACES GROWTH FROM THE AZTEC TIMES TO THE PRESENT.
Humanities, Geography
X0004075 MEXICANS, THE: THROUGH THEIR EYES 60 minutes Grades 6-12 EXAMINE THE MOSAIC OF MODERN MEXICO THROUGH THE
EYES OF ITS INDIANS, PEASANTS, ARTISTS, AND PHILOSOPHERS.
X0004000 AMAZON, THE INVISIBLE PEOPLE 60 minutes Grades 9-12EXPLORE THE AMAZON AND MEET A TRIBE WHO HAS HAD NO
CONTACT WITH THE MODERN WORLD. A DISCOVERY OF RICH OIL FIELDS IN THIS REGION COULD ULTIMATELY CHANGE THIS CULTURE'S
LIVES FOREVER. CONTAINS SOME NUDITY
XDVD000387 World Geography: Canada: Mexico: Brazil: Peru 4 (30 minute) programs Grades 5-8 Discover the diverse economic, scenic,
and cultural features of Canada's provinces and territories.
XDVD000031 Shakespeare In American Communities Grades 6-12 This resource packet contains an audio DVD of Shakespeare readings, a
visual DVD, Video and prints of: Timeline, teacher's guide and student "fun with Shakespeare quiz. This is presented by the Nation
Endowment for the Arts.
XDVD000371 Drug Education for Teens: Club Drugs 23 minute Grades 7-12 Ecstasy, GHB, ketamine are among a number of 'designer drugs'
that are often taken by teens at clubs, parties and all-nigh raves. The dangers of polydrug use are vividly illustrated. Personal accounts
powerfully show the damaging and lethal consequences of use, while illustrations how these drugs can irreversibly alter the chemistry of
the brain.
Health, Drugs
XDVD000372 Drug Education for Teens: Hallucinogens 23 minutes Grades 7-12 Mind-altering drugs are powerful substances that can bring
changes in perception which can last for hours, days, or in worst cases forever. Look at the history of drugs like LSD and the link between
drug use and mental illness. Student will learn from form users how dangerous drugs can be for them and everyone around them.
Health
XDVD000373 Drug Education for Teens: Heroin & Other Opiates 23 minutes Grades 7-12 Opiates are among the most potent painkillers
known to medicine, but when misused the consequences can be illness, addiction, and death. Students learn how highly effective pain
relievers work in the brain and body, while getting a look at the dangers of heroin.
Health
Drugs
X0002887 Veterans Day 15 minutes Grades K-3 VETERANS DAY IS HERE FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE REASONS BEHIND THIS
NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
Social Studies, Veterans Day
X0004540 BULLYING: NO WAY TO TREAT OTHERS 27 minutes Grades 6-12 NO WAY TO TREAT OTHERS IS A PULL-NO-PUNCHES SEE HOW
BULLYING AFFECTS OTHERS. THIS VIDEO CAN BE A DRAMATIC STEPPING STONE FOR STUDENTS TO MOVE PAST CASUAL ACCEPTANCE OF
BULLYING TO THE WILLINGNESS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, STARTING WITH THEM.
X0004611 CLEAN, KEEPING 17 minutes Grades K-2 STUDENTS LEARN WHAT GERMS ARE, THAT HANDS PICK UP GERMS FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT AND ARE A PRIMARY MEANS FOR GERMS ENTERING THE EYES, NOSE, OR NOSE, OR MOUTH. PETRI DISH AND BLACK LIGHT
EXPERIMENTS SHOW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HAND WASHING.
Health, Nutrition
X0003989 ARTHUR'S MAKES THE TEAM / MEEK FOR A WEEK 30 minutes Grades K-4 ARTHUR MAKES THE TEAM: IT'S BASEBALL SEASON,
AND ARHTUR AND THE GANG ALL SIGN UP TO PLAY. COACH FRENSKY'S CHALLENGE IS TO WORK WITH A TEAM WHERE EVERYONE WANTS
TO PITCH-AND ON ONE KNOWS THE MEANING OF THE WORD "TEAMWORK".
Social Studies, Language Art
X0003702 U.S. SONGS & POEMS: AMERICAN HISTORY FOR CHILDREN 30 minutes Grades K-3 U.S. SONGS & POEMS INCLUDES THE STARSPANGLED BANNER, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE, YANKEE DOODLE, JOHN HENRY, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AND HIAWATHA.
History, , Music, Social Studies
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X0004005 The Mouse On The Mayflower 50 minutes Grades K-3 AN ANIMATED THANKSGIVING TALE OF A SHIP FULL OF MICE ON A
VOYAGE TO THE NEW WORLD; FEATURES THE VOICE OF TENNESSE ERNIE FORD.
Language Arts, Social Studies, Thanksgiving
X0003856 Thanksgiving, Celebrate 15 minutes Grades K-2 THE THANKSGIVING STORY TOLD WITH PUPPET, DOODLE. IN SEARCHING OUT
THE ORIGINS AND MEANINGS OF HOLIDAYS, DOODLE DISCOVERS STORIES, SONGS AND DRAWINGS.
Language Arts, Social Studies, Thanksgiving
X0004862 Colonial Times: Field Trip to Yesterday 22 minutes Grades 4-8 This video includes information about the establishment of
settlements in the New World, hardships the colonists encountered, daily life, and the expansion of the colonies.
History, Colonies
X0004169 COLONIAL VIRGINIA/WASHINGTON D.C. (INSPECTOR GADGET) 27 minutes Grades K-5 VIRGINIA: AT COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG,
INSPECTOR GADGET EXPLORES THE DAILY LIVES OF EARLY AMERICAN COLONISTS AND VENTURES TO THE ORIGINAL CAPITOL BUILDING.
WASHINGTON D.C.: THE INSPECTOR HEADS TO THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM TO CHECK OUT OTTO LILIENTHAL'S GLIDER, THE
WRIGHT BROTHERS' FLYER AND CHARLES LINDBERGH'S SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. HE BREAKS THE SOUND BARRIER WITH CHUCK YEAGER AND
INVESTIGATES THE GEMINI IV SPACECRAFT AND SKYLAB 4 COMMAND MODULE.
History, Social Studies, Museums
X0003401 ATTITUDE, THE VALUE OF A GOOD 30 minutes Grades K-2 IN THIS EPISODE SCOOP IS SO EXCITED ABOUT INTERVIEWING RICK
DEES, HE LOSES HIS VOICE SO RICK INTRODUCES THE SONG "I'VE GOT SO MUCH MUSIC IN ME".
X0003404 FRIENDS, THE VALUE OF SPECIAL 30 minutes Grades K-2 IN THIS EPISODE SCOOP GETS A SURPRISE PRESENT FROM A SECRET
FRIEND WHOSE IDENTITY IS REVEALED WHEN MESSENGER, EDDIE MEKKA ARRIVES WITH A SINGING TELEGRAM.
X0004931 RAINBOW FISH: GETTING ALONG SWIMMINGLY 45 minutes Grades K-2 Rainbow joins his Mom, Dad, sister Ruby, and all their
finny friends for an assortment of underwater adventures. Swim along on 4 great stories celebrating the value of family...and friendship.
X0000399 FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION 14 minutes Grades K-4 Learning about friendship and cooperation with others.
X0004932 RAINBOW FISH: RAINBOW'S MUSICAL ADVENTURES 45 minutes Grades K-2 Rainbow strikes just the right cord in this noteworthy quartet of musical adventures. Swim along on 4 great adventures about the importance of celebrating individual talents.
X0004329 DIRECTIONS: UP, DOWN, ALL AROUND 15 minutes Grades K-2 JOIN RAMY AND JAKE ON A SCAVENER HUNT AT GRANDFATHER'S
HOUSE TO FIND THE FLAPDOODLE, A FLYING MACHINE. A RIDE IN THE FLAPDOODLE TEACHES DIRECTION.
Social Studies, Directions
X0003503 CLIFFORD'S FUN WITH OPPOSITES 30 minutes Grades K-2 AN ANIMATED PROGRAM, DEVELOPED BY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EXPERTS, WILL DELIGHT CHILDREN AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THE CONCEPTS OF OPPOSITES AND RELATIONSHIPS; IMPORTANT FIRST STEPS IN
LEARNING. A FUN-FILLED ADVENTURE WITH EMILY ELIZABETH AND HER ENORMOUS RED CANINE CLIFFORD, CHILDREN WILL LEARN BY
USING THEIR IMAGINATIONS, NOT BY ROTE REPETITION.
Social Studies, Opposites
X0003503 CLIFFORD'S FUN WITH OPPOSITES 30 minutes Grades K-2 AN ANIMATED PROGRAM, DEVELOPED BY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EXPERTS, WILL DELIGHT CHILDREN AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THE CONCEPTS OF OPPOSITES AND RELATIONSHIPS; IMPORTANT FIRST STEPS IN
LEARNING. THROUGH A FUN-FILLED ADVENTURE WITH EMILY ELIZABETH AND HER ENORMOUS RED CANINE CLIFFORD, CHILDREN WILL
LEARN BY USING THEIR IMAGINATIONS, NOT BY ROTE REPETITION.
Social Studies, Opposites
X0004986 SANDLOT, THE 101 minutes Grades 4-12 It's the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses, and
fearsome confrontations with the dreaded beast and its owner, who live behind the left field fence.
X0004595 UNITED STATES CELEBRATIONS 15 minutes Grades K-5 MR. J, THE CUSTODIAN EXPLAINS TO TWO STUDENTS ABOUT HOLIDAYS
AND DESCRIBES WHY AND HOW OUR NATIONAL HOLIDAYS ARE CELEBRATED. COVERS PRESIDENTS DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY,
MEMEORIAL DAY, FLAG DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, COLUMBUS DAY, ELECTION AND VETERANS DAYS, AND THANKSGIVING.
Social Studies, Holidays
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X0002936 SQUANTO & THE FIRST THANKSGIVING 30 minutes Grades K-5 THE TRUE STORY ABOUT A NATIVE AMERICAN SOLD INTO
SLAVERY IN SPAIN. YEARS LATER, HE RETURNS AND TEACHES THE PILGRIMS HOW TO SURVIVE THE DIFFICULT FIRST YEARS AT THE
PLYMOUTH COLONY.
History, Indians, Thanksgiving
X0004342 NATIVE AMERICAN FOLKTALES 20 minutes Grades K-8 FOUR TALES FROM FOUR NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS MAKE UP THIS
INTRIGUING PROGRAM REPLETE WITH MUSIC AND COLORFUL ANIMATION. 1) STORYTELLING STONE - FROM THE SENECA TRIBE; 2)
PELICAN GIRL - FROM THE PACIFIC COASTAL MIWOK; 3) THE BOY WHO LOVED BEARS - FROM THE PAWNEE; 4) THE TURKEY GIRL - FROM
THE PUEBLO CULTURE.
History, Native American Indians
X0003686 MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: GETS LOST IN SPACE 30 minutes Grades K-5 TOPIC: THE SOLAR SYSTEM ARNOLD'S KNOW-IT-ALL COUSIN
JANET DRIVES THE CLASS CRAZY WHEN SHE JOINS MS. FRIZZLE'S CLASS ON A FIELD TRIP AND GETS THEM LOST IN OUTER SPACE! BUT
WHEN THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM BREAKS DOWN, AND MS. FRIZZLE "ACCIDENTALLY" GETS LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM, JANET MAY BE
THE ONLY ONE WITH ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE TO SAVE THEM!
Science, Astronomy
X0000655 MAGNETS: MATTER AND ENERGY FOR BEGINNERS 13 minutes Grades K-4 THIS FASCINATING STUDY REVEALS COMMON
CHARACTERISTICS OF OBJECT MAGNETS PULL ON, DEMONSTRATES WHYS TO COMPARE THE PULL OF DIFFERENT MAGNETS, AND SHOWS
WHY MAGNETS CAN PULL ON THINGS WITHOUT TOUCHING THEM.
Science, Magnets
X0004189 A.D.D., WHAT EVERY TEACHER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT 28 minutes FEATURED IN THIS PROGRAM IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER IS AND IS NOT, WITH TIMELY ADVICE FROM A TEAM of PSYCHIATRIC, PEDIATRIC, CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT, AND REGULAR AND SPECIAL EDUCATION FIELDS. THIS PROGRAM GIVES TEACHERS OF ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN
PROVEN AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES ON HOW TO MANAGE DISRUPTIVE, INATTENTIVE, AND HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN.
Staff Development, A.D.D. Disorder
X0004720 1-2-3 MAGIC: MANAGING DIFFICULT CHILDREN Ages 2-12 120 minutes ADULT THIS PROGRAM OFFERS STEPS FOR DISCIPLINING
CHILDREN WITHOUT ARGUING, YELLING OR SPANKING. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE A SAINT, GENIUS OR PROFESSIONAL
PSYCHOTHERAPIST TO USE THIS PROGRAM EFFECTIVELY! IT OFFERS A HUMOROUS LOOK AT PARENTING-AND A SERIOUS LOOK AT
DISCIPLINE. 123 MAGIC HAS ONE GOAL: TO HELP PARENTS AND TEACHERS ENJOY THEIR KIDS.
Guidance, Child Care, Social Studies
X0004573 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: 15:THE NEW CITY - 16:THE WEST 30 minutes Grades 6-12 15: CHICAGO AS THE PLACE TO WATCH AT
THE TURN OF THE CENTURY; THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, THE SKYSCRAPER, AND UNFETTERED CAPITALISM. 16: THE RAILROADS AND
RANCHERS, RABBLEROUSERS AND RACISTS POPULATING AMERICA'S DISTANT FRONTIERS, DISPLACING NATIVE AMERICANS.
History, Chicago, West
X0004574 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: 17: CAPITAL & LABOR - 18: TR & WILSON 30 minutes Grades 6-12 17: MINERS AS THE
QUINTESSENTIAL LABORERS OF THE PERIOD: THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS, UNION ORGANIZING, AND BATTLES AGAINST J. P.MORGAN.
18: THE PRESIDENCIES OF THEORDORE ROOSEVELT AND WOODROW WILSON- THE WARRRIOR AND THE MINISTER-IN THE FIRST DECADES
OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
History, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
X0004575 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: 19: A VITAL PROGRESSIVISM - 20:THE TWENTIES 30 minutes Grades 6-12 19: PROGRESSIVISM, WITH
THE SRUGGLES OF NATIVE AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS, AND AFRICAN AMERICANS PLACED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRADITIONAL
WHITE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT. 20: HENRY FORD'S MODEL T AND MOVING ASSEMBLY LINE; STARTING OF A CONSUMER CULTURE.
History, Minorities, Twenties, Industry, Consumer
X0005071 SOCIAL CLASSES, A HISTORY OF 52 minutes Grades 9-12 Elements of society, education, work, commerce, punishment, and
social classes, explores the earliest manifestations in hunter/gatherer communities to the highly refined forms recognized today.
Social Studies, Social Classes
XDVD000374 Drug Education for Teens: Steroids 23 minutes Grades 7-12 Students examine the use of illegal anabolic steroids and
steroidal supplements, profiling case studies that provide a comprehensive overview of the detrimental effects these drugs can have on
the user.
Health, Drugs
XDVD000375 Drug Education for Teens: Teenage Depression & Suicide 23 minutes Grades 7-12 Students will get the lowdown on the
causes, symptoms and treatments available for those suffering from depression, outfitting students with the necessary tools to deal with
both friends and themselves.
Health, Drugs
XDVD000376 Drug Education for Teens: Tranquilizers & Other Depressants23 minutes Grades 7-12 This program introduces students to the
history of the drugs like barbiturates, benzodiazepines and other substances known as "date rape drugs," and compelling animations
explain the effects they have on the chemistry of the brain and the body.
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Health, Drugs
XDVD000377 Drug Education for Teens: Methamphetamine & Other Stimulants 23 minutes Grades 7-12 Students get an in-depth look at
the effects stimulants have on the body, while examining the deadly consequences of methamphetamine use. Physical dependence and
tolerance are discussed along with the harsh facts about withdrawal and the long-term effects of drug use.
Health, Drugs
XDVD000379 Drug Education for Teens: Marijuana 23 minutes Grades 7-12 Students explore the physical consequences of abuse as well as
the controversy surrounding its medicinal uses. Amazing animations give viewers an in-depth look at the short and long-term impact that
marijuana has on the brain.
Health, Drugs
XDVD000380 Colonial Fife for Children: William Penn & Pennsylvania 23 minutes Grades 3-7 The story of William Penn, a journey to the
New World and founding of the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania in 1682. Penn applied the ideas of simplicity, peace and equality to his new
settlement, where people of all nationalities lived alongside the, Lenni Lenape, Indians.
Colonial America, History
XDVD000381 Colonial Life for Children: The Spanish & Colonial Santa Fe 23 minutes Grades 3-7 The history of Santa Fe, New Mexico,
founded 1610 as the Northernmost outpost of the Spanish Empire in the New World.
XDVD000382 Colonial Life for Children: The Dutch & New Amsterdam 23 minutes Grades 3-6 Explorer Henry Hudson, sailing for the Dutch,
laid claim to the region now known as New York and the Hudson River Valley, the history of this ragtag settlement, one that was made up
of a multitude of nationalities and religions, much like its future incarnation - New York City.
X0003950 GREECE, ANCIENT (FOR CHILDREN) 23 minutes Grades 3-7 THIS PROGRAM INVITES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY AND
CULTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE, A CIVILIZATION COMPRISED OF OVER 700 CITY-STATES, THE LARGEST OF WHICH WAS THE LEGENDARY CITY
OF ATHENS. JOURNEY TO THE ACROPOLIS TO SEE THE GRANDEUR OF THE PARTHENON, AND EXAMINE TERRA-COTTA POTTERY,
DECORATED WITH IMAGES DEPICTING THE ADVENTURES OF GREEK HEROES, GODS AND SCENES FROM EVERYDAY LIFE.
History, Greece
X0003777 PIONEER LIVING: THE VILLAGE 11 minutes Grades K-4 IN THE EARLY 1800'S, A TRIP TO THE VILLAGE WAS A WONDERFUL
EXPERIENCE WITH STOPS AT THE GENERAL STORE, THE BLACKSMITH, THE COBBLER AND THE BROOM MAKER.
History, Pioneer, Social Studies
X0003313 PIONEER LIVING: THE HOME 11 minutes Grades K-4 FOLLOW MEMBERS OF A PIONEER FAMILY OF THE EARLY 1800'S AS THEY
SELECT A SITE, BUILD A LOG CABIN AND EVENTUALLY MOVE IN THE FEW NECESSITIES THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM; COOKING OVER THE
OPEN FIREPLACE, CANDLE AND SOAP MAKING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD CHORES.
History, Social Studies, Pioneer
X0003314 PIONEER LIVING: THE FARM 11 minutes Grades K-6 IN A PIONEER SETTLEMENT OF THE EARLY 1800'S, LIFE DEPENDED ON THE
CROPS. THIS PROGRAM SHOWS CLEARING AND PLOWING THE FIELDS, PLANTING THE CROPS, HARVESTING, THRESHING AND GRINDING
GRAIN INTO FLOUR, WORKING AT THE FLOUR MILL, PROCESSING FLAX AND OTHER FARM CHORES.
History, Pioneer, Social Studies
X0003312 Pioneer Living: Home Crafts 11 minutes Grades K-6 TO SURVIVE, THE PIONEER FAMILY OF THE EARLY 1800'S HAD TO KNOW
MANY CRAFTS AND SKILLS. STUDENTS SEE HOW SHEEP WERE SHEARED AND THE WOOL WASHED, CARDED, SPUN AND WOVEN INTO
CLOTH. THE FAMILY BRAIDED RUGS, MADE FUNITURE, DIPPED CANDLES AND EVEN MADE ITS OWN QUILL PENS AND INK.
History, Social Studies, Pioneer
X0003311 PIONEER LIVING: EDUCATION AND RECREATION 11 minutes Grades K-6 AS PIONEER COMMUNITIES IN THE EARLY 1800'S GREW
AND PROSPERED, THE SETTLERS BEGAN PLANNING FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURAL NEEDS. STUDENTS SEE SCHOOLS BEING CONDUCTED
IN A COMBINATION CHURCH AND SCHOOL BUILDING; THEY ENJOY OBSERVING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING QUILTING BEES,
BOX SOCIALS AND HAY RIDES.
History, Social Studies, Pioneers
X0004758 PREJUDICE, UNDERSTANDING: GRIPES AND COMMON GROUND 47 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM DISCUSSES THE
NATURE OF PREJUDICE AND ITS EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY. WHERE DOES PREJUDICE COME FROM? WHY DOES IT EXIT?
WHERE ARE WE HEADED AS A SOCIETY? HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF PREDJUICE AND DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS, SUCH AS
DISCRIMINATION AND BIGOTRY ARE ADDRESSED. TIMELY TOPICS OF MUTICULTURALISM, HOMOSEXUALITY, "POLITICALLY CORRECT"
LANGUAGE, THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA, AND RELIGION ARE DISCUSSED. THIS IS A EXCELLENT TOOL FOR PROMOTING TOLERANCE.
Social Studies, Humanities, Psychology, Prejudice
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X0004761 FAMILY VIOLENCE: BREAKING THE CHAIN 28 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM LOOKS AT THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
ON THE ABUSED AND THE ABUSER: AT THE DANGER THAT ABUSED CHILDREN WILL GROW UP TO REPEAT THE PATTERN OF VIOLENCE IN
THEIR OWN RELATIONSHIPS; AT THE PROBLEMS OF DATE VIOLENCE; AT THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE WOMEN SUFFER AT THE
HANDS OF THEIR HUSBANDS AND LOVERS.
Social Studies, Psychology, Family Violence
XDVD000383 Colonial Life for Children: The French & Colonial Quebec 23 minutes Grades 3-7As one of the oldest settlements in North
America, Quebec was first surveyed by French explorer Jacques Carter and founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608. French colonists
were expert trappers and established relationships with both the Huron and Iroquois Indians.
History, Colonial America, Quebec
XDVD000384 Colonial Life for Children: Settling the New World 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Students will learn about the motivations behind
early European exploration and settlement by the English, Spanish, French and Dutch. Some came for riches, land, and religious freedom.
They found the land inhabited by Native Americans and developed relationships some peaceful - some not. Also presents a brief portrait
of daily life in the settlements.
History, Colonial, Social Studies
XDVD000385 Colonial Life for Children: Roger Williams & Rhode Island 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Williams sought to create a community in
which people were free to follow their own beliefs and to disagree and share ideas. This program looks at the influence of the
Narragansett Indians in the region and the Puritan traditions observed by the settlers.
History, Colonial America, Social Studies
XDVD000386 Colonial Life for Children: Plimoth Plantation 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Tracy and Greg are blasted back in time to the original
Plimoth Plantation of 1620, the first colonial settlement in southern New England were they learn about daily life and culture, voyage of
the Mayflower and the important Mayflower Compact. Thanksgiving for the Pilgrims was a daily practice. A Wampanoag Indian woman
also teaches the kids about the food, shelter and customs of the regions Native American people.
XDVD000388 Colonial Life for Children: St. Augustine 23 minutes Grades 3-7 Tracy takes a journey through St. Augustine, Florida, the
oldest permanent European settlement in America, founded in 1565. Learn about the struggles between Spain, France and England over
the land. Learn about the daily life and customs of the Spanish settlers as well as the lives of slaves in the colony and the history of the
Timucuan Indians.
History, Colonial America, Social Studies, Slavery, Native American Indian
XDVD000389 World Geography: England, Italy, Russia, France 120 minutes Grades 5-8England is the most populous member of the United
Kingdom (Ireland, Scotland, Wales). Discover a country steep in history.
Italy: From ancient Roman roots to the contemporary, trend-setting styles in Milan, Italy's rich history, diverse geography and cultural
influences are vividly conveyed.
Russia: The largest country in the world, through wars, revolutions and seven turbulent decades of Communist control, Russia remains an
extraordinary land of enduring tradition and intense change.
France: A former empire that remains one of Europe's leaders. France's cultural richness and the geographic variety of its 22 regions are
clearly presented.
World Geography, Europe, Social Studies
XDVD000390 World Geography: Australia & Asia 120 minutes Grades 5-8 China: With over 1.3 billion people, China has the largest
population on Earth. This program traces China's revolution-torn history, and chars the effects of contemporary economic reforms that
have opened new doors to the outside world as never before.
Japan: Its 127 million people love in a modern country the size of California. This nation has raced to the forefront of technology
advancement while remaining steeped in the traditions of the civilization 2,000 years old. The industrial power, corporate culture,
competitive education system, housing, Buddhist traditions, recreational habits, gardening, and culinary are show in this program.
Australia: Aboriginal settlers arrived 40,000 years before the first Europeans. This program surveys the regions and territories of Australia,
colorful history, stunning footage of the unique wildlife.
Indonesia: With 245 million pople, it is the most populous Muslim nation in the world. Its diversity is reflected in its 250 ethnic and
language groups and thousands of islands. Visit seven major islands revealing unique rituals and cultural traditions.
World Geography, Asia, Australia
XDVD000391 World Geography: Africa & Middle East 120 minutes Grades 5-8 South Africa: A new era arrived after Apartheid's fall in the
1990's. This program traces the turbulent history and its struggles to reform its discriminatory racial policies of the past. The nine regions
and principle cities are identified, a vivid portrait of its rich multicultural society with unique cultural heritages and diverse geography.
Egypt: Its pyramid is the last standing of the 7 Great Wonders of the World. This multicultural portrait of Egypt reveals it's Middle Eastern,
Islamic, Mediterranean and African influences. The importance of the Nile River and Suez Canal's in Egypt's story; and visit the Pyramids.
Israel: Its population of 7 million is 80% Muslim. Understand why the world's three principle monotheistic religions consider Jerusalem
hallowed ground. This program charts Israel's war history and pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.
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Iran: Though its people are traditional Muslims, Iran is not considered and Arab state. Filmed in 2005 this program takes you inside and
Iran the few see. Archival footage, artworks and artifacts chronicle the past as Persia, footage reveals how ancient traditions and modern
ways coexist.
World Geography, Africa, Middle East
X0002670 CIVIL WAR: POSTWAR PERIOD 20 minutes Grades 4-12 DEBATE ABOUT THE POLITICAL REORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTH
EXPLODED BETWEEN CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT JOHNSON. AFTER CONGRESS HEARD THE TESTIMONY CONCERNING CONDITIONS IN THE
SOUTH, IT ACTED TO ESTABLISH MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND PASS THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.
History, Social Studies, Civil War
X0003511 PILGRIMS, THE MAYFLOWER 43 minutes Grades K-4 THE STORY OF THE BRITISH SEPARATISTS IS PRESENTED IN THIS
DOCUMENTARY THAT TRACES THEIR INFLUENCE, BELIEFS AND JOURNEY FROM ENGLAND INTO THE NEW WORLD.
History, Pilgrims, Mayflower
X0004810 PLYMOTH PLANTATION 15 minutes Grades K-2 STUDENTS BLAST BACK IN TIME TO THE ORIGINAL PLIMOTH PLANTATION OF
1620, THE FIRST COLONIAL SAETTLEMENT IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FOLLOW ALONG AS THEY LEARN ABOUT DAILY LIFE AND
CULTURE, THE VOYAGE OF THE MAYFLOWER, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT. BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT
THANKSGIVING FOR THE PILGRIMS WAS A DAILY PRACTICE, NOT JUST A FEAST ONCE A YEAR.
History, Colonies, Pilgrims
X0002888 THANKSGIVING DAY -15 minutes Grades K-2- LEARN FACTS ABOUT THANKSGIVING DAY FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE
REASONS BEHIND THE HOLIDAY.
History, Thanksgiving
XDVD000392 World Geography: The United States & Canada 90 minutes Grades 6-12 The Standard Deviants learning system presents an
educational series on world geography, crafting easy-to-follow lessons through an innovative blend of expert instruction, colorful graphics,
and interactive practice exams. This program presents the geographies, histories, and cultures of North America.
XDVD000393 World Geography: North Africa 90 minutes Grades 6-12 The Standard Deviants learning system presents an educational
series on world geography, crafting easy-to-follow lessons through an innovative blend of expert instruction, colorful graphics, and
interactive practice exams. This program presents the geographies, histories, and cultures of North Africa.
Geography, Africa
XDVD000394 World Geography: Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia 90 minutes Grades 6-12 The Standard Deviants presents an educational
series on world geography, crafting easy-to-follow lessons through an innovative blend of expert instruction, colorful graphics, and
interactive practice exams. This program presents the geographies, histories, cultures of Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
Geography, Russia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Social Studies
XDVD000395 Germany: Discovering Germany 50 minutes Grades 6-12 United Germany is rich in cultural heritage of its palaces and castles.
Relive the historic events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall and explore the study in contrasts that characterizes a new Berlin.
Geography, Social Studies, Germany, History
XDVD000396 India: The Story of India 6 hours 2 disc set Grades 6-12 In this six-part adventure, Michael Woods chronicles the history of
the subcontinent, the richness and diversity of its people, cultures and landscapes, the drama of its past and the originality and continuing
relevance of its ideas.
Geography, Social Studies, India
XDVD000397 Touring the World: Touring Australia & Touring New Zealand 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Australia, with its cities, and ancient
natural wonders, captivates the like few other destinations; home to more than 160 nationalities, with strong belief in democracy. Explore
the many exciting cities as well as rugged Kakadu and Daintree, Ayers Rock and the Great Barrier Reef.
New Zealand has beaches, glaciers, geysers, rain forest, lakes, meadows, mountains and waterfalls. This program covers more than 100
historic, scenic and cultural sites on the North and South Islands.
Geography, History, Australia, New Zealand
XDVD000398 Touring the World: Touring China & Touring India 120 minutes Grades 6-12 China: Travel across 2/000 miles and 4/000 years
to discover the treasures, the Great Wall, and the grand Forbidden City as well as the vast countryside. Explore how the influence of
western culture is impacting China's struggle to hold onto its identity.
India: Find the history in the palaces, forts, mosques, Victorian buildings and Hindu Temples to one of the most ancient and mysterious
civilizations.
Geography, History, China, India
XDVD000399 Touring the World: Touring Italy & Touring France 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Italy: This program explores the land of the great
artists. Visit Milan and wander the Italian Riviera, culinary of Bologna, the ruins of Pompeii, Florence and the canals of Venice and eternal
city of Rome.
France: This [program explores France form its geography and villages to its cosmopolitan, world class cities.
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Geography, History, Social Studies, Italy, France
XDVD000400 Touring the World: Touring England & Touring Scotland 120 minutes Grades 6-12 England: This program captures Great
Britain's legendary sites, grand traditions and rich pageantry. Visit London, Stonehenge, Bath, Plymouth, Yorkshire Moors, Wales,
Liverpool, Oxford. Cambridge, Windsor and Stratford-upon-Avon. Scotland: this program captures this rugged and beautiful land of
legends, the abbeys, landscapes, Western Highlands, islands and much more.
Geography, Social Studies, History, Scotland
XDVD000401 Touring the World: Touring Alaska & Touring Hawaii 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Alaska: Explore America's last frontier, cruise
the Inside Passage, visit coastal towns, see fjord & glaciers, the Alaska Railroad, and the remote Eskimo lands in the far North.
Hawaii: This program shows the Hawaii only the locals know. The Land abounds with vibrant people, exotic cultures, exciting history and
scenic wonders.
Geography, History, Social Studies, Alaska, Hawaii
XDVD000402 Touring the World: Touring Great Festivals of Europe 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Visit the most festive celebrations Europe has
to offer. Learn the rituals and revelry, the folklore and fun, the costumes and the commotion as you visit: France, Switzerland,
Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Germany, and Austria.
Geography, History, Social Studies, Europe
XDVD000403 Europe: Passport to Europe: Germany, Switzerland & Austria 200 minutes Grades 9-12 Samantha Brown discusses the culture
and history of these intriguing areas: Bavaria, Berlin & Munich Germany; Innsbruck, Salzburg & Vienna Austria; Interlaken, St. Moritz and
Zurich Switzerland.
Geography, History, Social Studies, Europe
XDVD000404 Vienna, Austria 60 minutes Grades 6-12 Vienna the capital of Austria, a country in the heart of central Europe. Known as the
city of music, it is the birthplace of the Waltz and resting place of Beethoven. Explore the city on a bicycle; see the world's largest emerald,
and the weekend flea market.
Geography, Social Studies, History, Vienna Austria
XDVD000405 Dirty Jobs Collection 18 hours and 14 minutes Grades 6-12 Disc 1: Pig Farmer, Gum Buster, Pigeon Poop Police, Coffee
Cultivator, Marine Mammal Rescuer, Ostrich Rancher, Mussel Harvester, Taro Farmer, Alpaca Shearer, Jobs that Bite, Chum Chopper,
Necropsy Technician, and Shark Patroller.
Disc 2: Sewer Inspector, Disaster Cleaner-Upper, Demolisher, Magic Bird Babysitter, Casino Food Recycler, Building Salvager, Coal Miner,
Sweet Cleaner, Tire Retreader, Fuel Tank Cleaner, and Humvee Recoverer.
Social Studies, Careers, Jobs
XDVD000406 Dirty Jobs Collection 28 hours and 22 minutes Grades 6-12 Disc 1: Lobsterman, Seaweed Harvester, Snake Researcher,
Concrete Stamper, Penguin Keeper, Bloodworm Digger, Water Barrier Cleaner, bell maker, House Gutter, Rat Exterminator, Mosquito
Control Officer, Stump Remover, Fainting Goat Farmer, Bug Breeder, Salmon Carcass Counter, Poo Pot Maker.
Disc 2: Wine Barrel maker, Mule Logger, Bowie Baysox Baseball Groundskeeper, Boat Mooring Fixer, Well Digger, Wine Cave Digger,
Airport Worker, Salt Miner, Winemaker, Cattle Rancher, Hydro-Seed Operator, Steamship Cleaner
Careers, Social Studies, Jobs
XDVD000407 Dirty Jobs Collection 38 hours Grades 6-12 Disc 1: Billboard Installer, Snake Wrangler, Jug Maker, Leather Tanner, Bridge
Painter, Space Crawler Maintenance Technician, Fish Farmer, Vomit Island Worker, Alligator Egg collector.
Disc 2: Kelp Harvester, Special Effects Artist, Runway Painter, Odor Eater, Spray insulation Technician, Cave Biologist, Slime Eel Fisherman,
Shingle Maker, Buoy Cleaner, Brick Maker, Cranberry Farmer, Mud Mineral Excavator, Rice Plantation Worker.
XDVD000408 Dirty Jobs Collection 49 hours 36 minutes Grades 6-12 Disc 1: Mackinac Island Horse Keeper, Alaska Wild Goose Chaser,
Animal Barber, Tank Liner, Goat Soap Maker, Reef Ball maker, Dump Truck Cleaner, Exotic Animal Keeper, Barbeque Cleaner, Big Animal
Veterinarian, Oil Tank Remover.
Disc 2: Barge Demolition Worker, Water Tank cooper, Elevator Repairman, Floating Fish Factory Worker, Dairy Cow Midwife.
Disc 3: Erosion Control Technician, Aerial Tram Worker, mastic Slinger, Turkey Inseminator, Car Crasher, Snow Oil Separator, Ice Salvage
Crewman, Wind Farm Technician, Cave Cleanup Worker, and Printing Pressman.
X0003269 NUTRITION: READ BEFORE YOU EAT 20 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS VIDEO IS DESIGNED TO HELP VIEWERS MAKE THE BEST USE OF
THE WEALTH OF NUTRITION INFORMATION ON FOOD PACKAGES. THE PROGRAM CONCENTRATES ON THESE AREAS OF PACKAGE CLAIMS
AND NUTRITION PANELS MOST LIKELY TO CONFUSE OR MISLEAD.
Health, Nutrition
X0002842 TEETH: A HEALTHY SMILE, 15 minutes, Grades K-3 THIS VIDEO DESCRIBES HOW AND WHY CHILDREN LOSE THEIR BABY TEETH
AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO KEEP THEIR TEETH HEALTHY. CHILDREN WHO VIEW THE VIDEO PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATE IN THE
ACTIVITIES WILL BE ABLE TO TELL HOW AND WHY THEIR BABY TEETH ARE REPLACED BY PERMANENT TEETH AND LIST ACTIONS THAT HELP
KEEP THEIR TEETH HEALTHY.
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Health, Nutrition
X0004066 BONES & MUSCLES: TOTALLY GROSS ANATOMY 8 minutes Grades 3-5 LEARN ABOUT THE BONES THAT PROTECT VITAL ORGANS
IN THE HEAD AND CHEST. DISCOVER THE LONGEST BONE IN THE BODY, WHERE THE SMALLEST BONES ARE FOUND, AND WHERE MOST
BONES ARE CONCENTRATED. FIND OUT ABOUT VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES. SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS MUSCLES CONTRACT
AND RELAX AND WHY EXERCISE IS SO IMPORTANT.
Science, Bones, Muscles
X0004068 MUSCULAR AND SKELETAL SYSTEMS: YOUR BODY 19 minutes Grades K-3 STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT BONES AND JOINTS,
MUSCLES AND TENDONS: HOW THEY INTERACT AND HOW THEY FUNCTION. LEARN ABOUT SMOOTH MUSCLES THAT HELP INNER ORGANS
WORK, AND ABOUT THE CARDIAC MUSCLE.
Science, Muscular System, Skeletal System
X0003975 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE (CULTURES FOR CHILDREN)25 minutes Grades K-4 EXCITING ADVENTURES APPEAR AT EVERY
TURN AS CHILDREN ARE INTRODUCED TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE DIVERSE GROUPS OF NATIVE AMERICANS THAT FIRST LIVED
IN NORTH AMERICA. LIBRARY VIDEO COMPANY (1997)
SOCIAL STUDIES; U.S. HISTORY; WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Social Studies, Native Americans
XDVD000409 Indians of North America: A History of Native Americans 30 minutes Grades 5-12 More than 300 different Native American
tribes had common beliefs, traditions, and experiences. Their history is also a shared experience. Examine the impact of European
colonization, struggles over the land, and effects of imports like guns, horses, alcohol, religion and disease. Today the tribes face an
ongoing struggle to maintain their culture, language and traditions in the modern world.
