NextGen3:Traveling at the Speed of Life Sponsor: Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior
NextGen3: Traveling at the Speed of Life, an education program sponsored by the nonprofit LIFE Foundation. This DVD and Web-based program is designed to help educators teach high-school students about the basics of insurance and financial planning. NextGen3 brings a real-world context to these important topics. The program components cover five areas: introduction to risk and insurance, life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance and financial planning basics. The NextGen3 DVD and the NextGen3.org web site share many core elements. For instance, the Educator’s Guide, Student Workbook and videos can be found in both places. That said, for the best user experience, we recommend that educators incorporate both the DVD and web site into their teaching strategies. For instance, videos will play best off of the DVD. Nextgen3.org contains various elements that can only be found on the web site such as interactive games, quizzes, and an Artificial Intelligence engine that allows students to get real-time answers to their insurance- related questions.
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Animal bites hurt and can be dangerous! Teach your kids to be safe. Rabies-DVD Sponsor: American Veterinary Medical Association Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade,               7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade,               12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore, College: Junior, College: Senior,               Adult Education Duration: 11 Minutes
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Rabies continues to be a serious problem in communities all across the United States. This video provides an up-to-date look at the problem, and educates students about its prevention by explaining why rabies is a danger to both humans and animals. Most important, the video shows students what to do if they are bitten by a wild, stray, or pet animal, and emphasizes ways to avoid being bitten
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AVMA presents an inside look into… Veterinary Medicine: It's More Than You Think - DVD Sponsor: American Veterinary Medical Association Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior, Graduate School Duration: 29 Minutes
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Do you think veterinary medicine is just about cats and dogs? Think again! This 29-minute video will introduce your students to exciting career possibilities waiting for them in veterinary medicine … from the barnyard to the biomedical research lab; from the zoo or circus to the fish farm; from veterinarians serving in the military in countries around the world to veterinarians working in clinics in your neighborhood. Veterinary students talk about their school experience, college deans talk about what it takes to be accepted, and practicing veterinarians talk about their day-to-day professional work life and what makes being a veterinarian so rewarding. Two soundtracks (English and Spanish) and closed-captioning makes this fast-moving video the perfect career exploration experience for every student. This DVD-format video emphasizes the diverse opportunities available in veterinary medicine as well as the critical role veterinarians play in protecting both animal and human health.
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What We Do Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior Duration: 11 minutes
What We Do Lesson Plan Kit is designed as a supplement for a high school or entry-level college course in economics, civics or history. It aims to help you teach about the role of the nation’s central bank in a new and multi-modal way. Included are a DVD that outlines the role and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a game that helps students understand the concept of inflation, a set of multiple-choice questions, and a take-home assignment that requires the students to reflect on what they have learned. For your convenience, the entire lesson plan is included in both a print and electronic format.
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A Journey Through Our Eyes - An Interactive CD-ROM About Eye Care and Eye Safety Sponsor: American Optometric Association Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
Vision is a miraculous and intricate process – something most of us take for granted. Eye problems and concerns should not be thought of as being limited to older people. About 12% of American children under five have clinically significant vision problems. One in four children from five to nine years of age has vision problems, and it is estimated that over 150,000 school children suffer eye injuries each year. The more young people know about how their eyes work and what kind of regular care the eyes need, the more likely they will be to practice eye safety and preventive eye care throughout their lives. The activities within the program have been designed for students ages nine through 13. They encourage independent research, critical thinking, reading, and written and verbal communication.
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A Taste for all Seasons - DVD Sponsor: Pear Bureau Northwest Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade Duration: 10 Minutes
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The video explains the unique set of conditions that contributes to making the Pacific Northwest the most ideal place in the world to grow pears. It explains planting, orchard maintenance and harvesting; it then follows the path pears take from the grove to the store and into homes worldwide
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Face: A Portrait - DVD Sponsor: Forward Face Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade,               11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore, College: Junior,               College: Senior Duration: 28 Minutes
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This video, an account of the lives of a group of young people born with facial differences, will help you teach your students to appreciate differences. Meet a group of courageous and creative young people, the Inner Faces, who were born with craniofacial differences. Face: A Portrait is a documentary portraying their participation in the creation and production of an off-Broadway theater piece that is also the story of their lives. Use this moving documentary to help your students look at their own self-doubts, their own feelings of being imperfect or blemished. Compare their feelings to those of the Inner Faces Players to find that there is more similarity in difference than we imagine. In teaching diversity – that facial anomalies are just another difference -- we can change the atmosphere from one of teasing and exclusion to one of empathy and inclusion.
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Ride Safe, Ride Smart - DVD Sponsor: Specialty Vehicle Institute of America Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior Duration: 9 Minutes
This video is a rider-friendly look at how to get a proper start in ATV riding. It profiles two families: one who rides for recreation only, the other who uses their ATVs first for working the farm, then as camping and trail riding machines. Both sets of parents lead by example, emphasizing riding an ATV that is right for your age, wearing proper protective gear and respecting the environment. They also recommend taking an ATV RiderCourse® to get the most from your ATV, enjoy the opportunity to meet other enthusiasts, and find out about the best places to ride.
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Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! - DVD Sponsor: National Science Foundation Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade Duration: 23:46
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This program explores how scientists doing plant genome research are unlocking the secrets of three important plants in our lives: corn, cotton and potatoes. The program shows scientists hard at work – on the bench, in the field, and at the computer – to increase our understanding of nature. It shows students the relevance of this research and how learning more about plants can improve our everyday lives. Teacher resources (including correlations with science standards) and a more in-depth look at genomics, plant breeding, and bioinformatics will be available on a companion website: http://www.plantgenomesecrets.org/
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Shakespeare In American Communities Sponsor: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Arts Midwest Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior Duration: 20 Minutes
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This video was produced in connection with the National Endowment for the Arts' "Shakespeare in American Communities" initiative, featuring the largest professional tour of Shakespeare plays in U.S. history. The "Shakespeare in American Communities" Teacher Resource Packet contains a CD entitled Shakespeare In Our Time, a DVD entitled “Why Shakespeare?,” a teacher's guide, a "Teaching Shakespeare" audio CD, a Shakespeare timeline poster, a recitation contest booklet, 50 student brochures, and another teaching poster. The video itself provides an introduction to William Shakespeare, his times and his plays. Through a colorful combination of movie excerpts, stage performances and insights from well-known actors who have played Shakespearean roles, the program explores Shakespeare's life; Elizabethan society and the theater of the era; Shakespeare's unforgettable characters; the vigor and beauty of his language; and the influence his work has had throughout society in the United States and the world. Students will learn that Shakespeare wrote not only for a wealthy and educated few in his own day, but for audiences from all walks of life and for all time.
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The Story of Movies: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - DVD Sponsor: The Film Foundation Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior, Adult Education
This program is no longer available to order. However, you can download the curriculum materials that accompanied this program at www.storyofmovies.org/curriculum/index.htm
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The Story of Movies: The Day The Earth Stood Still -DVD Sponsor: The Film Foundation Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,               10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore,               College: Junior, College: Senior, Adult Education
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The Story of Movies: To Kill A Mockingbird Sponsor: The Film Foundation Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade,               11th Grade, 12th Grade, College: Freshman, College: Sophomore, College: Junior,               College: Senior, Adult Education
This program is no longer available to order. However, you can download the curriculum materials that accompanied this program at www.storyofmovies.org/curriculum/index.htm
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