DVD & Videocassettes
located in the Curriculum Lab
500 - 575
| SUBJECT HEADINGS |
VCR
501 S416
SCIENCE
AND GENDER WITH EVELYN FOX: PBS Video, c1990.
Summary:
E.F. Keller, a theoretical physicist in the Department of Rhetoric at
the University of California at Berkeley, discusses how gender plays a
significant role in the language that scientists use to describe their
work.
(30 min.)
MATHEMATICS
VCR
501 S416
SCIENTIFIC
METHOD: UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC REASONING.
Cambridge Educational, c1999.
Summary:
The program explains how the scientific method is used to solve
problems, examines the steps used in research, and uses interviews with
scientists to illustrate how they apply these methods.
(25 min.)
VCR
507.8 H847
HOW
TO PREPARE A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT.
United Learning, 1998.
Summary:
Describes the various portions of a science fair project and how to
prepare them correctly. Includes
a video quiz at the end of the program.
(25 min.)
VCR 510 M426
MATH TRAILBLAZERS; AN AUDIO-VISUAL INSIDE LOOK AT THE GOALS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF MATH TRAILBLAZERS: Kendall/Hunt, 1996.
Summary: Trailblazers is an elementary mathematics curriculum for schools that want their math programs to reflect the goals and ideas of the NCTM Standards. With funding from the National Science Foundation and over 5 years of developing, the TIMS Project at the University of Illinois at Chicago has created a comprehensive program that embodies the Standards. (35 min.)
VCR
510 M426tu
THE
MATH TUTOR: Video Tutorial Service, 1986.
Summary:
Katherine Staltare presents a comprehensive review of basic mathematics
in 9 parts.
(9 videos--5 hour & 33 min.)
VCR
512 P922pr
PRE-ALGEBRA:
Video Tutor, c1986.
Summary:
Covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of signed
numbers, simple equations, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and
dividing monomials, and adding and subtracting polynomials.
(1 hour & 35 min.)
VCR 513 C912
CREATING A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE: MATH LEADS THE WAY: QED Communications, c1994.
Summary: Examines barriers to changes in math education, specifically the need for critical thinking skills, cooperative strategies, and the ability to collect and analyze data. Facilitator's guide assists in designing workshops for community groups. (55 min.)
VCR 513 N971
NUMBERS ALIVE!: Silver Burdett Ginn, [1997]
Summary: Ten videos that relate mathematics and number sense to real world through the adventure so the rock band Beyond Zero. 1.Take a chance, 2.What's the deal? 3.Sizing things up, 4.Eco-count, 5.Measuring up, 6.Points unknown, 7.Countdown to fame, 8.Too many cooks, 9.Playing the percentages, 10.Number two with a bullet. (15 min. each)
VCR
513.2 B311as
BASIC
NUMBER CONCEPTS: Video Tutor, 1988.
Summary:
Computer graphics and the unique "electronic chalkboard"
compliment explanations of basic math.
(46 min.)
VCR
513.2 B311w
BASIC
WORD PROBLEMS: Video Tutor, c1988.
Summary:
Computer graphics and the unique "electronic chalkboard"
compliment instructor John Hall's lively and clear-cut
explanations of basic mathematics.
(1 hour & 3 min.)
VCR
513.2 135n
IN
SEARCH OF THE MISSING NUMBERS: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION: Davidson &
Associates, c1988.
Summary:
Introduces math concepts, specifically addition and subtraction.
(1 hour)
VCR
513.24 B311pe
BASIC
PERCENTS: Video Tutor, 1988.
Summary:
What is a Percent -- Converting Percents to Decimals -- Converting
Decimals to Percents -- Converting Fractions to Percents -- Converting
Percents to Fractions--Finding a Percent of a Number -- Finding the
Percent One Number is of Another Number -- Finding the Total Number When
a Percent of it is Known -- Mixed Percent Problems -- Word Problems
Dealing with Percents.
