NEW TITLES FOR 2008-2009

AUDIOBOOKS                    CAREERS/COMPUTERS                 CRAFTS       GUIDANCE/HEALTH   

LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERATURE/CHILDREN'S STORIES/HOLIDAYS            SCIENCE    

               GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY/CULTURES

CAREERS/COMPUTERS

INTERVIEW DOS AND DON'TS                                                             DVD FORMAT                                                 DV550666
2004                        NJCCS 2.2                                    23 min.                                VEA VIDEO                                            SA
WHILE NO-ONE CAN PREDICT EXACTLY HOW A JOB INTERVIEW MIGHT PROCEED, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THE APPLICANT CAN DO TO LEAVE THE RIGHT IMPRESSION, AND MAXIMIZE THE CHANCES OF THE INTERVIEW BEING SUCCESSFUL. INTERVIEW DO'S AND DON'TS 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.

SECURING THE WEB                             DVD FORMAT                                                                                                 DV550662
2006                            NJCCS 5.9                                31 min.                                    VEA VIDEO                                            SA
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 TECHNOLOGICAL 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 ON-LINE BEHAVIOR.

SEVEN WAYS TO BLOCK A CYBERBULLY                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                                                    DV550607
2008                                NJCCS 2.2,4.5,5.4                        20 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                    IJSA
SEVEN WAYS TO BLOCK A CYBERBULLY: DETAILS SEVEN EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH A DIGITAL BULLY. THE PLAN INCLUDES: 1)UNDERSTANDING THE E-BULLY 2)PROTECTING YOUR PASSWORDS 3)GUARDING PERSONAL INFORMATION 4)USING SAFETY SOFTWARE 5)CUTTING OFF COMMUNICATIONS 6)SAYING "NO" TO REVENGE 7)TELLING SOMEONE/ THE ADULT ROLE OUTLINES SEVEN WAYS PARENTS AND EDUCATORS CAN WORK TO STOP CYBERBULLYING.

TEN THINGS NOT TO DO IN AN INTERVIEW                                             DVD FORMAT                                                 DV550667
2006                            NJCCS 2.2                                        30 min.                                            VEA VIDEO                                                    SA
THIS ENGAGING PROGRAM COUNTS DOWN THE TOP TEN THINGS NOT TO DO IN A JOB INTERVIEW.

CRAFTS/SPORTS

CRAFT FUN                                                           VT550627           VHS     
2004                    NJCCS 1.3,1.6                        45 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                        PI
SIX TERRIFIC PROFESSIONALLY-PRODUCED LESSONS WHICH WILL MAKE TEACHING CRAFTS SO MUCH EASIER AND SO MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE! THIS 45 MINUTE VIDEO FEATURES A FEW INEXPENSIVE BUT VERY POPULAR CRAFTS.

FUNDAMENTALS OF BASEBALL                                             VHS                                VT550624
2002                        NJCCS 2.6                        30 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                    IJ|
HAVE FUN AND LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BASEBALL WITH THIS INSTRUCTIONAL, ENTERTAINING AND INSPIRING PROGRAM. JOIN STINKY SHOE AND HIS PAL COACH LAROO, ALONG WITH REAL-LIFE KIDS AND THEIR COACH, WHILE THEY IMPROVE THEIR BASEBALL SKILLS. "THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BASEBALL "PROMOTES A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, GOOD HEALTH, EXERCISE, LISTENING AND PRACTICING. WHEN KIDS LEARN GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, DO THEIR BEST AND PLAY WITHIN THE RULES, THEY DEVELOP MANY IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR LIFE!

GUIDANCE/HEALTH

BLOOD AND CIRCULATION [CC]                                VT550669                    VHS
2008                    NJCCS 5.6                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                PI
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY EXPLORED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDES: ROLE OF BLOOD, PLASMA, RED BLOOD CELLS, WHITE BLOOD CELLS, PLATELETS, CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, BLOOD VESSELS, ARTERY, VEIN, CAPILLARY, HEART, HEARTBEAT, FUNCTIONS OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH.

FOOD AND DIGESTION [CC]                                VHS                                    VT550675
2008                    NJCCS 5.6                    14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING                        IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY CONVEYED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE: NUTRIENTS, CARBOHYDRATE, FATS, PROTEINS, VITAMINS, MINERALS, WATER, BALANCED DIET, CHEMICAL DIGESTION, MECHANICAL DIGESTION, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, SALIVA, TEETH, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, SMALL INTESTINE, LARGE INTESTINE, AND LIVER.

FOOD FOR SPORTS PERFORMANCE                         DVD FORMAT                         DV550665
2007                NJCCS 2.1                        26 min.                        VEA VIDEO                            JSA
FOOD AND NUTRIENTS ARE ONE OF OUR BASIC NEEDS. FOOD HELPS TO GIVE US ENERGY, REPAIR AND REPLACE CELLS AND ALLOW GROWTH TO OCCUR. FOOD IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN MAKING US GO "FAST" AND ALLOWING FOR PEAK PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES. WHEN PEOPLE EXERCISE THEY BURN ENERGY,  CAN DAMAGE MUSCLES AND BECOME DEHYDRATED. 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.

FOOD POISONING                                                     DVD FORMAT                         DV550663
2007                    NJCCS 2.1,2.6                        30 min.                            VEA VIDEO                        JSA
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. THE SYMPTOMS ARE OFTEN THE SAME AS FOR GASTRO-TYPE ILLNESSES CAUSED BY OTHER SOURCES (OTHER PEOPLE CARRYING THE BACTERIA, UNHYGIENIC SURFACES, ETC). THIS PROGRAM WILL LOOK AT-WHAT IS FOOD POISONING? HOW IS IT CAUSED? AND METHODS TO PREVENT IT.

FOOD SAFARI BREAKFAST                         DVD FORMAT                                     DV550615
2003                    NJCCS 2.1,2.2                    29 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                            PI
FLY WITH CHEF BEARY GOOD AND SPRINKLE AS THEY GATHER GROCERIES BY HOT AIR BALLOON FOR THEIR BIG BREAKFAST PARTY! DISCOVER HOW WHEAT FIELDS TURN INTO CEREAL, HOW MAPLE SYRUP IS "TAPPED" AND MUCH MORE! MEET COUSCOUS, OUR LIVELY AND CHARMING TOUR GUIDE WHO POPS IN ON EACH FACTORY TOUR TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS, SHARE NUTRITIONAL FACTS AND HELP CHILDREN UNDERSTAND HOW FOOD AFFECTS OUR BODIES THROUGH RAP, RHYME AND SILLY HUMOR!

FOOD SAFARI LUNCH                                 DVD FORMAT                                         DV550616
2003                    NJCCS 2.1,2.2                            30 min.                                LIBRARY VIDEO            PI
LAUGH WITH CHEF BEARY GOOD AS HE MEETS ADVENTURE IN THE FOREST AND SPRINKLE SHOWS US HOW BREAD, PEANUT BUTTER, APPLE JUICE, CHEESE AND BABY CARROTS ARE GROWN AND PROCESSED FOR THEIR FABULOUS PICNIC LUNCH! MEET COUSCOUS, OUR LIVELY AND CHARMING TOUR GUIDE WHO POPS IN ON EACH FACTORY TOUR TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS, SHARE NUTRITIONAL FACTS AND HELP CHILDREN UNDERSTAND HOW FOOD AFFECTS OUR BODIES THROUGH RAP, RHYME AND SILLY HUMOR!

INTRODUCING TOBACCO-RISKS, LAWS AND HABITS                                 DVD FORMAT                                             DV550664
2007                        NJCCS 2.1,2.3                                30 min.                                VEA VIDEO                                        JSA
FOR OVER 50 YEARS NOW WE HAVE KNOWN THAT SMOKING KILLS-YET MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO SUFFER DISEASE AND DEATH. WHY? TOBACCO IS BIG BUSINESS- INSIDIOUS, WILY AND DETERMINED TO HOOK THE VULNERABLE, AND TO OBSCURE THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THEIR DEADLY MERCHANDISE. THIS PROGRAM DELIVERS THE FACTS ABOUT TOBACCO SMOKING AND THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON BOTH USERS AND NON-USERS. FEATURING INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS AND A DRAMATIZED STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO LOSES HER FATHER TO LUNG CANCER. THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES, LAWS, AND SHORT & LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THIS KILLER PRODUCT.

MY PYRAMID: PASS IT ON! [CC]                                        VHS FORMAT                                            VT550637
2005                        NJCCS 2.1,2.2                                    16 min.                                    LIBRARY VIDEO                        JSA
TEENS DISCOVER HOW THE USDA'S MY PYRAMID "STEPS TO A HEALTHIER YOU" SHOWS THEM HOW TO EAT FOR ENERGY, CONTROL THEIR CALORIES AND ADD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. STUDENTS ALSO GO TO THE WEB SITE WHERE THEY FIND THEIR PERSONAL EATING PLANS FOR THEIR AGE, GENDER AND ACTIVITY LEVEL. A FAST-MOVING OVERVIEW TO HELP TEENS BALANCE HEALTHY EATING WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR A LIFETIME OF GOOD HEALTH HABITS.

