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What's it Worth? It's as Good as Gold! (2004)

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Outlines auctions, discusses why people collect valuable things, considers the benefits of shopping around, and presents the concept of trade. Describes the gold rush and investigates why gold is valuable and how it is used.

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Primary

Elementary

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00:12

Young Money Makers & Turning Milk into Money (2004)

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Joins a young boy on his farm to show how he earns and saves money and follows a 15-year-old airbrush artist, who owns his own business and manages his own expenses and profits. Introduces the men behind Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and illustrates how they built their company and gave back to their community.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

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00:12

Young Money Makers & Turning Milk into Money

Money Basics (2004)

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Featuring clear graphics and real life examples of economic concepts, this program demystifies the world of cash and commerce.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

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00:12

Give Me Liberty (2004)

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Join Sarah and James on their amazing journey through the American Revolution as apprentice reporters in Ben Franklin's print shop. Always in the midst of the action, they cover the remarkable battles, debates and individuals that shaped our nation.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

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01:06

The First 4th of July (2004)

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Contains 3 episodes: "The First Fourth of July," "New York, New York," and "One Life To lose." Ben Franklin's young reporters, Sarah and James, sneak into Independence Hall on July 4, 1776, to watch the signing of the Declaration of Independence in this animated Liberty's Kids program, featuring the voices of Walter Cronkite, Annette Benning and Michael Douglas.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

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01:06

The Boston Tea Party: The Movie (2004)

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Apprentice reporters Sarah and James witness the Boston Tea Party in this animated Liberty's Kids, featuring the voice of Walter Cronkite as Ben Franklin. From Boston, the children travel to Lexington and Concord to cover the "Minutemen" and the first shot of the American Revolution.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

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01:06

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 4: The Challenge of Freedom (2005)

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The final volume of the series takes viewers through the Civil War, the Reconstruction and beyond as it follows the life of Robert Smalls. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves under the control of the Confederate government. Once the South was defeated in 1865, the nation adopted the 13th Amendment, effectively ending slavery.

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Middle

High

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01:00

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 4: The Challenge of Freedom

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 3: Seeds of Destruction (2005)

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The third volume of the series looks at the period from 1800 through the start of the Civil War when slavery saw an enormous expansion and entered its final decades. As the nation expanded west, the question of slavery became an overriding political issue. These years saw an increasingly militant abolitionist movement and a widening rift between the North and South.

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Middle

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01:00

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 3: Seeds of Destruction

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 2: Liberty in the Air (2005)

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Spanning from the 1740s through the 1830s, this second hour explores the continued expansion of slavery in the colonies, the evolution of a distinct African American culture and the roots of the emancipation movement. This volume reveals the many ways the enslaved resisted their oppression including their role on both sides of the Revolutionary War.

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Middle

High

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01:00

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 2: Liberty in the Air

Slavery and the Making of America, Vol.1: The Downward Spiral (2005)

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Covering the period from 1619 through 1739, this first volume spotlights the origins of slavery in America. Focusing on Dutch New Amesterdam (later New York City), this chapter illustrates how slavery in the early years was a loosely defined labor source similar to indentured servitude. Slaves had some limited rights.

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Middle

High

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01:00

Slavery and the Making of America, Vol.1: The Downward Spiral

English

What's it Worth? It's as Good as Gold! (2004)

Young Money Makers & Turning Milk into Money (2004)

Money Basics (2004)

Give Me Liberty (2004)

The First 4th of July (2004)

The Boston Tea Party: The Movie (2004)

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 4: The Challenge of Freedom (2005)

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 3: Seeds of Destruction (2005)

Slavery on the Making of America, Vol 2: Liberty in the Air (2005)

Slavery and the Making of America, Vol.1: The Downward Spiral (2005)

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