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2006                    NJCCS 3.3                    25 min.                        VEA, INC.                            JS

NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY WITH TRADITIONAL FORMS OF MEDIA. CONCERNS ABOUT INDEPENDENCE AND A DECLINE IN PUBLIC DEBATE HAVE LEFT MANY FEELING THAT THEIR VOICE WILL NEVER BE HEARD OR CONSIDERED. THIS PROGRAM WILL INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE EMERGENCE OF BLOGS, LOOK AT THEIR ASSOCIATED NEGATIVES AND POSITIVES AND DEBATE WHETHER THEY REALLY ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ALTERNATIVE VOICE OR JUST UNCENSORED RANTS. 

GENERAL OFFICE SKILLS                                 DVD FORMAT                         DV508290        

2007                NJCCS 2.2                    28 min.                        VEA, INC.                        JS

THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT COULD BE APPLICABLE TO THE FOLLOWING MODULES: DEALING WITH DIFFICULT CUSTOMERS; BASIC COMMUNICATION; COMPLETE DAILY WORK ACTIVITIES; WORKPLACE SAFETY; ORGANIZE AND COMPLETE WORK ACTIVITIES; WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS; USE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; MAINTAIN WORKPLACE SAFETY; MAINTAIN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY. 

GETTING THAT JOB                             DVD FORMAT                                     DV508291                

2006                    NJCCS 2.2                    41 min.                    VEA, INC.                        JS

IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET, APPLYING FOR A POSITION AND ATTENDING AN INTERVIEW CAN BE A DAUNTING TASK, ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED JOB SEEKERS. INFORMATION ABOUT AN APPLICANT THAT IS PRESENTED TO AN EMPLOYER NEEDS TO BE DONE IN A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE WAY, IF THE QUALITIES OF THE APPLICANT ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES JOB SEEKERS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO MARKET THEMSELVES IN A WAY THAT WILL GIVE THEM THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS. 

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS, THE                         DVD FORMAT                                 DV508293

2006                    NJCCS 4.5                    29 min.                        VEA, INC.                        JS

THIS PROGRAM TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER, FROM THE FIRST VALVE-BASED DEVICES OF THE MID 20TH CENTURY, TO THE INVENTION OF SILICON-BASED TECHNOLOGY LEADING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FIRST PC. THE CONSTANT PHENOMENAL GROWTH IN COMPUTING POWER AND SPEED, WITH REDUCTION IN COSTS, ARE CENTRAL THEMES. THE PROGRAM FINISHES BY EXAMINING WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT HOLD IN RELATION TO COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES. 

THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE IN UNDERSTANDING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND ENSURING THEY ARE WELL PREPARED FOR JOB INTERVIEWS. THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS A YOUNG MAN AS HE APPLIES FOR A PARTICULAR JOB AND THEN FOLLOWS A PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR UNDERTAKING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK ON THAT JOB INTERVIEW. 

KEEPING A JOB                     DVD FORMAT                                     DV508296

2006                    NJCCS WR1                        24 min.                        VEA,INC.                    JS

YOU'VE DONE THE RESEARCH, INTERVIEWED FANTASTICALLY AND WALKED INTO A GREAT JOB. NOW YOU NEED TO PROVE YOURSELF. WE LOOK AT STAYING IN THE JOB AND AVOIDING WAYS OF LOSING IT. WE COVER UNDERSTANDING YOUR WORKPLACE, KNOWING YOUR WORK, GOAL-SETTING AND FITTING IN WITH THE WORKPLACE CULTURE. WE SHOW THAT UNDERSTANDING THE COMPANY VISION AND HOW THE COMPANY OPERATES AND COMMUNICATES IS AS IMPORTANT FOR A NEW EMPLOYEE AS UNDERSTANDING THE SPECIFIC TASKS OF THE JOB. THIS IS A MUST-SEE FOR ALL STUDENTS ABOUT TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET. 

SECURING THE WEB                     DVD FORMAT                         DV508298

2006                    NJCCS 2.2                    31 min.                    VEA, INC.                    JS

SECURING THE WEB TAKES A DRAMATIC, YET HUMOROUS LOOK AT CURRENT INTERNET SECURITY ISSUES. WE EXPLORE THE ISSUES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE END-USER, FOCUSING ON BOTH TECHNOLOGIES AND BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS. THIS PROGRAM IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN RAISING AWARENESS AMONGST STUDENTS AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING COMPUTER SECURITY AND FOR THEM TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT AND ONLINE BEHAVIOR. THIS IS A MUST SEE PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO USE THE WEB. 

TEN THINGS NOT TO DO IN AN INTERVIEW                     DVD FORMAT                             DV508300

2006                NJCCS WR1                    25 min.                    VEA, INC.                    JS

A COMICAL AND REFRESHING LOOK AT WHAT NOT TO DO IN A JOB INTERVIEW! THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS A JOB SEEKER AND INTERVIEWER AS THEY BUMBLE THEIR WAY THROUGH AN INTERVIEW. IT COVERS A RANGE OF ISSUES INVOLVED IN THIS UNIQUE SITUATION. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE LATE? OR DIDN'T LISTEN TO THE QUESTION? OR ARE POORLY PREPARED? PRESENTED IN THE STYLE OF THE BBC SERIES "THE OFFICE", THIS PROGRAM WILL ARM JOB SEEKERS AGAINST MAKING THESE 10 MISTAKES IN THEIR NEXT INTERVIEW. 

PROVIDES BYSTANDERS WITH TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FOR SOME DURING AN EMERGENCY BEFORE THE AMBULANCE ARRIVES. PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND EMERGENCY CARDIOVASCULAR CARE (ECC). INCLUDES: THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL, ABCD'S OF CPR, ADULT AED, CPR-8 YEARS TO ADULT, RECOVERY POSITION, CHOKING ADULT (FBAO), RISK FACTORS FOR HEART ATTACK- SIGNALS & ACTION FOR SURVIVAL, CHILD & INFANT SAFETY TIPS, CHILD CPR-1-8 YEARS, CHILD AED, INFANT CPR- 1 YEAR AND UNDER, CHOKING CHILD (FBAO) 1-18 YEARS AND CHOKING INFANT (1 YEAR AND UNDER) 

FIRST AID ONE: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT                         DVD FORMAT                         DV508288

2006                NJCCS 2.2                    30 min.                    VEA, INC.                            JS

ADMINISTERING FIRST AID CAN INVOLVE MANY DIFFERENT SKILLS. FIRST AND FOREMOST COMES THE CORRECT RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE LIFE MAY BE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. THE PROGRAM COVERS THE FOLLOWING VITAL PROCEDURES: RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURVEY, EXPIRED AIR RESUSCITATION (EAR), CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND MANAGEMENT OF LIFE THREATENING EXTERNAL BLEEDING. 

FIRST AID TWO: OUTDOOR INJURIES                         DVD FORMAT                         DV508289
2006                NJCCS 2.2                30 min.                        VEA, INC.                            JS

THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF INJURY AND ILLNESS THAT ARE MORE PREVALENT IN SUMMER. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM SHOWS CLEARLY AND CONCISELY HOW TO MANAGE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS: CRAMPS, HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE, NEAR DROWNING, SPINAL CORD INJURY AND VENOMOUS BITES AND STINGS. IN ADDITION, IT LOOKS AT THE OPPOSITE OF HEAT ILLNESS-COLD ILLNESS-TO PROVIDE COMPLETE COVERAGE FOR THOSE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME IN THE OUTDOORS. 

FOOD AND DIGESTION [CC]                                                VT508352                             VHS

2008                NJCCS 5.6                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

EVERY DAY WE EAT A WIDE VARIETY OF FOOD TO PROVIDE OUR BODIES WITH THE ENERGY THEY NEED. ALL FOOD IS NOT THE SAME AND CONTAINS DIFFERENT TYPES OF NUTRIENTS. THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES THE SIX MAJOR GROUPS OF NUTRIENTS. THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANIMATIONS HELP EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION IN THE BODY. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS ALSO GIVEN TO HEALTHY EATING HABITS. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: PROTEINS, FATS, CARBOHYDRATES, VITAMINS, MINERALS, WATER, CHEMICAL DIGESTION, MECHANICAL DIGESTION, SALIVA, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, SMALL INTESTINE, LARGE INTESTINE AND LIVER. 

FOOD FOR SPORTS PERFORMANCE                             DVD FORMAT                             DV508286

2007                    NJCCS 2.1,2.5                    26 min.                        VEA, INC.                    IJ

THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT BOTH FOODS AND NUTRIENTS PLAY IN ALLOWING THEMSELVES AND ELITE ATHLETES TO ENHANCE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE AND SUCCEED IN ALL SPORTING ARENAS, WHETHER IT IS THE LOCAL FOOTBALL COMPETITION OR IN THE AFL. 

FOOD POISONING                             DVD FORMAT                                                 DV508287                

2008                NJCCS 2.1                    30 min.                    VEA, INC.                                JS

SO WHAT IS FOOD POISONING? ANOTHER NAME IS FOODBORNE ILLNESS. THIS ILLNESS GENERALLY RESULTS FROM CONSUMING FOOD OR DRINK CONTAMINATED WITH PATHOGENIC BACTERIA, VIRUSES OR TOXINS. IT OFTEN PRODUCES SYMPTOMS SUCH AS NAUSEA, VOMITING, STOMACH PAIN, DIARRHEA OR FEVER. MOST CASES OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS CAN BE AVOIDED THROUGH GOOD HYGIENE AND GOOD FOOD HANDLING PRACTICES. THIS PROGRAM WILL LOOK AT-WHAT IS FOOD POISONING? HOW IS IT CAUSED? AND METHODS TO PREVENT IT. 