PROJECT NUTRITION FOR LIFE                                                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                                    DV550602
2008                                NJCCS 2.1,2.2,5.6                                    15 min.                                                LIBRARY VIDEO                IJ
JOIN A GROUP OF MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AS THEY EMBARK ON A SCHOOL PROJECT ABOUT MAKING HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES. WATCH AND LEARN WITH THE KIDS AS THEY PUT THE ADVICE OF THEIR TEACHER TO GOOD USE IN A FINAL REPORT THAT TEACHES US ALL THAT NUTRITION IS A "PROJECT FOR LIFE." STUDENTS WILL LEARN: WHAT KIDS ARE REALLY EATING TODAY ...TO UNDERSTAND THE FOOD PYRAMID ...HOW FOODS AFFECT OUR BODY...USING FOOD LABELS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES

REPRODUCTIVE & ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS [CC]                                        VHS FORMAT                                                VT550372
2001                    NJCCS 2.1,2.2                            23 min.                            SCHLESSINGER                                        IJ
REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS EXPLORES TWO SYSTEMS THAT HAVE UNIQUE ROLES IN THE FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY. KIDS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING WAY THAT THE PRIMARY ORGANS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS COMMUNICATE AND PRODUCE THE HORMONES WHICH REGULATE THE CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF OTHER BODY SYSTEMS.  TOPICS INCLUDE: GROWTH, THE ONSET OF PUBERTY AND SEXUAL MATURITY ARE ALSO COVERED. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A PRESENTATION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE PRODUCTION OF SEX CELLS-EGGS AND SPERM-AND THE PROCESS OF FERTILIZATION.

HEALTHY HABITS 101...TEACHING KIDS TO STAY HEALTHY FOR LIFE                     DVD FORMAT                 DV550604
2007                        NJCCS 2.1,6.8                    29 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                                    IJS
TEACHING KIDS TO STAY HEALTHY FOR LIFE! INCLUDES: .STARTING HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES .PRACTICING GOOD DENTAL HEALTH .IDENTIFYING STRESS BUSTERS .CLOSING THE DOOR ON ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS .MAKING GOOD NUTRITIONAL CHOICES .ESTABLISHING PROPER SLEEPING HABITS .LEARNING TO MAKE EXERCISE A HABIT.

HEALTHY SNACK BASICS                             DVD FORMAT                                                     DV550606
2005                    NJCCS 2.1                        25 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                        PI
RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN. JOIN IN AS FIREFIGHTER GEORGE TAKES THE START SMARTER STUDENTS THROUGH A SUPERMARKET TEACHING THE CHILDREN WHERE EACH PERFORMER'S HEALTHY TREATS CAN BE FOUND. THE NEW FOOD PYRAMID IS REVIEWED AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COLORED FOODS.

HUMAN NUTRITION: ENERGY BALANCE                                                                 VHS FORMAT                                                VT550638
2001                            NJCCS 2.1,2.2                                    14 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                                        JSA
VIDEO MODULE 9: ENERGY BALANCE...CHEMICAL ENERGY ...CHEMICAL BONDS ...CONTROLLED REACTION ...ATP ...AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC METABOLISM ...REVIEW

HUMAN NUTRITION: WEIGHT CONTROL AND METABOLIC                                     VHS FORMAT                                            VT550632
2001                        NJCCS 5.1,5.2,5.8                            15 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                            IJS
VIDEO MODULE 10: WEIGHT CONTROL AND METABOLISM ...BODY FAT ...LEAN BODY MASS ...OBESITY ...METABOLIC RATE ...EATING DISORDERS ...REVIEW

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THE BODY SYSTEMS [CC]                                            VHS FORMAT                                                VT550371
2001                            NJCCS 2.1,2.2                                23 min.                            SCHLESSINGER                                        IJ
INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THE BODY SYSTEMS TEACHES STUDENTS THAT THE HUMAN BODY IS REALLY ONE LARGE SYSTEMS COMPRISED OF MANY SMALLER SYSTEMS. MADE UP OF CELLS, TISSUES AND ORGANS, EACH BODY SYSTEMS HAS ITS OWN SPECIALIZED JOB. HOWEVER EACH SYSTEM MUST STILL INTERACT WITH THE OTHERS TO GET ITS JOB DONE. KIDS WILL EXPLORE THE FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR ORGANS OF EACH BODY SYSTEM AIDED BY COLORFUL, DYNAMIC GRAPHICS AND VIVID REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES A VISIT WITH A CRITICAL DOCTOR AND A FUN, HANDS-ON ACTIVITY.

LUNCH LADY'S GUIDE TO THE FOOD PYRAMID, THE                                     DVD FORMAT                                 DV550603
2006                    NJCCS 2.1,2.2                                18 min.                                        LIBRARY VIDEO                            IJS
SHE'S HIP. SHE'S FUNNY. SHE KNOWS HER STUFF. SHE'S THE LUNCH LADY AND SHE'S SHOWING KIDS HOW TO WHIP UP NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER SPECIALS USING THE NEW FOOD PYRAMID. THE LUNCH LADY COOKING SHOW IS ON THE AIR AND SHE'LL GUIDE STUDENTS AS THEY LEARN HOW TO MAKE SMART CHOICES FROM EVERY FOOD GROUP, UNDERSTAND THE BALANCE BETWEEN FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND GET THE MOST NUTRITION OUT OF MEALS AND SNACKS.

NEW FOOD PYRAMID, THE-IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU!                         VHS FORMAT                                                        VT550634
2005                NJCCS 2.1,2.2                                            23 min.                                        LIBRARY VIDEO                            IJ
THE NEW FOOD PYRAMID FEATURES TEENAGE HOSTS EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND GRAPHICS, SEGMENTS DEVOTED TO EACH FOOD GROUP IN THE PYRAMID, AND DRAMATIZED VIGNETTES IN WHICH TWO TEENAGERS ADOPT GOOD EATING HABITS, AND LEARN HOW TO FIT THE RIGHT FOOD AND EXERCISE INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES. AFTER WATCHING THIS PROGRAM, VIEWERS WILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE THE RIGHT FOOD CHOICES, WHETHER THEY'RE RUMMAGING IN THE KITCHEN, STANDING IN LINE AT THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA, OR GOING OUT WITH FRIENDS.

SMILES FOR A LIFETIME                                                     DVD FORMAT                                                 DV550605
2005                            NJCCS 2.1,2.2                                80 min.                                                LIBRARY VIDEO                                        PI
SHOWS YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN EXACTLY HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR TEETH FROM BIRTH TO ADOLESCENCE. DEVELOP EASY HABITS TO STAY CAVITY-FREE. TRAVEL WITH BARRINGTON TO THE DENTIST FOR A FEAR-FREE DENTAL CLEANING THAT'S FUN! TAUGHT BY A DENTIST AND MOM WHO WANTS TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

TEEN NUTRITION: WHAT'S THE BIG DEBATE?                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                                DV550601
2007                         NJCCS 2.1                                                26 min.                                                                LIBRARY VIDEO                    IJSA
THERE'S NO DEBATE THAT HEALTHY EATING IS GOOD FOR YOU, BUT TOO OFTEN, TEENS DON'T MAKE SMART CHOICES WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD AND ACTIVITY. TWO HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES PREPARE FOR A DEBATE ON HEALTHY EATING, A NUTRITIONIST GIVES ADVICE, AND STUDENT INTERVIEWS GIVE A "REAL LIFE" VIEW OF EATING HABITS FROM THEM WE LEARN: THE F-A-T-S METHOD OF EATING AND ACTIVITY...THE P-L-A-N METHOD OF CHANGING BAD EATING HABITS ...WHY THE FOOD PYRAMID MATTERS ...HOW TO USE HUNGER SCALE TO CONTROL EATING ...HOW READING FOOD LABELS CAN HELP.

WHAT'S TO EAT? FOOD PYRAMID GAME SHOW                                 VHS FORMAT                                                VT550635
2005                            NJCCS 2.2                                                17 min.                LIBRARY VIDEO                                                PI
THIS FUN AND FAST-PACED PROGRAM USES A "WILD AND CRAZY" GAME SHOW FORMAT TO INTRODUCE THE BASIC CONCEPTS BEHIND THE NEW AGE-APPROPRIATE FOOD PYRAMID, MY PYRAMID FOR KIDS, INTRODUCED IN 2005 BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. WHAT TO EAT? IS COMPRISED OF SIX ROUNDS (PLUS A SUPER BONUS ROUND) THAT  FEATURE QUESTIONS, EXAMPLES, AND FOOD CHALLENGES RELATED TO EVERY SEGMENT OF THE NEW PYRAMID.

LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERATURE/CHILDREN'S STORIES 

ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK                                     VT550537                 VHS
1990                            NJCCS 3.5                    11 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA MEDIA                    PI
TRICKSTER ANANSI FINDS A MAGIC ROCK THAT PUTS HIM TO SLEEP FOR AN HOUR. HE USES IT TO GET FOOD FROM THE OTHER ANIMALS BY LEADING THEM TO THE ROCK AND TAKING THEIR FOOD WHEN THEY'RE ASLEEP. BASED ON THE BOOK BY ERIC A. KIMMEL.

