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DV-348 Uppers and downers : the facts about stimulants and depressants /


Teacher's resource book written by Elizabeth Kwak Hefferan. Closed-captioned. Talks about the biological impact of using stimulants, including caffeine, ADHD prescription medicines Ritalin and Adderall, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, crack, and Ecstasy (MDMA). Discusses depressants, including alcohol, barbiturates and sleeping pills, tranquilizers, Rohypnol and GHB.
Date Published:2006

DV-677 Decimals : adding, subtracting & comparing /


DVD features: Discussion questions & activities; chapter select. Grades 4-6, publisher. When Dr. Strangeglove hijacks the ice cream van-based headquarters of Inter-Math, secret agent Matt Mattics and his team must answer a series of questions about adding, subtracting and comparing decimals in order to save the day.
Date Published:2002

DV-700 Pennies a day


On container: featuring 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhamad Yunus. A production of Free to Choose Media. Inspired by: Julian Simon and his book, The ultimate resource. Teaching materials available on the publisher's Web site. Special features: music video, Hear me now / featuring The Green Children (4 min.). "Grades 4-12" - publisher. Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus, leader of the microcredit revolution, shares his views on building connections between business and the social sector.
Date Published:2007

On container: featuring 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhamad Yunus. A production of Free to Choose Media. Inspired by: Julian Simon and his book, The ultimate resource. Teaching materials available on the publisher's Web site. Special features: music video, Hear me now / featuring The Green Children (4 min.). "Grades 4-12" - publisher. Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus, leader of the microcredit revolution, shares his views on building connections between business and the social sector.

Date Published:2007

SC-1000 Raptors


K-S. Feet, wings, skulls and tails of raptors are provided for this unit. Kit includes publications and Project Wild activities.
Date Published:1995

DV-47 The geography of Canada


Teacher's guide includes program summary, vocabulary, discussion questions, suggested activities, and additional resources. Joins a group of Canadian students in examining the land formations, climates, river systems, and natural resources of different cities and regions of Canada, and how those factors have influenced growth in the country.
Date Published:2004

LA-518 Frog and Toad together (Bookset)

Lobel, Arnold.


This bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1973. Book Links (A.L.A.), August 2001. Booklist, April 1999. New York Times, December 1998. Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.
Date Published:1979

DV-356 Places & regions


Includes discussion questions, activities and chapter select. Students will understand the physical and human characteristics that combine to form the areas that we create to interpret our planet's complexity. From the Mediterranean Sea Region to the Aral Sea, or from the Sun Belt to the Rust Belt, students will explore the ever-evolving natural and cultural features that influence our perceptions of various regions, and reflect on modern issues related to some of the world's most interesting locations.
Date Published:2006

Includes discussion questions, activities and chapter select. Students will understand the physical and human characteristics that combine to form the areas that we create to interpret our planet's complexity. From the Mediterranean Sea Region to the Aral Sea, or from the Sun Belt to the Rust Belt, students will explore the ever-evolving natural and cultural features that influence our perceptions of various regions, and reflect on modern issues related to some of the world's most interesting locations.

Date Published:2006

DV-523 Spanish explorers


"Teacher's guide included and available online"--Container. "Grades 5-8"--Container. For specific added features see container or interactive features menu while viewing disc. Originally produced in 2000. Two young hosts encounter the conquistadors who explored the New World. Hear the tale of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, who traveled across North America from Florida to California. Get to know Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who explored the American Southwest. Learn about Juan Ponce de Leon's discovery of Florida and Hernando de Soto's discovery of the Mississippi River. Public performance rights.
Date Published:2006

"Teacher's guide included and available online"--Container. "Grades 5-8"--Container. For specific added features see container or interactive features menu while viewing disc. Originally produced in 2000. Two young hosts encounter the conquistadors who explored the New World. Hear the tale of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, who traveled across North America from Florida to California. Get to know Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who explored the American Southwest. Learn about Juan Ponce de Leon's discovery of Florida and Hernando de Soto's discovery of the Mississippi River. Public performance rights.