History, Indians
XDVD000410 Nutrition and the New Food Pyramid 18 minutes Grades K-4 Children will learn the importance of good food choices for
health, growth and energy. Nutrients; proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins, and fibers are all presented. Students are
introduced to the new individualized food guide MyPyramid, and learn how to read and apply this tool.
Health, Nutrition
XDVD000411 Explorers of the World: Spanish Explorers 23 minutes Grades 5-8 Hear the stories of: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca who
traveled across N. America from Florida to California; Francisco Vazquez de Coronado's exploration to American Southwest: Juan Ponce de
Leon's discovery of Florida; and Hernado de Soto's discovery of the Mississippi River.
History, Explorers Spanish
XDVD000412 Insects & Other Arthropods 23 minutes Grades 5-8 Discover the differences between these three groups of arthropods - their
body structures, habits and habitats - and look at the different way they interact, survive extreme environments benefit humans beings.
Science, Insects, Arthropods
XDVD000413 Green Energy: Environmental Science for Students 23 minutes Grades 5-12 Green energy includes solar power, wind turbines,
biomass fuels and much more. Some forms of green energy are more suited to certain locations then others.
Science, Energy
XDVD000414 Balto1 hour 18 minutes Grades K-12 Based on a true story, Balto, part husky/part wolf, doesn't know here he belongs. He's
an outcast in Alaska, except to his friends. He learns his worth when he saves a lost dog team and delivers antitoxins to save the children.
Language Arts, Self Esteem, Movie
XDVD000415 Rainforest (Jungle): Eyewitness 27 minutes Grades 4-8 See the sights and hear sounds of the jungle of the rainforests of the
world. Students learn about pollination, propagation and photosynthesis; the diverse creatures of the rainforest, the layer of the forest
where they live, understand food supply, the value of species variation, why conservation is key to the planet's health.
Science, Rainforest, Jungle
X0000140 BEN & ME 21 minutes Grades K-8 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IS BEFRIENDED BY AMOS A POOR PHILADELPHIA CHURCH MOUSE. IN
ANIMATION STUDENTS GAIN A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HISTORY AND FUN GOES HAND IN HAND.
History, American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin
X0003571 COLONIAL AMERICA, IN THE 1760'S 17 minutes Grades 5-8 BY 1760, THE COLONISTS WERE HAPPILY ESTABLISHED IN YOUNG,
GROWING AMERICA. IN 1763, GEORGE GRENVILLE, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, FOUND THAT RUNNING THE COLONIES COST MORE
THAN WAS COLLECTED FROM AND RAISED TAXES ON THEIR TRADE. THE COLONISTS DID NOT INTEND TO PAY MORE TAXES WITHOUT
REPRESENTATIION-THE SEEDS OF REVOLUTION HAD BEEN PLANTED.
X0003785 COLONIAL LIFE IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES 9 minutes Grades 4-8 A COLONIAL POST RIDER TRAVELS FROM PHILADELPHIA TO NEW
YORK, MEET SEVERAL TYPES OF SETTLERS - A QUAKER FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA, AN ENGLISH FARMER IN NEW JERSEY, A RUNAWAY
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APPRENTICE, AND A BUTCH POST RIDER'S FAMILY IN NEW YORK. THIS EDITION, A CENTRAL CHARACTER HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL
OMNISCIENT NARRATOR, HUMANIZING AND PERSONALIZING THE CONTENT.
X0003795 Colonial Life in the South 11 minutes Grades 4-8 PEOPLE NEEDN'T BE FAMOUS TO MAKE HISTORY. IT IS THE STORIES OF
ORDINARY PEOPLE - THE SURVEYOR CHARTING THE WILDERNESS, THE FRONTIER FARM FAMILY, THE WEALTHY PLANTATION OWNER, THE
TOWNSPEOPLE OF WILLIAMSBURG - THAT REVEAL THE DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLONIAL LIFE.
X0003796 COLONIAL LIFE IN NEW ENGLAND 10 minutes Grades 4-8 ROGER, A NEW ENGLAND YOUTH IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY.
THROUGH HIS ACCOUNT WE EXPERIENCE THE REACTIONS OF THE TIME, AND HOW HE FIRST SENSED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CONFLICT
WITH ENGLAND, AND WHAT IT MEANT TO HIS FAMILY.
X0004537 STONE FOX 96 minutes Grades 4-12 IN 1905, 12 YEAR OLD WILLY, HIS GRAMPA, AND DOG MORGAN RUN THEIR WYOMING
CATTLE RANCH. THE PLAINS ARE HIT BY A HARD WINTER, WILLY REFUSES TO BE BEATEN, AND MORGAN REFUSES TO QUIT A RACE THEY
CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE.
History, Language Arts, Old West
X0004095 PEARL HARBOR 70 minutes Grades 9-12 THIS PORTRAYAL OF THE EVENT THAT CATAPULTED THE U.S. INTO WORLD WAR II. IT
CONTAINS RARE HISTOORIC FOOTAGE, INCLUDING CAPTURED JAPANESE WAR FILM TAKEN DURING THE ATTACK, AS WELL AS MODERN
REENACTMENTS AND GRIPPING EYEWITNESS STORIES BY SURVIVORS.
History, WWII
X0004784 FRIENDSHIP, THE COLOR OF 90 minutes Grades K-12 IN 1977 THE FAMILY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONGRESSMAN RON
DELLUMS HOSTS A SOUTH AFRICAN EXHANGE STUDENT, PROMPTING TWO TEENAGERS - ONE BLACK, ONE WHITE - TO CONFRONT
PERSONAL BIASES AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM. INSPIRED BY ACTUAL EVENTS, THIS DRAMA EXPLORES ISSUES OF PREJUDICE, RACE
RELATIONS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND APARTHEID.
Social Studies, Black History, Movie
X0004188 GUIDANCE: FOR GOODNESS SAKE 20 minutes Grades 6-12 YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LAUGH OUT LOUD WHEN A FRESH AND
INSPIRING MESSAGE IS PRESENDTED OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND INTEGRITY; IMPROVE ATTITUDES AND MORALE, DISCUSSIONS
ON ETHICS AND VALUES, AND FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
Guidance, Social Studies
X0003025 Meiosis 14 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM TAKES STUDENT UP CLOSE TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESS OF MEIOSIS. THE ROLE
OF MEIOSIS IN SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS IS HIGHLIGHTED.
Science, Cells, Meiosis
X0003730 CELLS, THE MAGIC OF 20 minutes Grades 6-12
USING LIVE ACTION AND COMPUTER ANIMATION, THIS VIDEO INTRODUCES THE AMAZING WORLD OF THE CELL. LESSON ONE DEFINES A
CELL AS SMALLEST LIVING UNIT, IT’S CHARACTERISTICS, AND PAKARYOITIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS ARE DISCUSSED. LESSON TWO TAKE A
VOYAGE THROUGH THE PARTS OF THE CELL,THE MEMBRANE, CYTOPLASM, AND MANY ORGANELLES. LESSON THREE EXAMINES THE
DIVERSITY OF CELLS, VARIETY OF CELL SHAPES, STRUCTURES, AND ADAPTATIONS ARE PRESENTED.
Science, Cells
X0003816 CELL DIVISION 15 minutes Grades 6-12 CELL DIVISION THE STAGES OF NORMAL CELL DIVISION AND ITS FUNCTION ARE
PRESENTED IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE CAUSES AND HARMFUL EFFECTS OF ABNORMAL CELL DIVISION.
SCIENCE, Cells
XDVD000416 Harriet Tubman: Great Americans for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Students a up close look at the life of this conductor on
the Underground Railroad while learning about the daily life of enslaved people and the dangers faced by those who fought to free them.
History, Harriet Tubman
X0002880 HARRIET TUBMAN STORY: QUEST FOR FREEDOM 34 minutes Grades 3- 8 MEET HARRIET THROUGH THE EYES OF A YOUNG MAN
FROM OUR OWN TIME - WHO HAS LOST THE COURAGE TO DREAM. ONE DAY HE ENTERS A MYSTERIOUS LIBRARY. HE'S TRAPPED IN THE
PAST - A SLAVE ON A PLANTATION WITH HARRIET TUBMAN. HE DISCOVERS THAT WITHOUT COURAGE, THERE ARE NO DREAMS; AND
WITHOUT DREAMS, NO FUTURE.
History, Harriet Tubman
XDVD000417 Healthy Habits 101..Teaching Kids to Stay Healthy for Life 29 minutes Grades 3- 8 This program includes, starting healthy life
choices, practicing goo dental health, identifying stress busters, making good nutritional choices, proper sleeping habits, learning to make
exercise a habit, and closing the door on additive behaviors.
Health
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XDVD000418 Immigration to the U.S.: American History for Children 25 minutes Grades K-4 This program examines the ethnic groups who
came to the United states at the turn of the century and tells the story of a child who immigrates to America. Discover the history of the
Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island, the story of Chinese immigration and the many faces of immigration today.
History, Immigration
XDVD000419 The Oregon Trail: United States History 16 minutes Grades 3- 8 (1) Discover why thousands left their homes and endured
months of hardship to settle in the West; describes life on the wagon train; contains re-enactments of the entire trip between Missouri
and the West Coast.
History, Pioneers, Wagon Train
XDVD000420 The Living Sea 77 minutes Grades 4-12
This program presents world oceans traveling around the world. It celebrates the world ocean - its beauty, diversity and its importance to
all life on earth.
Science, Sea, Ocean
XDVD000421 Forensic Science, All About 27 minutes Grades 9-12 This program takes you into real-world forensic science and debunks the
TV stereotypes. Find out what forensic scientist do on a day to day basis.
Science, Forensic
X0004526 Everest: Lost on Everest 60 minutes Grades 6-12 JOIN THE HISTORIC SEARCH AND DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF MOUNTAINCLIMBING LEGEND GEORGE MALLORY ATOP MT. EVEREST. DISCOVER WHAT NEW CLUES MALLORY'S BODY, CLOTHES, PERSONAL
BELONGINGS AND LETTERS OFFER.
Science, Mountains, Everest
X0004741 SEVEN ALONE 100 minutes Grades 3- 8 DREAMS OF A BETTER LIFE INSPIRED THE EARLY PIONEERS TO FACE THE RIGORS OF THE
WESTERN FRONTIER. THIS IS THE STORY OF THE SAGER FAMILY AND THEIR PURSUIT OF THAT DREAM. IT IS A TRUE STORY THAT DEPICTS
THE HEROIC SACRIFICES OUR PIONEERS MADE TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT.
History, Pioneers, Movie
X0002698 DEBORAH SAMPSON: A WOMEN IN THE REVOLUTION 15 minutes Grades 6-12 WASHINGTON'S SMALL REVOLUTIONARY ARMY
WAS AN UNLIKELY ASSORTMENT OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS. YET, THERE WAS ONE SOLDIER WHO TRULY DIFFERED, THAT SOLDIER WAS A
WOMAN. INSPIRED BY CONCEPTS OF EQUALITY FOR THE COMMON MAN, DEBORAH SAMPSON ENLISTED IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
UNDER THE ASSUMED NAME OF ROBERT SHURTLIEFF AND FOUGHT FOR YOUNG AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE IN SUCH MAJOR BATTLES AS
TARRYTOWN AND YORKTWON.
X0001200 INCREDIBLE HUMAN MACHINE 60 minutes Grades 6-12 AN AMAZING VOYAGE THROUGH THE HUMAN BODY.
Science, Human Body
X0004104 THOMAS A. EDISON, THE STORY OF 55 minutes Grades 4-12 EDISON JUMPED IN FRONT OF A MOVING FREIGHT CAR TO RESCUE
A YOUNG BOY! THE BOY'S FATHER TAUGHT EDISON ABOUT TELERAPHS, WHICH MOTIVATED HIM TO STUDY ELECTRICITY. HE CREATED
MORE THAN 1000 NEW INVENTIONS.
History, Inventors, Edison
X0003451 ELK, THE AND THE MOOSE 30 Grades 3- 8 THIS VHS IS 2 PROGRAMS: 1. The Elk 2. The Moose
Science, Animals
X0004267 Best Christmas Pageant Ever 60 minutes Grades K-4 Christmas story when the final curtain goes up, a miracle begins!
Language Arts, Christmas
X0004881 ART: FACES, THE EASY WAY TO DRAW 45 minutes Grades 6-12 Learn secrets for capturing a likeness as Sandra Angelo teaches
step-by-step methods for drawing noses, eyes, mouths, skin tones and hair. Be amazed at how easy it is to get a likeness when you use
special techniques from an acclaimed portrait artist.
ART, DRAWING
X0004746 ART: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 46 minutes Grades 4-12 ARTIST TONY COUCH GRAPHICALLY SHOWS HOW TO
CREATE DYNAMIC COMPOSITIONS FOR YOUR PAINTINGS USING ELEMENTS OF DESIGN: LINE, SHAPE, VALUE, COLOR, TEXTURE, AND
DIRECTION, AND HOW THESE ARE APPLIED TO EACH OF THE PRINCIPLES: BALANCE, HARMONY, GRADATION, REPETITION, CONTRAST,
DOMINANCE, AND UNITY. ADD INTEREST TO YOUR ART AS HE DIAGRAMS THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES ON CAMERA USING HIS OWN
PAINTINGS AND MASTERWORKS BY OTHER ARTISTS.
ART
X0003940 ART: SCULPTURE COLLAGE: NEW LIFE FOR JUNK 15 minutes Grades 5- 12 COLLAGE AND ASSEMBLAGE ARE FORMS OF
SCULPTURE THAT CAN EMPLOY A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIALS TO ACHIEVE ABSTRACT MOTIFS OR STORYTELLING THEMES.
ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO USE THEIR OWN IMAGINATION, THE VIDEO SHOWS EXAMPLES OF WORKS USING MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS,
AND PRESENTS AN EASY-TO-DO PROJECT USING GLUE, CHILDREN'S TOYS AND MIRRORS TO CREATE AN "NEW LIFE FOR JUNK."
ART
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XDVD000422 World Economy: The Battle of Ideas 120 minutes Grades 9-12 The program identifies how the world, first moved toward
more government control and then began to move away. It focuses on the struggle between two economic thinkers.
XDVD000423 World Economy: The Agony of Reform 120 minutes Grades 9-12 This program explores the failure of government-controlled
economies in the 1980's and how new leaders embraced the ideas of reform and a rapid conversion to free-market capitalism.
XDVD000424 World Economy: The New Rules of the Game 120 minutes Grades 9-12 his program tracks the growth of the new world
economy from the 1992 presidential campaign to the present 2003. Examining the promise and perils of the global economy,
XDVD000425 All About Nutrition & Exercise: Human Body for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Students learn that nutrients in the food are
what our bodies need to grow and stay healthy. Learn about the food pyramid as a guide to maintaining a healthy balance in daily diets;
we get energy form food, in the form of calories and how we burn energy when exercising.
Health, Human Body
XDVD000426 All About the Human Life Cycle: Human Body for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Students discover there are stages that all
goes through as we grow: birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The concept of a cycle is stressed, explaining that the
cycle of life repeats again and again with each new baby born.
Science, Human Body
XDVD000427 All About Bones & Muscles: Human Body for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Students have a close-up look at these systems
of the human body. Learn that bones and muscles are alive; discover bones give our body shape, structure and protection, while
performing the important job of making our blood. Muscles attached to bones give us the ability to move.
Science, Human Body
XDVD000428 All About Blood & the Heart: Human Body for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Take a close-up look at the components of the
circulatory system. Students discover the blood carries oxygen and nutrients to every cell in our bodies, removes waste products, protects
our body form disease, how clotting happens, blood types, and the importance of blood donations.
Science, Human Body
XDVD000429 All About Health and Hygiene: Human Body for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Students explore how and why people get
sick and what to do to keep themselves strong and healthy, and that hygiene is the practice of ding what it takes to stay healthy.
Science, Health, Hygiene
XDVD000430 All About Cells & Body Systems: Human Body for Children 3 minutes Grades K-4 This program gives children a look inside the
human body and introduces them to the concept that the body is made up of smaller parts called organs systems. They learn the functions
of each system and the relationships between cells, tissues and organs.
Science, Cells, Systems
XDVD000431 All About the Brain: Human Body for Children 23 minutes, Grades K-4Discover the basic units of the nervous system, the
brain, the spinal cord, and a network of nerves. Explore the functions of the three main parts of the brain.
Science, Brain
XDVD000432 All About the Senses: Human Body for Children 23 minutes Grades K-4 Children take a trip it an amusement park to learn
about the five senses: sight, hearing, smell touch and taste. They learn we receive information from the outside world through our sense
organs: eyes, ears, nose, skin and tongue and nerves called receptors, send signals to the brain so we can make sense of it all.
Science, Senses
X0004605 HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT AND ALIKE 10 minutes Grades K-3 FROM BODY SHAPES TO LIKES AND DISLIKES AND EVEN MENTAL AND
ARTISTIC DIFFERENCES - ALL ARE SHOWN AS WAYS OF MAKING OUR WORLD INTERESTING AND EXCITING.
X0000055 ALL ABOUT YOU: #10: HEART, YOUR: THE MIGHTY MUSCLE 15 minutes Grades K-2 LEARN ABOUT THE ALMIGHTY HEART
MUSCLE.
Science, Health, Heart
X0000047 ALL ABOUT YOU: #2: WHAT HOLDS YOU UP? - 15 minutes Grades K-2 LEARN ABOUT THE HUMAN FRAMEWORK.
Science, Bones, Health
X0000059 All About You: #14 Your Busy Brain 15 minutes Grades K-2 LEARN ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN.
Science, Brain
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X0003497 FOSSILS, I DIG 25 minutes Grades K-4 JOIN SCOTT AND HIS DAD ON A REAL-LIFE ADVENTURE TO FIND 300 MILLION YEAR OLD
FOSSILS JUST A FEW HOURS FROM THEIR HOME. ENJOY THE JOURNEY THROUGH SCOTT'S EYES AS HE EXPLAINS HOW FOSSILS ARE
FORMED, AND HOW HE AND HIS DAD HUNT FOR TREASURES YOU MAY HAVE ASSUMED ONLY PALEONTOLOGISTS COULD FIND.
Science, Fossils
X0003180 FOSSILS: EVIDENCE OF THE PAST 15 minutes Grades K-4 FOSSILS ARE THE REMAINS OR TRACES IN ROCK OF EARLY PLANTS AND
ANIMALS. MR. FEATHERBY HAS BEEN WORKING ON A DISPLAY FOR THE LIBRARY; A FOSSIL CENTER. HE EXPLAINS THAT THE INDIANS
BEADS WE FIND WERE ONCE PART OF AN ANIMAL THE LIVED YEARS AGO.
Science, Fossils
X0004907 ROSA PARKS STORY, THE 94 minutes Grades 4-12 Rosa Parks creates the spark that ignites the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa refused to give her bus seat up for a white person and was arrested. This true story demonstrates the power a single act of defiance
can have over an ancient tradition of injustice.
X0004604 HUMAN BODY: ORGAN SYSTEMS 14 minutes Grades 6-8 THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE ORGAN SYSTEMS OF
THE HUMAN BODY. COLORFUL COMPUTER ANIMATION IS USED TO ILLUSTRATE HOW EACH ORGAN SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.
Science, Human Body
X0000832 POLLUTION: ROTTEN TRUTH "3-2-1 CONTACT" 30 minutes Grades K-5 THIS PROGRAM SHOWS DIFFERENT METHODS OF
GARBAGE HANDLING AND ILLUSTRATES SOCIAL AND SCIENCE IMPLICATIONS OF TRASH.
Science, Pollution
X0001156 ANIMALS: HUNTING AND ESCAPING 60 minutes Grades 6-12 KILL OR DIE, ESCAPE OR PERISH; SUCH LIFE AND DEATH DUELS ARE
FOUGHT DAILY IN THE ANIMAL WILD. ALL CONFRONTATIONS, HOWEVER, END IN ONE OF TWO WAYS - THE PREDATOR GOES HUNGRY OR
THE PREY LOSES ITS LIFE.
Science, Animals
X0004463 ADAPTATIONS, ALL ABOUT ANIMAL (ANIMAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN) 23 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN LEARN HOW NATURE HAS
HELPED ANIMALS CHANGE THEIR CHARACTERISTICS OVER EXTENED PERIODS OF TIME; FROM BODY SHAPE, COLOR, METHODS OF FINDING
AND EATING FOOD; DEFENDING THEMSELVES AND CARING FOR THEIR YOUNG.
Science, Animals
X0003807 ANIMALS: SECRET WEAPONS & GREAT ESCAPES 40 minutes Grades 3-8 DETECT AND INSPECT THE HIDDEN WEAPONS OF THE
ANIMAL WORLD. LEARN HOW SKUNKS SAY, GO AWAY, WHY A COBRA'S BITE IS A FRIGHT. TRAVEL TO THE WORLD'S ISLANDS SEE THE
WEIRD THE WONDERFUL WILDFIFE THAT SURVIVE IN ISOLATED HABITATS.
Science, Animals
X0003948 ROME, ANCIENT (FOR CHILDREN) 23 minutes Grades 3-8 AT ITS HIGH POINT, THE ROMAN EMPIRE STRETCHED FROM THE
DESERTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST TO THE HILLS OF ENGLAND. DISCOVER THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ROMAN SOCIETY, THE SYSTEM OF
GOVERNMENT THEY CREATED, AND ROMAN INNOVATIONS LIKE AQUEDUCTS, ARCHES, CONCRETE AND THE CALENDAR.
History, Rome
X0000282 GREAT DEPRESSION: GROWING UP IN THE DEPRESSION YEARS 20 minutes Grades 4-12 A LIVING PORTRAIT OF AMERICA'S
GREAT DEPRESSION AS RECALLED BY FIVE ADULTS WHO GREW UP DURING THE DESPERATE YEARS.
History, Depression
XDVD000433 Weather for Children: All About Meteorology 23 minutes Grades K-4 Students see how meteorologists can predict the
weather for the upcoming week and even a few months ahead through scientific deductions and high- tech equipment.
Science, Weather
XDVD000434 Weather for Children: All About Rain, Snow, Sleet & Hail 23 minutes Grades K-4 Learn more about the sky and storm clouds
in this program. Precipitation comes in many different forms and is caused by a wide variety of forces.
Science, Weather
XDVD000435 Weather for Children: All About Wind & Clouds 23 minutes Grades K-4 Wind and Clouds are aspects of nature that fascinate
us. Students learn about the various types of clouds and how the wind affects them. They visit with a chief meteorologist who
demonstrates how wind speed is measured with an anemometer, and a hands-on demonstration.
Science, Weather
XDVD000436 Weather for Children: All About Climates & Seasons 23 minutes Grades K-4 Young students will learn all about the yearly
changes through engaging examples and explanation. Why do the seasons change? What causes different region of the world to have
different climate?
Science, Weather
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XDVD000437 Cells, DNA, & Adaptation, Inside 45 minutes Grades 4-6 This DVD spans the cell, the most basic unit of life. Play List: 1.
Structure vs. Function; 2. Plant Structure Mystery; 3. Stimulus and Response
4. Voluntary & Involuntary Response; 5. Keepin' Warm
6. Automatic Response; 7. The Frog on the Log;
8. Biotic and Abiotic; 9. Energy Flow in the Food Chain; 10. Ecosystem Categories; 11. Energy Flows;
12. Five Interactions; 13. Plotting Population
14. Two Successions; 15. Impact! Living Things & Earth
16. What Went Wrong? 17. Scientific Method
Science, Cells
XDVD000438 Environment, In the: Organisms & Ecosystems 45 minutes Grades 4-12 This DVD shows how organisms relate to their
ecosystems. Play List: 1. Structure vs. Function; 2. Plant Structure Mystery; 3. Stimulus and Response; 4. Voluntary & Involuntary
Response; 5. Keepin' Warm; 6. Automatic Response; 7. The Frog on the Log; 8. Biotic and Abiotic; 9. Energy Flow in the Food Chain; 10.
Ecosystem Categories; 11. Energy Flows
12. Five Interactions; 13. Plotting Population
14. Two Successions; 15. Impact! Living Things & Earth
16. What Went Wrong?; 17. Scientific Method
Science, Environment
XDVD000439 Matter, In: Atoms, Elements, & Chemistry 45 minutes Grades 4-6 This DVD introduces students to matter and atoms. Play
List; 1. Properties of Matter;
2. Physical Processes; 3. Particles and States of Matter; 4. Things Are Changing; 5. Investigating Chemical Reactions; 6. Smaller Than Small;
7. Down to the Atom; 8. Together in the Nucleus; 9. The Periodic Table of Elements; 10. Elements and the Periodic Table - 11. Atomic
Bonds; 12. Making Molecules; 13. Conservation of Mass; 14. Calculating Density; 15. Archimedes on Archimedes; 16. Therm1174.5al
Conductivity
17. Determining Acidity Level; 18. Inventive New Products; 19. Fundamental Forces, Science, Matter
XDVD000440 Bill Nye: Patterns 26minutes Grades 4-12 Every time look, hear, touch smell, or taste something, your brain collects a little
information about the world around you. In this DVD see how people deal with that information by finding patterns.
Science, Patterns, Brain
X0005108 Patchwork Quilt 30 minutes Grades 3- 8 Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, a young girl learns the secret ingredient
in her Grandma's special quilt of memories.
Language Arts, Reading Rainbow
X0004183 SIMPLE MACHINES: WORK & ENERGY 7 minutes Grades 3- 8 STUDENTS SEE AND LEARN THAT WORK TO A SCIENTIST IS
DIFFERENT THAN WORK AS WE MIGHT THINK OF IT. WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED WHEN AN OBJECT WITH RESISTANCE IS MOVED A DISTANCE.
POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS FORCES, SUCH AS FRICTION, THAT SLOW OBJECTS DOWN.
Science, Simple machines
X0004184 SIMPLE MACHINES: LEVER, WHEEL & AXLE, PULLEY 9 minutes Grades 1-4 STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO THESE THREE SIMPLE
MACHINES IN THE SAME VIDEO LESSON SO THEY CAN SEE HOW THE MACHINES ARE RELATED. PRINCIPLES BEHIND EACH OF THESE SIMPLE
MACHINES ARE ILLUSTRATED AND DEMONSTRATED WITH COMMON SITUATIONS AND TOOLS.
Science, Simple Machines
X0004185 SIMPLE MACHINES: INCLINED PLANE, WEDGE, SCREW 8 minutes Grades 1-4 STUDENTS SEE AND LEARN HOW THESE THREE
SIMPLE MACHINES ARE CLOSELY RELATED. COMMON EVERYDAY SITUATIONS ILLUSTRATE AND DEMONSTRATE THE WIDE-SPREAD USE OF
THESE SIMPLE MACHINES; EXPERIMENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR IMMEDIATE REINFORCEMENT OF THE USE AND APPLICATION OF INCLINED
PLANES, WEDGES AND SCREWS.
X0004556 U.S. CONSTITUTION, THE ALMOST PAINLESS GUIDE TO 20 minutes Grades 6-12 AMUSING CO-HOSTS LEAD US STEP BY STEP
THROUGH THE DOCUMENT THAT FORMS THE BASIS OF OUR GOVERNMENT. THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE ALSO
COVERED IN DETAIL.
X0002908 CHRISTMAS: HOLIDAYS FOR CHILDREN 30 minutes Grades K-4 MANY SYMBOLS AND LEGENDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
CHRISTMAS, YET FEW KNOW THE MEANINGS BEHIND THEM. THIS VIDEO FOCUSES ON BOTH THE LEGENDARY AND RELIGIOUS STORIES OF
CHRISTMAS TO HELP CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS MORE TO THE HOLIDAY THAN THE DEPARTMENT STORE SANTA. CHRISTMAS
AROUND THE WORLD IS EXPLORED AND THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT COMES TO LIFE AS THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR SINGS CAROLS.
X0003696 WANTS & NEEDS, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 15 minutes Grades K-4 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO UNDERSTAND HOW EVERYBODY
AND EVERY FAMILY MUST HAVE FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, AIR, AND WATER AND HOW THESE VARY WITH CLIMATE...HOW
INTANIGIBLES - LOVE AND CARE - ARE ALSO IMPORTANT NEEDS... HOW PEOPLE EARN MONEY TO EXCHANGE FOR THESE NEEDS, AND
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THAT NEEDS MUST COME BEFORE WANTS. SOMETIMES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEED ARE NOT SO CLEAR. STUDENTS SEE HOW
LIMITED RESOUCES PREVENT ALL WANTS FORM BEING SATISFIED.
Social Studies
X0003726 PENGUINS/OTTERS, THE 30 minutes Grades K-4 THIS VHS CONTAINS OUTSTANDING NATURE FOOTAGE OF ALL AREAS OF THE
NATURAL WORLD; SHOWING RELATIONSHIPS OF ANIMALS IN THE WILD TO EACH OTHER AND TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN WILL
BE ENTERTAINED AND EDUCATED BY THIS VIEW OF THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NATURE".
Science, Animals
X0004208 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., A PICTURE BOOK OF 10 minutes Grades K-4 REALISTIC ILLUSTRATIONS CAPTURE THE LIFE AND TIMES
OF DR. KING, GIVING CHILDREN AN APPRECIATION OF HIS WORK TO SECURE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE. FROM THE BOOK BY DAVID A.
ADLER; WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROBERT CASILLA
Social Studies
X0004338 PRESIDENT'S DAY: HOLIDAY FACTS & FUN 10 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDERN LEARN WHY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ABRAHAM
LINCON ARE GIVEN SPECIAL RECOGNITON ON PRESIDENTS' DAY.
Social Studies
X0004047 POLAR BEAR, TASHA THE 30 minutes Grades K-4 TASHA THE POLAR BEAR LOVES LIVING WITH HER MOM AND BROTHER IN
THEIR COZY DEN DEEP INSIDE THE ARTIC SNOW. MOM TEACHES, TASHA AND LARS, HOW TO HUNT FOR TASTY SEALS AND HOW TO HOP
ICE FLOES FOR THEIR WINTER MIGRATION. TASHA RELIES ON HER MOTHER'S WISDOM AND BECOMES A FEARLESS POLAR PRINCESS IN
THIS MOVING STORY OF COURAGE AND SKILL ON THE ARCTIC ICE.
Science, Animals, Arctic
X0003763 EASTERN EUROPE: AN INTRO. 31 minutes Grades 5-12 IN THE CLUSTER OF NATIONS KNOWN AS EASTERN EUROPE, MANY OF US
WILL RECOGNIZE SOME ASPECT OF HIM OR HERSELF. JOURNEY INTO THE MYTHOLOGHY AND HISTORY OF EACH SMALL COUNTRY IS
EMBELLSIHED BY THE FILMMAKER'S COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR THESE INTELLIGENT, INDUSTRIOUS, AND SPECIAL PEOPLE. THE
HISTORICAL FOOTAGE AND VIEWS OF NEWLY REBUILT CITIES EMPHASIZE THE DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THIS UNIQUE REGION AS WELL AS
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON THE PEOPLE.
X0004972 OCTOBER SKY 180 minutes Grades 6-12In a coal mining town no one can escape life underground. But when high school student,
Homer Hickman Jr., sees the Soviet satellite Sputnik stream overhead, he aims for the stars and a new destiny in this incredible true story
of hope, determination and triumph.
X0003577 Gettysburg 254 minutes Grades 6-12 FOR THREE DAYS, THE BATTLE RAGED. WHEN IT WAS OVER, 50,000 MEN LAY DEAD. THIS
BATTLE HAS BEEN MADE INTO ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL CIVIL WAR FILMS EVER MADE. FROM CHAMBERLAIN'S DEFENSE OF THE HIGH
GROUND TO PICKETT'S INFANTRY CHARGE, THIS FILM CAPTURES ALL THE ACTION OF THE DRAMA THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF
AMERICAN HISTORY.
History, Movie, Civil War
X0001096 YUGOSLAVIA 27 minutes Grades 6-12 EXPLORE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND BEAUTY OF THIS SOCIALIST STATE: ALSO
PORTRAYS YUGOSLAVS IN THEIR CITIES, FARMS, AND FACTORIES.
X0000689 COMMUNISM: MOLD BROKEN 28 minutes Grades 9-12 THIS VIDEO CONTAINS TWO MODULES; 1. THE RED EMPIRE: 1945-1968;
2. THE END OF THE EMPIRE: 1970-1989. THE VIDEO DOCUMENTS THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM IN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
THROUGH NONVIOLENT REVOLUTIONS.
History, Russia, Communism
X0002895 LITHUANIA, DESTINATION 20 minutes Grades 6-12 IN 1991, THE BALTIC STATE OF LITHUANIA BECAME THE FIRST REPUBLIC TO
DECLARE ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE SOVIET UNION; SPARKING ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC POLITICAL UPHEAVALS IN RECENT
HISTORY. TODAY, LITHUANIANS ARE STRUGGLING TO REBUILD THEIR ECONOMY AND RECLAIM THEIR HERITAGE. DESTINATION: EXPLORES
THE IMPACT OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY CHANGES ON THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
History, Social Studies, Geography
X0004384 BALTIC STATES (VIDEO VISITS) 54 minutes Grades 6-12 VISIT LITHUANIA, LATVIA, AND ESTONIA, HOME TO CONTRASING
ETHNICITIES, OLD TRADITIONS, AND A NEW POST-COMMUNIST WAY OF LIFE. ANOTHER WORLD!
History, Geography
X0003460 RUSSIA: AFTER THE U.S.S.R. 27 minutes Grades 9-12 THIS VIDEO INTRODUCES VIEWERS TO RUSSIAN CITIZENS WHO EVALUATE
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA, AS THIS NEW COUNTRY EMERGES FROM THE POLITIAL CHAOS CREATED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET
UNION.
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X0003118 SOVIET UNION, RISE & FALL OF THE 25 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS VIDEO USES ARCHIVAL MATERIAL TO TRACE THE HISTORY OF
THE SOVIET UNION FROM THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE EMPIRE, IN THE PROCESS EVALUATING REASONS
WHY THE DREAM THAT WAS THE U.S.S.R. DIED.
HISTORY, Soviet Union, Geography
X0003166 BEN FRANKLIN'S PHILADELPHIA 30 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS VIDEO FIELD TRIP ON BEN FRANKLIN'S PHILADELPHIA CONTAINS
NOT ONLY THE STORY OF BEN FRANKLIN'S PHILADELPHIA BUT LISTS ALL FACTS, HAS REVIEW QUESATIONS, and DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
AND ACTIVITIES FOR CREATIVE THINKING.
X0003167 INDEPENDENCE HALL & THE LIBERY BELL 30 minutes Grades 3-8 THIS VIDEO FIELD TRIP ON INDEPENDENCE HALL AND THE
LIBERTY BELL CONTAINS THE STORIES OF INDEPENDENCE HALL AND THE LIBERTY BELL; LISTS ALL FACTS, HAS REVIEW QUESTIONS,
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CREATIVE THINKING.
History
X0003583 ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED 60 minutes Grades 4-12 NARRATED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND GLENN CLOSE, ANNE FRANK
REMEMBERED FEATURES VINTAGE NEWSREELS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND A RARE HOME MOVIE TO LOOK BEYOND THE CELEBRATED PAGES OF
ANNE'S DIARY. IN SURPRISING, OFTEN EMOTIONAL INTERVIEWS WITH ANNE'S FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND HER HEROIC PROTECTOR MIEP GIES,
ANNE'S LIFE SERVES AS A SYMBOL OF THE LIVES LOST IN THE HOLOCAUST.
History, Anne Frank, WWII
X0003386 ANNE FRANK STORY: FORGET ME NOT 60 minutes Grades 3-8 THIS DRAMATIC VOYAGE INTO THE PAST, MAT FRITZLINGER IS A
SCHOOL BOY ENAMORED BY THE NEO-NAZI MOVEMENT. WHILE ON A FIELD TRIP TO A HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, MAT FINDS HIMSELF IN A
MYSTERIOUS, MAGICAL LIBRARY. FROM THERE HE IS SPUN INTO THE STREETS OF NAZI OCCUPIED AMSTERDAM IN THE YEAR 1944 - AS A
JEW. THERE HE MEETS ANNE FRANK AND DISCOVERS THE TRUE MEANING OF THE WORD HERO.
History, Anne Frank
X0001199 DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 151 minutes Grades 6-12 IN JUNE, 1945, A LIBERATED JEWISH REFUGEE RETURNS TO THE HIDDEN THIRD
FLOOR OF AN AMSTERDAM FACTORY WHERE HE FINDS THE DIARY KEPT BY HIS YOUNGER DAUGHTER DURING THEIR YEARS IN HIDING
FROM THE NAZIS.
History, Movie, Anne Frank
X0000684 MIRACLE OF LIFE 60 minutes Grades 6-12 AN INCREDIBLE VOYAGE THROUGH THE HUMAN BODY AS A NEW LIFE BEGINS. SEE THE
PERILOUS JOURNEY OF THE EGG DEVELOPING INTO A BABY. NEVER BEFORE HAS THIS EXTRAORDINARY PROCESS BEEN FILMED.
Science, Human Body
X0003320 MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY 10 minutes Grades K-6 SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR PRIMARY AGED YOUNGSTERS, THIS LIVE ACTION
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS THE CAREER OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER. IN SIMPLE, EASILY UNDERSTOOD TERMS, IT EXPLAINS
DR. KING'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
X0004162 MARTIN LUTHER KING: FREE AT LAST 17 minutes Grades K-12 LEVAR BURTON NARRATES THIS MOVING PROGRAM THAT
FEATURES MUSICAL TRIBUTES BY ELLA JENKINS AND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES BY SCHOOL CHILDREN AROUND THE COUNTRY IN
MEMEORY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
History
X0000903 DAVID SMITH-AMERICAN SCULPTOR 29 minutes Grades 4-12 AN AMERICAN SCULPTOR WHO ENJOYED WELDING SCRAPS OF
IRON & METAL TOGETHER; DISPLAYING HUGE WORKS OF ART IN HIS FIELDS, AGAINST A BACKDROP OF MOUNTAINS.
ART
X0000014 DISCOVERING COMPOSITION IN ART 15 minutes Grades 6-12 AN IMPORTANT PART OF AN ARTIST'S WORK IS TO ORGANIZE OR
ARRANGE THE ELEMENTS IN THE WORLD OF PAINTING. THIS IS CALLED COMPOSITION. IN COMPOSING THE WORLD BEING DEPICTED, THE
ARTIST PROCEEDS BY CAREFUL STEPS INCLUDING THE SELECTION OF THE OBJECTS TO BE USED, BALANCING THE PICTURE, ILLUSTRATING
MOTION, AND DIRECTING THE EYES OF THE VIEWERS.
