Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2017) This program features the fascinating history of Lana'i island from its early geology to the end of the 19th century. Included are the first settlement of the island by Polynesians with some traditional stories; Western contact and the resulting sociological and ecological changes; Protestant missions and Mormon settlement; land ownership consolidation under Walter Murray Gibson and the beginning of the island?s sheep industry.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies. (2017) This program will continue to cover the unique history of Lana'i island from the end of the 19th century to present day. Included are: the further consolidation of land ownership, the transition from sugar to cattle ranching; the establishment of the pineapple industry on Lana'i and the immigration of workers; the change from an agricultural based economy to tourism; the establishment of the Lana'i Heritage and Cultural Center.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2017) The island of Lana'i is moving toward building a sustainable island community. This video features the elements of natural and cultural resources and how these will guide water use, the development of renewable energy, a stable economy, education, housing, and health. Interviewed are those key individuals dedicated to guiding and building a sustainable island community on Lana'i.
The Art Bento Program at the Hawai?i State Art Museum (HiSAM) is a museum education program of the Hawai?i State Art Museum serving Oahu Department of Education elementary students, Grades 2 ? 6, and their teachers. This four-part inquiry-based program actively engages students and teachers through activities connected to current arts standards and ELA Common Core Standards. This unique multi-disciplinary educational opportunity emphasizes arts and visual literacy and is led by qualified teaching artists from the Hawai?i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) roster. There is no cost to schools to participate in the program and funds for bus transportation are also provided.
Visits major United States memorial sites.
Although Freedom & Democracy are things you can't see, they are a symbol of our nation just as real as the Statue Of Liberty. As American's we think of ourselves as being free and democratic, but these very basic rights come with fundamental and serious responsibilities. Historically not everyone enjoyed the same levels of freedom in America. Look at the days of slavery, women without the right to vote and American's with disabilities that lacked equal access These hard fought freedoms seem sensible today, but it wasn't always so. It's important to think of Freedom and Democracy as living breathing symbols of America. Symbols which have in the past and will continue into the future to assure they incorporate the needs of all the people.
The American Dream, a universally known Symbol of America, is unique in that what it symbolizes is individual to each person. From the innovators and entrepreneurs of today, to Christopher Columbus and the Founding Fathers before them, they were all dreamers. So, don't let anyone tell you the American Dream is dead; it's alive and well, right where it's always been, in the hearts and minds of dreamers. So, what's your American Dream?
Explores the historical significance of the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of American democracy. Examines how this national document reflects America's intent to free herself from English rule and symbolizes the American ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Explains how Thomas Jefferson became the author of the Declaration of Independence and emphasizes the responsibility of a representative government to its citizens.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Chief Sitting Bull, who defended his people and their promised land against the invasion of American settlers. Shows how his mystical visions proved true both in the Indian victory at Little Big Horn and in his death at Standing Rock. Depicts a man who was a loving father, a composer of songs, an artist, and a loyal friend.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of hero, warrior and backwoods statesman Davy Crockett, who symbolized the adventurous spirit of the American frontier. Follows his election to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821 and later to the U.S. Congress in 1826. Documents his heroic death at the Alamo while helping Texas win independence from Mexico.
At 'Iolani Palace in Honolulu you step back into Hawai'i's royal past, relive the story of Hawai'i's kings and queens, and explore the palace King Kalakaua built in 1882.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies. (2017) This program examines the introduction of cattle to the Hawaiian islands and the establishment of ranching on the island of Hawai'i-from bullock hunting in the early 19th century, to the formation of cattle ranches and the day to day jobs and concerns of those who lived and worked on the ranches up to the middle of the 20th century. The origins of Kahua Ranch on the island of Hawai'i are explored.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.( 2017) This program continues to tell the story of ranching in Hawai'i using Kahua and Ponoholo Ranch on the island of Hawai'i as primary resources. Part two features the transitions of ranch life and the problems many ranches had to overcome in the 20th century. The video reveals how ranches have had to diversify, change and address new economic issues in order to survive.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies.(2017) The island of Lana'i is moving toward building a sustainable island community. This video features the elements of natural and cultural resources and how these will guide water use, the development of renewable energy, a stable economy, education, housing, and health. Interviewed are those key individuals dedicated to guiding and building a sustainable island community on Lana'i.
General Audience; Subject Areas: Local history and culture. (2017) In this documentary Hawaiian historian, John Clark, takes you on a Ka'ahele Ma Waikiki, a tour of Waikiki, and shares its surfing history. He talks about the ali'i who lived there and loved its waves, the Hawaiian place names of its shoreline areas and surf spots and the styles of traditional Hawaiian surfing that were practiced there. Ka'ahele Ma Waikiki offers a truly unique look at one of the most beloved places in Hawaii.