THIS PROGRAM DELIVERS THE FACTS ABOUT TOBACCO SMOKING AND THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON BOTH USERS AND NON-USERS. FEATURING INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS IN A DRAMATIZED STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO LOSES HER FATHER TO LUNG CANCER, THIS PROGRAM IS A SOBERING INFORMATIVE AND PERSUASIVE PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES, LAWS, AND SHORT AND LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THIS KILLER PRODUCT. 

SELF ESTEEM AND IDENTITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE                 DVD FORMAT                         DV508299

2007                NJCCS 2.2                    27 min.                    VEA, INC.                        J

IN THIS PROGRAM WE EXAMINE HOW WE DEVELOP OUR OWN IDENTITY, WHAT INFLUENCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR IDENTITY AND THE KEY FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SELF ESTEEM. A FANTASTIC PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS AND EDUCATES STUDENTS IN THE FACE OF A POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL CULTURAL FORCE. 

NOT EVERYONE IS "DOING IT." MEET TEENS WHO HAVE CHOSEN ABSTINENCE AND OTHERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE DEMANDS OF PARENTHOOD. 

THE FAMILIAR CHILDREN'S STORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FOOD FALLS RIGHT OUT OF THE SKY. WILL IT BE FUN? WILL IT BE MESSY? BASED ON THE BOOK BY JUDI BARRETT. 

EGGS MARK THE SPOT                                                                                 VT508261                 VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                        13 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

PAULINE IS A VERY CREATIVE HEN. BY STUDYING AN IMAGE INTENTLY, SHE CAN LAY AN EGG WITH THE IMAGE ON IT. SUDDENLY HER COPIES OF FAMOUS PAINTINGS ARE IN DEMAND. WHEN A THIEF STEALS HER FAVORITE, SHE TRIES TO HELP THE POLICE SOLVE THE CRIME. BASED ON THE BOOK BY MARY JANE AUCH. 

GARDENER, THE                                                     VT508262                             VHS

1998                    NJCCS 3.5                    12 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

IT'S THE 1930'S AND WHEN LYDIA GRACE'S FAMILY CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET, SHE'S PACKED ON A TRAIN WITH HER POCKETS AND BAGS FULL OF SEEDS TO LIVE WITH HER GLOOMY UNCLE JIM - A BAKER IN THE CITY. LYDIA GRACE DOESN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT BAKING BREAD BUT SHE MAKES UP FOR IT WITH HER GREEN THUMB. SHE WANTS JUST ONE THING- TO MAKE UNCLE JIM SMILE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY SARAH STEWART. 

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS                                                         VT508283                             VHS

                                NJCCS 3.5                        93 min.                                LIBRARY VIDEO                    IJ

INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY, A YOUNG NATIVE AMERICAN GIRL NAMED KARANA, AND HER BROTHER ARE MAROONED ON A DESOLATE ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA. A VILLAINOUS SEA CAPTAIN LANDS ON THE ISLAND BRINGING WITH HIM DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. BASED ON THE NOVEL BY SCOTT O'DELL. 

A YOUNG AMISH GIRL, HANNAH, WRITES IN HER JOURNAL ABOUT HER FIRST VISIT TO THE BIG CITY, CHICAGO. WHAT A DIFFERENCE FROM HER QUIET COUNTRY HOME! BASED ON THE BOOK BY SARAH STEWART. 

MOP TOP                                 VT508264                                         VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                            10 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

MOPPY WAS NAMED FOR HIS LONG, UNKEMPT HAIR. HE KEEPS PUTTING OFF THAT INEVITABLE TRIP TO MR. BARBEROLI'S BARBER SHOP. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DON FREEMAN. 

OX-CART MAN                                                         VT508265                                     VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                        8 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

DESCRIBES THE DAY-TO-DAY LIFE THROUGHOUT THE CHANGING SEASONS OF THE OX-CART MAN AND HIS FAMILY IN NEW ENGLAND IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DONALD HALL. 

POULETTE THE HEN WANTS TO BE A BALLERINA. WHILE THE OTHER HENS SCRATCH IN THE GARDEN, SHE PRACTICES HER TWIRLS. WHEN A FOX DISGUISED AS A TALENT AGENT CONVINCES HER TO APPEAR IN A NEW PRODUCTION, SHE IS TOO STAR-STRUCK TO BE SUSPICIOUS. WHEN HE REVEALS HIS TRUE COLORS, SHE MUST THINK FAST ON HER TIPTOED-FEET. BASED ON THE BOOK BY MARY JANE AUCH. 

PICKLES TO PITTSBURGH                                             VT508267                             VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                    14 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

A SEQUEL TO CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS. THE TOWN OF CHEWANDSWALLOW HAS COPED WITH THE RAIN OF FOOD FROM THE SKY AND DEVELOPED THE FALLING FOOD COMPANY TO SEND FOOD TO HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. BASED ON THE BOOK BY JUDI BARRETT. 

A YOUNG BOY IMAGINES WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO HAVE A RAINBOW OF HIS OWN TO PLAY WITH. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DON FREEMAN. 

WILL IT SNOW? A CHILD'S DREAM ISN'T SO ROSY FOR THE GROWNUPS. IS THAT A SNOWFLAKE? THE WONDER OF A SNOWFALL. BASED ON THE BOOK BY URI SHULEVITZ. 

WHALES                                                                 VT508271                             VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                    13 min.                LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

A DELIGHTFUL INTRODUCTION TO WHALES. BASED ON THE BOOK BY GAIL GIBBONS.

THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES THE SMALLEST, BUT MOST IMPORTANT UNITS OF LIFE- CELLS. IT BEGINS BY HIGHLIGHTING THE CELL THEORY, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES THAT LED TO ITS DEVELOPMENT. COMMON CELL PARTS ARE ILLUSTRATED THROUGH LIVE ANIMATION AS ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CELLS, INCLUDING PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS. THE VIDEO ALSO EXPLORES ESSENTIAL CELL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ENERGY CONVERSION AND REPRODUCTION. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE, ANIMAL CELL, CELL MEMBRANE, NUCLEUS, CYTOPLASM, PLANT CELL, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, CHLOROPLASTS AND ORGANELLES. 

METEOROLOGY, ONCE THE SIMPLE STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC EVENTS SUCH AS STORMS, HURRICANES, TORNADOES AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES, HAS GROWN IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THIS SCIENCE NOW INCLUDES SUCH DISCIPLINES AS ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, CLIMATOLOGY AND GLOBAL WARMING. THIS PROGRAM DEFINES CLIMATES, AND PRESENTS THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CLIMATES AND BIOMES, CLIMATES AND PEOPLE, AND DESCRIBES THE SIX MAJOR CLIMATE TYPES. WEATHER EXTREMES AND HOW THEY PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN EACH CLIMATE TYPE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. (INCLUDE SPANISH SUBTITLES) (CORE METEOROLOGY series) 

COMPLEX ANIMALS [CC]                                                        VT508346                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.6                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                I

THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS ON EARTH, RANGING FROM SIMPLE ANIMALS, SUCH AS SPONGES AND WORMS, TO MORE COMPLEX ANIMALS. THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES COMPLEX ANIMALS, SPECIFICALLY THE MAJOR VERTEBRATE GROUPS: FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS. STUDENTS LEARN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH VERTEBRATE GROUP. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF VERTEBRATES ARE SHOWN TO ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPLEX ANIMALS. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: VERTEBRAE, BACKBONE, GILLS, ECTOTHERM, FINS, METAMORPHOSIS, EGGS, SCALES, FEATHERS AND ENDOTHERM. 

CONSERVATION                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV508325

2008                NJCCS 5.1                    23 min.                        FILM IDEAS                            IJS

WITH A GROWING WORLD POPULATION, PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE OPTIMUM USE, AND NOT ABUSE, OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS A COMPASSIONATE IDEA. WHETHER IT'S RECLAIMING THE DESERT IN CHINA OR HARVESTING WATER IN KENYA, STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION. PRESERVING BY CONSERVING, WHAT AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT. (GREEN MATTERS series) 

CORE ASTRONOMY EXAMINES THE KEY POINTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRONOMY, BEGINNING WITH GREEK ASTRONOMER PTOLEMY'S EARTH CENTERED PARADIGM TO NICOLAS COPERNICUS'S INTRODUCTION OF A SUN CENTERED SOLAR SYSTEM, AND ISAAC NEWTON'S THREE LAWS OF MOTION. IT THEN EXAMINES THE DISCOVERY OF NEPTUNE, EINSTEIN'S THEORIES OF SPECIAL AND GENERAL RELATIVITY, HUBBLE'S EXPANDING UNIVERSE AND THE DISCOVERIES OF QUASARS, WHITE DWARFS, NEUTRON STARS, PULSARS AND BLACK HOLES AND FINALLY ENDS WITH ASTRONOMY'S MODERN FRONTIERS. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) 

CORE CHEMISTRY                                                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508302

2007                    NJCCS 5.8                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JS

NO SCIENCE IS MORE AT THE CORE OF EVERY TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS THE SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE LIVING ON THE PLANET TODAY THAN CHEMISTRY. CHEMISTRY IS AT THE BASE OF THE FOODS, MEDICINES, FUELS AND MATERIALS THAT ARE THE HALLMARKS OF MODERN LIFE. CORE CHEMISTRY PRESENTS HOW EACH BRANCH OF CHEMISTRY- PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY-EVOLVED FROM A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES AND LAWS OF CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) 

CORE GEOLOGY                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                                        DV508303

2007                    NJCCS 5.10                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                    JS

THROUGHOUT HISTORY THE RISE AND FALL OF CIVILIZATION HAS BEEN PROPELLED BY THE ABUNDANCE AND SCARCITY OF VALUED RESOURCES. AT NO TIME HAS THIS BEEN TRUER THAN IN THE 21ST CENTURY. WHETHER IT IS THE SEARCH FOR OIL OR SILICONE TO MAKE MICROCHIPS OR URANIUM TO RUN POWER PLANTS, THE SEARCH IS DIRECTED BY GEOLOGISTS. IN CORE GEOLOGY, THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THIS MOST CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE ARE LAID OUT IN A LOGICAL ORDER, INCLUDING THE MEANING OF THE FOSSIL RECORD. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) 

CORE METEOROLOGY (SERIES)

· DV508304        ATMOSPHERE DVD FORMAT

· DV508305        CLIMATE DVD FORMAT

· DV508306        WEATHER DVD FORMAT

THE PLANETS CLOSEST TO THE SUN, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE INNER PLANETS, ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS VIDEO. COLORFUL ANIMATIONS AS WELL AS IMAGES CAPTURED BY SPACE PROBES, ILLUSTRATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AND MARS. THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANETS REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN ARE DISCUSSED. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE FEATURES THAT MAKE EARTH UNIQUE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: SUN, ORBIT, REVOLVE, GRAVITY, INERTIA, ROTATION, AXIS, ATMOSPHERE, AND SPACECRAFT. 

