301. Inside/Out: But They Might Laugh (22:39)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Agency for Instructional Television
Summary:
Becky and Laura are whispering in class about their ice-skating lessons later that afternoon, but the conversation is interrupted when Becky is called to the board to spell a word. When she makes several false starts, the other children laugh at her mistakes, and she gives up in frustration. Although Laura offers encouragement, Becky grumbles that she can't do anything when anyone laughs at her. At the skating rink Becky struggles to keep her balance, but takes one tumble after another. When her classmates again laugh at her, she quits and goes off to the side, where her teacher, Mrs. Johnson, urges her to keep trying. The children ask their teacher to join them on the ice, but she begs off, promising to skate with them the next day. On her way to school the next morning, Becky, knowing that she will have to try to skate again that afternoon, bandages her knee to feign an injury and limps into class late. Mrs. Johnson announces that she won't be able to go skating after all, because she has to attend an important meeting. After school she tries to leave without being seen by any of the children, but encounters Becky, who now has no trouble running. Mrs. Johnson confesses that she had lied to the children about having to go to a meeting and admits that she didn't want to go skating because she was afraid of falling down and making a fool of herself. When Becky discovers that her teacher is also afraid of being laughed at, she and Mrs. Johnson decide to go together to the skating rink. Moving uncertainly, the teacher edges along the ice while Becky watches anxiously from the side. Mrs. Johnson loses her balance and takes a tumble, but her students encourage her to try again. Becky nervously twists the laces of her skates, unable to decide what she should do now.

302. Inside/Out: I Dare You (22:36)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Agency for Instructional Television
Summary:
Clarissa, a new girl in the neighborhood, wants to join the "gang." To be accepted as a member, she must carry out a potentially dangerous dare. The gang is also shaken by the potential danger and debates whether the dare is necessary and how hard it should be. In a series of flashbacks each child recounts this particular dare. Yes, Clarissa must accept the dare to join the gang; her trial will come later in the day. Torn between a desire for social acceptance and a concern for her safety, Clarissa fantasizes many of the possible consequences of taking the dare and argues with herself about whether membership in the group is worth the risk. When the moment of decision arrives, she is urged on by the gang, who shout fiercely, "Go! Go! Go!" As the tension reaches its highest point the program ends .... What has Clarissa decided to do? (with captions)

303. You're It (15:46)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Ripples. Eight seven-year-olds enjoy a unique visit to the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. The surprising tour be-gins with a warm-up in which the children relax and learn to "feel" with their eyes.Then they learn to concentrate on what they see by actually trying to become ladies and gentlemen in Eighteenth Century portraits,people and shapes in an emotional scene,and even the shapes and sounds in a "noisy"Twentieth Century abstract.

304. Income Tax and You (18:46)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 1 from Understanding Taxes. Uses dramatizations to highlight teenagers' firsthand experiences with the effects of taxation and to explain the reasons for taxes.

305. Walk and Run (22:30)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Wordsmith. This popular series is based on contemporary concepts of vocabulary and linguistic theory. Each program centers on a themes like food, size, or communication. But from then on, anything goes--word cells cavort about to instruct and entertain, animated characters get their words in edgewise, word lore of all kinds lights up the nooks and crannies of the English language. Designed to arouse students curiosity about words and to sharpen their awareness of language, the series includes standard vocabulary development and incorporates terms from specialized vocabularies, foreign languages, and slang. Bob Smith, wordsmith and author of the teacher's guide, has taught English, philosophy, psychology, education, Latin, and mathematics at levels from the seventh grade to post graduate study. His television work began in 1962. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, and three advanced degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Gonzaga University and the University of Michigan.

306. What's the Meaning? (Giving and Getting Meaning) (33:29)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 9 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

307. Will He or Won't He? (Distrust) (19:36)

Date:
1996
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Program 12 of Looking From The Inside/Out series shows why it is often difficult to trust others, especially someone who consistently breaks promises. Promotes stress-management skills, such as seeking out other people and sharing feelings, as an appropriate strategy for dealing with serious problems.

