ETV VIDEOS
CAREER EDUCATION
Tape CE-01
Get a Life Career Exploration
(Gr. 7-12)(23/11-25 Min.)(Rights-School Year)
Correlation to Competencies from MS Framework for Career Discovery
Career Discovery
Unit 16
#1 Discuss careers in the Information Technology cluster
Unit 10
#1 Discuss careers n the Education and Training cluster.
Unit 9
#1 Discuss careers in the Business and Administration cluster.
Unit 13
#1 Discuss careers in the Health Science cluster.
Unit 19
#1 Discuss careers in the Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service cluster.
This award-winning series highlights salary ranges, education and personality requirements for a truly
comprehensive look into an occupation.
1. Computer Programmer
2. System Analyst
3. Web Site
4. Office Machine
5. Paralegal
6. A Day in the Career of a Teacher
7. Guidance Counselor
8. Social Worker
9. Chef
10. Lifeskills
11. Military Transition-Gain Without Pain
12. Entrepreneur
13. Sales
Tape CE-02
Get a Life Career Exploration
(Gr. 7-12)(23/11-25 Min.)(Rights-School Year)
Correlation to Competencies from MS Framework for Career Discovery
Career Discovery
Unit 16
#1 Discuss careers in the Information Technology cluster
Unit 10
#1 Discuss careers n the Education and Training cluster.
Unit 9
#1 Discuss careers in the Business and Administration cluster.
Unit 13
#1 Discuss careers in the Health Science cluster.
Unit 19
#1 Discuss careers in the Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service cluster.
This award-winning series highlights salary ranges, education and personality requirements for a truly
comprehensive look into an occupation.
14. Physician Assistant
15. Nursing (RN or LPN)
16. Medical Secretary
17. Occupational Therapist
18. Pharmacist
19. Home Health Aide
20. Respiratory Tech
21. First Aid
22. X-Ray Technician
23. Physical Therapist
Economics: The Production, Distribution and Consumption of Goods and Services
(Gr. 4-6)(5/14-17 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlation to Competencies from MS Framework for Social Studies
6th Grade
#4
Examine the economic interactions of individuals, families, communities,
businesses, and governments in the Western Hemisphere.
Through five stand-alone video lessons, this series introduces students to the basic concepts of
economics
1. Resources – Defines and illustrates the three basic kinds of resources : natural resources, labor,
capital.
2. Money – Evolution of money is traced from bartering to today’s electronic forms of monetary
exchange.
3. Needs and Wants – Program defines the three basic needs: food and water, shelter, clothing.
4. Producing – Students learn the differences between goods and services.
5. Consuming – Traces the growth of consumerism throughout the U. S. in the last part of the 20th
century.
FINE ARTS
Tape FA-01
World’s Largest Concert -2003
(Gr. K-12) (1/30 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
Celebrating Music in Our Schools Month, this mass musical concert features thousands of school
choruses, bands and orchestras from around the nation performing all at the same time!
Art History: A Century of Modern Art
(Gr. 4-12) (10/15 Min.) (Rights-School Year)
This video is designed to make art history exciting for junior high and high school students of art,
history and the humanities. The objective of the series is to help students recognize and appreciate the
work of sixty modern artists.
1. Impressionism
2. The Fauves
3. Expressionism
4. Cubism
5. Surrealism
6. Modern Mavericks
7. American Landscapes
8. Realism
9. Abstract Expressionism
10. Pop
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Tape HS-01
Conflict Resolution
(Gr. 5-12) (3/23-33 Min.) (Rights -Unlimited)
1. Understanding and Resolving Conflicts -This program is designed to help students solve
interpersonal and intergroup strife with special attention to the communication process
2. Alternatives to Violence: Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Meditation (Students) -With the
escalation of violence in our society, developing alternative models for solving problems has become
critical. Through dramatized sequences, skills such as listening, oral expression, critical thinking,
assertiveness and teamwork will be taught.
3. Alternatives to Violence: Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Meditation (Staff) -Teachers,
counselors, administrators, and parents will learn methods of using conflict resolution.
The Sky's the Limit
(Gr. 2-6) (1/13 Min) (Rights - Unlimited)
This self-esteem builder will encourage students to set their sights high and motivate them to
develop to their fullest academic and personal potential.
Dropout Prevention: Nowhere to Go
(Gr. 6-12) (1/40 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
Designed to address the needs of high-risk students and motivate them to stay in school.
Violence in Schools Series
(Gr. 6-12)(10/15-45 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
1. Gangs: The Tough Decision to Stay Out
2. Kids Killing Kids
3. Kids Saving Kids
4. Overcoming Gangs and Prejudice
5. Reducing School Violence through Ethnic Harmony
6. Resisting Peer Pressure
7. Teens and Guns: Preventing Violence
8. Escalating the violence: Impact of Peers
9. Teens Confronting Violence
10. Wasted Dreams – Video stops before #10 is finished
LANGUAGE ARTS
Tape LA-01
Aesop’s Fables
(Gr. 1-4) (1/13 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited) (Teacher’s Guide Available)
Timeless favorites: The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried
Wolf, and The Horse’s Mistake
Grammar Time
(Gr. 6-9) (4/15 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
This four-part series presents an effective review of grammar with the aid of humorous, live action
sequences.
1. Adjectives and Adverbs
2. Mission Noun
3. Understand the Comma
4. The Verb
The English Blunders Game
(Gr. 7-12) (1/25 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
An enjoyable way for students to review English grammar in a game show format.
Navigating the Sea of Information
(Gr. 8-12) (1/18 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
Film about the struggles a student encounters as she attempts to do library research in preparation for a
biology class paper. She is “ adrift in a sea of information.” With the help of a librarian, she is able to
develop a strategy for narrowing her focus.
Mysteries Revealed – Basic Research Skills
(Gr. 5-8) (1/17 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
Video uses the mysterious disappearance of the Anasazi Indians to demonstrate use of the library
computer catalog system, card catalog, microfilm/microfiche and other data bases.
African & African-American Folk Tales
(Gr. 1-4)(1/20 Min.)(Right-Unlimited)
Three captivating tales provide insight into African-American culture. The trilogy contains an
explanatory tale, a whimsical and humorous West Africa Story and a selection from the “Br’er Rabbit”
tales.