ANANSI AND THE TALKING MELON                                         VT550538                         VHS
1994                            NJCCS 3.5                    11 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA MEDIA                    PI
TRICKSTER ANANSI EATS HIS WAY INTO ELEPHANT'S MELON. WHEN HE EATS TOO MUCH, HE GETS TOO BLOATED TO CRAWL BACK OUT. HE DECIDES TO PLAY A TRICK AND CONVINCES ELEPHANT THAT HE HAS A TALKING MELON. ONE BY ONE, THE ANIMALS FALL FOR ANANSI'S TRICK.  BASED ON THE BOOK BY ERIC A. KIMMEL

BEADY BEAR                                                                         VT550539                     VHS
1987                            NJCCS 3.5                            8 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA MEDIA            PI
BELIEVING THAT HE NEEDS ONLY A CAVE TO LIVE IN TO BE HAPPY, A STUFFED BEAR COMES TO LEARN THAT LOVE AND COMPANIONSHIP ARE MORE IMPORTANT.  BASED ON THE BOOK BY DON FREEMAN.

BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE:  SAFE AND SOUND                         VT550628             VHS
2001                    NJCCS 3.4,3.5                    50 min.                    LIBRARY VIDEO                    PI
NOTHING TO FEAR: OJO AND TUTTER ARE ABOUT TO LEARN THAT EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF SOMETHING. BUT BEAR HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES IT IS O.K. TO BE AFRAID.  AFRAID NOT: THERE'S A THUNDERSTORM OUTSIDE AND EVERYONE IS JUST A BIT AFRAID. BUT BEAR SHOWS HIS FRIENDS THAT THEY ARE ALL SAFE AND SOUND IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE.  FEATURING THESE SONGS: NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF, GOOD MORNING SONG, WHAT'S IN THE MAIL TODAY? EVERYBODY'S AFRAID OF SOMETHING AND WELCOME TO THE BLUE HOUSE AND GOODBYE SONG.

BIG LITTLE BILL [CC]                                            VT550620                         VHS
2001                NJCCS 2.2,2.4,3.4                    50 min.                    LIBRARY  VIDEO        P
LITTLE BILL LOVES BEING FIVE, BUT HE CAN'T WAIT TO GET BIGGER! IN THESE FOUR EPISODES, LITTLE BILL DOESN'T HAVE TO WAIT, AS HE TAKES SOME BIG STEPS TOWARDS GROWING UP.

WHALES                                                                                     VHS FORMAT                                                            VT550551
1992                    NJCCS 3.5                                                        13 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA MEDIA                    PI
A DELIGHTFUL INTRODUCTION TO WHALES. BASED ON THE BOOK BY GAIL GIBBONS.

WORLD WIZARDS: MAGIC CASTLE                                                 VHS FORMAT                                            VT550629
2001                        NJCCS 3.1,3.4                                        24 min.                                        LIBRARY VIDEO                            PIJ
WATCH AS MAX AND OLIVE TAKE A FANTASTIC LEARNING ADVENTURE IN A MAGICAL MUSICAL WORLD, WHERE WORDS ARE ALWAYS MORE THAN THEY APPEAR. IN "THE MAGIC CASTLE", ROSANNA THE READER CAREFULLY GUIDES THE CHILDREN ON THEIR VOYAGE. ALONG THE WAY THEY MEET MANY CHARACTERS SUCH AS THE LOVABLE WORDTHINGS, CAT AND DOG, WHO DEMONSTRATE HOW ANY WORD CAN REALLY COME ALIVE. YOUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE FUN AND BECOME SKILLED AT WORD RECOGNITION.

SCIENCE

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR [CC]                                                        VT550668                         VHS
2008                            NJCCS 5.6                        14 min.                VISUAL LEARNING                PI
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY EXPLORED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE:  STIMULUS,  RESPONSE,  SURVIVAL BEHAVIOR, INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR, LEARNED BEHAVIOR, CYCLIC BEHAVIOR, MIGRATION,  SEASONAL BEHAVIOR,  SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR,  AND COMMUNICATION.

ANIMAL DISCOVERY FUN FOR KIDS! NOISY BUGS                         DVD FORMAT                     DV550697 2006                            NJCCS 5.6                        44 min.                DISCOVERY                PI
NOISY BUGS CREEPS THROUGH THE LEAVES AND BRUSH OF THE FOREST FLOOR TO MEET BEETLES, LADYBUGS, CICADAS, AND OTHER SINGING INSECTS. AFTER HATCHING FROM EGGS AS LARVA, THE PROGRAM REVEALS, BEETLES MUST GO THROUGH THE PUPA PHASE BEFORE BECOMING ADULT INSECTS WITH WINGS AND ANTENNA. THE PRESENTATION ALSO TRAVELS TO ASIA TO UNCOVER HOW GRASSHOPPERS AND CRICKETS CREATE THEIR SIGNATURE CHIRPING SOUNDS.

CELLS [CC]                                                        VT550670                                     VHS
2008                                NJCCS 2.1,2.2                        14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                PI
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY DESCRIBED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDES: CELL, BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE, ANIMAL CELL, CELL MEMBRANE, NUCLEUS, CYTOPLASM, PLANT CELL, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, CELL WALL, CHLOROPLASTS, ORGANELLES, DIFFERENT TYPES OF CELLS, CELL THEORY, ROLE OF CELLS IN THE BODY, MITOSIS, CELL GROWTH, AND RESPIRATION.

COMPLEX ANIMALS [CC]                                                    VT550573                             VHS
2008                    NJCCS 5.6                    14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                    PI
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: FISH, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS. CRISP, EXCITING VIDEO FOOTAGE PORTRAYS THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH VERTEBRATE GROUP. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF VERTEBRATES ARE SHOWN TO ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPLEX ANIMALS. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: VERTEBRATE, BACKBONE, GILLS, ECTOTHERM, FINS, METAMORPHOSIS, EGGS, SCALES.

CORE METEOROLOGY: ATMOSPHERE [CC]                             DVD FORMAT                 DV550586
2008                        NJCCS 5.1                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JSA
METEOROLOGY, ONCE THE SIMPLE STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC EVENTS...STORMS...HURRICANES.. TORNADOES.. AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES, HAS GROWN IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO INCLUDES SUCH DISCIPLINES AS ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, CLIMATOLOGY AND GLOBAL WARMING.

CORE METEOROLOGY: CLIMATE                                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                      DV550587
2008                    NJCCS 5.12                    30 min.                AMBROSE VIDEO                        JSA
METEOROLOGY, ONCE THE SIMPLE STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC EVENTS...STORMS...HURRICANES...TORNADOES...AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES, HAS GROWN IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO INCLUDES SUCH DISCIPLINES AS ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, CLIMATOLOGY AND GLOBAL WARMING. CHAPTERS: WHAT ARE CLIMATES...CLIMATES AND PEOPLE.. MEASURING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION.. CLIMATE AND WEATHER EXTREMES...CLIMATE TYPES.. CLIMATE AND BIOMES...CLIMATE CHANGE AND PEOPLE.

CORE METEOROLOGY: WEATHER                                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                   DV550588
2008                    NJCCS 5.1                            30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                    JSA
AN EXCITING EXPLORATION OF THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND TORNADOES, HURRICANES, SEVERE DROUGHTS, AND OTHER EXTREME WEATHER PHENOMENA. CHAPTERS: INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS WEATHER... MEASURING WEATHER VARIABLES... WHAT CAUSES WEATHER.... MOISTURE.... WEATHER FORECASTING..... HAZARDOUS WEATHER...... GLOBAL WARMING AND WEATHER...

EARTH'S NEAREST NEIGHBORS [CC]                    VHS                         VT550576
2008                NJCCS 5.11                    14 min.                                    VISUAL LEARNING                    PI
THE PLANETS CLOSEST TO THE SUN, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE INNER PLANETS, ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS FASCINATING PROGRAM. COLORFUL ANIMATIONS, ALONG WITH 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. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: REVOLVE, GRAVITY, INERTIA, ROTATION, AXIS, ATMOSPHERE, SOLAR SYSTEM AND SPACECRAFT.

ELECTRICITY [CC]                                                                VT550671                         VHS
2008                          NJCCS 5.9                            14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING                    IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY EXPLORED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDES: ELECTRICAL ENERGY, ELECTRICAL CHARGE, ELECTRIC CURRENT, STATIC ELECTRICITY, LIGHTNING, PROTONS, ELECTRONS, NEUTRONS, REPEL, ATTRACT, CHARGES, CHARGED OBJECTS, ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE, CONDUCTOR, AND INSULATOR. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS                                 VT550672                 VHS
2008                    NJCCS 5.10,5.12,5.1                16 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                        IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY EXPLORED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDES; ECOLOGY, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, EXTINCTION, NATURAL RESOURCES, RESOURCE DEPLETION, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, RECYCLING, ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES, POLLUTION, TECHNOLOGY, OVERPOPULATION, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, FOSSIL FUELS, ENERGY, AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES.

