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A fairy tale character uses magic to help youngsters learn good health habits.
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Topic: Health and hygiene
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Uses simple laboratory demonstrations to show what is needed to make a fire, what a flame is, how combustion takes place and how a fire can be extinguished. Stresses that fire can be dangerous and illustrates safety measures.
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A study of the plant and animal life found in a jar of ordinary pond water. Illustrates and explains the difference between microscopic plants and animals; between one-celled and many-celled organisms; the meaning of colonial organization; and the various processes of food-gathering, digestion and reproduction.
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Sep 10, 2013
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A young boy travels from Chicago (?) to Lamy, New Mexico via passenger train.
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DO'S AND DON'TS FILM. PORTRAYS WAYS IN WHICH OFFICE ETIQUETTE CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESS IN OFFICE RELATIONSHIPS. THE TYPICAL SITUATIONS INCLUDE APPLYING FOR A JOB, REPORTING FOR WORK THE 1ST DAY, PERFORMING ROUTINE SECRETARIAL DUTIES, & TELEPHONE COURTESY. Office Etiquette is one of the many films that follows a young woman who is seeking a secretarial job. It makes the off-center but accurate point that success in the office is gauged by behavior and interpersonal relationships as well as...
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Oct 2, 2013
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DEMONSTRATES GOOD HABITS OF CLEANLINESS. SHOWS THE PROPER WAY TO WASH HANDS & FACE, TO CLEAN NAILS & TO BATHE. ANIMATED DRAWINGS DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE OF THE SKIN & EXPLAIN WHY SOAP IS NECESSARY FOR CLEANLINESS.
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Oct 7, 2013
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Asking the question why so many people still get tuberculosis, the narrator answers in part, "Industrialization has spread faster than industrial health programs," some of the causes of infection are attributed to occupations, some to poverty and ignorance. Many excellent shots of different kinds of x-ray equipment in hospital and community settings.
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Jul 26, 2013
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A study of our increasing urban population. Departing from the usual statistics and the sociological problems which are a result of the cities' growth, we learn that by observing what the workers of the city do, we can find out why the city grew. A CITY IS DEFINED & AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO SHOW THAT IT CONSISTS OF 2 KINDS OF PEOPLE - "BUILDERS" & "FILLERS". ASPECTS OF GREAT CITIES SHOWN; WHY CITIES DIE & ARE KNOWN AS "GHOST TOWNS". Many stock shots that...
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Jul 16, 2002
07/02
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How educational films contribute to teaching and learning. With many examples taken from scientific and historical films.
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Topic: Motion pictures: In education
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11K
May 28, 2012
05/12
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This film has amazing footage of a circus coming into a town, the townspeople helping with construction of the circus tents, the clowns preparing for their performance and the variety of circus acts and the crowds viewing them. A circus train pulling into a station. Circus carts being rolled off the train. Elephants walking down train ramps. An elephant pulling up a long wooden pole with ropes. Men pounding in stakes with mallets A machine pounding in stakes. A group of men unrolling a large...
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Aug 19, 2013
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Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.
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Aug 19, 2013
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Explains what immunization is and how it is built up either by having a disease or by being inoculated with vaccine. Shows how smallpox vaccine is produced and used, how diphtheria toxins are treated to produce toxoids, and the type of program of treatment necessary to produce lasting immunity. Credits the scientists and commercial laboratories for their work in developing vaccines. This film shows the process of testing vaccinations on animals and through animation simulations of microscopic...
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Oct 3, 2013
10/13
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DEPICTS A TRIP TAKEN BY A YOUNG BOY & HIS FATHER FROM NEW YORK TO PITTSBURGH. SHOWS HOW THE BUS DRIVER MEETS DRIVING HAZARDS, SERVES HIS PASSENGERS & KEEPS HIS BUS IN CIRCULATION. Skeletal Entry
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Aug 17, 2013
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MAN DEPOSITS CASH & CHECK IN SAVINGS ACCOUNT, RECEIVES INTEREST, BORROWS MONEY FOR HIS BUSINESS, SIGNS NOTE FOR IT, OPENS CHECKING ACCOUNT, ENTERS TRANSACTIONS IN CHECKBOOK, & GETS CHANGE FOR HIS STORE. SHOWS BANK VAULT, WORK OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
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Sep 16, 2013
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Shows, in the imaginative form of a 'REPORT FROM OUTER SPACE,' how the ways of mankind might appear to visitors from another planet. Considers the things most cultures have in common and the ways they change as they pass from one generation to the next.