ART
X0000006 DISCOVERING PERSPECTIVE 14 minutes Grades 4-12 BY USING THE METHODS OF PERSPECTIVE, THIS FILM SHOWS HOW DEPTH
OR DISTANCE CAN BE CONVEYED THROUGH FLAT ART. SIX TECHNIQUES ALLOW THE BEGINNING ARTIST TO USE A RANGE OF METHODS
FOR DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE.
ART
X0000012 DISCOVERING HARMONY IN ART 16 minutes Grades 4-12 HARMONY MEANS A PLEASING AGREEMENT IN THE THINGS WE HEAR,
SEE OR DO. IN ART, WE ACHIEVE HARMONY BY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS, COLORS AND SHAPES, OR BY USING A FAMILY OF
THEM.
ART
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X0003053 INDIAN CRAFTS: HOPI, NAVAJO & IROQUOIS 11 minutes Grades 4-12 BASKETMAKING, POTTERY-MAKING, KACHINA CARVING,
WEAVING, JEWELRY-MAKING AND MASK CARVING AS DEVELOPED BY THE HOPI, NAVAJO, AND IROQUOIS INDIANS ILLUSTRATE THE WIDE
RANGE OF ARTS PRACTICED BY THE INDIANS, WHICH ENRICHES THE ART OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY.
ART, History
X0003458 FERDINAND THE BULL 8 minutes Grades K-4 FERDINAND IS JUST YOUR TYPICAL, NASTY-TEMPERED BULL. EXCEPT THAT HE IS
NOT NASTY-TEMPERED. INFACT, FEDINAND SPENDS HIS DAYS RELAXING AND SMELLING FLOWERS. ONE DAY HE IS CHOSEN TO BE IN A
BULLFIGHT IN MADRID. THE DISMAYED BULLFIGHTERS REALIZE THEIR ERROR WHEN FENDINAND STOPS TO SMELL A FLOWER THAT WAS
THROWN INTO THE BULL RING, INSTEAD OF CHALLENGING THE TOREADOR. EVENTUALLY, FERDINAND IS ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME TO
HIS PEACEFUL, HAPPY LIFE.
Language Arts
X0002929 HANDLING EMOTIONS 24 minutes Grades K-4 THE HUMAN RACE CLUB KIDS LEARN ABOUT DEALING WITH EMOTIONS WHEN
MAGGIE MISTAKENLY ASSUMES THAT SHE WILL REPRESENT THE CLUB IN THE GO-CART DERBY. BUT HER RUNAWAY EMOTIONS STEER HER
ON A COLLISION COURSE INTO TROUBLE. IN THIS SPECIAL VIDEO, KIDS WILL LEARN HOW TO HANDLE STRONG EMOTIONS AND
UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING.
SOCIAL STUDIES,
X0002907 VALENTINE'S DAY: HOLIDAYS FOR CHILDREN 30 minutes Grades K-4 FROM CUPID, TO HEART-SHAPED CANDY AND CARDS,
VALENTINE'S DAY IS THE DAY FOR SHARING TOKENS OF CARING AND AFFECTION. THIS VIDEO EXPLORES THE HISTORY BEHIND
VALENTINE'S DAY AND EXPLAINS WHY CERTAIN TRADITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LOVE AND THE REBIRTH OF SPRING. CHILDREN ALSO
LEARN HOW TO MAKE A HEART FLOWER CENTERPIECE TO GIVE TO SOMEONE SPECIAL.
Social Studies
X0003554 VALENTINE'S DAY (ISBE) 15 minutes Grades K-4 APRIL, THE ARTIST; ZIGGY, THE MAIL CARRIER; AND DOODLE, THE PUPPET,
PURSUE THE WRITING OF A BOOK ABOUT HOLIDAYS AND SEASONAL EVENTS; IN SEARCHING OUT THE ORIGINS AND THE DEEPER
MEANINGS OF HOLIDAYS, THEY DISCOVER STORIES, SONGS AND DRAWINGS. IN THIS PROGRAM VALENTINE'S DAY IS EXPLORED.
Social Studies
X0003454 FOOD, YOU AND YOUR 12 minutes Grades K-3 EXPLORE THE FOUR FOOD GROUPS AND NUTRITION USING ANIMATION AND
LIVE ACTION. JIMINY CRICKET AND PINOCCHIO LEARN HOW FOOD PROVIDES FUEL FOR OUR BODY AND HOW ALL FOOD GROUPS GIVE US
ENERGY AND HELP US TO HAVE HEALTHY EYES, TEETH AND SKIN. THEY ALSO EXPLORE THE HAZARDS OF SALT, SUGAR AND FAT IN SNACK
FOODS.
Health, Nutrition
X0000330 I AM NOT GOING TO GET UP TODAY; SHAPE OF ME AND OTHER STUFF; GREAT DAY FOR UP; 25 minutes Grades K-4 I AM NOT
GOING TO GET UP TODAY: NEITHER PEAS NOR BEANS NOR THE UNITED STATES MARINES ARE GOIN TO GET THIS BOY OUT OF BED. THE
SHAPE OF ME AND OTHER STUFF: DR. SEUSS TAKES A LOOK AT THE SHAPES OF THINGS THROUGH SILHOUETTED ART AND WHIMSICAL
RHYME. GREAT DAY FOR UP: QUENTIN BLAKE'S CHARMING ILLUSTRATIONS AND DR. SEUSS'S HIGH FYING WIT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO
GET UP TOO! IN A PEOPLE HOUSE: MR. MOUSE LEADS HIS FRIEND MR. BIRD ON A WACKY GUIDED TOUR OF A PEOPLE HOUSE. ROY
MCKIE'S LIVELY ART ADDS TO THE FUN.
Language Arts, Dr. Seuss
X0002750 TEETH: THE BETTER TO EAT WITH 15 minutes Grades K-4 ANIMALS USE THEIR TEETH FOR DEFENSE, COMMUNICATION, AND
EATING. SEE HOW THE SHAPE OF AN ANIMAL'S JAWS AND TEETH REVEALS WHAT TYPE OF FOOD IT EATS. WITNESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF
HUMAN TEETH AND LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD DENTAL HYGIENE.
Health, Teeth
X0003238 TOOTH TRUTH WITH HARV AND MARV 15 minutes K-3 Grades K-3 YOUNG VIEWERS WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF GOOD DENTAL
HYGIENE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT; WILL UNDERSTAND HOW FOODS CONTAINING SUGAR FORM ACID ON TEETH AND CAUSE CAVITIES;
WILL OBSERVE THE CORRECT WAYS TO FLOSS AND BRUSH THEIR TEETH; AND WILL LEARN ABOUT NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND HEALTHFUL
SNACKS.
Health, Teeth
X0000175 POOH'S GREAT ADVENTURE (TAPE, CASSETTE & WORK BOOKS) 14 minutes Grades K-3 BY WATCHING THEIR FAVORITE
CHARACTERS FROM THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD STUDENTS LEARN THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW BUS SAFETY RULES TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. POOH, PIGLET, TIGGER AND FRIENDS DEMONSTRATE SAFETY RULES AND PROPER BEHAVIOR AS THEY RIDE THE
SCHOOL BUS BY THEMSELVES FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Social Studies, Bus Safety
XDVD000441 Trajectory: Disney Imagineering
25 minutes Grades 5-8 Imaginers demonstrate how forces and motion play a leading role in creating rides in Disney's theme parks. Learn
the definitions of projectile and trajectory see how Newton's First Law of Motion relates to these principles.
Science, Force and Motion
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XDVD000442 Levers and Pulleys: Disney Imagineering 25 minutes Grades 5-8 The Imaginers give a new look at how levers and pulleys,
were used to lift Dumbo the Flying Elephant. Students will see how these simple machines make work easier by either multiplying or
redirecting the effort we put into them.
XDVD000443 Gravity: Disney Imagineering, 25 minutes Grades 5-8 A big challenge for Imaginers is designing theme park rides is figuring
out the best way to work with or against gravity's G1 force. Students learn to define gravity and explain the relationship between gravity,
mass and distance. They will be able to apply an understanding of forces to explain the feeling of weightlessness on a roller coaster ride.
Science, Gravity
XDVD000444 Queen Victoria's Empire 219 minutes Grades 9-12 Under Queen Victoria, the force of England's industrial and military power
propelled the British Empire to its zenith.
History, Queen Victoria
XDVD000445 The Mikado: Gilbert and Sullivan 130 minutes Grades 9-12 One of the best loved gems in all of opera, this production of The
Mikado adds a unique twist to the timeless music, especially with the madcap talent of Eric Idle in his opera debut.
XDVD000446 The Lottery 94 minutes Grades 9-12 Jason originally comes to New Hope, Maine, to carry out his father's dying burial wish,
but now he is determined to learn the truth about his parents... even if it puts his own life in jeopardy. To this town, the luck of the draw is
a matter of life and death.
Language Art, Movie
XDVD000447 The Normans: The Complete Epic Saga 152 minutes Grades 9-12 The history of the Normans is a chronicle of the roots of
modern society, religion and politics. This landmark three-part series presents the epic story of the Normans as it has never been told
before. With new historical and archaeological evidence, expert commentary and stunning visuals, this informative and entertaining series
is the definitive film chronicle of the saga of the Normans.
History, Normans
XDVD000448 Tex 103 minutes Grades 6-12 The story the small-town saga of one teen's straightforward struggle to find friendship, love
and family and learning that growing up is about never giving up.
XDVD000449 Color & Light: Science In Action 18 minutes Grades 4-12 This program is 3 parts. What Color?; Definition of primary colors;
explanation of artificial light; both incandescent and fluorescent.
Science, Light, Color
XDVD000450 Growing Up On-Line 60 minutes Grades 6-12 This program peers inside the world of the cyber savvy generation through the
eyes of teens and their parents, who often find themselves on opposite sides of a new digital divide. Frontline investigates the risks,
realities, and misconceptions of teenage self-expression on the World Wide Web.
Social Studies, Internet
XDVD000451 Legend of the Indian Paintbrush 30 minutes Grades K-6 A young Indian boy follows his vision quest to find the special gift he
can bring to his people. Students will meet a pueblo painter; learn about pottery making, and a traditional Pueblo dance.
Language Arts, Story
XDVD000452 Marsalis on Music: 4 DVD Set 52 minutes each DVD Grades 4-12 Marsalis on Music is a 4 DVD set contains the these
episodes: Why Toes Tap; Sousa to Satchmo; Listening For Clues and Tackling the Monster.
Arts, Music
XDVD000453 Speak 93 minutes Grades 9-12 Its blend of honesty, humor and hope, this is the rare film that has the emotional power to
speak to everyone. Melinda, a high school outcast, who has been stunned into silence by a traumatic event; will she discover the courage
to find her voice...and speak out.
XDVD000454 Walt Whitman 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Whitman was a literary historian; poet; patriot and faithful advocate of democracy.
This DVD tells Whitman's life story, from his working class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when
he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his
death in 1892 at the age of 72.
Language Arts, Whitman
XDVD000455 Rome and Pompeii: Ancient Civilizations 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Imagine being among thousands at a gladiator bout in the
coliseum or a chariot race in Circus maximus. This program makes it possible through its magnificent reconstructions of Rome and
Pompeii. Bonus: Faith Unconquered The Roman Persecution of Early Christians.
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XDVD000456 Athens and Ancient Greece: Ancient Civilizations 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Ancient Greece was a like on other in history and
at last you can see why. Computer graphics, archival film, and classic art combine to recreate places and events never before seen outside
the imagination. Bonus: Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent
XDVD000457 Land of the Pharaohs: Ancient Civilizations 120 minutes Grades 6-12 Ancient Egypt comes alive in this program. Through
computer reconstructions, go back 5,000 years to a civilization that could create wondrous structures with the most primitive tools and
human hands. Bonus: Touring Egypt
XDVD000458 Fall of the Aztec and Maya Empires: Ancient Civilizations 65 minutes Grades 6-12 These Empires return by reenactments and
computer reconstructions recreate Aztec and Mayan Cities as they may have looked 1,000 years ago, just before defeat and decay. Bonus:
The Maya: Temples, Tombs & Time
XDVD000459 Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colosseum: Ancient Civilizations 90 minutes Grades 9-12 Reenactors, gladiator movie clips,
sumptuous footage, an incredible computer tour, and actor David Hemming's narration are among the features of this production.
XDVD000460 Cleopatra: The First Woman of Power: Ancient Civilizations 90 minutes Grades 6-12 This program offers a Egyptian
perspective, showing the legendary ruler as a brilliant strategist and strong leader.
XDVD000461 Roots: The Complete Collection Grades 6-12 The Black heredities has never been portrayed as it was in Roots, the miniseries,
which ran over eight nights, captured the traditions, customs and fears of the black people.
History, Black Heredity
XDVD000462 Making Peace with Vietnam 87 minutes Grades 9-12 This program documents the efforts of American and Vietnamese
humanitarians who have dedicated their lives to healing the wounds of the war. Their inspiring example invites us to think more deeply
about the meaning of peace and reconciliation after a terrible violence.
History, Geography
XDVD000463 Red Riding Hood and More James Marshall Fairy Tales 59 minutes Grades K-2 Red Riding Hood: Goldilocks and the Three
Bears: The Three Little Pigs: Chicken Little: Repunzel are features on this Scholastic Video Collection DVD.
Language Arts, Fairy Tales
XDVD000464 Harry the Dirty Dog and more terrific Tales 60 minutes Grades K-3
Harry the Dirty Dog: Officer Buckle & Gloria: Angus
and the Ducks: The Beast of Monsieur Racine: 14 Rats and the a Rat Catcher: John Brown, Rose, and the Midnight Cat are features on this
Scholastic Video Collection DVD.
Language Arts, Stories
XDVD000465 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and lots of learning fun 60 minutes Grades K-2 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Trashy Town: Rosie's
Walk: The Caterpillar and the Polliwog: The Foolish Frog: Joey Runs Away: Changes, Changes are all featured on this Scholastic Video
Collection DVD.
XDVD000466 Miss Nelson Has a Field Day and Miss Nelson is Back: and three bonus stories 56 minutes Grades K-4 Miss Nelson Has a Field
Day: Miss Nelson is Back: Panama: The Three-Legged Cat: The Bear and The Fly are all featured on this Scholastic Video Collection DVD.
XDVD000467 Chrysanthemum and 5 more great stories 76 minutes Grades K-3 Chrysanthemum: Owen: A Weekend with Wendell: The
Caterpillar and the Polliwog: Hondo and Fabian: Mouse Around are all featured on this Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVD.
XDVD000468 Disney Timeless Tales: Casey at the Bat ... and MORE! 65 minutes Grades K-4 Casey at the Bat: Ben and Me: Little Hiawatha:
Morris the Midget Moose: The Wise Little Hen: The Golden Touch is featured on this Timeless Tales by Walt Disney.
Language Arts, Stories, Tales
X0003178 ROCK & MINERALS: FORMATION 15 minutes Grades K-4 ROCKS AND MINERALS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE GROUPS:
SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC AND IGNEOUS. MR. FEATHERBY READS A STORY ABOUT A BOY WHO USES WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT
ROCKS AND MINERALS TO MARRY A BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS AND BECOME RICH AND FAMOUS.
Science, Rocks, Minerals
X0003426 ROCK CYCLE 22 minutes Grades 3- 8 THE ROCK CYCLE AS A NATURAL PROCESS AND A KEY FACTOR IN GEOLOGIC CHANGE, THIS
PROGRAM IDENTIFIES SEDIMENTARY, IGNEOUS, AND METAMORPHIC ROCK CLASSIFICATIONS.
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Science, Rock Cycle
X0004596 ROCKS: SOLID EARTH MATERIALS #1 20 minutes Grades K-4 FROM ROCKS FORMATION TO SIZE, THIS VIDEO CLOSELY EXAMINES
SOLID EARTH MATERIALS.
Science, Rocks
X0004683 ROCKS: EVERY STONE HAS A STORY 20 minutes Grades K-4 ROCKS MAKE UP THE CRUST OF OUR PLANET AND CAN BE FOUND
VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE, EVEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. STUDENTS LEARN WHAT ROCKS ARE MADE OF, and WHAT WE MAKE OUT
OF ROCKS. STUDENTS DISCOVER HOW THEY ARE FORMED, WHAT THEY ARE MADE OF AND HOW THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR DAY-TODAY LIFE.
Science, Rocks
X0004816 ROCKS & MINERALS, USES OF 18 minutes Grades 3- 8 STUDENTS WILL FOLLOW ROCKS AND MINERALS FROM THE MINES TO
THE FACTORIES WHERE THEY ARE PROCESSED TO PRODUCE MANY IMPORTANT AND, FRIVOLOUS OBJECTS, INCLUDING CARS, JEWELRY,
ASPHALT, WINDOWS AND BRICKS.
Science, Rocks, Minerals
XDVD000469 Disney Timeless Tales: Prince and the Pauper ... and MORE! 58 minutes Grades K-6 This DVD contains 5 Timeless Tales from
Disney:
The Prince and the Pauper; The Three Little Pigs; The Tortoise and the Hare; The Grasshopper and the Ants; and The Pied Piper.
Language Arts, Tales
XDVD000470 Disney Timeless Tales: Ugly Duckling ... and MORE! 60 minutes Grades K-6 This DVD contains 4 Timeless Tales: Ugly Duckling;
Ferdinand the Bull; The Wind In The Willows; and The Country Cousin.
XDVD000471 Dr. Seuss Collection: 9 Dr. Seuss Favorites 90 minutes Grades K-6
This DVD contains 9 Dr. Seuss favorites: The Cat in
the Hat: The Lorax: Green Eggs and Ham: The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat: Pontofell Pock and His Magic Piano: Sneetches: Zax:
Grinch Night: and The Hoober-Bloob Highway.
XDVD000472 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! And 3 More!v180 minutes Grades K-6This DVD contains: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who:
Batter Battle Book: Daisy-Head Mayzie: and Horton Hatches the Egg.
XDVD000473 Dr Seuss' The Lorax and Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano 52 minutes Grades K-6 This DVD contains Dr. Seuss'; The Lorax; and
Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano.
XDVD000474 Smoke Gets In Your Hair: Little Business: Junk Food 85 minutes Grades 3-8 Three Fat Albert Stories; Smoke Gets In Your Hair:
Wombley learns that cigarettes are definitely not cool. Little Business: Learn the truth in advertising when the gang is duped by a scheme
promising a free bike. Junk Food: Discover that gorging on junk food is not the best way to eat.
Language Arts, Social Studies
X0003301 ANIMALS: HOW ANIMALS LIVE THROUGH THE WINTER 11 minutes Grades K-3 AS WINTER APPROACHES, ANIMALS MUST
PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST THE COLD. SOME ANIMALS GROW HEAVY COATS, TUNNEL BENEATH THE ICE AND SNOW, AND OTHERS
SLEEP. BESIDES PROTECTION, ANIMALS ALSO NEED A FOOD SUPPLY DURING THE WINTER, AND VIEWERS LEARN THE MANY WAYS FOOD IS
HUNTED, FORAGED AND STORED.
Science, Animals, Seasons
X0003462 CAMOUFLAGE, ANIMAL: THE GREAT COVER-UP 17 minutes Grades 3-8 THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES SEVERAL KINDS OF
CAMOUFLAGE AND SHOWS SOME OF THE WAYS THAT ANIMALS BLEND WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT; HOW BOTH PEDATORS AND PREY
USE CAMOUFLAGE, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MEANS OF SURVIVAL.
Science, Animals, Camouflage
X0000478 PLANTS: HOW PLANTS LIVE IN DIFFERENT PLACES 17 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN INVESTIGATE HOW PLANTS ARE ABLE TO
SURVIVE IN DIFFERENT HABITATS. THE PROGRAM CONTRASTS TWO EXTREMES, THE DESERT HABITAT AND THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST TO
SHOW PLANTS HAVE DIFFERENT ADAPTATIONS TO SURVIVE.
Science, Plants
X0004454 RECYCLE REX 10 minutes Grades K-4 A GROUP OF DINOSAUR FRIENDS LEARN ABOUT RECYCLING FIRST HAND WHEN THE FIELD
WHERE THEY PLAY IS IN JEOPARDY OF BEING TURNED INTO A LANDFILL SITE. INCLUDES ORIGINAL SONG AND ANIMATION
Science, Recycle
X0004594 HABITATS: HOMES FOR LIVING THINGS 15 minutes Grades K-2 VISIT A POND, A DESERT, A FOREST, A RAINFOREST, AND OTHER
HABITATS TO DISCOVER HOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS ADAPT TO SURVIVE IN DIFFERENT CLIMATES AND LANDSCAPES.
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Science, Habitats
X0004462 FOREST ANIMALS (SEE HOW THEY GROW) 30 minutes Grades K-4 SEE HOW THE WOODLAND ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG OWL,
MOUSE, ANT, AND CHIPMUNK PREPARE EACH OF THEM FOR INDEPENDENT LIVES IN A FOREST. THE CAMERA ALLOWS YOU TO BE RIGHT
THERE AND ANIMATED EXAMPLES SHOW HOW EACH ANIMAL GROWS IN A WAY YOUNG CHILDREN CAN UNDERSTAND AND ENJOY.
Science, Animals
X0003505 RAINFOREST, ANIMALS OF THE 25 minutes Grades 3-6 THE EXOTIC SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE RAINFOREST COME TO LIFE IN
THIS PROGRAM; INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE INSECTS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND OTHER ANIMALS IN THE LAYERS OF THE TROPICAL
RAINFOREST. THE PROGRAM PRESENTS FACTS ABOUT WHERE ANIMALS LIVE, WHAT THEY EAT, HOW THEY ADAPT TO CHANGES IN THEIR
ENVIRONMENT AND HOW THEY PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM PREDATORS.
Science, Rainforest
X0002767 DESERT: LET'S EXPLORE 17 minutes Grades 3-6 LEARN HOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS ADAPT TO THE HARSH CONDITIONS OF
DROUGHT AND EXTREME HEAT IN THEIR DESERT HABITAT. LOOK CLOSELY AT A YOUNG SAGUARO CACTUS AND LEARN WHY NOT TO
TREAD ON IT.
Science, Desert
X0002663 EARTHQUAKES 15 minutes Grades 4-8 THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER ANIMATION ILLUSTRATES GEOLOGICAL TERMS AS SEAFLOOR SPREADING, SUBDUCTION AND COLLISION, AND SHOWS HOW THE NATURAL MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH' PLATES CAN CAUSE
EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES, CAN BUILD MOUNTAINS OR FORM OCEAN TRENCHES.
Science, Earthquakes
X0004531 ROME, POWER & GLORY: 1-THE RISE 52 minutes Grades 5-12 THE RISE FIRST SORTS FACT FROM FICTION IN THE LEGENDS
SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF THE MIGHTY EMPIRE. FAMOUS STORIES AND MYTHS COME TO LIFE.
History, Rome
X0004532 ROME, POWER & GLORY: 2-LEGIONS OF CONQUEST 52 minutes Grades 5-12 THE ROMANS WERE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
WARRIORS IN HISTORY, RISING FROM AN AMATEUR CITIZENS' ARMY TO DEVELOP INTO THE FORMIDABLE LEGIONS THAT CONQUERED
THE WESTERN WORLD AND BEYOND.
History, Rome
X0004533 ROME, POWER & GLORY: 3-SEDUCTION OF POWER 52 minutes Grades 5-12 SEDUCTION OF POWER TRACES THE WANTONNESS,
MADNESS AND TREACHERY THAT ULTIMATELY PERMEATED THE LEADERSHIP OF ROME. JULIUS CAESAR, AUGUSTUS, NERO, THE NAMES OF
ROME'S RULERS RESONATE AS SOME TO THE MOST BRILLIANT MEN OF ALL TIME, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE MOST TREACHEROUS AND
DERANGED.
History, Rome
X0004534 ROME, POWER & GLORY: 4-GRASP OF EMPIRE 52 minutes Grades 5-12 ROME RULED OVER 50 MILLION PEOPLE, BUILT EFFICIENT
CITIES, AND SPREAD ITS CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE WEST. THEY BEGAN ENSLAVING THEIR CONQUERED, TAXES GREW UNBEARABLE FOR
THE COMMON MAN AND THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR WIDENED. THE SEEDS WERE BEING SOWN FOR ROME'S EVENTUAL FALL.
History, Rome
X0004535 ROME, POWER & GLORY: 5-THE CULT OF ORDER 52 minutes Grades 5-12 A GROWING AIR OF DECADENCE AND A SERIES OF
BIZARRE EMPERORS LED TO UNREST AMONG THE ROMAN PEOPLE, WHO TOOK SOLACE IN WHAT WAS UNTIL THEN A MARGINAL
RELIGIOUS CULT- CHRISTIANITY.
History, Rome
X0004536 ROME, POWER & GLORY: 6-THE FALL 52 minutes Grades 5-12 THE SAGA OF ROME'S DOWNFALL BEGINS IN THE 2ND CENTURY,
A.D.; ECCENTRIC RULERS CRIPPLING TAXES, RAMPANT POVERTY AND WEAKENING BORDERS ARE DIMINISHING THE EMPIRE'S INTEGRITY;
THE CIVILIZATION'S SPIRIT LIVES ON; ROME'S ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE INSPIRED COUNTLESS GENERATIONS IN THE CENTURIES SINCE HER
FALL.
History, Rome
X0004827 MONEY: PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND COMSUMPTION GOODS & SERVICES 15 minutes Grades 5-12 THE EVOLUTION OF
MONEY IS TRACED THROUGH HISTORY, STARTING WITH BARTERING AND ENDING WITH TODAY'S ELECTRONIC FORMS OF MONETARY
EXCHANGE. ILLUSTRATED BY HUMOROUS SKITS, THE FIVE DEFINING PROPERTIES OF MONEY ARE SHOWN. THE CONCEPTS OF SAVING,
CHECKING ACCOUNTS, AND CREDIT CARDS ARE PRESENTED.
X0004825 BIOMES: OUR EARTH'S MAJOR LIFE ZONES 28 minutes Grades 5-8 THIS VIDEO DEFINES AND DESCRIBES COMMUNITITES OF LIFE
THAT INHABIT THE UNIQUE REGIONS OF THE EARTH, SUCH AS DECIDUOUS FORESTS, TUNDRA, TAIGA, TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS, DESERTS,
GRASSLAND, AND FRESH AND SALT WATER ENVIRONMENTS. SENSATIONAL FOOTAGE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ORIGINAL MUSIC, AND
INTERACTIVE CTIVITIES MAKE THIS PROGRAM AN EXCELLENT.
Science, Biomes
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X0000427 GLACIERS: EARTH EXPLORED 28 minutes Grades 5-8 GLACIERS: EARTH EXPLORED THIS PROGRAM EXAMINES THE VARIOUS
CONDITIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE FORMATION OF GLACIERS, AND EXPLORES VARIOUS FEATURES GLACIERS HAVE CREATED
AROUND THE WORLD.
EARTH SCIENCE, Science, Glaciers
X0003909 JOHNNY TREMAIN 90 minutes Grades 5-8 AS SEEN THROUGH A YOUNG BOY'S EYES, THE EVENTS AND EMOTIONS LEADING UP
TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAVE A POWERFUL IMMEDIACY THAT WILL ENGAGE YOUNG VIEWERS. JOHNNY TREMAIN'S HUMAN
PERSPECTIVE ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SEE, HEAR, AND FEEL HISTORY!
X0003165 PAUL REVERE'S BOSTON 30 minutes Grades 5-8 THIS VIDEO FIELD TRIP ON PAUL REVERE'S BOSTON CONTAINS NOT ONLY THE
STORY OF PAUL REVERE'S BOSTON BUT LISTS ALL FACTS, HAS REVIEW QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CREATIVE
THINKING.
X0003521 COOKING: PASTA 30 minutes Grades 9-12 ENJOY HOMEMADE PASTA WITH YOUR OWN DELICIOUS SAUCE. CHEF IAN ALGEROEN
MAKES IT EASY. BEGINNING WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PREPARING BASIC EGG PASTA; CREATE SOME SIMPLE VARIATIONS SUCH
LEMON DILL PASTA. LEARN TO ROLL OUT, CUT AND COOK THE DOUGH AND TO MATCH THE CUTS AND WEIGHTS OF NOODLES WITH THE
RIGHT SAUCES.
Health, Nutrition
X0003520 COOKING: SOUPS 30 minutes Grades 9-12 DISCOVER THE PLEASURES OF HOMEMADE SOUPS WITH CHEF IAN ALGEROEN.
NUTRITIOUS, SATISFYING AND EASY TO MAKE IN ADVANCE, SOUPS ARE INFINITELY VERSATILE - RANGING FROM DELICATE FIRST COURSES
TO HEARTY MAIN-DISH CHOWDERS.
Health, Nutrition
X0003519 COOKING: STOCKS & SAUCES 30 minutes Grades 9-12 PREPARE BEEF, CHICKEN, FISH AND VEGETABLE STOCKS WITH
CONFIDENCE. THEN TRANSFORM THE STOCKS INTO FIVE PRIMARY SAUCES THAT CAN TAKE ON ENDLESS VARIATIONS.
Health, Nutrition
X0004997 REVOLUTION, ROAD TO: FIELD TRIPS TO YESTERDAY 26 minutes Grades 5-8 Paul Revere brings history to life with commentary
about the Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Battle of Bunker Hill, role of the Minutemen and much more!
X0002786 SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD 31 minutes Grades 5-8 THE TWO-PART JOHNNY TREMAIN SERIES BRINGS THE STRUGGLE
FOR FREEDOM TO LIFE. STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AS THEY WITNESS THEM
THROUGH THE EYES OF A SPIRITED YOUTH AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, PAUL REVERE'S RIDE, AND THE BATTLES OF
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD ARE PORTRAYED IN A WAY NO HISTORY BOOK EVER COULD.
U.S. HISTORY, History, Social Studies
X0003140 HEAT, EXPLORING 23 minutes Grades 5-8 PACKED WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AND EASY TO DUPLICATE EXPERIMENTS. STUDENTS
FIND OUT WHAT HEAT IS, WHERE IT COMES FROM AND HOW IT IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE OBJECT TO ANOTHER. EXAMPLES OF
CONDUCTION, CONVECTION AND RADIATION ARE PRESENTED. FAHRENHEIT AND CELSIUS TEMPERATURE SCALES ARE COMPARED. BTU'S
AND CALORIES ARE DEFINED.
Science, Heat
X0000451 HEAT: LEARNING ABOUT HEAT 13 minutes Grades 5-8 DEMONSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT AND TEMPERATURE
AND ILLUSTRATES THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF HEAT, THE CHANGES OF STATE IN GASES, SOLIDS, AND LIQUIDS AND THE MOVEMENT OF
HEAT THROUGH RADIATION. DISCUSSES DWINDLING SUPPLY OF HEAT-RICH FOSSIL FUELS
Science, Heat
X0000509 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 30 minutes Grades 5-8 AN EPIC PORTRAYAL OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE.
X0004567 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: 3: GROWTH & EMPIRE 4: THE COMING OF INDEPENDENCE 30 minutes Grades 5-12 3: GROWTH &
EMPIRE: BENJAMIN FANKLIN AND FRANKLIN'S PHILADELPHIA; THE SOUTHERN COLONIES' SLAVE-TRADE ECONOMY. 4: THE COMING OF
INDEPENDENCE: HOW THE ENGLISH-LOVING COLONIST TRANSFORMS INTO THE FREEDOM-LOVING AMERICAN REBEL.
X0004814 PAUL REVERE; AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED? 24 minutes Grades 3-6 PAUL REVERE COMES TO LIFE IN THIS METICULOUSLY
DETAILED STORY OF WHAT HE DID BEFORE, BETWEEN AND AFTER HIS PATRIOTIC ADVENTURES.
X0004216 MOON, ALL ABOUT THE 23 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN GET A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT THE MOON WHILE ANSWERING KEY
QUESTIONS. THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE CONCEPTS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS FOR
EARTH SCIENCE: PROPERTIES OF EARTH MATERIALS, OBJECTS IN THE SKY AND CHANGES IN EARTH & SKY.
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Science, Moon
X0003998 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., A PICTURE BOOK OF 10 minutes Grades K-4 A STRAIGHTFORWARD FACT FILLED TEXT JOINS WITH
WARM, REALISTIC ILLUSTRATIONS TO CAPTURE THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DR. KING AND GIVES THE VIEWER AN APPRECIATION AND
UNDRESTANDING OF HIS EFFORTS TO SECURE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE.
X0000440 GREECE 30 minutes Grades 6-12 VISIT COSMOPOLITAN ATHENS, SHARE THE MUSIC & DANCE OF GREECE. CRUISE THE GREEK
ISLANDS OF CORFU, CRETE, MYKONOS, PATMOS, RHODES & SANTORINI.
X0005050 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (100% EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS) 17 minutes Grades K-4 Two students from different ethnic
backgrounds learn about America's foremost civil rights leader. This program will grab your students' attention as they learn about Dr.
King's contributions to the people of the United States and those around the world.
X0004819 MONEY, LEARNING ABOUT 14 minutes Grades K-2 FROM PENNYS TO DOLLAR BILLS, STUDENTS LEARN THAT MONEY COMES IN
DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS AND IDENTIFY THE VALUE OF COINS AND BILLS. VISIT A MINT TO DISCOVER HOW COINS ARE MADE.
RECOGNIZE THAT MANY COUNTRIES HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE MONEY AND SEE SOME OF THE CURRENCIES USED IN DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES.
X0004107 THIRTIES, LIFE IN THE 60 minutes Grades 9-12 NBC NEWS PRODUCED THIS EXCELLENT PROGRAM ON THE DEPRESSION ERA.
FROM THE GREAT CRASH TO THE DUST BOWL, ALL THE EVENTS OF THIS TURBULENT DECADE UNFOLD ON YOUR SCREEN. STUDENTS LEARN
ABOUT "ESCAPIST" CRAZES WHICH HELPED PEOPLE FORGET THEIR TROUBLES; EXPERIENCE ALL THE DESPERATION AND HOPE OF ONE OF
THE MOST TRYING PERIODS IN OUR HISTORY.
Social Studies, History, Great Depression
X0004707 GREAT DEPRESSION: THE GREAT SHAKE-UP VOL.1
50 minutes Grades 6-12 THE FIRST YEARS DEPRESSION, BANKS AND BUSINESSES FAILED IN RECORD NUMBERS AS AMERICA STRUGGLED TO
COME TO GRIPS WITH THE DISASTER. LEARN ABOUT THE LANDSLIDE VICTORY OF FDR IN 1932, TO THE CALIFORNIA MIRGRATIONS OF
DUST BOWL FARMERS. NOVELIST JAMES MICHENER TELLS HOW HE JOINED THOUSANDS OF OTHERS RIDING THE RAILS AS HOBOS;
ECONOMIST JOHN GALBRAITH EXPLORES THE POLICIES OF THE NEW DEAL, WHICH MANY SAW AS THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE DEEPENING
CRISIS.
X0004708 GREAT DEPRESSION: FACE THE MUSIC VOL.2
50 minutes Grades 6-12 AMERICANS SOUGHT RELEASE WHEREVER THEY COULD FIND IT, FROM MARATHON DANCING TO GOING TO THE
MOVIES. HOLLYWOOD RESPONDED WITH FILMS THAT OFFERED ESCAPE FROM THE HARSH REALITY OF LIFE, RADIO TOO, PIONEERING NEW
GENRES LIKE THE SITCOM AND SOAP OPERA YEARS BEFORE THE DEBUT OF TELEVISION IN 1939; DOROTHEA LANGE'S CLASSIC "MIGRANT
MOTHER", CAPTUREDS THE DEPRESSION IN PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES. THE MEDIA CAME OF AGE WITH THE USE OF FILM CLIPS AND
PHOTOS, MAKING MEDIA A INTREGRAL PART OF DAILY LIFE.
X0003129 MY 123'S & MONEY, LEARNING ABOUT 30 minutes Grades K-2 1.)JOIN RACHEL, BJ AND MARIO ON A SPECIAL TREASURE HUNT.
DISCOVER NUMBER SHAPES AS THEY FOLLOW THE TREASURE MAP THAT RACHEL'SGRANDMA HAS GIVEN THEM. 2.) AN EXCITING CLASS
PROJECT TEACHESRANDY AND BILL TO RECOGNIZE AND COUNT MONEY. ALONG THE WAY THEY LEARN ANOTHER VALUABLE LESSON,
SAVING FOR A WORTHWHILE GOAL.
Mathematics, Economics
X0003942 ART: BASIC LETTERING TECHNIQUES 20 minutes Grades 6-12 HOW-TO INSTRUCTION COVERS BASICS OF HAND LETTERING: THE
IMPORTANCE OF GUIDELINES, USING SQUARES TO CREATE A BALANCED ALPHABET, DRAWING OUTLINE LETTERS AND ITALICS, WITH
USEFUL TIPS ON SPACING OF LETTERS IN A WORD, AND CREATING MONOGRAMS. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WRITTEN WORD INCLUDES
EXAMPLES OF ILLUMINATION, CALLIGRAPHY, SERIF AND SANS SERIF, AND SCRIPT STYLES.
Art, Lettering
X0000382 FABRIC: 5 EASY PIECES (1) 70 minutes Grades 6-12WATCH JUDITH RASBAND SHOW YOU HOW TO BUILD A WARDROBE TO SUIT
YOUR OWN NEEDS AND PERSONAL STYLE. DIRECTOR OF THE CONSELLE INSTITUTE OF IMAGE MANAGEMENT, JUDITH DEMONSTRATES HER
CLUSTER CONCEPT ON VIDEO COMPLETE WITH STEP BY STEP GUIDELINES.
Home Economics, Social Studies
X0003268 FABRICS, UNDERSTANDING 24 minutes Grades 6-12 FABRICS, UNDERSTANDING THIS VIDEO IS A FAST PACED INTRODUCTION TO
FABRIC SCIENCE AIMED AT EVERYONE WHO USES FABRICS. YOUR STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT FABRICS THAT REPAIR HEARTS, STOP
BULLETS, FIGHT FIRE, STOP WATER, PROTECT AGAINST OUTER SPACE, AND ENABLE PEOPLE TO FLY; LEARN ABOUT THE FABRICS THEY
WEAR AND USE.
