QUESTAR III SUBJECT/TITLE INDEX P ART & MUSIC: BAROQUE ...

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BRITISH
BOYHOOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE (Rev.)
BRAVING ALASKA
VH2153 VHS videocassette, P-I, 11, C VH3235 VHS videocassette, I-J/H, 60, C
Filmed in an authentically reconstructed village and home at This program explores how rugged individuals brave the bush and
Rockport, Indiana, this film recreates Lincoln's boyhood of carve out lives for themselves in Alaska's remote interior. (NG,
near-poverty and long hours of hard work. (Coronet, 1980)
1992)
BOYHOOD OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE (Rev.)
VH2137
VHS videocassette, P-I, 8, C
As a good Virginia Farmer at Mount Vernon, George Washington
looks back and retells his early years. (Coronet, 1975)
BOYS OF BUCHENWALD, THE
VH2772 VHS videocassette, JS, 46 (AAA FOTS, 1994)
Robbie Waisman, Elie Wiesel and Joe Szwarcberg were three Jewish
boys who knew the horrors of Buchenwald concentration camp.
BREAKING THE ACCIDENT CHAIN OF EVENTS
VH3517
VHS videocassette, H, 7, C
Dramatizes through vignettes the chain of events leading to a traffic
accident. Emphasizes the need to be a responsible driver by staying
alert, being decisive, and being polite and reasonable in traffic.
BREAKING THE CYCLES OF VIOLENCE
Their friendship began in 1945, soon after the American troops
VH1129
VHS videocassette, H, 26, C
liberated the camp. As the trains left Germany, full of orphaned
children, the boys began to create a fraternity based on need,
This program shows how child abuse, domestic violence, and
banding together against a world they did not trust. Almost 60 cruelty to animals are interrelated crimes. (Ed. 21, 1995)
years after their liberation from Buchenwald, the "boys" meet again,
touring the homes in France and attending a reunion in Jerusalem. BRIAN'S SONG
(NFB, 2) VH961 VHS videocassette, J-S, 73, C
James Caan portrays football player Brian Piccolo's struggle against
BRAIN COMPATIBLE LEARNING the ravages of cancer. (GA,)
VH3812
VHS videocassette, T, 67, C
These video tapes, as developed by Susan Kovalik, are based on
validated brain research and demonstrate that research can give
educators a new perspective on traditional teaching practices.
(Video Journal,)
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA, A
VH1988
VHS videocassette, I-J/H, 58, C
Young Jesse Aarons feels like a misfit in his own family. Leslie
Burke is a newcomer to his rural Virginia community. Together,
BRAIN, THE: MADNESS
they create an imaginary world called Terabithia. Tragedy soon
VH1952
VHS videocassette, H, 60, C interrupts the peaceful lives of the two friends, and Jesse must
Compelling human portraits of schizophrenics and their families are learn some painful lessons about life. (Films Inc., 1985)
featured, dramatically illustrating the effects of a split between the
thinking and feeling parts of the brain. Scientists' efforts to BRIDGES
pinpoint the brain's anatomical changes are chronicled. VH2108 VHS videocassette, I-J/H, 22, C
(Annenburg/CPB, 1984)
"Bridges" provides information about the history of bridge-building,
the four basic designs, and the various uses of bridges. It includes
BRAIN, THE: THE TWO BRAINS
VH1953
VHS videocassette, H, 60, C
famous bridges and features actual footage of the spectacular
Left brain, right brain−what happens if they don't communicate? collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. (Kaw Valley,
Research work with split-brain patients is the basis for exploring the 1988)
cortical hemispheres, the relationship between thought and
language, and sex differences of the human brain.
BRITISH EMPIRE, THE: DECLINE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
(Annenburg/CPB, 1984) VH2696 VHS videocassette, JS, 52
Signs of weakness appeared in the British Empire in the early 20th
BRAIN, THE: LEARNING AND MEMORY
century, symbolized by the Gandhi-inspired independence movement
VH1951 VHS videocassette, H, 60, C in India. Despite colonial unity in fighting the Nazi's in WWII, British
How do we remember? Why do we forget? Scientists investigate
power was greatly weakened, and its vast empire began to unravel.
the subject with examples of a man with a most remarkable memory
and a famous psychologist losing his memory. (Annenburg/CPB,
While India achieved its independence in 1947, its subsequent
1984)
partition ensured a long legacy of violence. (L.VIDE, 2)
BRAINSTORM:THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS
BRITISH EMPIRE, THE: FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
VH3353
VHS videocassette, IJ, 60, C VH2697 VHS videocassette, JS, 52
This program provides students with factual information about how In the 20th Century, people all over the world who had previously
drugs affect the human mind. They learn about how drugs lived under the British Empire began to push for self-rule. Strong
chemically interact with the brain, and the ways in which drugs can nationalist desires led to the creation of Israel, and independence for
harm them, and they learn about how parts of the complex and countries throughout Africa. The often violent dismantling of the
delicate nervous system work. (Wings, 1992)
British Empire presented millions of people with the opportunity and
BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
the difficult challenge of managing their own affairs. (L.VIDE, 2)
VH933
VHS videocassette, IJH, 22, C
The executive branch is the largest and most diversified of the three BRITISH EMPIRE, THE: LEGACY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
branches of the Federal Government. This film will show students VH2698 VHS videocassette, JS, 52
how the actions of the executive branch affect people's lives.
As many British citizens settled in Australia and Canada after WWII,
(NG,)
Britain's discriminatory practices devastated indigenous cultures.
Race was also a major factor in the last major battle in the British
BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT: JUDICIAL BRANCH Empire−Rhodesia. While the Commonwealth developed, modern
VH934 VHS videocassette, IJH, 23, C Great Britain tried to adjust to its emerging multi-cultural society and
Students learn about the judicial branch as they follow a case
the peoples of the former Empire struggled to emerge from their
involving the state of Alaska that finally has come before the
colonial past. (L.VIDE, 2)
Supreme Court. (NG,)
BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
BRITISH ROCK: THE FIRST WAVE
VH935
VHS videocassette, IJH, 22, C VH1588
VHS videocassette, J-H, 59, C
This film introduces students to the workings of the legislative This is a rare glimpse at the British invasion of the 60's and the
branch. (NG,) stars who shaped a musical revolution. (Ed. Record,)
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