Partners in Progress
Passing on Tradition
Passport to Mexico
Passport to Series
Patterns of Climate
Paul Cuffe: Merchant and Abolitionist
PC Globe Version IV
The Peace Seekers: The Nobel Peace Prize
People and Places Series
People of a Caribbean Island
People of the World Series
People of West Africa
People Who Have Helped the World Series
Physical Geography: A World Perspective
Planet Earth Series
Playing Fair? The Rules of World Hunger
Pollution and Conservation
Problem Solving
Providing for Family Needs
Partners in Progress (Video). World Vision Canada (WVC), 1991. 14 min. No Order No. is needed. ($20.00 1/2" VHS)
Features the history and work of World Vision. Shows various emergencies that have occurred during the past six years and how this organization functions as a relief agency. Also gives examples of how World Vision helps the rebuilding process after a disaster. Was developed for a secondary level audience, but with teacher guidance could be used with Grade 6 students. This program may be borrowed free of charge or purchased.
Suggested Unit(s): Identity, Interdependence
Passing on Tradition (Video). (Across Cultures Series). AIT (MHP), 1983. 15 min. Dup. Order No. V02163. Teacher's Guide available for series, 28 p. (BB) Order No. BB5876 ($2.00 pbk.)
This video presents the crafts of the Baoulé, activities of the Japanese, such as the tea ceremony and flower arranging and the musical talents of the Tarahumara.
Suggested Unit(s): Identity
Passport to Mexico (Print-Non-Fiction). Carmen Irizarry. (Passport to Series). Franklin Watts (GRO), 1987. 48 p. ISBN 0-531-10271-8 ($17.50 hdc.)
Examines the land, people, resources, economy, government and world role of Mexico. Offers brightly coloured photos, maps, diagrams and charts. Provides a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Unit(s): Identity
Passport to Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title Passport to Mexico.
Patterns of Climate (Video). (North America: Growth of a Nation Series). TVOntario (MHP), 1980. 15 min. Dup. Order No. V01723. Teacher's Guide available, 66 p. (BB) Order No. BB5874 ($2.35 pbk.)
Through visuals and narration, the program explains how latitude, earth rotation, water currents, altitude and wind currents affect climate. Songs are provided to help viewers master the concepts.
Suggested Unit(s): Location
Paul Cuffe: Merchant and Abolitionist (Print-Non-Fiction). Arthur Diamond. (Black Americans of Achievement Series). Chelsea House (NEL), 1989. 111 p. ISBN 1-55546-5779-X ($24.99 hdc.)
A biography of Paul Cuffe, an American seaman and merchant who encouraged fellow Blacks to colonize Sierra Leone, who sought a stronger legal position for Blacks, and who was responsible for a Massachusetts law giving Blacks the right to vote. Offers black and white photos. Includes a table of contents, a chronology of Cuffe's life and an index.
Suggested Unit(s): Interaction, Identity
PC Globe Version IV (Software Kit). PC Globe (SFWP), 1991. In lab packs of 5, 10, 20 or network version, 3 1/2" or 5 1/4" disks, MS DOS. Includes a user's guide. See ordering information below:
This computerized world atlas offers a variety of maps and data on 177 countries. Users can display and compare information from 10 different countries at one time. Plays national anthems and shows flags.
Suggested Unit(s): All
The Peace Seekers: The Nobel Peace Prize (Print-Non-Fiction). Nathan Aaseng. (Nobel Prize Winners Series). Lerner (GRO), 1987. 80 p. ISBN 0-8225-0654-8 ($16.50 hdc.)
Profiles nine Nobel Prize winners who stood against great odds in the cause of peace. Includes biographies of Jane Addams, Carl von Ossietzky, Linus Pauling, Martin Luther King Jr., Andrei Sakharov, Betty Williams with Maired Corrigan, Lech Walesa and Desmond Tutu. Includes black and white photos. Provides a table of contents, a glossary and an index. Useful for advanced readers and as a teacher reference. Also recommended for Grade 7 Social Studies.
Suggested Unit(s): Interdependence
People and Places Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles Argentina, Brazil, The Caribbean, France, Mexico and United Kingdom.