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Home Economics, Social Studies
X0004092 MEXICAN-AMERICAN (CULTURES FOR CHILDREN) 25 minutes Grades K-4 EXCITING ADVENTURES APPEAR AT EVERY TURN AS
CHILDREN ARE INTRODUCED TO MEXICO AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S INTERESTING LANDSCAPE, HISTORY AND CULTURE, AS WELL
AS LIFE FOR MEXICAN AMERICANS.
Social Studies, Cultures
X0004697 MIDDLE AGES, LIFE IN THE: MONK 23 minutes Grades 4-8 IN THE MONK, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT MONASTIC LIFE IN THE
MIDDLE AGES, EXPLORING THE SIMPLE LIVES LED BY MONKS, OFTEN DEVOID OF MANY LUXURIES OF THE PERIOD. DISCOVER HOW MONKS
SPENT THEIR TIME WITHIN THE MONASTERY WALLS, HOW ONE BECAME A MONK AND THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAYED IN THE CRUSADES.
History, Middle Ages
X0004363 COLD WAR: PARTS 4, 5, 6 (1948-1953) 140 minutes Grades 6-12 THE COLD WAR WAS THE IDEOLOGICAL STRUGGLE BETWEEN
EAST AND WEST FOR WORLD DOMINATION. THIS VIDEO CONTAIN: 4-BERLIN 1948-1949, 5-KOREA 1949-1953, AND 6-REDS 1947-1953.
X0004186 SIMPLE MACHINES: COMPOUND MACHINES 10 minutes Grades 2-5 THIS VIDEO SHOWS HOW THE SIX SIMPLE MACHINES, THE
BASIS FOR ALL OTHER MACHINES, CAN BE FOUND IN USE IN VERY COMPLICATED MACHINES. MANY EXAMPLES OF COMPOUND
MACHINES, MACHINES THAT USE TWO OR MORE OF THE SIX SIMPLE MACHINES, ARE ANALYZED.
X0002651 SARAH PLAIN AND TALL 98 minutes Grades 4-12 IN THE YEAR 1910, NEW ENGLANDER SARAH WHEATON ANSWERS AN AD FOR A
MAIL-ORDER BRIDE PLACED BY KANSAS FARMER JACOB WITTING, A WIDOWER REARING TWO CHILDREN. AS DAYS PASS THIS FAMILY
FINALLY ACCEPTS SARAH AND DEAL WITH THEIR PAINFUL PAST; LOVE AND RESPECT REPLACE FEAR AND DISTRUST AS THEY JOIN
TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
X0005047 WEATHER CHANNEL: WHAT IS WEATHER ANYWAY? 30 minutes Grades 3-6 Learn all about how weather is made, the water
cycle and how it works!
Science, Weather
X0004399 WEATHER, LEARNING ABOUT EARTH'S 14 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS ISSUE OF SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT EXPLAINS HOW
ELEMENTS OF NATURE COMBINE TO FORM WEATHER. SEE THE ROLE OCEANS PLAY IN DETERMINING NORMAL WEATHER PATTERNS,
MASSIVE STORM SYSTEMS, AND IN CAUSING UNUSUAL EVENTS SUCH AS EL NINO.
Science, Weather
X0003048 WEATHER, WHAT MAKES? 14 minutes Grades 3-12 SATELLITE FOOTAGE, AND TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY EXAMINE THE
MOVEMENT OF WINDS AND AIR MASSES CAUSED BY THE UNEVEN HEATING OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE, AND THE INFLUENCE OF WATER
AND LAND ON AIR MASSES.
Science, Weather
X0000858 WEATHER: SCIENCE EXPLORES OUR CLIMATE WITH LATEST TECHNOLOGY 17 minutes Grades 3-12 ANIMATION AND LIVE ACTION
PHOTOGRAPHY DESCRIBES THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATOLGY. LARGE DRIFTING AIR MASSES IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE CAUSE WEATHER
CHANGES. ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF TORNADOES, HURRICANES AND FLOODING DESCRIBE ELEMENTS OF TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND
MOISTURE.
Science, Weather
X0000050 ALL ABOUT YOU: #5: WHAT'S YOUR FUEL?
15 minutes - Grades K-2 - STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF FOOD IN THE BODY. Health, Nutrition
X0004610 FOOD & NUTRITION 1 15 minutes Grades K-3 THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES HEALTHY EATING HABITS IN YOUNG CHILDREN;
TEACHES THE MAIN NUTRIENTS IN FOOD; HOW TO CHOOSE HEALTHY SNACKS; HOW TO TELL IF FOOD IS HIGH IN FAT, AND HOW TO FIND
"HIDDEN" SUGARS IN FOOD.
Health, Nutrition
X0001169 WEATHER AND CLIMATE 15 minutes Grades 3-12 THIS VIDEO ANSWERS QUESTIONS THAT STUDENTS ASK CONCERNING
WEATHER AND CLIMATE. EXAMPLES ARE: WHAT IS WEATHER, CAUSES THE CHANGES IN SEASONS, CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERE,
PRECIPITATION, A HURRICANE, A MONSOON, A SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE AND A PERMAFROST.
Science, Weather, Climate
X0004291 Weather and Climate (100% Educational Videos) 15 minutes Grades K-6 LEARN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WATER, AIR AND
HEAT; HOW THEY INTERACT TO MAKE WEATHER HAPPEN. ATMOSPHERE, CONDENSATION, EVAPORATION, AND PRECIPITATION ARE
EXPLAINED THROUGH ANIMATED DIAGRAMS. THE PROGRAM ALSO TALKS ABOUT METEROROLOGISTS AND INSTRUMENTS THEY USE TO
PREDICT WEATHER.
Science, Weather
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X0003787 CLIMATE AND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN 16 minutes Grades K-6 THE CLIMATE OF A REGION IS INFLUENCED BY A NUMBER OF
FACTORS: LATITUDE, PREVAILING WINDS, LARGE BODIES OF WATER, LAND AND LAND FORMS. THESE FACTORS, IN VARIOUS
COMBINATIONS, PRODUCE THE DIFFERENT CLIMATE REGIONS OF THE WORLD.
Science, Weather
XDVD000206 Bus Driver Training: Out of Sight, Out of Mind 13 minutes STAFF The critical issue of leaving children on buses. This program
shows what can happen when a driver makes the error and skips the post-trip bus inspection.
Safety, Bus Driver Training
XDVD000212 Bus Driver Training: Pretrip Inspection for Bus Safety 13 minutes STAFF Bus driver training DVD.
XDVD000213 Bus Driver Training: Keeping the Lid On It (Behavior) 13 minutes STAFF Bus driver training DVD. Behavior management
practices for the school bus.
XDVD000210 Bus Driver Training: Driving the Activities Bus 14 minutes STAFF Bus Driver Training DVD.
XDVD000214 Bus Driver Training: A Matter of Time 10 minutes STAFF Reaction time explained and shown to stop a bus.
XDVD000211 Bus Driver Training: Safe Driving Principles 19 minutes STAFF Bus driver training DVD.
XDVD000215 Bus Driver Training: Railroad Crossing: Drive Smart Arrive Safe 18 minutes STAFF This DVD is to make school bus drivers
aware of the potential dangers that exist at highway-rail grade crossings, and the steps to ensure their own safety as well as the safety of
students in their care.
XDVD000208 Bus Driver Training: Signs, Signals and Markings-18 minutes - Describes the underlying rules and logic behind traffic control
signs, signals, and lane markings. Demonstrates the importance of obeying signs to drive safely
XDVD000207 Bus Driver Training: The Safest Way Out STAFF This DVD contains 3 parts: 1) 12 minutes: Show children how to prepare for
and execute a school bus evacuation. 2) 17 minutes: Show School Bus Drivers how to prepare and conduct a school bus evacuation. 3)
Shows Drivers of Special Needs school buses how to properly prepare and conduct an emergency evacuation.
X0003636 POCAHONTAS: ANIMATED HERO CLASSICS 30 minutes Grades K-5 ENGLISH SETTLERS AT JAMESTOWN IN THE EARLY
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WOULD HAVE DIED FROM STARVATION AND EXPOSURE, IF NOT FOR THE RAW COURAGE OF A NATIVE AMERICAN
PRINCESS NAMED POCAHONTAS. HER INTERVENTION BOTH SAVED THE SETTLERS AND BROUGHT PEACE BETWEEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT
PEOPLES. HISTORY COMES ALIVE AS YOU MEET THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELPED SHAPE THE COURSE OF LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA.
Social Studies, History, Colonies, American Indians
X0003485 SCANDINAVIA 57 minutes Grades 6-12 DISCOVER A WORLD OF WILD GLACIAL LAKES, GENTLE PASTURES, AND UNTAMED
FORESTS, AND MEET THE PROUD, FRIENDLY PEOPLE OF SCANDINAVIA.
X0003764 SCANDANAVIA: NATIONS OF THE NORTH 21 minutes Grades 6-12 DENMARK, SWEDEN AND NORWAY SHARE A COMMON
CULTURE, SIMILAR LANGUAGES, AND CHARACTER. SHORT ON NATURAL RESOURCES, THEY HAVE PROSPERED THROUGH AGRICULTURE,
INDUSTRY AND SHIPPING. IN THIS REVISION, SOCIAL SERVICES SYSTEMS IN SCANDANAVIA ARE UPDATED.
BFA EDUCATIONAL MEDIA (LOW COST VIDEO BILL
X0004794 BERLIN WALL: WHEN THE WALL CAME TUMBLING DOWN 90 minutes Grades 9-12 ON NOVEMBER 9, 1989 THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE IN BERLIN USED HAMMERS AND CHISELS TO BRING DOWN THE MOST FAMOUS SYMBOL OF THE COLD WAR, THE BERLIN WALL.
THROUGH NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE AND PENETRATING INTERVIEWS, FOLLOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED DURING FIFTY PIVOTAL
HOURS IN WORLD HISTORY.
X0004703 MIDDLE AGES, LIFE IN THE: SOCIAL STRUCTURE 23 minutes Grades 4-8 FEUDAL RELATIONSHIPS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES
ESTABLISHED A HIERARCHY THAT DEEPLY AFFECTED THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE OF THE PERIOD. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A LORD, HIS VASSALS AND THEIR SERFS, AN INTERTWINING OF THE WEALTHY AND POOR THAT RESULTED IN
EVERYONE IN MEDIEVAL SOCIETY DEPENDING UPON EACH OTHER. DISCOVER THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND AND HOW OWNERSHIP OF
ESTATES AFFECTED NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE.
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X0004698 MIDDLE AGES, LIFE IN THE: KNIGHT 23 minutes Grades 4-8 STUDENTS WILL GET THE LOWDOWN ON THE LIVES OF KNIGHTS,
FOCUSING ON THE ROLE THEY PLAYED IN THE SOCIETY OF THE TIME. EXPLORE THE EVER-CHANGING PROTECTION AND WEAPONARY
EMPLOYED BY THE KNIGHTS, THE REASONS BEHIND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN TOURNAMENTS AND THE STORIED HISTORY OF THE
CRUSADES.
X0003493 ENCYCLOPEDIA, THE ANIMATED 18 minutes Grades 3-6 ENCYCLOPEDIA VOLUMES BICKER AMONG THEMSELVES AS STUDENTS
DISCOVER HOW TO USE THIS ALL-IMPORTANT REFERENCE TOOL! STUDENTS ARE TAKEN THROUGH THE RESEARCH PROCESS: USING GUIDE
WORDS AND THE INDEX; LOCATING AND INTERPRETING ENTRY WORDS IN THE INDEX; USING PICTURES, MAPS, GRAPHS AND CHART;
USING HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS; USING CROSS-REFERENCES; AND USING THE STUDY AIDS AT THE ENDS OF ARTICLES.
Language Arts; Study Habits
X0003980 CENTRAL AMERICAN HERITAGE (CULTURES FOR CHILDREN) 25 minutes Grades K-4 EXCITING ADVENTURES APPEAR AT EVERY
TURN AS CHILDREN ARE INTRODUCED TO THE SEVEN COLORFUL COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA. THEY SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE LIVING
THERE AND HOW IMMAGRANTS FROM COUNTRIES HAVE BROUGHT THEIR TRADITIONS TO AMERICA.
Social Studies, Cultures
X0005138 Cinco de Mayo: Teacher's Video Company 35 minutes Grades K-12 Overview of the famous Mexican Holiday that Americans love
to celebrate. Discover the history of Cinco de Mayo, the lively music, and festival celebrations in action. Mexican culture combined with a
fast pace format.
Social Studies, Cultures, Mexico
X0000676 MEXICO-COLORFUL MEXICO 40 minutes Grades 4-12 COLORFUL PEOPLE, COSTUMES. WATCH ARTISTS DESIGNING SILVER.
EXPLORE RUINS OF THE AZTEC & MAYAN INDIANS.
Social Studies, Mexico
X0003240 MOTION & FORCE: PLAY BALL 15 minutes Grades 3-8 AN OBJECT CAN'T MOVE UNLESS ACTED UPON BY SOME FORCE THAT SETS
IT IN MOTION;APPLYING FORCE TO HIT A BASEBALL OR SHOOT A BASKETBALL THROUGH A HOOP. BUT ANOTHER FORCE IS WORKING ALL
THE TIME-GRAVITY. KNOWING THAT FORCES, INCLUDING GRAVITY, WORK IN PREDICTABE WAYS HELPS SOFTBALL PITCHERS TRICK
BATTERS!
Science, Force
X0003893 FRICTION / SIMPLE MACHINES (BILL NYE) 50 minutes (25 minutes each program) Grades 3-8 FRICTION: BILL ILLUSTRATES HOW
VARIOUS TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION UTILIZE FRICTION, FROM THE USE OF TRACTION IN TRAINS AND THE "ROLL OF BALL BEARINGS IN
SKATEBOARDS AND AUTOMOBILES, TO THE LACK OF FRICTION IN A HOVERCRAFT.
Science, Friction, Simple Machines
X0004288 LAWS OF MOTION, THE 17 minutes Grades 3-8 A SCIENTIST AND TWO STUDENTS ASK SIR ISAAC NEWTON ABOUT HIS THREE
LAWS OF MOTION. NEWTON TAKES THEM ON AN INFORMATIVE JOURNEY THROUGH THE FASCINATING WORLD OF PHYSICS TO LEARN
ABOUT INERTIA, FORCE, AND OTHER RELATED CONCEPTS OF MOTION.
Science, Motion
X0004688 Forces & Motion: Discovery Channel 27 minutes Grades 6-12- This program will put students in the driver's seat of sports cars,
motorcycles, or bungee jumping, but not before they learn how to measure speed and distance. Students will know what conditions affect
speed.
Science
X0004174 FORCES: SPINNING THINGS / EARTHQUAKES (BILL NYE) 47 minutes Grade 4-8 SPINNING THINGS: DISOVER WHY SOME THINGS
SPIN AND OTHERS DON'T. MUSIC VIDEO "SPIN AROUND" IS APARODY OF "JUMP AROUND" BY HOUSE OF PAIN.
Science, Forces
X0003865 Forces At Work: Physics 12 minutes Grades 6-12 SIR ISSAC NEWTON LAID DOWN HIS LAWS OF MOTION, INCLUDING HIS
FAMOUS FORMULA, F=ma, "F" the force, "m" the mass and "a" the acceleration. EXAMPLES SHOWING THE INFLUENCE OF FORCES, LIKE
AIR RESISTANCE, FRICTION, GRAVITY, AND LIFT ARE COMPETITION CYCLISTS, SKYDIVERS, AND WIND TUNNEL TESTING.
Science, Forces
X0003155 SNIFFY ESCAPES POISONING 22 minutes Grades K-4 SNIFFY AND HIS YOUNG FRIEND GIVE AN EFFECTIVE, NON-FRIGHTENING
WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS THAT LIE BEHIND THE MEDICINE CABINET DOOR. THIS PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF PEDIACTRICS.
Health, Drugs, Poisons, Safety
X0000573 DOPE IS FOR DOPES: FAT ALBERT 15 MINUTES Grades K-4 FRAINEY BATES IMPRESSES THE GANG BY BEING A BIG SPENDER. THE
MONEY COMES FROM HIS BROTHER, A DOPE PUSHER. FAT ALBERT EMERGES AS THE HERO AFTER A LOT OF FORGIVING, FORGETTING,
EXPLANATIONS & UNDERSTANDING.
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Health, Drugs
X0003832 ELECTRICITY, I'M NO FOOL WITH 16 minutes Grades K-4 JIMINY CRICKET INTRODUCES THIS UPDATED AND REVISED EDITION
WITH PINOCCHIO AND GEPPETTO EXPLORING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SAFETY WITH ELECTRICITY. LISA AND ADAM HELP PINOCCHIO
LEARN IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES, WHILE GEPPETTO EXPLAINS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELECTRICITY, CONDUCTORS AND
INSULATORS. PINOCCHIO LEARNS THAT HE MUST BE SAFETY CONSCIOUS OUTDOORS AS WELL, PARTICULARLY AROUND POWER LINES.
Health, Safety, Science, Electricity
X0000574 DO YOUR OWN THING 13 minutes Grades K-4FAT ALBERT GETS A TASTE OF WOMEN'S LIP FROM PENNY IN SPORTS BUT HE
PROVES HIMSELF BY WINNING A PRIZE FOR COOKING.
Health, Learning Values
X0003555 ST. PATRICK'S DAY, ISBE 15 minutes Grades K-2 APRIL, THE ARTIST; ZIGGY, THE MAIL CARRIER; AND DOODLE, THE PUPPET,
PURSUE THE WRITING OF A BOOK, ABOUT HOLIDAYS AND SEASONAL EVENTS. IN SEARCHING OUT THE ORIGINSAND THE DEEPER
MEANINGS OF HOLIDAYS, THEY DISCOVER STORIES, SONGS AND DRAWINGS. IN THIS PROGRAM ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS EXPLORED.
X0002607 EGG, WHAT'S IN AN 13 minutes Grades K-2 NOT ALL EGGS ARE THE SAME, BUT ALL COMMONLY KNOWN ANIMAL LIFE STARTS
WITH ONE. THIS PROGRAM USES A CHICKEN EGG TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVELOPMENT OF LIFE.
Science, Life
X0000237 CLOUD: CAN I SIT ON A CLOUD? (WONDER WORLD OF SCIENCE) 11 minutes Grades K-4 WONDERCAT FINDS OUT THAT CLOUDS
AND FOGS ARE THE SAME - JUST COLLECTIONS OF WATER DROPLETS. SO YOU CAN'T SIT ON THEM, BUT YOU CAN SIT ON WHAT USED TO
BE A CLOUD WHEN IT'S FROZEN.
Science, Clouds
X0001074 AIR: WHERE DO LOST BALLOONS GO? 11 minutes -Grades K-3 -WHAT DOES AIR HAVE IN COMMON WITH GASES? WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE LIGHTER THAN AIR? WONDERCAT LOSES HIS BALLOON; HIS OBSERVATIONS INTRODUCE HIM TO THE NATURE OF OUR
ATMOSPHERE.
Science, Atmosphere
X0004642 FLY LIKE A BIRD, WHY CAN'T I? 11 minutes Grades K-3 FLYING LOOKS LIKE FUN TO WONDERCAT; AS HE FLAPS THE USELESS
WINGS HE HAS MADE. HE DISCOVERS THAT FLYING IS MORE THAN FUN - IT IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS ANIMALS MOVE TO GET FOOD
AND TO ESCAPE THEIR ENEMIES.
Science, Animals
X0003920 NUMBERS EXPRESS, THE 18 minutes Grades K-3 A FRIENDLY ENGINEER TAKES CHILDREN ON AN EXCITING JOURNEY WHERE
THEY LEARN THE NUMBER NAMES...DEVELOP NUMBER RECOGNITION SKILLS...UNDERSTAND THAT NUMBERS ARE SYMBOLS..LEARN ONETO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE..DEVELOP COUNTING SKILLS. CATCHY, INTERACTIVE SONGS AND GAMES EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN AS 'THE
NUMBERS' RIDE THE RAILS IN A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY STEAM ENGINE.
Mathematics, Numbers
X0000607 MCGRUFF THE CRIME DOG 22 minutes Grades K-4 DRUG ABUSE-MCGRUFF THE CRIME DOG AUDIO CASSETTE W/ELEVEN
CATCHY TUNES.
Social Studies, Drug Abuse
X0002799 DINOSAURS 30 minutes Grades 3-6 EVERYONE IN PHILIP'S SCIENCE CLASS HAS A GREAT IDEA FOR A REPORT - EVERYONE BUT
PHILIP. THAT EVENING AS HE LISTENS TO A SONG PLAYING ON HIS BOOM BOX AND IT PROVIDES HIM WITH AN INSPIRATION: DINOSAURS.
THE KINGDOM OF THE DINOSAURS COMES TO LIFE THROUGH ANIMATION, LIVE ACTION, AND A SPECIAL CLAYMATION FEATURE.
Science, Dinosaurs
X0001060 WATER: I'M NO FOOL IN WATER 9 minutes Grades K-6 HOST JIMINY CRICKET JOINS AN ACTUAL SWIMMING LESSON FOR SOME
WATERLIGHT FACTS TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE IN AND AROUND WATER. A LIFEGUARD AND 3 YOUNG SWIMMERS DEMONSTRATE NEW
LIFE-SAVING TIPS SUCH AS SURVIVAL FLOAT, ESCAPING AN UNDERTOW AND BASIC SAFETY RULES.
Health, Safety
X0002773 ALEXANDER, WHO USED TO BE RICH LAST SUNDAY 14 minutes Grades K-6 IN THE FACE OF SUDDEN RICHES, ALEXANDER HAS
SOME MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES WITH THE CONCEPTS OF GETTING, SPENDING, AND SAVING. THIS VIDEO, BASED ON JUDITH VIORST'S
BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE, SHOWS HOW EASY IT IS FOR YOUNGSTERS TO YIELD TO THE TEMPTATION TO SPEND SUDDEN RICHES-AND
HOW THE FRUITS OF THAT SPENDING CAN BE A BIT BITTER.
Language Arts, Economics, Money
X0000292 MONEY: THE DIME 15 minutes Grades K-4 THIS NON-NARRATED PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE TRAVELS OF A RED-STAINED DIME.
VIEWERS LEARN HOW MONEY CIRCULATES, THE VALUE OF MONEY AS A MEANS OF EXCHANGE, AND THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION.
Social Studies, Economics, Money
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X0000130 BACKYARD BUGS 15 minutes Grades K-4 JOURNEY INTO YOUR OWN BACKYARD AND SEE THE MULTITUDE OF TINY CREATURES
LIVING THERE UNDER THE ROCKS, IN THE GRASS AND ON THE LEAVES. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN INSECTS AND SPIDERS.
Science, Insects, Spiders
X0002697 FOOD AROUND THE WORLD 14 minutes Grades K-4 VARIETY OF FOODS PREPARED DIFFERENTLY AND OBSERVE A BROAD RANGE
OF CUSTOMS THAT DETERMINE WHAT AND HOW THEY EAT. THIS FILM SHOWS HOW PEOPLE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AND CULTURES
PRODUCE DIFFERENT FOODS AND HOW THEY HAVE LEARNED TO PLANT, TEND, HARVEST, STORE AND PREPARE THEIR FOOD.
Social Studies, Cultures, Food
X0001104 MEDIEVAL WORLD, THE 14 minutes Grades 4-8 KNIGHTS, FEUDALISM, CHAUCER'S PILGRIMS, CASTLES AND THE CRUSADES
THESE WORDS AND IDEAS TAKE ON MEANING AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THIS PORTRAYAL OF MEDIEVAL TIMES.
History, Middle Ages
X0004559 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: FOUNDATION OF IDEAS FOR A NEW AGE 17 minutes Grades 5-8 THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS NOT
ONLY THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BUT ALSO EXPLORES THE AMERICAN
LEADERS, THEIR IDEAS, AND EVENTS THAT SPURRED THEM TO DECLARE INDEPENDENCE IN 1776. TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT ACTIVITES,
BLACKLINE MASTERS.
X0003635 GEORGE WASHINGTON: ANIMATED HERO CLASSICS 30 minutes Grades 3-6 THE FATHER OF OUR NATION, GEORGE
WASHINGTON; THRILLINGLY COMES ALIVE IN THIS ELECTRIFYING AMIMATED VIDEO ABOUT THE GENERAL'S EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY
EXPLOITS; RETRACING HIS STEPS FROM THE "THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD" AT LEXINGTON TO THE DARK DAYS OF VALLEY
FORGE AND ON TO A NEW NATION AND FINAL PEACE IN 1783.
History
X0000178 CALL OF THE WILD 105 minutes Grades 6-12 JACK LONDON'S CLASSIC TALE OF ADVENTURE CAPTURED IN ALL ITS GENTLE AND
BEAUTIFUL DOG, IS STOLEN FROM HIS OWNERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND FORCED INTO A WILDERNESS LIFE OF SURVIVAL AS A GOLD
RUSH SLED DOG IN THE FORZEN YUKON. HE IS PURCHASED FOR A LEAD POSITION BY JOHN THORTON (CHARLSTON HESTON) AND THEIR
TRIALS BRING A RELATIONSHIP OF LOVE AND DEVOTION.
X0000586 LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS, MR. 30 minutes Grades 4-12 LINCOLN AN ILLINOIS CITIZEN & A PRAIRIE LAWYER IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, LOVING FATHER & HUSBAND.
X0004675 LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY (COPY 3) 15 minutes Grades K-2 HERE IS LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE REASONS
BEHIND THIS HOLIDAY.
X0004753 AMAZING GRACE 30 minutes Grades K-6 READING RAINBOW STORY: GRACE IS A LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTS TO BE PETER PAN IN
THE SCHOOL PLAY. SHE RUNS INTO OBSTACLES, BUT REFUSES TO GIVE IN, DESPITE THE FACT THAT SHE IS BLACK AND FEMALE. FIELD TRIP:
BREAKING STEREOTYPES IN SOCIETY AND BELIEVING IN YOU IS THE THEME. WOMEN SHARE HOW THEY SUCCEEDED IN NONTRADITIONAL
SITUATIONS SUCH AS WORKING AS A BOILER MECHANIC AND PLAYING HOCKEY.
Social Studies, Reading Rainbow Story
X0003780 LINCOLN: BOYHOOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 14 minutes Grades K-5 BEGINNING LIFE IN A LOG CABIN IN KENTUCKY, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN HAS NO IDEA HE WOULD END UP IN THE WHITE HOUSE. THIS VIDEO TELLS OF ALL THE JOURNEYS IN LINCOLN'S LIFE ALL
THROUGH HIS BOYHOOD. ABE LINCOLN WAS A MODEST BUT AMBITIOUS YOUTH, WELL LIKED FOR HIS GOOD-HUMORED COMPANY, BUT
WITH NO IDEA OF HOW FAR HIS AMBITION WOULD TAKE HIM.
X0004079 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY 25 minutes Grade K-8 THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD WAS NOT A
RAILROAD AND WAS NOT UNDERGROUND. IT WAS A LOOSE-KNIT NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO OFFERED SHELTER, FOOD, SAFETY AND
ENCOURAGEMENT TO FUGITIVE SLAVES ON THEIR LIFE-THREATENING JOURNEYS TO FREEDOM. THIS VIDEO EXAMINES THE INSTITUTION
OF SLAVERY FROM CAPTURE IN AFRICA TO LIFE ON THE PLANTATIONS IN THE SOUTH.
X0003080 BLACK MUSIC IN AMERICA, FROM THEN TILL NOW 28 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM TRACES BLACK MUSICIANS AND
THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN MUSIC AND HISTORY THROUGH THE UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG,
MAHALIA JACKSON, DUKE ELLINGTON, COUNT BASIE, NINA SIMONE AND THE GREAT BESSIE SMITH.
Social Studies, Music, History
X0004516 CIVILIZATIONS IN CONFLICT: BYZANTIUM, ISLAM & THE CRUSADES 18 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM LOOKS AT THE
CIVILIZATION OF ROME, THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE: POLITICAL HEIR TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE FIRST CHRISTIAN STATE, AND CULTURAL
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HEIR TO THE CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT GREECE, LOOKS AT THE CRUSADES: WARS IN WHICH THE CIVILIZATIONS OF ISLAM, BYZANTIUM
AND WESTERN EUROPE COLLIDED DURING THE 11TH, 12TH, AND 13TH CENTURIES.
X0004742 SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE THEATRE RESTORED 30 minutes Grades 9-12 THIS VIDEO DOCUMENTS EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF
PLANNING, REHEARSAL, LOCATION WORK, AND POST-PRODUCTION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY SHAKESPEARE
PROGRAM, CULMINATING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ONE OF SHAKESPEARE'S GREATEST PLAYS. WITNESS THIS HISTROICALLY SIGNIFICANT
PRODUCTION OF "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING".
X0003904 WASHINGTON, D.C. (INSPECTOR GADGET) 26 minutes Grades 3-6 FOLLOW THE INSPECTOR AS HE INVESTIGATES THE WHITE
HOUSE, THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, THE SUPREME COURT, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THE BUREAU OF
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, THE PENTAGON, AND THE FBI.
Social Studies, Washington D.C.
X0004878 ART: TESSELLATIONS, HOW TO CREATE THEM 27 minutes Grades 6-12 Jim McNeil introduces basic tessellation concepts and
examples of historic tessellations as well as examples of his own tessellations. He presents a step-by-step demonstration creating simple
tessellations with cut paper. The three types of tessellations shown include translation, rotation, and reflection.
ART
X0004461 DINOSAURS, ALL ABOUT (ANIMAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN) 23 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN TRAVEL BACK IN TIME EXPLORING THE
AGE WHEN DINOSAURS ROAMED THE PLANET, WHERE THEY LIVED, WHAT THEY ATE, HOW THEY BECAME EXINCT, AND LEARN THE INS
AND OUTS OF HOW DINOSAUR FOSSILS WERE MAKE. THEY WILL FIND OUT WHAT MODERN ANIMALS ARE KIN TO THE DINOSAURS AND
TRAVEL TO UTAH TO TAKE PART IN A FOSSIL DIG.
Science, Dinosaurs
X0004290 UNITED STATES SYMBOLS 16 MINUTES Grades K-4 STUDENTS LEARN THE HISTORY AND MEANING OF AMERICA'S SYMBOLS STATUE OF LIBERTY, FLAG, EAGLE, AND THE LIBERTY BELL. FACTS ABOUT SYMBOLS GIVE STUDENTS AN INSIGHT INTO THE MEANING OF
OUR SYMBOLS IN RELATION TO OUR COUNTRY.
HISTORY, SOCIAL STUDIES
X0000296 DINOSAURS: WHERE DID THEY GO? 20 minutes Grades K-4 A COLORFUL ANIMATED SEQUENCE FEATURING APATOSAURUS, THE
LARGEST OF THE DINOSAURS. MENTIONED ARE THE "LIZARD HIPPED" & THE "BIRD HIPPED" DINOSAURS.
Science, Dinosaurs
X0003963 JERUSALEM: CITY OF HEAVEN 90 minutes Grades 6-12 AN ESSENTIAL SEGMENT OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY FOUND ITS EPICENTER IN
A PLACE CALLED JERUSALEM. ERECTED ON A MAJOR TRADE ROUTE BETWEEN EGYPT AND BABYLON, THE CITY WAS A PRIZE FOR WHICH
GENERATIONS OF INVADERS FOUGHT AND DIED. TODAY, JEW, MOSLEMS AND CHRISTIANS ALL CLAIM HOLY SITES WITHIN JERUSALEM'S
FORTIFIED WALLS. DISCOVERY PRESENTS A PORTRAIT OF THE THIRTY CENTURIES OF CONFLICT AND FAITH THAT BROUGHT JERUSALEM TO
ITS CURRENT STATE.
Social Studies, World History, World Geography
X0004221 EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL (AMERICAN HISTORY FOR CHILDREN) 25 minutes Grades K-4 TOPICS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE:
THE STORY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE: THE ABOLITIONISTS, THE BIOGRAPHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE STORY OF A
CHILD: THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, THE BIOGRAPHY OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY. EACH PROGRAM USES GRAPHICS, ANIMATIONS,
CHARMING LIVE-ACTION PORTRAYALS OF HISTORIC FIGURES, AND STORIES FROM A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW.
History, American
X0003039 VIRUSES: WHAT THEY ARE & HOW THEY WORK 18 minutes Grades 6-12 VIEWERS DISCOVER HOW VIRUSES CAN INVADE, ALTER,
AND DESTROY HEALTHY CELLS. RESEARCHERS EXPLAIN THE VIRAL LIFE CYCLE, DISEASE-PRODUCING VIRUSES, AND ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY
REACTIONS.
Science, Viruses
X0004279 VIRUSES, UNDERSTANDING 51 minutes Grades 8-12 VIRUSES RANGE FROM THE COMMON COLD TO HIV, AND HAVE CAUSED
EPIDEMICS OF DISEASE MORE DECIMATING THAN WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER. THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS HOW THESE SUBMICROSCOPIC
PARASITES OPERATE, AND HOW YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WORKS TO DEFEND ITSELF.
Science, Health, Nutrition
X0005021 FLU, THE: AN INSIDE LOOK 25 minutes Grades 8-12 Travel inside the body of a 25 years old motorcycle courier who becomes a
victim of the cellular war between her immune system and the influenza virus. Watch her immune system - an army of cells - fight to
protect her body from the flu virus, and the toll it takes on her body.
Science, Virus
X0002605 SACAJAWEA 18 minutes Grades 3- 6 STOLEN FROM HER TRIBE AT THE AGE OF TWELVE BY A MARAUDING BAND OF INDIANS,
SOLD INTO MARRIAGE AT FOURTEEN, SACAJAWEA BECAME, AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, A MOTHER AND PART OF ONE OF AMERICA'S
GREATEST ADVENTURES, THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION. IN THE COURSE OF THAT FAMOUS TREK TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, SHE WAS AT
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TIMES PROVISIONER, TRANSLATOR, COOK, AMBASSADRESS, AND GUIDE. TODAY SHE REMAINS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. TOLD IN THE
VOICE OF THE CHILDHOOD FRIEND WITH WHOM SACAJAWEA WAS CAPTURED.
History, U.S., Native American Indian
X0004226 UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION (AMERICAN HISTORY FOR CHILDREN 25 minutes Grades K-4 TOPICS INCLUDED IN THIS VIDEO
ARE: THE STORY OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE
BIOGRAPY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. EACH PROGRAM USES COLORED GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION, CHARMING LIVE-ACTION PORTRAYALS
OF HISTORIC FIGURES, AND STORIES TOLD FROM A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW.
History, U.S. Constitution
X0000543 THOMAS JEFFERSON, THE EYE OF 27 minutes Grades 6-12 JEFFERSON WAS A MAN OF REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS; BASED ON
THE NATIONAL GALLERY'S BICENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. THIS FILM IS A SURVEY OF JEFFERSON'S ARTISTIC INTERESTS AND CREATIVE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS; JEFFERSON'S JOURNEYS THROUGH EUROPE, WHERE HE FOUND INSPIRATION FOR MANY OF HIS IDEAS ON
ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING; AS SEEN IN HIS LATER DESIGNS FOR MONTICELLO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
History, Jefferson
X0001202 CASIMIR PULASKI: TWICE A HERO 10 minutes Grades K-6 more than one copy
THIS VIDEO DISCUSSES THE ADVENTURE-SOME LIFE OF CASIMIR PULASKI AND HOW THIS POLISH PATRIOT FOUND HIS WAY TO AMERICA
IN 1777, THE SOURCE OF HIS IDEALISM, THE STRUGGLES OF LIFE IN A NEW LAND TO BECOME THE FATHER OF THE AMERICAN CAVALRY.
History, U.S. History
X0003778 MICHELANGELO & HIS ART 16 minutes Grades 6-12 TRACE THE LIFE AND CAREER OF MICHELANGELO- SCULPTOR, PAINTER,
ARCHITECT AND POET. AMONG THE ORIGINAL WORKS PHOTOGRAPHED AND ANALYZED ARE THE STATUES OF DAVID, THE PIETA, MOSES,
THE FIGURES OF THE MEDICI CHAPEL AND THE DEPOSITION.
Art, Artist
X0003844 BRAIN: HUMAN MEMORY 17 minutes Grades 6-12 EACH OF US CARRIES THE HISTORY OF OUR LIFE IN THE 3 POUND ORGAN
INSIDE OUR SKULLS, STORED AS MEMORIES IN THE BRAIN. WHAT IS A MEMORY? RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT IT IS NOT A SINGLE
COMPLETE "PICTURE" RECALLED FROM A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE BRAIN, BUT INSTEAD EXISTS AS SEPARATE BUNDLES OF INFORMATION
STORED IN INTRICATE NETWORKS OF BRAIN CELLS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BRAIN.
Science, Human Body, Brain
X0000787 NERVES: OF ALL THE NERVES 19 minutes Grades 6-12 VIVID ANIMATION AND RARE MICROGRAPHS OF ACTUAL NERVE CELLS ARE
USED TO HELP EXPLAIN HOW THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROLS AND INTEGRATES ALL BODY ACTIVITIES BY SENSING CHANGES,
INTERPRETING THEM AND REACTING TO THEM. THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM'S MAIN DIVISIONS ARE
CLOSELY EXAMINED. ALSO THIS VIDEO DESCRIBES HOW ALCOHOL, DRUGS, AND EVEN CAFFEINE CAN DRASTICALLY AFFECT THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM.
Science, Human Body, Nervous System
X0000746 NERVOUS SYSTEM 17 minutes Grades 4-12 VIVID COLOR ANIMATION AND RARE MICROGRAPHS OF NERVE CELLS. NERVOUS
SYSTEM CONTROLS AND INTEGRATES SPECIFIC BODILY ACTIVITIES. DESCRIBES HOW ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND CAFFEINE AFFECTS ITS ABILITY
TO RESPOND AND COORDINATE.
