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Exploring Communities and Its Workers

8 minutes 47 seconds

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Closeup of 2 rows of prescription pill bottles. Caption. And medicine to treat illnesses.

Teaches why people in a community work and explains how that work provides basic products and services that community members need and want. Illustrates basic economic concepts through real-world examples. Provides an overview of workers doing different jobs in a typical American neighborhood from firemen and postal workers to mechanics and bankers. Accessibility options on the DVD are: (1) expanded description, (2) English subtitles in a black box, (3) subtitled description.

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Closeup of 2 rows of prescription pill bottles. Caption. And medicine to treat illnesses.
Exploring Communities
Episode 1
8 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Several large semi trucks park nearby a multi-level loading area. Caption. The goods can be placed in large trailers or containers.
Exploring Communities
Episode 2
6 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Closeup of a traffic light at night with the red light illuminated. Caption. They have to follow the speed limit signs.
Exploring Communities
Episode 3
6 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Wide shot of a factory with flames and plumes of smoke emanating from the chimneys. Caption. Where many people work to make cars and trucks.
Exploring Communities
Episode 4
11 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Aerial shot of a diorama that shows ruins of several multi-level buildings. Caption. Some Native Americans who lived in the Southwest deserts.
Exploring Communities
Episode 5
9 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3