(1 hour & 32 min.)
VCR
513.26 A227
ADDITION
& SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS: Video Tutorial Service, 1987.
Summary:
Explains the use of fractions in real life situations emphasizing the
lowest common denominator.
(1 hour & 6 min.)
VCR
513.26 B311fr
BASIC
FRACTIONS: Video Tutor, 1988.
Summary:
Reducing fractions, finding common denominators, adding and subtracting
fractions and mixed numbers.
(1 hour & 38 min.)
VCR
513.26 E64
EQUIVALENT
FRACTIONS, COMPARING FRACTIONS: Video Tutorial Service, 1987.
Summary:
Explains the use of fractions in real life situations especially
reducing fractions.
(59 min.)
VCR
513.26 161
INTRODUCTION
TO FRACTIONS: Video Tutorial Service, 1987.
Summary:
Explains the use of fractions in real life situations including
conversion from a mixed number and improper fractions.
(50 min.)
VCR 513.26 M961
MULTIPLICATION
& DIVISION OF FRACTIONS: Video Tutorial Service, 1987.
Summary:
Explains the use of fractions in real life situations including
reciprocals.
(49 min.)
VCR
513.55 B311
BASIC
DECIMALS: Video Tutor, 1988.
Summary:
Adding decimals -- Subtracting decimals -- Multiplying decimals
--
Dividing decimals-- Decimals in word problems -- Decimal word problems
with proportions.
(1 hour)
VCR
513.55 D294
DECIMALS
& FRACTIONS, CONVERSIONS, RATIO, & PROPORTION: Video Tutorial
Service, 1988.
Summary:
Explains the use of decimals in real life situations including
multiplying and dividing fractions.
(1 hour & 20 min.)
VCR
513.55 D294i
DECIMALS
IN DAILY LIFE, CALCULATOR & CHECKBOOK SKILLS: Video Tutorial
Services, 1988.
Summary:
Explains the use of decimals in real life situations using word
problems.
(1 hour & 20 min.)
VCR
513.55 161
INTRODUCTION
TO DECIMALS AND OPERATIONS: Video Tutorial Services, 1988.
Summary:
Explains the use of decimals in real life situations including adding
decimals and converting decimals.
(1 hour & 20 min.)
VCR
516.2 B311as
BASIC
GEOMETRY: Video Tutor, c1988.
Summary:
Computer graphics and the unique "electronic chalkboard"
complement instructor John Hall's lively and clear‑cut
explanations of basic mathematics.
(1 hour & 2 min.)
ASTRONOMY
VCR
520 C834
COSMOS:
Turner Home Entertainment, 1989.
Summary:
Based upon Carl Sagan's 13 part television series.
1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8, 9&10, 11&12, 13
(7 videos--2 hours each)
VCR
523.43 M363
MARS,
THE RED PLANET: SpaceSmart, 1992.
Summary:
Join Michelle and Michael on a real Mars Mission.
From their colonized outpost at Mars Base One, you’ll get to
see a real Viking Lander and learn how it got there, ride out a Martian
dust storm, study the crater Olympus Mons, perform geological tests, and
watch astronauts study weightlessness, as well as learn about the
Mariner Observer, Vikings I and II, and the latest in NASA technology.
(28 min.)
VCR
523.43 M363 1998
MARS:
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE: Finley-Holiday Films, c1998.
Summary:
Joseph Campanella narrates this journey to Mars and explains why Mars
may hold the key to our future.
(46 min.)
VCR
531 F697
FORCE
AND WORK: ENERGY IN ACTION: United Learning Inc., c1996.
Summary:
Using simple machines such as levers and pulleys to explain mysteries of
field forces like gravity and electric magnetism.
(25 min.)
VCR
531 M918
MOTION:
NEWTON’S THREE LAWS: United Learning Inc., c1996.