ENVIRONMENTAL S.C.I.E.N.C.E FOR STUDENTS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE      DVD FORMAT [CC]     DV550610
2008                    NJCCS 5.3,5.12,6.8,6                        23 min.                LIBRARY VIDEO                                    IJS
DRIVE INTO AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SEE HOW BOTH NATURAL EVENTS AND HUMAN ACTIVITY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN CHANGING OUR CLIMATE. LEARN HOW CLIMATE DATA IS COLLECTED, UNDERSTAND THE GREENHOUSE GASES. CONSIDER EXPERTS VIEWS ON THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING-FROM RELATIVELY MILD CHANGES IN THE WEATHER TO MORE EXTREME SCENARIOS. INVESTIGATE EFFORTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AT INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS. WEIGH THE EFFECTS OF THESE EFFORTS AND CONSIDER WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE.

ENVIRONMENTAL S.C.I.E.N.C.E FOR STUDENTS: SOIL QUALITY                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV550612 2008                    NJCCS 6.8,6.9                                23 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                JS
ALTHOUGH SOIL MAY SEEM PLENTIFUL,  IT CAN BE POLLUTED AND DEPLETED BY NATURAL AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES. EXAMINE SOURCES OF SOIL POLLUTION, AND DISCOVER SOME OF THE EFFORTS TAKEN TO PREVENT IT. ALTHOUGH SOIL EROSION IS NATURAL AND NECESSARY, HUMAN ACTIVITY CAN HASTEN AND MAGNIFY THIS PROCESS. LEARN HOW "AMERICA'S BREAD BASKET" WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE "DUST BOWL" DURING THE 1930S,AND SEE WHAT FARMING METHODS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT. SOIL IS MUCH MORE THAN DIRT BENEATH OUR FEET. IT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF LIFE ON EARTH.

ENVIRONMENTAL S.C.I.E.N.C.E FOR STUDENTS: WATER QUALITY             DVD FORMAT [CC]            DV550614
2008                    NJCCS 6.8,6.9                        23 min.                                LIBRARY VIDEO                            JS
MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE PLANET IS COVERED BY WATER. BECAUSE WATER IS VITAL TO ALL LIFE, BOTH THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF THIS NATURE RESOURCE IS CRITICAL. WHEN THE SUPPLY OF AVAILABLE FRESH WATER IS OVERUSED, POLLUTED OR AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, A WHOLE NEW PROBLEM ARISES-WATER SCARCITY. CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION, AND LEARN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN AN AREA'S WATER SUPPLY DWINDLES. SEE HOW CONSERVATION AND INNOVATION CAN HELP TO COMBAT THIS PROBLEM.

ENVIRONMENTAL S.C.I.E.N.C.E. FOR STUDENTS: AIR QUALITY             DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV550609 2008                    NJCCS 5.12                        23 min.                                LIBRARY VIDEO                            IJS
DO YOU KNOW THE QUALITY OF THE AIR THAT YOU BREATHE? AIR POLLUTION FROM BOTH NATURAL SOURCES AND HUMAN ACTIVITY CAN AFFECT HUMANS, PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN MANY WAYS. LEARN ABOUT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION, EXPLORE HOW OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY IS MONITORED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SEE HOW CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY, INDUSTRY AND OTHER FACTORS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE FORMATION OF PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG. SEE HOW THE ENORMOUS CHALLENGE OF REGULATING AND REDUCING AIR POLLUTION CAN BE TACKLED AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.

ENVIRONMENTAL S.C.I.E.N.C.E. FOR STUDENTS: GREEN ENERGY            DVD FORMAT [CC]                DV550611
2008                            NJCCS 5.3,5.12,6.8,6                    23 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                            JS
DISCOVER WHAT GREEN ENERGY IS, AND LEARN ABOUT ITS POTENTIAL TO MEET OUR ENERGY NEEDS IN AN ONGOING, SUSTAINABLE WAY. GREEN ENERGY INCLUDES SOLAR POWER, WIND TURBINES, BIOMASS FUELS AND MUCH MORE. SOME FORMS OF GREEN ENERGY ARE MORE SUITED TO CERTAIN LOCATIONS THAN OTHERS. OBSERVE HOW GEOTHERMAL ENERGY HELPS TO POWER MUCH OF REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, AND SEE ELEMENTS OF GREEN ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSERVATION IN ACTION AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION IN MARYLAND. HOW WE USE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

ENVIRONMENTAL S.C.I.E.N.C.E. FOR STUDENTS: SUSTAINABILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY     DVD FORMAT [CC]       DV550613
2008                            NJCCS 6.8,6.9                            23 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                JS
SUSTAINABILITY REFERS TO THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE WORLD'S CURRENT POPULATION WITHOUT HARMING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. EXPLORE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF SUSTAINABILITY STARTING IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE HABITATS-THE RAINFOREST. BY UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICING THE IDEAS OF SUSTAINABILITY, WE CAN BEGIN WORKING TOWARD BUILDING A RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

EXPLORING ENERGY                                             VT550673                                         VHS
2008                        NJCCS 5.8                                14 min.                                VISUAL LEARNING                        IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY EXPLORED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDES: ELECTRICAL ENERGY, ELECTRICAL CHARGE, ELECTRIC CURRENT, STATIC ELECTRICITY, LIGHTNING, PROTONS, ELECTRONS, NEUTRONS, REPEL, ATTRACT, CHARGE, CHARGED OBJECTS, ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE, CONDUCTOR, AND INSULATOR. 

EXPLORING FOSSILS [CC]                                        VT550674                             VHS
2008                            NJCCS 5.10,5.12                    14 min.                                VISUAL LEARNING                    IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY COVERED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDES: ANCIENT LIFE, IMPRINT, MOLD, CAST, TRACE FOSSIL, PRESERVED REMAINS, INDEX FOSSIL, ABSOLUTE AGE, RELATIVE AGE, AND USING FOSSILS TO INTERPRET THE PAST.

EYES OF NYE: CLONING [CC]                                        VT550134                     VHS      
2005                    NJCCS 5.6                            23 min.                                DISNEY                            JS
BILL NYE DELVES INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND CLONING. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THERAPEUTIC CLONING AND REPRODUCTIVE CLONING? EXPLORE THE BIOLOGY AND ETHICS OF THIS SOMETIMES CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT.

EYES OF NYE: GENETIC DIVERSITY [CC]                                VT550135                       VHS 
2005                        NJCCS 5.6                        23 min.                        DISNEY                                JS
BILL NYE LOOKS AT THE TOPIC OF GENETIC DIVERSITY. HE DISCUSSES THE EVOLUTIONARY ADVANTAGES AND RISKS OF SEXUAL REPRODUCTION VS. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND EVIDENCE THAT SEEK TO EXPLAIN WHY WE REPRODUCE SEXUALLY, HOW IT AFFECTS GENETIC DIVERSITY AND WHAT SEXUAL SELECTION IS.

EYES OF NYE: GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS [CC]                                    VT550136                             VHS
2005                            NJCCS 5.6                        24 min.                            DISNEY                            JS
BILL NYE EXPLORES THE TOPIC OF GENETIC ENGINEERING OF FOODS. IS GENETIC ENGINEERING SAFE? IT MAY BE TOO SOON TO TELL, BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP US FROM EXPLORING THE BENEFITS AND RISKS. STUDENTS WILL HEAR FROM TRADITIONAL WHEAT BREEDERS, FROM RESEARCHERS WHO ANALYZE ORGANIC AND PESTICIDE-FREE CROPS AND FROM CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN GENETIC ENGINEERING.

EYES OF NYE: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE [CC]                                            VT550137                             VHS
2005                        NJCCS 5.6,5.7                        24 min.                            DISNEY                        JS
BILL NYE EXPLORES HOW OUR GLOBAL CLIMATE IS CHANGING. FIND OUT HOW SCIENTISTS MEASURE CLIMATE CHANGE, SEE HOW CARBON DIOXIDE AFFECTS THE TEMPERATURE OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, AND HEAR ABOUT THE ROLE OF FOSSIL FUELS. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE THEORIES TO EXPLAIN THE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING.

EYES OF NYE: HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS AND ADAPTATIONS [CC]                            VT550138                VHS
2005                        NJCCS 2.1,5.6                        24 min.                            DISNEY                            JS
BILL NYE TAKES A LOOK AT HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS AND RACE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT RACIAL DIFFERENCES ARE ONLY SKIN DEEP. IF THAT'S SO, THEN WHY DO HUMANS LOOK SO DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER? IS RACE CULTURAL, TOO, OR JUST A FACTOR OF BIOLOGY? CAN DNA ANALYSIS TELL US?

EYES OF NYE: NUCLEAR ENERGY [CC]                                    VT550139                                 VHS
2005                            NJCCS 5.9                        24 min.                            DISNEY                            JS
BILL NYE EXPLORES THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF USING NUCLEAR ENERGY AS ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF POWER FROM FOSSIL FUELS. STUDENTS VISIT A NUCLEAR REACTOR AND A PROPOSED NUCLEAR WASTE SITE AND HEAR FROM EXPERTS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.