Read On: Cover to Cover
(Gr. 4-5)(13/14 Min.) (Rights- School Year)
Hosted by John Robbins, this series uses multicultural stories computer graphics, and other
contemporary production techniques to appeal to students of both sexes and differing levels of literacy
competency. Content for the wide variety of literary works is drawn from fields of drama, adventure,
mystery, humor, and historical fiction. There is no program No. 12, 15, or16.
1. McMummy by Betsy Byars
2. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
3. Strider by Beverly Cleary
4. Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell
5. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid by Walter Dean Myers
6. A Jar of Dreams by Yoshiko Uchida
7. Knights of the Kitchen Table and The Not-So-Jolly Roger by John Scieszka
8. Teacher’s Pet by Johanna Hurwitz; Attaboy Sam by Lois Lowry
9. El Gureo by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
10. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
11. Chevrolet Saturdays by Candy Boyd
12. Hatchet and Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen
13. Daphne’s Book by Mary Downing Hahn
Tape LA-02
Myths & Legends of Ancient Greece
(Gr. 4-8) (1/20 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
Three tales: Daedalus and Icarus, Pandora’s Box, and Jason and the Golden Fleece.
Myths & Legends of Ancient Rome
(Gr. 4-8) (1/20 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
Trilogy of ancient Rome’s most enduring tales: Romulus and Remus, Perseum and Medusa and Psyche
and Cupid..
Using Modern Libraries
(Gr. 9-12) (1/21 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
Focuses on using a library’s catalog devices, classification systems, and indexes.
Native-American Folk Tales
(Gr. 4-8)(1/22 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Four tales make up this intriguing program, replete with music and animation: Storytelling Stone,
Pelican Girl, The Boy Who Loved Bears and The Turkey Girl.
Writing: Uses and Importance
(Gr. 2-4)(1/15 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
This video will motivate children to want to learn to write and demonstrates, through interesting video,
how important writing is in our society.
Holidays
(Gr. 2-5)(7/10 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
This is a series of children’s stories celebrating various cultures and traditions.
1. A Thanksgiving Tale of Two Turkeys
2. Hoodoo McFiggin’s Christmas
3. Halloween According to Old Weird Harold
4. The Prophet: A Passover Celebration
5. Toonik Time: An Inuit Spring Festival
6. Jump-Up: Caribbean Carnival in Canada
7. How We Kept Mother’s Day
Let’s Pretend Stories
(Gr. K-3)(9/10 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
1. What’s Under My Bed
2. Harold’s Fairy Tale
3. Picture for Harold’s Room
4. The Hat
5. Patrick
6. Pig’s Wedding
7. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (AR)
8. Island of the Skog
9. Changes, Changes
Media Mania
(Gr. 2-4)(4/20 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
A lovable monster named Mortimer meets up with Annie, the new girl in school and together they go on
an adventure in the school media center. With the help of three other kids, they learn all about the card
catalog, the Dewey Decimal System, the difference between fiction and nonfiction, the parts of a book
and the reference section. Each episode ends with an exciting and memorable music video featuring a
song that helps kids remember the lessons from the programs.
1. Fiction/Nonfiction
2. Card Catalog
3. Research
4. Reference
Tape LA-03
Famous Authors 1-8
(Gr. 9-12) (8/30 min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
The Famous Authors Series consists of biographies that reveal the lives, careers, times and literature of
major American and British authors. Illustrators, diary extracts, letters, conversations, music of the
time, and narration recreate the aura of each writer.
1. Ernest Hemingway
2. Mark Twain
3. Herman Melville
4. William Faulkner
5. Henry James
6. Walt Whitman
7. John Steinbeck
8. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tape LA-04
Famous Authors 9-16
(Gr. 9-12) (8/30 min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
The Famous Authors Series consists of biographies that reveal the lives, careers, times and literature of
major American and British authors. Illustrators, diary extracts, letters, conversations, music of the
time, and narration recreate the aura of each writer.
9. Jane Austen
10. The Bronte Sisters
11. Virginia Woolf
12. Samuel Johnson
13. John Keats
14. George Orwell
15. D. H. Lawrence
16. William Shakespeare
Tape LA-05
Famous Authors 17-24
(Gr. 9-12) (8/30 min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
The Famous Authors Series consists of biographies that reveal the lives, careers, times and literature of
major American and British authors. Illustrators, diary extracts, letters, conversations, music of the
time, and narration recreate the aura of each writer.
17. Charles Dickens
18. Thomas Hardy
19. Percy Bysshe Shelley
20. George Eliot
21. Daniel Defoe
22. Sir Walter Scott
23. William Wordsworth
24. James Joyce
Tape LA-06
Famous Authors 25
(Gr. 9-12) (8/30 min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
The Famous Authors Series consists of biographies that reveal the lives, careers, times and literature of
major American and British authors. Illustrators, diary extracts, letters, conversations, music of the
time, and narration recreate the aura of each writer.
25. William Blake
Famous Author Collection
(Gr. 4-12) (8/15/58 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
These documentaries provide “never before seen” interviews and photographs of some of the world’s
best known children’s authors and artists in their studios. This collection helps children connect with
classic literature and learn about the authors and illustrators they love.
Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller and countrywoman
William Steig
Ezra Jack Keats
Mr. Shephard and Mr. Milne
Randolph Caldecott: Man Behind the Medal
Robert McCloskey
Sendak
Tomi Underer: Storyteller
Tape LA-07
Fairy Tales and Other Stories
(Gr. K-3) (9/7-12 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
A collection of children’s favorite fairy tales.
1. Strega Nonna
2. Red Riding Hood Three Little Pigs
3. Goldilocks and theThree Bears
4. Three Billy Goats Gruff
5. Picnic
6. Foolish Frog
7. Dr. De Soto
8. A Story, A Story
Fairy Tales and Other Stories II
(Gr. K-3) (9/7-20 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
1. Princess Furball
2. Pet Show
3. Rapunzel – Please do NOT show this segment to your class – inappropriate material
4. Rikki Tikki Tavi
5. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
6. This Land Is Your Land
7. Scrambled States of America
8. The Fisherman and His Wife
9. How Much is a Million?
Stories About Feelings
(Gr. K-3)(8/10 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
1. Circus Baby
2. Emperor’s New Clothes
3. Fourteen Rats and a Rat Catcher
4. Hercules
5. Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
6. Selfish Giant
7. Moon Man
8. Three Robbers
Stories about Friends and Families
(Gr. K-3)(7/10 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
1. Weekend with Wendell
2. Story about Ping
3. Little Red Hen
4. Here comes the Cat
5. Blueberries for Sal
6. Leo the Late Bloomer
7. Hush Little Baby
Tape LA-08
Holiday Facts and Fun
(Gr. K-4)(11/10-22 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
1. Columbus Day – Children journey back 500 years when Columbus made his historic voyage. Funfilled legends, riddles, interesting facts, sing-along.