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Jul 26, 2012
07/12
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Jean confides to a friend that her doll is catching the measles. Jean's brother overhears the remark and paints red spots on her doll's face. In return for the trick, Jean paints a 'MEASLES, KEEP OUT' sign.
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Aug 28, 2013
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Skeletal Entry
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Mar 22, 2014
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POINTS OUT CHIEF TRUCK FARMING AREAS IN U.S. SHOWS ACTIVITIES ON TRUCK FARM IN RIO GRANDE DELTA, SUCH AS PLANTING, IRRIGATING, SPRAYING, HARVESTING, PACKING & SHIPPING CROPS.
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Shows, in the imaginative form of a "report from outer space," how the ways of mankind might appear to visitors from another planet.
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Topics: Anthropology, Science fiction
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Jul 16, 2002
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Traces the course of alcohol through the body; shows the effects of alcohol on the brain; dramatizes the case of a problem drinker, including treatment.
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Topic: Substance abuse: Alcohol
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Dramatization of important military events and imagery of the places where they occurred.
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Topic: U.S. History: Civil War
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Jul 16, 2002
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Ralph learns the five food groups, helping him to eat a balanced diet, and has more fun because of his better health.
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Topics: Health and hygiene, Food, Nutrition
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Jul 16, 2002
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Resources and geography of America's "breadbasket."
Topic: Geography: U.S.: Pacific Northwest
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Jul 16, 2002
07/02
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Early film on tobacco's physical effects.
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Topics: Substance abuse: Tobacco, Medicine: Cancer
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Aug 24, 2013
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Using the five fingers of each hand as a check off device, the film identifies a food group with each finger. Using this system, Ralph learns to eat a balanced diet and has more fun because of his better health.
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Sep 4, 2014
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PRESENTS THE FABLE BY AESOP IN WHICH THE STEADY TORTOISE DEFEATS THE HARE IN A RACE. USES REAL ANIMALS AS CHARACTERS IN THE FABLE. An all-star cast of real animals including a wise old owl who acts as judge, a fox who lays out the woodland race course, a gossipy goose, a rooster and a raccoon who wakes up Mr. Hare too late. 00:31:19 CU Skunk Lots of close ups of owl, fox, hare and tortoise Story of the tortoise and the hare is told using real animals to act out the story. 09:28:34:07 Rabbit...
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Topic: aesop fable
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Jun 28, 2012
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Shows the world of dinosaurs and prehistoric monsters of a million years ago, and includes a battle between two giant creatures. Based on Conan Doyle's story. 07:31:57 MCU Tiger on the prowl 07:32:06 More tiger shots 07:32:40 London (?) 07:34:14 Prehistoric bird 07:34:39 MCU Pterodactyl with prey 07:35:57 Real dinosaur 07:36:37 Dinosaur eats - man in foreground 07:36:58 Dinosaur 07:37:03 CU Dinosaur eating 07:37:10 Another dinosaur - T Rex 07:37:13 First dinosaur 07:37:16 Tyrannosaurus Rex...
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May 28, 2012
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The story of the little fir tree which is cut down and trimmed on Christmas Eve is retold in a modern American setting, with an unusual background of Christmas carols.
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Jul 16, 2002
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Modernizing antiquated U.S. housing stock to bring it up to health and safety standards.
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Topics: Houses and homes, World War II: Postwar issues, Architecture
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Jul 16, 2002
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How educational films contribute to teaching and learning. With many examples taken from scientific and historical films.
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Topic: Motion pictures: In education
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Jul 16, 2002
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Principles and maintenance of everyday appliances.