308. Friends (15:11)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Ripples. Children in a kindergarten classroom de-scribe "being friends" in terms of their own experiences at school laughing together,talking on the phone, helping somebody with a hard job, teaching somebody something that he wants to know. They also think about not being friends and the way it feels when somebody's "just plain mean." How to make a new friend, whether one always needs a friend to have fun, and whether grown-ups can be friends are other ideas explored.

310. Fractions: Subtracting Mixed Numbers (34:02)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 13 from Solve It a series produced by the Agency for Instructional Technology that focuses on teaching everyday mathematical skills. In each episode young hosts introduce and interpret dramas in which children must perform real-life mathematics problems, and documentary segments show adults who apply the same skills on the job. Teaches specific problem-solving strategies.

312. I Found It (15:52)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Ripples. Susie, Laura, Jennifer and Yvonne, out for aSaturday walk,are invited by an artist neighbor to visit her "secret tower" studio.They are surprised to find beautiful art objects made from materials the artist saved or found accidentally. The children set out themselves to find useful "junk" for their own creations. After an unusual walk, the girls return to the studio to create fresh new faces from what would seem to be stale old materials.

313. I Don't Get It (Confusion) (20:59)

Date:
1996
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Program 1 of Looking From The Inside/Out series explores the emotion of confusion and shows how effective communication skills can alleviate confusion.

314. Inside/Out: How Do you Show? (22:25)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Agency for Instructional Television
Summary:
It's a mighty good day for showing how you feel, and Nick, Brice, and Richard do just that. As the three friends leave a playground, they are jumped by older boys who wrestle two of them to the ground and take their money. Nick expresses his anger through shouting,kicking boxes, and breaking old bottles, while Brice is passive, quietly keeping his feelings to himself. Richard remains fairly even-tempered. As the afternoon progresses the boys express anger, fear, enthusiasm, and guilt as they play baseball, walk through a cemetery, and snitch a piece of chocolate cake at Richard's house. Each shows his feelings in his own way. In an off-hand manner Richard asks Brice whether or not he's going to tell his parents about the bullies. Brice replies that he doesn't say much to his parents. Richard asks in some amazement, "How come you don't say what you feel and think?" Brice answers, "I don't know. Does it matter?"

315. About Your Choice Our Chance (31:06)

Date:
1990
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Promotional overview of Your Choice Our Chance, a series of drug abuse prevention programs to be viewed by students and community members in an effort to educate and prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs before preteens start. The program targets children in the vulnerable pre-adolescent years, incorporating proven prevention strategies recommended by leading health educators. The school component focuses on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that influence drug use. The programs are designed to help students develop personal and social skills, learn to make decisions, and improve their self - concept. Dramatic episodes feature target-age students in realistic school, family, and peer group situations. The programs feature a variety of socioeconomic levels, family structures, and racial and ethnic backgrounds.

316. Hanging in There (Solving Problems) (15:43)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 59 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

317. Handy Hands (22:37)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 16 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.

318. Working Together (Specialization and the Division of Labor) (22:59)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 6 of Trade-offs, a series in economic education for nine to thirteen year-olds that consists of fifteen 20-minute television/film programs and related materials. Using dramatizations and special visuals, the series considers fundamental economic problems relevant to everyday life. In its first year, Trade-offs was used by approximately 500,000 students and their teachers in about 25.000 fifth and sixth grade classrooms. This more than quadrupled the amount of teaching of economics as a subject. Trade-offs was produced under the direction of AIT by the Educational Film Center (North Spring-field. Virginia), The Ontario Educational Communications Authority, and public television station KERA, Dallas. Programs were available on film, videocassette, and broadcast videotape. Trade-offs was developed cooperatively by the Joint Council on Economic Education, the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, the Agency for Instructional Television, and a consortium fifty-three state and provincial education and broadcasting agencies.