ECO FRIENDLY                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                DV508323            

2008                        NJCCS 5.1                        23 min.                            FILM IDEAS                    IJS

WHEN IT COMES TO THE ENVIRONMENT EACH PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE, EACH PERSON LEAVES A MARK. DECIDING HOW TO LIGHTEN ONE'S FOOTPRINT IS USUALLY AN INDIVIDUAL DECISION, BUT THESE DECISIONS HAVE A COLLECTIVE OUTCOME. CHOOSING THE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY APPROACH TO LIFE IS WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT. WE'LL HOP THE GLOBE TO LEARN ABOUT "GREEN" WEDDINGS, CONSTRUCTING "GREEN" BUILDINGS AND EVEN EFFORTS TO TURN THE LOWLY TOILET JUST A SHADE GREENER. (GREEN MATTERS series) 

ELECTRICITY [CC]                                           VT508348                                 VHS

2008                NJCCS 5.9                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                    I

THIS VIDEO EXPLORES THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY. EASY-TO-FOLLOW ANIMATIONS ILLUSTRATE THE CONCEPT OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND ELECTRICAL CURRENT. EXAMPLES OF WAYS WE USE ELECTRICITY ARE CITED. STATIC ELECTRICITY AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN CREATING LIGHTNING IS ALSO DESCRIBED. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: PROTONS, ELECTRONS, REPEL, ATTRACT, CHARGES, CHARGED OBJECTS, ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE, CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR. 

ENDANGERED SPECIES                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                                        DV508324

2008                NJCCS 5.1,5.6                23 min.                    FILM IDEAS                    IJS

FROM TIBET TO ARGENTINA AND MANY PLACES IN-BETWEEN THIS ENCOMPASSING LOOK AT ENDANGERED SPECIES OFFERS INSIGHT INTO THE PLIGHT AND HOPE FOR MANY OF OUR PLANET'S ANIMALS. ALONG THE WAY WE'LL SEARCH FOR SPECIES NOW BELIEVED EXTINCT, SUCH AS THE YANGTZE DOLPHIN OF CHINA, TO MORE PROMISING EFFORTS IN HUNGARY FOR REPOPULATING THE RARE WHITE RHINO. (GREEN MATTERS series) 

ENERGY RULES! THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND MOMENTUM                         DVD FORMAT                         DV508285

2006                    NJCCS 5.9                    22 min.                VEA, INC.                        JS

UNDERPINNING THE WHOLE OF PHYSICS ARE THE TWO LAWS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND MOMENTUM. THIS PROGRAM EXAMINES THE MANY FORMS OF ENERGY, MOMENTUM AND HOW THEY ARE RELATED. STUDENTS ARE TAKEN THROUGH APPROPRIATE CALCULATIONS AND INTRODUCED TO THE VARIOUS CONCEPTS RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND MOMENTUM. 

THIS VIDEO INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE ENVIRONMENT PLAYS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ARE HIGHLIGHTED, WITH A FOCUS ON POLLUTION AND GLOBAL WARMING. THE VIDEO EXPLAINS HOW THESE PROBLEMS IMPACT THE HEALTH OF OUR PLANET AND ITS INHABITANTS. FINALLY, THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY IS DISCUSSED. ADDITIONAL CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL EXTINCTION, RESOURCE DEPLETION, OVERCONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES, FOSSIL FUELS, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES. 

EXPLORING ENERGY [CC]                    VT508350                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.9                    14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING            I

EVERY DAY WE USE MANY TYPES OF ENERGY TO ACCOMPLISH DIFFERENT TASKS. THIS PROGRAM USES REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY, AND TO DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY, INCLUDING MECHANICAL, THERMAL, CHEMICAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC, SOUND, AND NUCLEAR ENERGY. ENERGY CONVERSIONS, IN WHICH ENERGY CHANGES FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. 

EXPLORING FOSSILS [CC]                            VT508351                         VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.6                        14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING            I

IN THIS VIDEO, STUDENTS LEARN WHY FOSSILS ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "WINDOWS TO THE PAST". THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSSIL FORMATION ARE IDENTIFIED. VIVID FOOTAGE AND ANIMATIONS OF VARIOUS FOSSILS HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOSSIL PRESERVATION, INCLUDING PETRIFICATION, IMPRINTS, MOLDS AND CASTS, FREEZING, AMBER FOSSILIZATION, AND PRESERVATION IN TAR PITS. FINALLY, VARIOUS WAYS WE USE FOSSILS ARE DISCUSSED. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: CEMENT, FOSSIL FUELS, PALEONTOLOGY, PRESERVED REMAINS, SEDIMENTS, PALEONTOLOGIST, AND LIMESTONE. 

USING COLORFUL ANIMATIONS, THIS VIDEO EXPLORES THE FASCINATING CHARACTERISTICS OF FLUIDS. PRESSURE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BEHAVIOR OF FLUIDS IS EMPHASIZED. BERNOULI'S AND PASCAL'S PRINCIPLES ARE HIGHLIGHTED, OFFERING REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF BOTH. FINALLY, DENSITY AND ITS EFFECT ON BUOYANCY ARE EXPLORED. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: HYDRAULIC DEVICES, PARTICLES, DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE, AIR PRESSURE AND BUOYANT FORCE. 

THE MOST POWERFUL GEOLOGIC FORCE ON THE PLANET- GLACIERS. GLACIERS CAN DOMINATE AN ENTIRE CONTINENT...CAN RESHAPE A CONTINENT'S SURFACE FEATURES IN THE BLINK OF A GEOLOGIC EYE...ALL THE SPECTACULAR MOUNTAIN PEAKS THAT INSPIRE US HAVE BEEN SHAPED BY GLACIERS. INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING GLACIAL EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) 

GLOBAL TECTONICS: COMPETING THEORIES                             DVD FORMAT                         DV508292

2006                        NJCCS 5.10                        22 min.                        VEA, INC.                        JS

THROUGH DRAMATIZATION AND ANIMATED GRAPHICS, THIS PROGRAM CLEARLY EXPLAINS CURRENT THEORIES REGARDING THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH, AND HOW THE CONTINENTS CAME TO BE IN THEIR CURRENT POSITIONS. IT EXPLORES THE HISTORY BEHIND THE WIDELY ACCEPTED THEORY OF TECTONIC PLATES, INVOLVING CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND SEA FLOOR SPREADING AND THEN EXAMINES THE ALTERNATIVE THEORY OF GLOBAL EXPANSION. 

GREEN MATTERS (SERIES)

· DV508323        ECO FRIENDLY DVD FORMAT

· DV508324        ENDANGERED SPECIES DVD FORMAT

· DV508325        CONSERVATION DVD FORMAT

· DV508326        POLLUTION DVD FORMAT

· DV508327        RECYCLING DVD FORMAT

INVESTIGATING EARTH'S NATURAL RESOURCES [CC]                                    VT508354                         VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.9,5.10                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                    I

THIS VIDEO MAKES STUDENTS AWARE OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE NATURAL RESOURCES PLAY IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. IT BEGINS BY DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES, OFFERING EXAMPLES OF BOTH. IT ALSO IDENTIFIES DIFFERENT TYPES OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING LAND, AIR AND WATER RESOURCES. EXAMPLES OF NON-RENEWABLE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. FINALLY, PROBLEMS WITH NATURAL RESOURCES ARE DISCUSSED. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: FOSSIL FUELS, CONTAMINATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, WIND ENERGY, SOLAR ENERGY, AND MORE. 

LANDFORMS [CC]                                    VT508355                                 VHS

2008                            NJCCS 5.10                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

EARTH'S LANDSCAPE IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL FEATURES REFERRED TO AS LANDFORMS. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAJOR LANDFORMS ARE ILLUSTRATED THROUGH THE USE OF DRAMATIC FOOTAGE FROM NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING THE GRAND CANYON, INTERIOR PLAINS, AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. EARTH'S WATER FEATURES ARE ALSO DEPICTED. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: PLAIN, RELIEF, INTERIOR PLAIN, COASTAL PLAIN, PLATEAU, MOUNTAIN, HILL, VALLEY, CANYON, BEACH, DUNE, SEA CLIFF, SEA STACK, OCEAN, LAKE, BAY, RIVER AND CREEK. 

