Ford PAS Resource Materials List

Resource Materials List

Do you have everything you need to teach the Ford PAS modules? Videos, software programs, online simulations, and other materials needed for Ford PAS are listed below. (Costs do not include shipping.)

TIP: Videos may also be available through such resellers as www.amazon.com or www.ebay.com.

Module Title*	Materials
*Calculating Your Future: Personal Finance*	No additional materials needed
Careers, Companies, and Communities (4)	No additional materials needed
Closing the Environmental Loop (5)	VIDEO—The Next Industrial Revolution $20; purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog (Item #: DVDMOD)
Different by Design (11)	SOFTWARE (optional)—CAD Software, PTC Pro/DESKTOP Cost varies according to license (free with training course); click here for information about Pro/DESKTOP
Energy for the Future (12)	SOFTWARE—HOMER No cost; click here for information about installing HOMER VIDEO—Tesla: Master of Lightning $55; purchase from Ford PAS online catalog, or find at your local library or video store. Materials List— Cost varies (est. $100); click here for detailed information about the items you'll need to conduct the experiments.
*Energy from the Sun: Biomass*	Materials list coming soon.
Ensuring Quality (8)	SOFTWARE (optional)—MINITAB® Statistical Software Up to $100 per seat; purchase from Minitab Inc. (acadsales@minitab.com) Notes: Students may use Microsoft Excel instead.
From Concept to Consumer: Building a Foundation in Problem-Solving (1)	VIDEO—The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit (Episode: The Wrong Trousers) $20 (VHS) or $26 (DVD); purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog, or find at your local library or video store
From Data to Knowledge (9)	*GIS BOOK and SOFTWARE—Mapping Our World* and one-year ArcView License $45; purchase from Ford PAS online catalog (Item #: M9ARC) Notes: Includes the book, CD, and a one-year license for ArcView GIS software. From Data to Knowledge Module Resources explain how to acquire the software for whole-school use after the one-year license expires. ONLINE APPLICATION—GIDEON (A Global Infectious Diseases Knowledge Management Tool)** No cost; access through the From Data to Knowledge (9) Module Resources or www.gideononline.com/ and register for a 30-day trial
Global Citizens (15)	No additional materials needed
*Is Hydrogen a Solution?*	Materials list coming soon.
Markets Without Borders (14)	VIDEO—FRONTLINE World: Guatemala/Mexico, Coffee Country No cost; view online at www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/guatemala.mexico/ or through the Module Resources ONLINE SIMULATION—Global Economic Exchange No cost; access through the Module Resources
Media and Messages: Building a Foundation of Communication Skills (2)	*VIDEO—Ford PAS Videos* (Episode: Job Interviews)** View online or download the video file, or purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog; $6 (VHS) or $10 (DVD). This video also contains episodes used in Planning for Efficiency and The Wealth of Nations. VIDEO—Television Commercial View online or download the video file, or purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog; $6 (VHS) or $10 (DVD).
*The Nuclear Revolution*	Materials List—Information about the items you’ll need to teach the module. Items included in the Materials Kit (available from the online store) Items NOT included in the Materials Kit Cloud Chambers (available from the online store)
People at Work: Building a Foundation of Research Skills (3)	VIDEO—Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement $375; purchase from www.shopPBS.org or find at your local library or video store. Note: For Activity 5, an optional viewing of a 15-minute segment of Eyes on the Prize—Episode 4: No Easy Walk (1962–1966) is recommended. Earlier editions of the single episode on VHS may be available at your library, video store, www.amazon.com, or www.ebay.com.
Planning for Business Success (7)	ONLINE SIMULATION—Rags to Riches No cost; access through the Module Resources.
Planning for Business Success (math-enriched)	Coming soon.
Planning for Efficiency (6)	*VIDEO—Modern Times* (1936)** $30 (DVD); purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog, or find at your local library or video store VIDEO—People’s Century: On the Line – Mass Production Creates Mass Consumption $20 (VHS); purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog (Item #: VHSONT) , or find at your local library or video store VIDEO—Ford PAS Videos (Episode: The Ice Cream Shop) View online or download the video file or purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog; $6 (VHS) or $10 (DVD). Ford PAS Videos also contains videos used in Media and Messages and The Wealth of Nations. SOFTWARE—Enterprise Dynamics No cost; included with the purchase of the Planning for Efficiency Teacher Guide from the Ford PAS online catalog
Reverse Engineering (10)	Materials List— Cost varies; click here for a list of items you'll need to conduct experiments SOFTWARE (optional)—CAD Software, PTC Pro/DESKTOP Cost varies according to license (free with training course); click here for information about Pro/DESKTOP
*We All Run on Energy*	Materials List—Information about the items you’ll need to teach the module. Items included in the Materials Kit (available from the online store) Items NOT included in the Materials Kit
The Wealth of Nations (13)	VIDEO—Ford PAS Videos (Episode: Is the Time Ripe for Guava?) View online or download the video file or purchase from the Ford PAS online catalog; $6 (VHS) or $10 (DVD). This video is also used in Media and Messages, and Planning for Efficiency

*Numbers in parentheses following module titles correspond to numbers that were assigned to the 15 modules originally published in 2004. With the addition of new modules and the reconfiguring of modules into thematic sequences in 2008, module numbers are no longer used as a primary identifier.

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1/7/2010