2. Halloween – How Halloween began and evolved, traditions explained and a Halloween tale or the
supernatural is included.
3. Thanksgiving – How harvest festivals are celebrated around the world, story of the Mayflower.
4. Hanukkah – Hanukkah traditions with songs and activities explained.
5. A Multi-cultural Christmas – A perfect way to show that ethnic expressions are a wonderful way to
celebrate Christmas.
6. Kwanzaa – This increasingly popular holiday celebrated by African Americans in late December is
explained in this engaging program.
7. Martin Luther King Day – Highlights the career of America’s forecast civil right leader.
8. President’s Day – Children learn why George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are given special
recognition.
9. Valentine’s Day – Traces Valentine’s Day back to ancient Rome, light-hearted, fact-filled program.
10. St. Patrick’s Day – Students learn history of this Irish holiday and how it is celebrated around the
world.
11. Earth Day – Video tells the story behind Earth Day, first celebrated on April 22, 1970.
Stories About Special Days II
(Gr. K-3) (8/6-27 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
1. By the Light of the Halloween Moon
2. Georgie
3. King of the Cats
4. Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman
5. Max’s Christmas
6. Morris’s Christmas
7. One Zillion Valentines
8. Snowman
Oral Communicating: Content and Confidence
(Gr. 5-9) (2/22 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited) (Teacher Guide/Worksheets Available online at
http://www.etv.state.ms.us/educators/guides-2003-2004/tch-guides-0304.html )
This program has a unique approach in that the entire process of oral communicating revolves around
controlling stage fright.
1. Oral Communication: How to Research and Organize an Oral Presentation – Focuses on how to
plan and organize an oral presentation.
2. Oral Communication: Preparation and Delivery – Techniques for dealing with stage fright and
relaxation.
Stories for Kids
(Gr. K-3)(13/10 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
This series is a collection of some favorite children’s stories.
Amazing Grace
Owen
Danny and the Dinosaur
Wings: Tale of Two Chickens
Not So Fast Songololo
The Cow Who Fell in the Canal
Noisy Nora
The great White Man-Eating Shark
Musical Max
The Three-Legged Cat
The Napping House
Where the Wild Things Are (AR)
SCIENCE
Tape SCI-01
Basic Biology Series
(Gr. 5-8) (6/11-20 Min) (Rights-Unlimited)
1. What Is Life? -Viewers will see and hear about the characteristics of all living things, how they
contrast to non-living things.
2. How Living Things Are Structured -Program looks at one- celled organisms, cell colonies, tissues,
organs and organ systems.
3. How Living Things Are Classified -Illustrates how all living things can be placed in a distinct
phylum or division, class, order, family, genus and species.
4. The Kingdom of Plants -Examines the major branches and developmental trends of the plant
kingdom.
5. The Kingdom of Animals -Students learn basic facts about the diversity of the animal kingdom, from
one- celled protists to vertebrates.
6. Cells: the Basic Units of Life -Combines animation and fantastic microphotography to explore and
examine the world of the cell, from its nucleus to its membrane.
Human Body Systems
(Gr. 7-12) (5/15 Min) (Rights -Unlimited)
1. The Circulatory System - Video explains the circulatory system using 3-D graphics and animations.
2. The Skeletal and Muscular Systems - Video looks at both systems and how they work together to
allow humans to bend, walk, and run.
3. The Digestive System - Explains the entire process of digestion from first bite to absorption in the
small intestine.
4. The Respiratory System - Explains organs and function of the respiratory system.
Bioscope
(Gr. 4-7) (8/15 Min.) (Rights -Unlimited)
This film series brings to the classroom a visual presentation of living things and their environment. The
life revealed in the programs ranges from the great whales to microscopic, single-celled plants and
animals. Students are encouraged to explore their own place in the biosphere. Open-ended questions and
"think time" built into each program offer students the opportunity to respond to what they see and hear.
1 Bioscope: The Life Sciences
2 Cells
3 The World of Living Things
4 Where Plants and Animals Live
5 Adaptation
6 The Natural Balance
7 Endangered Species
8 Frontiers in the Biosphere
Our Wondrous Oceans
(Gr. 5-8) (2/21Min) (Rights-Unlimited)
This two-part video series is a fascinating and instructive journey of exploration into the ocean’s
mysteries.
1. Oceans: The Cradle of Life – Segments on how oceans have changed, ocean topography, plate
tectonics, marine life.
2. Planet Water – Segments on ocean current, water cycle, properties of water, and human affect on
oceans.
Tape SCI-02
Chemistry –Solved by Sherlock Olmos
(Gr. 4-9) (3/12 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
Sherlock Olmos, a curious child, thinks that science and math must be investigated. The mysteries of
the Periodic Table of the Elements are solved using his impressive investigative skills. Sherlock solves
the mysteries of sciences in an amusing and entertaining way.
1. The Mysterious Case of Chemistry
2. The Mysterious Case of the Periodic Table of the Elements
3. The Case of Mysterious Behavior of Some Chemical Elements
Newton’s Cradle
(Gr. 4-8) (3/24 Min.) (Rights-School Year)
This 3-part series uses a unique approach to bring Newtonian physics to life for students. It presents
Newton as a vital young man brimming with enthusiasm as he explains some of the important ideas he
conceived while attending Cambridge University. Bridging the Centuries, he takes viewers from the
early foundation of physics to contemporary experiments clearly demonstrating his laws of motion in
present-day applications.
1. A Brief History of Motion
2. Newton’s First Two Laws of Motion
3. Newton’s Third Law and the Law of Gravity
Exploring Weather
(Gr. 5-8) (5/12-20 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
This 5-part series will provide students with insight into the complicated science of meteorology.
1. The Atmosphere in Motion – Air masses, weather systems in motion, the water cycle winds,
precipitation, atmospheric pressure, the seasons, heat transfer, and more.
2. The Job of a TV Meteorologist – A behind-the-scenes look at how a meteorologist prepares daily
weather reports.
