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1. Inside/Out: Living with love (14:57)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Agency for Instructional Television
Summary:
Dorothy Smith works for the Cuyahoga County Welfare Department in Oeveland, Ohio. She works at home, for her job is to care for children who are waiting to be adopted. Although it is a foster home ...

2. Into the blue (10:39)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Catling, Darrel, 1909-1991
Summary:
Shows how young airmen are trained by the R.A.F. Not only is the standard training such as solo flying shown, but also learning Morse code, navigation lectures, and special bombardier and fighter p...

3. Ready on the home front (23:56)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Constable, J. M.
Summary:
Presents the general aims of the civilian defense program during World War II. Describes the training and duties of the air raid warden. Closes with a proclamation by Governor Schricker.

4. The calls that cure (11:08)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
DeVoe, Ralph G. (Ralph Godwin), 1883-1966.
Summary:
Shows the telephone center and the bedside telephone service in a U.S. Army hospital. Discusses the beneficial effects on the soldiers of receiving telephone calls from home and advises families at...

5. Survival of the fittest (16:41)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Grashin, Mauri
Summary:
Shows the function of the physical training program of the Army Air Forces during World War II. Starts by celebrating the exploits of Army Air Force war heroes. The main story is a fictional story ...

6. Our enemy-- the Japanese (20:08)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965
Summary:
"Stridently anti-Japanese film that attempts to convey an understanding of Japanese life and philosophy so that the U.S. may more readily defeat its enemy. Depicts the Japanese as "primitive, murde...

7. A nickel for the movies (21:18)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
An introduction to motion picture study which tries to touch briefly on most of the issues which form the basis for contemporary film theory. Part One is a tongue-in-cheek movie scene entitled "Put...

8. Biology : the study of life (18:15)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Uses action photography of plants and animals to show that biology is more than just dissection or memorization but includes the study of life in all of its forms. Reveals that life has diversity a...

9. Camping and recreational facilities for the handicapped (19:21)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Examines how the designers of Camp Riley, a residential camp for handicapped youths, made the out-of-doors accessible to everyone, regardless of personal mobility. Shows the camp's cabins, trails, ...

10. Food for thought (18:41)

Date:
1980
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
A detailed look at a centralized, integrated, food service which provides 50,000 meals each day on a large university campus. Includes information about scientific control of the storage environmen...

11. Freshwater jellyfish (12:25)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Examines the life cycle of the freshwater jellyfish and describes its habitats, collection procedures, feeding behavior, and methods of reproduction.

12. Limestone (12:34)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Explains and simulates the formation of sedimentary rock, focusing on the importance of limestone as a natural resource. Locates limestone quarries on the map and shows how the stone is quarried in...

13. A career in bacteriology (14:58)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Explains that bacteriology is an area in the field of biology concerned with microscopic forms of life. Shows by photomicrography examples of protozoa, algae, molds, yeast, and bacteria, and throu...

14. Basic nature of sexual reproduction (14:29)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
High-powered microscopic shots are used to illustrate the principle that sexual reproduction in simple and complex plants and animals always involves the production and the union of gametes; exempl...

15. Better bulletin boards (13:01)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Describes various uses of the bulletin board. Shows how to locate and maintain a bulletin board for both instructional and reference purposes, describes the materials from which bulletin boards can...

16. Characteristics of plants and animals (10:47)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Uses animation, live photography, cinephotomicrography, and time-lapse photography to illustrate and explain the characteristics of living plants and animals. Shows the hydra, paramecium, and algae...

17. Craftsmanship in clay. Decoration (10:40)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows a skilled ceramist applying designs on several ceramic pieces prior to final firing. He uses the clay itself, a comb, a piece of burlap, or clay stamps to create textured designs. Other deco...

18. Crayfish anatomy (11:14)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows the external anatomy of a living crayfish and using a freshly anesthetized specimen points out its internal anatomy by systems. Presents its hard exoskeleton, body divisions, and the jointed...

19. Development of the chick : extra embryonic membranes (22:52)

Date:
1967 (Creation date: 1967)
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Utilizes the living chick embryo and perspective drawings to show the early development of the amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois. Examines the contractions of the amnion, as well as the fold...

20. Electricity. Distribution (16:06)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Develops basic concepts of electrical distribution, both cross-country and within the home. Complete distribution system is explained, with demonstrations of "line loss" and the use of fuses for ov...