LIFE AFTER OIL: THE NEW ENERGY ALTERNATIVES                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508322

2007                    NJCCS 5.1,5.12                    30 min.                AMBROSE VIDEO                    JS

OUR GREATEST CHALLENGE IN THE FUTURE IS TO REPLACE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS-OIL AND COAL-WITH ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY. THE SOLUTIONS ARE WITHIN OUR REACH. BUT, WE MUST REFINE AND ADOPT THE ENERGY SOURCES THAT ALREADY EXIST IN THE LABORATORY. LIFE AFTER OIL: THE NEW ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ILLUSTRATES HOW THIS GOAL CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND PERSEVERANCE. THE CHAPTERS INCLUDE: WIND POWER; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN FUEL; ETHANOL; BIOMASS AND SOLAR. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) 

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING WE EAT, TOUCH AND SEE CONTAINS ORGANISMS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE. THIS VIDEO EXPLORES THE FASCINATING WORLD OF MICROSCOPIC LIFE. IT BEGINS BY DISCUSSING VIRUSES AND EXPLAINING HOW THEY CAUSE DISEASE. BACTERIAL CELLS ARE DESCRIBED, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANT ROLES THEY PLAY ON EARTH. THE VIDEO PAYS SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PROTISTS, COMPARING THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANT-LIKE, ANIMAL-LIFE, AND FUNGUS-LIKE PROTISTS. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: MICROSCOPE, VACCINE, MONERAN, DECOMPOSITION, AMOEBA, PHYTOPLANKTON, YEAST, ALGAE AND PROTOZOA. 

MINERALS [CC]                                                VT508357                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.10                                    14 min.                VISUAL LEARNING            I

THIS PROGRAM COVERS THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF MINERALS, WHILE EXPLORING THE ROLES MINERALS PLAY IN OUR LIVES. CRYSTAL STRUCTURES, WHICH MAKE UP MINERALS, ARE ILLUSTRATED AS ARE EXAMPLES OF THE WIDE RANGE OF MINERALS. FOOTAGE FROM AROUND THE WORLD DEMONSTRATES THE PROCESSES BY WHICH MINERALS FORM. STUDENTS WILL ALSO SEE HOW DIFFERENT PROPERTIES CAN BE EASILY USED TO IDENTIFY MINERALS . IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: CRYSTAL, ELEMENT , COMPOUND, PROPERTY, HARDNESS, COLOR, STREAK, LUSTER, DENSITY, MAGMA, EVAPORATION, SOLUTION AND GEMSTONES. 

BONES AND MUSCLES, WHICH ENABLE THE BODY TO MOVE AND CARRY OUT ITS EVERYDAY FUNCTIONS, ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM. EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND ANATOMICAL ANIMATIONS DEPICT DIFFERENT BONES AND JOINTS FOUND IN THE BODY. THE THREE PRIMARY TYPES OF MUSCLES-SMOOTH, CARDIAC AND SKELETAL- ARE DISCUSSED, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THEIR ROLES WITHIN THE BODY. TIPS FOR PROTECTING MUSCLES AND BONES ARE ALSO OFFERED. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: CARTILAGE, LIGAMENTS, INVOLUNTARY AND VOLUNTARY MUSCLES AND TENDONS. 

NATURE OF WAVES, THE [CC]                            VT508364                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.9                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

WHEN WE THINK OF WAVES, WE OFTEN THINK OF THE OCEAN OR ANOTHER LARGE BODY OF WATER. IN THIS VIDEO, STUDENTS LEARN THAT WAVES ARE ALL AROUND US AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE SOUNDS WE HEAR AND THE LIGHT WE SEE. REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES ARE USED TO EXPLAIN HOW WAVES MOVE AND TRAVEL THROUGH DIFFERENT MEDIUMS. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WAVES, AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, ARE DISCUSSED. THE PROGRAM ALSO EMPHASIZES IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF WAVES, INCLUDING AMPLITUDE, FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: ENERGY, TRANSVERSE WAVE AND MORE. 

NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS [CC]                                VT508359                         VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.6                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                I

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS? THE QUESTION IS ADDRESSED THROUGH VIDEO SHOT AT LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, CANADIAN ROCKIES, MOJAVE DESERT, AND FLORIDA EVERGLADES. THE PROGRAM BEGINS BY DISCUSSING THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO LIVING THINGS. NEXT, SOME OF THE NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS ARE HIGHLIGHTED, INCLUDING THE NEED FOR LIVING SPACE, FOOD, WATER, AIR AND PROPER TEMPERATURE. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: CELL, METABOLISM, MOVEMENT, STIMULI, REPRODUCTION, HABITAT, AND HOMEOSTASIS. 

THIS PROGRAM DEALS WITH HOW PETROLEUM IS FORMED, ITS PROPERTIES AND USES. THE PROGRAM TAKES AN IN- DEPTH LOOK AT HOW PETROLEUM (A MIXTURE) IS REFINED INTO FRACTIONS AND HOW THESE FRACTIONS CAN BE CHANGED TO HAVE MORE USEFUL PROPERTIES. VARIOUS CRACKING AND REFORMING PROCESSES ARE INVESTIGATED SHOWING RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS. 

PLATE TECTONICS IN ACTION [CC]                                                VT508360                             VHS

2008                        NJCCS 5.10                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

THE FASCINATING GEOLOGIC PROCESSES OF MOUNTAIN BUILDING, SEA FLOOR SPREADING AND VOLCANOES ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE POWER OF PLATE TECTONICS. FOOTAGE FROM ICELAND, THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND CRATER LAKE HELP VIEWERS UNDERSTAND THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS. COLORFUL ANIMATIONS ILLUSTRATE THE MOVEMENT OF TECTONIC PLATES AND THE ROLE THIS PLAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOLOGIC FEATURES. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT, MID-OCEAN RIDGE, PLATE BOUNDARIES, SUBDUCTION, CONVERGENT BOUNDARY, DIVERGENT BOUNDARY, AND TRANSFORM FAULT. 

ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD, THE AIR, GROUND, DRINKING WATER, ECOSYSTEMS AND EVEN MAN-MADE STRUCTURES, ARE IMPACTED BY THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF POLLUTION. IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN NEED OF SOME SERIOUS SOLUTIONS. THIS GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE TOPIC OF POLLUTION TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WHERE AND WHAT, ALONG WITH THE WHEN AND HOW, OF THIS THREATENING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. (GREEN MATTERS series) 

RECYCLING                                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV508327

2008                    NJCCS 5.1                    23 min.                    FILM IDEAS                    IJS

AS THE WORLD'S GARBAGE PILES GROW TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS, MANY PEOPLE AND INDUSTRIES ARE FINDING NEW USES FOR OLD THINGS. IN MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, LOCAL WOMEN ARE RUNNING A THRIVING BUSINESS REPURPOSING OLD NEWSPAPERS INTO FASHIONABLE ACCESSORIES CREATING A WORLDWIDE DEMAND. IN THE U.S., RECYCLING E-WASTE IS BIG BUSINESS AS PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS CONSIDER IMPORTANT WAYS TO REDUCE THEIR TOXIC IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. IT BEGS THE QUESTION: SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (GREEN MATTERS series) 

SIMPLE ANIMALS [CC]                                    VT508362                     VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.6                    14 min.                VISUAL LEARNING        I

STUDENTS EXPLORE THE FASCINATING WORLD OF INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS. LIVE-ACTION FOOTAGE CONVEYS BASIC FEATURES OF THE MAJOR INVERTEBRATE GROUPS. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE BODY STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF SIMPLE ANIMALS. THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF INVERTEBRATES ARE ADDRESSED: PORIFERANS, CNIDARIANS, PLATYHELMINTHES, NEMATODES,  ANNELIDS, ARTHROPODS, AND ECHINODERMS. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: BACKBONE, SPONGE, SEA ANEMONE, RADIAL SYMMETRY, PLANARIA, EARTHWORM, BILATERAL SYMMETRY, EXOSKELETON, SEGMENTED BODY, AND JOINTED APPENDAGES. 

USING CRISP IMAGES AND LIFE-LIKE ANIMATION, THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE INTRIGUING REALM OF STARS AND GALAXIES. THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF STARS AND GALAXIES ARE DISCUSSED. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE FEATURES OF STARS INCLUDING SIZE, TEMPERATURE AND BRIGHTNESS. THE LIFE CYCLE OF A STAR IS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED, AS ARE THE TOOLS USED BY ASTRONOMERS TO STUDY SPACE. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: UNIVERSE, TELESCOPE, SATELLITES, CONSTELLATIONS, STAR COLOR, SPECTRUM, GAS, LIGHT-YEAR, AND BLACK HOLE. 

2008                    NJCCS 5.10                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                I

THE CONTINUOUS PROCESS BY WHICH WATER MOVES THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT VIA THE WATER CYCLE IS EXPLORED. FOOTAGE ILLUSTRATES HOW THE SUN DRIVES THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE WATER CYCLE. COLORFUL, DESCRIPTIVE ANIMATIONS ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESSES OF EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, AND PRECIPITATION. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: TRANSPIRATION, OCEANS, CLOUDS, WATER DROPLETS, RAIN, SNOW, HAIL, AND SLEET. 