3. Severe Weather – Thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes are highlighted in this segment.
4. Flash to Bang (lightning) – Alan Sealls, a meteorologist at WGN-TV in Chicago, shares the latest
knowledge scientists have about lightning.
5. Our Restless Atmosphere – Through exciting visuals and sound track, viewers will learn that our
atmosphere is constantly changing.
The Biology of Water
(Gr. 7-12) (4/19-21 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
The series examines the role of water as a sustainer of life.
1. Water: A Miraculous Substance – Examines the unique physical and chemical properties of water
and its role in the origin of life.
2. The Ocean Realm – Examines the intricate webs of food production and consumption that sea.
3. The River of Life – Discover how fresh water is created from the vast oceans of salt water.
4. Mud and Salt – This program looks at the environments called estuaries, created when fresh water
returns to the sea.
Animal Intelligence
(Gr. 4-9) (1/17 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
An exciting look at the animal kingdom, shot at Busch Gardens and Sea World in Florida.
Animals Without Backbones: the Invertebrate Story
(Gr. 5-8) (2/20 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
Take your students on a tour of the Everglades, coral reefs, Okeefenokee Swamp, Atlantic beaches,
coastal marshes and the Great Smokey Mountains in search of invertebrates in their natural habitat.
Totally curriculum-linked, this 2-part video provides a complete survey of the major invertebrate phyla.
Tape SCI-03
Physics: What Matters, What Moves
(Gr. 7-12) (6/15 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
The programs in this series are designed to present the complexities of physics that students will find
relevant to their own lives. Physics becomes accessible and enjoyable for junior high and high school
students.
1. Electromagnetic Force
2. What is Energy?
3. Gravity - Just Between the Two of Us
4. The Nature of Light
5. Motion - Everything Moves!
6. Nuclear Forces (Strong and Weak)
How to Prepare a Science Project
(Gr. 5-9) (1/25 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
This program will acquaint students with steps and procedures of preparing a science fair project for
school, district, or state competition.
Liftoff to Learning
(Gr. 4-12) (3/25 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
This well-researched series utilizes animation, graphics, astronauts, the space shuttle, and space itself as
it relates many forms of scientific endeavor (oceanography, meteorology, astrophysics, physics,
medicine, geography, etc.) to extraterrestrial travel.
11.
Rendezvous with Math
12.
Micro Gravity
13.
A Pitch for Micro Gravity
Junior Oceanographer
(Gr. 2-4) (4/14-17 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
A four-part unit of study exploring the oceans of our planet.
1. The Lure of the Sea – Explores how the oceans have intrigued humans since the beginning of time.
2. Where the Water Meets the Land – Illustrates and explains how water and waves shape the land.
3. Oceans, Weather and Climate – Discover the important link between the world’s oceans and our
weather and climate.
4. The Life in the Sea – Dramatic footage shows students a wide variety of sea life from all over the
world.
Scientific Method and Measurement
(Gr. 5-8) (2/17-21 Min) (Rights – Unlimited)
1. The Scientific Method – The scientific method used throughout the world to carry out research is
presented and demonstrated.
2. Scientific Measurement – Students develop an understanding for the metric system and how it is
used in scientific investigation.
Investigating Weather
(Gr. 1-4) (1/17 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
This video explains the basics of weather from water cycle to severe storms.
Tape SCI-04
Earth Science
(Gr. 4-8) 8/20-22 Min.) (Rights – School Year)
This series combines spectacular live-action photography and computer animation with informative
narration to give students a clear understanding of the subject. Definitive graphics and on-screen
terminology reinforce learning.
1. Volcanoes: Fire from Within
2. Earthquakes: Shake, Rattle and Roll
3. Plate Tectonics: Solving the Puzzle
4. How Water Shapes the Earth
5. Meteor Strike
6. How Glaciers Shape the Earth
7. Weathering: How Soil is Formed
8. How the Wind Shapes the Earth
Electricity and Magnetism
(Gr. 4-6) (5/12-14 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
Extensive use of experimentation presents key concepts essential to understanding electricity and
magnetism.
1. A Spark in the Dark: Static Electricity – Discusses the three primary particles of the atom.
2. Creating and Controlling Current Electricity – Discusses electrical terms as well as illustrating the
differences between dry and wt cells.
3. The Magic of Magnets – Explores magnetism and show the relationship between magnetism and
electricity.
4. Measuring and Using Electricity – Wattage, amperage and voltage are introduced.
5. The Generation of Electricity – Shows how generators are used to produce electricity.
Sci-Fair
This series is designed to take students through the creative adventure of working on a science fair
project. Filmed at local, regional, state and international science fairs, Sci-Fair presents the projects of
international science and engineering award winners from Mississippi. Also featured are interviews with
scientists, teachers, judges and others who play important roles in the making of a science fair project.
100. Teacher In-service
101. Selecting an Investigation
102. Conducting Research
103. At the Fair
104. Application
Tape SCI-05
The Reasons for the Seasons
(Gr. 3-5) (1/30 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
Correlations to competencies from MS Science Framework
6th Grade
#7 Explain the causes of lunar phases, eclipses, and Earth’s seasons.
Students are shown the scientific principles responsible for our planet’s yearly cycle of seasons.
Geology Basics
(Gr. 5-8) (5/10-20 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
Correlations to competencies from MS Science Framework
6th grade
#6 Model the structure of the Earth system past and present.
7th grade
#6 Explore the composition and changes of the Earth system
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8 grade
#6 Investigate the Earth’s geological past.
1. All About Rocks and Minerals: Their Formation and Importance – Students will discover how rocks
and minerals are formed and their uses from building materials to fuel sources.
2. Erosion and Weathering – For ease of lesson planning, this video is divided into three major
sections: physical weathering, chemical weathering and erosion.
3. Introduction to Geology – Looks at the diversity of our planet’s surface, its internal structure,
definitions of geology.
4. Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes – Demonstrates the dynamics of the plate tectonics theory.
5. Glaciers: Nature’s Conveyor Belt – Experience the wonders of glaciers with this beautifully
photographed video that demonstrates how today’s landforms were created.
The Weather Classroom
(Gr. 1-12) (9/25 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
Correlation to Competencies from MS Science Framework
8th Grade
#8 Investigate atmospheric movements that affect the Earth’s system.
