Two New Media Center Titles

Bus Drivers, we have a new title available on bus safety titled The Safest Way Out, Emergency school bus evacuation (Remastered on DVD 2006, 45:20)

For General-ed and Special-needs Students, and School Bus Drivers. Learn how to use all types of exits currently outfitted on school buses including different evacuation patterns. Lively presentation and state-of-the-art production make this a must-have for any school library.

It has three sections of interest for viewers:

• General-ed Student Version (12:20 minutes, K-9th Grade Skills)
• General-ed Driver Version (16:50 minutes, Adults, Skills)
• Special-Needs Driver Version (16:50 minutes, Adults, Skills)

Title #2

A program from the National Science Foundation

Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! – DVD

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade,
10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Duration: 23:46
Closed-Captioned

This program explores how scientists doing plant genome research are unlocking the secrets of three important plants in our lives: corn, cotton and potatoes. The program shows scientists hard at work – on the bench, in the field, and at the computer – to increase our understanding of nature. It shows students the relevance of this research and how learning more about plants can improve our everyday lives.

Teacher resources (including correlations with science standards) and a more in-depth look at genomics, plant breeding, and bio informatics will be available on a companion website: http://www.plantgenomesecrets.org/