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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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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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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