Audience: General; Subject: Local businesses. (2015) Series on Hawaii's local businesses. This program is about Kamiya Papaya Farm, located in Hauula, Windward Oahu, Hawaii. Kamiya papayas are sold across supermarkets on Oahu.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2013) Little Scientist helps children develop scientific reasoning by exploring the world of science that surrounds them. The unique structure of each program combines a short story with scientific information, enabling children to easily and naturally become interested and engaged. While focusing on the story, children will naturally absorb the science that is presented in various "fun" formats. Science is fun!
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2013)Little Scientist helps children develop scientific reasoning by exploring the world of science that surrounds them. The unique structure of each program combines a short story with scientific information, enabling children to easily and naturally become interested and engaged. While focusing on the story, children will naturally absorb the science that is presented in various "fun" formats. Science is fun!
Audience: General; Subject: Local businesses. (2014) Series on Hawaii's local businesses. This program is about Kodama Koi Farms located in Mililani, Oahu a koi farm specializing in Nishikigoi. For information on Kodama Koi Farms visit their website: http://www.kodamakoifarm.com/
Audience: General; Subject: Local businesses. (2015) Series on Hawaii's local businesses. This program is about Kawamoto Orchid Nursery located in Palolo Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii. For more information visit: http://www.kawamotoorchids.com/
Audience: General; Subject: Local businesses. (2017)
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Science. (2017) Follow Neil and the team as they explore the deep alien world of the endangered grouper breeding grounds and come face to face with one of the biggest threats to the Atlantic ecosystem, the invasive lion fish!
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Science (2017) Locals say you shouldn't swim in the sea at night, Neil and his team set out to understand why. They perform a surgical procedure to implant an acoustic tag in the abdomen of a juvenile shark in a bid to reveal how often these animals return close to Bermuda's shores at night.
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Science. (2017) Neil works with a team of scientists and marine mammal toxicologists on an expedition to prove the presence of deadly toxins inside Bermuda's mid migratory humpback whales. They collect biopsy samples from 50 ton humpbacks using an adapted compound bow. The team also deploy their aerial drone to observe a mother humpback and calf, and Choy has a dangerous encounter when he receives a report of a dead sperm whale being torn to shreds by hungry sharks.
A sampling of various Geometry Camp lessons that provide students with hands-on, inquiry-based learning to expose them to geometric concepts. Students are given the opportunity to practice basic concepts and functions of geometry with real world applications. Concepts introduced in Geometry Camp include the Pythagorean Theorem, shapes, patterns, area, and perimenter. General learner outcomes are embedded in this non-threatening, fun learning process.
Following the process of adapting a classic ballet into a "Hawaiianized" version that reflects the history of the Hawaiian Monarchy under the last Queen of the islands and the location of historic Washington Place by Ballet Hawaii.
Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. Narration by Glenn Close.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject Areas: Social Studies. (2013) Changes With School Upon leaving Elementary School most everything in a students life is going to change while they transition to Middle School. Students will be starting over again...beginning at the bottom grade level. They'll have more teachers and more classes. Extra-curricular events will take more of their time. They'll need to be better organized and learn techniques for staying on top of all that schoolwork. The social dynamics with other classmates will become more sophisticated. Middle School is a period of tremendous growth and enormous change for any student. Helping them understand how to deal with the changes can only lighten the process.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Chief Sitting Bull, who defended his people and their promised land against the invasion of American settlers. Shows how his mystical visions proved true both in the Indian victory at Little Big Horn and in his death at Standing Rock. Depicts a man who was a loving father, a composer of songs, an artist, and a loyal friend.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of hero, warrior and backwoods statesman Davy Crockett, who symbolized the adventurous spirit of the American frontier. Follows his election to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821 and later to the U.S. Congress in 1826. Documents his heroic death at the Alamo while helping Texas win independence from Mexico.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Cesar Chavez, a migrant farm worker who during the 1950's became a labor organizer for agricultural workers. Documents his accomplishments as the founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which valiantly fought to improve wages and working conditions for its members. Details his 1966 successful negotiation for the first collective bargaining agreement for farm workers and the establishment of the first comprehensive union health benefits for farm workers and their families.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Duquan lives in Harlem where he sings gospel music every Sunday in his parish church and dreams of becoming a rap star someday.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Thirteen-year-old Kurt is a New Yorker who can play drums, electric bass guitar, electric guitar, and acoustic guitar and guitar. He teaches a younger boy to play the guitar, and writes original songs, hoping to be a rock star someday.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Marc-Andre, who lives in Quebec and is learning to play the accordion. Marc-Andre does not need a musical score as he can play by ear, reproducing what he has heard on his diatonic accordion.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Hed, who lives in Israel. Hed shares her dream of becoming an opera singer. Joins Hed as she sings soprano with the the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Orchestra.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Itamar, who lives in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Itamar explains that all the members of his family play a musical instrument and his specialty is the violin. Itamar and his family perform at his birthday concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Shiran, who lives in Rosh Ha Ayin, in Israel. Shiran plays the mandolin and would love to join the city orchestra, like her elder sister.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Elie, who plays the oud, a Lebanese flute. He accidentally breaks the oud's body and takes it to the instrument maker's workshop. While waiting for his oud to be repaired, Elie tries out other ouds, each of which has its own unique sound.