Take Math and Science On Location

The Digital Video Resource Library DVD
Math & Science on Location! Buy it now!

Get your students engaged and motivated with this hands-on visual aid that takes student behind-the-scenes! These easily integrated mini movies introduce academically stimulating career fields that promote critical thinking and problem solving skills by making the connection between math and science and the real world.

The Highlights:

  • 67 award-winning movies on one high capacity DVD
  • Careers featured range from Marine Biologist to Sunglass Designer and Sports Photographer to Roller Coaster Engineer
  • The Library is organized by curriculum topics which makes it extremely navigable
  • Includes interactive CD-ROM with hands on-activities designed for immediate classroom use
  • Correlated to curriculum standards

Our Price: $299.00

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Reviews from the Classroom

"I am just stunned. What a wonderful resource you have provided to me. I feel like a kid in a candy store. I don't know what to do first. The videos are outstanding and are wonderfully produced. The file resources are incredibly done. I honestly wish today was not Friday and I could start with them tomorrow! I am currently working in units on animals and natural selection and on density and properties of matter. These videos together with my AIMS activities will really help these kids understand these rather tricky concepts.

"I will use the one on Mars in a couple of weeks as we prepare for a field trip to the Space Center here. Thank you so much for sharing. They are wonderfully produced and VERY EASY to use."
Brinkley B. Pound
Lead teacher and science department head
St. Luke School
Columbus, GA

"We watched the (Bats) movie…Loved the Bats-Area hands-on lesson. I punched out the black bats from the patterns at school…we figured out how many bats it would take to cover the floor in the classroom and hallway! The kids had a blast and loved the video.”
Paula Sanders
Broward County Schools
Florida

“The kids loved the video about making film sets, and it provided a good springboard for an area problem. I need to incorporate more videos into the lessons!”
Julie McDowell
6th Grade Math
Renner Middle School
Texas

"Beautiful, effective and efficient. The Digital Video Resource Library is the perfect tool for the overworked teacher with unmotivated underachieving students. We know that mathematics is everywhere, but we often fail to have the time and resources to make the point. Here is a comprehensive library of exciting videos that effectively deliver this message to students of the visual age. The content, organization and search engine are all beyond compare!"
John Kenelly
Mathematical Association of America
Alumni Distinguished Professor (Emeritus), Clemson University

"When we watched [movie] #4013, Designing Toy Cars, the man mentioned how a Hot Wheel is 1/64 of a real car. The kids really were excited because they could understand and relate what he was talking about to the scale factors we were working on in class.”
Kelly Abbott
Robinson Middle School
Plano, Texas

"The Futures Channel Digital Resources are so valuable to me as an educator because they are the link between the math being taught and the purpose for learning it. The video clips are great! Well scripted, action packed, and focused on math in the real world, the video clips are detailed enough to provide the background and setting for the math to be learned, and short enough to leave enough time to apply the math in a classroom setting. What would we think of a literature piece without a setting and background? How can we attempt to teach math without providing a setting and background information? With these resources, gone are the days where we teach math without reason or purpose. These clips motivate the students to learn more. They give substance to the abstract nature of the mathematics that we teach.

"In considering these resources in light of the NCTM standards, there is a perfect match. The digital resources address all five content area standards. But more importantly, they address all five of the process standards: problem solving, reasoning and proof, communication, representation, and connections. The problems presented are real.

"In the years that I have been a math teacher and university professor, I have searched for meaningful mathematics instruction for my students. I have found a gold mine with the Futures Channel Digital Resources.”
Dr. Mary Kay Bacallao
Associate Professor
Tift College of Education, Mercer University

"I looked at the DVRL and am really impressed. I had intentions of looking at only several of the segments, but ended up viewing most of them. As you intend for young people, I found myself captivated by the very short and information-packed vignettes... each a mini-learning experience by itself... and wanting to move on to the next one. For me, many of the segments resulted in a ‘... oh, is that why that happens...’ or ‘oh, that’s how that was built...’ or ‘oh, that’s how that was done...’ experience... and I’ve been around for many more decades than the intended audience. I can easily imagine questioning and inquisitive young minds asking for, no, demanding, more information... and that’s where the educational system steps in. Your choices of fascinating, exciting, and fun occupations was excellent, and that some aspect of science, math, technology, or art was in the background of these people with these great jobs, was, well, interesting, isn’t it kids?”
Alan Haskvitz
Social Studies teacher at Suzanne Middle School in Walnut, Calif.,
National Teachers Hall of Fame Inductee
USA Today All Star Teacher
100 Most Influential Educators
Reader's Digest Hero in Education

"I’d recommend this material to anyone who wants to motivate youth to stick with math and science as a way to keep their options open for the future. You just can’t go wrong. The first teacher friend I showed it to said ‘This is the kind of thing every math and science teacher should have to show students how relevant their learning is to the real world.’”
Margo Nanny
Co-Chair, Expanding your Horizons in Math and Science Conference
Mills College Former math teacher

"One thing that sets The Futures Channel apart is that the content is proven.”
Mike Mellon
Director of Instructional Resources
Monterey County Office of Education

"I used to get the question all the time—why do I need to learn this? When will we ever use this stuff? I have a chart on the wall that shows examples of jobs that use math. But to actually see it in operation brings it to life a lot better than looking at a chart on the wall. The students know math is everywhere, but it’s a real eye opener to see the math that’s in all these jobs.”
Cynthia Mooring
Winston Middle School
Baltimore, MD

"The kids think of this as fun and not work, and that is amazing. For them to have fun and actually do math, I love it."
Maureen Gates
Robinson Middle School
Plano, Texas

"Support materials for teachers make the videos useable immediately at any grade level. Magnificent video material which connects diverse adults who are passionate about their work to the math and science which enables them to succeed in their careers. I'd recommend this material to anyone who wants to motivate youth to stick with math and science as a way to keep their options open for the future. You just can't go wrong."
Margo Nanny, former math teacher
Co-Chair Expanding your Horizons
in Math and Science Conference, Mills College

"The movies are great and the topics are perfect. It has not created extra work of any kind to plug them into lessons that I routinely teach.”
Mike Rooney
Broward County Schools
Florida

"Hands-on, real-world, real-life experiences are easily brought into the classroom with these unique DVD movies. Middle school and high school teachers are always looking for ways to motivate their students to learn difficult concepts in math and science. The Futures Channel’s newest product, Digital Video Resource Library, delivers real-life career stories that utilize many of the skills that are taught in math and science. Students see very quickly how they can apply these skills to careers later in life. This product is an exceptional tool for teachers to integrate into their daily curriculums. Every school in the U.S. should take advantage of this extraordinary content emphasizing life-long learning and success in the future.”
Ann Watson
Educational Consultant,
Former Educational Publishing Executive, Former Teacher

“I use the Futures Channel several times a month and have done extra credit projects to go along with it like:

design a doll or car that fits the dimensions mentioned in the clip

design a state park to look like blueprints

create a futuristic mall or sports arena

These are just some of the ideas. I love the clips."
Sharilyn Garrett
Renner Middle School
Texas