Summary:
Uses fighter jets, parachutists and rockets to explain the motion of
falling bodies and projectiles, circular motion, and how the motion of
an object is relative to the observers frame of reference.
(22 min.)
VCR
531.11 T531
Wright,
Russell G. THRILL RIDE!: AN
EVENT-BASED SCIENCE MODULE. FORCE AND MOTION MODULE.
Dale
Seymour Publications, 1997.
Summary: "Uses the opening of a new thrill ride at an amusement park as the focus of a five week study of Newton's laws of motion. (5 min.)
VCR
531.6 P578
ALL
ABOUT FORCES & GRAVITY: Schlessinger Media, c2000.
Summary: Focusing on the idea that forces can either be balanced or unbalanced, this program makes such concepts as friction and magnetism accessible to children through fun, real-life demonstrations. (23 min.)
VCR
532 W355
WAVES:
ENERGY IN MOTION: United Learning Inc.,
c1996.
Summary:
Describes how waves transfer energy but not matter from one point to
another. Covers concepts such as Doppler effect, wave length, amplitude,
and frequency as well as the difference between transverse, compression
and standing waves.
(22 min.)
VCR
535 L723
LIGHT,
LENSES AND LASERS: United Learning Inc., c1996.
Summary:
Light is just the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum which
includes wide variety of waves from radio to cosmic.
Explains diffraction and polarization through use of concave and
convex mirrors.
(24 min.)
VCR
535 P578li
PHYSICS
DEMONSTRATIONS IN LIGHT. PHYSICS: Curriculum and Instruction, c1992.
Summary: A two-part program developed in an effort to give physics teachers a series of demonstrations which would supplement and enrich their physics curriculum. The program's conceptual design which relies upon the extensive use of real physical events is directed at motivating students. (1 hour & 5 min.)
VCR
536 H437
HEAT
AND THE CHANGING STATES OF MATTER: United Learning Inc.,
c1996.
Summary:
Explains how thermal energy causes matter to change states, expand and
contract as well as the fact that thermal energy is transferred by
convection, conduction and radiation.
(22 min.)
VCR
537 E38
ELECTRICITY:
THE INVISIBLE RIVER OF ENERGY: United Learning Inc.,
c1996.
Summary:
Basic concepts of electricity including static and current electricity;
parallel, series, and complex circuits; definition of volts, ohms,
amperes, watts; relationship between magnetism and electricity; how
electricity is turned into mechanical energy by electric motors; and how
fuses and circuit breakers protect us.
(23 min.)
VCR
537 E96
EXPLORING
EMF: Edison Electric Institute, 1994
Summary:
Electric and magnetic fields exist in power lines and all electric
appliances. Scientists cannot agree on link with cancer and high voltage
power lines. This video
explores scientists working on various aspects of electricity and the
attempts to isolate and manage electric fields.
(17 min.)
VCR
537 G394
GETTING
TO KNOW ELECTRICITY: 100% Educational Videos, c1998.
Summary:
Using the latest computer graphics and experiments, Ben Franklin leaps
out of pages to explain concepts such as lightning, static electricity,
and circuits. (14 min.)
VCR 541 P445
PERIODIC TABLE: Chicago, IL: Cleavvue/eav, c2000.
Summary: This film is a visual exploration of the classification of the elements. It examines the discovery of the elements, the development of the periodic table, the logic behind its organization, and its practical applications in the study of chemistry. It also reviews the basic sub-atomic particles and discusses chemical bonding. Grades 7-12. (18 min.)
VCR
550.1 F252
FATE
OF THE EARTH: Films Inc., 1986.
Summary:
This program explores the role of life in shaping our planet and in
shaping the future. Is man a threat to the earth's future or is he
emerging as the brain or nervous systems of this grand living organism
called earth? New discoveries tell us that life may be a billion years
older than we thought. The program reveals new theories about global
consequences of a "nuclear winter" and an
"ultra-violet spring."
(1 hour)
VCR
551 B658
BLUE
PLANET: Imax, c1990.
