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2006                    NJCCS 3.3                    25 min.                        VEA, INC.                            JS

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

GENERAL OFFICE SKILLS                                 DVD FORMAT                         DV508290        

2007                NJCCS 2.2                    28 min.                        VEA, INC.                        JS

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

GETTING THAT JOB                             DVD FORMAT                                     DV508291                

2006                    NJCCS 2.2                    41 min.                    VEA, INC.                        JS

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

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS, THE                         DVD FORMAT                                 DV508293

2006                    NJCCS 4.5                    29 min.                        VEA, INC.                        JS

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

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

KEEPING A JOB                     DVD FORMAT                                     DV508296

2006                    NJCCS WR1                        24 min.                        VEA,INC.                    JS

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

SECURING THE WEB                     DVD FORMAT                         DV508298

2006                    NJCCS 2.2                    31 min.                    VEA, INC.                    JS

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

TEN THINGS NOT TO DO IN AN INTERVIEW                     DVD FORMAT                             DV508300

2006                NJCCS WR1                    25 min.                    VEA, INC.                    JS

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

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

FIRST AID ONE: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT                         DVD FORMAT                         DV508288

2006                NJCCS 2.2                    30 min.                    VEA, INC.                            JS

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

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

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

FOOD AND DIGESTION [CC]                                                VT508352                             VHS

2008                NJCCS 5.6                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

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

FOOD FOR SPORTS PERFORMANCE                             DVD FORMAT                             DV508286

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

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

FOOD POISONING                             DVD FORMAT                                                 DV508287                

2008                NJCCS 2.1                    30 min.                    VEA, INC.                                JS

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

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

SELF ESTEEM AND IDENTITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE                 DVD FORMAT                         DV508299

2007                NJCCS 2.2                    27 min.                    VEA, INC.                        J

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

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

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

EGGS MARK THE SPOT                                                                                 VT508261                 VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                        13 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

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

GARDENER, THE                                                     VT508262                             VHS

1998                    NJCCS 3.5                    12 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

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

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS                                                         VT508283                             VHS

                                NJCCS 3.5                        93 min.                                LIBRARY VIDEO                    IJ

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

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

MOP TOP                                 VT508264                                         VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                            10 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

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

OX-CART MAN                                                         VT508265                                     VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                        8 min.                    LIVE OAK MEDIA                    PI

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

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

PICKLES TO PITTSBURGH                                             VT508267                             VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                    14 min.                        LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

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

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

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

WHALES                                                                 VT508271                             VHS

                            NJCCS 3.5                    13 min.                LIVE OAK MEDIA                PI

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

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

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

COMPLEX ANIMALS [CC]                                                        VT508346                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.6                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                I

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

CONSERVATION                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV508325

2008                NJCCS 5.1                    23 min.                        FILM IDEAS                            IJS

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

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

CORE CHEMISTRY                                                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                    DV508302

2007                    NJCCS 5.8                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                JS

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

CORE GEOLOGY                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                                        DV508303

2007                    NJCCS 5.10                    30 min.                    AMBROSE VIDEO                    JS

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

CORE METEOROLOGY (SERIES)

· DV508304        ATMOSPHERE DVD FORMAT

· DV508305        CLIMATE DVD FORMAT

· DV508306        WEATHER DVD FORMAT

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

ECO FRIENDLY                                 DVD FORMAT [CC]                                DV508323            

2008                        NJCCS 5.1                        23 min.                            FILM IDEAS                    IJS

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

ELECTRICITY [CC]                                           VT508348                                 VHS

2008                NJCCS 5.9                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                    I

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

ENDANGERED SPECIES                     DVD FORMAT [CC]                                        DV508324

2008                NJCCS 5.1,5.6                23 min.                    FILM IDEAS                    IJS

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

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

2006                    NJCCS 5.9                    22 min.                VEA, INC.                        JS

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

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

EXPLORING ENERGY [CC]                    VT508350                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.9                    14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING            I

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

EXPLORING FOSSILS [CC]                            VT508351                         VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.6                        14 min.                            VISUAL LEARNING            I

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

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

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

GLOBAL TECTONICS: COMPETING THEORIES                             DVD FORMAT                         DV508292

2006                        NJCCS 5.10                        22 min.                        VEA, INC.                        JS

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

GREEN MATTERS (SERIES)

· DV508323        ECO FRIENDLY DVD FORMAT

· DV508324        ENDANGERED SPECIES DVD FORMAT

· DV508325        CONSERVATION DVD FORMAT

· DV508326        POLLUTION DVD FORMAT

· DV508327        RECYCLING DVD FORMAT

INVESTIGATING EARTH'S NATURAL RESOURCES [CC]                                    VT508354                         VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.9,5.10                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                    I

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

LANDFORMS [CC]                                    VT508355                                 VHS

2008                            NJCCS 5.10                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

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

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

2007                    NJCCS 5.1,5.12                    30 min.                AMBROSE VIDEO                    JS

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

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

MINERALS [CC]                                                VT508357                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.10                                    14 min.                VISUAL LEARNING            I

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

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

NATURE OF WAVES, THE [CC]                            VT508364                                 VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.9                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

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

NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS [CC]                                VT508359                         VHS

2008                    NJCCS 5.6                    14 min.                    VISUAL LEARNING                I

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

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

PLATE TECTONICS IN ACTION [CC]                                                VT508360                             VHS

2008                        NJCCS 5.10                        14 min.                        VISUAL LEARNING                I

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

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

RECYCLING                                         DVD FORMAT [CC]                                    DV508327

2008                    NJCCS 5.1                    23 min.                    FILM IDEAS                    IJS

AS THE WORLD'S GARBAGE PILES GROW TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS, MANY PEOPLE AND INDUSTRIES ARE FINDING NEW USES FOR OLD THINGS. IN MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, LOCAL WOMEN ARE RUNNING A THRIVING BUSINESS REPUR