People of a Caribbean Island (Video). (People of the World Series). Oxford Ethnographic Film Prod. (MHP), 1987. 17 min. Dup. Order No. V03594
Over the past two decades there has emerged a new awareness of the importance and value of Caribbean culture. This program explains how the influence of Caribbean musicians, choreographers and designers has spread far beyond the island and many of their artists have achieved international acclaim.
Suggested Unit(s): Identity, Interdependence
People of the World Series (Video). Please refer to the titles People of a Caribbean Island and People of West Africa.
People of West Africa (Video). (People of the World Series). Oxford Ethnographic Film Prod. (MHP), 1987. 28 min. Dup. Order No. V03595
Most of the 180,000,000 rural people of the countries of West Africa are poor. But the harsh topography of desert, savannah and rugged coastline has driven many to the urban areas and a new wealthy class of business people has emerged. Proud of their African heritage and fiercely independent, they disdain the concept of being from the "Third World" in their dealing with European and American associates. However, literacy rates still vary from ten to 60 per cent among the general populace, and life expectancy is only 45 years.
Suggested Unit(s): Identity, Interdependence
People Who Have Helped the World Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title Sojourner Truth.
Physical Geography: A World Perspective (Print-Non-Fiction). Gib Goodfellow, et al. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Canada (HBJC), 1988. 188 p. ISBN 0-7747-1264-3 ($25.65 hdc.)
Covers physical aspects of the earth including climate, ecosystems, disasters and farming resources (provides an extensive section on Argentina). Includes numerous colour and black and white photos, maps, diagrams and charts. Key terms are identified at the beginning of each chapter. Offers a table of contents, a glossary, a skills index and an index.
Suggested Unit(s): Location
Planet Earth Series (Video). Please refer to the titles The Climate Puzzle: Climate - Past, Present and Future and The Climate Puzzle: The Atmosphere.
Playing Fair? The Rules of World Hunger (Print-Non-Fiction Kit). World Vision Canada (WVC), 1990. Includes 5 student handouts and a 12 p. teacher's guide ($5.00 kit). For 25 copies of each of 5 lessons and a 12 p. teacher's guide, ($30.00 kit). Additional lessons may be purchased for 50 cents each. No Order No. is needed.
Although intended for use with secondary level students, with teacher guidance this resource could be useful with middle level students. Offers five classroom handouts: "The Facts About Hunger," "Land Use and Hunger," "Hunger and the Forests," "Hunger and International Trade," and "Hunger and the International Debt Crisis. Uses fact sheets, simulation games, and interactive learning activities to confront students with the underlying causes and issues of the hunger in the developing world. This material functions as a companion to Hunger: Not So Far Away, a video program that is also available from World Vision. "The Facts About Hunger" and "Hunger and the Forests" are also available in French.
Suggested Unit(s): Identity, Interdependence
Pollution and Conservation (Print-Non-Fiction). Malcolm Penny. (Our World Series). Wayland (NEL), 1988. 48 p. ISBN 1-85210-362-0 ($17.99 hdc.)
Offers a well-organized, balanced view of pollution and conservation throughout the world. Includes historical and international perspectives and possible solutions. Discusses current issues including nuclear power and recycling. Provides numerous colour photos, maps, diagrams and illustrations. Contains a table of contents, a glossary and an index. Uses some British terminology. Also recommended for elementary level science.
Suggested Unit(s): Interdependence
Problem Solving (Video). TVOntario (MHP), 1985. (Geography Skills Series) 9:35 min. Dup. Order No. V03665. Teacher's Guide available for series, 61 p. (BB) Order No. BB6330 ($4.10 pbk.)
Uses computer animation to illustrate the tools and techniques that geographers employ to interpret the physical world. Explains that solving geography problems, like all problem solving, needs practice and method. Using the skills of classification and comparison, this program shows how we can recognize patterns which in turn help to solve problems.
Suggested Unit(s): Location
Providing for Family Needs (Video). (Across Cultures Series). AIT (MHP), 1983. 15 min. Dup. Order No. V02160. Teacher's Guide available for series, 28 p. (BB) Order No. BB5876 ($2.00 pbk.)
This video shows how the Baoulé, Japanese and Tarahumara live with varying degrees of dependence, independence and interdependence.
Suggested Unit(s): Identity, Interdependence