EYES OF NYE: POPULATION [CC]                                                        VT550140                             VHS
2005                            NJCCS 5.6,5.7                    24 min.                            DISNEY                            JS
BILL NYE LOOKS AT THE ISSUES OF POPULATION AND OVERPOPULATION. STUDENTS COMPARE POPULATION ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD, FROM DEMOGRAPHICS TO SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS, AND SEE HOW EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION CAN AFFECT HUMAN POPULATIONS. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THIRD-WORLD ISSUES, LOOK AT WORLDWIDE CONSUMPTION TRENDS AND ANALYZE MASS- MEDIA EDUCATION EFFORTS. 

EYES OF NYE: PSEUDOSCIENCE [CC]                                            VT550141                                VHS
2005                            NJCCS 5.7                        24 min.                            DISNEY                                JS
BILL NYE SHOWS STUDENTS HOW TO EXAMINE TOO-GOOD- TO-BE-TRUE OR EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS THROUGH THE EYES OF A SCIENTISTS- BY LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE AND PROOF. HE EXPOSES TECHNIQUES USED BY PSYCHICS, DEMONSTRATES THE SCIENCE OF WALKING ON FLAMING COALS AND CONSIDERS "THE CASE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CLAIM."

EYES OF NYE: SPORTS [CC]                                 VHS                                                               VT550142
2005                    NJCCS 5.6,5.7                            24 min.                                DISNEY                        JS
BILL NYE LOOKS AT THE PHYSICS BEHIND SPORTS. ARE SPORTS ALL ABOUT PHYSICAL FORCES? IS THERE A MENTAL COMPONENT THAT ATHLETES BRING TO THEIR EFFORTS. STUDENTS LEARN WHY PEOPLE ENJOY WATCHING AND PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS.

EYES OF NYE: TRANSPORTATION [CC]                               VHS                                        VT550143
2005                    NJCCS 5.12                        24 min.                                DISNEY                                JS
BILL NYE IS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AS HE EXPLAINS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AMERICA'S CAR CULTURE. STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW COMPUTERS CAN SIMULATE TRAFFIC FLOW, FIND OUT ABOUT FUEL-EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVES, AND DISCOVER WHAT INDIVIDUALS CAN DO TO REDUCE TRAFFIC-RELATED POLLUTION.

FORCES IN FLUIDS [CC]                                VHS                                                        VT550676
2008                    NJCCS 5.9                            14 min.                                        VISUAL LEARNING                    IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY EXPLORED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE: PRESSURE, FLUID PRESSURE, ELEVATION, DEPT, PASCAL'S PRINCIPLE, PUMP, HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, BUOYANCY, DENSITY, ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE, AND BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE.

GLACIERS AND ICE CAPS/THE MELTING                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                                DV550585 2008                        NJCCS 5.10,5.2                            30 min.                            AMBROSE VIDEO                JSA
THE CHANGE FROM A SOLID STATE, SNOW AND ICE, TO A LIQUID STATE, WATER, MAKES THE ARCTIC SENSITIVE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTRODUCES MANY DANGEROUS POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS THAT CAN DRIVE SUDDEN DETRIMENTAL CLIMATE SHIFTS. DETRIMENTAL CLIMATE SHIFTS THAT CAN AFFECT THE WHOLE PLANET AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION. INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING GLACIAL EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY. CHAPTERS: INTRODUCTION.. THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTICA. THE WARMING OF THE ARCTIC.. THE MELTING ICE CAP.. THAWING OF THE PERMAFROST.. MELTING OF GLACIERS AND ICE SHEETS.

GREEN MATTERS: CONSERVATION                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV550640
2008                        NJCCS 5.1,5.2,5.12                23 min.                        FILM IDEAS                        IJSA
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, WE'LL UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION. PRESERVING BY CONSERVING, WHAT AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT!

GREEN MATTERS: ECO FRIENDLY                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                DV550641
2008                    NJCCS 5.1,5.12                    23 min.                    FILM IDEAS                            IJSA
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: ENDANGERED SPECIES                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                            DV550642
2008                        NJCCS 5.6,5.7,5.11,5                    23 min.                FILM IDEAS                        IJSA
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.

GREEN MATTERS: POLLUTION                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                                                DV550643
2008                    NJCCS 6.8,6.9                            23 min.                    FILM IDEAS                            IJSA 
MOST EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD, THE AIR, THE GROUND, DRINKING WATER, THE ECOSYSTEMS AND EVEN MANMADE 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: RECYCLING                                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                                                    DV550644
2008                    NJCCS 5.12,6.8,6.9                    23 min.                        FILM IDEAS                            IJSA
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 PAPERS 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?

INVESTIGATING EARTH'S NATURAL RESOURCES [CC]                                    VHS FORMAT                                            VT550677
2008                                NJCCS 5.1,5.12                                14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING                        IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY COVERED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDES: RENEWABLE AND NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES, ENERGY RESOURCES, FOSSIL FUELS, SOLAR ENERGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, POLLUTION, SCARCE RESOURCES, RESOURCE ALTERNATIVES, AND RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY.

LANDFORMS [CC]                                                                        VHS FORMAT                                            VT550580
2008                                NJCCS 5.10,5.12                                14 min.                                        VISUAL LEARNING                    PI
EARTH'S LANDSCAPE IS MADE UP OF A WIDE 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. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: PLAIN, RELIEF, INTERIOR PLAINS , COASTAL PLAIN, PLATEAU, MOUNTAIN HILL, VALLEY, CANYON, BEACH, DUNE, SEA CLIFF, SEA STACK, OCEAN, BAY, LAKE, RIVER, AND CREEK.

LIFE CYCLES [CC]                                                                                    VHS FORMAT                                            VT550581
2008                            NJCCS 5.6,5.7,5.12                    14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING                                PI
LIVING THINGS GO THROUGH CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES REFERRED TO AS LIFE CYCLES. THIS PROGRAM TAKES A LOOK AT THE LIFE CYCLES OF LIVING ORGANISMS, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON PLANTS AND ANIMALS. EXCITING VIDEO FOOTAGE, ALONG WITH ANIMATIONS, ILLUSTRATE HOW LIVING THINGS CHANGE AS THEIR LIVES PROGRESS. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: EGG, FERTILIZATION, GROWTH, STAGE, GERMINATION, LARVA, PUPA, NYMPH, JUVENILE, ADULT, METAMORPHOSIS.

MICROSCOPIC LIFE [CC]                                                    VHS FORMAT                                                            VT550678
2008                                NJCCS 5.10,5.2                                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                                IJ
CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY EXPLORED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE: ECOLOGY, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, EXTINCTION, NATURAL RESOURCES, RESOURCE DEPLETION, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, RECYCLING, ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES, POLLUTION, TECHNOLOGY, OVERPOPULATION, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, FOSSIL FUELS, ENERGY, AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES.

NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS [CC]                                                            VHS FORMAT                                VT550578
2008                            NJCCS 5.6,5.12                                         14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING                            PI
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS? THIS QUESTION IS ADDRESSED THROUGH LIVE- ACTION FOOTAGE SHOT AT EXCITING 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. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: CELL, METABOLISM, MOVEMENT, STIMULI, REPRODUCTION, HABITAT AND HOMEOSTASIS.

OUR DISTANT NEIGHBORS [CC]                                                     VHS FORMAT                                                              VT550579
2008                        NJCCS 5.11                                    14 min.                                        VISUAL LEARNING                            PI
THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES THE OUTER PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. VIVID, COLORFUL IMAGES TRANSMITTED BY EXPLORATORY SPACECRAFT SERVE AS THE BASIS OF THIS VIDEO TOUR OF JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, AND NEPTUNE. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE "GAS GIANTS" THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THESE LARGE AND DISTANT PLANETS ARE DESCRIBED. JUPITER'S GIANT RED SPOT, SATURN'S COLORFUL RINGS, AND THE FIERCE STORMS OF NEPTUNE ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: SUN, ROTATION, REVOLUTION, ORBIT, ELLIPSE, GRAVITY, INERTIA, TELESCOPE, HUBBLE , TELESCOPE, EXPLORATORY SPACECRAFT, AND COMET.

PLANT PARTS [CC]                                                    VHS FORMAT                                                                        VT550575
2004                        NJCCS 5.6                                14 min.                                VISUAL LEARNING                                PI
STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE BASIC PARTS OF A PLANT INCLUDING THE STEM, ROOTS, AND LEAVES. THE VIDEO DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONS OF EACH OF THESE PLANT PARTS USING MANY REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES THAT STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE EASILY. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: TAP ROOT, FIBROUS ROOT, STEM, SAP, NUTRIENTS, AND LEAF.

