Video library


 This material is provided free to educators and youth group leaders in communities served by FirstEnergy operating companies or where we have facilities. If you are uncertain whether your school meets these criteria, please take a look at our service territory map of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Your order should be received in about two weeks.

FirstEnergy offers an extensive video library, free-of-charge, to eligible educators and youth group leaders.

We recommend that educators preview videos they have not previously used. So that we can continue to provide this free service, videos may be borrowed with the understanding that the borrower agrees to:

  • Order videos as far in advance as possible
  • Allow at least two (2) weeks for confirmation of your order
  • Return the video within four (4) days of receipt unless previous arrangements have been made
  • Ship via United Parcel Service, Federal Express or First Class Mail, insuring each for the amount specified
  • Pay return shipping costs
All of our educational videos are 1/2" videocassette formats.

Safety

Play It Safe Around Electricity
10 minutes
Louie the Lightning Bug teaches children in grades K-4 about the safe use of electricity in this 10-minute video.

Volton
22 minutes
Volton, a computer-generated personification of electricity, illustrates electricity production and distribution and dramatizes the dangers of abusing or misjudging electrical power.

Electricity - Handle With Care
19 minutes
Animation is used to explain such terms and features as amperes, volts, watts, grounding, circuit breakers and fuses, ground fault circuit interrupters, wiring and indoor and outdoor electric safety principles.

I'm No Fool With Electricity
8 minutes
The unflappable Jiminy Cricket is joined by a "live" Pinocchio to teach children about electrical safety.

Is Your Number Up?
23 minutes
At a neighborhood meeting, leaders from law enforcement, paramedic services and the fire department relate their own experiences to stress the importance of having clearly visible address numbers on homes, apartments and businesses.

Bicycle Rules of the Road
16 minutes
Children will learn that whether a bicycle is used for fun, exercise or transportation, they have a responsibility to ride safely.

The Shocking Truth
18 minutes
This fast-paced, live-action video uses two enterprising students studying the nature of electricity to teach preteens how to quickly spot danger and avoid injury.


Electricity

Where the Little Lightbulb Gets Its Juice
5 minutes
This brief, animated film traces the story of electricity from its source to the home in simple step-by-step stages.

Electricity: A First Film
13 minutes
This movie shows how electricity works, how it is generated, the many ways it helps us, some of the facts about its effects on the environment and some tips on using electricity safely.

Matter and Energy for Beginners: Magnets
13 minutes
Investigator Alligator accepts a challenge from his friend, Mr. E., to account for the remarkable behavior of some floating rings. Supplied with a clue that these rings are magnets, Al sets out to learn as much as he can about them.

Matter and Energy for Beginners: Electricity
15 minutes
Investigator Alligator teams with his friend, Mr. E., to help students become aware of the many things that use electricity. Students will also learn to identify and compare two common sources of electricity, see how wires provide a path for electric current and identify the components of a complete electric circuit.

Alternating and Direct Current Fundamentals
20 minutes
Animation and laboratory experiments provide basic information on AC and DC fundamentals.

Electricity: Currents of Power
17:35 minutes
This exciting video reviews the history, development and uses of direct current. Concepts such as amperage, voltage, resistance and thermal energy are brought to life with colorful computer-animated drawings.

Into the Atom: The Electric Connection
9 minutes
Using contemporary animation and special effects photography, this video presents the fundamentals of atoms, nuclear fission, chain reactions and electricity generation in a nuclear power plant.

Energy in Physics
20 minutes
The law of conservation of energy and several key concepts in physics, such as work, force, friction and potential and kinetic energy, are introduced in this video.

Basic Electricity: Direct Current
10-15 minutes each title
This video series presents an overview of basic electricity for technology and/or science classes stressing safety throughout.
  • Electron flow introduces concepts of electricity, electron theory, current, voltage, resistance, basic formulas, and Ohm's Law, and shows the international system for abbreviations.
  • Symbols, diagrams and circuits details symbols for source, lamp, switch and electrical connection, and offers schematics for wiring simple circuits.
  • Ammeters and voltmeters describes the faces of analog, high-precision analog and digital meters, and identifies different readings.
  • Ohm's Law in Action introduces watt and explores the relationship between current, voltage and resistance.

Thomas Alva Edison and His Amazing Invention Factory
25 minutes
The spirit, as well as the facts, of the life of Thomas Alva Edison are captured in this Smithsonian film. It stirs the creative genius spirit!

Virtual Coal Plant Tour
10 minutes
Take an amazing journey through a typical FirstEnergy coal-fired generating plant. Using digitized computer animation, you can go behind steel walls and see the inner workings of complex machinery and systems that generate the electricity that powers our homes, schools and future workplaces.

(06/03/08)