METEOROLOGY, ONCE THE SIMPLE STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC EVENTS SUCH AS STORMS, HURRICANES, TORNADOES AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES, HAS GROWN IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THIS SCIENCE NOW INCLUDES SUCH DISCIPLINES AS ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, CLIMATOLOGY AND GLOBAL WARMING. THIS PROGRAM PRESENTS THE PRINCIPLES OF WEATHER DYNAMICS, HOW WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MEASURED, HOW COMPUTER MODELS ARE USED TO PREDICT THE WEATHER, THE SPECIAL ROLE OF MOISTURE IN PRODUCING WEATHER PHENOMENA AND THE IMPACT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (CORE METEOROLOGY series) 

WEATHERING AND EROSION [CC]                                                    VT508366                     VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.10                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                I

THIS PROGRAM ILLUSTRATES THE EVERYDAY, REAL-LIFE PROCESS OF WEATHERING AND EROSION. EROSION, THE PROCESS BY WHICH MATERIALS ARE TRANSPORTED FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, IS ADDRESSED VIA ACTION ORIENTED FOOTAGE. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: MECHANICAL WEATHERING, LANDSLIDES, ABRASION, FREEZING, THAWING, CHEMICAL WEATHERING, OXIDATION, ACID RAIN, MOVING WATER, WIND AND GLACIERS. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) 

A HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT (SERIES)                DVD format
· DV508313  AMERICAN INDIANS POPULATE THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT/GOLDEN AGE OF ANCIENT AMERICAN INDIANS
· DV508314  GREAT TRANSITION, THE/RESISTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE DVD FORMAT
· DV508315  NEW INDIAN LEADERS, THE/PLAINS INDIANS WAR DVD FORMAT
· DV508316  EMERGENCE OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN HERO, THE/ AMERICAN INDIAN RENAISSANCE DVD FORMAT
 

HAD THEY BEEN MADE OF STONE, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN AMONG THE GREATEST WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. THESE WERE THE PYRAMIDS AND EFFIGY EARTHWORKS BY THE MOUND BUILDING CULTURES OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS THE STORY OF THE 3000-YEAR NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION THAT CULMINATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITIES THAT RIVALED ANY ON THE PLANET WHEN COLUMBUS LANDED IN THE NEW WORLD. DVD FORMAT (ANCIENT HISTORY series)

AMERICAN INDIANS (SERIES)

· VT508330   AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST

· VT508331   AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE WEST

· VT508332   AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE PLAINS

· VT508333   AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE WOODLANDS

· VT508334   TRADITIONAL STORIES OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS

AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE PLAINS [CC]                            VT508332                 VHS

THE AMERICAN VIEW OF HOLDING LAND WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE EUROPEAN SETTLERS THAT WOULD CROSS THE GREAT PLAINS. IN THIS VIDEO, STUDENTS WILL MEET THE TRIBES THAT FOLLOWED THE AMERICAN BUFFALO AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR NOMADIC WAY OF LIFE WAS CHANGED BY LAND OWNERSHIP. THEY WILL UNDERSTAND HOW TREATIES AFFECTED LAND USE AND THE ABILITY TO SURVIVE OF MANY TRIBES OF AMERICAN INDIANS. THE CONCEPT OF TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY IS ALSO INTRODUCED. STUDENTS WILL SEE THE POVERTY OF SOME TRIBES AND BE INSPIRED BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BILLY MILLS. (AMERICAN INDIANS series)

AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST [CC]                VT508330                 VHS

FROM THE ANCIENT MOUNDS OF THE HOHOKAM TO TODAY'S NAVAJO RESERVATION, THE LARGEST RESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES, THE SOUTHWEST IS RICH WITH AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE. STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER THE ADVANCED BUILDING STYLES AND UNIQUE FARMING AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE AND THEIR ANCIENT ANCESTORS. NAVAJO SAND PAINTINGS AND HOPI KATSINA DOLLS ARE SHOWN IN A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE MANNER. STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE GOVERNMENT POLICY OF ASSIMILATION WHEN THEY HEAR THE STORY OF INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS AND WILL BE INSPIRED BY AMERICAN INDIAN ARTISTS AND DOCTORS. (AMERICAN INDIANS series)

AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE WEST [CC]                VT508331                             VHS

FIRST CONTACT WITH AMERICAN INDIANS OUT WEST CAME ON MANY FRONTS; THE SPANISH ENCOUNTERED THE CHUMASH ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST. CENTURIES LATER FRENCH FUR TRADERS MET THE NEZ PERCE ON THE NORTHWESTERN PLATEAUS. IN THIS VIDEO, STUDENTS WILL UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES OF THE MAKAH WARRIORS IN AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG. THEY WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE UNIQUE WAY OF LIFE OF THE MIWOK TRIBE AND DISCOVER THE IMPACT OF THE GOLD RUSH OF 1849 ON THEM AND ALL THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF CALIFORNIA. THE CONCEPT OF TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN TODAY'S AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONS IS ALSO INCLUDED. (AMERICAN INDIANS series)

AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE WOODLANDS [CC]                VT508333        

COOPERATION AND CONFLICT WERE A PART OF AMERICAN INDIAN LIFE AMONG THE WOODLAND PEOPLES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE IROQUOIS PEOPLE AND TRIBES LIKE THE CHEROKEE AND THE OJIBWE EACH ADAPTED TO THEIR UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCED THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES OF THE WOODLAND INDIANS AND SEE THEIR ROLE IN THE BIRTH OF THE U.S. THE VIDEO COVERS THE EARLY TREATIES, EVEN THE TREATY OF PARIS, AS WELL AS THE TRAIL OF TEARS AND THE INDIAN RELOCATION ACT OF 1830. (AMERICAN INDIANS series)

AMERICAN INDIANS POPULATE THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT/GOLDEN AGE OF ANCIENT AMERICAN    INDIANS [CC]                    DV508313                         DVD

HOST TYLER CHRISTOPHER CHRONICLES THE SURVIVAL OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN SPITE OF OPPRESSIVE WARS AND DESTRUCTION THAT ATTEMPTED, BUT DID NOT SUCCEED IN REMOVING THE AMERICAN INDIANS FROM THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR FUTURE. THIS STORY TELLS OF INDIVIDUAL AMERICAN INDIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD. (THIS IS DISC 1 OF 4 DISCS) SEE ALSO DISC 2-DV508314; DISC 3-DV508315; DISC 4- DV508316 (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (A HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT series)

ANCIENT BRITAIN: STONEHENGE TO CELTIC IRON AGE FORTS                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                DV508309

THIS PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE INCREDIBLE SAGA OF A GLORIOUS 7000-YEAR EVOLUTION OF ANCIENT BRITAIN'S PEOPLE- FROM THE EARLIEST STONE AGE CLANS, TO THE BUILDERS OF STONEHENGE, TO THE FORMATION OF BRONZE AGE TRIBES AND THE FOUNDING OF IRON AGE HILL FORTS, ALL LEADING TO THE CASTLE-BUILDING KINGS AND QUEENS AND KNIGHTS THAT WE RECOGNIZE TODAY. DVD FORMAT (ANCIENT HISTORY series)

ANCIENT HISTORY (SERIES)

· DV508307    AMERICA'S PREHISTORIC CIVILIZATIONS: THE MOUND BUILDERS DVD FORMAT

· DV508308    ANCIENT PUEBLO PEOPLE: THE ANASAZI DVD FORMAT

· DV508309    ANCIENT BRITAIN: STONEHENGE TO CELTIC IRON AGE FORTS DVD FORMAT

· DV508310    GREEK ACCOMPLISHMENTS DVD FORMAT

· DV508312    INCAS, THE DVD FORMAT

ANCIENT HISTORY: ROME REEXAMINED (SERIES)

· DV508318    RISE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC, THE DVD FORMAT

· DV508319    MILITARY TRIUMPHS AND THE DEATH OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC DVD FORMAT

· DV508320    RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE DVD FORMAT

ANCIENT PUEBLO PEOPLE: THE ANASAZI             DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508308

THEY STAND TODAY MUCH AS THEIR BUILDERS LEFT THEM 500 YEARS AGO. THESE ARE THE CITIES OF THE ANASAZI, THE ANCIENT PUEBLO PEOPLE OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THEIR HISTORY IS THE HISTORY 0F HOW A CIVILIZATION, AGAINST ALL ODDS, BECAME SO SUCCESSFUL AT AGRICULTURE THEY WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE A LEISURE SOCIETY CAPABLE OF NOT ONLY BUILDING THESE INCREDIBLE CITIES, BUT ALSO PRODUCING SOME OF THE GREATEST POTTERY, ROCK ART AND TRADING NETWORKS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. HOW THE ANASAZI DID THIS IS ONE OF THE GREAT MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT HISTORY. (ANCIENT HISTORY series)

HOST TYLER CHRISTOPHER CHRONICLES THE SURVIVAL OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN SPITE OF OPPRESSIVE WARS AND DESTRUCTION THAT ATTEMPTED, BUT DID NOT SUCCEED IN REMOVING THE AMERICAN INDIANS FROM THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR FUTURE. THIS STORY TELLS OF INDIVIDUAL AMERICAN INDIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD. (THIS IS DISC 4 OF 4 DISCS) ALSO AVAILABLE DISC 1-DV508313; DISC 2-DV508314; DISC 3-DV508315 (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (A HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT series) 

EXPLORING COMMUNITIES (SERIES)

· VT508336        EXPLORING COMMUNITIES AND THEIR WORKERS

· VT508337        EXPLORING COMMUNITIES ALIKE AND DIFFERENT

· VT508338        EXPLORING COMMUNITIES LONG AGO

· VT508339        EXPLORING COMMUNITIES' RULES AND LAWS

· VT508340        EXPLORING COMMUNITIES AND GEOGRAPHY

EXPLORING COMMUNITIES ALIKE AND DIFFERENT                             VT508337                         VHS

2007                NJCCS 6.8                12 min.                    100% EDUC. VIDEO                        P

HOW IS A RURAL COMMUNITY DIFFERENT FROM A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY? WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO CITIES AND SUBURBAN AREAS SHARE? THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES THAT MAKE COMMUNITIES UNIQUE. YOUNGSTERS VISIT A VARIETY OF HOMES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND LEARN WHAT OTHER TYPES OF BUILDINGS MAKE UP A COMMUNITY. (EXPLORING COMMUNITIES series) 

EXPLORING COMMUNITIES AND GEOGRAPHY                             VT508340                             VHS

2007                    NJCCS 6.8                    7 min.                    100% EDUC. VIDEO                    P

WHETHER STUDENTS LIVE NEAR AN OCEAN, THE MOUNTAINS OR THE DESERT, THIS EXCITING PROGRAM WILL SHOW THEM HOW THE GEOGRAPHY SHAPES AND MOLDS THE DAILY LIFE AND ECONOMICS OF A COMMUNITY. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT LAND FORMATION AS WELL AS DIFFERENT REGIONS AND CLIMATES. (EXPLORING COMMUNITIES series) 