REPRODUCTIVE & ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS [CC]                                        VHS FORMAT                                                VT550372
2001                    NJCCS 2.1,2.2                            23 min.                            SCHLESSINGER                                        IJ
REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS EXPLORES TWO SYSTEMS THAT HAVE UNIQUE ROLES IN THE FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY. KIDS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING WAY THAT THE PRIMARY ORGANS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS COMMUNICATE AND PRODUCE THE HORMONES WHICH REGULATE THE CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF OTHER BODY SYSTEMS.  TOPICS INCLUDE: GROWTH, THE ONSET OF PUBERTY AND SEXUAL MATURITY ARE ALSO COVERED. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A PRESENTATION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE PRODUCTION OF SEX CELLS-EGGS AND SPERM-AND THE PROCESS OF FERTILIZATION.

SHARKS                                                                                         VHS FORMAT                                                            VT550549
1992                                NJCCS 3.5                                13 min.                                        LIVE OAK MEDIA MEDIA                    PI
A DELIGHTFUL INTRODUCTION TO SHARKS. BASED ON THE BOOK BY GAIL GIBBONS.

SIMPLE ANIMALS [CC]                                                                    VHS FORMAT                                                        VT550571
2008                            NJCCS 5.6                                14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING                                    PI
THIS COLORFUL, EXCITING PROGRAM EXPLORES THE FASCINATING WORLD OF INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS. LIVE- ACTION FOOTAGE ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE BODY STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF SIMPLE ANIMALS. THE FOLLOWING GROUP OF INVERTEBRATES ARE ADDRESSED: PORIFERANS, CNIDARIANS, PLATYHELMINTHES, NEMATODES, ANNELIDS, MOLLUSKS, ARTHROPODS, AND ECHINODERMS. OTHER TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: BACKBONE, SPONGE, SEA ANEMONE, RADIAL SYMMETRY, PLANARIA, EARTHWORM, BILATERAL SYMMETRY, EXOSKELETON, SEGMENTED BODY, AND JOINTED APPENDAGES. INCLUDES 5-QUESTION VIDEO QUIZ AND TEACHER GUIDE.

STARS AND GALAXIES [CC]                                                            VHS FORMAT                                                        VT550574
2008                        NJCCS 5.1,5.2                                14 min.                                                        VISUAL LEARNING                            PI
USING CRISP IMAGES AND LIFELIKE ANIMATIONS, THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE INTRIGUING REALM OF STARS AND GALAXIES. THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF GALAXIES AND STARS 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.

WHALES                                                                                     VHS FORMAT                                                            VT550551
1992                    NJCCS 3.5                                                        13 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA MEDIA                    PI
A DELIGHTFUL INTRODUCTION TO WHALES. BASED ON THE BOOK BY GAIL GIBBONS.

WHAT ARE PLANTS? [CC]                                                        VHS FORMAT                                                    VT550577
2004                NJCCS 5.6                                                        14 min.        VISUAL LEARNING                                                PI
SEVERAL IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PHOTOSYNTHESIS, REPRODUCTION, GROWTH AND GERMINATION ARE INVESTIGATED IN THIS VIDEO. STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW THESE PROCESSES ARE RELATED TO THE STRUCTURE OF PLANTS. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY INCLUDES: FLOWER, PISTIL, STAMEN, POLLEN, POLLINATION, AND REPRODUCTION.

   GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY/CULTURES

16TH & 17TH CENTURY TURNING POINTS IN U. S. HISTORY VOLUME 1: 1500-1585, 1586-1619
                                        DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV550589
2008                    NJCCS 6.1,6.2,6.3                    58 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                    JSA
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. VOLUME 1- 1500-1619

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: CANADA                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV550591
2007                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5                13 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                    IJ
WELCOME TO CANADA! IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY WITH SOME SNOWSHOEING IN SCENIC GATINEAU PARK. FROM THERE, THEY'LL TRAVEL TO OTTAWA AND START THEIR TOUR OF THE CAPITAL CITY BY ATTENDING THE WINTERLUDE CARNIVAL AND WATCHING DOG SLED RACES. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF CANADA, INCLUDING HOW MOST OF THE VAST COUNTRY IS ACTUALLY UNPOPULATED. AFTER A VISIT TO THE CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION, STUDENTS WILL ICE SKATE AND SNACK ON MAPLE TAFFY AND TOUR THE CONFEDERATION PARK.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: CHINA                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                        DV550592
2007                        NJCCS 6.4,6.5,6.9                        13 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                                IJ
WELCOME TO CHINA!  IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL TOUR SHANGHAI AND EXPERIENCE WHAT THE IMMENSE CITY HAS TO OFFER, STARTING WITH SHOPPING IN A TRADITIONAL MARKET BEFORE TAKING AN ELEVATOR TO THE TOP OF THE SKY-HIGH ORIENTAL PEARL TV TOWER. THEN, IT'S OFF TO THE NANSHI DISTRICT FOR A STROLL THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL YUYUAN GARDEN AND VISIT TO A BUDDHIST TEMPLE TO BURN SOME INCENSE. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF CHINA, INCLUDING HOW MANY PEOPLE IN CHINA RIDE BICYCLES INSTEAD OF DRIVE CARS.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: FRANCE                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                            DV550593
2007                        NJCCS 6.4                        13 min.                    LIBRARY VIDEO                            IJ
WELCOME TO FRANCE!   IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO THE CAPITAL CITY OF PARIS TO SEE SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST FAMOUS SITES: THE EIFFEL TOWER, CHAMPS ELYSEES, THE LOUVRE, NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL AND THE BASTILLE. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF FRANCE, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT FRANCE IS KNOWN FOR, LIKE CHEESE, WINE AND CAFES. BEFORE THE JOURNEYS END, STUDENTS WILL HIKE THROUGH THE LUSH COUNTRYSIDE, WANDER THE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS OF CHATEAU DE BRETEUIL AND VISIT THE ELEGANT SHOPS.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: GERMANY                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                            DV550594
2007                    NJCCS 6.5,6.8                        13 min.                    LIBRARY VIDEO                                IJ
WELCOME TO GERMANY! IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO THE CAPITAL CITY OF BERLIN AND SEE SOME OF ITS FAMOUS SIGHTS: THE REICHSTAG, THE BRANDENBURG GATE AND THE BERLIN WALL, AMONG OTHERS. STUDENTS WILL OPERATE A PRINTING PRESS IN THE GERMAN MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY AND PLAY A HARPSICHORD IN THE MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF GERMANY.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: JAPAN                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                DV550595
2007                    NJCCS 6.4,6.5,6.9                        13 min.                    LIBRARY VIDEO                                    IJ
WELCOME TO JAPAN! IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF TOKYO, WHERE THEY WILL ATTEND A TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL. NEXT, STUDENTS WILL RIDE THE FAMOUS BULLET TRAIN RAIL SYSTEM, SHINKANSEN, AND SEE MOUNT FUJI ON THEIR WAY TO THE TOWN OF KAMAKURA TO VISIT AN ANCIENT BUDDHIST TEMPLE. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF JAPAN, INCLUDING HOW THE EMPEROR WAS ONCE CONSIDERED A LIVING GOD! STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL BACK TO DOWNTOWN TOKYO FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: RUSSIA                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV550597
2007                        NJCCS 6.2,6.5                        13 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                            IJ
WELCOME TO RUSSIA! IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR TRAVELS IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF MOSCOW TO SEE SOME OF ITS FAMOUS SIGHTS. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF RUSSIA, INCLUDING HOW SOME SYMBOLS OF COMMUNISM ARE STILL PREVALENT IN MOSCOW TODAY. AT THE CULMINATION OF THEIR JOURNEY, STUDENTS WILL HEAD OUT TO THE SNOW-COVERED COUNTRYSIDE TO VACATION AT A DACHA AND GRILL OVER A BARBEQUE BEFORE ICE SKATING ON A FROZEN LAKE.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: SOUTH AFRICA                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                            DV550598
2007                        NJCCS 6.3,6.4                            13 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                                        IJ
WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA! IN THIS PROGRAM STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY BY TAKING A DRIVING TOUR THROUGH KRUGER NATIONAL PARK AND CATCHING A GLIMPSE OF THE EXOTIC WILDLIFE. THEN, IT'S OFF TO CAPE TOWN TO VISIT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, THE AQUARIUM AND THE DISTRICT SIX MUSEUM, WHICH COMMEMORATES THE DISPLACEMENT OF BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF SOUTH AFRICA, INCLUDING THE COUNTRY'S STRUGGLE TO OVERCOME APARTHEID.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: UNITED KINGDOM                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV550599
2007                        NJCCS 6.5,6.7                        13 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                                    IJ
WELCOME TO THE UNITED KINGDOM!  IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL TOUR THE CAPITAL CITY OF LONDON TO SEE SOME OF ITS MOST FAMOUS SITES: THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND BOROUGH MARKET. AFTER A MEAL OF FISH AND CHIPS, STUDENTS WILL MEET A COUPLE OF BRITISH POLICEMEN, MORE FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS "BOBBIES," PLAY SOCCER AND WATCH A GAME OF CRICKET, THE U.K.'S NATIONAL SPORT. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD:    UNITED STATES                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                            DV550600
2005                    NJCCS 5.10                        13 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                IJ
WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES! IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL TREK THROUGH THE CAPITAL CITY OF WASHINGTON, D.C., STARTING WITH A STROLL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF GEORGETOWN. NEXT, IT'S OFF FOR A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF SOME OF D.C.'S MOST FAMOUS PLACES: THE JEFFERSON MEMORIAL, THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL AND THE CAPITOL BUILDING. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF THE UNITED STATES. EXPLORE THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM AND VISIT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: MEXICO                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV550596 
2007                    NJCCS 6.9                        13 min.                                LIBRARY VIDEO                                        IJ
WELCOME TO MEXICO! IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL TOUR MEXICO CITY AND TAKE IN SOME OF THE CAPITAL'S MOST FAMOUS SITES: THE ZOCALO, TEMPLO MAYOR, THE CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC AND THE BASILICA DE GUADALUPE, AMONG OTHERS. STUDENTS WILL WITNESS AN ANCIENT AZTEC DANCE AND WATCH THE HIGH-FLYING ANTICS OF THE VOLADORES. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, HISTORY, CLIMATE AND POLITICS OF MEXICO, INCLUDING HOW MEXICO CITY WAS ONCE TENOCHTITLAN, THE AZTEC CAPITAL!

