educational films

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educational films

The American presidents

2010
A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.

Disneynature

2009
Follows several species to learn why and how animals, birds, and insects travel up to thousands of miles before returning.

Human machine

2007
A look at one of the world's most complex machines, capable of laughing, crying, and even reproducing itself.
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The wheels on the bus

Contains three musical programs featuring the monkey Papaya and his toucan friend, Mango, who visit a farm, learn to eat healthy at the market, and see a circus.

Lots & lots of cars & high speed racers

Provides camera footage of racing vehicles in action including boats, dragsters, super cycles, jet planes, monster trucks, and stock and Indy cars.

Into the minds of babes

how screen time affects children from birth to age five
2007
Explores the affect of television on the intellectual growth of children from birth to the age of five, discussing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, mental engagement, learning from audiovisual media, background television, language development, educational programs, character development, screen-based toys, obesity, and setting limits.

I wanna be

Contains two video recordings featuring episodes in the "I Wanna Be" series, in which trains and jet planes are investigated in a way toddlers can understand.

Boats

Video recording featuring an episode of the "Adventures of Zimmo." Zimmo, the alien from Zorlon hops on board the world's oldest sailing ship to investigate how water transportation used to work in the world.

The eyes of Nye

global climate change
2005
"Find out how scientists measure climate change, see how carbon dioxide afffects the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, and hear about the role of fossil fuels"--Container.
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