Best Films 2005

330 Energy, Environment, Natural Resources

Kilowatt Ours: Energy Conservation and Renewables. The Video Project, 2004. (Prod.: Jeff Barrie.) 35 minutes. Video: $95.00. www.videoproject.com.

Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America. Bullfrog Films, 2004. (Prod.: Loteria Films.) 74 minutes. VHS and DVD: $275.00. http://bullfrogfilms.com.

Mountains in the Mist: Discovering Cloud Forests. Halsunbeinbruch Film, 2004. 40 minutes.

360 Social Issues

Unchaining the Mind: Advances in Schizophrenia Research. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., 2004. Color. 36 minutes. VHS/DVD: $129.95. www.films.com.

520 Astronomy

Galileo's Sons. Bullfrog Films, 2004. (Prod.: Indigo Films.) 48 minutes. Video/DVD: $250.00. http://bullfrogfilms.com.

530 Physical Sciences

Atoms. Visual Learning Company, 25 Union Street, Brandon, VT 05733; 2005. (From the Matter in Action Series.) 20 minutes. Teacher's guide. DVD: $299.00 (complete set, four programs.) Closed-captioned.

Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures.
Solids, Liquids and Gases.
What Is Matter?

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Momentum. Disney Educational Productions, 500 S Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-6307; 2004. 26 minutes. DVD: $49.95. Closed-captioned.

Light. Visual Learning Company, 25 Union Street, Brandon, VT 05733; 2004. (From the Physical Science Series.) Color. 14 minutes. Teacher's guide. Video or DVD: $64.95.

550 Earth Sciences

Polar Ice. SVE & Churchill Media, 6677 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631; 2004. (From the Biomes for Students Series.) 10 minutes. Teacher's guide available online. Video: $29.95.

560 Paleontology

Why Humans Have Legs: The Missing Link. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004. Color. 50 minutes. Video: $129.95; DVD: $139.95. www.films.com.

570 Life Sciences

Cells: The Building Blocks of Life. Cambridge Educational, 2005. (From the Cambridge Core Science: BioBasics Series.) 16 minutes. DVD: $649.95 (series, set of 8 DVDs). Teacher's guide available online. www.films.com.

Genetics and Evolution.
Interdependence.
Introduction to the Life Sciences.
Life Processes of Animals.
Life Processes of Plants.
Microorganisms.
Organization and Diversity.

DNA: Pandora's Box. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., 2003. (From the DNA Series.) 57 minutes. Video: $149.95. www.films.com.

Fundamentals of Genetics. Visual Learning Company, 25 Union Street, Brandon, VT 05733; 2005. (From the Genetics Series.) 20 minutes. Teacher's guide. DVD: $299.00 (complete set, four programs.) Closed-captioned.

Genetics in Action.
Genetics in Our Lives.
Heredity.

Life Science. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053; 2004. (From the Science Video Library Series.) Color. 52-100 minutes each. Video: $399.95 (series, 5 videos).

590 Zoological Sciences

Dragonflies: Unique Breeding Strategies. Chip Taylor Communications, 2 Eastview Road, Derry, NH 03038-4812; 2004. (From the Nature's Treasures: Preserve and Protect Series.) 30 minutes.

610 Medical Sciences, Psychiatry

Stories of Lupus. Fanlight Productions, 4196 Washington Street, Suite 2, Boston, MA 02131; 2004. (Prod.: Marcia Urbin Raymond and Karin Mellberg.) 27 minutes. Video: $60.00.

What Is Cancer? Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., 2004. (From the Cancer Story Series.) Color. 57 minutes. DVD/VHS: $129.95. www.films.com.