Explains how the bald eagle was chosen as the official seal of the United States in 1782, representing the freedom and strength of America. Describes how this national emblem is used on the Great Seal of the United States, the dollar bill, and in many places that are exponents of our nation's authority.
Bhutan's governing party pledged recently to follow the policies of the absolute monarchy it is replacing, after it won a landslide in the country?s first parliamentary elections. This remote, beautiful country truly is in the throes of a noble experiment. What makes this experiment unique is that this move towards democracy has been initiated by the ruling monarch himself.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Tagun, an 11-year-old Korean boy who plays a bamboo flute known as the Tanso. His parents are worried about him because he invests so much time in his favorite instrument that he neglects his homework and his sister.
Brunei may be one of the richest nations in the world, but financial problems have beset even their royal house. The sultan has recently made moves towards some form of partial democracy. However, it is up to him whether or not he introduces it. Why did he make a move to do so, and then let it drop?
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2017) Three teams of engineering students work with communities in Ghana, Kenya and Nicaragua to develop a clean water supply, electricity, and a bridge; computers after silicon chips; a car that folds like a shopping cart...and much more.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science. (2002) Describes the characteristics of grasslands and explores different types of grasslands, including the African savanna, California grasslands, intermountain grasslands, desert grasslands, shortgrass prairies, mixed prairies, and tallgrass prairies. Introduces the plant and animal life found in each environment. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science (2002) Explores the characteristics of the desert biome, examining the role of climate and temperature in determining the nature of deserts. Introduces desert soils, plants, birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates. Visits the arctic tundra and alpine tundra biomes, which are similar to the desert biome in that they receive little precipitation. Explores the climate of the tundra and introduces the plants and animals that live there. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science (2002) .Explores the characteristics of forest biomes, looking at the climate as well as the plants and animals that inhabit forests. Discusses the unique climate and ecology of coniferous forests, temperate forests and tropical forests. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science (2002) Explores the general characteristics of aquatic biomes. Discusses ocean ecology, pointing out the different environments found in the intertidal zone, the neritic zone and the open ocean. Introduces estuaries and freshwater biomes, which include streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and swamps. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the diversity of the plant world and explains what makes a plant a plant. Identifies the early history and origins of plants and highlights the defining characteristics of non-vascular and vascular plants. Discusses bryophytes, spore-producing plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the process of photosynthesis, focusing on how the products of the process, glucose and oxygen, are vital to the survival of plants and animals. Examines the structure of leaves and their role in photosynthesis and illustrates different plant responses to certain stimuli beyond photosynthesis. Investigates different plant tropisms, including phototropism, gravitropism, and thigmotropism as well as seed structure and the process of germination. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the general characteristics of plants, examining the structures and functions of roots, stems, and leaves. Describes the vascular tissues of plants, which include xylem, cambium and phloem and illustrates the differences between annual, biennial, and perennial flowering plants. Describes how plant structures are useful sources of food-building materials and the role plant structures play in plant survival. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Describes how seedless and seed plants reproduce and examines the asexual and sexual forms of plant reproduction. Discusses the reproductive processes of bryophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms, outlining their reproductive structures. Illustrates seed fertilization and development and the process of germination. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Biology. (2010) From fertilization, to germination, to growth, to death, this video explores the life cycles of plants. The means by which plants respond to their environment is also highlighted. Specific attention is paid to development of seeds and the means by which plants grow and mature. Concepts and terminology include: fertilization, seed disposal, germination, meristem, primary growth, secondary growth, dormancy, photoperiodism, tropism, phototropism, gravitropism, thigmotropism, auxin, and allelopathy. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfVzFpdHc3anZHQ3c&usp=sharing
Audience: General; Subject: Local business. (2017) Go behind the scenes of Kahuku Farms in this episode of GROW. Interviews with Kahuku Farms operators Kylie Matsuda-Lum and Judah Lum. See how local Hawaii farms have to work with federal, state, and county offices while providing goods and services. Also, find out more about Hawaii's local agriculture sector from interviews with Hawaii's Department of Agriculture's Scott Enright and University of Hawaii's Steven Chiang from the Agribusiness Incubator Program and GoFarm Hawaii.
Audience: General; Subject: Farm to School. (2017) Behind the scenes of Hawaii Department of Education's support of the Farm to Schools pilot program by former Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui. Interviews with Kohala Elementary Principal Danny Garcia, Chef Greg, Cafeteria Manager Aunty Priscilla, and State School Food Services Supervisor Dexter Kishida.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Language Arts. (2006) Christabelle leaves the Fates, and was to walk through the hall of the Future to get back to the others, meanwhile, Chrono amasses his forces for the final showdown.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Language Arts. (2006) Christabelle and the Rutherford kids prepare to meet Chrono and his Second and Minute Soldiers. The battle begins!
