001.4 Research Skills for Students: Evaluating
Sources
RES 2004 23 min.
v. 2 Finding the right answers and best available research means
knowing how to evaluate
DVD information. What are the author’s
credentials? Is he or she credible? Is the
information accurate, relevant and
up-to-date? Mastering the skills of evaluation means a lifetime of having the
best information for making decisions.
001.4 Research Skills for Students: Searching the
Internet
RES 2004 23 min.
v. 2 Successful
Internet searching is strategic Internet searching –selecting the best methods
DVD and tools to find answers to our questions. Students will learn how to focus, strategize,
refine and evaluated their research.
From formulating a solid query to understanding when and how to vest use search
strategies and search tools, to successfully access and navigate the web.
001.440285 The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity
and Innovation
NOB 2001 1 CD-Rom with sound
CD-ROM An interdisciplinary teaching
resource about the Nobel Prize. Features: historical
background about Alfred Nobel and the origin of the prize,
footage of award ceremonies, video interviews and biographies of nineteen men
and women who received the Nobel Prize, details about prize categories and the
selection process, related classroom activities, and a searchable database with
information about prizewinners between 1901 and 2001. A bonus feature includes
an animated game show that lets users test their knowledge of eight inventions.
155.42 The Baby Human: Genius in Diapers
BAB 2002 150 min.
DVD “Experience
the first two years of a child's life just as they do. This program reveals
what
only the little ones know. What is their most profound need?
How do they really see their parents? What does it feel like to struggle to
walk or learn to speak?” Special features: Baby trivia, common baby names and
their meanings.
330.12
Where We Stand: Democracy, Free
Enterprise, and Our Standard of Living – Our
WHE Physical Health and Well-being
2006
30 min
Compares Americans to the world
population primarily in terms of one major indicator - our health and
well-being, featuring the person who is constitutionally elected to represent
the people in your congressional district to deal with such issues at the
federal level. Shimkus, Rep. John M., Committee for Citizen
Awareness, and
361.37 The World Needs You. Volunteer!
WOR 2003 26 min. + 2 materials packets for classroom
service projects
Down the street and around the
world (16 min.) -- New glasses, new life (10 min.).
A two part
educational project designed to help young people learn about the satisfaction
of volunteering and to build a lifetime commitment to community service. Down
The Street And Around The World demonstrates the impact that volunteering
has on individuals and communities. Each of five segments focuses on a
different type of volunteer activity undertaken by Lions Club members. One
volunteer project could be an eyeglass collection campaign.
In New
Glasses, New Life, students see the impact of fading eyesight on a weaver
in a small rural town in Mexico, and how eyeglasses collected by Lions Clubs
International helps him regain his eyesight so he can continue to work and
support his family.
378.7
TRI 2005 47 min.
DVD Looks
at the reasons for the attack on anti-Vietnam war student demonstrators on the
512.9 The films of Charles & Ray Eames. Vol. 1. Powers of Ten
EAM 2000 46 min
DVD Powers of ten
illustrates a picnic in
out
every ten seconds, until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light.
Then, we move inward into the hand of a sleeping picnicker with ten times more
magnification every ten seconds. A rough sketch is an earlier version of the
same concept illustrated in Powers of ten.
Also includes 901
: after 45 years of working,
which examines the Office of Charles and
Ray Eames as it is being dismantled and cleaned out.
530.4 The Long and Short of It: How to Take
Measurements
LON 1993 32 min
DVD Teaches linear measure, units of
measure, calculation and transfer, fractions,
bisect, metric system, etc. Explains how to name the
increments of a ruler and express them properly and provides tips on measuring
for accuracy. Kit includes 36 page
manual and 10 rulers.
551.21 Ring of Fire
RIN
1991 40 min
DVD Examines
the circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the
Shows the birth of a volcano in
551.5 Weather
(Eyewitness series)
WEA 1996 35 min
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a
background for a narrated introduction to a portrayal of weather and climate
and their influence on human life and activities.
551.56 Lightning! Nature’s Most Dazzling and
Dangerous Display
LIG 2004 60 min.
DVD Nova. Armed with the latest high-tech mobile radar
and computer technology and large
amounts of courage, the world's top scientists and
meteorologists take part in some of the most dangerous work imaginable.
Scientists as they tempt nature by creating the world's tallest lightning rod,
which triggers awe-inspiring thunderbolts a few hundred feet from observers.
Program includes statistics, visits with some of lightning's tragic victims,
and a dazzling light show set to music.
574 Exploring
EXP 2004 25:00 min
DVD Aquatic
574.5 Aquatic
AQU 2003 1 CD-ROM
CD-ROM Includes:
Aquatic
and toads of
Learn about
and
many additional topics . Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). For
grades five through nine, this CD-ROM includes lessons correlated to the
Illinois Learning Standards, teacher background information, a video, frog
calls and more.
574.5
ILL 2003 1 CD-ROM
CD-ROM Contains:
Biodiversity video -- Biodiversity video activities --
612 The Incredible Human Body
INC 2002 60 min.
DVD Explores
the human body through individual case studies, highlighting cutting-edge
medical technology and life-and-death personal dramas.
National Geographic.
613.9 Considering Your Options: Information on
abstinence and contraceptive choices
CON for teenagers 199? 23
min
In animated
segments, Alex goes on-line to learn more about his contraceptive options,
combined with segments with real teens discussing their
choices and concerns about sexual activity and various birth control methods.
Discusses “Big Myths” that are a source of misinformation among teens, and
these contraceptive methods: abstinence, condoms, birth control pills,
Depo-Porvera® and Norplant® injections.
