Are your students prepared? Rabies - DVD Sponsor: American Veterinary Medical Association Grades: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade,               9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman,               College: Sophomore, College: Junior, College: Senior, Adult Education Duration: 11 Minutes
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Rabies continues to be a serious problem in communities all across the United States. This video provides an up-to-date look at the problem, and educates students about its prevention by explaining why rabies is a danger to both humans and animals. Most important, the video shows students what to do if they are bitten by a wild, stray, or pet animal, and emphasizes ways to avoid being bitten
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A Journey Through Our Eyes - An Interactive CD-ROM About Eye Care and Eye Safety Sponsor: American Optometric Association Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
Vision is a miraculous and intricate process – something most of us take for granted. Eye problems and concerns should not be thought of as being limited to older people. About 12% of American children under five have clinically significant vision problems. One in four children from five to nine years of age has vision problems, and it is estimated that over 150,000 school children suffer eye injuries each year. The more young people know about how their eyes work and what kind of regular care the eyes need, the more likely they will be to practice eye safety and preventive eye care throughout their lives. The activities within the program have been designed for students ages nine through 13. They encourage independent research, critical thinking, reading, and written and verbal communication.
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A Taste for all Seasons - DVD Sponsor: Pear Bureau Northwest Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade Duration: 10 Minutes
The video explains the unique set of conditions that contributes to making the Pacific Northwest the most ideal place in the world to grow pears. It explains planting, orchard maintenance and harvesting; it then follows the path pears take from the grove to the store and into homes worldwide
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Everyone is Different - A music CD and activities booklet teaching understanding and acceptance Sponsor: Forward Face Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
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Everyone is Different is an exciting new educational/musical program about difference: being different, feeling different, and being around others who may seem different. The program consists of a music CD, a songbook complete with music and lyrics, and a teacher’s guide with suggested discussion questions and suggestions for classroom activities. Each song presents a different aspect of intolerance: how it comes to be, why it happens, where it happens, and how it can be stopped. In actuality, everyone IS different and understanding and not being afraid of other's differences brings a richer experience of life for all students. The music and lyrics are composed and written for Forward Face by the award winning playwright, composer, lyricist and author, Elizabeth Swados. The songs are performed by young professionals in the theater arts. The music is varied; jazz, rock and roll, ballads, rap and gospel. Forward Face is a non-profit organization that supports children with facial differences and their families. Forward Face is dedicated to creating public awareness through educational programs dealing with difference.
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Face: A Portrait - DVD Sponsor: Forward Face Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade,               11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore, College: Junior,               College: Senior Duration: 28 Minutes
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This video, an account of the lives of a group of young people born with facial differences, will help you teach your students to appreciate differences. Meet a group of courageous and creative young people, the Inner Faces, who were born with craniofacial differences. Face: A Portrait is a documentary portraying their participation in the creation and production of an off-Broadway theater piece that is also the story of their lives. Use this moving documentary to help your students look at their own self-doubts, their own feelings of being imperfect or blemished. Compare their feelings to those of the Inner Faces Players to find that there is more similarity in difference than we imagine. In teaching diversity – that facial anomalies are just another difference -- we can change the atmosphere from one of teasing and exclusion to one of empathy and inclusion.
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Mr. Jelly Belly's Factory Tour - DVD Sponsor: Jelly Belly Candy Company Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade,               4th Grade, 5th Grade Duration: 8 Minutes
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This outstanding video-based program gives young viewers a chance to take a "field trip" into a manufacturing plant and witness all the various steps which go into producing a familiar product -- in this case, jelly beans. An animated Mr. Jelly Belly takes students behind the scenes to watch how jelly beans are prepared, tested, shaped, finished, and shipped, and how strict quality control ensures consumers of a high-quality finished product. A teacher's guide accompanies the DVD along with a bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans, recipe booklets, flavor menus, a poster and stickers.
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NEA Jazz in the Schools - DVD Sponsor: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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NEA Jazz in the Schools is a multimedia curriculum that explores jazz as an indigenous American art form and as a means to understand American history. The curriculum is produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and is supported by a grant from the Verizon Foundation. The multimedia toolkit is a modified version of the web-based curriculum available online at www.neajazzintheschools.org. This resource features a teacher guide with five flexible lessons. Each contains multimedia resources including audio, video and photos; biographies of major artists with related music clips and web links; suggested steps for teaching each lesson; discussion questions; and student activities. All of the materials adhere to U.S. history, social studies, civics and government, geography, and arts education standards. NEA Jazz in the Schools reflects the NEA’s conviction that jazz is both a cultural mirror of American society and a critical influence on American history. It also further advances the mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center, which is committed to creating jazz listeners of all ages. Jazz music and its heroes tell a different, homegrown mythology and provide a voice for some of the nation’s most significant historic events. NEA Jazz in the Schools is released in partnership with the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE).