1. People and Weather
2. Weather and Water
3. Weather and Geography
4. Severe Winter Weather
5. The Atmosphere
6. The Sky Show
7. Tornadoes
8. Hurricanes
9. Careers in Meteorology
Explore the science behind the weather, only on The Weather Classroom, the exciting new series from
the Weather Channel! Visit www.weather.com for weather education resources, online teacher’s guides
and newsletters.
Tape SCI-06
Environmental Elements
(Gr. 5-9)(4/14-16 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlations to Competencies from the MS Science Framework
8th Grade
#5 Investigate atmospheric movements that affect the Earth’s system.
Earth Science #8 Describe the composition of the atmosphere.
1. The Nitrogen Cycle – Without nitrogen there can e no life as we know it. Video explains the role
of this “key” chemical.
2. The Oxygen Story – Engaging narration teaching about oxygen and the oxygen cycle.
3. The Carbon Cycle – This program explains the natural process by which carbon atoms are
recycled back and forth between the living and nonliving realms of nature.
4. The Two Faces of Ozone – This program addresses the ozone close to the earth’s surface as well
as the layer high above in the stratosphere.
Endangered Environments
(Gr. 4-12)(6/11-25 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlations to Competencies from MS Science Framework
4th Grade
#1 Investigate the ability of living things to adapt to their environments.
5th Grade
#5 Explore the diversity and adaptations of organisms
th
6 Grade
#4 Explore how different populations determine the formation of an ecosystem.
#5 Explore the unique characteristics and adaptations of organisms.
th
7 Grade
#3 Determine how organisms co-exist in their environment.
#4 Explore how environmental factors of population influence the formation of an
ecosystem.
8th Grade
#3 Determine the economic factors that influence the regulation and behavior of
organisms.
#4 Examine the physical factors of populations as they relate to the formation of
ecosystems.
Environmental Science
#4 Investigate the major biomes of the world’s ecosystems.
#5 Summarize the interrelationships among the resources and human activities in the
local environment.
#6 Research various environmental topics, such as major events, careers, history, and
significant contributions.
Aquatic Science
#3 Describe major geologic features of specific aquatic environments.
#5 Examine the unique properties of selected aquatic ecosystems.
#6 Identify the impact of natural and human activity on aquatic ecosystems.
Botany
#8 Describe the ecological importance of plants
Science Skills and Reasoning
#9 Investigate how organisms interact with their environment.
Biology I
#7 Investigate the interdependence and interactions that occur within an ecosystem.
1. Where Have All the Animals Gone? – The greatest threat to animals today is caused by humanspollution, loss of habitat, hunting, black market, etc…
2. Our Wonderful Wetlands – Swamps, bogs, and marshes are seen in this on-location visit to some
of our most valuable and least understood ecosystems.
3. The Desert’s Struggle for Survival – Should deserts be used to accommodate te needs of
recreational, mining, etc…, or be preserved as a refuge for rare desert plant and animal life.
4. Alaska: The Final Stand – This video chronicles the environmental and economic threats to the
coastal forests of Alaska.
5. Where Eagles Fly – An environmental issues program about a copper mine in a wilderness area
that is home to 3000 bald eagles.
6. A Day in the Rain Forest Through the Eyes of A Butterfly – A tropical rain forest is defined while
viewing amazing video. Viewers witness the life cycle of a butterfly and their struggle for
survival.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Tape SS-01
American Diary Series
(Gr. 4-12) (12/25 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited) Teacher guide -Online at http://www.mkcompanies.com
Visit the Web site for the online teacher guide and a three-minute digital preview of each program.
E. G. Marshall narrates this award winning series.
1. New Beginnings (1895-1904) -This program uses archival film footage to document tumultuous
events in the U.S. at the beginning of the 20th century. This program is an engaging visual
adjunct to American History units on major issues including effects of international military
conflicts as well as the growth of cities, and social, cultural and economic effects of new
technologies.
2. The Brave New Age (1903-1912)-America's rush into the “modern age” of the early 20th century
is chronicled. Henry Ford introduces his Model T. Carrie Nation crusades for prohibition and a
massive earthquake shakes San Francisco.
3. Winds Of Change (1912-1916) -This program documents the volatile situation in Europe just
prior to World War I contrasted with America's newly industrialized prosperity.
4. Clouds of War (1916-1917). This program chronicles American isolationism in the final months
before the U.S. enters World War I. Woman suffrage has made progress; in 1917 New York state
grants women the right to vote.
5. The Great Campaign (1917-1918) - Compelling media support for American History units on
WWI, its impact on foreign and domestic policies, as well as social, economic and cultural
changes, and contributions of significant individuals such as John J. Pershing and Woodrow
Wilson.
6. The Price of Peace {1917-1918)-This program features graphic film coverage of the final days of
World War I.
7. The Rites of Passage (1919-1920) -The aftermath of World War I in the U.S., Russia and Europe
is documented.
8. The Best of Times (1920-1924) -This program illustrates the period of rapid economic growth
blossoming in the U.S. during the early 1920s.
9. Coming of Age (1924-1928). Using archival footage to document the Roaring Twenties, peace,
prosperity and prohibition.
10. Power and Prejudice (1926-1928) -The rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the beginning of the
movement for black civil rights are highlighted. Powerful media support for American History
units on significant events and issues of the 1920s.
11. The Tarnished Dream (1929-1931) -This program documents the Wall Street crash of 1929, and
the ensuing Great Depression.
12. The Passing Storm (1931-1933) -Archival footage is used to document the worldwide effects of
the Great Depression. Compelling media support for American History and World History units
on the economic, political and cultural effects of the depression, as well as the rise of fascist and
totalitarian regimes.
Mexico: Our Neighbor to the South
(Gr. 5-8) (2/19 Min.) (Rights -Unlimited)
Using a traditional storytelling style, an old citizen tells about
Mexico; its natural resources, industries, culture and rich
heritage.
1 The People and Their Land
2 The People and Their Customs
Tape SS-02
Using Maps, Globes, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams
(Gr. 5-9) (5/9-15 Min.) (Rights -Unlimited)
Skill-building activities, live-action sequences and computer generated video animation.
1. Understanding Globes - Covers all the basic globe skills.
2. Understanding Maps - Basic information needed to understand maps.
3. Using Maps - Makes map learning process interesting and enjoyable.
4. Reading Graphs - Various graphs illustrated.
5. Reading Tables, Charts, And Diagrams -Visually enticing program using real-life situations.
African Culture Series
(Gr. 4-8) (4/21-27 Min) (Rights –Unlimited) (Teacher guide – Online at http://www.mkcompanies.com)
Visit the Web site for the online teacher guide and a three-minute digital preview of each program.