Summary:
Reveals the earth as only three hundred people have ever seen it
from space. Orbiting
two hundred miles above Earth’s surface, we can see familiar
landforms: the majestic Himalayan Range, giant sand dunes in the Namibia
Desert, the jewel-like islands of the Caribbean.
From this unique vantage point we see how natural forces --
volcanoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes, affect our planet, and how a
powerful new force, human beings, have begun to alter the face of the
Earth. From the rainforests
of the Amazon to the grasslands of the Serengeti, Blue
Planet inspires a renewed appreciation of life on Earth -- our only
home.
(42 min.)
VCR
551 D571
DIG:
A JOURNEY INTO THE EARTH: Films Inc., 198?
Summary:
An animated film that introduces geology in the form of musical fantasy.
Tells the story of a boy named Adam and his dog, Bones, who discover the
igneous rock named Rocco that can talk and likes to travel. Shows how
the boy, the dog and the rock take a bike ride under the earth's crust
and through the geological eras of time.
(18 min.z0
VCR
551 W555
WHAT’S
INSIDE THE EARTH?: Rainbow Educational Media, c1995.
Summary:
Discusses the many things underneath the earth including heat, oil, gas,
and water and the various means of extracting them by mining and
drilling.
(26 min.)
VCR
551.1 L785
THE
LIVING MACHINE: Films Inc., 1986.
Summary:
Scientists examine plate tectonics, one of the most important
discoveries of the twentieth century. They are at Kilauea Volcano during
a dramatic eruption, aboard the submersible craft Alvin as it dives to
the bottom of the Atlantic, and in pursuit of the cause of the worst
earthquakes in American history.
(58 min.)
VCR
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BORN
OF FIRE: Vestron Video, 1987.
Summary:
Uses the Mount St. Helens and the Santorini volcanoes and the San
Francisco earthquake as dramatic evidence that our planet's subterranean
regions are active and continually changing. Explains the plate
tectonics theory and accompanies scientists around the world as they
study the boundaries between plates of the earth's crust where
earthquakes and volcanoes may occur in the future.
(1 hour)
VCR
551.21 I35
IN
THE SHADOW OF VESUVIUS: Vestron Video, 1989.
Summary:
Since the days of the Roman Empire, the numerous eruptions of Italy's
Mount Vesuvius have devastated whole cities and towns, including Pompeii
and Herculaneum in AD 79. Describes how the volcano affects the lives of
some two million people who now live in its shadow.
(1 hour)
VCR
551.46 B658
THE
BLUE PLANET: Films Inc., 1986.
Summary:
Points out that the oceans may still be the last unexplored frontier on
earth. Features a scientist aboard a space shuttle exploring new aspects
of oceanography and a visit to the depths of the middle oceans where new
species are seen for the first time. Also discusses the El Nino current
that has caused worldwide devastation.
(1 hour)
VCR
551.5 A416
ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER: Huntsville, TX: EVN, [2001?]
Summary: Comprehensive video about weather for elementary school students. Brief, colorful graphics and film clips illustrate the various concepts and topics. Words are displayed and defined. This video will appeal to students because it is fast-paced and includes a discussion and illustration of storms. (23 min.)
VCR
551.5 C639
CLIMATE, WATER & LIVING PATTERNS: Rainbow Educational Media, [2001.]
Summary: Live action, graphics, computer animation, and well-labeled maps combine to present factors that affect climate including altitude, latitude, topograpahy, oceans and wind. Video explains the six major climate regions of the world and the importance of the water cycle to all living things. Suggested for grades 4-8. (20 min.)
VCR
551.5 C647
CLOUDS
AND WHAT THEY MEAN: CLEARVUE/eav,
c1998.
Summary: Examines fundamentals of cloud formation as well as the different types of weather associated with each cloud type. Teacher's guide and student worksheets included. Suggested for grades 4 and above. (18 min.)
