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951. The Environment (34:08)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 5 of the Agency for Instructional Television series Across Cultures. Shows how the life-styles of different groups of people throughout the world are shaped by the physical environment. Looks at the Baoulé people in the village of Yrakrou, Ivory Coast, where the N'zi River supplies water for drinking, bathing, irrigation, and transportation, but also poses a threat because of seasonal flooding. In Chihuahua, Mexico, the Tarahumara's water supply is polluted and causes intestinal infections that are often fatal to children. The Japanese environment requires living in very limited space and adjusting to the constant threat of earthquakes.Hosted by John Robbins. Produced for Wisconsin Educational Television Network and Agency for Instructional Television by Positive Image Productions, Inc., in association with Academy for Research, Instruction and Educational Systems.

953. Soviet Union: Why Does Planning Occur? (17:56)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 4 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

955. The Northwest (34:02)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 14 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg reviews the exploration and settlement of the American Northwest, including the Columbia River, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the Oregon Trail. Emphasizes the region's major industries, namely, lumber products and aircraft manufacturing.

956. The Problem of Water (33:57)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 13 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg discusses the conditions in desert regions where little or no water is available, focusing on California; the problems faced by early explorer Jedediah Smith, who crossed the Mojave Desert in 1826; and the dependency of California's Imperial Valley and the city of Los Angeles on water from outside sources.

957. Seaports & Ships (34:13)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 2 of the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Shows fishermen along the New England coast and in the Atlantic catching lobster.

958. Solve It part 27 [outtakes] (21:09)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Solve It.

959. Solve It part 28 [outtakes] (21:04)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Solve It.

960. Solve It part 9 [outtakes] (21:04)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Solve It.

964. You Are Special (16:55)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 9 from a series of fifteen programs called Well, Well, Well that focuses on health and wellness for children in kindergarten and the primary grades. Hosted by Slim Goodbody (John Burstein).

965. Using the Words of Others (22:38)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 6 from the Agency for Instructional Television series In Other Words. In this television program focusing on communication skills, host Stephanie Edwards provides on-camera commentary for stories concerning students' appropriate use of the ideas and words of others in their essays and conversations. A nondramatic segment presents newspaper and television reporters who explain how pertinent quotations lend credibility.

967. Teacher's Meeting (32:09)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 6 from the Agency for Instructional Television series The Heart of Teaching. Dramatizations are designed to help teachers deal with problems - frustration, anger, isolation, change and pressure. This episode portrays a faculty meeting in which the teachers of a school discuss whether they are a collection of isolated individuals under one roof or a united faculty whose members work together. Focuses on the professional responsibilities of the teacher.

968. I'll Decide (Independence) (20:59)

Date:
1996
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Program 3 of Looking From The Inside/Out series Illustrates why learning to be independent and making decisions for yourself is an important part of growing up. Establishes strategies for enhancing decision making skills: considering consequences and alternatives, gathering information, and learning from mistakes.

969. Questioning in Science (17:11)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Television series WhatAbout. The programs are grouped according to like skills required for initiating a scientific investigation, collecting data, analyzing, interpreting, experimenting and communicating the results.

970. Learning to Say No (Pressured) (14:43)

Date:
1996
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Program 10 of Looking From The Inside/Out series teaches what to do when you are being pushed into doing something you do not believe in. Shows some ways to stop feeling pressured and demonstrates various strategies to use when a clean "no" message does not end the pressure. Promotes refusal skills as an effective way to cope with unwanted peer pressure.

971. How Can I Be a Constructive Critic? (25:53)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 12 from the Agency for Instructional Television series In Other Words. In this television program focusing on communication skills, host Stephanie Edwards provides on-camera commentary for stories concerning the need for specific, positive, and tactful criticism of students' writing efforts. A nondramatic segment presents fiction writer Tom Bethencourt, who comments on constructive criticism.