EXPLORING COMMUNITIES AND THEIR WORKERS                     VT508336                             VHS

2007                    NJCCS 6.8                    9 min.                    100% EDUC. VIDEO                    P

FROM FIREMAN AND POSTAL WORKERS TO MECHANICS AND BANKERS, THIS PROGRAM HELPS KIDS UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE IN A COMMUNITY WORK, AND HOW THAT WORK PROVIDES PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEED AND WANT. BASIC ECONOMIC CONCEPTS ARE ILLUSTRATED AND EXPLAINED THROUGH DAILY ACTIVITIES IN THE HOME AND THE COMMUNITY. SHOWS WORKERS DOING DIFFERENT JOBS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOORS. (EXPLORING COMMUNITIES series) 

EXPLORING COMMUNITIES LONG AGO                     VT508338                                 VHS

2007                    NJCCS 6.8                    10 min.                    100% EDUC. VIDEO            P

TAKE STUDENTS ON A JOURNEY TO EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, COLONIAL TOWNS, AND EARLY AMERICAN CITIES TO EXPLORE THE VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES AS THEY EXISTED IN THE PAST. THEY'LL LEARN HOW SCHOOLS OF THE PAST ARE DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OWN. THEY'LL DISCOVER HOW INVENTIONS IMPACTED TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IN TURN CHANGED THE FACE OF COMMUNITIES. (EXPLORING COMMUNITIES series) 

EXPLORING COMMUNITIES' RULES AND LAWS                     VT508339                     VHS

2007                NJCCS 6.8                    6 min.                    100% EDUC. VIDEO                P

THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY COMMUNITIES MAKE AND ENFORCE LAWS. STUDENTS LEARN HOW RULES ARE LINKED TO SAFETY, THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT FAIRNESS AND THAT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR BREAKING THEM. THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS SEE THAT THE RULES OF THEIR CLASSROOM COMMUNITY ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE RULES OF THEIR TOWN. (EXPLORING COMMUNITIES series) 

GREAT TRANSITION, THE/RESISTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV508314

2008                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5                    120 min.                        AMBROSE VIDEO                        JS

HOST TYLER CHRISTOPHER CHRONICLES THE SURVIVAL OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN SPITE OF OPPRESSIVE WARS AND DESTRUCTION THAT ATTEMPTED, BUT DID NOT SUCCEED IN REMOVING THE AMERICAN INDIANS FROM THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR FUTURE. THIS STORY TELLS OF INDIVIDUAL AMERICAN INDIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD. (THIS IS DISC 2 OF 4 DISCS) SEE ALSO DISC 1-DV508313; DISC 3-DV508315; DISC4-DV508316 (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (A HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT series) 

IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT ALL WESTERN ART AND SCIENCE IS BUT A FOOTNOTE TO ANCIENT GREEK ACCOMPLISHMENTS . IN THIS PROGRAM, THE STORY IS TOLD HOW GREEK THINKERS LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR ARCHITECTURE, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, MEDICINE, LITERATURE, ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, MATHEMATICS , ASTRONOMY, THEATER, AND FINALLY, THE WESTERN SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY. IT IS A HISTORY OF A SERIES OF BRILLIANT GREEK THINKERS FROM HOMER IN 700 B.C. TO PTOLEMY IN 150 A.D. DVD FORMAT (ANCIENT HISTORY series) 

GREEK CITY-STATE AND DEMOCRACY, THE                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508311

2008                NJCCS 6.4,6.6                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                        JSA

DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE GREEK CITY STATES 2,500 YEARS AGO, THE ANCIENT GREEKS GAVE TO THE WORLD SOMETHING MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS OR MATERIAL WEALTH...IT WAS THE IDEAS OF DEMOCRACY, LIBERTY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH FOR TRUTH'S SAKE. THE VIDEO GIVES THE HISTORY OF HOW A GROUP OF PEOPLE INVENTED SELF-RULE BASED ON CITIZENSHIP, AT A TIME WHEN THEY WERE SURROUNDED BY TYRANTS AND DESPOTS. THE INVENTION OF THESE CONCEPTS OF SELF- RULE AND CITIZENSHIP IS THE MOST IMPROBABLE EVENT IN ALL OF ANCIENT HISTORY. DVD FORMAT ( series) 

HOW WE ELECT OUR PRESIDENT                         VT508335                                     VHS

2008                    NJCCS 6.1                    16 min.                        100% EDUC. VIDEO                    I

THE PROGRAM TAKES KIDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE ELECTION PROCESS. THROUGH COLORFUL GRAPHICS, LIVELY ANIMATION AND LIVE-ACTION FOOTAGE THE ELECTION PROCESS IS EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE-TO-UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE. CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT POLITICAL "PLATFORMS" AND "PARTY TICKETS", AS WELL AS INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENTS THAT WILL STIMULATE CLASSROOM DISCUSSION. STUDENTS WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, POLITICAL PARTIES, HOW PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES AND PRIMARIES WORK, THE ROLE OF NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND THE VOTING PROCESS. 

INCAS, THE                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                            DV508312        

2008                    NJCCS 6.4,6.6                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JSA

SIX HUNDRED YEARS AGO, IN LESS THAN A CENTURY, THE INCA PEOPLE, LOCATED IN PRESENT-DAY PERU, FORGED AN EMPIRE EQUAL TO THAT OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS. THEY BUILT THEIR EMPIRE, NOT BY MILITARY CONQUEST BUT BY TREATIES, BASED ON PROVIDING FOOD FOR ALL THE EMPIRE'S CITIZENS. IN THE PROCESS, THE INCAS BUILT ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS FOR ALL ETERNITY. THEIRS IS A HISTORY OF WHAT 7 MILLION PEOPLE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN THEY ALL WORK TOWARD A COMMON GOAL. TODAY MACHU PICCHU STANDS AS A GLORIOUS REMINDER OF THIS ONCE INCREDIBLE EMPIRE. DVD FORMAT (ANCIENT HISTORY series) 

MILITARY TRIUMPHS AND THE DEATH OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC             DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV508319

2008                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5                        30 min.                        AMBROSE VIDEO                    JS

IN MILITARY TRIUMPHS AND THE DEATH OF THE REPUBLIC WE SEE HOW IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE REPUBLIC, THE ROMANS BECAME THE GREATEST FIGHTING FORCE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD. THE ROMANS TOLD THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIR MYTHS THAT THE GODS MANDATED THEY WERE DESTINED TO RULE THE ENTIRE WORLD. HOWEVER, THEIR INCREDIBLE MILITARY SUCCESS WOULD LEAD TO CIVIL WARS AS THE ARMIES OF JULIUS CAESAR AND POMPEY FOUGHT FOR CONTROL OF ROME. THE ONLY SOLUTION, TO ABANDON THE REPUBLIC IN FAVOR OF A MONARCHY. ALSO SEE DV508318; DV508320; DV508321 ( INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (ANCIENT HISTORY: ROME REEXAMINED series) 

NEW INDIAN LEADERS, THE/PLAINS INDIANS WAR                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508315

2008                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5                    120 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JS

HOST TYLER CHRISTOPHER CHRONICLES THE SURVIVAL OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN SPITE OF OPPRESSIVE WARS AND DESTRUCTION THAT ATTEMPTED, BUT DID NOT SUCCEED IN REMOVING THE AMERICAN INDIANS FROM THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR FUTURE. THIS STORY TELLS OF INDIVIDUAL AMERICAN INDIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD. (THIS IS DISC 3 OF 4 DISCS) SEE ALSO DISC 1-DV508313; DISC 2- DV508314; DISC 4- DV508316 (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (A HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT series) 

READING MAPS [CC]                                    VT508361                             VHS

2008                        NJCCS 6.6                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING            I

STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND USE MAPS. COMMON MAPS ARE ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT. DIFFERENT TYPES OF MAPS, INCLUDING SKI, BIKE, ROAD AND TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS ARE DISCUSSED. MAP-READING FUNDAMENTALS, INCLUDING USING A LEGEND AND SCALE, ARE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED. THE PROGRAM ALSO EXPLAINS HOW LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE CAN HELP IDENTIFY A LOCATION, AND HOW CONTOUR LINES ON A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP INDICATE SLOPE. TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: GLOBE, MAP SYMBOLS, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS). 

RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508320            

2008                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JS

IN THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE A SERIES OF GOOD AND BAD EMPERORS FROM 27 B.C. TO 476 A.D. RISE TO ROME'S THRONE. DURING THIS TIME, ROME ASSIMILATES ALL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD AND MOST OF WESTERN EUROPE, WITH THE POPULATION OF EMPIRE FINALLY COMPRISING OVER 10 MILLION ROMAN CITIZENS. IN 312 A.D., ROME'S LAST GREAT EMPEROR, CONSTANTINE, EMBRACES CHRISTIANITY, MAKING IT ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT RELIGIONS. ALSO SEE:DV508318- THE RISE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC; DV508319-TRIUMPHS AND THE DEATH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE; DV508321-THE SPLENDOR OF IMPERIAL ROME (INC. SPANISH SUBTITLES) (ANCIENT HISTORY: ROME REEXAMINED series) 

RISE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC, THE                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV508318

2008                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JS

IN THE RISE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC LEARN HOW FROM THE HUMBLEST BEGINNINGS; ROME ROSE UP TO BECOME THE FIRST SELF-GOVERNING REPUBLIC. BY INCLUDING THEIR VANQUISHED AND ALLOWING ANYONE TO MOVE UP THROUGH THE RANKS OF THEIR UNIQUE SOCIETY, ROME CAME TO CONTROL MUCH OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD. ALSO SEE: DV508319-TRIUMPHS AND THE DEATH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE; DV508320-THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE; DV508321-THE SPLENDOR OF IMPERIAL ROME. (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (ANCIENT HISTORY: ROME REEXAMINED series) 

SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TURNING POINTS IN U.S. HISTORY                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508317

2008                    NJCCS 6.3,6.4,6.6                58 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JS

THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES WERE THE FORMATIVE 200 YEARS LEADING TO THE CREATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THEY STARTED WITH SPANISH CONQUISTADORS EXPLORING THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND ENDED WITH 12 ENGLISH COLONIES FIRMLY IN PLACE ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD WITH WELL ESTABLISHED IDEALS OF SELF GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE. (2 DVDS) PROGRAM ONE-1500-1585; PROGRAM TWO-1586-1619; PROGRAM THREE-1619-1650; PROGRAM FOUR-1651-1699 

SPLENDOR OF IMPERIAL ROME, THE                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV508321

2008                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JS

DURING THE IMPERIAL PERIOD, FROM AUGUSTUS TO CONSTANTINE, ROME ITSELF BECAME THE MOST MAGNIFICENT CITY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD. IN THE SPLENDOR OF IMPERIAL ROME - FROM THE ANCIENT ROMAN FORUM TO ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, THE COLISEUM - THE GLORIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WERE ONCE ROME ARE REVEALED IN STUNNING HIGH DEFINITION. ALSO SEE; DV508318-THE RISE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC; DV508319-TRIUMPHS AND THE DEATH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE; DV508320-THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (INCLUDES SPANISH SUBTITLES) (ANCIENT HISTORY: ROME REEXAMINED series) 

Audiobooks

THREE TALES FROM THE BUNNICULA BOOKS: BUNNICULA: A RABBIT-TALE OF MYSTERY; HOWLIDAY INN; AND THE CELERY STALKS AT MIDNIGHT. BASED ON THE BOOKS BY DEBORAH AND JAMES HOWE. 

