High

Pentago

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An abstract strategy game for 2 players with four 3×3 grids arranged into a larger 6×6 grid. This game re-implements the well know "connect 4" with a twist: after placing a marble of his colour, the player has to twist one of the grids by 90°, so changing the board after every turn.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Play Time: 
5 min.
Pentago

Antarctica: The End of the Earth (plus Under Antarctic Ice) (2003)

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Contains 2 programs from the PBS Nature series.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
02:48
Antarctica: The End of the Earth (plus Under Antarctic Ice)

Ingenious

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Designed by Reiner Knizia, Ingenious is the popular board game in which two to four players place colored tiles on a hexagonal board, scoring points, blocking opponents’ tile placement, and protecting themselves from being blocked.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Play Time: 
30 min.
Ingenious

The World of American Indian Dance (2003)

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The beauty, artistry, athleticism, and competition of Native American dance are illustrated in this documentary. Filmed at the Crow Fair, Crow Agency, Montana, the program highlights the beautiful costumes and many dance styles incorporated into the culture from various Native American tribes and nations.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
01:05
The World of American Indian Dance

Environmental Ethics: Examining Your Connection to the Environment and Your Community (2004)

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Profiles a diverse group of Goldman Environmental Prize winners who have made it their duty to protect their local environments. The inspiring stories pose questions about how to weigh the needs of modern life with the reality of its impact on the environment. Demonstrates many ways that regular people can become environmental heroes.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
01:02
Environmental Ethics: Examining Your Connection to the Environment and Your Community

War Against Deadly Microbes and Lethal Viruses (2004)

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This eye-opening program delves into humanity's war with lethal microorganisms and viruses. Detailed images illuminate how microbes attack the body and how our immune systems defend it. Reenactments of remarkable medical discoveries - penicillin, blood groups, methods of malaria control, and the polio vaccine- are portrayed.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
00:53
War Against Deadly Microbes and Lethal Viruses

Rear Window

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Photojournalist L.B. Jeffrie passes the time between visits from his nurse and his girlfriend Lisa by watching his neighbors with his binoculars through the rear window of his room. When Jeffries thinks he sees one of his neighbors murder his invalid wife and dispose of her body, he convinces his girlfriend to investigate. James Stewart and Grace Kelly star in this original 1954 Alfred Hitchcok classic.

Director: 
Alfred Hitchcock
Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:55
Rear Window

Coach Carter

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COACH CARTER tells the inspiring true story of controversial high school basketball coach Ken Carter (Jackson). Making headlines for his emphasis on the importance of academics over athletics, Carter requests all the members of the team to sign contracts, promising to maintain a certain grade point average. When the players fail to live up to this agreement, Carter benches the entire team, locking the gym and forfeiting games to prove his point. This infuriates the community who sees this as a hindrance to the future professional athletic careers of the players.

Director: 
Thomas Carter
Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
02:16
Coach Carter

Stomple

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This is a strategic marble stomping game. Outwit your opponents by stomping their marbles before they stomp yours! Outmaneuver by leaving their "stomper" trapped with no escape. OUTSTOMP the competition and you win!

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Play Time: 
10 min.
Stomple

Timeline: Historical Events

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Timeline: Events is a card game played using 110 cards. Each card depicts a historical event on both sides, with the year in which that event occurred on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
15 min.
Timeline: Historical Events

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