Science, Human Body, Nervous System
X0000831 ROMEO & JULIET2 hours, 19 minutes Grades 7-12 SHAKESPEARE'S CLASSIC ROMANCE COMES TO STUNNING VISUAL LIFE IN A
MODERN YOUNG PERSON'S INTERPRETATION.
X0004910 LIBRARY SKILLS: USING THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM 23 minutes Grades K-6 Students will gain the understanding on the most
used classification system for school and public libraries in the world. This program describes how the Dewey Decimal System is organized,
and how students can use it effectively to find what they are looking for in the library.
Language Art, Library Skills
X0002583 CASIMIR PULASKI: TWICE A HERO 10 minutes Grades K-6 THIS VIDEO DISCUSSES THE ADVENTURE-SOME LIFE OF CASIMIR
PULASKI AND HOW THIS POLISH PATRIOT FOUND HIS WAY TO AMERICA IN 1777, THE SOURCE OF HIS IDEALISM, THE STRUGGLES OF LIFE
IN A NEW LAND TO BECOME THE FATHER OF THE AMERICAN CAVALRY.
History, U.S.
X0004218 STARS, ALL ABOUT THE 23 minutes Grades K-4
CHILDREN WILL LEARN HOW STARS ARE FORMED, WHY THEY SEEM TO MOVE ACROSS OUR SKY AND HOW WE HAVE USED THEIR
PATTERNS TO FORM THE CONSTELLATIONS. THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE CONCEPTS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE
EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS FOR EARTH SCIENCE: PROPERTIES OF EARTH MATERIALS, OBJECTS IN THE SKY AND CHANGES IN EARTH
& SKY.
ASTRONOMY; EARTH SCIENCE
Science, Astronomy
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X0003504 ASTRONOMY 101 -25 minutes- Grades K-6 -JOIN MICHELLE AND HER MOTHER AS THEY SHOW YOU HOW THEY EXPLORE THE
NIGHT SKY TOGETHER. LEARN HOW THEY STARTED AND THINGS THEY DO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT STARS. MICHELLE EXPLAINS ALL ABOUT
THE TELESCOPES AND HOW AND WHY CONSTELLATIONS SEEM TO MOVE ACROSS THE NIGHT SKY. USING BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES
WITH MICHELLE AND HER MOM, YOU VIEW THE MOON AND PLANETS FROM THE BACKYARD.
Science, Astronomy
X0000895 SIMPLE MACHINES: USING SIMPLE MACHINES 13 minutes Grades K-4 INTRODUCE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BASIC CONCEPTS OF
MECHANICAL PHYSICS. AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND, GRAPHIC PRESENTATION OF SIMPLE MACHINES, LEVERS, PULLEYS, INCLINED PLANES,
DESCRIBING THEIR FUNCTION AND USES IS PRESENTED. STUDENTS ENJOY A RUBE GOLDBERG CONTRAPTION USING THE PRINCIPLES OF
SIMPLE MACHINES.
X0003096 DENVER MINT: MAGICAL FIELD TRIP 14 minutes Grades K-4 IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, SIMON, ALICE AND TIMMY ENGAGE IN A
SPONTANEOUS BEFORE-CLASS GAME TO SEE WHO CAN THINK UP THE MOST QUESTIONS ABOUT QUARTERS. IN PURSUIT OF THE DROPPED
COIN THAT STIMULATED THE GAME, THEY ENCOUNTER ROSIE O"FLANIGAN WHO WITH HER VACUUM CLEANER SEEMS TO APPEAR
MAGICALLY. SHE ENCOURAGES THEM TO KEEP QUESTIONING AND OFFERS TO TAKE THEM ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE DENVER MINT TO SEE
HOW QUARTERS ARE MADE.
X0000695 SPACE: MOONWALK 40 minutes General IN JULY 1969, THE SPACESHIP APOLLO 11 BEGAN A VOYAGE THAT CULMINATED IN
MAN'S FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON. VIRTUALLY EVERY ASPECT OF THAT HISTORICAL JOURNEY APPEARS IN THE UNIQUE DOCUMENTARY.
Science, Astronomy
X0000773 SUN & IT'S PLANETS, OUR 11 minutes Grades K-4 YOUNG ASTRONOMERS LEARN WHAT A PLANET, SUN, AND SOLAR SYSTEM
ARE AND HOW EARTH AND EIGHT OTHER PLANETS MOVING AROUND THE SUN FORM THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
Science, Astronomy
X0003117 SUN, EARTH, MOON 17 minutes Grades K-8 SINCE ANCIENT TIMES, HUMANS HAVE OBSERVED THE MOVEMENTS OF THE SUN
AND THE MOON. THEY USED THESE CELESTIAL OBJECTS TO MEASURE TIME AND TO DETERMINE A YEARLY CALENDAR FOR PLANTING AND
HARVESTING. WE NOW KNOW THAT THE INTERACTIONS OF THE EARTH, SUN, AND MOON ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RISING AND FALLING
TIDES, OUR CHANGING SEASONS, PHASES OF THE MOON, AND SPECTACULAR ECLIPSES.
Science, Astronomy
X0000904 SMOKELESS TOBACCO 16 minutes Grades 3- 12 THE REAL DANGERS OF SMOKLESS TOBACCO ARE PRESENTED HERE IN THIS TRUE
STORY OF SEAN MARSEE, A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK STAR WHO WAS A HABITUAL USER OF SNUFF AND DIED OF ORAL CANCER AT THE AGE OF
19. A DOCTOR DESCRIBES SYMPTOMS AND STAGES OF ORAL CANCER AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO QUIT, SMOKELESS TOBACCO IS NOT A
SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO SMOKING AND TO SAY "NO" EVEN TO PEER PRESSURE.
Health, Nutrition, Tobacco
X0004455 LORETTA CLAIBORNE STORY 90 minutes Grades 4-12 PARTIALLY BLIND, UNABLE TO WALK OR TALK UNTIL SHE WAS FOUR YEARS
OLD, BORN POOR AND MENTALLY RETARDED, YOUNG LORETTA CLAIBORNE ENDURED RIDICULE AND HUMILIATION WHILE GROWING UP.
YET SHE WENT ON TO BECOME A WORLD CLASS RUNNER AND A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. INSPIRE STUDENTS
TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES WITH WTH TRUE STORY OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN.
X0004831 MUSCLES & BONES: MOVEMENT OF THE HUMAN BODY 14 minutes Grades K-8 THIS EDITION OF SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT FOR
KIDS LOOKS AT THE HUMAN BODY IN MOTION. IT EXPLAINS THE COMPOSITION OF OUR MUSCLES AND BONES; ILLUSTRATES HOW THEY
INTERACT TO CREATE MOVEMENT. THE PROGRAM ALSO DEMONSTRATES HOW RESEARCHERS USE THIS KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, AND TO DEVELOP NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES BY ADAPTING ELEMENTS OF THE BODY'S MECHANICS.
Science, Health & Nutrition
X0004392 FITNESS & RECREATION 14 minutes Grades 3- 12 WHEN IT COMES TO FITNESS AND RECREATION, THE 21ST CENTURY PROMISES
TO BE FULL OF NEW AND EXCITING POSSIBILITIES. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORM HOW WE TRAIN FOR SPORTS AND
COMPETITION, AND MAKES IT SAFER FOR EXPLORING OUR PLANET'S DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS.
Science, Health & Nutrition
X0004723 DR. SEUSS, THE BEST OF 56 minutes Grades K-4 THE BEST OF DR. SEUSS CONTAINS: BUTTER BATTLE BOOK: DAISY-HEAD MAYZIE:
HORTON HEARS A WHO
X0003355 MATTER: SOLID, LIQUID, GAS 15 minutes Grades K-4 EXPLORE THREE FORMS OF MATTER; SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES. BASIC
CONCEPTS COME ALIVE AS CHILDREN EXPERIMENT WITH EVERYDAY MATERIALS.
Science, Matter
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X0003181 SIMPLE MACHINES: FORCES 15 minutes Grades K-3 SIMPLE MACHINES SUCH AS THE WHEEL AND AXLE, LEVER AND INCLINED
PLANE HELP MAKE WORK EASIER. MR. FEATHERBY TELLS A STORY ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT SIMPLE MACHINES THAT A YOUNG PRINCE
USES ON HIS TRIP BACK TO HIS FATHER'S CASTLE.
X0003179 MATTER, CHANGING: "THE CRYSTAL OF COURAGE" 15 minutes Grades K-3 ALL THING ARE MADE UP OF MATTER - SOLIDS,
LIQUIDS AND GASES. MR. FEATHERBY READS A FAIRYTALE IN WHICH PRINCE GEORGE MUST TAKE THE CRYSTAL OF COURAGE UP TO MT.
MISERY. ON HIS TRIP THE CRYSTAL CHANGES TO DIFFERENT STATES OF MATTER.
Science, Matter
X0004000 AMAZON, THE INVISIBLE PEOPLE 60 minutes Grades 9-12 EXPLORE THE AMAZON; MEET A TRIBE WHO HAS HAD NO CONTACT
WITH THE MODERN WORLD. A DISCOVERY OF RICH OIL FIELDS IN THIS REGION COULD ULTIMATELY CHANGE THIS CULTURE'S LIVES
FOREVER. CONTAINS SOME NUDITY
X0000891 BRAZIL: SHARING THE LAND 20 minutes Grades 6-12 THE "ECONOMIC MIRACLE" OF THE 70'S CREATED RAPID INDUSTRIAL
GROWTH AND TRANSFORMED BRAZIL'S ECONOMY INTO THE 7TH LARGEST IN THE WORLD. THE WEALTH WAS SUPPOSED TO TRICKLE
DOWN TO THE POOREST OF THE POPULATION, BUT IT DIDN'T. THE NATION NOW FACES SEVERE FOOD AND WORK SHORTAGES AND A
STAGGERING FOREIGN DEBT.
X0003606 BLACK MUSIC IN AMERICA: THE SEVENTIES 32 minutes Grades 6-12 HERE'S A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH BLACK MUSIC IN THE
1970'S, FEATURING SEVENTY-FIVE GROUPS. NARRATED BY ISAAC HAYES AND DIONNE WARWICK. THE SOUNDS! THE SIGHT! THE STARS!
THAT IS THE OVERALL IMPRESSION LEFT BY THIS PROGRAM.
Music, History
X0004828 JUBILEE SINGERS: SACRIFICE AND GLORY
60 minutes Grades 6-12 RUGGLING FISK UNIVERSITY INTRODUCED THE WOULD TO GOSPEL MUSIC AND CHALLENGED POST-CIVIL WAR
RACIAL STEREOTYPES. BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Social Studies, Black History, Music
X0000750 NILE RIVER 34 minutes Grades 6-12 THE WHITE NILE RISES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF UGANDA, KENYA, TANGANYIKA, BURUNDI &
RWANDA. THE BLUE NILE RISES IN THE HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA. THESE TRIBUTARIES FLOW INTO THE NILE, THE "LIFELINE" OF EGYPT.
X0003662 AFRICA: NORTHERN REGION 19 minutes Grades 6-12 COMPRISED OF MOROCCO, ALGERIA, TUNISIA, LIBYA, AND EGYPT, NORTH
AFRICA OFTEN CONJURES UP IMAGES OF VAST DESERT WILDERNESS AND HIGH DUNES, WITH OASES FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THIS
PROGRAM GOES BEYOND THE CAMEL AND THE SAND DUNE, EXAMINING THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND MYTHS OF THIS REGION.
X0003660 AFRICA: WESTERN REGION 22 minutes Grades 6-12 CHARACTERIZED BY MANY TERRAINS INCLUDING GRASSLANDS, SWAMPS,
SANDY BEACHES, AND RAIN FORESTS, WEST AFRICA COVERS THE REGION LOCATED BETWEEN THE SAHARA DESERT AND THE SOUTH
ATLANTIC OCEAN. EXPLORE NIGERIA, CURRENTLY A FEDERATION COMPOSED OF MANY EARLIER INDEPENDENT STATES AND AFRICA'S
MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY.
X0003661 AFRICA: CENTRAL AND EASTERN REGIONS 21 minutes Grades 6-12 FROM THE HEIGHTS OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO TO THE
PLUNGING DEPTHS OF LAKE TANGANYIKA, THE REGIONS THAT COMPRISE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA VERY GREATLY IN THEIR
CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND WAYS OF LIFE. EXPLORE SOME OF THE MODERN PROBLEMS BROUGHT ON BY RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
INDUSTRIES, AND EXAMINE SOME OF KENYA'S UNIQUE ATTEMPT TO FIND ANSWERS.
X0003890 MAGNETISM / STATIC ELECTRICITY (BILL NYE) 47 minutes Grades 4-8 MAGNETISM: BILL NYE SHOWS ALL KINDS OF UNEXPECTED
PLACES WHERE MAGNETS CAN BE FOUND. IN FACT, THE EARTH ITSELF IS A HUGE MAGNET!
Science, Magnetism, Static Electricity
X0000859 SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS 19 minutes Grades K-6 SCIENCE IS NOT A MYSTERY - IT IS SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN DO" SAYS 12
YEAR OLD ANNE AS SHE PREPARES FOR THE SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAM. FOLLOW A SIXTH GRADE CLASS AS THEY RESEARCH A TOPIC,
FORMULATING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS AND PREPARING DISPLAYS.
Science, General
X0004331 MOON, REFLECTING ON THE 15 minutes Grades K-6 WE HAVE EXPLORED THE MOON'S SURFACE, COLLECTED SOME OF ITS
ROCKS, AND PHOTOGRAPHED ITS DARK SIDE. FIND OUT ABOUT THE MOON'S COMPOSITION, GRAVITY, AND LACK OF ATMOSPHERE,
ORBIT, PHASES, AND EFFECT ON EARTH.
Science, Astronomy, Moon
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X0003882 Moon/Outer Space (Bill Nye) 50 minutes Grades 4-8 BILL NYE ILLUMINATES THE ORBIT AND PHASES OF THE MOON. THE
PROGRAM FEATURES AN INTERVIEW WITH HARRISON SCHMITT, THE LAST ASTRONAUT TO WALK ON THE MOON.
Science, Astronomy
X0003903 MOMENTUM / GRAVITY (BILL NYE) 50 minutes Grades 4-8 MOMENTUM: BRACE FOR THE IMPACT OF THIS MOVING EPISODE AS
BILL NYE SHOWS HOW WEIGHT AND SPEED AFFECT MOMENTUM. MUSIC VIDEO IS A MORRISEY PARODY.
Science, Momentum, Gravity
X0003905 GOLD RUSH! A REAL LIFE ALASKAN ADVENTURE 90 minutes Grades 4-8 THE TRUE STORY OF A BEAUTIFUL 25-YEAR-OLD NEW
YORK WOMAN WHO SHOCKS HER MOTHER AND SISTER WHEN SHE ANNOUNCES THAT SHE'S OFF TO ALASKA TO "LIVE" THE GOLD RUSH.
Social Studies, History, Movie
X0004359 The Odyssey 165 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS TRIUMPHANT NEW MOVIE ADAPTATION STARS ARMAND ASSANTE AND ISABELLA
ROSSELLINI. WITH STUNNING SPECIAL EFFECTS AND EXCITING ACTION, THE FAMOUS MYTHS AND CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE FOR YOUR
STUDENTS.
Language Arts, Greek Mythology
X0001191 DONALD DUCK IN MATH-MAGIC LAND 30 minutes Grades K-5 THIS DISNEY CLASSIC HAS BEEN A FAVORITE OF ALL SCHOOL
CHILDREN. FOLLOW DONALD DUCK AS HE JOURNEYS THROUGH A MAGIC LAND OF MATH.
Mathematics
X0000477 SEEDS: HOW SEEDS GET HERE...AND THERE 17 minutes Grades K-3 CHILDREN IN THE VIDEO STUDY SEEDS, SEE SEED DISPERSAL,
AND DISCOVER THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE IN SEED STRUCTURE.
Science, Plants, Seeds
X0000809 HAROLD & HIS AMAZING GREEN PLANTS 8 minutes Grades K-3 THE LIFE CYCLE OF A GREEN PLANT FROM SEED TO MATURITY,
SHOWING THE NECESSITY OF WATER, SOIL, SUNSHINE AND AIR FOR GROWTH.
Science, Plants
X0000339 EASTMAN CLASSICS: ARE YOU MY MOTHER?; THE BEST NEST; & GO, DOG, O! 30 minutes Grades K-5 A BABY BIRD IS BORN
WHILE HIS MOTHER IS AWAY, HE ASKS A DOG, A COW AND A PLANE "ARE YOU MY MOTHER?"
X0001187 CLIFFORD'S FUN WITH RHYMES 30 minutes Grades K-3 THIS VIDEO IS DESIGNED TO TEACH PRIMARY GRADE CHILDREN BASIC
SKILLS NECESSARY TO RECOGNIZE RHYMES.
Language Arts, Rhyme
X0001047 DAIRY FARM, VISIT TO A 12 minutes Grades K-3 SEE MILK BEING CHURNED INTO BUTTER, MADE INTO CHEESE, AND BEING
POWDERED. SHARE IN MILKING AND FEEDING THE COWS, AND A VISIT TO THE DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
Science, Farm, Animals, Agriculture
X0002766 ANIMALS A TO Z 15 minutes Grades K-3 YOUNGSTERS SEE FAMILIAR ANIMALS AND MEET NEW, EXOTIC ONES AS THEY TRAVEL
THROUGH THIS ANIMAL ALPHABET.
Animals, Alphabet
X0003788 ZOO ANIMALS IN RHYME 11 minutes Grades K-3 RHYMES TELL ABOUT ZOO ANIMALS - THE LION, MONKEY, ELEPHANT,
KANGAROO, GIRAFFE, BEAR AND MANY OTHERS; A BASIS FOR STORYTELLING, VOCABULARY BUILDING, RHYME-MAKING AND MANY
RELATED ACTIVITIES, CONCEPTS ABOUT ANIMAL LIFE.
Language Arts, Rhymes, Science, Animals
X0003830 CASEY AT THE BAT 9 minutes Grades K-8 CASEY AT THE BAT REPRESENTS AMERICAN FASCINATION WITH SPORTS HEROES.
CASEY WAS EVERYONE'S IDOL AND HAD BEEN BATTING 100 PERCENT. THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME DEPENDS ON HIM. THE INFALLIBLE
CASEY STRIKES OUT! YET THE RESULTS OF CASEY'S FAILURE ARE BOTH AMUSING AND SURPRISING.
Language Arts, Baseball
X0003502 CLIFFORD'S FUN WITH LETTERS 30 minutes Grades K-3 THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN, BUT EMILY ELIZABETH AND CLIFFORD HAVE NO
MONEY FOR TICKETS! A MESSAGE SERVICE SEEMS LIKE A GREAT IDEA, BUT FINDING ALL THE LETTERS AND SPELLING ALL THE MESSAGES
CAN BE TRICKY. ENTER CLIFFORD, THE BIG RED DOG! HE CAN SNIFF OUT THE LETTERS...BUT CAN HE GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS?
Language Arts, Spelling
X0002684 ATOM: A CLOSER LOOK, THE 30 minutes Grades 6-12 STRIKING VISUAL PERSENTATION MAKES THE INTRICACIES OF THE ATOM AND NUCLEAR ENERGY ISSUES - EASY TO GRASP. LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATION
Science, Atom
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X0003639 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: ANIMATED HERO CLASSICS 30 minutes Grades K-6 WHILE THE WHOLE WORLD SAILED EAST ON A
PATH TO FIND CHINA, COLUMBUS BELIEVED IT COULD BE REACHED IN TWO WEEKS...BY SAILYNG WEST! WITH THE SUPPORT OF QUEEN
ISABELLA OF SPAIN, COLUMBUS SET SAIL ONLY TO HAVE HIS CREW THREATEN MUTINY AFTER THREE WEEKS OF SAILING AND NO SIGHT OF
LAND. AT THE MOMENT OF TURNING BACK, LAND WAS DISCOVERED AND COLUMBUS REALIZED HIS DREAM.
XDVD000475 Science Screen Reports Vol. 18 15 to 20 minutes (7 programs) Grades K-8 This DVD contains 7 separate programs. Each
program has standard for grades K-4 and 5-8, listed on the DVD. 1. Forest Farming: 2. Spring Water from the Sea: 3. Wetland Animals /
Banded Stilts: 4. Archaeology - Technological Advance: 5. Meteorology - Predicting Dangerous Weather: 6. Inside Track / Mercury & Venus
/ Hostile Planets: 7. Sun - Powerhouse of the Solar System & Galaxy / Our Milky Way
Science, Agriculture, Animals, Archaeology, Meteorology, Solar System, Galaxy
XDVD000476 Science Screen Report Vol. 1912 to 20 minutes (7 programs) Grades K-8 This DVD contains 7 programs, each program lists
standards for grades K-8 on the DVD: 1. Robotics - Engineering Marvels: 2. Lake Nakuru - Flamingos & Friends: 3. Asteroid, the Threat &
King Planet, Jupiter: 4. Glass - 21st Century Technology: 5. Skyscraper - Reaching the Skies: 6. Wildebeests - The Journey to Survive:
7. Saturn, Lord of the Rings & Outer Gas Giants, Uranus & Neptune
Science, Engineering, Animals, Planets, Technology
X0000791 Blood: The River of Life 26 minutes Grades 6-12 This video explores the structure and functions of blood; describes blood as the
major system of transport in the body; investigates briefly the important role of blood transfusion in medicine.
Science, Circulatory System, Blood; Human Body
X0004688 FORCE & MOTION (DISCOVERY SCHOOL CHANNEL) 26 minutes Grades 6-12 A HUMOROUS, HIGH ENERGY DEMONSTRATION
SHOWING HOW SPEED IS MEASURED AND WHAT CONDITIONS AFFECT IT. AIR FORCE: STUDENTS LEARN FROM THE PROS - HIGH SPEED
CYCLISTS AND SKYDIVERS - WHAT THEY DO TO MAXIMIZE VELOCITY, AND HOW SHAPE AND AIR RESISTANCE ALTER SPEED.
Science, Motion, Force
X0000099 ANTARCTICA 25 minutes Grades 4-12 THE SOUTHERNMOST LAND MASS ON OUR PLANET AND THE COLDEST CONTINENT.
WINDS THERE OFTEN REACH HURRICANE FORCE, MAKING IT THE WINDIEST CONTINENT; TOO HARSH FOR LAND DEPENDENT ANIMALS TO
INHABIT. PENGUINS, WHALES AND SEA BIRDS ENJOY THE ANTARCTIC SUMMER, MIGRATING NORTH TO WARMER CLIMATES DURING THE
LONG COLD WINTER.
X0004672 ANTARCTICA: CONTINENT OF ICE & SNOW 26 minutes Grades 3-8 IN THIS EDITION OF SCIENCE SCREEN REPORTS FOR KIDS FIND
OUT WHY ANTARCTIC IS SO INTERESTING TO SCIENTISTS AND WHAT THEY DO TO UNCOVER ITS SECRETS. WE LOOK AT ANTARCTIC'S
GEOLOGIC HISTORY, CLIMATE AND WILDLIFE. DISCOVER WHAT IT TAKES FOR TO SURVIVE IN THIS WILDERNESS OF ICE AND SNOW.
Science, Social Studies, Geography
X0002621 ANARCTICA, EXPLORING 60 minutes Grades 3- 12 THIS FASCINATING, AWARD-WINNING TOUR FEATURES AN EXCELLENT
OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND SIGHTS OF ANTARCTICA.
X0003356 ISREAL 28 minutes Grades 6-12 HOSTILE NEIGHBORS AND FEW NATURAL RESOUCES, ISRAEL HAS HAD TO STRUGGLE TO BUILD A
STRONG, PRODUCTIVE STATE. EXPLORE ISREAL'S HISTORY, PHYISICAL BEAUTY, AND DIVERSE PEOPLES.
X0004917 MIDDLE EAST: LAND & PEOPLE 23 minutes Grades 6-12 This program describes the many different peoples and places in the
Middle East and their interactions with the rest of the world; the landforms in the region determine the way people live; and the problems
faced by the diverse races, religions and cultures.
Social Studies, Geography, History
X0002817 ACROSS FIVE APRILS: A TIME TO CHOOSE 35 minutes Grades 4-8 SET IN 1861, ACROSS FIVE APRILS: A TIME TO CHOOSE IS THE
STORY OF THE CREIGHTON FAMILY. TAKING PLACE IN RURAL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, IT DETAILS THEIR PERSONAL STRUGGLES DURING THE
CIVIL WAR YEARS. SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THEIR YOUNGEST SON, JETHRO, THIS THOUGHT PROVOKING DRAMA VIVIDLY RE-CREATES
THE TRAGIC REALITIES OF THE WAR AND EXPLORES THE PAINFUL AND FAR REACHING EFFECTS OF SUPPORTING UNPOPULAR BELIEFS. THIS
IS PART ONE OF A TWO PART PROGRAM.
X0004207 STREGA NONNA 9 minutes Grades K-3 BASED ON THE CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK THAT IS RETOLD AND ILLUSTRATED BY TOMIE
dePAOLA. BIG ANTHONY FINDS HIMSELF IN TROUBLE WHEN HE USES STREGA NONNA'S MAGIC PASTA POT WITHOUT HER PERMISSION.
ANIMATED TALE
X0002818 ACROSS FIVE APRILS: WAR AND HOPE 32 minutes Grades 4-8 IT IS 1863 - TWO YEARS SINCE THE CIVIL WAR BEGAN. IN THOSE
YEARS FAMILIES WERE DIVIDED AND LIVES CHANGED FOREVER, ACROSS FIVE APRILS: WAR AND HOPE IS THE CONTINUING STORY OF THE
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CREIGHTON FAMILY AND DETAILS THEIR PERSONAL STRUGGLES DURING THE CIVIL WAR YEARS; SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THEIR
YOUNGEST SON JETHRO. THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO PART PROGRAM.
History, Civil War
X0002704 ALLIED VICTORY (WWII) 28 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM REVIEWS KEY EVENTS FROM EARLY 1944 TO THE SURRENDER
OF JAPAN IN 1945, EXPLAINING HOW MOBILIZATION OF MANPOWER AND RESOURCES WAS ACHIEVED.
History, WWII
X0004569 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: 7: THE RISE OF CAPITALISM - 8:THE REFORM IMPULSE 30 minutes Grades 6-12 7: THE IDEAS OF ADAM
SMITH; ENTREPRENEURS IN NEW ENGLAND AND CHICAGO; CHICAGO'S TRANSFORMATION FROM MARSH TO METROPOLIS. 8: THE GREAT
AWAKENING, THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT, THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT, AND A WAVE OF RELIGIOUS FERVOR.
X0004576 BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: 21: FDR & THE DEPRESSION - 22: WORLD WAR II 30 minutes Grades 6-12 21: FRANKLIN DELANO
ROOSEVELT AND HIS PROGRAMMATIC AND PERSONAL EFFORTS TO HELP THE COUNTRY THROUGH ITS WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS. 22:
AMERICA'S ENVELOPMENT IN TOTAL WAR, FROM MOBILIZATION ON THE HOME FRONT TO THE AIR WAR IN EUROPE; THE WAR'S EFFECTS
ON THOSE WHO FOUGHT, DIED IN, AND SURVIVED IT.
History, WWII, Great Depression
X0004217 EARTH, ALL ABOUT THE 23 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN HAVE A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT WHAT MAKES THE THIRD PLANET FROM
THE SUN SO IMPORTANT. THE CONCEPTS BASED ON THE NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS FOR EARTH SCHIENCE:
PROPERTIES OF EARTH MATERIALS, OBJECTS IN THE SKY AND CHANGES IN EARTH & SKY.
Science, Earth, Astronomy
X0004344 MAGNETS: A FIRST LOOK 17 minutes Grades K-4 MAGNETS ARE MADE OF STEEL AND IRON; MAGNETS ATTRACT THROUGH
OTHER THINGS SUCH AS PAPER, WOOD, ETC.: EXPLAINS THAT MAGNETS HAVE POLES.
Science, Magnets
X0000594 Magnetism: Learning About Magnetism 14 minutes Grades K-5 THE MYSTERIES AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MAGNETISM
ARE EXPLORED. DRAMATIZATION OF MAGNETIC FIELDS WITH SCENES OF AN 83 TON ELECTROMAGNET AND A MAGNETIC FIELD SO HUGE
IT CAN ONLY BE VIEWED FROM A HELICOPTER.
Science, Magnetism
X0003339 STORMS: NATURAL DISASTERS 25 minutes Grades 6-12 UNCONTROLLABLE FORCES OF NATURE, SUCH AS EARTHQUAKES,
TORNADOES, HURRICANS, AND FLOODS CAN CAUSE DEVASTATING DAMAGE WHEREVER THEY STRIKE. THIS VIDEO EXAMINES THESE
NATURAL DISASTERS, HOW THEY OCCUR, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HIT, THEIR IMPACT ON OUR LIVES, AND HOW WE RESPOND.
Science, Weather, Storms
X0004176 ST. PATRICK'S DAY 10 minutes Grades K-4 STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT ST. PATRICK'S LIFE. THEY LEARN HOW FAMILIES CELEBRATE
THE HOLIDAY TODAY AND ABOUT THE MANY SYMBOLS OF IRELAND AND ST. PATRICK'S DAY-THE SHAMROCK, LEPRECHAUNS, THE HARP
AND THE SHILLELAGH.
X0003957 MULTIPLICATION ROCK: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK 30 minutes Grades 3-6 TAKE CHILDREN ON A FANTASTIC LEARNING ADVENTURE!
LEARNING MULTIPLICATION TABLES IS EASY WHEN YOU SING ALONG WITH MULTIPLICATION ROCK: MY HERO, ZERO; ELEMENTARY MY
DEAR; THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER; THE FOUR-LEGGED ZOO; READY OR NOT HERE I COME; I GOT SIX; LUCKY SEVEN SAMPSON; FIGURE
EIGHT; NAUGHTY NUMBER NINE; THE GOOD ELEVEN; LITTLE TWELVETOES
Mathematics
X0003441 ANNELIDS, BIOLOGY OF 13 minutes Grades 7-12 BODY SEGMENTATION IS THE EVOLUTIONARY THEME IN THE STUDY OF
ANNELIDS. A WIDE AND DIVERSE LINE OF ANNELIDS EXIST AND ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS STUDY; EARTHWORMS, MANY KINDS OF
MARINE ANNELIDS AND LEECHES.
Science, Biology
X0004614 CNIDARIANS, THE BIOLOGY OF 16 minute Grades 6-12 MAKE AN IN-DEPTH OBSERVATION OF HYDRA-ITS FEEDING BEHAVIOR,
PHYSIOLOGY, REPRODUCTION, AND EVEN ITS DISEASES-A FINE MODEL FOR CLASSROOM INVESTIGATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS.
OBSERVATIONS OF JELLYFISH, ANEMONES, AND CORALS PROVIDE AN ENGAGING VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF INVERTEBRATE PHYLUM.
Science, Biology
X0003322 CORAL REEFS: NEW DISCOVERIES 28 minutes Grades 6-12 A DOZEN SMITHSONIAN SCIENTISTS AT REMOTE AREAS OF THE
CARIBBEAN EXAMINE CORAL REEFS, UNDERWATER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AMONG THE WORLD'S MOST PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEMS.
Science, Reefs
X0003442 ECHINODERMS, BIOLOGY OF 11 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS COLORFUL GROUP OF ANIMALS IS DISTINGUISHED BY SPINY SKIN
AND RADIAL SYMMETRY. ORGANISMS EXAMINED INCLUDE STARFISH, BRITTLE STARS, SEA URCHINS AND SEA CUCUMBERS WITH
NUMEROUS VARIATIONS OF THESE THEMES.
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Science, Biology
X0002711 EARTHWORM: NATURES PLOWMAN, THE 12 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS FASCINATING VIDEO STUDIES THE EARTHWORM AND ITS
ACTIVITIES, SHOWING HOW IT RECYCLES MINERALS THROUGH ITS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AS IT EATS, DIGESTS AND DEPOSITS CASTS IN THE
SOIL.
Science, Worms
X0003445 FLATWORMS, BIOLOGY OF 13 minutes Grades 6-12 WITH THREE LAYERS OF CELLS, FLATWORMS WERE THE FIRST ANIMALS TO
SHOW POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPING ORGANS. AS SUCH, THEY PERMIT STUDY OF A CRITICAL LINK IN EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT. THE
PLANARIANS, FLUKES AND TAPEWORMS ALL HAVE EVOLVED HIGHLY COMPLEX LIFE CYCLES WHICH ARE REVEALED IN THIS VERBAL AND
VISUAL OVERVIEW.
Science, Biology
X0003036 HOUSEFLY 15 minutes Grades 6-12 A COMPLEX AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS INSECT, CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING DEADLY
DISEASE, IS EXAMIMED. VIEWERS LEARN ABOUT THE UNIQUE FLIGHT AND FEEDING MECHANISMS OF THE HOUSEFLY.
Science, Insects
X0003440 MOLLUSCS, BIOLOGY OF 13 minutes Grades 6-12 OTHER THAN ARTHROPODS, MOLLUSCS ARE THE MOST DIVERSE GROUP OF
INVERTEBRAE ANIMALS; THEIR KINSHIP IS NOT ALWAYS READILY APPARENT. THIS VIDEO CLARIFIES THE TAXONOMIC FACTORS WHICH
RELATE CHITONS, SNAILS, NUDIBRANCHS, CLAMS AND THE OCTOPUS.
Science, Molluscs
X0005017 OCTOPUS, GIANTS OF THE DEEP 30 minutes Grades 6-12 In the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest lives the mightiest octopus
of all - a giant, but hardly a monster. Octopus has led man to have both fear and fascination for this creature. Learn the truth about this
extremely shy, reserved creature who is eager to slither out of mans way at every chance.
Science, Octopus, Molluscs
X0002714 PARASITISM: PARASITIC FLATWORMS 16 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARASITIC
FLATWORMS, SHOWING SEVERAL LIFE CYCLE STAGES THAT HAVE RARELY BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED BEFORE, INCLUDING BLOOD FLUKES AND
TAPEWORMS.
Science, Parasitism
X0002911 SPIDERS: WEB OF STEEL 25 minutes Grades 6-12 A SINGLE STRAND OF SPIDER'S SILK IS FIVE TIMES STRONGER THAN A SAMESIZE FILAMENT MADE OF STEEL. SPIDERS MAY KILL WITH THEIR VENOM, BUT DO SERIOUS DAMAGE WITH THEIR HIGHLY INTRICATE WEBS.
WITH THE HELP OF HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY AND SPIDER SPECIALISTS, YOU'LL DISCOVER MANY MORE SECRETS ABOUT THESE
FASCINATING CREATURES.
Science, Insects
X0001055 WASPS: PAPER MAKERS OF THE SUMMER 10 minutes Grades 3-12 PAPER WASPS, HORNETS AND YELLOW JACKETS ARE CAPABLE
OF BUILDING HIVES THAT RESEMBLE COMPLEX COMMUNITIES. THEY CHEW WOOD, MIXING IT WITH SALIVA TO MAKE A PULP WHICH
HARDENS INTO DURABLE PAPER. DETAILED LOOK AT THESE REMARKABLE CREATURES AT WORK FROM LARVA TO PUPA TO ADULT.
Science, Insects
X0004232 ZIMBABWE, BOTSWANA & NAMIBIA 55 minutes Grades 8-12 BUNGEE JUMP ABOVE THE ZAMBEZI RIVER, SNACK ON BOILED
WORMS, MEET A PRIDE OF LIONS, CONOE THROUGH CROCODILE-INFESTED WATERS, RIDE IN A DUNEBUGGY OVER THE NAMIB DESERT;
EXPERIENCE ZIMBABWE, BOTSWANA & NAMIBIA!
Africa, Geography, Social Studies
X0000110 ASIA 25 minutes Grades 3- 12 LARGEST OF EARTH'S SEVEN CONTINENTS, COVERING OVER 44 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETERS,IT
DOMINATES THE LAND MASS IT SHARES WITH EUROPE, AND IS BORDERED BY THE ARCTIC, THE PACIFIC, AND THE INDIAN OCEAN AND
ALSO IS CONNECTED TO IT BY THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. IT STRETCHES FROM NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE TO THE EQUATOR AND HAS
MANY CLIMATE AND VEGITATION ZONES; JOURNEY THROUGH THE FROZEN TUNDRA, THROUGH FORESTS AND THE GRASSLANDS.
Geography, Asia
X0003334 WARS, BETWEEN THE (1918-1939) 25 minutes Grades 6-12 NEWS REEL FOOTAGE NARRATED BY ERIC SEVAREID DOCUMENTS
OUR COUNTRY'S SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL CHANGES. THE CONTRASTING PHILOSOPHIES OF THE WORLD POWERS AND THE ROLE
OF AMERICA AS A LEADER IN THE SHAPING OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IS EXAMINED THROUGH THE EYES AND EARS OF THOSE WHO
MADE THE NEWS.
History, War
X0002707 WORLD WAR I 28 minutes Grades 6-12T HROUGH SCENES OF THE PERIOD AND WORDS OF HISTORICAL FIGURES, THIS PROGRAM
BRINGS TO LIFE EVENTS THAT LED THE UNITED STATES INTO WORLD WAR I.
History, WWI
X0001087 WORLD WAR I: 1914-1918 52 minutes Grades 6-12 STORY OF THE WAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO END ALL WARS IN
PANORAMIC DETAIL.
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History, WWI
X0001088 WORLD WAR I: FRAGILE PEACE (1918-1929) 11 minutes Grades 6-12 THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE OF 1919 OFFERED HOPE OF
WORLD PEACE. MUCH UNREST ARISES IN GERMANY, ITALY, & JAPAN.
History, WWI
X0005042 Irving Berlin 100 minutes Grades 6-12 The story of the astonishing transformation of a poor Russian immigrant named Izzy
Baline into Irving Berlin is a rags-to-riches tale. From struggling immigrant, to singing waiter to his meteoric rise to success, he conquered
both Broadway and Hollywood, yet also encountered deep personal misfortune.
Music, History
X0005079 Harry S. Truman 50 minutes Grades 6-12 The modern portrait of "the Man from Missouri" combines interviews, archival footage
and photographs to chronicle President Truman's lasting legacy. Dropping the atomic bomb on Japan and the creation of NATO, are
defining moments of his life and presidency.
