Describes the basic features of domestic architectural styles, such as Tudor, Neo-classical, Queen Anne, bungalow, ranch, Prairie, International, and Post-modern.

Old home expert Bob Vila surveys homes in various parts of the United States. 

Cluster # 4 

Food and Hospitality 

• Baker (11:18 Min.)
• Catering Assistant (10:54 Min.)
• Cheesemaker (10:50 Min.)
• Cook (12 Min.)
• Dietary Assistant (10:57 Min.)
• Food Preparer (10:56 Min.)
• Food Service Manager (12 Min.)
• Host (10:24 Min.)
• Order Taker (11 Min.)
• Reservations Clerk (11 Min.)

Helps viewers understand and create beauty, harmony, balance, and comfort in everyday living environments.  The video teaches basic aesthetics as applied to interior design and clothing.  Special emphasis is given to the meaning of lines, the creation and recognition of visual rhythm, visual balance (both formal and informal, proportion, focal points and grouping.

Valerie Arelt takes you into her wondrous world of flowers via this richly detailed  tape which makes it possible for you to create your own floral masterpieces!  Such an easy way to learn the basics of flower arranging.

The objectives of this video are:  (1)  Identify what clothes could qualify as "corporate casual".  (2)  Define corporate casual, particularly as it applies to the individual's work environment.  (3) Identify some advantages of the corporate casual environment for the employees, as well as the employers.  (4)  Reinforce the idea that although a playce may be casual, it is still a professional environment.

This live action video shows your students how to "shop" for a checking 
account to avoid needless fees and unexpected service charges.  It explains 
why some people  pay a bank hundreds of dollars yearly for checking, 
while others are paid by banks for the same service.  Viewers follow a 
young couple as they set up their first checking account.  The video 
teaches:  How to sort through confusing ad claims to select the right 
checking account. ~ How to use checks wisely and safeguard against 
fraud. ~ How to start a checking account. ~ How to write a check. ~ 
What all those numbers on a check mean and how you can use them. ~ 
How to use a check register. ~ Three ways to endorse a check. ~ How to 
reconcile a checking account. ~ How to avoid bouncing checks. ~ The real 
cost of free checking. ~ How to evaluate special services such as "instant credit checking", overdraft protection, automatic teller machines, and debit 
cards. 

All aspects of proper clothing care are covered. Gives some of the basics of clothing management. Explains the rules governing care labels that went into effect in 1984. Also teaches the basics of laundering and dry cleaning from a consumer viewpoint.

When you purchase clothes, you want to be sure they wear a long time and are easy to care for.  This introduction gives students what they needs to make better choices:  laundry room basics; dry cleaning; stain removal; basic fiber information; plus labels and symbols on products.

Discusses the most recent concepts in nutrition requirements, using the nutrition pyramid to illustrate concepts as an aid in forming a healthy diet.

 Viewers eavesdrop on a fictional hotline as distressed callers query the experts on proper table manners. 

Call this telephone etiquette, communications protocol, or just plain good manners, but it’s an everyday skill students need.  Over a dozen dramatic and often humorous re-enactments of telephone annoyances, pitfalls, foul-ups, and irritations teach how to smooth electronic communication.  Some topics covered include:  How to handle wrong numbers. ~ How to answer the phone. ~ What information you should NOT give over the phone. ~ Talking to machines. ~ The art of taking making messages. ~ The etiquette of fax machine and car phones. ~ How to use call waiting, hold buttons, and speaker phones to your advantage without irritating callers. ~ A telephone voice—your personality in a wire. 

This tape reveals numerous examples of dangerous food handling including cross contamination of tools and surfaces, lack of hand washing, use of containers ill-suited to food storage, poor microwave safety, careless handling of poultry, and failure to keep foods in a safe temperature zone.  Viewers learn the basics of preparing and storing food safely.  They learn how to avoid salmonella contamination and understand the need to take precautions in handling food. 

Jeff Smith prepares French recipes. 

Offers tips and techniques for turning a boring space into a happy personal retreat without going into debt for ten years.

Presents consumer protection tips: shop around, be assertive, research.

This fast-paced video reviews clothing history from 1920 through the 1990's and covers the concepts of fads, fashions, and trends.

Find out how to read nutrition facts on the backs of packages and canned goods.  Examines the components of modern day food labels and explains how to read them and use them to determine if products meet one's dietary needs.

Documentary on the number of kids involved in crime and gangs.

Interviews with several girls, their boyfriends, parents, counselors, teachers and other professionals examine the realities of one of the most critical issues facing young Americans today—teen pregnancy.  Openly discusses teenage sexual behavior and attitudes toward birth control; studies the parental obligations of the male; and stresses the need for open communication and realistic decision making. 

After viewing this video, students should be able to:   

1. Create a budget for purchasing a used car, using the supplied work sheets. 
2. Understand and talk about the process of shopping for a used car.
3. Identify 6 places where a used car might be purchased. 
4. Talk about the importance of and the three different types of inspections available to a buyer. 
5. Create a Value Sheet which rates the importance of various emotional factors that influence a car purchase.

You can improve the taste and appearance of the foods you cook by measuring your ingredients accurately.  This program explains which utensils to use to get accurate measurements as well as how to make sure the ingredients are placed in the utensils to get a precise amount. 

An entertaining and essential lesson for classes studying contemporary nutrition or consumerism, groups discussing family nutrition, and individuals interested in making the best nutritional choices. 