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Ride Safe, Ride Smart - DVD Sponsor: Speciality Vehicle Institute of America Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior Duration: 9 Minutes
This video is a rider-friendly look at how to get a proper start in ATV riding. It profiles two families: one who rides for recreation only, the other who uses their ATVs first for working the farm, then as camping and trail riding machines. Both sets of parents lead by example, emphasizing riding an ATV that is right for your age, wearing proper protective gear and respecting the environment. They also recommend taking an ATV RiderCourse® to get the most from your ATV, enjoy the opportunity to meet other enthusiasts, and find out about the best places to ride.
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Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! - DVD Sponsor: National Science Foundation Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade Duration: 23:46
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This program explores how scientists doing plant genome research are unlocking the secrets of three important plants in our lives: corn, cotton and potatoes. The program shows scientists hard at work – on the bench, in the field, and at the computer – to increase our understanding of nature. It shows students the relevance of this research and how learning more about plants can improve our everyday lives. Teacher resources (including correlations with science standards) and a more in-depth look at genomics, plant breeding, and bioinformatics will be available on a companion website: http://www.plantgenomesecrets.org/
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Shakespeare In American Communities Sponsor: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Arts Midwest Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior Duration: 20 Minutes
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This video was produced in connection with the National Endowment for the Arts' "Shakespeare in American Communities" initiative, featuring the largest professional tour of Shakespeare plays in U.S. history. The "Shakespeare in American Communities" Teacher Resource Packet contains a CD entitled Shakespeare In Our Time, a DVD entitled “Why Shakespeare?,” a teacher's guide, a "Teaching Shakespeare" audio CD, a Shakespeare timeline poster, a recitation contest booklet, 50 student brochures, and another teaching poster. The video itself provides an introduction to William Shakespeare, his times and his plays. Through a colorful combination of movie excerpts, stage performances and insights from well-known actors who have played Shakespearean roles, the program explores Shakespeare's life; Elizabethan society and the theater of the era; Shakespeare's unforgettable characters; the vigor and beauty of his language; and the influence his work has had throughout society in the United States and the world. Students will learn that Shakespeare wrote not only for a wealthy and educated few in his own day, but for audiences from all walks of life and for all time.
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The Fed Today and The Money Movers Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade Duration: 14 minutes and 5 minutes
The Fed Today Join CBS radio and television journalist Charles Osgood as he explains the workings of the Federal Reserve System. This video covers the Fed's history from its creation in 1913 to the technological innovations of 21st century banking. It explores the structure of the Fed as well as monetary policy, banking supervision, financial services, and more. The Money Movers Produced by NBC Channel 5 in Chicago, this report takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to explain the role it plays in the everyday life of your students and their families. NBC news reporter Phil Rogers also explores the Chicago Fed’s massive bank vaults where we know your students will enjoy seeing TEN BILLION DOLLARS before their very eyes. Rogers interviews the employees that handle those billions and track the flow of paper currency from its arrival via armored truck to its re-circulation or destruction. This report also looks at the history of U.S. currency and how counterfeit bills are found. Accompanying this program is a comprehensive teacher’s guide that contains six detailed lessons as well as a glossary of terms, a Federal Reserve System map, and information on additional Federal Reserve websites. Each lesson includes an overview, student objectives, time and materials needed, advance preparation, step-by-step procedures, and suggested extension activities. Masters for visual presentation and student handouts are also included. It is available only to teachers in the five states served by the Chicago Fed -- Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Teachers outside of this five state area may link to the Federal Reserve System website: click here to learn what educational materials may be available through their local Fed.
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The Story of Movies: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - DVD Sponsor: The Film Foundation Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior, Adult Education
This program is no longer available to order. However, you can download the curriculum materials that accompanied this program at www.storyofmovies.org/curriculum/index.htm
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The Story of Movies: The Day The Earth Stood Still -DVD Sponsor: The Film Foundation Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior, Adult Education
This program is no longer available to order. However, you can download the curriculum materials that accompanied this program at www.storyofmovies.org/curriculum/index.htm
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The Story of Movies: To Kill A Mockingbird Sponsor: The Film Foundation Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade,               11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore, College: Junior,               College: Senior, Adult Education
This program is no longer available to order. However, you can download the curriculum materials that accompanied this program at www.storyofmovies.org/curriculum/index.htm
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Veterinary Medicine: It's More Than You Think - DVD Sponsor: American Veterinary Medical Association Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior, Graduate School Duration: 29 Minutes
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Do you think veterinary medicine is just about cats and dogs? Think again! This 29-minute video will introduce your students to exciting career possibilities waiting for them in veterinary medicine … from the barnyard to the biomedical research lab; from the zoo or circus to the fish farm; from veterinarians serving in the military in countries around the world to veterinarians working in clinics in your neighborhood. Veterinary students talk about their school experience, college deans talk about what it takes to be accepted, and practicing veterinarians talk about their day-to-day professional work life and what makes being a veterinarian so rewarding. Two soundtracks (English and Spanish) and closed-captioning makes this fast-moving video the perfect career exploration experience for every student. This DVD-format video emphasizes the diverse opportunities available in veterinary medicine as well as the critical role veterinarians play in protecting both animal and human health.
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