History, U.S. President
X0003680 CHARIOT RACES, THE 30 minutes Grades 6-12 A 30 MINUTE SPORTS FILM THAT FORCUSES ON ABILITY INSTEAD OF DISABILITY. A
25 YEAR OLD PARAPLEGIC ATHLETE, JOHN DAVIS, WHO AT THE AGE OF 19 LOST THE USE OF HIS LEGS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
BEGINNING WITH A BRIEF FLASHBACK OF WHAT HAPPENED, THE FILM SHOWS HOW JOHN AND FELLOW ATHLETES HAVE OVERCOME
THEIR DISABILITIES BY UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITIVE SPORTS TO REGAIN A SENSE OF MOBILITY AND IDENTITY.
Social Studies, Self-Esteem, Health
X0004067 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS: YOUR BODY 16 minutes Grades 5-12 LEARN ABOUT THE FEMALE AND MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS.
ANIMATION AND MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW FERTILIZATION AND THE UNION OF THE MALE AND FEMALE SEX CELLS, AND FOLLOW A
DEVELOPING NEW LIFE. WATCH IT GROW FOR NINE MONTHS. SEE THE DEVELOPMENTS AT SIX AND ONE-HALF WEEKS, WHEN THE HEART
BEGINS TO BEAT AND ITS HANDS AND FEET START TO GROW.
Science, Human Body, Reproductive System
X0003200 BUS SAFETY PROGRAM, ILLINOIS SCHOOL 28 minutes Grades K-6 GIVE STUDENTS A SOLID FOUNDATION IN THE ABC'S OF
SCHOOL BUS SAFETY. NEARLY ONE-HALF OF ALL ILLINOIS STUDENTS RIDE A SCHOOL BUS DAILY, AND ALL STUDENTS WILL BE BUS
PASSENGERS AT SOME POINT IN THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR AND EDUCATIONAL OUTINGS. THIS VIDEO CONTAINS 10 LESSONS (TWO
MINUTES OR LESS EACH) AND BRIEF SUMMARIES.
Health, Safety
X0003829 BIKE SAFETY WITH BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY 16 minutes Grades K-6 TAKE A RIDE WITH BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY, AND LEARN
ABOUT BICYCLE SAFETY. BUT BEFORE YOU START YOUR WHEELS IN MOTION, REMEMBER TO PUT ON YOUR HELMET AND DO THE "PRERIDE CHECK." FROM HAND SIGNALS AND RULES OF THE ROAD, TO VALUABLE TIPS FROM PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS, THIS IS A FUN WAY TO
LEARN ABOUT A SERIOUS SUBJECT.
Health, Safety
X0003260 ODYSSEY,I: THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPIC 27 minutes Grades 9-12 GILBERT HIGHEST EXPOSES THREE INTERLOCKING TALES: THE
STORY OF ODYSSEUS'S ESCAPE FROM THE ISLAND AND HIS RETURN TO ITHACA; THE STORY OF HIS SON'S GROWTH TO MANHOOD; AND
FINALLY, A FLASHBACK THAT RECOUNTS ODYSSEUS'S WANDERING ADVENTURES.
Language Arts, Mythology
X0004737 Holocaust: Last Days 87 minutes Grades 6-12
WINNER OF THE 1998 ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY, THIS POWERFUL FILM TRACES THE COMPELLING EXPERIENCES OF FIVE
HUNGARIAN HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS WHO FELL VICTIM TO HITLER'S BRUTAL WAR AGAINST THE JEWS DURING THE FINAL DAYS OF
WORLD WAR II.
History, Holocaust
X0002772 Urban Gorilla 60 minutes Grades 9-12 Take a journey into the world of gorillas living under human care. Witness the reunion
between a zookeeper and the gorilla he befriended more that 20 years ago. Learn about gorillas in captivity.
Science, Animals
X0002774 WHITE FANG 109 minutes Grades 6-12 JACK LONDON'S IMMORAL TALE OF COURAGE AND SURVIVAL COMES TO GLORIOUS LIFE
AMID THE BREATHTAKING BEAUTY OF THE GREAT ALASKAN FRONTIER; A COURAGEOUS YOUNG MAN AND A MAGNIFICENT WOLF IN AN
EPIC STRUGGLE OF SURVIVAL.
X0004524 The Photographers 60 minutes Grades 6-12 WHO ARE THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAMERA AND WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE ON
ASSIGNMENT FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC? NOW THIS VIDEO TAKES YOU AROUND THE WORLD TO MEET SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST
PHOTOGRAPHERS AS THEY REFLECT ON THEIR JOBS AND ON THEIR ART.
Science, Photography, Art
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X0004739 Bears: Show Down at Grizzly River 60 minutes Grades 6-12 Grizzly Bears at McNeil River Falls in Alaska fish for salmon each
summer; a showdown among the grizzlies for the right to catch the salmon.
Science, Animals
X0004895 BILL GATES: A&E BIOGRAPHY 50 minutes Grades 6-12 A&E Biography examines how Bill Gates changed the way we live and his
intellect that challenged the way we live and think.
History, Computers
X0002975 Cancelled Lives: Letters From the Inside 41 minutes Grades 6-12 THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF
THOSE WHO KNOW IT BEST-THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING TIME; THE PERSONAL LETTERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED;
CHRONICLES FROM YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING LIFE IN JUVENILE FACILITIES; ALL THE WAY TO MEN AND WOMEN
WHO ARE SERVING HARD TIME IN PRISON. FILMED AT SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST DANGEROUS AND FORBIDDING INSTITUTIONS.
Social Studies,
X0004987 Gone Fishin'94 minutes General An unstoppable series of mishaps, on this fishing trip with the funniest fishing buddies ever.
Movie
XDVD000300 Insects: Bill Nye Grades 4-12 Bill takes to Queen Latifah, about her other favorite queens...bees. The lab kids go exploring at
an insectariums and dig for insect fossils.
Science, Insects
X0001122 UGLY DUCKLING, THE TALE OF THE 8 minutes Grades K-3 THE UGLY DUCKLING HAS TO LIVE IN AN ALIEN ENVIRONMENT AND
EXPERIENCE MUCH UNHAPPINESS BEFORE FINDING WHERE HE BELONGS.
Language Arts, Tale
X0004219 SUN, ALL ABOUT THE 23 minutes Grades K-4 ALL ABOUT THE SUN WILL GIVE CHILDREN A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THIS
NEAR-BY STAR THAT IS THE CENTER OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM - AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO US ON EARTH!
Science, Sun
X0004220 PLANETS, ALL ABOUT THE 23 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN TAKE A TOUR OF THE NINE PLANETS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM,
EXPLAINING VITAL STATISTICS ABOUT EACH - SIZE, DISTANCE FROM THE SUN, TEMPERATURE AND WHY SOME ARE ROCKY AND SOLID
WHILE OTHERS ARE MADE ENTIRELY OF GASES.
Planets, Solar System
X0004918 MIDDLE EAST: HISTORY AND CULTURE 23 minutes Grades 6-12 Students trace the history of the Middle East from ancient to
modern times; identify the effects of history on present day conflicts; and the effects of religion and traditions in this region.
X0003761 CASEY JONES 11 minutes Grades K-3 REVEALED IN THIS FILM IS THE AGELESS EPIC OF THE FAMOUS RAILROAD MAN, JOHN
LUTHER JONES, KNOWN AS THE GREATEST RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER OF HIS TIME.
X0002956 PECOS BILL 30 minutes Grades K-4 PECOS BILL THE GREAT AMERICAN TALL TALE ABOUT THE BROTHER OF COYOTES, CREATOR
OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND RIDER OF CYCLONES.
X0003827 FUNGI & MUSHROOMS 28 minutes Grades 6-12 MUSHROOMS: AN IMPRECISE TERM THAT COVERS A RANGE OF SHAPES AND
SIZES FORM TRUFFLES TO TOADSTOOLS, SOME PERFUMED DELICATELY AND OTHERS PUTRESCENT AND ATTRACTIVE ONLY TO THE VILEST
OF INSECTS, SOME GROWING WILD AND OTHERS CULTIVATED, SOME BENEFICIAL AND OTHERS HARMFUL. THIS PROGRAM DESCRIBES THE
STRUCTURE, HABITAT, STRANGE SEXUAL LIFE AND REPRODUCTIVE HABITS, AND STATUS IN THE WORLD OF PLANTS, AND EXAMINES THE
RANGE OF MUSHROOMS AND MUSHROOM-LIKE FUNGI, PARASITES AND SYMBIONTS.
Science, Fungi
X0004613 FUNGI, THE BIOLOGY OF 17 minutes Grades 6-12
THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES INFORMATION ON MOLDS, MUSHROOMS, CUP FUNGI, LICHENS, SLIME MOLDS, AND OTHER FUNGI THAT
CARRY OUT THE VITAL PROCESSES OF DECOMPOSITION.
Science, Fungi
X0000375 FUNGI: FASCINATING 15 minutes Grades 6-12 EXPLORE THE DARK, MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF FUNGI. FROM MICROSCOPIC YEAST
TO FUNGI THE SIZE OF WHALES, TO COTTONY MILDEW TO EDIBLE BUTTON MUSHROOMS, STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER THAT FUNGI ARE
DIVERSE LIFE FORMS, NEITHER PLANT NOR ANIMAL, BUT ARE RELATED TO BOTH. THESE ANCIENT ORGANISMS ARE FOUND EVERYWHERE
ON EARTH, IN THE HARSHEST CLIMATES, IN OCEANS, FORESTS AND EVEN IN OUR HOMES.
Science, Fungi
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X0000833 FUNGI: ROTTEN WORLD ABOUT US 50 minutes Grades 6-12 THE ROTTEN WORLD ABOUT US LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH TIMELAPSE AND MICROPHOTOGRAPHY, THIS PROGRAM LOOKS AT THE FUNGI FAMILY-FROM MUSCHROOMS TO MOLDS-AND ITS PLACE IN THE
CYCLE OF LIFE.
Science, Fungi
X0002824 FUNGI: THE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND 18 minutes Grades 6-12THESE SIMPLE PLANTS ARE SHOWN TO BE HARMFUL AND
BENEFICIAL-AS WELL AS A VITAL LINK IN THE CYCLE OF LIFE. LIBERAL USE OF PHOTOMICROGRAPHY SHOWS THE VARIOUS PARTS OF A
FUNGUS WHILE TIME-LAPSE SEQUENCES SHOW GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION.
Science, Fungi
X0003023 PROTISTS: FROM FUNCTION & ECOLOGY 23 minutes Grades 6-12 WITH LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPES, BIOLOGIST DR.
JERRY PAULIN GUIDES VIEWERS THROUGH THE KINGDOM PROTISTA. PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR DISTINGUISH ONE SPECIES FROM
ANOTHER IN THIS KINGDOM THAT INCLUDES THE PROTOZOA, THE ALGAE, AND THE SLIME MOLDS.
Science, Protists
X0004386 INDIA: GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY 115 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS POPULAR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VIDEO LETS YOUR STUDENTS
BOARD A TRAIN WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCALS FOR A RIVETING TRIP THROUGH MODERN INDIA.
X0004908 AFGHANISTAN, REVEALED 45 minutes Grades 6-12 National Geographic goes deep into Afghanistan to bring vivid portrait of the
tumultuous country that is no longer accessible to journalists and filmmakers. Features interviews with the late Afghan resistance leader,
Taliban soldiers held by the Northern Alliance, and looks at refugees who speak plainly of their suffering from the effects of Taliban rule
and the decrees that are especially harsh for women.
X0005044 ECONOMICS, UNDERSTANDING 25 minutes Grades 3-6 Young students don't understand that just because they want something
that doesn't mean they can have it. This program explores several basic economic concepts. The program relates economic decisions that
students encounter in their own lives to economic decisions face by families, businesses, and different levels of governments.
X0003331 ENDANGERED SPECIES: WILL WE MISS THEM? 20 minutes Grades 3-8 IN AN ENGAGING QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT, THE
AUTHOR ASKS IF WE WILL MISS SOME OF THE MANY ANIMALS THAT ARE ENDANGERD, SUCH AS THE BALD EAGLE, THE AFRICAN
ELEPHANT, THE BLUE WHALE, THE PANDA AND THE GALAPAGOS TORTOISE. WITH THE PREMISE THAT THE FIRST STEP TO SAVING THESE
ANIMALS IS TO "LEARN WHO THEY ARE," EACH SPREAD IS FILLED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE ANIMAL LOOKS AND ACTS,
WHERE IT LIVES, AND WHY IT IS ENDANGERED.
Science, Animals
X0004485 ENDANGERED SPECIES: CHAMPIONS OF WILDLIFE 58 minutes Grades 6-12 CHAMPIONS OF WILDLIFE INTRODUCES US TO A NEW
BREED OF INSPIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO FIGHT THE DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA'S WILDLIFE AND ITS NATURAL
HABITATS.
Science, Animals
X0003425 CONTINENTAL DRIFT: THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS 21 minutes Grades 5-8 THIS PROGRAM PRESENTS AN EXPLORATION OF
CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND ITS EFFECT ON LANDMASSES. MAPS, FOOTAGE, AND DIAGRAMS HELP THE VIEWER VISUALIZE RIFTING,
FAULTING, VOLCANISM, EARTHQUAKES, AND RIDGE FORMATIONS.
Science, Earth
X0003656 EARTH IN CHANGE: THE EARTH'S CRUST 14 minutes Grades 5-12 ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE STABLE AND UNCHANGING, THE
EARTH IS CONSTANTLY IN A STATE OF FLUX: CONTINENTS ARE CONTINUALLY MOVING, AND MOUNTAINS ARE FORMING AND WEARING
AWAY.
Science, Earth
X0001142 EARTH'S CRUST: FAULTING AND FOLDING 17 minutes Grades 6-12 AN EXPLORATION OF THE PROCESSES THAT RESULT IN THE
FAULTING AND FOLDING OF THE EARTH'S CRUST. CALIFORNIA'S 1989 LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE SHOWS HOW FAULTS AND FOLDS CAN
AFFECT HUMAN BEINGS.
Science, Earth
X0000795 EARTHQUAKE, THIS TREMBLING EARTH 21 minutes Grades 5-12 THE GREATEST NATURAL DESTROYER OF HUMAN LIFE AND
PROPERTY, EARTHQUAKES ARE PART OF THE COMPLEX FORCES THAT CONTINUALLY SHAPE AND CHANGE THE FACE OF OUR PLANET. THE
POTENTIAL FOR DESTRUCTION IS EVER-PRESENT FOR CALIFORNIA'S DENSELY POPULATED COASTAL
CITIES; WHICH ARE SITUATED ON THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT. THIS FILM EXPLORES THE TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY USED TO STUDY
THE PREDICT EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY.
Science, Earth
X0002591 EARTHQUAKE:(JR) A NATURAL DISASTER 30 minutes Grades 6-8 DISCUSSED ARE THE LOCATION OF MAJOR FAULTS IN THE
UNITED STATES, THE HISTORY OF EARTHQUAKES AND THEIR CAUSES, EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STUDY AND
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MEASUREMENT OF EARTHQUAKES, AND SAFETY MEASURES THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE.
CLASSROOMS FROM IL. AND CA. INTERACT IN THIS VIDEO.
Science, Earth
X0003898 BONES & MUSCLES / RESPIRATION (BILL NYE) 46 minutes Grades 4-6 BONES & MUSCLES: BILL MUSCLES IN TO GIVE MORE THAN
JUST THE BARE BONES ABOUT X-RAYS, THE HEALING OF BROKEN BONES, BONE MARROW, AND THE BODY'S JOINTS. "BONES IN MY BODY"
IS THE PROGRAM'S MUSIC VIDEO PARODY OF "BORN TO BE WILD" BY STEPPENWOLF.
Science, Bones, Muscles, Respiration
X0004066 BONES & MUSCLES: TOTALLY GROSS ANATOMY 17 minutes Grades 3-6 BONES PROTECT VITAL ORGANS IN THE HEAD AND
CHEST. DISCOVER THE LONGEST BONE IN THE BODY, WHERE THE SMALLEST BONES ARE FOUND, AND WHERE MOST BONES ARE
CONCENTRATED. FIND OUT ABOUT VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES. SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS MUSCLES CONTRACT AND RELAX
AND WHY EXERCISE IS SO IMPORTANT.
Science, Bones, Muscles
X0003925 BONES AND MOVEMENT 10 minutes Grades 3-8 HUMAN BONES ARE VERY MUCH LIKE THE BONES OF OTHER VERTEBRATES;
ALLOWING YOU TO STAND UPRIGHT AND TO PERFORM A WIDE RANGE OF MOVEMENTS. LIVE ACTION, ANIMATION, AND X-RAYS
ILLUSTRATE HOW BONES ARE HELD TOGETHER BY LIGAMENTS, HOW DIFFERENT KINDS OF JOINTS FUNCTION, AND HOW BONES ARE
CUSHIONED FROM SHOCK. THE PROCESS OF THE BODY'S HEALING OF A BROKEN BONE AND POSITIVE EFFECT OF GRAVITY ON BONE
STRENGTH. Science, Bones, Movement
X0003704 IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S.: AMERICAN HISTORY FOR CHILDREN 25 minutes Grades K-4 IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. EXAMINES
WHY PEOPLE CAME TO THE U.S.,THE ATLANTIC PASSAGE, THE STORY OF AN IMMIGRANT CHILD IN A NEW COUNTRY, THE STATUE OF
LIBERTY, ELLIS ISLAND, CHINESE IMMIGRANTS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY TODAY.
X0000653 MATH: LINES 15 minutes Grades K-4 LINES ARE SHOWN TO BE USEFUL IN GAMES AND ART, AND IN MORE PRACTICAL
APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS GRAPHS. CHILDREN ARE HELPED TO VISUALIZE IMAGINARY LINES, BORDERS AND OTHER BOUNDARIES THROUGH
EFFECTIVE USE OF GRAPHICS.
Mathematics
X0004286 SHAPE-UP: INTRODUCTION TO GEOMETRY 8 minutes Grades K-4 A GREEN PARALLELOGRAM (THOUGH THAT IS NOT WHAT HE IS
CALLED) IS TEASED BY OTHER SHAPES. SOME FRIENDLY SHAPES HELP HIM SEE HIS AMAZING PROPERTIES. THIS STORY IS AS MUCH ABOUT
SELF-ESTEEM AS IT IS MATH.
Mathematics
X0003262 PIONEERS: AS THE WIND ROCKS THE WAGON 52 minutes Grades 5-8 THIS VIDEO THAT DRAMATICALLY RECREATES THE
EXPERIENCES OF FAMILIES ON THE OREGON TRAIL BETWEEN 1840 AND 1870. THE PRODUCTION IS BASED UPON EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
TAKEN FROM DIARIES, LETTERS AND MEMOIRS WRITTEN BY PIONEER WOMEN.
History, Oregon Trail
X0004960 BETWEEN THE LIONS: THE GOOD SEED (DOUBLE E-EE SOUND) 30 minutes Grades K-3 - Hee hee hee. Click the Mouse has a
computer virus! hee hee hee. Key word: seed. Word family: -eed. Target vowel: ee as long e. Target consonant: s. Subject/Theme:
following directions (or not), growing up, and self-esteem.
Language Arts, Phonics
X0004251 MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: GOES TO SEED 30 minutes Grades K-4 TOPIC: SEEDS - THE CLASS' GARDEN IS GOING TO BE FEATURED ON
THE COVER OF PLANT IT MAGAZINE. BUT PHOEBE'S GARDEN PLOT IS GLARINGLY EMPTY. ALWAYS EAGER TO HELP, MS. FRIZZLE SHRINKS
THE BUS TO THE SIZE OF A LADYBUG, AND THE CLASS IS OFF AND FLYING TO PHOEBE'S OLD SCHOOL TO FIND A PLANT.
Science, Seeds
X0002749 OCEAN, THE LIVING 25 minutes Grades 3-12
MOST OF THE EARTH IS COVERED WITH WATER, AND MOST OF THE EARTH'S WATER IS IN ITS OCEANS. EXPLORE THE OCEAN'S ROLE IN THE
BIOSPHERE. STUDENTS LEARN HOW THE OCEANS FORMED AND HOW THE OCEAN FLOOR PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF TECTONIC ACTIVITY.
HOW ANIMALS LIVE IN VARIOUS OCEAN HABITATS, HOW THE OCEANS AFFECT BOTH CLIMATE AND WEATHER, AND HOW MAN AFFECTS
THE OCEANS.
EARTH SCIENCE; LIFE SCIENCE
X0003724 OCEANS (EYEWITNESS) 35 minutes Grades K-12 OCEAN VISITS THE ALIEN WORLD OF THE DEEP - BRINGING US FACE TO FACE
WITH SOME OF THE MOST BIZARRE CREATURES ON OUR PLANET. OCEAN INHABITANTS HAVE ALWAYS REMAINED MYSTERIOUS, YET
OCEANS CONTAIN 99 PECENT OF THE LIVING SPACE ON THE PLANET - AN ENORMOUS HABITAT FOR A DAZZLING AQUATIC POPULATION.
Science, Oceans
X0004064 OCEANS IN MOTION 24 minutes Grades 3-8 MAPS AND ANIMATION HELP ILLUSTRATE OCEAN CURRENTS, THE PHENOMENON
OF EL NINO, AND THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE TIDES. EXPLORE THE SEAFLOOR'S LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGES, HIGHEST PEAKS, AND
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DEEPEST TRENCHES, ALONG WITH SOME RECENTLY DISCOVERED MYSTERIOUS LIFE-FORMS. A BRIEF HISTORY OF OCEAN EXPLORATION IS
ALSO INCLUDED.
Science, Oceans
X0003297 EGGS: ANIMALS HATCHED FROM 10 minutes Grades K-4 INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO THE IDEA OF REPRODUCTION IN ANIMALS
AND SHOW THEM HOW BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, FISH, INSECTS AND CERTAIN MAMMALS HATCH FROM EGGS.
Science, Animals
X0003347 SPACE CENTER, JOHNSON: MINNIE'S SCIENCE FIELD TRIP 18 minutes Grades K-4 MINNE MOUSE, MATT AND RACHEL ARE TAKEN
ON A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE TRAINING CENTER FOR ASTRONAUTS IN THE UNITED STATES SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM, AT THE
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER. THEY LEARN ABOUT GRAVITY AND ACTION/REACTION AND HOW ROCKETS FLY AND ORBIT THE EARTH.
Science, Astronomy
X0004743 GARBAGE GOES, WHERE THE 30 minutes Grades K-4 JUMP INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF ALL THE HAULERS, GRINDERS, DOZERS,
LOADERS AND COMPACTORS USED AT A STATE-OF-THE-ART WASTE HANDLING FACILITY. KIDS AND GROWN UPS BECOME EXCITED ABOUT
RECYCLING WHEN THEY SEE "WHERE THE GARBAGE GOES!"
Science, Recycle
X0004376 MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: BUTTERFLIES 30 minutes Grades K-4 WHEN THE PORT-A-SHRINKER ZAPS THE KIDS TO BUG-SIZE, THEY
DISCOVER THE BOG'S MOST TRULY EXCITING BEAST, AS THEY LEARN THERE'S NO SURPRISE ... LIKE BUTTERFLIES.
Science, Insects
X0004771 CINCO de MAYO (TEACHER VIDEO CO.) 35 minutes Grades K-12 THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A WONDERFUL OVERVIEW OF THE
FAMOUS MEXICAN HOLIDAY. DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF CINCO de MAYO, ENJOY MUSIC, AND SEE FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS IN ACTION!
YOUNG HOSTS AND A FAST-PACED FORMAT MAKE LEARNING ENJOYABLE.
Social Studies
X0004008 BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS: BUG CITY 23 minutes Grades 1-6 BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND DELICATE, YET SOME,
LIKE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO FLY HUNDREDS OF MILES IN THEIR YEARLY MIGRATION. THIS PROGRAM
EXPLORES INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT BOTH TYPES OF INSECTS, EXPLAINS THEIR METAMORPHOSIS AND SHOWS HOW TO TELL THEM
APART.
Science, Insects
X0005138 Cinco de Mayo: Teacher's Video Company 35 minutes Grades K-12Overview of the famous Mexican Holiday that Americans love
to celebrate. Discover the history of Cinco de Mayo, the lively music, and festival celebrations in action. Mexican culture combined with a
fast pace format.
Social Studies, Mexico
X0002909 ARBOR DAY: HOLIDAYS FOR CHILDREN 30 minutes Grades K-4 ARBOR DAY TEACHS CHILDREN ABOUT RESPECTING AND
MAINTAINING THE SPLENDOR AND RESOURCES OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. THEY LEARN ABOUT THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY APPLESEED AND
THE REAL-LIFE STORY OF J. STERLING MORTON, THE FOUNDER OF ARBOR DAY. THIS VIDEO EXPLORES THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES TO THE
PIONEERS AND INVITES CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR OWN PINE CONE OWL.
X0003687 MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: THE BUSASAURUS 30 minutes Grades K-4 MS. FRIZZLE TAKES THE CLASS TO A DINOSAUR DIG. SHE
COMPLETES THIS FIELD TRIP BY TRAVELING BACK 67 MILLION YEARS TO SEE WHAT THOSE ANCIENT REPTILES WERE REALLY LIKE.
Science, Dinosaurs
X0000295 DINOSAURS: HOW BIG WERE THE DINOSAURS? 20 minutes Grades K-4 WONDERCAT'S CURIOSITY ABOUT THE DINOSAURS
LEADS HIM TO AN ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE WHERE HE LEARNS ABOUT FOSSILS AND THEN AT A MUSEUM HE LEARNS THAT DINOSAURS
COME IN ALL SIZES.
Science, Dinosaurs
X0004016 IRA SLEEPS OVER 27 minutes Grades K-4 IRA'S BEEN INVITED TO SLEEP OVER AT HIS BEST FRIEND'S HOUSE. THERE'S JUST ONE
PROBLEM. IRA ALWAYS SLEEPS WITH HIS BELOVED TEDDY BEAR. IRA'S SISTER WANTS TO KNOW IF HE'S REALLY GOING TO TAKE "THAT
TEDDY BEAR" TO HIS FRIENDS HOUSE AND RISK BEING LAUGHED AT.
Social Studies, Language Arts
X0003556 MOTHER'S DAY / FATHER'S DAY (ISBE)15 minutes Grades K-2 APRIL, THE ARTIST; ZIGGY, THE MAIL CARRIER; AND DOODLE, THE
PUPPET, PURSUE THE WRITING OF A BOOK ABOUT HOLIDAYS AND SEASONAL EVENTS. IN SEARCHING OUT THE ORIGINS AND THE DEEPER
MEANINGS OF HOLIDAYS, THEY DISCOVER STORIES, SONGS AND DRAWINGS. IN THIS PROGRAM MOTHER'S DAY AND FATHER'S DAY ARE
EXPLORED.
Social Studies, Language Arts
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X0004343 HOSPITAL, INSIDE A CHILDREN'S 17 minutes Grades K-4 CHILDREN ARE TAKEN INSIDE AND BEHIND THE SCENES AT ONE OF
AMERICA'S MOST PROMINENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. THE MOST ATTRACTIVE, FUN-FILLED, LOVING, HOMELIKE AND REASSURING
ATMOSPHERE POSSIBLE IN A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS SHOWN.
Social Studies, Health
X0004283 EARTH DAY: EVERYDAY IS EARTH DAY ON THE FARM 25 minutes Grades K-4 THIS VIDEO TAKES YOU WHERE VERY FEW HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO. WILDLIFE FOOTAGE CAPTURES THE FARM HABITAT AND ILLUSTRATES THE DELICATE INTERACTION OF THE FARMER
AND NATURE. THE EFFECTS OF THE WATER CYCLE AND PRACTICES ARE SHOWN IN DETAIL.
Science, Earth Day, Agriculture
X0004788 HURRICANES, TORNADOES & THUNDERSTORMS 24 minutes Grades 4-8 EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF HURRICANES AND
TORNADOES CAUSE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION AND LOSS OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. WHAT CAUSES THESE KILLER STORMS: HOW
ARE THEY SIMILAR? HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT? THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS EXCITING PROGRAM WHICH IS
FILLED WITH AWE-INSPIRING "EYE-WITNESS" VIDEO AND IMPRESSIVE 2D AND 3D ANIMATION. STUDENTS WILL HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE FORCES BEHIND THESE AND OTHER TYPES OF STORMS.
Science, Weather
X0003876 SPACE EXPLORATION / OCEAN EXPLORATION (BILL NYE) 50 minutes Grades 4-8 SPACE EXPLORATION - JOIN BILL IN THE "FINAL
FRONTIER" AND SEE THE TOOLS HUMANS INVENT TO EXPLORE SPACE.
Science, Space, Ocean
X0004793 CAMELOT, A WIZARD'S TALE (ANIMATED) 50 minutes Grades K-5 THIS VIDEO IS A COLLECTION OF ANIMATED FAMILY
FAVORITES: ALI BABA, THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, FRANK ENSTEIN, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, THUMBELINA, THE PIED PIDER OF
HAMLIN, GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS, SINBAD, HANS AND THE SILVER SKATES, PUSS IN BOOTS, THE NEW DAVENTURES OF
WILLIAM TELL, WHITE FANG, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, POCAHONTAS, HERCULES, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME,
CINDERELLA, HANSEL ADN GRETEL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ANASTASIA, CAMELOT, MU LAN, THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, THE LITTLE
MERMAID, PRINCE OF THE NILE: THE STORY OF MOSES, ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM,
Language Arts, Fables, Tales, Mother Goose
X0004903 SWORD IN THE STONE, THE 80 minutes Grades K-12 Disney animation brings the timeless legend of King Arthur to sparkling life
in "The Sword in the Stone", now fully restored. With humor, spectacle and wizardry, this classic tale conjures up delightful entertainment
for all ages!
X0003038 WATER CYCLE 14 minutes Grades 5-12 EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, AND EFFECTS OF THE WATER CYCLE ON THE CLIMATE
AND THE LAND ARE CLOSELY EXAMINED.
Science, Water Cycle
X0003765 SOIL & DECOMPOSITION 16 minutes Grades 6- 12 THIS FILM ILLUSTRATES HOW FOOD FOR PLANTS IS MADE BY NATURAL
METHODS IN A FOREST AND BY MAN ON AN ORGANIC FARM. LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS AND TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW THE
PROCESS OF DECOMPOSITION OF DEAD LEAVES INTO FERILIZER. THE COMBINED ACTION OF INSECTS, BACTERIA, AND MOLDS CONSUME
CARBOHYDRATES AND PROTEINS, REPLACING THEM WITH AMMONIA AND INORGANIC AMMONIUMNITROGEN.
Science, Decomposition
X0004921 ECOSYSTEMS AND THE BIOSPHERE (CYCLES OF LIFE) 30 minutes Grades 6- 12 Ecosystems and the Biosphere, presents the
processes that energize nature and the interrelationships that sustain life.
Science
X0004381 CHINA (VIDEO VISITS) 60 minutes Grades 6- 12 LINGER IN TEAHOUSES, WATCH THE BEIJING OPERA, and STROLL BY THE
SUZHOW CANALS. LEARN THE SECRETS OF CHINESE MEDICINE. A CULTURAL TREAT!
X0003883 SOUND / LIGHT & COLOR (BILL NYE) 50 minutes Grades 5-8 SOUND: BILL JOINS ROCK GROUP SOUNDGAREN IN THE RECORDING
STUDIO FOR A SNEAK PREVIEW AS THEY TRACK THEIR NEXT SONG, "KICKSTAND." BILL AND PALS UNLEASH THE POWER OF SOUND AS
THEY TAP, SING AND BAND, SOUNDWAVES TO EARDRUMS EVERYWHERE.
Science
X0000225 CHINA 30 minutes Grades 6-12MEET CHINA'S PEOPLE FROM INNER MONGOLIA TO GOVERNMENTAL BEIJING & COSMOPOLITAN
CANTON. LEARN HOW CHINA LIVES TODAY.
X0004632 MATH...WHO NEEDS IT? 58 minutes Grades 4-12 THIS EXCITING VIDEO ADVENTURE EXAMINES HOW MATH IS USED IN REAL
LIFE, FROM SKATEBOARD DESIGN TO ROLLERCOASTER CONSTRUCTION. WHEN STUDENTS SEE CAREERS WHERE MATH IS ESSENTIAL,
THEY'LL BE INSPIRED TO LEARN.
Mathematics
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X0004754 ALEJANDRO'S GIFT 30 minutes Grades K-4 READING RAINBOW STORY: ALEJANDRO GIVES THE "GIFT" OF WATER TO VARIOUS
DESERT ANIMALS. FIELD TRIP: LEVAR EXPLORES WHY WATER IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL LIVING THINGS. HE VISITS A CALIFORNIA OASIS AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WATER SOURCE FOR THE CAHUILLA, A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE OF THE PAST, AS WELL AS FOR ANIMALS. WE
ALSO VISIT NIAGARA FALLS AND FIND OUT HOW WATER POWER CAN PROVIDE ELECTRICITY.
Science, Language Arts
X0002586 MARK TWAIN'S AMERICA 60 minutes Grades 6- 12 THIS STORY SPANS TWAIN'S CAREER AS PROLIFIC WRITER, MISSISSIPPI
RIVERBOAT PILOT, DRAMA CRITIC, PUBLISHER, AND WORLD TRAVELER, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MIRRORING THE RISE OF AMERICA
FROM FRONTIER DAYS TO WORLD POWER. OVER 1,000 PERIOD PHOTOS, IMPARTING A SENSE OF ACTION AND VITALITY AS IT
ILLUSTRATES TWAIN'S LIFE FROM HIS BOYHOOD UNTIL HIS DEATH.
Language Arts, Twain
X0003143 MARK TWAIN GIVES AN INTERVIEW 14 minutes Grades 6-12 HAL HOLBROOK'S CLASSIC INTERPRETATION OF MARK TWAIN
CAPTURES THE GREAT AUTHOR'S MANNERISMS AND WITTY DIALOGUE THROUGH EXCERPTS FROM TWAIN'S WRITINGS.
Language Arts, Twain
X0000603 MARK TWAIN'S HANNIBAL 30 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS FIELD TRIP WILL TAKE YOU TO HANNIBAL WHERE YOU'LL VISIT MARK
TWAIN'S HOME TOWN AND LEARN OF LIFE THERE.
Language Arts
X0004180 PLANTS GROW, HOW 13 minutes Grades 3-6T HIS VIDEO DISCUSSES THE GROWTH OF PLANTS FROM SPROUTING SEEDS TO
ADULT PLANTS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FOOD. PLANT PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ARE ALSO INTRODUCED. DEBBIE CONDUCTS SOME
EXPERIMENTS TO OBSERVE THE SPROUTING OF A SEED AND THE MOVEMENT OF WATER THROUGH THE STEM OF A PLANT. ROOTS,
STEMS, LEAVES, AND FLOWERS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ARE DESCRIBED. PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND FERTILIZATION ARE PRESENTED.
Science, Plants
X0003175 LIVING/NON-LIVING/ONCE LIVED: GROUPING 15 minutes Grades K-4 LIVING THINGS MUST BE ABLE TO USE FOOD FOR ENERGY
AND GROWTH, BREATHE, REPRODUCE AND MOVE ABOUT ON THEIR OWN. NON-LIVING THINGS HAVE NEVER LIVED. ONCE LIVED THINGS
ARE NOT ALVIE NOW BUT CAME FROM OR WERE ONCE LIVING THINGS. MR. FEATHERBY TUNES IN ON A TV SHOW "THE WHEEL OF
KNOWLEDGE" WHERE CONTESTANTS MUST GROUP LIVING, NON-LIVING AND ONCE LIVED THINGS.
Science
X0003645 HARRIET TUBMAN: ANIMATED HERO CLASSICS 30 minutes Grades K-6 HARRIET TUBMAN HELPED MORE THAN 300 SLAVES
ESCAPE TO FREEDOM IN THE NORTH. THE SELFLESSNESS AND DISREGARD FOR PERSONAL SAFETY BROUGHT TO LIFE IN THIS REMARKABLE
VIDEO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE COULTLESS AMERICANS MORE THAN A CENTURY AFTER HARRIET'S DEATH. AFTER COMING FACE-TO-FACE
WITH THE MOST FAMOUS "CONDUCTOR" ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY SHE BECAME ONE OF
AMERICA'S GREATEST HEROES.
X0003444 CLASSIFICATION: FIVE KINGDOMS OF LIFE -12 minutes Grades -6-12- THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES THE EVOLUTIONARY
UNDERPINNINGS OF BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION AND DISCUSSES LIFE'S GREAT DIVERSITY, PAST AND PRESENT. DEFINES "SPECIES" AND
SHOWS HOW THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES) RELECTS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG
ORGANISMS; WITH INSIGHT INTO ORIGINS OF THE FIVE MAIN BRANCHES.
Science, Classification
X0002784 LIVING THINGS ARE CLASSIFIED, HOW 20 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THAT IN RECOGNIZING CERTAIN
PATTERNS BY CLASSIFICATION, LIVING THINGS CAN BE SEPARATED INTO FIVE DISTINCT KINGDOMS: MONERANS, PROTISTS, FUNGI,
PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. SUPERB PHOTOGRAPHY REVEALS CLOSE-UP EXAMPLES OF MEMBERS OF EACH KINGDOM.
Science, Classification
X0004060 PLANT CLASSIFICATION 20 minutes Grades 3-8 TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE SPECTACULAR AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD OF PLANTSA WORLD OF MYSTERY AND ADAPTATION.
Science, Plants
X0002739 ANIMALS, HOW WE CLASSIFY 15 minutes Grades 3-8 THIS PORGRAM SHOWS HOW BIOLOGISTS CLASSIFY ANIMALS ACCORDING
TO THEIR SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES. THE TWO BROAD GROUPS OF ANIMALS - VERTABRATES AND INVERTABRATES ARE DEFINED
AND THE CLASSES WITH-IN EACH GROUP ARE EXAMINED.