BUTTONS FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON                         AUDIO BOOK                     AU508225

2007                NJCCS 3.5                15 min.                    LIVE OAK                            PI

CHARLES DARRAGH, THOUGH HE WAS A QUAKER, JOINED WASHINGTON'S ARMY TO FIGHT THE BRITISH IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THIS FICTIONALIZED ACCOUNT SHOWS HOW MESSAGES WERE SENT BY SPIES USING SECRET MESSAGES IN BUTTONS OF A COAT. BASED ON THE BOOK BY PETER AND CONNIE ROOP. 

A COLLECTION OF DR SEUSS FAVORITES INCLUDING: THE CAT IN THE HAT; HORTON HEARS A WHO; HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS; DID I EVER TELL YOU HOW LUCKY YOU ARE?; THE LORAX; YERTLE THE TURTLE AND OTHER STORIES: GERTRUDE MCFUZZ, THE BIG BRAG; THIDWICK, THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE; HORTON HATCHES THE EGG; AND THE CAT IN THE HAT COMES BACK. BASED ON THE BOOKS BY DR. SEUSS. 

CHESTER'S WAY                                     AUDIO BOOK                                 AU508226

2004                    NJCCS 3.5                    14 min.                    LIVE OAK                    PI

CHESTER HAS HIS OWN WAY OF DOING THINGS. THAT'S OK WITH HIS FRIEND WILSON. THEN LILLY ARRIVES, SHE HAS HER OWN WAY OF DOING THINGS, TOO. A CRISIS MAKES THEM SEE THAT COMPROMISE CAN WORK FOR EVERYONE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY KEVIN HENKES. 

DIA DE NIEVE, UN (THE SNOWY DAY)             (SPANISH)                     AUDIO BOOK                 AU508280

                            NJCCS 3.5                    6 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

A TALE OF A YOUNG BOY'S ADVENTURES WHEN SNOW BLANKETS THE CITY. BASED ON THE BOOK BY WILLIAM STEIG. SPANISH VERSION 

ELDEST                                         AUDIO BOOK                                         AU508247

2003                    NJCCS 3.5                    999 min.                        RANDOM HOUSE                    JS

A SEQUEL TO ERAGON (AU508041). ERAGON AND HIS DRAGON, SAPHIRA, HAVE JUST SAVED THE REBEL STATE FROM DESTRUCTION FROM THE FORCES OF KING GALBATORIX. NOW ERAGON MUST TRAVEL TO ELLELMERA, LAND OF THE ELVES, FOR FURTHER TRAINING. IT IS THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME, EACH DAY FILLED WITH A NEW ADVENTURE. BUT CHAOS AND BETRAYAL PLAGUE HIM AT EVERY TURN AND ERAGON ISN'T SURE WHO HE CAN TRUST. BASED ON THE BOOK BY CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI. 

HARE-RAISING TAIL, A - A FLETCHER MYSTERY                     AUDIO BOOK                         AU508227

2006                NJCCS 3.5                    57 min.                    LIVE OAK                        PI   

A BASSET HOUND WITH THE MARKINGS OF A MAP OF THE WORLD ON HIS FUR? JILL THINKS HER DOG FLETCHER IS AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE FOR SHOW AND TELL. BUT WHEN THE CLASS RABBIT MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS, FLETCHER IS THE PRIME SUSPECT. CAN THIS CANINE SLEUTH UNCOVER THE REAL CULPRIT BEFORE HE'S SENT BACK TO THE POUND? BASED ON THE BOOK BY ELIZABETH LEVY. 

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE CAREFUL COUSIN                     AUDIO BOOK                     AU508228

2000                NJCCS 3.5                    12 min.                        LIVE OAK                        P

HENRY AND HIS DOG MUDGE ARE EXCITED TO MEET HENRY'S COUSIN ANNIE. BUT ANNIE IS ALL DRESSED UP AND NOT SO HAPPY TO MEET MUDGE. BUT WILL SHE COME AROUND? BASED ON THE BOOK BY CYNTHIA RYLANT. 

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE FOREVER SEA                                     AUDIO BOOK                         AU508231

2000                NJCCS 3.5                        9 min.                        LIVE OAK                        P

HENRY AND MUDGE WERE GOING TO THE BEACH. MUDGE HAD NEVER SEEN THE OCEAN BEFORE. THEY PLAYED IN THE SAND AND WATER AND HAD A GREAT TIME. BASED ON THE BOOK BY CYNTHIA RYLANT. 

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE LONG WEEKEND                         AUDIO BOOK                         AU508230

2000                NJCCS 3.5                    12 min.                    LIVE OAK                            P

HENRY AND MUDGE WERE BORED. IT WAS GOING TO BE A LONG WEEKEND. THEN HENRY'S MOM HAD AN IDEA. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT WEEKEND AFTER ALL. BASED ON THE BOOK BY CYNTHIA RYLANT. 

HENRY AND MUDGE GET THE COLD SHIVERS                     AUDIO BOOK                     AU508229

1999                NJCCS 3.5                9 min.                        LIVE OAK                            P

HENRY HAS A SICK DAY BECAUSE HE HAS A COLD.  MUDGE LOVES IT WHEN HENRY STAYS HOME FOR A SICK DAY. BUT HE ISN'T SO HAPPY WHEN HE GETS SICK HIMSELF. HENRY NURSES HIM AND SOON BOTH ARE BACK TO HEALTH. BASED ON THE BOOK BY CYNTHIA RYLANT. 

JULIUS, EL REY DE LA CASA (JULIUS, THE BABY OF THE WORLD)             (SPANISH)                 AUDIO BOOK                         AU508273

                                NJCCS 3.5                            16 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

LILY IS NOT THRILLED WITH HER NEW BABY BROTHER AND ALL THE ATTENTION HE IS RECEIVING. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO. BASED ON THE BOOK BY KEVIN HENKES. SPANISH VERSION 

LAS BELLAS HIJAS DE MUFARO (MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS)         (SPANISH)     AUDIO BOOK                     AU508274

                                NJCCS 3.5                            20 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

AN AFRICAN KING MUST CHOOSE WHICH OF THE TWO BEAUTIFUL SISTERS WILL BE HIS WIFE. WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, EACH HAS HER OWN VIRTUES. BASED ON THE BOOK BY JOHN STEPTOE. (SPANISH) 

LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE                                     AUDIO BOOK                         AU508232

                            NJCCS 3.5                         20 min.                           LIVE OAK                                    PI

LILLY LOVES SCHOOL AND HER TEACHER MR. SLINGER. SHE ALSO LOVES HER PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE. BUT WHEN A MISUNDERSTANDING OCCURS. LILLY HAS A VERY BAD DAY. BASED ON THE BOOK BY KEVIN HENKES. 

LILY Y SU BOLSO DE PLASTICO MORADO (LILY AND HER PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE)        (SPANISH)    AUDIO BOOK       AU508275

                        NJCCS 3.5                        20 min.                            LIVE OAK MEDIA                        PI

WHEN LILY COMES TO SCHOOL WITH THREE SHINY NEW QUARTERS, SPARKLY MOVIE-STAR GLASSES AND A BEAUTIFUL NEW PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE, SHE DISRUPTS HER TEACHER'S CLASS. HOW CLEVER MR. SLINGER MANAGES, MAKES A DELIGHTFUL STORY. BASED ON THE BOOK BY KEVIN KENKES. (SPANISH VERSION) 

TURNER BUCKMINSTER ISN'T HAPPY MOVING TO PHIPPSBURG, MAINE BUT AFTER MEETING LIZZIE BRIGHT GRIFFIN, HE DOESN'T FEEL QUITE SO MISERABLE. SHE SHOWS HIM HOW TO ENJOY MAINE'S ROCKY COAST. BUT TROUBLE COMES AND THEY HAVE TO FACE DANGERS TOGETHER. BASED ON THE BOOK BY GARY D. SCHMIDT. 

LLAMAN A LA PUERTA (THE DOORBELL)             (SPANISH)             AUDIO BOOK                 AU508276

                        NJCCS 3.5                                7 min.                            LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

MORE AND MORE CHILDREN KEEP ARRIVING, HOW WILL THEY SHARE ALL THOSE COOKIES? THEY KEEP DIVIDING AND DIVIDING TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY PAT HUTCHINS. SPANISH VERSION 

LOS ANIMALES NO SE VISTEN     (ANIMALS SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT WEAR CLOTHING)     (SPANISH)         AUDIO BOOK         AU508277

                        NJCCS 3.5                            4 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ANIMALS DECIDED TO WEAR CLOTHS? OH, NO. BASED ON THE BOOK BY JUDI BARRETT. SPANISH VERSION 

MARY MOON IS MISSING (THE ADVENTURES OF MINNIE & MAX)             AUDIO BOOK                         AU508233

2006                    NJCCS 3.5                        92 min.                            LIVE OAK                            PI

A GIRL DETECTIVE AND HER HELPFUL CAT-ASSISTANT MAX USES THEIR SLEUTHING SKILLS AT A HOTLY CONTESTED PIGEON RACE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY PATRICIA REILLY GIFF. 

