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Films For The Humanities & Sciences

Films For The Humanities & Sciences

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
Woman wearing a headscarf works at a computer in an office setting, vinyl sign in farsi on the front window. Caption. Whether it's a cyber cafe in Tehran.
44 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Painting of an Iranian restaurant with opulent decor, musicians on stage in the background. Caption. Restaurants like the Ali Qapu are still the exception.
49 minutes 3 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
African father watches his son light a kinara candle holder. Both wear multi-colored kaftans and have a serene expression on their faces.
29 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 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
Interior shot of Paul Whittaker as a young man sitting at a grand piano and looking down towards his hands at the keys.
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man, in profile, wears 1600s cap and tunic top. Caption. That the traveler knows not who may be concealed.
42 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Statue of Margaret Fuller, 1800s writer. Caption. A feminist, an author, a writer, a teacher.
27 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Sepia tone photo of a courtroom showing judge, court reporter, defense attorney, defendant and prosecuting attorney. Caption. If the defendant has been found guilty of the crime.
27 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white frame of Muslim mosque minarets in Pakistan. Caption. It's one of the largest mosques in the Muslim world.
51 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white photo of an older Pablo Picasso holding a paintbrush in front of a sculpture resting on a pedestal.
34 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man in a hospital bed. A doctor uses a stethoscope on his chest. Caption. It can spread to the soft tissue and bones.
28 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of a woman with long brown hair staring into camera. Caption. Mastering punctuation is more than memorizing rules.
17 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Closeup of a woman looking into the camera and speaking. The words, introductory clause or phrase, rest of the sentence, appear below her. Caption. But what's an introductory clause or phrase?
31 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12