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Topics: Electricity, Houses and homes: Appliances, Appliances
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Aug 1, 2013
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FUNCTIONS OF THE MODERN AIRPORT: SERVICING OF A PASSENGER AIRLINER FROM ITS ARRIVAL UNTIL ITS NEXT TAKE-OFF, METHODS OF HANDLING TICKETS, PASSENGER FOOD SERVICE, BAGGAGE & MAIL LOADING, CHECKING PLANES IN & OUT, WEATHER PLANNING, RADIO SERVICE.
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Appraisal. Excellent for showing the homes and their construction, the crude agricultural methods, the wide reliance on fish and game for food, and the primitive household equipment of the New England settlement at Salem (1626-29). Should be useful in developing an understanding of (1) the hardships of colonial life, (2) the social organization of a colonial community, (3) the importance of religion in the life of the people, and (4) some of the motives which brought the colonists to the New...
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Revised edition of 'THE AIRPORT.' Explores a large metropolitan jet airport, from the traffic control tower to the baggage-processing center. Shows glimpses of hundreds of people on the job.
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Jul 16, 2002
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Plea for sustainable land and resource use.
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Topics: Land use, Environment, Conservation
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Aug 5, 2013
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USE OF FIRE IN COOKING, HEATING, PRODUCING LIGHT, & DESTROYING RUBBISH. REQUISITES OF ALL FIRES -- FUEL, OXYGEN & KINDLING, TEMPERATURE -- ARE SHOWN & IN ANIMATION THE ACTIONS OF GASES WITHIN FIRE. CONTROL OF BURNING, RESULTS OF CARELESS HANDLING & PUTTING out.
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May 25, 2012
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EXPLAINS STEPS OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD, DEMONSTRATES WAY IT IS APPLIED BY SCIENTISTS & VALUE WHEN APPLIED TO PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. FEATURES DISCOVERY OF PENICILLIN BY SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING.
Topic: science
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Jan 26, 2014
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"In this picture the infant is followed through his domestic day from the time of his waking at six o'clock in the morning until the final breast feeding at ten o'clock at night. His dressing, bathing, feeding, daytime naps, play, and general care are presented in concrete detail along with an interpretation of the significance of his various reactions. For the most part the picture is non-technical and well suited for viewing by groups interested in the training and care of the...
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Jul 26, 2013
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LIFE IN AREAS OF TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO & ARIZONA. TOPOGRAPHY, RAINFALL, IMPRINT OF SPANISH & INDIAN CULTURES, IRRIGATION, STOCK RAISING, MINING, AGRICULTURE.
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Sep 2, 2013
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Pictures important military events of the war, stressing social, economic and geographical factors. Animated drawings and color photography used.
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Sep 16, 2013
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Shows, in the imaginative form of a 'REPORT FROM OUTER SPACE,' how the ways of mankind might appear to visitors from another planet. Considers the things most cultures have in common and the ways they change as they pass from one generation to the next.
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Jul 26, 2013
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DESCRIBES THE NATURE OF CANCER & ITS DETECTION & TREATMENT.
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Apr 5, 2012
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Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.
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Reveals the habits and characteristics of bears by following a day's adventures of two mischievous cubs. Includes scenes of their invasion of a nearby camp.
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Feb 5, 2017
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Shows the world of dinosaurs and prehistoric monsters, and includes a battle between two giant creatures.
Topics: Animation: Stop-motion, Dinosaurs
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Aug 19, 2013
08/13
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Uses animation to consider lives of two identical twins who develop completely different personalities. Comments on leveling power of American Society. In collaboration with Dr. Arnold Gesell and the Clinic of Child Development, Yale University Great footage of scientific study of identical twin girls from infancy to 13.5 years old. 11:42:01:15 Two sets of disembodied arms in lab coats place two identical twins in crib; VS blonde haired baby twins. VS twins under scientific observation, always...
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Jan 22, 2014
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Identifies pine needles, vegetable leaves, blades of grass & many deciduous leaves. Uses animation & time-lapse photography to show photosynthesis & life cycle of leaves. Explains that leaves are essential to all life forms.
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Jul 16, 2002
07/02
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The benefits and dangers of fire.
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Topics: Fire, Chemistry, cbk