GEORGE WASHINGTON                                                 VHS                                        VT550530
2003                            NJCCS 6.3                                23 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                PI
FROM MILITARY SCOUT, TO COLONIAL FARMER, TO GENERAL, TO PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, GEORGE WASHINGTON SET THE STANDARD FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN. IN GEORGE WASHINGTON, KIDS WILL EXAMINE THE LIFE OF THE MAN WHOSE LEADERSHIP HELPED TRANSFORM 13 COLONIES INTO A BRILLIANT NEW COUNTRY. FROM LEADING THE CONTINENTAL ARMY DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO HELPING TO SHAPE THE YOUNG NATION, KIDS WILL GET AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE MAN MANY REFER TO AS THE "FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY." PART OF THE MULTIVOLUME GREAT AMERICANS FOR CHILDREN VIDEO SERIES.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING AT THE PLYMOUTH COLONY                     DVD FORMAT                                 DV550652
2006                            NJCCS 6.2                        18 min.                        CLEARVUE                                        IJ
RELATES TO WHO THE PILGRIMS WERE AND WHY THEY CAME TO AMERICA, TOURS THE COLONY'S HOUSES AND BUILDINGS, AND ILLUSTRATES THE ACTIVITIES THAT HELPED THE PILGRIMS SURVIVE.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION                 DVD FORMAT                             DV550653
2006                        NJCCS 6.6                            20 min.                            CLEARVUE                                            IJ
LIVING DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION EXPLAINS THE EFFECTS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY ON INDUSTRIALIZATION AND SOCIETY BY FOCUSING ON THE TEXTILE FACTORIES AND GROWTH, THE COTTON GIN, INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS, FACTORY WORK, STEAM POWER AND MORE.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING IN ANCIENT GREECE                                     DVD FORMAT                                     DV550651
2006                        NJCCS 6.2,6.3,6.4,6.                    19 min.                        CLEARVUE                                    IJ
LIVING IN ANCIENT GREECE EXAMINES LIFE IN A GREEK TOWN OVER 2,500 YEARS AGO. FILMED AT HISTORIC SITES THROUGHOUT GREECE, THE PROGRAM BRINGS THIS VIBRANT AND INFLUENTIAL CULTURE TO LIFE.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING IN ANCIENT EGYPT                     DVD FORMAT                                                             DV550645
2006                        NJCCS 6.2,6.3,6.4,                               20 min.                            CLEARVUE                                IJ
LIVING IN ANCIENT EGYPT EXPLORES THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN LIFE AND DEATH, DETAILS INTERESTING ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE, AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NILE RIVER IN BUILDING AND SUSTAINING THIS GREAT CIVILIZATION.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE                             DVD FORMAT                                 DV550647
2006                            NJCCS 6.7,6.8,6.9                        15 min.                                CLEARVUE                                        IJ
LIVING IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE PROMENADES THROUGH CASTLES AND INTRODUCES THOSE WHO LIVED IN THEM. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM REVEALS HOW KNIGHTS WERE TRAINED, HOW AVERAGE PEOPLE LIVED, AND HOW DEVOTED CHRISTIANS FURTHERED CATHEDRAL BUILDING.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING IN SPANISH COLONIAL AMERICA                     DVD FORMAT                             DV550648
2006                            NJCCS 6.3                                    22 min.                                        CLEARVUE                                    IJ
LIVING IN SPANISH COLONIAL AMERICA IDENTIFIES SPAIN'S ROLE IN COLONIZING AMERICA ILLUSTRATES LIFE IN A SPANISH COLONY, AND CONSIDERS WHAT IT WAS LIKE AT A SPANISH MISSION IN CALIFORNIA.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE                                 DVD FORMAT                             DV550646
2006                            NJCCS 6.4,6.5                            15 min.                                            CLEARVUE                                    IJ
LIVING IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE EXAMINES ANCIENT ROMAN SOCIETY BY STUDYING THEIR RELIGION, PASTIMES, MILITARY VALOR, AND ALL-POWERFUL GOVERNMENT.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING ON A SLAVE PLANTATION                     DVD FORMAT                                 DV550649
2006                            NJCCS 6.2                                    20 min.                                CLEARVUE                                IJ
LIVING ON A SLAVE PLANTATION UNEARTHS THE ROOTS OF THE PLANTATION SYSTEM, CONSIDERS THE PROBLEMS THAT THE FIRST SETTLERS ENCOUNTERED WHEN ESTABLISHING PLANTATIONS, AND VISITS DIFFERENT SITES TO DISCOVER THE PATTERNS OF DAILY LIFE.

HISTORY ALIVE FOR STUDENTS-LIVING ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER                             DVD FORMAT                         DV550650
2006                            NJCCS 6.2                                    15 min.                                    CLEARVUE                                    IJ
LIVING ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER LOOKS AT THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY PIONEERS AND EMPHASIZES THE COURAGE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY THEY EMBODIED AMID CONSTANT MISFORTUNE.

HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT, A  - DISC-1                         DVD FORMAT                                 DV550698
2008                            NJCCS 6.5,6.3,6.1                            60 min.                                AMBROSE                             JSA
PROGRAM 1:AMERICAN INDIANS POPULATE THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT: DURING THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND YEARS OF OCCUPYING NORTH AMERICA, AMERICAN INDIANS WERE THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED STONE AGE HUNTERS, WORKED METAL INTO TOOLS AND WEAPONS, AND CREATED SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROCK ART. PROGRAM 2:THE GOLDEN AGE OF ANCIENT AMERICAN INDIANS: DURING THE CLASSIC GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN INDIANS, THEY BUILT SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CITIES AND ADOPTED AGRICULTURE AND THE BOW AND ARROW.

HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT, A - DISC-2                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                            DV550699
2008                            NJCCS 6.1,6.3,6.5                        60 min.                                        AMBROSE                                    JSA
PROGRAM 3: THE GREAT TRANSITION-AT THE CLOSING OF THE CLASSIC GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN INDIANS, THE ANASAZI BUILT THEIR SPECTACULAR CLIFF CITIES. THE IROQUOIS LEAGUE WROTE A REMARKABLE CONSTITUTION THAT WOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE FOUNDING FATHERS. PROGRAM 4: RESISTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE-IN THIS PROGRAM ARE THE HEROIC STORIES OF INDIAN TRIBES WHO ATTEMPTED TO PROTECT THEIR LANDS FROM EUROPEAN INVASION...AND STORIES OF HOW OTHER AMERICAN INDIANS FOUND WAYS TO LIVE IN PEACE AND PRESERVE THEIR CULTURE.

HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT, A - DISC-3                             DVD FORMAT [CC]                            DV550700
2008                            NJCCS 6.1,6.3,6.5                            60 min.                                AMBROSE                                            JSA
PROGRAM 5: THE NEW INDIAN LEADERS-AMERICAN INDIAN LEADERS WITH GREAT VISION MAKE A VALIANT ATTEMPT TO RETAIN THEIR CULTURE AND CONTINUE TO LIVE ON THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS. WITHOUT THESE VALIANT EFFORTS, IT IS DOUBTFUL THE INDIAN NATIONS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ALONG THE WEST COAST WOULD HAVE SURVIVED AT ALL. PROGRAM 6: PLAINS INDIANS WAR-FROM 1853 TO 190, THE PLAINS INDIANS HORSE CULTURE ENGAGED THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IN ITS LONGEST CONFLICT. 

HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT, A     DISC-4                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV550701
2008                        NJCCS 6.1,6.3,6.5                            60 min.                        AMBROSE                                                JSA
PROGRAM 7: THE EMERGENCE OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN HERO-THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH-CENTURY WAS THE WORST OF TIMES FOR AMERICAN INDIANS. THEY WERE A VANISHING RACE. THEN SOMETHING REMARKABLE HAPPENED: FOUR AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE COURTS AND THE HALLS OF POLITICAL POWER, SAVING AMERICAN INDIANS. PROGRAM 8: AMERICAN INDIAN RENAISSANCE-WITH THEIR SURVIVAL ASSURED, AMERICAN INDIANS FINALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY. THIS PROGRAM PRESENTS EXTRAORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN LIFE.