VCR
551.5 G813
THE
GREENHOUSE EFFECT: Films Inc., 1988.
Summary:
Discusses the long-term effects of our insatiable appetite for
generated power. Questions if we can prevent the environmental
catastrophe we now may be creating.
(50 min.)
VCR
551.5 O99
THE
OZONE LAYER: Library Video Company, c1993.
Summary:
One of a ten-part series on various aspects of environmental pollution.
Based on Chelsea House Publishers highly acclaimed series of
books, these programs make science enjoyable by showing actual
environmental projects, vivid nature footage, plus interviews with
leading experts in each field.
(30 min.)
VCR
551.52 G562
GLOBAL
WARMING: Library Video Company, c1993.
Summary:
One of a ten-part series on various aspects of environmental pollution.
Based on Chelsea House Publishers highly acclaimed series of
books, these programs make science enjoyable by showing actual
environmental projects, vivid nature footage, plus interviews with
leading experts in each field.
(30 min.)
VCR
551.52 G813
THE
GREENHOUSE EFFECT: Allied Video Corporation, c1993.
Summary:
Develops an understanding of the greenhouse effect on Earth and
provides insight into the ongoing scientific and public debate over
global warming.
(16 min.)
VCR
551.55 T685
TORNADOES!!:
THE ENTITY: Norman Beerger Productions, c1993.
Summary:
Photography of 46 tornadoes that have occurred over the last 40 years.
Includes 9 minutes of the Andover, Kansas tornado of 1991.
Discusses the climatic factors that cause tornadoes and why they
can be unpredictable.
(1 hour)
VCR
551.6 C639
THE
CLIMATE PUZZLE: Films Inc., 1986.
Summary:
Explains why no human being has ever experienced the earth's normal
climate. Questions if the climate will change again and why and if the
earth is entering a new ice age, or will the current global warming
trend hold off the inevitable?
(1 hour)
VCR
553 G458
GIFTS
FROM THE EARTH: Films Inc., 1986.
Summary:
Examines how mankind has been made aware that earth is a closed system
and its resources are finite. Questions what treasures lay hidden
beneath the Red Sea and Antarctic ice cap, how the theory of plate
tectonics has revolutionized the search for minerals and energy, and if
mankind is ruining the land and running out of water.
(1 hur)
VCR
553 P952fu
THE
PRIMAL FURNACE: Bishop & Hansell, 198‑?
Summary:
Describes types of geothermal resources, the historical uses of
geothermal energy, and the techniques which allow its conversion into
electricity.
(25 min.)
VCR 553.8 G323
GEMS & MINERALS: Eastman Kodak, c1989.
Summary: The Smithsonian Institution houses one of the rarest gems in the world, and in this video opens its vaults to you. You will get a glimpse at gems never seen by the public, and some you probably never knew existed. (45 min.)
VCR
559.9 S684
THE
SOLAR SEA: Films inc., 1986.
Summary:
Explains how the sun is a star that powers the earth. It gives life,
creates weather, and warms the ocean, the land, and even the ice. Probes
the question: how does the solar wind raging through space at a million
miles per hour affect the earth?
(1 hour)
VCR
559.9 T143
TALES
FROM OTHER WORLDS: Films Inc., 1986.
Summary:
An explanation of the origins of the planet and solar systems. Follows
scientists as they attempt to reconstruct the events which led to the
creation of the earth. Suggests that bombardments from space affected
and shaped the earth's surface and explores reasons for the extinction
of dinosaurs.
(1 hour)
VCR
560 D586in
DINOSAURS!
DINOSAURS!: Guidance Assoc., 1986.
Summary:
No one knows for sure why dinosaurs died out after ruling the earth for
130 million years,
but scientists can tell us a great deal about how
these fascinating creatures live.
(ca. 30 min.)
VCR
560 P923
PREHISTORIC
ANIMALS: Dorling Kindersley Vision, c1997.