1. African Culture: Customs and Dress - An African clothing demonstration explains how African
clothes are made, meanings that are given for them as well as their place of origin.
2. African Culture: Drumming and Dance - This program is an introduction to the artistically rich
African culture through dance, music, songs and clothing
3. Nelson Mandela and the Struggle to End Apartheid - Interviews and archival footage of Nelson
Mandela, ANC leaders and white South African politicians trace events from 1950 through
Mandela's release from politician incarceration in 1990.
4. The Kenyan Way of Life - A look at Kenya, a country of beauty and mystery, that is home to 40
different cultural groups and tribes, wildly varying climates and topographies and some of the
world's most beautiful and exotic animals.
Mississippi River Series
(Gr. 4-9) (3/21-25 Min.) (Rights - Unlimited)
The Mississippi is one of the great rivers of the world. Its watershed covers two-thirds of the contiguous
United States. Here is a complete survey of the river - its beauty, its varied industry and agriculture and
its fascinating history.
1. The Prize and pawn of Empires
2. Steamboat A-Comin'
3. Ol' Man River and the 20th Century
Great American Christmas Tree
(Gr. K-6) (1/25 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
An in-depth program about Christmas trees featuring a history of the Christmas trees that have graced
the White House.
A Southern Christmas Tale
(Gr. K-6) (1/19 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
The Christmas tree industry in Louisiana and Mississippi is blended into an engaging storyline teaching
children about habitats, recycling and the production of Christmas trees. Wrapped into a fantasy, a very
young schoolteacher tells her students an incredible story about Santa Claus sending her on a special
mission to find the last reindeer.
A New People: The American Mosaic
(Gr. 5-9) (3/15 Min.) (Rights-Unlimited)
This three-part video series is a fresh overview of American history.
1. New Beginnings – Surveys Native-American life, the coming of Europeans and Africans, early
Hispanic America and the founding of a new independent nation.
2. America Defined – 19th century expansion, slavery, Civil War and the emergence of a new and
diverse nation.
3. The New Mosaic – Overview of 20th century America; we become a more urban and multicultural
society.
Tape SS-03
Regions of the U.S.
(Gr. 5-8) (6/16-25 Min.) (Rights – Unlimited)
1. The Northeast Region of the U.S. - History, geography, and culture are explored in live-action video.
Program correlates with leading texts currently in use.
2. The Southeast Region of the U.S. - Regional music, computer graphics and historic paintings and
photographs are woven into a rich mosaic of this region.
3. The Midwest Region of the U.S. - Traces the history of the Midwest, covers climate, geography,
economics, etc.
4. The Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. - Shows great beauty and contrast of the region including
Yellowstone and Colorado mountain peaks.
5. The Southwest Region of the U.S. - Gives students an insight into the natural and cultural diversity of
the region.
6. The Pacific Coast Region of the U.S. - Encompasses the continental west coast along with Hawaii
and Alaska.
Religions of the World
(Gr. 7-12) (5/20-30 Min.) (Rights -Unlimited)
1. Hinduism - An Ancient Path in the Modem World - An overview of the religion, its principles and
beliefs.
2. Buddhism - The Middle Way of Compassion –Explores the development, art and influence of
Buddhism.
3. Judaism - A Religion of a People - An overview of the Jewish religion.
4. Islam -The Faith and the People - An overview of the religion, its foundations, past and present
influence
5. Christianity - The Way of Goodness and Mercy -From Sermon on the Mount to the Dead Sea
Scrolls, we learn about the life of Christ.
Taxes in U.S. History
(Gr. 8-9) (3/20 Min) (Rights-Unlimited)
Taxes in U. S. History helps students gain insight into our system of taxation by studying its evolution
through key events in United States history. The programs explore each issue from opposing points of
view to offer a balanced understanding of each side’s motivation to incorporate change or fight to
preserve the status quo.
1. The Whiskey Rebellion
2. The Protective Tariff Issue, 1832
3. Fairness and the Income tax, 1909
Tape SS-04
United States History
(Gr. 6-12)(6/18-25 Min.) (Rights-School Year)Teacher guide-Online at http://www.teacherschoice.com
This series uses dramatic motion picture footage and graphics to document United States History from
the events leading to the Revolutionary War to the U.S.–Soviet relations during the latter part of the
Cold War.
1. 1760-1800: Forming a New Nation
2. 1800-1860: Westward Migration
3. 1860-1900: The Civil War and Reconstruction
4. 1900-1939: World War I and The Great Depression
5. 1939-1969: World War II and The Cold War
6. 1969-1993: The Cold War Thaws
American Lifestyle Series
(Gr. 4-12)(24/25 Min.)(Rights-School Year) Teacher guide – online at http://www.teacherschoice.com
E.G. Marshall hosts this informative series featuring some of the most influential Americans of our time.
5. Louis Armstrong: The Gentle Giant of Jazz
6. Benjamin Franklin: Citizen-Sage of a New Age
7. Helen Keller: Voice and Vision in the Soul
8. Andrew Carnegie: The Original Man of Steel
9. George C. Marshall: The Determined Victor
10. Paul Revere: The Messenger of Liberty
11. George Eastman: One Man’s Vision – Images for All
12. Knute Rockne: The Coach for all Seasons
13. Woodrow Wilson: Teach and War and the Professor President
Tape SS-05
American Lifestyle Series
(Gr. 4-12)(24/25 Min.)(Rights-School Year) Teacher guide – online at http://www.teacherschoice.com
E.G. Marshall hosts this informative series featuring some of the most influential Americans of our time.
1. Brigham Young’s Beehive House
2. Stratford Hall and Robert E. Lee
3. The Common People’s Uncommon Man: William Jennings Bryan
4. Model T Man from Michigan, America: Henry Ford and His Horseless Carriage
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6.
7.
8.
9.
Love, Liberty and the Pursuit of Conscience: John Adams and Massachusetts, America
The Man, The Music, and the Marine: John Philip Sousa Marches to Greatness
Pilot, Patriot and 20th Century Pioneer: Eddie Rickenbacker’s Machine Age America
Lou Gehrig: In a League by Himself
Richard E. Byrd: Admiral of the Ends of the Earth
Tape SS-06
American Lifestyle Series
(Gr. 4-12)(24/25 Min.)(Rights-School Year) Teacher guide – online at http://www.teacherschoice.com
E.G. Marshall hosts this informative series featuring some of the most influential Americans of our time.
14. Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee America
15. Alexander Graham Bell: The Voice Heard ‘round the World
16. Pearl Buck: The Woman, the World, and two Good Earths
17. Carl Sandburg: Poet of the People
18. Theodore Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill
19. Sam Houston and Texas: A Giant Man for a Giant Land
Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement
(Gr. 6-12)(1/28 Min.)(Rights-School Year)
Like his father and grandfather before him, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister, with strong
feelings about equality and justice. This program traces the career of this great leader through the “sitins”, numerous arrests, the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the 1963 mach to Washington, D.C., passage
of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, and Voting Rights Act in 1965. It covers events leading up to his 1968
assassination, which stunned the nation and cut tragically short his eventful life.
African Culture Series
(Gr. 4-8)(4/21-27 Min.)(Right –Unlimited)(Teacher Guide-Online at http://www.teacherschoice.com)
1. African Culture: Customs and Dress – An African clothing demonstration explains how African
clothes are made, meanings that are given for them as well as their place of origin.
2. African Culture: Drumming and Dance – This program is an introduction to the artistically rich
African culture through dance, music, songs and clothing.
3. Nelson Mandela and the Struggle to End Apartheid – Interviews and archival footage of Nelson
Mandela, ANC leaders and white South African politicians trace events from 1950 through
Mandela’s release from politician incarceration in 1990.
4. The Kenyan Way of Life – A look at Kenya, a country of beauty and mystery, that is home to 40
different cultural groups and tribes, wildly varying climates and topographers and some of the
world’s most beautiful and exotic animals.
Great Black Innovators
(Gr. 5-12)(1/32 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
This video tells the stories of people like Ned, the slave who invented a cotton scraper; Madame C. J.
Walker, a black woman who built a cosmetics empire, and was the first self-made woman millionaire in
America; and Matthew Henson, the first man to actually walk on the North Pole.
George Washington Carver: A Man of Vision
(Gr. 5-9)(1/26 Min.)(Rights-School Year)
The famous black scientist, credited with reforming the agriculture of the South, is presented with
emphasis on the gentle, humble personality of the man who was born a slave, died a master, and who
was truly a man of vision.” His philosophy of life is also presented, so viewers can come to understand
how this creative genius became the visionary scientist that he was.
TAPE SS-07
The Bill of Rights in Action Series
(Gr. 6-12) (12/18-23 Min)(Rights -School Year)
Correlation to the MS Social Studies Framework
8th grade
# 2 Analyze the development of the foundations of
American democracy.
# 6 Analyze the ideals, principles, and practices of citizens
in a democratic society.
U. S. History: 1877 to the Present
U. S. Government
# 5 Analyze the contributions of Americans to the ongoing
democratic process to include civic responsibilities.
# 2 Analyze the United States federal form of government.
# 6 Explain how civic responsibilities are important to
Americans as citizens of the United States and a
global community.
1. Capital Punishment - Does capital punishment constitute cruel and unusual punishment? How
effectively does it deter crime? These and other questions are argued in this video which asks if the
death penalty should be applied in a case involving a convicted murderer.
2. De Facto Segregation - The integration of a school system presents great difficulties. This film
shows the problems that develop in a community over a school bussing plan and asks viewers to find
their own solutions.
3. Due Process of Law - When should due process give way to summary punishments that might be
used to avoid further violence and anarchy? This question is argued by lawyers in a hearing to
reinstate a student who has been summarily suspended after a campus demonstration. Viewers are
asked to decide the answer.
4. Equal Opportunity - In this film, a black factory worker has been promoted over a white, even
though the white employee has seniority. The company feels it must have black employees in
supervisory positions and also wants to make up for past discrimination. The white worker protests,
saying that, in fact, he is the one who is being discriminated against. The case is argued before an
arbitrator, and the program is left open-ended.
5. Freedom of Religion - What happens if, through the free exercise of religion, life is endangered? In
this film, we hear lawyers argue this constitutional issue as they debate a judge's right to order an
unwanted blood transfusion on a woman and her unborn child.
6. Freedom of Speech - Is it necessary balance an individual's freedom of expression against the
community's need for law and order? This film follows the case of an unpopular speaker who is
convicted of disturbing the peace. Lawyers argue the constitutional issues before a court of appeals.
The viewers are asked to be the judges.
7. Freedom of the Press - The First Amendment to the Constitution says that Congress shall make no
law abridging freedom of the press. Does this mean a reporter can refuse to divulge information in a
criminal investigation in order to protect a news source? This video, built around a case involving
these issues, leaves the answer up to the viewer.
8. Juvenile Law - Contrasting the way two brothers, ages 15 and 18, are treated after their arrest, this
program shows the dramatic differences between adult and juvenile law. The program asks the
question, would it be better to treat juveniles as adults?
9. The Privilege Against Self-incrimination - The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination
protects the accused against coerced confessions. What happens to this and other constitutional
guarantees under the impact of advanced technologies? These are the questions argued by lawyers in
this dramatic, open-ended program set in the near future.
10. The Right to Privacy - What constitutes an unreasonable invasion of privacy? This program asks if
electronic police surveillance violates a person's right to privacy.
11. The Story of a Trial - Two young men are accused of a misdemeanor offense. This Program follows
the youths from their arrest through their arraignment and trial. It stresses the importance of due
process and explains why constitutional safeguards are so important.
12. Women’s Rights – State laws prohibit a high school girl from swimming on the boys' team. The
girl's lawyer argues that the bylaws are unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment which
guarantees equal protection of the law to all citizens, regardless of race or sex. The state attorney
argues1hat there are differences between men and women that make equality impossible in certain
situations. The issue is left to the viewers to decide.
Canada: Land of Diversity
(Gr. 5-8)(2/20 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
1. The Land and Its People – Tells of Canada’s location, geography, and natural resources.
2. The People and Their Culture – A look at Canada’s many cultures, history, and government.
TAPE SS-08
The American Civil War Series
(Gr. 5-9)(4/30-35 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
1. The Causes of the War – Dramatic film scenes, colorful computer graphics, descriptive illustrations
of the period.
2. The War Years (1861-1862) – Students will evaluate the resources and advantages of the North and
the South; understand the war’s major military strategies.