MARTIN LUTHER KING "I HAVE A DREAM"                             DVD FORMAT                                         DV550536
1986                            NJCCS 6.3,6.4                            60 min.                                    LIBRARY VIDEO                            JSA
THIS DOCUMENTARY EXAMINES THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM ON AUGUST 28,1963,PRESENTING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING'S "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH IN ITS  ENTIRETY. THE PROGRAM CAPTURES THE PASSION AND POETIC ELOQUENCE THAT GRIPPED THE 200,000 CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHERS WHO GATHERED AT THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL ON THAT DAY, AND LOOKS AT HOW THE SPEECH HELPED TO CHANGE THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF A BITTERLY DIVIDED NATION.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR                                                     VHS FORMAT                                                            VT550532
2003                            NJCCS 6.3,6.4                            23 min.                                                LIBRARY VIDEO                                PI
NOT THAT LONG AGO, AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE DENIED BASIC RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT ONE MAN'S WORK AND DEDICATION HELPED CHANGE THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY--NOT JUST FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS BUT FOR ALL AMERICANS. IN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., KIDS WILL TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE LIFE OF THIS CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AND LEARN ABOUT HIS COMMITMENT TO NON-VIOLENCE IN THE PURSUIT OF SOCIAL CHANGE. KIDS WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT MILESTONE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT, AND THE LEGENDARY MARCH ON WASHINGTON.

MARTIN LUTHER KING,    JR     "THE MAN AND THE DREAM"                         VHS FORMAT                                    VT550533
1997                                        NJCCS 6.3,6.4                                            50 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                        JSA
A&E BIOGRAPHY EXPLORES THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., ONE OF THE MOST LOVED, RESPECTED, FEARED AND INFLUENTIAL LEADERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. FROM THE ROOTS OF HIS ACTIVISM TO HIS TIME AS THE PRE-EMINENT VOICE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA, PRESENTS A PORTRAIT OF THE MAN WHOSE LIFE AND DEATH CHANGED RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA. FEATURING RARE FOOTAGE, PHOTOGRAPHS AND EXPERT COMMENTARY, ONE-OF-A-KIND LOOK AT KING'S LIFE AND WORK, REVEALING HIS IDEAS, THOUGHTS AND CAUSES EVOLVED IN THE FACE OF THE RAPIDLY CHANGING CLIMATE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

MARTIN'S BIG WORDS                                                             VHS FORMAT                                                        VT550529
2005                            NJCCS 6.3,6.4                            38 min.                                LIBRARY VIDEO                                PI
SCHOLASTIC CELEBRATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY WITH A COLLECTION OF STORIES BASED ON AWARD- WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. NARRATED BY MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN, MARTINS BIG WORDS IS AN ICONOGRAPHIC LOOK AT THE LIFE OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.   SAMUEL L. JACKSON NARRATES JULIUS LESTER'S TAKE ON THE FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK BALLAD IN JOHN HENRY. FINALLY, IN SEVEN CANDLES FOR KWANZAA, ALFRE WOODARD NARRATES AN ANIMATED LOOK AT THE AFRICAN- AMERICAN HOLIDAY.

NATIVE AMERICAN                                                                 VHS FORMAT                                                    VT550122
2004                                NJCCS 6.3,6.6                                    20 min.                                SCHOOL MEDIA                                        PIJ
EXPERIENCE THE RICH HISTORY OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUNG SUZY REDHAWK AS SHE RECOUNTS THE STORIES TOLD TO HER BY HER WISE GRANDMOTHER. FROM THE ROCKY NORTHWEST COASTLINE THROUGH THE DESERT MESAS, ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS TO THE EASTERN WOODLANDS, SUZY VISITS THE EACH MAGNIFICENT TRIBAL CULTURE AS THEY COMMUNE WITH NATURE AND PROVIDE VALUABLE LESSONS IN LIFE.

NEIGHBORHOODS/UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE LIVE                                         VHS FORMAT                                        VT550584
2001                            NJCCS 6.9                                        15 min.                                ED VIDEOS                                    P
RECOGNIZE THAT FAMILIES LIVE IN MANY KINDS OF HOMES AND THAT THESE HOMES HAVE ADDRESSES. ANALYZE THE TWO MAIN PARTS OF AN ADDRESS: STREET NAME AND BUILDING NUMBER. IDENTIFY THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD IS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES LIVE, PLAY, AND WORK. SCHOOLS, POLICE AND FIRE STATIONS, SHOPPING AREAS, PARKS, AND HOMES ARE ALL LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

OUR FRIEND, MARTIN                                                     VHS FORMAT                                            VT550528 
1999                            NJCCS 6.3,6.4                                            60 min.                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                IMJ
A ROUTINE CLASS PROJECT FOR A GROUP OF SIXTH- GRADERS TURNS INTO AN EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AS STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT AND MEET MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. VOICE-OVER NARRATION FROM JAMES EARL JONES, WHOOPI GOLDBERG AND OPRAH WINFREY, HISTORICAL FOOTAGE AND COLORFUL ANIMATION COMBINE TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER WHO CHALLENGED AMERICANS TO TURN HIS DREAM INTO REALITY.

PILOT GUIDE TO EGYPT, THE                                                                       VHS FORMAT                                        VT550636
                                    NJCCS 6.2,6.3,6.5                      50 min.                        LIBRARY VIDEO                                        JSA
EGYPT IS A VAST COUNTRY OF MOSTLY DESERT. BUT ITS ISOLATED OASIS TOWNS AND THE FERTILE VALLEY ALONG THE NILE ARE HOME TO A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION OF THE ARAB WORLD AND ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST EXTRAORDINARY CIVILIZATIONS ON EARTH. TRAVELER MEGAN MCCORMICK STARTS HER JOURNEY IN THE SPRAWLING AND BUSY CAPITAL OF CAIRO. SHE THEN TRAVELS INTO THE WESTERN DESERT VIA EL ALAMEIN TO THE OASIS TOWN OF SIWA, CLOSE TO THE LIBYAN BORDER. HEADING SOUTH DURING A FIVE DAY DESERT TREK, SHE FINALLY ARRIVES TO THE CITY OF LUXOR.

PILOT GUIDE TO GERMANY, THE                                             VHS FORMAT                                                            VT550626
                                    NJCCS 6.5,6.8                            50 min.                                    LIBRARY VIDEO                                    IJSA
SITUATED IN THE HEART OF EUROPE, GERMANY HAS HAD A HIGH IMPACT ON THE FACE OF EUROPE. A COUNTRY OF RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE IT OFFERS A WEALTH OF VIBRANT, BUSTLING CITIES. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF GERMAN LIFE. ITS LANDSCAPE PROVIDES WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CYCLING, SKIING, HIKING AND MOUNTAINEERING. TRAVELER JUSTINE SHAPIRO'S JOURNEY STARTS IN BERLIN WHERE SHE LEARNS ABOUT GERMANY'S EXPERIENCES DURING WORLD WAR II. FROM THERE TO NIEBULL, TO THE INCREDIBLE BEACHES OF SYLT. STOPS IN HAMBURG TO THE GRAND CITY OF NUREMBERG. TO MOUNT YENNA IN THE BAVARIAN ALPS.

SUSAN B. ANTHONY                                                                     VHS FORMAT                                                        VT550531
2003                        NJCCS 6.3,6.4                                            23 min.                                            LIBRARY VIDEO                                PI
DID YOU KNOW THAT NOT LONG AGO, MANY AMERICANS DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE? IF YOU WERE A WOMAN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE EARLY 1900s, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO CAST A BALLOT--AND DOING SO COULD HAVE LANDING YOU IN JAIL! ONE GREAT AMERICAN FOUGHT LONG AND HARD FOR THE RIGHT FOR ALL OF US TO VOTE, AND IN SUSAN B. ANTHONY, KIDS WILL GET AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT THE LIFE OF THIS PIONEERING VOICE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS. PART OF THE MULTIVOLUME GREAT AMERICANS FOR CHILDREN VIDEO SERIES.

THOMAS JEFFERSON                                                                     VHS FORMAT                                                        VT550534
2003                        NJCCS 6.3                                            23 min.                                    LIBRARY VIDEO                            PI
HE LIVED DURING A TIME OF GREAT CONFLICT AND WAR-- BUT HE IS MOST FAMOUS FOR FIGHTING BATTLES WITH A PEN RATHER THAN A SWORD. IN THOMAS JEFFERSON, KIDS WILL EXAMINE THE LIFE OF THE STATESMAN WHO WROTE ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST DOCUMENTS--THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE-AND, IN TURN, HELPED FROM THE VERY COUNTRY WE LIVE IN TODAY. FROM HIS DAYS IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA TO HIS ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, JEFFERSON'S MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, OUR NATION, WASHINGTON D.C. AND GREAT WESTERN EXPANSION OF THE U.S.

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