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Ag teachers, I try to use a variety of video/DVD materials in my classroom to enhance instruction. While I do not use all these videos, all the time, or even in their entirety – I have found that they usually stimulate good classroom discussions with my students. Also, rather than spending an entire class period on a video, sometimes we watch a video over a period of several days. I have created worksheets for all the videos that I use in class and I would be happy to share them with you. If you are interested, please send me an email and I will forward you a copy of the student video sheet and the teacher answer sheet. FEATURED VIDEO/DVD OF THE WEEK: Killer at Large (2008) – The 21 minute educational version of this DVD identifies obesity are the “terror within” America. The video looks are the rise of obesity and America and lists some probable causes, including stress. The video takes a hard look at USDA school lunch policies as well as vending machines in schools. Finally, the film ends with a ironic twist as the obese Disney character, “Shrek” becomes the Department of Health and Human Services spokesman to teach healthy habits to children, including playing outside. Ultimately, Shrek is enlisted to advertise products from shakes to fruit rollups to twinkies to children! Description Amazon.com “The documentary takes a broad look at many causes of overweight including our toxic food environment, the problems with school lunches and vending machines and the impact food lobbyists have on determining government policies. It also includes stories about young people who’ve had gastric bypass surgery or liposuction. Obesity rates in the United States have skyrocketed over the last twenty years, with no end in sight provoking former Surgeon General, Richard Carmona to state that "obesity is a terror within. It is destroying our society from within and unless we do something about it, the magnitude of the dilemma will dwarf 9/11 or any other terrorist event that you can point out..." As this epidemic of obesity reaches out into even the most remote corners of the globe, only one thing seems clear, the issue is more complex than you could ever imagine.” Purchase Information There are two different versions available of Killer at Large. The full-length version is 182 minutes and probably too long for classroom use. The full length version does include the shorter, educational version. The educational version is 21 minutes long and is free. Alternately, you can purchase the educational version, on its own, for free. You can purchase the full length version from Amazon.com. It is $11.49. Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/King-Green-Packaging-Michael-Pollan/product-reviews/B0012680D0/ref=pd_cp_d_2_cm_cr_acr_img?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 The shorter, educational version is available through Shine Box Media Productions. It is free to teachers. Here is a link: http://www.killeratlarge.com/ - Libby Lintel Other video worksheets available: A Man Named Pearl (Pearl Fryar – SC topiary artist) A Different Kind of Grocery Store – 60 Minutes looks at Whole Foods Market Agriculture – America’s Most Crucial Industry American Harvest (Immigrant labor in Agriculture) Broken Limbs (Apples in Washington and Sustainable agriculture) City Farmers (Urban agriculture) Farming the Seas (Aquaculture) Farming Technology – Modern Marvels Fertilizer – Modern Marvels Gimme Green (Turf/Lawn Industry) Guns, Germs, and Steel (History of Agriculture) Harvesting – Modern Marvels Harvesting 2 – Modern Marvels HOME (Global, environmental film) King Corn (Modern corn production and processing) Logging Tech – Modern Marvels Mold and Fungus – Modern Marvels Our Daily Bread (Industrial Agriculture) Ripe for Change (Agriculture in California) The Amazing Story of Kudzu Water – The Drop of Life – Farms and Factories Lib by Lintel Horticulture Teacher Kennesaw Mountain High School ********************* IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof. *** eSafe scanned this email for viruses, vandals, and malicious content. *** **********************