MINNIE AND MOO AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING JELLY DONUT                         AUDIO BOOK                 AU508234

2007                    NJCCS 3.5                                16 min.                LIVE OAK                        P

WHEN MINNIE AND MOO SUSPECT THAT SOMEONE HAS STOLEN A JELLY DONUT, THEY DISGUISE THEMSELVES AS CHICKENS TO INVESTIGATE THE CRIME. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DENYS CAZET. 

CANINE SLEUTH FLETCHER IS UPSET WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO RUIN THE MASKED BALL CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF A NEW PARK. CAN FLETCHER'S TRUSTY NOSE SNIFF OUT THE CULPRIT BEFORE THE DANCE ENDS IN DISASTER? BASED ON THE BOOK BY ELIZABETH LEVY. 

DAVY BOWMAN IDOLIZES HIS FATHER AND BROTHER. BUT WORLD WAR II HAS CHANGED DAVY'S DAILY LIFE AND HE WILL HAVE TO GROW UP IN A HURRY. BASED ON THE BOOK BY RICHARD PECK. 

A FAMILY FINDS A STRAY DOG IN THE PARK AND HE SOON BECOMES ONE OF THE FAMILY. BASED ON THE BOOK BY MARC SIMONT. SPANISH VERSION 

A SENSITIVE RE-TELLING OF THE STORY OF ANNE FRANK. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DAVID A. ADLER. 

PICTURE BOOK OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, A                     AUDIO BOOK                             AU508237

1997                        NJCCS 3.5                    9 min.                        LIVE OAK                    P

A PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE LIFE OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DAVID A. ADLER. 

PICTURE BOOK OF HARRIET TUBMAN, A                             AUDIO BOOK                             AU508238

2005                        NJCCS 3.5                        15 min.                        LIVE OAK                    P

A PICTURE BOOK OF THE LIFE OF UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CONDUCTOR HARRIET TUBMAN. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DAVID A. ADLER. 

PICTURE BOOK OF ROSA PARKS, A                     AUDIO BOOK                         AU508239

1997                    NJCCS 3.5                            17 min.                    LIVE OAK                    P

A PICTURE BOOK OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS FIGURE ROSA PARKS. BASED ON THE BOOK BY DAVID A. ADLER. 

POLAR EXPRESS                         AUDIO BOOK                                 AU508222

2004                    NJCCS 3.5                                INGRAM                                PI

LATE ONE CHRISTMAS EVE, A BOY BOARDS THE MAGIC TRAIN, THE POLAR EXPRESS, ON ITS WAY TO THE NORTH POLE. THERE HE MAKES SOME FRIENDS AND HAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH SANTA. THE MAGICAL CLASSIC CHRISTMAS STORY. READ BY LIAM NEESON. BASED ON THE BOOK BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG. 

A YOUNG CHILD GOES FOR A WALK AND DISCOVERS A PARADE OF ANIMALS ALONG THE WAY. BASED ON THE BOOK BY SUE WILLIAMS. SPANISH VERSION 

AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE'S BEST-KNOWN WORKS: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ROMEO & JULIET, MACBETH AND TWELFTH NIGHT. BASED ON THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. 

SHARKS                                         VT508269                             VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                       13 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

A DELIGHTFUL INTRODUCTION TO SHARKS. BASED ON THE BOOK BY GAIL GIBBONS. 

SHREDDERMAN: ATTACK OF THE TAGGER                             AUDIO BOOK                     AU508244

2006                NJCCS 3.5                    115 min.                    LIVE OAK                    PI

THE SECRET LIFE OF A CYBER-HERO GETS COMPLICATED WHEN NOLAN BYRD TAKES ON A NEW PROJECT. WHEN GRAFFITI IS SPRAY-PAINTED AROUND CEDAR VALLEY AND THE CULPRIT CANNOT BE CAUGHT, IT ISN'T SHREDDERMAN TO THE RESCUE AS PLANNED. INSTEAD, SHREDDERMAN IS ACCUSED OF BEING THE TAGGER! WILL NOLAN SEE TO IT THAT TRUTH AND JUSTICE PREVAIL? AND LOSE HIS SECRET IDENTITY? BASED ON THE BOOK BY WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN. 

SIGN OF THE BEAVER, THE                                 AUDIO BOOK                             AU508252

2007                NJCCS 3.5                    189 min.                    RANDOM HOUSE                JS

IN 18TH CENTURY MAINE, TWELVE-YEAR-OLD MATT IS LEFT ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS TO GUARD THE NEW HOMESTEAD WHILE HIS FATHER TRAVELS TO COLLECT THE REST OF THE FAMILY. WHEN MATT IS ATTACKED BY A SWARM OF BEES, AN INDIAN CHIEF AND HIS GRANDSON, ATTEAN, COME TO THE RESCUE. MATT AND ATTEAN BECOME FRIENDS AND TEACH EACH OTHER. AS WINTER APPROACHES, MATT MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR HIS FATHER OR GO NORTH WITH ATTEAN'S TRIBE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE. 

SILLON PARA MI MAMA, UN (A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER)             (SPANISH)                 AUDIO BOOK                     AU508281

                        NJCCS 3.5                       4 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI               

DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER ALL DREAM OF SAVING ENOUGH COINS TO BUY A NEW CHAIR TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS DESTROYED IN A FIRE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY VERA B. WILLIAMS. SPANISH VERSION 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DONKEY ACCIDENTLY TURNS HIMSELF INTO A ROCK? BASED ON THE BOOK BY WILLIAM STEIG. SPANISH VERSION 

SNOW WALKER, THE                                 AUDIO BOOK                             AU508241

1997                    NJCCS 3.5                    23 min.                        LIVE OAK                PI

THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG MILTON AS HE HELPED HIS NEIGHBORS DURING THE TERRIBLE BLIZZARD OF 1888. HE WALKED THROUGH THE SNOW AND COLD TO DELIVER FOOD AND MEDICINE TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT GET OUT. BASED ON THE BOOK BY MARGARET K. AND CHARLES M. WETTERER. 

TEACHER'S FUNERAL, THE                                 AUDIOBOOK                                    AU508253

2007                        NJCCS 3.5                        282 min.                    RANDOM HOUSE                JS

RUSSELL ISN'T TOO UNHAPPY TO HEAR HIS TEACHER DIED. AFTER ALL, SCHOOL IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF HIS REAL DREAMS TO TAKE OFF FOR THE DAKOTAS TO JOIN A TEAM OF HARVESTERS WORKING THE NEW 1904 ALL-STEEL THRESHING MACHINES. BUT A NEW TEACHER ARRIVES TO THWART HIS PLANS. AND SUCCEEDS DESPITE SNAKES AND OTHER OBSTACLES TO KEEP THE SCHOOL GOING. BASED ON THE BOOK BY RICHARD PECK. 

TRADITIONAL STORIES OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS [CC]                                        VT508334                         VHS

2008                            NJCCS 6.4                        29 min.                        100% EDUC.VIDEO                IJ

IN THIS VIDEO, FOUR OF THE MAJOR SETTLEMENT REGIONS OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS ARE IDENTIFIED AND COMPARED. STUDENTS WILL LOCATE THEM ON A MAP, SEE EXAMPLES OF THEIR CULTURES AND FOCUS ON A UNIQUE STORY FROM ONE REPRESENTATIVE TRIBE. ORAL HISTORY IS A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG ALL THESE NATIVE PEOPLES. STUDENTS WILL GET A GLIMPSE OF THE DEPTH AND VALUES OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE AS THEY ENJOY THE FULL-LENGTH ANIMATED TALE AND COMPARE ASPECTS OF THE FEATURED TRIBE WITH A TRIBE FROM ANOTHER REGION. (AMERICAN INDIANS series) 

TREASURY OF FAR EAST FOLKTALES                         AUDIO BOOK                         AU508255

1991                        NJCCS 3.5                    56 min.                    RANDOM HOUSE                IJ

CLASSIC FOLKTALES OF THE FAR EAST. INCLUDES: PEACHBOY AND THE BOY WHO DREW CATS. 

TREASURY OF HEROINES                                                 AUDIO BOOK                     AU508254    

2007                    NJCCS 3.5                    120 min.                RANDOM HOUSE                IJ

CLASSIC STORIES OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN IN U.S. HISTORY. INCLUDES: ANNIE OAKLEY; THE SONG OF SACAJAWEA; FINN MCCOUL; AND PRINCESS SCARGO AND THE BIRTHDAY PUMPKIN. 

UNITED TATES OF AMERICA                                AUDIOBOOK                               AU508242                        

2002                    NJCCS 3.5                180 min.                LIVE OAK                    PIJ

SKATE TATE HAS A GOOD LIFE. SHE HAS CLOSE FRIENDS, A LOVING FAMILY AND HER BELOVED GREAT UNCLE MORT (GUM FOR SHORT) WHO LIVES EVERY DAY AS IF IT WERE AN ADVENTURE. BUT LIFE CHANGES. SKATE HAS TO FIGURE OUT THE NEW WORLD OF BIDDLE MIDDLE, WHERE EIGHTH GRADERS RULE THE ROOST AND A SIXTH GRADER HAS TO FIND HER PLACE. BASED ON THE BOOK BY PAULA DANZIGER. 

WEMBERLY WORRIED ABOUT EVERYTHING. THEN SCHOOL STARTED AND HE HAD EVEN MORE TO WORRY ABOUT. BASED ON THE BOOK BY KEVIN HENKES. 

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