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Films For The Humanities & Sciences

Films For The Humanities & Sciences

Man in a black velvet hat and red jacket looks up and away, mouth open as if to call out. Caption. Which finally accords with the true spirit of pilgrimage.
33 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Black and white frame shows President Richard Nixon sitting behind a desk. Caption. Named it Checkers.
50 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white image of Douglas MacArthur speaking into microphones at a press briefing. Caption. As we hurled back the invader and decimated his forces.
39 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
President John F. Kennedy looks out from the podium during, Ich bin ein Berliner Speech, on June 26, 1963. Caption. Today in the world of freedom.
45 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white image of Charles Coughlin who stands at a podium behind several microphones, raising one hand up in the air. Caption. Their rhetoric grew more strident and rabid.
48 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white image of the New York City skyline across the Hudson River. Caption. The East in the book represents wealth.
52 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Swirl of red and yellow colors signifying waves of heat.
10 minutes
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Mexican man lifts a child up to sit on one shoulder. Caption. Smits as narrator. Mr. Velasco believes that Mexicans take special pride.
44 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
2 women work at desks in an office setting, 1 on the phone and the other touching a hand to the receiver. Caption. Outweighed professional ambitions.
44 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Black and white photo of an early computer that stretches wall to wall in a room. Caption. Utilized 3,600 vacuum tubes and was supposed to be.
26 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Men in a warehouse using industrial machines to make wood veneers. Caption. A well-made veneer can hold up just as well to wear and tear.
13 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
King Jordan stands in front of several microphones with a crowd of people behind him. Caption. I, King Jordan became the first deaf president.
25 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
2 different types of ice cream on cones flank a bright yellow ice cream bar.
10 minutes
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Busy freeway with palm trees and high-rise buildings in the background. Caption: virtually identical to the San Andreas
26 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Middle eastern man wearing agal stands behind a green podium in front of an audience. Caption. That makes them powerful politically.
50 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Color illustration of a girl seated by a tree with sheep in the background. Caption. One summer day when Joan was 13 years old.
11 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man looks at the camera as he uses sign language. Large photo of a young boy is on his left. Caption. To learn sign language and meet deaf people.
52 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: PT/TT
Man carries a small child on his hip while walking. Caption. Parents no longer stay together for the sake of the children.
29 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Bride and groom stand at an altar with guests looking on. Caption. This time honored institution may be fighting for its life.
29 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Black and white wedding photo of the bride and groom posing with others. Caption. Couples stayed together through thick and thin.
29 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 12