319. Why Money (Voluntary Exchange) (20:37)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 9 of Trade-offs, a series in economic education for nine to thirteen year-olds that consists of fifteen 20-minute television/film programs and related materials. Using dramatizations and special visuals, the series considers fundamental economic problems relevant to everyday life. In its first year, Trade-offs was used by approximately 500,000 students and their teachers in about 25.000 fifth and sixth grade classrooms. This more than quadrupled the amount of teaching of economics as a subject. Trade-offs was produced under the direction of AIT by the Educational Film Center (North Spring-field. Virginia), The Ontario Educational Communications Authority, and public television station KERA, Dallas. Programs were available on film, videocassette, and broadcast videotape. Trade-offs was developed cooperatively by the Joint Council on Economic Education, the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, the Agency for Instructional Television, and a consortium fifty-three state and provincial education and broadcasting agencies.

320. Fitting In (Stress) (17:46)

Date:
1990
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 3 of Your Choice Our Chance, a series of drug abuse prevention programs to be viewed by students and community members in an effort to educate and prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs before preteens start. The program targets children in the vulnerable pre-adolescent years, incorporating proven prevention strategies recommended by leading health educators. The school component focuses on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that influence drug use. The programs are designed to help students develop personal and social skills, learn to make decisions, and improve their self - concept. Dramatic episodes feature target-age students in realistic school, family, and peer group situations. The programs feature a variety of socioeconomic levels, family structures, and racial and ethnic backgrounds.

321. Where Do You Get Them? (Using Criteria) (15:49)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 36 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

322. Your Busy Brain (22:27)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 14 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.

323. Why Competition? Market Structure (22:28)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 12 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Give & Take, an educational program on economics designed for grades 8-10.

324. Walk and Run | Water | Time | Cutting (1:02:45)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Wordsmith. This popular series is based on contemporary concepts of vocabulary and linguistic theory. Each program centers on a themes like food, size, or communication. But from then on, anything goes--word cells cavort about to instruct and entertain, animated characters get their words in edgewise, word lore of all kinds lights up the nooks and crannies of the English language. Designed to arouse students curiosity about words and to sharpen their awareness of language, the series includes standard vocabulary development and incorporates terms from specialized vocabularies, foreign languages, and slang. Bob Smith, wordsmith and author of the teacher's guide, has taught English, philosophy, psychology, education, Latin, and mathematics at levels from the seventh grade to post graduate study. His television work began in 1962. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, and three advanced degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Gonzaga University and the University of Michigan.

325. We Decide (Social Decision Making) (20:26)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 3 of Trade-offs, a series in economic education for nine to thirteen year-olds that consists of fifteen 20-minute television/film programs and related materials. Using dramatizations and special visuals, the series considers fundamental economic problems relevant to everyday life. In its first year, Trade-offs was used by approximately 500,000 students and their teachers in about 25.000 fifth and sixth grade classrooms. This more than quadrupled the amount of teaching of economics as a subject. Trade-offs was produced under the direction of AIT by the Educational Film Center (North Spring-field. Virginia), The Ontario Educational Communications Authority, and public television station KERA, Dallas. Programs were available on film, videocassette, and broadcast videotape. Trade-offs was developed cooperatively by the Joint Council on Economic Education, the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, the Agency for Instructional Television, and a consortium fifty-three state and provincial education and broadcasting agencies.

326. What's Enough? (Judging Information) (15:41)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 46 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

327. What Are They? (Using Criteria) (15:30)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 35 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

328. Hansel and Gretel (Germany) (34:24)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 4 from the AIT series Teletales. Storyteller Paul Lally tells a tale from Germany about two hungry, helpless children who use their wits to defeat a nearsighted witch. Includes music and sound effects combined with illustrations by Rae Owings.

