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Chugh, DollySummary: In 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru. They were exhausted, outnumbered, and terrified, and ahead of them were camped 80,000 Incan troops. And yet within just 24 hours, more than 7,000 Inca warriors were slaughtered, the Incan emperor languished in chains, and the victorious Europeans began what would become a brutal reign that would leave its marks throughout the Americas. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Historian Simon Schama looks at America with the eye of a curious and intrigued visitor, a traveler who helps us see ourselves as others see us-and, perhaps, as we really are. In this edition of the Journal, Schama joins Bill Moyers to share his thoughts on what events in America's past can tell us about how we live today and what may be in store for the future. The program also offers a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This multi-section program explains the role of sociological theory, distinguishes between structure and action, and sheds light on three major perspectives in sociology-societies as organic structures, societies as economic structures, and societies as social action-by looking at their origins and key ideas and then showing how they can be applied. The video concludes by using a case study on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Unlike the primarily east-to-west conquest of the Americas, European incursions into sub-Saharan Africa proceeded south-to-north-an approach, climatically speaking, that did not favor the invaders. Cattle and crops failed to thrive, and indigenous diseases decimated the newcomers, yet still that vast region was subdued. How? This program tells a story of colonization and exploitation that shows...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Sociology, in a nutshell, is about why people behave in the ways that they do, and the key premise is that behavior is shaped by the contexts in which people live. This multi-segment program introduces the sociological concepts of personal, social, and role identity; of primary and secondary socialization; and of culture, with its associated concepts of learned norms and values, ethnocentrism,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Where do craft practices come from? How are they preserved? And how do today's artists acquire the skills to carry on the handmade tradition? This two-section program visits instructors, apprentices, and the self-taught to survey both the roots and the flourishing branches of American craft. The artists featured in 'Origins' honor African, Native American, and European sources as they pass...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: More than just a manufacturer of goods, the craftsperson is an artist who draws on a bountiful lineage to create objects that are as beautiful as they are useful. This three-section program profiles a variety of craft artists to explore the origins, techniques, and significance of that process. 'Memory' provides a historical overview, and then introduces craftspeople whose work is informed by...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In Papua New Guinea, a local man asked Jared Diamond a question that penetrates to the very heart of the issue of global inequality: "Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo [material goods], but we black people had little cargo of our own?" In this program, Diamond traces the trail of history and proposes that a society's potential for advanced development lies not in race or...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This multi-section program addresses classical social theory, examining the origins of sociology through the efforts of Marx and Comte to build a holistic science of society; positivism, through a case study of students using surveys to do research on education; interpretivism, through a parallel case study in which students use interviews to carry out their research; and realism, comparing it...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: With nano-enabled drugs that destroy diseased cells and enable tissue repair, doctors may one day extend life expectancy far beyond our current capabilities—at least in countries wealthy enough to afford the technology. But the medicine that so radically redefines our standards of health and mortality will also profoundly challenge our social support systems and cultural values. In this Fred...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Despite its horrific destruction, Hurricane Katrina gave New Orleans educators the opportunity to reinvent a school system that wasn't working. This program chronicles the first official year of public school in New Orleans after the storm and the transition to the widespread use of charter schools in the city. Focusing on predominantly African-American schools, the film examines the situation...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In 2007, the first Arabic language public school in the U.S. opened in New York City, generating a tidal wave of controversy. This program follows the Khalil Gibran International Academy's turbulent beginnings; the political firestorm that culminated in the resignation of Debbie Almontaser, the academy's founding principal; and Almontaser's legal battle to get her job back. The compelling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Myths, misconceptions, and the march of time have obscured the true origins and legal details of Brown v. The Board of Education. This fascinating program connects viewers with the people, places, events, and ideas that shaped the landmark civil rights case. Interviewees include Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of lead plaintiff Oliver Brown; Zelma Henderson, who, until her death in 2008, was...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Chugh, Dolly
Summary: "A revolutionary, psychology-based guidebook for developing resilience and grit to confront our whitewashed history and build a better, more just future"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 CHUSummary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD ENGSummary: Encourages the development of number concepts, from basic counting to multiplication and division, through manipulation of cubes of 10 different colors, which can be snapped together.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Didax, Inc. 2010
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 14Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This video focuses on effective ways to understand and organize data using descriptive statistics. Analyzing data collected from studies of young music students, the video helps viewers sort through basic data-interpretation concepts: measures of central tendency, levels of measurement, measures of dispersion, and graphs. A wide range of organization principles are covered, including mode,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Who said statistics were boring? Using magic and circus motifs, this program demonstrates the significance of probability theory and the importance of using the correct test to analyze research data. Host Amy and her friend Matt the Magician guide viewers through the need to make probability statements, and along with a team of students, use juggling skills to explore choice of test. Setting...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: A dream may be the most difficult human experience to quantify-but dreaming is an excellent topic for building qualitative research skills. This program illustrates experiments, designed and conducted by students, that revolve around sleep and dreams. In the process, it provides thorough insight into the issues relevant to collecting and utilizing qualitative data. Viewers are shown how to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Adam suspects that most hairy dogs have balding owners. Testing his "pet" theory at a local park, he quickly finds flaws in his own experiment. This video demonstrates Adam's second test, involving better preparation, more rigorous analysis, and an exciting pasta cook-off. Showing how Adam can effectively determine the best spaghetti recipe, the program illustrates concepts that are central to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006