Summary:
Explores survival secrets of some of the most successful prehistoric
animals from deadly sharks to giant dragonflies
(30 min.).
VCR
564 S531
SHARING
THE JOY OF NATURE: Dawn Publications, 1991.
Summary:
Eight of Joseph Cornell’s most popular nature awareness activities;
exquisite footage of the High Sierras and Yosemite National Park.
(40 min.)
VCR
567.91 A411di
DIGGING
UP DINOSAURS: Instructional Television Library, c1983.
Summary: Describes various types of dinosaurs and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones. (30 min.)
VCR
567.91 D586
DINOSAURS!:
A FUN-FILLED TRIP BACK IN TIME: Golden Book Video, c1987.
Summary:
Claymation and live action dramatization of a class report on dinosaurs
that suddenly receives respect when listeners can visualize power and
diversity of the dinosaurs.
(30 min.)
VCR
567.91 D586
DINOSAURS,
DINOSAURS, DINOSAURS: Twin Tower Enterprises, c1985.
Summary:
Host Gary Owens is turning into a dinosaur! A combination of interesting
facts about prehistoric reptiles and an improbable adventure to find a
way to stop Owens' remarkable metamorphosis.
(30 min.)
VCR
567.91 D586
DINOSAURS
& INSECTS: Eastman Kodak, 1989.
Summary:
Explores the dinosaurs' 140 million-year rule over the Earth. Meet the
misunderstood insects, which predate the dinosaurs by at least 100
million years and make up 80% of all animal life on earth.
(1 hour)
VCR
567.91 D586 1987
DINOSAURS
AND OTHER PREHISTORIC ANIMALS: Clearvue, c1987.
Summary:
Children’s Video Schoolhouse takes children on journey back to world
of dinosaurs and flyers of the Mesozoic Era, giving examples of the
different kinds of dinosaurs, their size, their eating habits, and their
mysterious disappearance.
(32 min.)
VCR
567.91 M835
MORE
DINOSAURS: MPI Home Video, 1992
Summary:
Explains how dinosaurs lived, what they were really like, and theories
on why they vanished. Live action and animated sequences.
(30 min.)
VCR
570 S416in
SCIENCE
IN YOUR WORLD: Milliken Pub. Co., [1987]
Summary:
Presents science concepts related to a child's most frequently asked
questions. v.1 Plants Change. All About Seeds. v.2 Animals of Every Kind. How Animals Move.
v.3 What’s Living There. What is Air? (3
videos--30 min. each)
VCR
573.21 G326ma
THE
GENE MACHINE: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1989.
Summary:
An explanation of human DNA and the Human Genome Project, which proposes
to map and read each of the three billion links thought to make up the
human genome.
(28 min.)
VCR
573.21 G328pr
GENETIC
PROPHECY: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1989.
Summary:
Explores the pros and cons of the coming surge of genetic knowledge
which will soon enable us to determine more accurately our vulnerability
to certain physical and psychological disorders.
(28 min.)
VCR
574 S446ec
SECRETS
OF A DESERT SEA: Home Vision, c1983.
Summary:
Filmed at various seasons in Mexico's Sea of Cortez. Unique photography
reveals the interconnectedness of the sea, and how each creature fits
into the larger ecosystem. Represented are whales, dolphins, manta rays,
hammerhead sharks, seals, vast bird colonies and dense schools of fish.
(1 hour)
VCR
574.5 058
ON
THE 8TH DAY: Films Inc., 1985.
Summary:
Tells of recent research of a nuclear explosion on the global biosphere,
including climatic change and stratospheric smoke and dust veiling the
sun, causing an extended nuclear winter.
(1 hour)
VCR
574.5 R154fo
RAIN
FOREST: Vestron Video, c1983.
Summary:
Showcases the rare beauty and rich variety of plant and animal life
found in a Costa Rican rain forest. Also examines the impact of man's
exploitation of the rain forest on this fragile ecosystem.