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Gaby, who plays the zither, one of the oldest instruments in the world. After school, she likes to go to the local music academy to try out other instruments. She gives a recital on her zither at the village fair.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Mohammed who lives in Assuan, in southern Egypt and plays the dof, a traditional tambourine. Mohammed sits in his cockleshell and earns pocket money by playing and singing to tourists as they pass by in feluccas.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 10-year-old Esraa, who lives in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Esraa shares her passion for singing. Follows Esraa as she takes music lessons at the Royal Society of Arts, where she and the rest of her class are rehearsing for their Mothers' Day concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures (2002) Explains that little of ancient Egyptian cities survived even though there are many pyramids and temples. Discusses the importance of scribes and how knowledge of Egyptian cities is gained through their writings. Visits the remnants of Memphis, the first capital of the pharaohs. Describes the various activities, buildings, life styles and customs that existed at that time. Covers the invention of writing. Travels to Luxor, site of the ancient city of Thebes. Shows that ancient structures can still be found within the modern city. Features the temple of Amon. Explores Karnak, site of the complex dedicated to the gods Amon, Montu and Mut. Passes through Cairo with its Copt quarter, famous Christian church and and Emperor Trajan's fortress. Visits Alexandria, the last capital of Egypt and home to Cleopatra. Illustrates Memphis, the Temple of Amon (Thebes), the complex at Karnak and the Lighthouse of Pharos.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures. (2002) Features Cleopatra and various moments in her life. Explores Alexandria, the capital of the Egyptian empire during Cleopatra's time. Features what once was the Lighthouse of Pharos, a seven wonder. Reviews the seven wonders of the world. Uses the smaller lighthouse of Abu Sir as an example of what the lighthouse would have looked like. Follows Cleopatra, as she should have traveled up the Nile, passing the Pyramids of Giza, Dendera and its Temple of Hathor and the sanctuary at Philae. Details how the temples were moved from Philae to another island. Mentions Cleopatra's visit to Rome and the Roman interest in Egyptian architecture. Discusses the transportation of Egyptian obelisks, sculptures and the temple at Campus Martius to Rome. Concludes with the theory that the Esquiline Venus at the Capitoline Museum might be Cleopatra. Illustrates Alexandria, the Lighthouse of Pharos and the temple at Campus Martius.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) An embroidery and fabric artist tells a Russian folk tale about the misfortunate Irina whose stepmother makes her take the cows out to pasture on a cold, cold day. Irina is so sad and lonely she soon starts talking to a brown cow. She is telling the cow about her fears and worries when all of a sudden, the brown cow opens one of its big ears and invites the girl to step inside. Without a second thought, Irina lets herself be sucked to safety within the cow's ear. Eventually Irina is saved by the cow and finds her true love.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts.(2014)
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2015) Hidden in the back of Manoa Valley, the Lyon Arboretum is a historic site that serves as a botanical garden, an educational institution, and a research facility. The documentary tells the history of the arboretum and the vital role it played in preserving our watershed. The many present-day activities of the arboretum are also featured including its work in preserving and exhibiting Native Hawaiian and exotic plants, its role as an educational institution and its role as a research facility.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2015) This documentary covers the activities of the Hawaiian Rare Plant Program at the Lyon Arboretum, a program that seeks to propagate and preserve the most endangered plant species in our islands. The documentary explores the program's three main components: a seed bank, a micro-propagation laboratory, and its greenhouse facilities. The processes of seed storage and micro-propagation are explained, and several rarely seen endangered plants are featured.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: World Language. What does a small isolated island in the Pacific have to teach the rest of the world? Te Pito O Te Henua: Rapa Nui tells the story of Rapa Nui. It explores the close ties between the Rapa Nui people and the people of Hawaii and how the Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Hokulea played a part in re-establishing the link between these two grand cultures. What can we learn from Rapa Nuis history and its present state? How does Rapa Nui effect how we view ourselves and how we treat our earth? Many lessons are learned in this documentary.
For centuries, loko i'a, or fishponds, were a vital part of the Native Hawaiian food system, connecting freshwater sources to the ocean, using rock-wall enclosures to raise and eventually harvest fish. In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of this indigenous way of aquafarming. Kai Piha: Na Loko I'a looks at how four fishponds on O'ahu are being restored.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject Areas: Social Studies. (2013) Changes With School Upon leaving Elementary School most everything in a students life is going to change while they transition to Middle School. Students will be starting over again...beginning at the bottom grade level. They'll have more teachers and more classes. Extra-curricular events will take more of their time. They'll need to be better organized and learn techniques for staying on top of all that schoolwork. The social dynamics with other classmates will become more sophisticated. Middle School is a period of tremendous growth and enormous change for any student. Helping them understand how to deal with the changes can only lighten the process.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Chief Sitting Bull, who defended his people and their promised land against the invasion of American settlers. Shows how his mystical visions proved true both in the Indian victory at Little Big Horn and in his death at Standing Rock. Depicts a man who was a loving father, a composer of songs, an artist, and a loyal friend.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of hero, warrior and backwoods statesman Davy Crockett, who symbolized the adventurous spirit of the American frontier. Follows his election to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821 and later to the U.S. Congress in 1826. Documents his heroic death at the Alamo while helping Texas win independence from Mexico.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Cesar Chavez, a migrant farm worker who during the 1950's became a labor organizer for agricultural workers. Documents his accomplishments as the founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which valiantly fought to improve wages and working conditions for its members. Details his 1966 successful negotiation for the first collective bargaining agreement for farm workers and the establishment of the first comprehensive union health benefits for farm workers and their families.