Date Published:2006

LA-2783 *H Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood (Bookset) /

Noah, Trevor, 1984-,


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Run -- Born a Crime -- Trevor, Pray -- Chameleon -- The Second Girl -- Loopholes -- Fufi -- Robert -- The Mulberry Tree -- A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part I: Valentine's Day -- Outsider -- A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part II: The Crush -- Colorblind -- A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part III: The Dance -- Go Hitler! -- The Cheese Boys -- The World Doesn't Love You -- My Mother's Life. "The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, "--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2019

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. Run -- Born a Crime -- Trevor, Pray -- Chameleon -- The Second Girl -- Loopholes -- Fufi -- Robert -- The Mulberry Tree -- A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part I: Valentine's Day -- Outsider -- A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part II: The Crush -- Colorblind -- A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part III: The Dance -- Go Hitler! -- The Cheese Boys -- The World Doesn't Love You -- My Mother's Life. "The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, "--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2019

*DV-1041 The Watsons go to Birmingham


A lit set is also available. Please order LA-2068. The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family from Flint, Michigan, are changed drastically as the result of a trip to visit Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama in the summer of 1963.
Date Published:2013

DV-715 Dropping in on Picasso


DVD release of animated film. Learn how Picasso's art evolved from his Blue period to his Rose period, to Cubism, and even sculpture. Combining animation with actual art images the Picasso masterworks are shown and explored.
Date Published:2004

LA-2392 *H Of mice and men (Bookset)

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.


Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. . Audio book available. See AB-235. . Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), September 1996. Booklist, August 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Wilson's Senior High School. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Booklist. Sustained by the hope of someday owning a farm of their own, two migrant laborers arrive to work on a ranch in central California. Audio book available. See AB-235.
Date Published:1993

Each bookset contains 10 copies of this title. . Audio book available. See AB-235. . Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), September 1996. Booklist, August 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Wilson's Senior High School. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Booklist. Sustained by the hope of someday owning a farm of their own, two migrant laborers arrive to work on a ranch in central California. Audio book available. See AB-235.

Date Published:1993

AV-5490 iPad lapel microphone

St. Vrain Valley School District (Longmont, Colorado). District Media Services.


"X000SPCJOX" -- box label. Box: 1 lapel microphone with rotating clip and 6.5 ft. mic cord -- 1 6.5 ft. extension cord -- 1 adapter -- 3 wind muffs -- short guide -- 1 case. "The main areas in which our lavaliere microphone is best used will be: interviewing, vlogging, blogging, streaming, ASMR, podcasting, video conferences"--website.
Date Published:20

AV-1908 eBeam projection system (For pick up only at DMS - No shipping)

[Longmont, Colorado : St. Vrain Valley School District,


Box: 1 copy of materials list (1 page ; laminated) -- 1 eBeam receiver -- 1 interactive stylus -- 1 AA battery -- 1 power supply w/4 adapters -- 1 ritePen CD -- 1 eBeam interact install CD -- 1 USB cable -- 1 mounting plate -- 1 Bluetooth 2.0 USB adapter CD -- 1 Bluetooth 2.0 wireless adapter. This wireless eBeam projection system is available for short-term checkout. It makes a white board interactive and requires a Bluetooth, a Mac laptop with OSX 10.3 or newer or a PC with Pentium II 400Mhz, and an LCD projector. .
Date Published:2008

Box: 1 copy of materials list (1 page ; laminated) -- 1 eBeam receiver -- 1 interactive stylus -- 1 AA battery -- 1 power supply w/4 adapters -- 1 ritePen CD -- 1 eBeam interact install CD -- 1 USB cable -- 1 mounting plate -- 1 Bluetooth 2.0 USB adapter CD -- 1 Bluetooth 2.0 wireless adapter. This wireless eBeam projection system is available for short-term checkout. It makes a white board interactive and requires a Bluetooth, a Mac laptop with OSX 10.3 or newer or a PC with Pentium II 400Mhz, and an LCD projector. .