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Language Arts. (2006) The conclusion of Christabelle's amazing adventure in the Millenium Museum of Time.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) An artist draws and paints the story of the Christmas when only one scrawny goose was left and Salvador decided to give the goose to the King to show how much he respected and admired him. The King is so grateful that he offers Salvador a fine gift if he can solve a riddle. Quick-witted Salvador passes the test brilliantly and the King gives him six geese in return. The story spreads quickly and a nobleman tries to use the same method to get a gift from the King, but he can't solve the riddle. Salvador is called in and once again comes up with a bright answer. The King offers him a dozen of his best geese every year. Years later Salvador becomes very famous as the founder of one of the most important families in the city of Fu.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws a rocket-riding mouse while demonstrating the Renaissancewords size and shadow. He also reviews the painting "The Park at Mortefontaine" by Bidauld.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. (1999) Mark draws a manatee while demonstrating the Renaissance words shading and contour. He also reviews the painting "The Point de Roches" by the impressionist Claude Monet. Guest animator Doug Dubosque creates a scuba diving monkey.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: SEL. (2006)
FLASHPOINT - Brings together an accomplished group of Hawai'i based artists working under the theme of FIRE. Artworks in this exhibition depict the varied aspects of FIRE and are visual interpretations of flashpoints in time and place - in methods of fabrication and conceptual context.
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. Artists Carl Pao and Solomon Enos explore the world of Color in a painting project.(2014)
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. Artists Carl Pao and Matt and Roxy Ortiz highlight Line and its representation in Art.(2014)
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. Artists Carl Pao and Keone study the role of Space in the art of Hawaiian tattooing.(2014)
Grades: All; Subject areas: Fine Arts. Artists Carl Pao and Ka'ili Chun teach you about Form in the world of sculpting.(2014)
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2017) Three teams of engineering students work with communities in Ghana, Kenya and Nicaragua to develop a clean water supply, electricity, and a bridge; computers after silicon chips; a car that folds like a shopping cart...and much more.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science. (2002) Describes the characteristics of grasslands and explores different types of grasslands, including the African savanna, California grasslands, intermountain grasslands, desert grasslands, shortgrass prairies, mixed prairies, and tallgrass prairies. Introduces the plant and animal life found in each environment. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science (2002) Explores the characteristics of the desert biome, examining the role of climate and temperature in determining the nature of deserts. Introduces desert soils, plants, birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates. Visits the arctic tundra and alpine tundra biomes, which are similar to the desert biome in that they receive little precipitation. Explores the climate of the tundra and introduces the plants and animals that live there. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science (2002) .Explores the characteristics of forest biomes, looking at the climate as well as the plants and animals that inhabit forests. Discusses the unique climate and ecology of coniferous forests, temperate forests and tropical forests. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Environmental Science (2002) Explores the general characteristics of aquatic biomes. Discusses ocean ecology, pointing out the different environments found in the intertidal zone, the neritic zone and the open ocean. Introduces estuaries and freshwater biomes, which include streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and swamps. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfZ3pBMThCV3kxLVU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the diversity of the plant world and explains what makes a plant a plant. Identifies the early history and origins of plants and highlights the defining characteristics of non-vascular and vascular plants. Discusses bryophytes, spore-producing plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the process of photosynthesis, focusing on how the products of the process, glucose and oxygen, are vital to the survival of plants and animals. Examines the structure of leaves and their role in photosynthesis and illustrates different plant responses to certain stimuli beyond photosynthesis. Investigates different plant tropisms, including phototropism, gravitropism, and thigmotropism as well as seed structure and the process of germination. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Explores the general characteristics of plants, examining the structures and functions of roots, stems, and leaves. Describes the vascular tissues of plants, which include xylem, cambium and phloem and illustrates the differences between annual, biennial, and perennial flowering plants. Describes how plant structures are useful sources of food-building materials and the role plant structures play in plant survival. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject Areas: Science. (2000) Describes how seedless and seed plants reproduce and examines the asexual and sexual forms of plant reproduction. Discusses the reproductive processes of bryophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms, outlining their reproductive structures. Illustrates seed fertilization and development and the process of germination. Includes a ten-question video quiz. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfa2FaODVtbElIZzQ&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Biology. (2010) From fertilization, to germination, to growth, to death, this video explores the life cycles of plants. The means by which plants respond to their environment is also highlighted. Specific attention is paid to development of seeds and the means by which plants grow and mature. Concepts and terminology include: fertilization, seed disposal, germination, meristem, primary growth, secondary growth, dormancy, photoperiodism, tropism, phototropism, gravitropism, thigmotropism, auxin, and allelopathy. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfVzFpdHc3anZHQ3c&usp=sharing