Audio Visual Materials

Grade 5 - How we organize ourselves

Central Idea:
Where people live influences how people live.

An Inquiry Into:
- How are places in the world different
- How do people live in different parts of the world
- How geography impacts people's way of life

Call Number, Title

Videos and dvds :

DVD 307 Where we live. Describes how communities adapt to and change their environment, and introduces the concept of physical environment.

VID 333.7 All about natural resources. A look at Earth's natural resources such as water, soil and lumber, how they are used to support modern life, and the importance of conserving these resources.

VID 333.7 Natural resources. A look at Earth's natural resources such as water, soil and lumber, how they are used to support modern life, and the importance of conserving these resources.

DVD 910 Geography. Answers questions children frequently ask about geography, covering maps and globes, land masses, weather, pollution, rainforests, and other topics.

VID 910 Vegetation. Examines vegetation and its role in geography.

DVD 910.01 Themes of geography. Examines the five themes of geography which are used to describe where and how humans live.

VID 918 South America. Highlights the Andes, the world's longest mountain range, the Atacama, the driest desert, as well as the Amazon River and its surrounding rain forest

Bookcassettes, charts, transparencies:

BKC 643 Other people, other homes!. Brief text and illustrations introduce the everyday life of children in various countries around the world.

CHT 551.48 Water : precious resource. Water, precious resource--The United States Physical map of the United States with it's water resources (rivers, lakes)with facts about water use (electric power, agriculture, industry, domestic, environment, cost and conservation), groundwater resources,relation between water and land.

CHT 728 Houses and homes around the world. Describes the different types of housing all around the world. Africa: Ghorfas in Medenine, Tunisia--2.Africa: Hausa House, Nigeria--3.Africa: Somali Camp, North Kenya--4.America: Houses made of rushes, Peru--5.America: Slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil--6.Street in Charleston, U.S.A.--7.Australasia: Suburb of Brisbane, Australia--8. Australasia: Watching television, American Samoa--9. Europe: Town on the River Neckar, Germany--10. Europe: Austrian chalet--11.India: House boats, Kashmir--12. India: House-building, India--13. Washing clothes, Old Delhi--14. Indo-China: High rise flats, Singapore--15. Indo-China: Floating town, Hong Kong--16. Indo-China: Thatched houses, Japan.