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Ghosts in the Hall: The Aftermath of Bullying (2004)

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Ghosts in the hall explores teen bullying and the impact of cruel labeling. It is the second episode in the unique Maple Ave Series, which focuses on the inner lives of teens and their families. Building on the promise of the series' award-wining pilot, Jenny's Reasons, this program probes the troubles psyche of one student who reaches the edge of violence.

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Middle
High
Length: 
00:23
Ghosts in the Hall: The Aftermath of Bullying

Como se curan los dinosaurios?

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The outrageous antics of these mischievous ailing dinosaurs will strike a cord and bring a smile to any child or grown-up who has ever sniffled, snuffled, coughed or ached.

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Primary
Length: 
00:08
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Fears and Phobias: Understanding Them, Defeating Them (2004)

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Tailored to teens, this program provides information about common fears and phobias and how the brain and the body (fight or flight response) function when teens are exposed to them. Explains the dividing line between normal fears and abnormal fears and explains when teens and young adults may need to get help.

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Middle
High
Length: 
00:22
Fears and Phobias: Understanding Them, Defeating Them

Portion Distortion: Seeing the Healthy Way to Eat (2004)

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This program teaches students how to choose the rights food portions and to avoid "supersizing" at fast food restaurants. Using easy-to-understand analogies, children learn how to visualize proper portion size. For instance, a protein portion should be about the size as the palm of your hand.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:20
Portion Distortion: Seeing the Healthy Way to Eat

Asleep at the Wheel: The Dangers of Drowsy Driving (2006)

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Sleep deprived teens today are facing serious and even fatal consequences when combining drowsiness with driving. Each year drowsy driving causes more than 100,000 car crashes and 1,500 deaths. Over 50% of the drivers involved in these crashes are teenagers and young adults in their early twenties. Real life accident victims reiterate chilling stories of the repercussions of drowsy driving.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
00:15
Asleep at the Wheel: The Dangers of Drowsy Driving

Connect the Dots: How School Skills Become Work Skills (2006)

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Students often ask why they need to learn things that seem irrelevant to their futures in the workplace. This program helps answer that question by exploring the connection between what one learns in school and what employees do at work.

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Middle
High
Length: 
00:16
Connect the Dots: How School Skills Become Work Skills

Coping with an Emotional Crisis (2006)

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Divorce, natural disasters, death of a loved one, terrorism, depression, navigating a difficult home life these and other crises have a profound impact on the mental and physical health of young teens and create emotional trauma most are not equipped to deal with.

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Middle
High
Length: 
00:24
Coping with an Emotional Crisis

Making Good Choices: Keys to Good Decisions (2006)

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Kids today have a lot of important decisions to make. Should I drink alcohol or smoke pot? Should I cheat on a test? Should I inform on a friend? This program introduces students to the four hallmarks of good decision-making: does it agree with what I know inside is right, what might happen as a result, might it hurt future goals, and will it hurt me or another person.

Grade Level: 
Middle
Length: 
00:18
Making Good Choices: Keys to Good Decisions

The Choking Game (2006)

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This program exposes the choking game·a shockingly foolish and deadly activity among 9-14 year olds that has resulted in the tragic deaths of children across the country.

Grade Level: 
Middle
Length: 
00:19
The Choking Game

This is Daniel Cook: Sports (2004)

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The five 6-minute segments in Sports are:
1) THIS IS DANIEL COOK AT A POOL - Daniel visits a pool and learns about water safety. Daniel learns what life jackets are used for before joining a kids swimming class to play some fun water (and underwater) games.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Length: 
00:30
This is Daniel Cook: Sports

You, Your Body and Puberty

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Join Tyler, Vanessa, Sam and Michelle, four friends who have been buddies since kindergarten, as they begin to observe and understand puberty. These boys and girls notice changes in themselves and each other--physical changes, emotional changes and changes in how they react to one another. In school, their health teacher, Mr. Saulson, leads them in their study of puberty.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:24
You, Your Body and Puberty

Can I Have a Turn? Learning About Sharing (2005)

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This program helps students think about what it means to share with others and how it feels when someone won't share with you. Youngsters learn three important ways to resolve the conflicts that often arise when two or more people want to do the same thing. They learn that dividing things up, playing together and taking turns are all great ways to share and get along.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Length: 
00:12
Can I Have a Turn? Learning About Sharing

Don't Be a Bully (2005)

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This dramatic program helps young teens identify a wide range of bullying behaviors, understand why it's wrong, and find healthy ways to seek empowerment.

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Middle
High
Length: 
00:17
Don't Be a Bully

Real People Eat Right! Have a Healthy Body Image (2005)

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Ultra thin models, skinny sitcom stars, and overdeveloped muscle men are the images that constantly bombard young teens, promoting the unrealistic aesthetic to which they aspire. At the other end of the spectrum is an increased rate of obesity in our nations children.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
00:25
Real People Eat Right! Have a Healthy Body Image

End the Silence: Stop the Bullying (2001)

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This program shows teens that they are not powerless in the face of bullying when they decide to join together and end the silence.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:27
End the Silence: Stop the Bullying

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