Date Published:2008

DV-527 Tobacco and death : perfect together /


A file of the accompanying Teacher's Resource guide is available on the DVD. To open the file you need to load the DVD onto a computer that has a DVD-ROM and Adobe Acrobat Reader.--P. i of Teacher's Resource Book. Teacher's resource book written by Elisabeth Kwak Hefferan, Elizabeth Hoover. Documentary interviews of real people whose lives have been ravaged by tobacco use are intertwined with actual images of diseased lungs, damaged hearts, and various cancers to give viewers a true picture of the effects of tobacco.
Date Published:2006

A file of the accompanying Teacher's Resource guide is available on the DVD. To open the file you need to load the DVD onto a computer that has a DVD-ROM and Adobe Acrobat Reader.--P. i of Teacher's Resource Book. Teacher's resource book written by Elisabeth Kwak Hefferan, Elizabeth Hoover. Documentary interviews of real people whose lives have been ravaged by tobacco use are intertwined with actual images of diseased lungs, damaged hearts, and various cancers to give viewers a true picture of the effects of tobacco.

Date Published:2006

DV-156 Screws


"Teacher's guides available online"--Container. Based on the book by David Macaulay, The way things work. The Mammoth Islanders are building a new observation tower out of stone blocks. When one of the Islanders gets trapped at the top, the Islanders build ramps around the tower to create a giant screw which help the trapped Islander to get down.
Date Published:2002

DV-338 The history of Mexico


In this video, viewers will learn that Mexico has overcome many obstacles throughout history of become an independent, self-governing nation. Beginning with the ancient civilizations of the Olmec, follow the Spanish conquest of the great Aztec, the impact of Catholic missionaries and the wars for independence fought with other countries, as well as within Mexico's own borders. Understand the contributions of great leaders such as Father Hidalgo and Benito Juarez, and see why freedom has been so important to this nation.
Date Published:2004

In this video, viewers will learn that Mexico has overcome many obstacles throughout history of become an independent, self-governing nation. Beginning with the ancient civilizations of the Olmec, follow the Spanish conquest of the great Aztec, the impact of Catholic missionaries and the wars for independence fought with other countries, as well as within Mexico's own borders. Understand the contributions of great leaders such as Father Hidalgo and Benito Juarez, and see why freedom has been so important to this nation.

Date Published:2004

DV-708 Crystal darkness : Colorado / /


Subtitle on container: Meth's deadly assault on our families. The program is targeted for youth and their parents, but the message extends with conviction to an entire community and throughout our nation. If you aren't aware of the seriousness of the Meth problem in our neighborhoods before seeing this documentary, then your eyes will certainly be opened to a horror and sadness that is growing by the day.
Date Published:2006

Subtitle on container: Meth's deadly assault on our families. The program is targeted for youth and their parents, but the message extends with conviction to an entire community and throughout our nation. If you aren't aware of the seriousness of the Meth problem in our neighborhoods before seeing this documentary, then your eyes will certainly be opened to a horror and sadness that is growing by the day.

Date Published:2006

DV-912 Drugs : true stories /


"Joel's abuse of alcohol and marijuana led to addiction to prescription pills. He, his parents, and his sister describe their denial, Joel's spiraling addiction, and his ongoing recovery. Trevor tells how he avoided drugs and says drug-free"--Container.
Date Published:2007

GT-255 Record makers and breakers, using algebra to analyze change


"...more ways for teachers to motivate and challenge advanced students in grades 3-6."--Kendall/Hunt Website. "Algebra"--Cover. "This unit on algebra is devoted to the study of change. Students learn about algebra as a set of concepts tied to the representation of relationships through words, tables and graphs. They also learn about algebra as a style of mathematical thinking for formalizing patterns of change. They extend their notion of variable from a letter in an equation that represents a number to a broader definition, that of a quantity that varies or changes."--Introduction.
Date Published:2008

"...more ways for teachers to motivate and challenge advanced students in grades 3-6."--Kendall/Hunt Website. "Algebra"--Cover. "This unit on algebra is devoted to the study of change. Students learn about algebra as a set of concepts tied to the representation of relationships through words, tables and graphs. They also learn about algebra as a style of mathematical thinking for formalizing patterns of change. They extend their notion of variable from a letter in an equation that represents a number to a broader definition, that of a quantity that varies or changes."--Introduction.

Date Published:2008