Science, Animals
X0001126 Japan: Economic World Power 16 minutes Grades 9-12 AFTER WORLD WAR II, E JAPAN PICKED ITSELF UP, DUSTED ITSELF OFF,
AND WENT TO WORK FASHIONING AN ECONOMIC MIRACLE. TODAY, THE LITTLE ISLAND-NATION STANDS AS A WORLD ECONOMIC
POWER, OUTPERFORMING THE COUNTRIES THAT DEFEATED IT NOT SO VERY LONG AGO.
X0002988 ADOLF HITLER, THE RISE & FALL OF 90 minutes Grades 6-12 THE STORY OF THE MOST FEARED AND FANATICAL NATIONAL
LEADER IN ALL HISTORY. HIS BITTER BOYHOOD IN AUSTRIA; HIS FRUSTRATED AMBITION TO BE AN ARTIST; HIS FOUR YEARS OF
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SOLDIERING IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR; HIS RUTHLESS DRIVE TO POWER IN A DEFEATED GERMANY; HIS COLD AND HOT WARS IN
CONQUEST AGAINST ALL OF EUROPE AND AGAINST THE GERMAN PEOPLE.
History, Hitler
X000370 F.D.R. AND HITLER: THEIR RISE TO POWER 20 minutes Grades 6-12 THE CAREERS & STYLES OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT &
ADOLPH HITLER ARE CONTRASTED TO SHOW HOW DIFFERENT KINDS OF LEADERSHIP INFLUENCED HISTORY; HILTER THROUGH
PROPAGANDA & TERRORISM & F.D.R. WITH NEW METHODS OF ATTACKING ECONOMIC CRISIS.
History, Roosevelt, Hitler
X0004065 CIRCULATORY & RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS: YOUR BODY 20 minutes Grades 4-6 THE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THAT GATHER AND
DISTRIBUTE THE OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS OUR BODIES NEED FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION. ANIMATION AND MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY
SHOW MAYOR PARTS OF BOTH THE CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS: HEART, BLOOD VESSELS AND CELLS, NASAL PASSAGES,
DIAPHRAM, AND LUNGS.
Science, Human Body
X0005061 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM: A TRIP THROUGHT THE 13 minutes Grades K-8 This edition of Science Screen Reports For Kids looks at
how our bodies acquire and process energy. We will learn how our respiratory system processes oxygen and how oxygen is used within
our bodies. We will also learn about the circulatory system and how it transports oxygen through our body. Characteristics of organisms:
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives- Personal Health: Grades 5-8 Life Science- Structure and function in living organisms: Physical
Science: Transfer of energy.
Science
X0002832 HEART: IN A HEARTBEAT 15 minutes Grades K-6 THIS VIDEO TELLS ABOUT HOW THE HEART AND BLOOD WORK AND ABOUT
ACTIVITIES THAT HURT OR HELP THE HEART. CHILDREN WHO VIEW THE VIDEO PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE
ABLE TO DESCRIBE FUNCTIONS OF THE HEART AND BLOOD AND LIST ACTIVITIES THAT KEEP THE HEART HEALTHY.
Science
X0003328 HOLOCAUST IN MEMORY OF MILLIONS 60 minutes Grades 6-12 FROM THE HALLS OF THE UNITED STATES HOLOCASUST
MEMORIAL MUSEUM, VETERAN JOURNALSIT WALTER CRONKITE CHRONICLES THE ENTIRE STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST - FROM THE RISE OF
THE NAZI PARTY AND THEIR PLAN TO EXTERMINATE THE JEWISH PEOPLE, TO TALES OF THE INCREDIBLE BRAVERY AMONG HOLOCAUST
SURVIVORS AND THOSE WHO LIBERATED THE
History
X0003417 HOLOCAUST: AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR 60 minutes Grade 4-12 MR. ROBERT LeROY LIVES IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS. HE ONCE HAD A VERY
DIFFERENT ADDRESS - AUSCHWITZ. AS A TEENAGER DURING WWII, MR. LeROY SURVIVED THE HORRORS OF THIS NOW INFAMOUS
CONCENTRATION CAMP. HIS FAMILY WAS NOT SO LUCKY. MR. LeROY SPENDS HIS TIME TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT THE TRAGEDIES OF
THAT ERA, HOPING THAT BY KEEPING THESE MEMORIES ALIVE, FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL NOT ALLOW SUCH ATROCITIES TO REOCCUR.
History
X0000468 HOLOCAUST: NIGHT AND FOG 34 minutes Grades 4-12 A BRILLIANT AND DISTURBING DOCUMENT, WRITTEN BY A NOVELIST
WHO SURVIVED ONE OF THE PRISONS OF THE THIRD REICH. IT IS BLACK AND WHITE FOOTAGE ACTUALLY SHOT INSIDE HITLER'S
CONCENTRATION CAMPS CONCENTRATING SHARPLY WITH COLOR SCENES OF THE DEATH CAMPS 10 YEARS AFTER THE CARNAGE ENDED.
History
X0000469 HOLOCAUST: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS TO THE 36 minutes Grades 6-12 THE WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY TELEVISION
FACILITY VIDEOTAPED DISCUSSIONS BY PAUL M. WEIL OF PITTSFIELD CONCERNING HIS EXPERIENCES AS AN INTERN AT THE DACHAU
CONCENTRATION CAMP IN GERMANY PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II.
History
X0003469 HOLOCAUST: WE WERE THERE 40 minutes Grades 4-12 OUT OF THE HORROR OF THE HOLOCAUT COMES THIS STORY OF HOPE
AND INSPIRATION. WE WERE THERE IS THE PROFOUND ACCOUNT OF THE JEWISH SOLDIERS WHO HELPED LIBERATE THE NAZI
CONCENTRATION CAMPS, AND OF THE POWERFUL BONDS BETWEEN JEWISH G.I.'S AND MANY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CAMPS. IT
COMBINES FASCINGATING INTERVIEWS WITH GRIM FOOTAGE OF THE ATROCITIES THE SOLDIERS ENCOUNTERED AS THEY RECOVERED THE
TRAGEDY OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
History
X0003880 DIGESTION / BLOOD & CIRCULATION: BILL NYE 50 minutes Grades 3-8 DIGESTION: BILL NYE EXPLAINS TO VIEWERS HOW THE
BODY'S DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS LIKE A FINE-TUNED MACHINE THAT TURNS FOOD INTO ENERGY. HE DEMONSTRATES THE PROCESS WITH A
STEAM ENGINE THAT RUNS ON CORN FLAKES. 26 MINUTES
Science
X0004632 MATH...WHO NEEDS IT? 58 minutes Grades 4-9 THIS EXCITING VIDEO ADVENTURE EXAMINES HOW MATH IS USED IN REAL LIFE,
FROM SKATEBOARD DESIGN TO ROLLERCOASTER CONSTRUCTION. WHEN STUDENTS SEE CAREERS WHERE MATH IS ESSENTIAL, THEY'LL BE
INSPIRED TO LEARN.
Mathematics
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X0003750 TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, THE 60 minutes Grades 6- 12 FIREBALLS OF HIGH-SPEED ACTION EXPLODE OFF THE SCREEN IN THIS EXCITING
STORY OF THE "FIGHTING 99TH" - THE FIRST SQUADRON OF BLACK AMERICAN PILOTS TO BE ALLOWED TO FIGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
History
X0004016 ROBERTO CLEMENTE 30 minutes Grades 3-12 AS A YOUNG BOY GROWING UP IN A RURAL BARRIO OF PUERTO RICO, ROBERTO
CLEMENTE WAS NEVER HANDED ANYTHING. TOLD HE MUST EARN WHAT HE WANTED, CLEMENTE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SUCEED AT HIS
PASSSION - BASEBALL. HE INSPIRED MANY TO TRUST THAT SUCCESS CAN HAPPEN IF IT IS EARNED.
Social Studies
X0004486 BLUE ANGELS: AMERICA'S FLYING ACES 44 minutes Grades 3-12 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLUE ANGELS CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS
OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER FLIGHT EXHIBITION TEAM. FROM THEIR HISTORY TO THEIR BRILLIANT AIR SHOWS, TAKE A BEHIND-THE-SCENES
LOOK AT THIS ESTEEMED GROUP OF U.S. NAVY AVIATORS.
Social Studies
X0003323 ATOMIC BOMB: ENOLA GAY and THE ATOMIC BOMBING of JAPAN 75 minutes Grades 6-12 ON AUGUST 6, 1945, A B-29
SUPERFORTRESS NAMED ENOLA GAY CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY. FLYING OVER HIROSHIMA, JAPAN, THE BOMBER RELEASED ITS
ONLY CARGO-LITTLE BOY, THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB TO BE USED AS A WEAPON. IN ENOLA GAY, THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE MISSIONS
TO HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI IS REVEALED.
History
X0001046 VIETNAM PERSPECTIVE 32 minutes Grades 6-12 AN OBJECTIVE CHRONOLOGY OF AMERICA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE VIETNAM
WAR. KEY FACTORS IN THE CONFLICT, AND THE EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENTS IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA, AND THE
NIXON ADMINISTRATION'S REORIENTATION OF U.S. - ASIAN POLICY. MAPS AND
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE SHOW THE SCOPE OF THE ORIGINS OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
History
X0002649 VIETNAM: CHRONICLE OF A WAR 90 minutes Grades 6-12 THIS VIDEO TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE DEVASTATING CONFLICT
THAT WAS FOUGHT IN A FAR OFF LAND. HERE ARE LITTLE KNOWN STORIES WE COULD NEVER FORGET AS REPORTED BY ON THE SCENE,
AWARD WINNING NEWS CORRESPONDENTS AND CAMERA CREWS.
History
X0000867 WORLD WAR II: D-DAY THE NORMANDY INVASION 32 minutes Grades 6-12 JUNE 6, 1944 - D-DAY...THE NORMANDY INVASION
HAD BEGUN. THIS DAY SHALL LIVE FOREVER IN THE MINDS OF MANY. ALLIED FORCES LANDED OVER 155,000 MEN & SUPPLIES IN ONE
DAY. DRAMATIC COMBAT FOOTAGE
History
X0000866 WORLD WAR II: DECEMBER 7TH, 1941 34 minutes Grades 6-12 THE JAJPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, ACTUAL FOOTAGE
BY U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPHERS.
History, WWII
X0000864 WORLD WAR II: NUREMBERG 75 minutes Grades 6-12 THE U.S. WAR CRIMES COMMISSION & THE TRIALS OF NAZI CRIMINALS.
History, WWII
X0000984 CIVIL RIGHTS: TIME FOR JUSTICE 38 minutes Grades 9-12 AN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHT MOVEMENT VIDEO REVEALING THE
HEROISM OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND EQUALITY.
History
X0001172 MARTIN LUTHER KING: I HAVE A DREAM 25 minutes Grades 6-12 WHEN 200,000 CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHERS - BLACK AND WHITE GATHERED AT THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL ON AUGUST 28, 1963, THEY EXPECTED TO HEAR STRONG WORDS FROM THEIR
SPIRITUAL LEADER, MARTIN LUTHER KING. WHAT THEY DID NOT EXPECT WAS A SPEECH OF SUCH HEARTFELT PASSION AND POETIC
ELOQUENCE THAT IT ECHOES STILL IN OUR MEMORY.
History, Martin L. King
X0003078 MARTIN LUTHER KING: ASSASSIN YEARS 26 minutes Grades 6-12 A BLEND OF DRAMATIZED SEQUENCES PHOTOGRAPHED IN
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, AND HISTORICAL NEWSREEL FOOTAGE RECAPTURES THE GREAT CRUSADE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING.
History, Martin L. King
X0003736 AMERICA ROCK: SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK 30 minutes Grades 3-8 LEARNING ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT IS
EASY WHEN YOU SING ALONG WITH AMERICA ROCK: THE FOUNDING OF AMERICA, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, START OF THE
REVOLUTION, THE CONSTITUTION, PIONEERS OPENING THE WEST, ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF AMERICA, AMERICAN INVENTORS, WOMEN'S
RIGHT TO VOTE, HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW, AND THE JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES.
History
X0000582 POND, SECRET OF THE 12 minutes Grades 3-6 THE VIDEO COMBINES THE NATURAL CURIOSITY AND EXCITEMENT OF CHILDREN,
WITH COMPUTER ANIMATION AND BRIGHT MUSIC, TO GIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AN INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING VIEW
OF THE POND HABITAT.
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Science
X0001031 FROGS, TOADS AND SALAMANDERS 15 minutes -Grades K-4 - HOW TO TELL A FROG FROM A TOAD AND THE DOUBLE LIFE OF
AMPHIBIANS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.
Science
X0004058 ANIMAL BUILDER, AWESOME 46 minutes Grades K-4 SPIN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S ANIMATED GLOBE-ON-THE-GO, VISITS
ANIMAL CONSTRUCTION CREWS AS THEY BUILD THEIR OWN HOMES, AND THEN TRAVELS WITH ANIMALS AS THEY MIGRATE FROM ONE
HOME TO ANOTHER.
Science, Animals
X0004382 VIETNAM, HITCHHIKING 60 minutes Grades 6-12 JOIN A YOUNG FILMMAKER FOR AN EYE-OPENING JOURNEY THROUGH
TODAY'S VIETNAM, FROM REMOTE VILLAGES TO BUSY URBAN MARKETS.
X0004249 SOCIOLOGY: PART 2 120 minutes Grades 6-12 LEARN EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD OF SOCIOLOGY
WITH THE HELP OF THE STANDARD DEVIANTS AND DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER. SUBJECT-ORIENTED COMEDY ROUTINES AND TEACHER
APPROVED LECTURES HELP REINFORCE THE MATERIAL.
Social Studies, Psychology
X0000585 LINCOLN, A LOOK AT 47 minutes Grades 3- 12 DRAWN FROM HIS OWN WRITINGS; THREE PERIODS OF HIS LIFE AS STOREKEEPER,
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNER, & A WAR-WEARY PRESIDENT.
History, Lincoln, Social Studies
X0003871 LINCOLN: IN MR. LINCOLNS FOOTSTEPS 18 minutes Grades 4-8 THIS VIDEO FOLLOWS THREE YOUNG PEOPLE ANDREA, MIKE,
AND PHIL, AS THEY FOLLOW LINCOLN'S LIFE. FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO IS FIVE SIGNIFICANT SITES WHERE HE LIVED AND WORKED, IN THEIR
CORRECT HISTORICAL SEQUENCE. CLOSED CAPTION
History, Social Studies, Lincoln
X0005027 KITTY HAWK: THE WRIGHT BROTHERS' JOURNEY OF INVENTION 109 minutes Grades 6-12 Kitty Hawk tells the untold story of
how two Midwestern bicycle mechanics with no formal training prevailed over the world's leading inventors and discovered the secret of
flight. An engaging narrative, by Neil Armstrong and John Glenn portray the voices of Orville and Wilbur Wright that entertain adults and
inspire younger viewers.
History, Science, Social Studies
X0004705 LADYBUGS & FIREFLIES: BUG CITY 23 minutes Grades K-6 TWO POPULAR INSECTS ARE LADYBUGS AND FIREFLIES. THE COLORFUL
LADYBUG PROVIDES PEST CONTROL BY EATING INSECTS THAT FEED ON FLOWERS, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. THE FIREFLY IS A TYPE OF
BEETLE THAT CAN PRODUCE ITS OWN LIGHT SOURCE, TO ATTRACT A MATE. DR. ART DISCUSSES THESE COMLEX, BLINKING INSECTS AND IN
AN EXPERIMENT, TRIES TO REPLICATE THE BURSTS OF LIGHT THAT FIREFLIES PRODUCE.
Science, Insects
X0004971 Ruby Bridges 90 minutes Grades K-9 Civil rights lessons with this true story when six year old, Ruby Bridges is chosen to be the
first African-American student to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school. She is subjected to true ugliness of racism, guided by
the love of her parents, for a better education is a lesson for all.
XDVD000477 Suicide Prevention: More Than Sad -25 minutes 2 DVDs-STAFF-Developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
this educational program helps teachers and other school personnel learn about teen suicide and how they can play a role in its
prevention. The first film, "Preventing Teen Suicide" provides causes of suicide behavior in teens, mental disorders that can lead to suicide,
identifies behaviors the may warn of suicide, and the steps teachers and others can take to get help for at-risk students. The second film,
"Teen Depression" aims to educate students about major depression, a risk factor for teen suicide, how depression is manifested in
adolescents, and to help teachers and others identify students who may be at risk . These films have been designed to comply with state
requirements. A PowerPoint presentation is also available on the Preventing Teen Suicide DVD for a group setting. -Health, Suicide,
Depression
XDVD000478 Financial Fitness: Valuing Your Money-20 minutes-Grades 9-12-This Program helps students to better understand what tradeoffs they make for the money they earn. Programs on spending are countered by programs on saving. -Economics, Life Skills, Money
XDVD000479 Financial Fitness: Saving Here Saving Now-20 minutes-Grades 9-12-Finding the way to financial security and independence is
everyone's goal. In this program we'll share some of the tactics successful people use for staying fit financially.-Life Skills, Economics,
Business, Money
XDVD000480 Financial Fitness: Taking Credit For Your Credit-20 minutes-Grades 6- 12-Credit offers us the ability to purchase things we
might need and want without spending cash but then ties us to the debt that has been created. Understanding the importance of this
trade-off is crucial for playing the credit game.-Life Skills, Business, Economics, Money
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XDVD000481 Financial Fitness: Protecting Your Identity: Identity Theft-20 minutes-Grades 6- 12-The good news is Identity Theft can be
prevented! What's required is a minimum of common sense and responsible effort to protect important personnel information starting
with Social Security numbers. This program includes a step by step examination of the problem, possible defenses, and important
solutions for keeping you and your identity protected.-Finances, Business, Economics, Money
XDVD000482 Searching For Bobby Fischer-109 minutes-Grades 3-12-An All-star cast shines in this warming story of one family's journey of
understanding. -Movie, Guidance, Family
XDVD000483 Math: Solving For X: Pre-Algebra, Vol. 1 (Bill Nye)-25-Grades 6-12-Bill teaches algebraic principles for fractions, exponents,
and proportions in colorful and unexpected ways. Students can discover how algebra relates to the world around us. Solving for X has
never been easier.-Math, Pre-Algebra
XDVD000484 Women's Rights Movement: Part 2 The World-18 minutes-Grades 6-12-Students will be introduced to the people who helped
transform the role of women in society. ABC's archives give voice to the increasing political and economic clout of women in America and
throughout the world.-Social Studies, Women Rights –
XDVD000484 Civil Rights Movement: Part 1 Separate But Equal-19 minutes-Grades 6-12-Follow the Civil Rights movement in the United
States through the court cases, protests, and people that transformed American social and political history. Learn about Rosa Parks, Linda
Brown, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Montgomery Supper Club and witness the courage of ordinary citizens who participated in the
Montgomery Bus Boycott, -Social Studies, Civil Rights
XDVD000486 Myths, Lies, & Downright Stupidity! Part 1-40 minutes-Grades 7-12-Challenge students to rethink what they know about ten
relevant topics. Stossel will motivate students to analyze, investigate, and form opinions as they explore the answers to questions they
think they already know about.-Social Studies, Critical Thinking
XDVD000487 Myths, Lies, & Downright Stupidity! Part 2-40 minutes-Grades 7-12-Students find out what experts have to say about ten
popularly held beliefs. Stossel will motivate students to analyze, investigate, and form opinions as they explore the answers to questions
they think they already know about.-Social Studies, Critical Thinking
XVDV000488 Safety Smart Science: Electricity with Bill Nye-25 minutes-Grades 4-8-Bill Nye shows kids how to be smart around electricity.
Learn the truth about conductors and insulators and why electricity can be dangerous to you become part of the circuit. Go behind the
scenes at Underwriters Laboratories and discover how products that use electricity are tested to keep us safe.-Safety, Science, Guidance
XDVD000489 Safety Smart Science: Fire with Bill Nye-25 minutes-Grades 4-8-Bill shows students how to be smart around fire. By
explaining the science of fire, including the roles heat, fuel, and oxygen play, he demonstrates how fire can be helpful as well as
destructive. -Safety, Science, Guidance
XDVD000490 Safety Smart Science: Fire with Bill Nye copy 2-25 minutes-Grades 4-8-Bill shows students how to be smart around fire. By
explaining the science of fire, including the roles heat, fuel, and oxygen play, he demonstrates how fire can be helpful as well as
destructive.-Safety, Science, Guidance
XDVD000491 Safety Smart About Fire with Timon & Pumbaa-12 minutes-Grades K-3-Timon and Pumbaa share lessons to help students
understand what to do in a fire emergency. From smoke alarms, fire escape plans and preventative measures such as not playing with
matches, they review a checklist full of life-saving fire safety information.-Safety, Guidance
XDVD000492 Safety Smart At Home with Timon & Pumbaa-11 minutes-Grades K-3-Students learn with Timon and Pumbaa safety lessons
such as never overload electrical outlets, don't cook without adult supervision, and keep space heaters away from flammable items. They
discover a variety of ways to help themselves and others avoid injuries and be safety smart.-Safety, Guidance
XDVD000493 Safety Smart In the Water with Timon & Pumbaa-12 minutes-Grades K-3-Timon and Pumbaa head for the water hole where
they learn that fun in water begins with safety. They share valuable water safety lessons like checking for lifeguard, swimming with a
buddy, and reading all posted safety signs before entering the pool.-Safety, Guidance
XDVD000494 Safety Smart Goes Green with Timon & Pumbaa-12 minutes-Grades K-3-Students learn all about The 3 Rs, reduce, reuse and
recycle with Timon and Pumbaa. They learn how to conserve natural resources like water and fuel. The learn how helping the environment
you are helping plants, animals, and people.-Safety, Guidance –
XDVD000495 Preschoolers: Social & Emotional Development-23 minutes-Grades 7-12-This program shows how preschoolers learn to play
cooperatively, make friends and express emotions. It presents ideas from developmental theorists, preschool educators, and provides
strategies that can be used to encourage social and emotional growth.-Social Studies, Childhood
XDVD000496 Preschoolers: Physical Development-21 minutes-Grades 7-12-This program shows preschoolers engaged in activities that
exemplify these physical advancements, and explain the importance of nutritional and sleep. It gives examples of activities that foster
physical development and observations from teachers about how this growth takes place.-Social Studies, Childhood
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XDVD000497 Preschoolers: Cognitive Development-24 minutes-Grades 7-12-Children make significant advances in cognitive development,
by exploring their world and trying new things, their brains make connections and their intellect grow. This program shows that
development using footage of preschoolers in the classroom and interviews with teachers and caregivers.-Social Studies, Childhood
XDVD000498 Genetic Diversity: Sexual Reproduction with Bill Nye-24 minutes-Grades 9-12-Bill discusses the evolutionary advantages and
risks of sexual reproduction vs. .. asexual reproduction. Learn about the theories and evidence that seek to explain why we reproduce
sexually, how it affects genetic diversity and what sexual selection is.-Science, Genetics, Reproduction
XDVD000499 Genetically Modified Foods with Bill Nye-24 minutes-Grades9-12-Learn the benefits and risks of genetic engineering food.
Students will hear from traditional wheat breeders, from researchers who analyze organic and pesticide-free crops and from corporations
engaged in genetic engineering. -Science, Nutrition –
XDVD000500 Newton's 3 Laws of Motion: Disney Imagineering-25 minutes-grades 5-8-Learn how Newton's 3 Laws of Motion are
demonstrated in virtually every Disney theme park ride and attraction. Students will learn to define acceleration, friction and motion. They
will see firsthand the relationship between the motion of objects and the forces that act on them.-Science, Forces
XDVD000501 Magnetism: Disney Imagineering-25 minutes-Grades 5-8-Disney Imagineers demonstrate how they use magnets of all types
at Disney's theme parks. Students will learn about the attraction and repulsion of opposite poles, magnetic fields and domains, and
electromagnets. -Science, Magnetism
XDVD000502 Animal Adaptations: Communication: Disney Imagineering-25 minutes-grades 5-8-Disney Imagineers also study wild animals
to create environments, activities and education programs at Animal Kingdom that are tailored to the species' physical and behavioral
adaptations. -Science, Animal, Communication
XDVD000503 Brain, The: A&E Television-90 minutes-Grades 9-12-Through research it has been learned more about the brain the past 5
years than in the past 100 years. This program tells how the brain works, the differences between instinct and reason, memory and
decision making. It explains why each person's brain work differently in the same situations. -Science, Brain, Social Studies
XDVD000504 Black Holes, Monster: National Geographic-50 minutes-Grades 7-12-Scientists gather the pieces of a black hole's birth and
how some are so large they dominate the centers of galaxies. Black Holes swallow everything that enters their path, making energy. And
how scientists think it may be possible to use energy they produce. -Science, Space XDVD000505 Obesity in a Bottle: Understanding Liquid
Calories & Nutrition-21 minutes-Grades 5-12-This program explain how beverages are a factor in obesity. Students learn how beverages
effect weight gain, beverage size, danger of regular and diet soda, comparing energy and sports drinks, nutritional facts of other popular
beverages and the benefits of drinking water.-Science, Nutrition, Obesity, Health
XDVD000506 DNA: Breaking the Code of Life: Nova-120 minutes-Grades 7-12-In this documentary, students will be taken on the complex
race to decode the human genome. -Science, DNA
X0003612 INDIANS OF THE PLAINS-20 minutes-Grades 4-8-T000003203 20 min IJ
A YOUNG INDIAN BOY LEARNS ABOUT THE "OLD PEOPLE" FROM HIS FATHER AS HE EXPLORES THE CULTURE OF THE PLAINS INDIANS. HE
BECOMES AWARE OF THE VALUE OF RESPECTING HIS ANCESTORS AND HERITAGE. ANNENBERG/CPB COLLECTION (1900) SOCIAL STUDIES;
U.S. HISTORY -History, American Indians, Social Studies
X0004795 DINOSAURS, WALKING WITH-180 minutes-Grades 6-12-KENNETH BRANAGH NARRATES WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, WHICH
SHOWS HOW THESE TERRIFYING BEASTS LIVED, THRIVED AND ULTIMATELY PERISHED. STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL EFFECTS AND
ANIMATRONICS LET YOU WATCH THEM IN ACTION.-Science, Dinosaurs
X0004905 TORNADO (NOVA)-60 minutes-Grade 7-12-Tornadoes, in an effort to accurately forecast these violent storms, NOVA follows a
"chase team" as scientists utilized the latest tracking techniques to move closer to their terrifying targets.-Science, History
XDVD000507 Body & Brain: The Extremes (Discovery Ed.)-30 minutes-Grades 6-12-See how stem cells may help bring an end to blindness,
and how we see colors. Learn about savant syndrome, the combination of the severe mental handicap and prodigious mental ability, and
how one artistic savant is helping scientist understand the workings of the inner human brain. -Science, Human Body, Brain
XDVD000508 Nutrition: How Much Should I Eat-21 minutes-Grades 4-12-This DVD teach students food portion awareness and learn how
much to eat to control their own nutrition. They learn to replace "super size it" with "intelli-size it" and use basic skills of the food
pyramid. -Nutrition, Health
XDVD000509 Geography Vol. XXIV: Tell Me Why-30 minutes-Grades 3-6-Students get the answers all about geography in this program:
map and globes, latitude/longitude, equator, meridian, grid, map colors, scales, types of maps, physical maps, largest land masses, 4 major
landforms, peninsula, bodies of water, weather/climate, air pollution, greenhouse effect, rainforest, and natural resources.-Science,
Geography
XDVD000510 Human Footprint: Preserve Our Planet-2008-Grades 6- 12-Our impact on planet Earth is astonishing! With surprising facts
and fun, this program reveals how much we consume and the impact it has on our planet, and the simple changes we can make to reduce
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the negative effects on our world. You will follow a couple from newborn baby to adulthood the facts on how much food, everyday
products and fuel are used throughout their life's!-Science, Global Awareness
XDVD000511 Stand and Deliver / Lean On Me-109 minutes-Grades 6-12-Stand and Deliver: Labeled as a group of losers, their teacher
cajoles, instructs, challenges and inspires the barrio kids to pass the Calculus Advanced Placement Test. Lean On Me: A Principal whose
controversial methods turn a failing school around with tough-love education. Students learn to lean on themselves and others instead of
excuses, drugs or anger. Both Movies are based on true-life stories.-Social Studies, Math, GuidanceXDVD000512 Electoral College, The: Is This Any Way To Elect A President?-18 minutes-Grades 5-8-A map poster of previous elector
elections is included with this DVD. This program explains how the Electoral College works and why some believe it should be reformed or
abolished, and discusses the two-party system. -Social Studies, U. S. Government
XDVD000513 Laws: How a Bill Becomes a Law-18 minutes-Grades 7- 12-Students are introduced to the law-making process of the U.S.
government, following a bill through Congress to the White House, identifying the people involved in getting laws passed, and highlighting
related vocabulary. -Law, Government, Social Studies –
XDVD000514 Historical Sites of the U.S.-52 minutes-Grades 7-12-Students visit three important sites in the history of the United States,
including Independence Hall, Monticello, and the Statue of Liberty, and include a tour of the Grand Canyon. -History, Social Studies
XDVD000515 United States Constitution: Just the Facts-50 minutes-Grades 5-8-This program contains a multiple-choice quiz, text of the
Constitution, DVD-ROM feature with printable text of the Constitution, and trailers, plus explains the history and basic principles of the
Constitution of the United States. -History, U.S. Constitution
XDVD000516 Understanding Government: The Three Branches of Government: Just the Facts-180 minutes-grades 5-8-This program also
includes printable guides, quizzes and lists of government officials; Legislative branch; Executive branch; Judicial branch. An introduction to
the structure and function of the three branches of the U.S. government; the executive, legislative, and judicial, and comments from
elected officials. -History, Government, 3 Branches of Government
XDVD000517 Roanoke: The Lost Colony-28 minutes-Grades 5-12-Students will learn about the two attempts made by English colonists to
establish a colonial settlement on Roanoke Island at the end of the sixteenth century. This program also features reenactments set in
Elizabethan England and America. -American History, Social Studies, Colonial Life
XDVD000518 Citizens Rule: Our Founding Documents-15 minutes-Grade 3-6-Students are introduced our government, with action
reenactments, animated graphics and maps to tell the stories of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. They learn
about people, places, and events that helped develop our founding documents. -Citizenship, Government, Constitution, Declaration of
Independence
XDVD000519 Citizens Rule: How We Elect Our President-15 minutes-Grades 3-6-This program takes students through the process of an
entire election. Learning about political platforms and party tickets, facts about former presidents, the qualifications of a presidential
candidate.-Social Studies, U.S. Government
XDVD000520 Citizens Rule: American Symbols of Freedom-17 minutes-Grades 3-6-Students learn the origins and meaning of America’s
valued symbols and celebrations. They will also learn about the history behind the important symbols. -Social Studies, Government
XDVD000521 Writing for Children: Expository Writing-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Professor Plot reminds the student editors of presenting a
main idea, supporting details and developing a solid conclusion based on facts. Whether it is a research report or a speech, students learn
the value of informative writing using facts, examples and descriptions. -Language Arts, Writing
XDVD000522 Vietnam: Dear America - Letters Home From Vietnam-86 minutes-Grades 3- 12-Dear America is about the Vietnam War from
letters written by men and women who served there. The realities of life and death, friendships made and lost, with newsreel and
homemade movie footage shot by the service men themselves. This is a living, breathing tribute to them all.-History, Social Studies, War,
Vietnam
XDVD000523 Harassment: Conflict Resolution for Students-21 minutes-Grades 5-12-Students learn ways to deal with harassment through
two detailed vignettes. In "It's My Right ... It's My Choice", a teenage girls appearance sets her apart from others. In “We’re Supposed to
Be a Team" one of the softball players is shunned by the rest of her team. -Social Studies, Guidance
XDVD000524 Civil War: Aftershock, Beyond the Civil War-90 minutes-Grades 6-12-This program studies the reality behind the
Reconstruction in American after the Civil War. There was murder, terrorism, and chaos that marked this uncertain time. -History, Civil
War XDVD000525 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas-94 minutes-Grades 6-12-A young boy is bored and lonely after his family moves from
Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942. He is the son of a Nazi officer, who befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire
fence of a concentration camp in Poland. Based on the book by John Boyne.-World War II, Holocaust, Concentration Camp
XDVD000526 Gideon's Trumpet (Legal History - Constitution)-104-Grades 6-12-Henry Fonda portrays Clarence Gideon, a prisoner whose
handwritten plea for justice changed the course of legal history. This movie is based on a true story. -History, Constitution, Movie, Prison,
Judicial System
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XDVD000527 Scared Straight / Scared Straight 20 Years Later ( Contains Explicit Language)-90 minutes-Grades 9-12-Juvenile delinquents
are given in-your-face account about life in prison by convicts known as "the lifers" in 1978. See the original "Scared Straight" filmed at the
Rahway maximum security prison in New Jersey and then what happened to the juveniles and "the lifers" in "Scared Straight 20 Years
Later".-Social Studies, Guidance, Crime
XDVD000528 Fahrenheit 451-114 minutes-Grades 6-12-Ray Bradbury's science fiction film about a future without books. -Movie, Language
Arts
XDVD000529 The Fabulous 60's-4 DVDs -180 minutes each-Grades 6-12-This programs takes you back to the 60's with man's exploration of
space, JFK elected youngest President, Cold war intrigue, political assassination, civil unrest, student demonstration and US involvement in
Vietnam. The program is packed full of sight and sounds of an indelible era. -History, Social Studies
XDVD000530 The Presidents: Vol. 1-135 minutes-Grades 6-12-Washington to Monroe: 1789-1825 John Q. Adams to Polk: 1825-1849 Taylor
to Lincoln: 1849-1865 History of the United States shown through the Presidents. -History, Presidents
XDVD000531 The Presidents: Vol. 2-135 minutes-Grades 6-12-Andrew Johnson to Arthur: 1865-1885 Cleveland to Taft: 1885-1913 Wilson
to Franklin D. Roosevelt 1913-1945 History of the United States shown through the Presidents. -History, Presidents
XDVD000532 The Presidents: Vol. 3-135 minutes-Grades 6-12-Truman to Ford: 1945-1977 Carter to George W. Bush: 1977-History of the
United States shown through the Presidents.
Bonus feature: All the Presidents' wives! Behind every great man stands a great woman!-History, Presidents
XDVD000533 Grapes of Wrath (1940 Henry Fonda) -129 minutes-Grades 6 -12-Film version of John Steinbeck's novel, about a struggling
migrant farmer family. -Movie, Social Studies, History, Language Arts
XDVD000534 Beginning Handbuilding: Pottery-60 minutes-Grades 9-12-Graham Sheehan demonstrates the basic techniques of
handbuilding pottery, featuring five projects that show modeling, coiling, and slab building methods. This program also includes
information on preparing clay, joining pieces, and glazing.-Art, Pottery, Handbuilding
XDVD000535 Jamestown: The Beginning-17 minutes-Grades 5-12-This program is a historical overview of the founding of Jamestown,
Virginia, America's first permanent English settlement. Students learn the struggles of colonists to adapt to life in the New World during
the colony's first quarter century.-History, Jamestown, Colonial Life
XDVD000536 Colonial Life: Family & Work in Revolutionary America-19 minutes-Grades 5-12-This program uses re-enactments and
locations to examine aspects of family and work in colonial America. Students learn about family relationships, and the involvement of
each family member in colonial life.-History, Colonial Life, Family –
XDVD000537 Vote: Why Don't Americans Vote?-17 minutes-Grades 5-12-This program looks at the reasons why less than 50 percent of
eligible United States voters go to the polls in national elections. Middle and high school students also give their opinions on voting as part
of the discussion. -Social Studies, Vote, Politics, Elections –
XDVD000538 1000 Places To See Before You Die: Collection 2-5 hours-Grades 6-12-This program provides descriptions and location footage
of places considered to be the best the world has to offer, and includes the reasons why each location is considered a "must see," covering
Peru, South Africa, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Mexico, and Canada.-Geography, Social Studies
XDVD000539 DNA: Buried Secrets, Digging For DNA-50 minutes-Grades 6-12-Looks at how advances in DNA technology have solved five
historic mysteries of the past, including questions of whether Jesse James staged his death, whether Thomas Jefferson had an affair with
slave Sally Hemings, how Napoleon died, whether Sam Sheppard killed his wife, and the identity of the Unknown Soldier.-History, Science,
DNA
XDVD000540 Peer Conflict: Conflict Resolution for Students-17 minutes-Grades 5-12-Contains two dramatized vignettes that provide
examples of how students can effectively deal with peer conflicts.-Health, Guidance, Peer Conflict
XDVD000541 Bullying: Conflict Resolution for Students-15-Grades 5-12-Students develops ways to deal with bullies through two vignettes.
In "It's Not Funny...It Hurts!” an overweight student, new to school, faces a daily bullying by others who ride his bus. In "Just Because
You're Bigger...," a group of kids playing basketball after school are menaced by an older group who come along and steal their ball. -Social
Studies, Guidance, Health
XDVD000542 Conflict with Authority: Conflict Resolution for Students-14 minutes-Grades 5-12-Students learn to deal with butting their
heads with authority figures with two vignettes. Learn how rowdy teens and police officers learn to deal with each other and how students
and teachers learn to deal with each other.-Social Studies, Guidance, Law
XDVD000543 The Pearl: John Steinbeck's-100 minutes-Grades 6-12-John Steinbeck's classic novel is the story of a poor pearl diver whose
life is changed when he finds "The Pearl of the World". Instead of bring him good fortune, he, his family and community only experience
grief. -Language Arts, Movie, Novel
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XDVD000544 Leonardo da Vinci: Inventors of the World-23 minutes-Grades 4-8-This program brings this inventor and artist to life for
students. Leonardo designed bridges, construction machines, churches and weapons. He was a true genius who also envisioned bicycle,
submarine, helicopter and much more. -Science, Art, Inventor
XDVD000545 Super Foods: Just the Facts-37 minutes-Grades 3-12-In this video a chef explains why the following are so healthful to eat:
avocados, black beans, blueberries, broccoli, cantaloupe, dark chocolate, oats, onions, salmon, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and
yogurt. He even gives some great advice.-Health, Nutrition –
XDVD000546 Sewing Is My Art I-15 minutes-Grades 6-12-This video is a perfect place to start teaching the skills needed for sewing by
hand. The basic tools of the trade are identified, measuring instruments, tracing wheels and paper, fabric markers, scissors and shears,
needles, ballpoint and sharp pins, basting tape, pin cushions, thimbles, irons, pressing cloths, and steamers. -Consumer Education, Fashion

XDVD000547 Sewing Is My Art II -11 minutes -Grades 6-12 -Sewing is a skill that is as handy in the home as it is profitable in the workplace.
