An ambitious, hard-working engineer turns a ragtag army of unemployed into a celebrated work force to create one of the world’s greatest engineering projects. Here lies the dramatic story. A colossus rising more than 700 feet above the Colorado River, the dam was constructed in the face of oppressive heat, choking dust and perilous heights.
Languages: English
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Riding the Rails
Don’t miss this ride! Riding the Rails tells the unforgettable story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression.
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Spy in the Sky
In 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower launched an espionage mission like no other — requiring a spy plane that could fly without detection. Here is the true story of the U-2 and how a determined team turned his vision into reality. Led by brilliant master designer Kelly Johnson, the top-secret project began at the Lockheed Skunk Works. In their own words, crew members describe building and testing the ”dirty bird,” a spy plane that could soar to the edge of earth’s atmosphere. From the Cold War to the Gulf War, the U-2 saga is one of the greatest spy stories of all time.
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Wright Stuff
Garrison Keillor narrates the all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly–Orville and Wilbur Wright. While they had produced a working plane by 1903, they didn’t publicly reveal their invention until five years later when Wilbur executed a perfect take-off and landing on a racetrack outside Paris. Discover little-known facts about these visionary brothers and their flying machines that changed the world.
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Vietnam : A Television History – DVD
A six-year project from conception to completion, this eleven-hour VHS collection carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. From the first episode to the last, it provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. (660 min on 4 DVDS)
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake
A look at the destruction and rebirth of San Francisco as a result of the famous 1906 earthquake. Captured in rare, newly restored movie footage from the period and the personal accounts of eyewitnesses, The Great San Francisco Earthquake is a breathtaking record of nature’s unimaginable might-and of the survivors’ equally impressive determination to rebuild their city and their lives.
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School Statistics Companion CD-ROM
Transform your Standard Deviants School videos into a complete lesson with these supplementary CD-ROMs! Within each lesson, you’ll find everything you need to present and reinforce the material covered in the program, including a Teacher’s Guide with helpful presentation notes, a Program Guide that lists the most important topics in each program, QuikNotes – illustrated notes with definitions and examples, and a quiz. Also usable with the Standard Deviants videos. Mac and PC compatible.
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Statistics: The Basics
What is statistics? What is it used for? The Standard Deviants answer these questions and more.
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Distribution Curves
The Standard Deviants take the confusing and make it amusing. With a little magic, you’ll learn statistics without the usual mumbo-jumbo. They’ll go graphical and show you how to make picture-like representations of data. Like distribution curves and stem-and-leaf displays. You’ll discover how to transform a confusing lump of numbers into an easy-to-understand picture.
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Variability and Standard Deviation
The Standard Deviants continue their journey into the twisty-and-turny world of statistics. For each statistical concept, you’ll find out how it works and how it fits in the big picture. Ever feel like you’re not ordinary? Then you’ll understand how numbers feel when we talk about measures of variability and standard deviation. Next, it’s the mysterious z-score. What could it be? You’ll find out!