636.089 Dedicated to Service: A career in
veterinary medicine
DED 2004 23 min + 1 CD-ROM + 1 pamphlet.
Veterinarians protect the health of both
animals and people. Employment opportunities
in private and corporate
clinical practice, teaching and research, regulatory medicine, public health, and
military service. Includes brief 30-40 second interview clips with practicing
veterinarians, and how to prepare in high school and college to pursue a career
in veterinary medicine. Amer. Vet. Med. Assn.
641.5 Kitchen
Fundamentals
KIT 2005 40 min.
Teaches the basic techniques
used in food preparation. Techniques covered include
chopping, blending, beating, whipping, baking
and measuring. Tools such as knives, stovetops, ovens and microwaves are also
covered.
646.78 Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus,
with John Gray
GRA 2000 60 min
Therapist
and critically acclaimed author John Gray shares his insights on finding
fulfillment in relationships between men
and women.
649.123 Ten Things Every Child Needs for the Best
Start in Life
TEN 1999 60 min
DVD Shows how brain development in
children up to age three is influenced by such
things as interaction, touch, stable
relationships, safe environments, self-esteem, quality child care, play,
communication, music, and reading.
674 Manufacture of Construction Lumber
JAC 2005,
1995 two 30 min segments (60 min.)
DVD Presents the manufacture of
construction lumber from the seedling to the
finished product, and
modern alternatives to conventional sawn lumber. Teacher’s handbook.
787.87 The Electric Guitar: Its Makers and Its
Players
ELE 2004 27 min
DVD The
Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian National
History
Museum presents this 1996 video field trip
in cooperation with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Guitar maker
Paul Reed Smith and guitar player G. E. Smith demonstrate their crafts and
share stories about people involved in developing and popularizing the electric
guitar. Moderated by Bob Santelli, former director of the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame and Museum. http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/guitars/index.htm
Teacher’s guide http://invention.smithsonian.org/downloads/guitar_educators_guide.pdf
792 Who Am I This Time?
VON 1992,
1981 56 min
Kurt
Vonnegut, Jr. ‘s short story, under the delicate touch of Academy Award
winning director Jonathan Demme, starring Susan
Sarandon and Christopher Waiken. Heartwarming tale of two people drawn together
into an elusive, perplexing, and endearing romantic comedy.
792.027 Makeup for the Theater, v. 1
MAK 1988
57 min
v.1 Designing popular makeups for the
theatre, with makeup artists Dana Nye,
Patricia Messina, and
Webster Phillips demonstrating the techniques.
Lesson 1. Straight male character (29 min.) -- Lesson 2.
Corrective beauty makeup (28 min.).
792.027 Makeup for the Theater , v. 2
MAK 1988
41 min
v.2 This lesson instructs in applying
makeup to create an old age character.
792.027 Makeup for the Theater, v. 3
MAK 1988 54 min
v. 3 This lesson instructs in
applying makeup to create special character effects.
813 Moby Dick
MOB 1998 120 min.
Sailor Ishmael tells the story of
Captain Ahab, who sails on a vengeful quest to slay the legendary white whale
known as Moby Dick. Originally broadcast on the Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1998.
813 Nightjohn
NIG 1997 96 min.
DVD The story of a young slave girl
and the man who, at great risk to each other,
teaches her to read,
opening up a whole new world for her. Based on the book by Gary Paulsen.
Produced for television in 1996.
822.3 Romeo and Juliet
ROM 2000,1968 138 min
DVD Presents the Franco Zefferelli
production of Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers
who fall in love, encounter opposition from their families,
and take their lives. Videodisc release of the 1968 motion picture. Special
features: Interactive menus, scene selection, theatrical trailer.
823 Lord
of the Flies
BRO 1999,
1963 90 min black&white
DVD Thirty English schoolboys are
stranded on an uncharted island at the start of the
"next" war. With no adults present, they quickly
turn into savages.
Special features: excerpts from the novel, read by William
Golding; a deleted scene, with a reading by Golding; original production
scrapbook, home movies, and outtakes; theatrical trailer; audio commentary by
director Brook, producer Allen, director of photography Hollyman, and
cameraman/editor Gerald Feil; excerpts from Gerald Feil's 1972 documentary on
Brook.
940.3
World War 1 in Color
WOR 2005 2 discs, 377 min
DVD This definitive history of World War
I uses rare archive footage from worldwide
sources,
including
940.53
You Are There: World War II Begins
WOR 2004 50 min
DVD 1. Hitler invades
the border of
940.54 WWII
in Color
WWII 1999 180 min
Documents the horrors of World War
II the way the soldier saw it, in color.
Includes government film "Combat America" narrated
by Clark Gable. Special features include: two bonus battles: Invasion of Italy
& Battle of Germany, full length bonus movie narrated by Clark Gable,
timeline feature, global options, never-before-seen declassified footage,
interactive full motion menus, unique photo slide show and more.
949.2
NET 2004 57 min
Four short films about the
CD
810.81 The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection
POE 2000 6 hours
Performed
by Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone. Includes:. To -- Alone -- The city and
the sea --
The fall of the House of Usher -- The haunted palace -- The pit and the
pendulum -- Masque of Red death -- The tell-tale heart -- The black cat -- The
raven -- The facts of the case of M. Valdemar -- The cask of Amontillado -- The
bells -- Annabel Lee -- Eldorado -- Ligeia -- The imp of the perverse --
Morella -- Berenice -- The gold bug
CD
813 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
TWA 1992 7 hours
Narrated by Norman
Dietz. Unabridged.