3. The War Years (1863-1865) – Exciting live reenactments, with creative film scenes, time lines,
maps, and graphs.
4. Reconstruction – An uneasy past that continues to influence America today.
American History Collection
(Gr. 3-6)(4/15-31 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
With wit, fun, and scrupulous accuracy, Jean Fritz brings history to life by introducing children to
unforgettable figures and events that have shaped our nation. Widely praised for their authentic details,
these videos are the ideal way to explore social studies themes.
1. And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
2. Jean Fritz: Six Revolutionary War Figures
3. What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
4. Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution
SS-09
Global Geography
(Gr. 6-9)(10/15 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlation to MS Frameworks: 7th Grade-#2 Apply spatial and ecological perspectives to people,
places, and environment using social studies tools. Introduction to World Geography-#2 Distinguish the
physical and human characteristics of the places on Earth.
Each program in the series focuses on a specific region of the world. A case study in a particular setting
is used as the vehicle for examining an important topic typically presented in geography textbooks, such
as land and water, or trade and food resources.
1. South Asia
2. Southeast Asia
3. Japan
4. Soviet Union
U. S. History: The American West
(Gr. 5-9)(6/18-21 Min.)(Rights- Unlimited)
Correlation to MS Frameworks: 8th Grade - #1 Explain how geography, economics, and politics have
influenced the historical development of the United states in the global community. #4 Analyze spatial
and ecological relationships between people, places, and environments using social studies tools.
1. Homesteading: 70 Years on the Great Plains (1862-1932) – Viewers will learn about daily life on a
prairie farm and the effects of the mechanization of agriculture.
2. Boom or Bust: Mining and the American West – Live-action footage from western ghost towns along
with historical photographs.
3. The Opening of the American West: Part One: Explorers and Fur Traders: Solid historical
background for understanding westward expansion. Part Two: The Oregon Trail – Program follows
the five-month journey of a typical wagon train, presented in rich detail.
4. The Santa Fe Trail – Follow a caravan from Independence, MO to Santa Fe.
SS-10
The World: A Television History
(Gr. 7-12)(26/30 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlation to Competencies from MS Framework for Social Studies
6th Grade
#1
Examine characteristics of various societies in the Western Hemisphere and trace
their development.
7th Grade
#1
Examine characteristics and development of various societies in the Eastern
Hemisphere prior to 1750
#3
Analyze civic life, politics, and government.
#4
Examine the economic interactions of individuals, families, communities,
businesses, and governments in the Eastern Hemisphere prior to 1750.
th
8 Grade
#1
Explain how geography, economics, and politics have influenced the historical
development of the United States in the global community.
This exciting new series covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece
and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, Africa, the development of the United States through the
Great Depression and the Cold War, all the way to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, The
World is an excellent resource for all students.
1. Human Origins – 10,000,000 BC – 8000 BC
2. The Agricultural Revolution – 8000 BC – 5000 BC
3. The Birth of Civilization – 6000 BC – 2000 BC
4. The Age of Iron – 2000 BC – AD 200
5. Greece and Rome – 1200 BC – AD200
6. The World Religions – 600 BC – AD 500
7. Islam – 600 – 1200
8. The End of the Ancient World – 100 – 600
9. Europe Recovers – 800 – 1250
19. Asia – 1600 – 1800
20. The Age of Revolutions – 1776 – 1848
21. The Making of Russia – 1480 – 1860
22. The Making of the United States of America – 1776 – 1890
23. Industry and Empire – 1870 – 1914
SS-11
The World: A Television History
(Gr. 7-12)(26/30 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlation to Competencies from MS Framework for Social Studies
6th Grade
#1
Examine characteristics of various societies in the Western Hemisphere and trace
their development.
7th Grade
#1
Examine characteristics and development of various societies in the Eastern
Hemisphere prior to 1750
#3
Analyze civic life, politics, and government.
#4
Examine the economic interactions of individuals, families, communities,
businesses, and governments in the Eastern Hemisphere prior to 1750.
8th Grade
#1
Explain how geography, economics, and politics have influenced the historical
development of the United States in the global community.
This exciting new series covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece
and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, Africa, the development of the United States through the
Great Depression and the Cold War, all the way to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, The
World is an excellent resource for all students.
10. The Mongol Onslaught – 850 – 1500
11. Expansion of Europe – 1250 – 1500
12. China in Transition – 581 – 1279
13. China and Japan – 1279 – 1600
14. The Ottoman Empire – 1280 – 1683
15. Africa Before the Europeans – 100 – 1500
16. The Americas Before the Europeans – 300 –1500
17. Europe: State & Power – 1453 – 1700
18. The West and Wider World – 1500 – 1800
Colonial America
(Gr. 4-12)(5/13-37 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlations to Competencies from MS Framework for Social Studies
5th Grade
#1
Investigate the causes and nature of various movements of large groups into and
within the United States, past and present.
#2
Discover how democratic values were established and how they have been
exemplified by people, events, and symbols.
#4
Examine how the government, established by the Constitution, embodies the
purposes, values, and principles of United States democracy.
8th Grade
#1
Explain how geography, economics, and politics have influenced the historical
development of the United States in the global community.
#2
Analyze the development of the foundations of American democracy.
1. The Early Colonists: Forging a New World – Filmed in Jamestown, George Washington’s
birthplace at Pope’s creek Plantation, Historic St. Mary’s City.
2. Home Sweet Home: Daily Life in Early Colonial America – Focusing on day-to-day life.
3. The Life and Times of George Washington – Biography of George Washington and a depiction
of life on an 18th century American plantation.
4. The Declaration of Independence: A Foundation of Ideas for a New Age – Live action explains
the basic principles and concepts set forth in the Declaration of Independence and explores the
valiant American leaders, their ideas, and the historical events that spurred them to declare
independence from England in 1776.
5. The New England Colonists: The Pilgrims and Puritans (1517-1692) – Photographed at actual
historic sites in Europe and Plymouth, this program searches out the roots of the Puritans and
the Pilgrims. Students learn how Protestants came into being, how Puritanism developed, and
how religious persecution in England drove the Pilgrims and the Puritans from their homeland.
Old Glory
(Gr. 1-4)(1/12 Min.)(Rights-Unlimited)
Correlations to Competencies from MS Framework for Social Studies
5th Grade
#2
Discover how democratic values were established and how they have been
exemplified by people, events, and symbols.
The story of the American flag is told from Revolutionary War days to the present.