This entertaining video takes both a serious and a humorous look at the importance of learning table manners.  Viewers see the benefits of learning proper techniques so that they become natural rather than using correct manners only on special occasion.  Starting with a discussion of different kinds of meal settings, utensils and the order in which they are used, viewers are taken through the steps of a meal.  This entertaining production illustrates the important of a good posture, how to hold and use utensils, and how to be prepared for conversation.  The program shows the correct way to eat most common foods (salad, soup, desserts, breads, steaks, etc.)  Views learn what to do when faced with tricky situations –a drink is spilled or a utensil dropped, food is offered which they don’t or can’t eat, a question is asked and their mouth is full, a situation arises and they don’t know what to do, and much more!  This video covers both formal and informal occasions and teaching manners that will assure confidence in any dining situation. 

1. The Power of Choice (60 Min.) -- Counselor Michael Pritchard  shows young people how to be V.I.P.’s to use Vision, Initiative, and Perspective as tools for making good choices. 
2. Acting On Your Values (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard talks with students to discover how knowing what we value can guide us in making choices that are right for us.  It is a candid exploration of the values on which today’s teens base their lives, where those values come from, and what meaning they have, as teenagers grow toward adulthood. 
3. Self-Esteem (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard and students consider what self-esteem is, what it does for us, and how we can tap into it.  The underlying message of this show is that good self-esteem leads to good choices, and good choices lead to great self-esteem. 
4. Coping With Pressures (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard and high school students talk about the pressures they face, from academic competition to peer acceptance and parental expectations.
5. Drugs and Alcohol--Part 1 (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard encourages teenagers to come to grips with the question of what to do when "just say no" and "just say yes" just won’t do.  Students talk openly and honestly about the choices (good and bad) they have made with alcohol and drug use. 
6. Drugs and Alchohol--Part 2 (30 Min.) -- Drugs and Alcohol Part II – Michael Pritchard and students examine how chemical abuse damages relationships, what you can and cannot do about it, and how to respond when a chemically dependent person asks you for help.  It is a useful and enlightening look at what to do when someone you care about is hooked. 
7. Drinking and Driving (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard and teenagers talk about how to stay out of (or get out of) drinking/driving predicaments and still be cool. 
8. Sex (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard encourages teenagers to think more critically about their attitudes and approaches to sexual behavior.  Students consider the thorny issues they face in making decisions about sex, and grapple with the question of how to make choices tonight that you can live with tomorrow. 
9. Friendship and Dating (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard and high school students take a heart-warming look at how to create and maintain quality relationships. 
10. Depression and Suicide (30 Min.) -- This program presents a clear minded look at what to do if you or someone you care about is at risk.  Host Michael Pritchard and teens identify the signs frequently exhibited by people who are at risk for suicide and discuss the recommended procedures for intervening.  In addition, they  examine ways of coping with the depression and stress that often lead to suicide, and encourage people to ask for help when they feel themselves at risk. 
11. Communicating With Parents (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard visits high schools to explore the critical issue of teen-parent communi- cations.  Through probing dialogue and hypothetical situations, they examine some of the ways in which family communication gets blocked, and consider what kinds of choices they can make to improve the situation. 
12. Raising Your Parents (30 Min.) -- Michael Pritchard and high school students take on the age old question of how to make their relationship with their parents work better.  By defining what they want in their relationship with their parents, and examining how their own actions affect that relationship, these  teenagers uncover some of the keys to getting what they want in the teen/parent alliance. 

Where a person lives and in what type of housing unit is determined by many factors; cost, location, facilities, proximity to services, and personal preferences.  The purpose of this video is to explore the many options available to today's consumer in the selection of suitable housing on a rental or purchase basis.

This program shows viewers how to prevent accidents form happening in the kitchen by focusing on 6 major areas of concern.  They are:  Burns and scalds, cuts and wounds, slips and falls, electrocution, food contamination, and caustic poisoning. 

Demonstrates the proper placement and use of utensils for different types of table settings.

This documentary goes to the front lines on one of the hottest topics today—choosing sexual abstinence.  Getting to the heart of the matter, teens talk about recognizing and dealing with peer pressure, their own self-doubts, the value of cherishing yourself and sticking by your own rules. 

Americans view the evening meal as a prelude to other night time activities such as going to the theater or dancing.  The Spanish view the evening mean not as a "before event", it is the event. 

This video presentation overviews how to evaluate storage needs and set up a system of clasificaiton; where to dispose of unwanted objects; types and kinds of containers and "organizers" available for your needs.

Teaches that buying convenience is just like buying any other commodity—it requires an informed consumer. 

After viewing this tape, students will realize that home economics skills are useful in every aspect of their lives. 

After participating in this video program students will be able to identify the basic types of window construction, understand the term window treatment, and learn the main window treatment categories.

Educate your students about the value of good nutrition.  The importance of eating five fruits and vegetables each day is the focus of the lively graphics and music. 

Introduces your students to some common misconceptions about dieting and helps them identify the real culprits in their own indivdual lifestyles that may be causing them to gain weight or get out of shape.  The video is divided into two sections, approximately 15 minutes each.  The first, on nutrition, contains a mini-report on "fast food" restaurants in the modern teen's diet.  The second focuses on the importance of physical activity in a well-balanced program of weight management.