(60 min.)
VCR
574.5 S439
SEASHORE: Dorling Kindersley Vision, c1996.
Summary:
A mixture of animation, still photos, and live footage serves as a
background for a narrated introduction to the geological, biological,
and cultural history of human beings’ involvement with our coast
lines.
(35 min.)
VCR
574.5264 T856
TROPICAL
RAIN FOREST: Shedd Productions, c1992.
Summary:
Features the birds and primates of the forest canopy and the insects of
the forest floor.
(40 min.)
VCR
574.529 S296
SAVING
A SPECIES: Films for the Humanities, [198-?].
Summary:
Because their habitats have been tampered with or destroyed, many
animals now face extinction. This program shows how researchers are
using the latest tools of science and technology to reverse this
alarming trend.
(26 min.)
VCR
574.87 C393
CELL
DIVISION AND THE LIFE CYCLE: Human Relations Media, 1985.
Summary:
Explores the process of cell division, using drawings and
microphotographs to depict the various states of mitosis, meiosis, and
cytokineses.
(30 min.)
VCR
574.9866 G149
GALAPAGOS:
MY FRAGILE WORLD: Vestron Video, c1989.
Summary:
Visits the Galapagos Islands with lifetime resident and world‑renowned
photographer Tui De Roy, and examines the islands' unique wildlife,
including Darwin's finches, the last Pinta Island giant tortoise, blue-footed
boobies, marine iguanas, and others.
(1 hour)
VCR
575 C393
CELL
WARS: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
Computer animation demonstrates how the body's immune system works.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 C991
CUTTING
AND SPLICING DNA: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
A brief history of genetic science, from Darwin's theory of evolution
through the discovery of DNA and the invention of gene splicing.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 D421
DEPLETING
THE GENE BANK: Firms for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
Speaks to the problems and dangers of selection and breeding better and
better, and fewer and fewer varieties.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 D457 DESIGNER PLANTS: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
Discusses how plants are genetically matched to growing conditions, and
are being engineered to kill caterpillars which attack them. Also
explains the benefits and warns of the dangers inherent in this and
other efforts to alter natural evolution.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 D629
DNA
TECHNIQUES: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
An exploration of the promises and dangers inherent in deciphering the
gene map, and a warning about dangers in eliminating genetic variation
and recessive traits.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 E93
EVOLUTION:
MAN TAKES A HAND: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
An explanation of gene splicing and cloning.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 G884
GROWING
SYNTHETICS: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
This program follows the course of the research into the artificial
culture of natural trees, as well as new methods of accelerating plant
propagation and growth.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 H918
THE
HUMAN GENOME: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1990.
Summary:
The search for the one specific disease-causing gene among a
hundred thousand genes clustered on 23 pairs of chromosomes -- a maze
called the human genome.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 R311
RECOMBINANT
TECHNOLOGY: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
Describes the search for a magic bullet against AIDS and cancer which is
leading to recombinant technology in order to explain the nature of the
disease problem, help the body's immune system destroy the invader, and
accelerate recovery from treatment.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 S731
SOWING
THE SEEDS OF DISASTER: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1990.
Summary:
How technology has poisoned our planet, and the possibility that
biotechnology may be the best way to save it.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 S959
SUPERANIMALS,
SUPERHUMANS?: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
Looks at the scientific goals and social controls of the genetic
engineering of animals -- and humans.
(26 min.)
VCR
575 W596
WHITHER
BIOGENETICS?: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1990.
Summary:
Discusses the possible future benefits from biotechnology in
ending disease, malnutrition and starvation. Also notes the possible
future negative aspects in dangerous and irreversible side effects,
political uses of genetic information, the development of bioweaponry,
and the perversion of scientific breakthroughs to private gain.
(26 min.)
VCR
575.01 L722
LIFE
ON EARTH: Films Inc., 1989?
Summary: Acclaimed BBC production written and narrated by David Atte