972. The Tennessee Valley | Our Bread Basket | We Make Anything | By Train or Plane (1:02:41)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 5 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg reviews the history of the Tennessee Valley through short scenes from the past: Cherokee land, the British at Fort Loudoun, early pioneers at Rocky Mount, a flatboat trip down the river, and the slow deterioration of the valley's resources. Gives a first-hand look at how the Tennessee Valley Authority helped reclaim the region. Episode 6 provides viewers with an insight into modern-day wheat farming on both irrigated and dry land in the Great Plains. Shows cultivating the soil, planting seed, harvesting the kernels, and marketing the crop. Highlights the history of the area by showing a sod house and shed, prairie grass, a one-room school, a windmill, and other aspects of prairie life. Episode 7 shows the mass production of bicycles and automobiles in order to foster an understanding of the importance of the assembly line in American manufacturing. Highlights the ingredients and techniques of making iron and steel. Discusses the innovations of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. Episode 8 discusses the history of American rail transport, including the first transcontinental railroad, the gradual shift from passengers to freight, and the role of commuter and subway trains today. Also highlights air travel, showing the control tower, departure lounges, and an air cargo terminal at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Recreates important moments in the lives of the Wright brothers through a historical vignette.

973. Using Every Child Can Succeed (22:34)

Date:
1992
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 2 in the sub series "Demonstration" from the program Every Child Can Succeed, a series of video programs with facilitators' guides that are designed to show schools how to help disadvantaged students achieve academic success.

974. Promises to Keep: Achieving Success in Our Schools (31:01)

Date:
1992
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 1 in the sub series "Demonstration" from the program Every Child Can Succeed, a series of video programs with facilitators' guides that are designed to show schools how to help disadvantaged students achieve academic success.

975. Wellness | Go, Grow, Glow | Food Power | Clean Power (1:02:36)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Part of a series of fifteen programs called Well, Well, Well that focuses on health and wellness for children in kindergarten and the primary grades. Hosted by Slim Goodbody (John Burstein).

976. Tidewater to Piedmont (34:01)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 4 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. This visit to the southeastern United States discusses the role of tobacco in the growth of the Virginia Colony, the importance of cotton and the fall line in making the Piedmont region the textile center of the nation, and George Washington Carver's research on uses for the peanut. Explores the political and cultural heritage of Williamsburg, Virginia. Hosted by John Rugg.

978. Japan [outtakes] (12:23)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, Japan: Why Does Trade Occur?

979. Japan #4, tapes 9-10 [outtakes] (32:30)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, Japan: Why Does Trade Occur?

980. South Asia: Why Are Forests Disappearing? [German] (22:28)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

981. Nepal #1 [outtakes] (1:36:34)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, South Asia: Why Are Forests Disappearing?

982. Japan: Why Does Trade Occur? [no narration] (22:10)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 3 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

983. Japan #1, tapes 1-4 [outtakes] (1:02:28)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, Japan: Why Does Trade Occur?

984. Solve It [outtakes] (20:53)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Solve It.

986. Solve It part 38 [outtakes] (21:04)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Solve It.

988. South Asia: Why Are Forests Disappearing? [no narration] (32:24)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

989. Nepal #2 [outtakes] (28:00)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, South Asia: Why Are Forests Disappearing?

990. South Asia: Why Are Forests Disappearing? [Spanish] (34:09)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

991. Southeast Asia: how Does Change Occur? [No narration] (22:21)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 2 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

992. Southeast Asia: How Does Change Occur? [German] (22:27)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 2 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

993. Talk, Talk, Talk (22:39)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 17 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series All About You, an elementary course in health education designed for children to help them understand basic human anatomy, physiology, and psychology.

994. What Are Families For? (22:18)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 28 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series All About You, an elementary course in health education designed for children to help them understand basic human anatomy, physiology, and psychology.

995. Japan #2, tapes 4-7 [outtakes] (1:02:40)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, Japan: Why Does Trade Occur?

996. Japan #3, tapes 7-9 [outtakes] (42:35)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, Japan: Why Does Trade Occur?

997. Southeast Asia: How Does Change Occur? [Spanish] (34:03)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 2 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.

998. Thorncliffe Community School: Student Centered Learning in Edmonton (31:25)

Date:
1992
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 6 in the sub series "Successful Schools" from the program Every Child Can Succeed, a series of video programs with facilitators' guides that are designed to show schools how to help disadvantaged students achieve academic success.

1000. Abortion (38:58)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Discusses in detail the most common types of abortion procedures, aimed particularly at the woman who has already made the decision to have an abortion. Focuses on the need for post-abortion follow-up with the doctor, especially for contraceptive advice.