This video introduces students to the sewing machine, the key to high-volume stitching and a rewarding career in the clothing industry.Consumer Education, Fashion
XDVD000548 Math for Children: Money-23 minutes-Grades k-4-Money and math go together, from pennies to dollars. Students will learn
the value of money; write money amounts with numbers, symbols and decimal points. They learn about spending wisely, giving and
receiving correct change and much more.-Math, Money
XDVD000549 America The Story of Us-9 hours and 12 minutes-Grades 5-12-This DVD focuses on the people, ideas, and events that built
America. This 3 disc series (12 part series) covers the first 400 years of American history produced by History. It contains the story firsthand
through patriots, frontiersmen, slaves, abolitionists, Native Americans, pioneers, immigrants, entrepreneurs and inventors. From the
Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, and to the making of the modern world.-History, American History
XDVD000550 America The Story of US (2nd copy)-9 hours 12 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD focuses on the people, ideas, and events that
built America. This 3 disc series (12 part series) covers the first 400 years of American history produced by History. It contains the story
firsthand through patriots, frontiersmen, slaves, abolitionists, Native Americans, pioneers, immigrants, entrepreneurs and inventors. From
the Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, and to the making of the modern world.-History, American History
XDVD000551 Harlem Renaissance: Music-75 minutes-Grades 6-12-African American literature, art, music dance and social commentary
flourished in Harlem. This program features traces the roots of the music, its social impact on society and acceptance in mainstream
culture. Performers Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Nat King Cole and many others are featured. -Music, Social Studies
XDVD000552 Barack Obama-47 minutes-Grades 5-12-This program tells of Barack Obama's childhood in Honolulu, teenage struggles,
college years, and his history making presidential win. -History, American History, Social Studies
XDVD000553 Human Heart, The Mysterious: Part 1- Endless Beating-60 minutes-Grades 9-12-This video examines the heart as a muscle pumping 5 quarts of blood on an endless cycle through the body. It tells about the normal heart through the histories of 3 people with
end-stage hear failure, the use of temporary pumps, and the need for heart transplants. -Science, Heart, Human Body
XDVD000554 Human Heart, The Mysterious: Part 2 - The Spark of Life-60 minutes-Grades 6-12-This video looks at the physiological
electrical mechanisms that keep the heart beating regularly and what happens when the rhythm of life goes awry. Meet patients who
suffer similar symptoms that signal different disorders. The different treatment options - if not cures - are startling. -Science, Heart, Human
Body
XDVD000555 Human Heart, The Mysterious: Part 3 - The Silent Killer-60 minutes-Grades 6-12-The video focuses on atherosclerosis,
deposits of plaque in the walls of the coronary arteries, which cause serious or fatal heart attacks. Recognizing the risk factors the feed the
disease and controlling it is vital. This program follows patients through life-saving interventions, living with and preventing a disease for
which there is no cure.-Science, Human Body, Heart
XDVD000556 Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite Volume 1-4 hours-Grades 6-12-This volume contains: 4 segments 1 hour each: 1: Seeds of
Conflict: U.S. becomes mired in an escalating war. 2: America Takes Charge: the arrival of 1st troops; meet soldiers, commanders; see
battles, protests in U.S., and massacre at My Lai. 3: Courage Under Fire: Combat footage, the valor and bravery of ground troops, daring
helicopter pilots and nurses attend the wounded. This is a portrait of the soldiers who faced death on a daily basis. 4: The World of Charlie
Company: Join the men of Charlie Company in 1970 in Cambodia, for an insight to the conflict of the soldier’s personal views against the
jungle combat. Combat Veteran Interviews.-History, Vietnam War
XDVD000557 Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite Volume 2-4 1/2 hours-Grades 6-12-This volume contains: 4 segments 1 hour each: 1: The
Elusive Enemy: Take a look at the weapons and tactic of this elusive and resourceful enemy, and what methods the U.S. used to counter
their enemy. 2: The Tet Offensive: The coordinated attack on more than one hundred South Vietnam cities in 1968. 3: Dateline Saigon: A
portrait of the wartime capitol of South Vietnam, witness the fall to North Vietnamese forces at the end of the war, a revisit to Saigon now
renamed Ho Chi Minh City, 10 years after the war. 4: Fire From the Sky: The story of the men and machines that dominated the sky over
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Southeast Asia for 10 years, the helicopter becomes a weapon, a bombing mission over North Vietnam from preflight briefing to the
target. Combat Veteran Interviews.-History, Vietnam War
XDVD000558 Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite Volume 3-3 hours-Grades 6-12-This volume contains: 3 segments 1 hour each: 1: America
Pulls Back: The last days of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, story of poor morale, drug use and innocent victims of war. 2: The End of the
Road: The withdrawal of U.S. Troops and return of POWs, to the fall of Saigon. 3: Legacies: Vietnam was one of U.S. longest and most
divisive conflict in U.S. history. -History, Vietnam War
XAB000001 Audio Book CD: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-120 minutes-Reading Level: 4.0-This sound recording is retold from the
Mark Twain original by Oliver Ho. The reading of a 19th century boy and a runaway slave, as they float down the Mississippi River. Language Arts, Literature, Mark Twain
XAB000002 Audio Book CD: Call of the Wild-39 minutes-Reading Level: 4-The story of Buck, a dog forced to be a sled dog that befriends a
man seeking gold in the Klondike. He must decide whether to stay with his master or follow instinct to join the wolves. -Language Arts,
Literature, Jack London
XAB000003 Audio Book CD: The Scarlet Letter-36 minutes-Reading Level: 2-4-The story of Hester Prynne, a young wife in 17th century New
England, is condemned by Puritan law for the sin she committed to wear a scarlet A.-Language Arts, Literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne
X0004387 Magic School Bus: Gets Ants In Its Pants-30 minutes-Grades k-4-Keesha directs a movie about social animals for the school
science fair. The class visits the inside of an ant hill to observe their "character" at close range. They discover that each ant performs a vital
job.-Science, Insects, AntsIssue 1: Understanding Clouds: Meteorologists studying clouds are learning more about the inside of clouds. Science, Insects
XDVD000559 Science Screen Reports for Kids Volume 20- 8 issues 17 through 10 minutes- Grades K-8- Chapter points
Issue 1: Understanding Clouds: Meteorologists studying clouds are learning more about the inside of clouds.
Issue 2: Amazon Army Ants: Amazon Rainforest is home to a variety of flora and fauna. The army ant is a voracious consumer of the forest
floor!
Issue 3: Drifting Desert Sands: Weather Meteorologist research desert clouds to see if they affect climates, weather patterns and
ecosystems.
Issue 4: Turbine Technology:
This wind energy will help supply power for mankind. They help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
Issue 5: Saving Our Seas: Years of over-fishing has reduced to near extinction some of the oceans native species. Research of our fresh &
salt water ecosystems, to help replenish native stocks from scientifically based fish farming.
Issue 6: Quest - Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Scientists use revolutionary instruments to scan the universe for past, present and future
life in our universe.
Issue 7: Propulsion - A Driving Force: The basic principles of how to propel an inert object remains constant. By understanding Newton's
Three Laws propulsive energy is a driving force in the 21th century.
Issue 8: Mars: Visit Olympus Mons on Mars, with the inner planetary robots the landed on the once watery surface of Mars.
Science
X0002984 Polar Bear Alert- 60 minutes- Grades K-8This National Geographic program takes you on a journey to Churchill, Manitoba. Each fall polar bears migrate through this isolated
Canadian village on an annual northward trek. Science, Animals, Polar Bear
XDVD000564 Migration: Disneynature-25 minutes-Grades 3-9-Learn the why and how animals, birds, and insects travel thousands of miles
before returning, we'll follow many species as they make their journeys. -Science, Migration
XDVD000565 Earth: Disneynature-90 minutes-Grades 3-9-Earth provides a lifetime of opportunity to its creatures. We'll follow three
species polar bears, elephants and humpback whale in their voyages through seasons, migration and environmental impact and their
plights to survive in our ever-changing world. -Earth, Animals, Science
XDVD000566 Predator & Prey: Disneynature-25 minutes-Grades 3-9-This DVD shows the ongoing battle for survival between predator and
prey. Take a journey on land and undersea for a look at many species, from caribou and cheetahs to sea lions and sharks. Learn about the
food chain. -Science, Animals
XDVD000567 American Presidents: 1st -11 Revolution, Expansion & Reform-45 minutes-Grades 3-8-This Disney production includes: Shortform biographies of the first eleven Presidents, a look at how the U.S. selected presidency over monarchy, interactive Whiteboard Feature,
interviews from political experts and commentators, curriculum standards, a downloadable educator's guide with activities and resources.
-History, American History
XDVD000568 American Presidents: 12th - 25th Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrial U.S.-60 minutes-Grades 3-8-This Disney production
includes: Short-form biographies of the twelfth through fifth Presidents, , the evolution of civil rights in the U.S. "We the People",
interactive Whiteboard Feature, interviews from political experts and commentators, curriculum standards, a downloadable educator's
guide with activities and resources. -History, American History
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XDVD000569 Pseudoscience: Bill Nye-26 minutes-Grades 4-12-Bill shows how the cold, hard facts of science can be used to test ideas,
myths, and inexplicable happenings. This DVD contains chapters, interactive glossaries and quizzes, interviews, and demos. –Science
XDVD000570 Energy: Bill Nye-26 minutes-Grades 4-12-In Energy, see how to conduct home experiments that transform potential energy
into kinetic energy and use falling water to make energy. The DVD contains chapters, interactive glossaries, quizzes, interviews and demos.
-Science, Energy
XDVD000571 Algebra I, Volume 1: Bill Nye-25 minutes-Grade 6-12-Bill teaches algebraic principles such as fractions, exponents, and
proportions in unexpected ways. Students learn how algebra relates to the world around us. This DVD includes interactive whiteboard
assessment game, resources and activities.-Math, Algebra
XDVD000572 Earth History, Resources & Environment Way Cool Game of Science: Bill Nye-30 minutes-Grades 4-12-Two teams play this fun
interactive DVD game. Teachers can test students’ science knowledge about Earth History, resources and environment. This DVD plays on
most DVD players plus Windows PCs and Macs with DVD drives, using the DVD remote or mouse. -Science, Game
XDVD000573 Pooh’s Great School Bus Adventure & Too Smart for Strangers-Bus: 14 minutes Strangers: 40 minutes-Grades K-2-School Bus
Adventure reviews the School Bus safety rules. Too Smart for Strangers uses a positive approach to teach young children how to protect
themselves and act responsibly.-Safety, School Bus, Strangers, Responsibility
XDVD000574 Grammar: School House Rock!-30 minutes-Grades K-8-This DVD features include: correlated songs to educational standards,
play all songs or select separately, pop quiz using video clips for key concepts, sing-along songs, and downloadable educator's guide and
web links. Songs include: Unpack Your Adjectives, Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get your Adverbs Here, Conjunction Junction, Interjections!, Verb:
That's what;s Happening, A Noun Is a Person, Place or Thing, Busy Prepositions, The Tale of Mr.. Morton, Rufus Xavier Sarasparilla -English,
Grammar
XDVD000575 Multiplication: School House Rock!-30 minutes-Grades K-5-This DVD features include: correlated songs to educational
standards, play all songs or select separately, pop quiz using video clips for key concepts, sing-along songs, and downloadable educator's
guide and web links. Songs include, My Hero Zero, Emendatory My Dear, Three Is a Magic Number, The Four Zoo, Ready or Not Here I
Come, I Got Six, Lucky Seven Sampson, Figure Eight< Naughty Number Nine, Little Twelvetoes-Math, Multiplication
XDVD000576 America: School House Rock!-30 minutes-Grades K-8-This DVD features include: correlated songs to educational standards,
web links. Songs are: No More Kings, Fireworks, Shot Heard 'Round the World, The Preamble, Elbow Room, The Great American Melting
Pot, Mother Necessity, Sufferin 'Till Suffrage, I'm Just a Bill, Three-ring Government, I'm Gonna Send your Vote to College.-Social Studies,
History, Government
XDVD000577 Money: School House Rock!-30 minutes-Grade K-9-This DVD features include: correlated songs to educational standards, play
all songs or select separately, pop quiz using video clips for key concepts, sing-along songs, and downloadable educator's guide and web
links. Songs included are: Dollars and sense, $7.50 Once a Week, Where the Money Goes, Tax Man Max, Walkin' on Wall Street, This for
That, The Check's in the Mail, Tyrannosaurus. -Economics, Money, Math
XDVD000578 Science: School House Rock!-30 minutes-Grades K-8-This DVD features include: correlated songs to educational standards,
web links. Songs included are: The Body Machine; Do The Circulation: Electricity, Electricity; The Energy Blues; Interplanet Janet;
Telegraph Line; Them No-So-Dry Bones; A Victim of Gravity. -Science, General
XDVD000579 Election Collection: School Hourse Rock!-42 minutes-Grades K-9-This DVD features include: correlated songs to educational
standards, play all songs or select separately, pop quiz using video clips for key concepts, sing-along songs, and downloadable educator's
guide and web links. Songs included are: I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College; Energy Blues; Tyrannosaurus Debt; Tax Man Max; Walkin'
on Wall Street; No More Kings; The Shot Heard 'Round the World; Fireworks; The Preamble; The Great American Melting Pot; Mother
Necessity; Sufferin' Till Suffrage; Three Ring Government; I'm Just a Bill.-Social Studies, U.S. Government
XDVD000580 Recycle Rex-10 minutes-Grades K-5-Rex and his prehistoric friends learn about waste management and recycling by changing
their wasteful habits when they discover how to reduce, reuse and recycle. -Science, Nature
XDVD000581 Healthy Habits: Goofy Over Dental Health; How to Catch a Cold-13 minutes; 10 minutes-Grades K-3-Goofy leaves a magical
tooth brush under Kevin's pillow, when Kevin decides not to brush his teeth before bed. Kevin is transported to a dentist office where he
learns all about how to have healthy teeth.
In How to Catch a Cold: There is live action and animated clips help students learn about cold viruses, how they are transmitted, how to
avoid spreading them, and the importance of a balanced diet, rest and exercise to keep strong.-Health, Safety, Guidance
XDVD000582 Pseudoscience: Bill Nye 2nd copy-26 minutes-Grades 4-12-Bill shows how the cold, hard facts of science can be used to test
ideas, myths, and inexplicable happenings. This DVD contains chapters, interactive glossaries and quizzes, interviews, and demos.-science
XDVD000583 Forests: Bill Nye-26 minutes-Grades 4-12-Follow Bill Nye to forests in Washington, Florida, Texas and California learn about
forest's ecosystem. -Science, Forest
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XDVD000584 Deserts: Bill Nye-26 minutes-Grades 4-12-Travel with Bill to Arizona's stunning Sonora Desert explore the unique ecosystem
and the ways its native plants and animals flourish. -Science, Deserts
XDVD000585 Colonial America: History Connections-25 minutes-Grades 4-8-How did Gold, God and Glory shape our country? What was
the tension between the colonists and the Powhatans? How does our colonial heritage continue to shape the stories, art and culture of our
modern world?
Special feature Interactive whiteboard feature designed to assess and reinforce students/ understanding of concepts. Go inside the
Jamestown Settlement and explore the homes, churches and lives of the earliest Colonial inhabitants and the Native Americans. -History,
Colonial
XDVD000586 Ben & Me: Benjamin Franklin-21 minutes-Grades 4-9-Based on the book by Robert Lawson, the story of Amos, a poor church
mouse who lives with Benjamin Franklin. Students go on a trip through America's past learning about the life and times of patriot, author,
publisher, scientist and inventor. -Language Arts
XDVD000587 This is You: The Senses (Disney)-13, 13, & 24 minutes-Grades K-4-Disney brings to you 3 classics from the 1990 series, This is
You, on one DVD. 1.) You & Your 5 Senses (13 minutes), 2. You & Your Sense of Touch (13 minutes) and 3. You & Your Senses of Smell &
Taste (24 minutes). Jiminy Cricket is the guide for these programs, using live action, animation, and computer animation to explore how
each of the five senses work and how to protect them.-Health, Safety & Guidance
XDVD000588 This is You: The Body (Disney)-9, 13, 14, 13 minutes-Grades K-4-This Disney Production brings you 4 classic from the 1990
series, This is You, on 1 DVD: 1. The Human Animal, 2. The Living Machine, 3. You & Your Ears, 4. You & Your Eyes. Jiminy Cricket is the
guide for these programs using live action, animation, and computer animation to demonstrate the important role humans play in the
animal kingdom; discover the human body; and explore the eyes and ears - two important parts for understanding the world around us. Health, Safety, Guidance
XDVD000589 Structure & Function in Living Systems-30 minutes-Grades 4-8-Two teams play a fan, fast-paced interactive DVD game that
tests their science knowledge. The teams are your students! This DVD uses clips from original Bill Nye the Science Guy shows. -Science,
Nature
XDVD000590 America's Heart & Soul: The American Dream-88 minutes-Grades 5-12-Your students will discover what it means to be an
American - in all its many definitions - travel across the country to explore our diverse nation. This DVD includes an exclusive educational
bonus viewing mode with pop-up history and geography facts about each region.-Social Studies, Geography, History
XDVD000591 Women's Rights Movement: Part 1 The United States-18 minutes-Grades 6-12-Disney brings this ABC News Classroom DVD,
that traces the women's rights movement from its roots in the abolition movement of the 1800s through the political, social, and
economic advances of the 20th century. Students will see hard-won victories through examples of social change (Rosie the Riveter, World
War II WASPs), legislation (ERA, Title IX), and the achievements of individual women.-Social Studies, History
XDVD000592 The Courage to Tell: 2 Stories About Child Abuse-39 minutes-Grades K-6-Very well done for presentation to classes.
This DVD features two award-winning programs on one very sensitive topic - child abuse. Rachel and Marla tell the story of a young girl
abused by her mother. In, Now I Can Tell You My Secret, a young boy finds himself inappropriately touched by an adult of authority.Guidance
XDVD000593 Anne Frank (Disney Production)-180 minutes-Grades 4-12-Based on the critically acclaimed book by Melissa Muller, Anne
Frank explores the stirring tale of one of the most influential young women of the 20th century. The re-release of this Classroom Edition
DVD contains all-new educational material such as an updated Educator's Guide and a showcase of other diaries written during this
history-altering era.-History, Holocaust, Social Studies
XDVD000594 Inside Hana's Suitcase-90 minutes-Grades 6-12-When a battered suitcase is delivered to Fumiko Ishioka at the Tokyo
Holocaust Museum the true-life mystery begins that became the subject of Karen Levine's best-selling book "Hana's Suitcase". This DVD
has interviews with schoolchildren and adults that combine with video reenactments of life before and during the Holocaust to t show
how a message of peace can
stretch across geographic and cultural boundaries. -Social Studies, History, Holocaust
XDVD000595 Shiloh-92 minutes-Grades 4-12-Shiloh is the story of a boy's love for a dog. Shiloh runs away from his neglectful owner.
Marty finds him and is determined to save the dog from more neglect, whatever risks are at stake. -Social Studies, Movie, Guidance
XDVD000596 WordWorld: Lots of Letters (PBS Kids)-180 minutes (16 episodes)-Grades Prek-2-The WordWorld friends face challenges that
are resolved by building the right word. Children are encouraged to put letters together to spell words that magical become the objects
they represent!-Language Arts, Spelling, Alphabet
XDVD000597 Harold Lloyd Collection: Slapstick Symposium-120 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains the Harold Lloyd silent film
comedies:
Grandma's Boy: 1922 61 minutes
Number, Please: 1920 25 minutes
I Do: 1921 22minutes
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Just Neighbors: 1919 14 minutes
Are Crooks Dishonest?: 1918 14 minutes
His Royal Slyness: 1920 25 minutes
Bumping into Broadway: 1919 23 minutes
An Eastern Westerner: 1919 23 minutes-Movies, Language Arts
XDVD000598 Charlie Chaplin: Disc 1-133 minutes-Grades 6-12-In these Collection of Charlie Chaplin comedies are:
Shoulder Arms 1918
The Champion 1915
The Kid 1921-Language Arts, Movies
XDVD000599 Charlie Chaplin: Disc 2-120 minutes-Grades 6-12-In these Collection of Charlie Chaplin comedies are:
The Vagabond 1916
Work: 1915
The Tramp 1915
The Knockout 1914
Kid Auto Races at Venice 1914-Language Arts, Movies
XDVD000600 Liberty's Kids: Discs 1 & 2-168 minutes each disc-grades 5-8-Disc 1 contains the following Liberty Kid's episodes: The Boston
Tea Party; The intolerable Acts; United We Stand; Liberty or Death; Midnight Ride; The Shot Heard Round the World; Green Mountain
Boys.
Disc 2 contains the following Liberty Kid's episodes: the Second Continental Congress; Bunker Hill; Washington takes Command;
Postmaster General Franklin; Common Sense; The First Fourth of July; New York, New York.
Plus many bonus features. -History, American Revolution
XDVD000601 Liberty's Kids: Discs 3 & 4-300 minutes (2 discs)-Grades 5-8-Disc 3 contains the following Liberty Kids episodes: The Turtle;
One Life to Lose; Captain Molly; American Crisis; Across The Delaware; An American In Paris.
Disc 4 contains the following Liberty Kids episodes Sybil Ludington; Lafayette Arrives; The Hessians Are Coming; Valley Forge; Allies at Last;
Honor and Compromise; The New Frontier. Plus Bonus Features Benjamin Franklin's Newsbytes: Continental Cartoons; Now and Then;
Mystery Guest Game. -History, American Revolution
XDVD000602 Liberty's Kids: Discs 5 & 6-300 minutes (2 discs)-Grades 5-8-Disc 5 contains the following Liberty Kid's episodes: Not Yet
Begun to Fight; The Great Galvez; In Praise of Ben; Bostonians; Benedict Arnold; Conflict In The South; Deborah Samson - Soldier of the
Revolution. Disc 6 contains the following Liberty Kid's episodes: James Armistead; Yorktown; Born Free and Equal; The Man Who
Wouldn't Be King; Going Home; We the People. Plus these bonus features: A Look Back At Liberty's Kids with the Creators; Benjamin
Franklin's Newsbytes; Continental Cartoons; Now and Then; Mystery Guest Game!-History, American Revolution
XDVD000603 The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?-156 minutes (6 episodes)-Grades 8-12-This DVD contains six of the best
beloved episodes from the first scene of "The Abbott and Costello Show": The Dentist's Office; The Birthday Party; The Charity Bazaar;
Hungry; The Music Lovers; The Actor's Home. Plus featuring the classic routines; Who's on First?; The Lemon Bit; Alexander 4444; The
Piano Bit (Alright?) and more.-Language Arts, Movies
XDVD000604 Science Clips for Students: Chemical Reactions & Electricity-18 minutes-Grades 5-8-Students learn about electrical energy in a
complete circuit they observe chemical reactions in nature and in the laboratory to find the difference between physical and chemical
changes. -Science, Chemical Reaction, Electricity
XDVD000605 Science Clips for Students: Adaptations & Life Cycles-18 minutes-Grades 5-8-Learn about the amazing adaptations of plants
and animals so they are able to survive, passing their traits on to the next generations. Learn the differences and similarities between the
plant and animal kingdoms. -Science, Life Cycles
XDVD000606 Science Clips for Students: Forces in Action-18 minutes-Grades 5-8-Students investigate the pushes and pulls that affect
everything in the universe. Illustrations show that vibrations which make sound energy need a medium to travel through. Learn the
effects that the forces of gravity and air resistance have on tomatoes, people and planets!-Science, Forces
XDVD000607 Science Clips for Students: Using Light Energy-18 minutes-Grades 5-8-Light energy explores the motion of planets and stares,
takes pupils inside the human eye. Learn about reflections, how the eyes of a cobra differ from their own and travel to the center of the
sun.-Science, Light Energy
XDVD000608 Science Clips for Students: Health & the Human Body-18 minutes- Grades 5-8-Learn about the systems in the human body
that work together to allow us to move, grow, learn and fight disease. Learn how important food and fitness are and how bacteria and
other organisms feel right at home in and on the human body.-Science, Health, Human Body
XDVD000609 Science Clips for Students: States of Matter-18 minutes-Grades 5-8-Lab footage demonstrates the concept of phase change
and energy. Students travel to underground caverns, observe volcanologists analyzing gases of a volcano and then go into the atmosphere
to explore the water cycle. -Science, Matter
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XDVD000610 Reading for Children: Reading Aloud-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Students explore the secrets of great read-aloud readers and
strategies for improving read-aloud skills, which includes choosing the right book, understanding purpose and audience and practicing
with a partner. -Language Arts, Reading
XDVD000611 Reading for Children: Identifying Letters & Sounds-23 minutes-Grades K-4-This program features strategies for identifying
letters and sounds. Students explore the alphabet, including letters and the various sounds they make: long and short, hard, soft and
sometimes silent. They learn how sounds blend to create words and secrets of pronunciation through letter and sound patterns.-Language
Arts, Reading
XDVD000612 Reading for Children; Identifying Words-23 minutes-Grades K-4-In this program students examine ways to decode words,
from sounding them out, breaking words into syllables; looking for words within words; word families, prefixes, suffixes and compound
words all in a fun and unique way!-Language Arts, Reading
XDVD000613 Reading for Children: How a Book is Made-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Students learn both the writing and illustrations of a
children's book. Students discover the various jobs that it takes to made children’s book.-Language Arts, Reading
XDVD000614 Reading for Children: Reading Fiction & Nonfiction-23 minutes-Grades k-4-Students learn how both fiction and nonfiction are
organized, how knowing the structure of a book can help when you read. Learn about the story elements including character, plot and
setting, as well as the organizational elements of texts, glossary, index, sidebar and table of contents. -Language Arts, Reading
XDVD000615 Math for Children: Division-23 minutes-Grades K-4-In this programs students create number sentences using dividends,
divisors, quotients, division signs and equals signs, and discover division tips, fact families and dividing by one, zero and a number by itself.
Dividing with one and two- digit divisors is explained and illustrated. -Math, Division
XDVD000616 Math for Children: Addition-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Addition tells how many in all, and addition number sentences including
addends and sums help to show the relationship between numbers. -Math, Addition
XDVD000617 Math for Children: Telling Time-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Students measure time in seconds, minutes and hours. Using analog
and digital clocks, students practice telling time from the hour down to the exact minutes. Students also learn how to measure periods of
time like day, weeks, months and years, by using a calendar. -Math, Time
XDVD000618 Math for Children: Subtraction-23 minutes-Grade K-4-Students learn that subtraction equations include minus signs and
differences, and that they can be written horizontally or vertically. Students learn different strategies for subtraction single and doubledigit numbers and understand when to regroup. -Math, Subtraction
XDVD000619 Math for Children: Measurement-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Students learn we use measurement to find out length, weight,
temperature and capacity using different units with a variety of measuring tools. They will discover the value of using standard units found
in the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System. -Math, Measurement
XDVD000620 Math for Children: Number Sense-23 minutes-Grades K-4-In this program students learn symbols, counting, pattern, even
number, odd number, equal, ordinal numbers, place value, digit, estimation, rounding, and front end estimation. All these mathematical
ideas can be communicated and understood when students develop number sense.-Math, Number Sense
XDVD000621 Math for Children: Fractions-23 minutes-Grades K-4-In this program students will learn the relationship between parts and
wholes, and learn to name and write fractions with numerators and denominators. -Math, Fractions
XDVD000622 Math for Children: Decimals & Percents-23 minutes-Grades k-4-Students will learn that decimals name numbers that are less
than one and that percents compare numbers with 100. They discover that it pays to understand all about decimals and decimal points
when using money. -Math, Decimals, Percents
XDVD000623 Math for Children: Geometry-23 minutes-Grade K-4-In this program Students are encouraged to explore solids and shapes
around them, and recognize attributes including faces, vertices, edges and corners. Geometry helps math to take shape! -Math, Geometry
XDVD000624 Math for Children: Multiplication-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Students learn multiplication means how many in all, and can be
represented in number sentences with factors and products, multiplication signs and equals signs - and master multiplication tips. -Math,
Multiplication
XDVD000625 Math for Children: Gathering & Graphing Data-23 minutes-Grades K-4-Kids learn to use data to identify and solve problems.
Students will learn to create, read and interpret information in pictographs, diagrams, grids and bar, circle and line graphs.-Math, Data
XDVD000626 CPR: First Response: C.A.R.E. CPR-80 minutes-Grades 6-12-This American CPR training DVD was updated in 2010 the DVD
includes: Adult, child and infant CPR, advanced healthcare CPR, AED, conscious & unconscious choking, compression-only CPR, and how to
use a first aid kit. -Health, CPR
XDVD000627 Hurricane Katrina-56 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD presents astonishing storm footage, eyewitness testimony and a
penetrating analysis of what went wrong. Relive the storm through the eyes of survivors, top engineers, hurricane experts and emergency
officials.-History, Science
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XDVD000628 The Adventures of Huck Finn-108 minutes-Grades 6-12-Enjoy this version of Mark Twain's adventure when Walt Disney
presents: The Adventures of Huck Finn. The Saga of a youngster and a runaway slave on an expedition to freedom.-Language Arts, Movie
XDVD000629 Laurel & Hardy Classic Shorts-89 minutes-Grades 9-12-This DVD contains 4 of Laurel and Hardy's Classic Shorts: The Music
Box, County Hospital, The Live Ghost, Twice Two. -Language Arts, Movies
XDVD000630 W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films-1 hour 33 minutes (6 films)-Grades 9-12-There are six gems that feature the comic genius, W.C.
Fields at his peak: The Golf Specialist, Pool Sharks, The Pharmacist, The Fatal Glass of Beer, The Barber Shop and The Dentist. -Language
Arts,
XDVD000631 Lewis & Clark Expedition-22 minutes-Grades 6-12-This unique video, retraces the adventurous trail of these true American
heroes who with 40 other recruits launched one of the most dramatic and significant explorations in U.S. history. -History, Social Studies,
Geography
XDVD000632 Design: All About Textiles-25 minutes (4 sections)-Grades 6-12-Learn about the different types of natural and synthetic fibers,
fabric construction and surface designs. Natural fibers include: plant, animal and mineral. Synthetic fibers include: nylon, polyester, rayon,
acrylic and microfibers. -Science, Textiles, Social Studies,
XDVD000633 Natural Disasters: Eyewitness-27 minutes-Grades 4-8-Volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes,
blizzards, avalanches, droughts, fires and meteorites are just a few of nature's forces explored in this program. -Science, Weather
XDVD000634 The American Revolution for Students: Revolutionary War 1776-1783-23 minutes-Grades 5-9-Students learn about the
participants and battles from the skirmishes in New England to the victory at the Battle of Yorktown.-History, American Revolution
XDVD000635 The Election Process in America-50 minutes-Grades 6-12-This video points out why we should use our right to vote. This
video explains the elector college, and how we elect our government officials. -Social Studies, Vote
XDVD000636 Davy Crockett: Tall Tales & Legends-23 minutes-Grades 4-12-Davy Crockett was a legendary hunter, politician and storyteller
who tames the wild frontier with sharpshooting, cleverness, and humor.-Language Arts, Tales
XDVD000637 Math Challenge: Decimals-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-In this program students help Mattics and his team fight evil by answering
a series of interactive questions on rounding decimals. -Math, Decimals
XDVD000638 Math Challenge: Percentages-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students assume the role of special agents as they assist Matt to use his
knowledge of percentages to save the day. -Math, Percentages
XDVD000639 Math Challenge: Doubles & Halves-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students assist Matt to answer questions on doubling and halving
double-digit numbers by breaking down the numbers into tens and ones. -Math, Tens, Ones
XDVD000640 Math Challenge: Fractions-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students assist Matt who must solve problems with fractions by
identifying fractional parts of an amount and converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.-Math, Fractions
XDVD000641 Math Challenge: Equations-15 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students help Matt and his team thwart evil plans by answering a series
of interactive questions on equations involving a single variable.-Math, Equations
XDVD000642 Math Challenge: Operations With Large Numbers-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students assist the team in finding a way to save
the day by tackling the addition and multiplication of large numbers. -Math, Addition, Multiplication, Large Numbers
XDVD000643 Math Challenge: Number Patterns-15 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students help Matt to stop evil by using the secret of number
patterns, after some helpful shortcuts are illustrated. -Math, Number Patterns
XDVD000644 Math Challenge: Integers-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students join Matt and his team as they are put to the test answering a
myriad of questions about integers in order to save the day!-Math, Integers
XDVD000645 Math Challenge: Complements Making 100 & 1000-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Matt and his math team save the day by
answering questions relating to complements - numbers that are added to another to equal 100 or 1000 - in this fun, animated program.Math, Complements
XDVD000646 Math Challenge: 3-D Shapes-15 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students help Matt answer tricky questions about three-dimensional
shapes on his quest to save the day! -Math, Shapes
XDVD000647 Math Challenge: Zeros, Multiplying by 10, 100, 1000-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students help Matt save the day by using some
helpful shortcuts in multiplying or dividing by 10, 100, and 1,000 in this fun animated program.-Math, Multiplying, Dividing
XDVD000648 Math Challenge: Shapes-15 minutes-Grades 4-6-Matt and his team save the day by answering a number of questions on
geometric shapes, students will also help Matt in this fun animated program.-Math, Shapes
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XDVD000649 Math Challenge: Rounding Numbers-10 minutes-Grades 4-6-Students help Matt and his team thwart the evil plan by
answering a series of interactive questions on how to round numbers. -Math, Rounding Numbers
XDVD000650 Natural Resources, Learning About-22 minutes-Grades K-4-Students will learn about the types of natural resources:
inexhaustible, renewable, and nonrenewable. They will identify natural resource, air, water, oil, coal, gas, trees, soil, rocks, plants, and
minerals and learn how these resources are used in everyday life.-Science, Natural Resources
XDVD000651 America At War: The Revolution Vol. 1-4 programs: 184 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains four chapters on the
Revolutionary War: 1. Boston, Bloody Boston 2. Rebelling to Revolution 3. Declaring Independence. 4. American Crisis. -History,
Revolution
XDVD000652 America At War: The Revolution Vol. 2-3 chapters: 138 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains three chapters on the
Revolutionary War: 1. Path to World War 2. Forging an Army 3. Treason & Betrayal.-History, Revolution
XDVD000653 America At War: The Revolution Vol. 3-3 chapters: 138 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains three chapters on the
Revolutionary War: 1. The War Heads South 2. A Hornet's Nest 3. The End Game.-History, Revolution
XDVD000654 America At War: The Revolution Vol. 4-3 Chapters: 138 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains three chapters on the
Revolutionary War: 1. Becoming A Nation 2. Road to the Presidency 3. A President and His Revolution.-History, Revolution
XDVD000655 America At War: The Alamo Vol. 5-2 Chapters: 140 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains two chapters on the Alamo: 1.
Remember The Alamo 2. The Real West: The Battle of the Alamo.-History, Alamo
XDVD000656 America At War: The Civil War Vol. 6-4 Chapters: 188 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains four chapters on the Civil War:
1. The Hornets' Nest at Shiloh 2. The Bloody Lane at Antietam 3. The Wheatfield at Gettysburg 4. The Tragedy at Cold Harbor. -History,
Civil War
XDVD000657 America At War: World War I Vol. 7-2 Chapters: 141 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains two chapters on World War I: 1.
The Death of Glory 2. The Last Day of World War I -History, World War I
XDVD000658 America At War: World War II Vol. 8-140 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD is titled “The Last Days of World War II" . -History,
World War II
XDVD000659 America At War: World War II Vol. 9-2 Chapters: 139 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains two chapters on World War II:
1. USS Eagle 56: Accident or Target? 2. Last Secrets of the Axis.-History, World War II
XDVD000660 America At War: The Korean War Vol. 10-4 Chapters: 176 minutes-Grades 4-12-This DVD contains four chapters on the
Korean War: 1. Making Of A Bloodbath 2. Triumph To Tragedy 3. Retreat From Hell 4. Bitter Standoff.-History, Korean War
XDVD000661 America At War: The Vietnam War Vol.11-4 Chapters: 182 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains four chapters on the
Vietnam War: 1. America Enters The War 2. Tet In Saigon And Hue 3. Ringing Down The Curtain 4. The End Game.-History, Vietnam
War
XDVD000662 America At War: The Gulf War Vol. 12-4 Chapters: 180 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains four chapters on the Gulf War:
Operation Desert Storm: 1. The Air Campaign 2. The Ground War 3. The Final Showdown 4. Bonus Program: Weapons at War: Smart
Bombs. -History, Gulf War
XDVD000663 America At War: The Iraq War Vol. 13-4 Chapters: 179 minutes-Grades 6-12-This DVD contains four chapters on the Iraq War:
One Year Later: 1. Invasion 2. Tough Going 3. Bagdad's Doorstep 4. Bonus Program: Eyewitness In Iraq. -History, Iraq War
XDVD000664 America At War: The Iraq War Vol. 14-4 Chapters: 178 minutes-Grades 4-12-This DVD contains four chapters on the Iraq
War: 1. Fall of Saddam 2. Aftermath 3. Bonus Programs: U.S. Weapons Against Iraq 4. Insurgency And Counterinsurgency.-History, Iraq
War
XDVD000665 Homeless: Hardtimes Generation-60 minutes-STAFF-There is a very different world of budget not far from Disney World in
Florida, motels filled with homeless families... people for whom lost jobs and foreclosures have put their families at risk. Scott Pelley talks
with some of these children and their parents. -Social Studies, Homeless
XDVD000666 Homeless: Sixteen Forty-nine-60 minutes-STAFF-Honest interviews with three high school students, reveal the struggle
homeless students face at the high school level. Insight from both educational and community leaders sheds light on how we may be a
part of the solution.-Social Studies, Homeless
XDVD000667 Homeless: Teen in Trouble 20/20 -60 minutes-STAFF-This DVD is from TV show 20/20 on the homeless youths of America.
Follows the lives of homeless teens.-Social Studies
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