educational films

Discover a new language or build vocabulary in your child's native language. From the Main Menu, select Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, German, or English. All six languages on one DVD! Kids explore the outdoor world of playful activities and common animals. They learn the names of familiar foods during a fun picnic. Colorful animation, real images, and adorable characters create an engaging experience that's easy to follow.

Presents a fun way to learn a language by learning colors, toys, clothes, furniture, and counting to 10. Six lanuages, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, German, English are available from the main menu.

Four students present the basics of measuring math and how to measure liquid, solid and dry ingredients while making a fast, easy banana chocolate chip bread.

"Lavishly entombed pharaohs like King Tut have forever linked mummification with Egypt in our minds. But the Egyptians were 3,000 years behind at least one South American culture. watch archaeologists at work in Chile, unraveling the mystery of the ancient Chinchuorro's black mummy. Then, travel to Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, where archaeologists and astronomers alike have been puzzled for centuries by the structural remains of a lost city and the strange arrangement of pillars -- possibly astrological in purpose -- nestled high in the Andes."--Container.

Employers offer insights to reinforce the importance of networking, proper attire (and attitude) for a job fair, and what to expect when applying for a job. Learn how to develop a search plan by using multiple methods to find a job in no time!.

Explains how the basic laws of inheritance were established, highlighting the life and working methods of Gregor Mendel, along with an overview of the impact of genetic engineering.

Follows the history of the post-World War II flight to convenient, processed foods. Illustratrates how much we pay, in both dollars and nutrition, when we buy processed foods. Shows how buying local products, fresh ingredients, and raw foods will impact health as well as wallets.

NOVA reveals how venom causes the body to shut down, arteries to bleed uncontrollably, and limbs to go black and die. But nature's most destructive and extreme poisons could contain the building blocks for a new generation of advanced drugs that could treat heart attack, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Follow two scientists on their expeditions to track down and capture the planet's most deadly creatures, risking life and limb just to tease out milligrams of venom and get it to the lab.

Experts and job seekers offer practical firsthand advice for before the interview (plan, prepare, practice!), during the interview (how to be clear and concise), and after the interview (there's more to it than waiting to say 'yes'). Students learn about the many types of interviews, as well as the basics of body language, appropriate attire and answering tips.

Host Jackson Katz takes an in-depth look at how images of popular culture have effected the definition of masculinity in American society.