juvenile films

Teacher Peggy Flores demonstrates how to make three-dimensional masks using construction paper.

Uses commentary, film footage, and reconstructions to explore the pyramids and cities of Egypt in the time of the pharoahs, looking at the Nile, the pyramids of Giza and Sakkara, mummies, the Sphinx, Memphis, the Temple of Luxor, Ammon at Karnak, and the Left Bank, and discusses aspects of ancient Egyptian society and culture.

Chronicles the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, discusses events leading up to the development of these documents, and includes comments from historians, as well as quotations from framers and others.

Explains how genes determine traits such as eye color and height and how traits are passed from parents to children, discussing chromosomes, DNA, dominant and recessive traits, meiosis, and mutations, and includes an experiment on the DNA of peas.

Introduces several protists, including diatoms, kelp, and the paramecium; and includes a hands-on investigation of euglena's plant-like and animal-like characteristics.

Examines the characteristics of invertebrate animals, looking at jellyfish, sponges, and crabs, as well as Earth-dwellers such as worms and snails.

Describes the characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; visits the unique rock formation Obsidian Dome at Mammoth Mountain in California; and presents a hands-on demonstration of the rates at which different-sized sediment particles settle out of water.

Describes the properties of minerals, such as hardness, luster, and color; presents a hands-on demonstration of minerals' crystalline structure; visits an old silver mine, showing how silver ore was mined a century ago; and explains how minerals are used in jewelry, medicine, and other areas.

Presents several stories from Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War, "The Iliad," covering such elements as the events that spark the war, Helen's beauty, Achilles' fatal flaw, and the ruse of the Trojan horse, and discusses themes that shed light on ancient Greek life and beliefs.

Describes Hern?n Cort?s's and Francisco Pizarro's conquests and explorations in Mexico and Peru, discussing the sophisticated Aztec and Inca civilizations and the role of European diseases in their destruction.