329. About Tax Whys (19:07)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Orientation to Tax Whys a program that uses dramatizations to highlight teenagers' firsthand experiences with the effects of taxation and to explain the reasons for taxes.

330. Geometry and Measurement: Measuring Volume (34:13)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 9 from Solve It a series produced by the Agency for Instructional Technology that focuses on teaching everyday mathematical skills. In each episode young hosts introduce and interpret dramas in which children must perform real-life mathematics problems, and documentary segments show adults who apply the same skills on the job. Teaches specific problem-solving strategies.

331. Groundhog's Horse (33:58)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 12 of Readit. Host John Robbins introduces the story by Joyce Rockwood about a Cherokee boy, who goes alone to rescue his unusual mare, Midnight, from the Cherokees who stole her. Designed to encourage students to read the book.

332. Inside/Out: Lost Is a Feeling (22:41)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Agency for Instructional Television
Summary:
Amador and his family are moving from Puerto Rico to Washington, D.C., and his parents have sent him on ahead by plane to stay with his Aunt Rosa and Uncle Roberto. When he arrives at their apartment, he looks out on the new and strange city streets, noisy with traffic and walled in by buildings, so unlike the neighborhood he knows at home. Three weeks later Amador, ill-at-ease and unhappy, is moping around the apartment when his uncle appears with a present for him-a new baseball glove. Uncle Roberto tells him that he must take it outdoors so that he can find some boys to play with and make some new friends. He finds a game in progress and watches from the sidelines until a fly ball comes his way and he catches it. This annoys the other boys, and they start toward Amador, expecting some sort of explanation. Confused by their manner, Amador blurts out "I can play" in Spanish, but fears that the boys are out to get him and runs away from them, dropping his mitt on the field. One of the boys, Peter, who speaks some Spanish, picks it up and explains to the others that Amador only wants to play with them, and then runs after Amador to return the mitt. Meanwhile Amador has come to a bridge where he stops to look down into the stream below. He goes down to the creek and begins to wade into the water until a mounted policeman tells him to get out of the polluted creek. Confused and frightened, he clutches his shoes and runs off barefoot to find his way back to the apartment. He catches sight of Peter running toward him and speeds up, afraid of what might happen to him. He reaches the safety of the apartment, where Peter leaves the mitt for him. Watching from inside, Amador seems to understand at last that the boys have really meant him no harm.

333. What Do I Know? (Collecting Information) (16:02)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 16 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

334. Income Tax and You (17:45)

Date:
1993
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Program A from Understanding Taxes. Uses dramatizations to highlight teenagers' firsthand experiences with the effects of taxation and to explain the reasons for taxes.

335. Good Practice Today! (Refusal Skills) (34:07)

Date:
1990
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 6 of Your Choice Our Chance, a series of drug abuse prevention programs to be viewed by students and community members in an effort to educate and prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs before preteens start. The program targets children in the vulnerable pre-adolescent years, incorporating proven prevention strategies recommended by leading health educators. The school component focuses on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that influence drug use. The programs are designed to help students develop personal and social skills, learn to make decisions, and improve their self - concept. Dramatic episodes feature target-age students in realistic school, family, and peer group situations. The programs feature a variety of socioeconomic levels, family structures, and racial and ethnic backgrounds.

336. Vamos al cine (34:13)

Date:
1990
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Lesson 13 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Amigos. The goals of this series, in order of priority, are: To expose children to basic Spanish; to introduce children to Hispanic culture; to create an interest in the geography of countries where Spanish is the primary language; to reinforce skills and concepts taught in the regular elementary school curricula.

337. Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole (34:18)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 11 of Readit. Host John Robbins introduces the story by Sheila Greenwald about a young girl who plays the violin badly, but becomes famous when her uncle writes about her in his book. People treat her like a celebrity and even schedule a recital. Designed to encourage students to read the book.

338. We Choose: Scarcity & Social Decision Making (22:23)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 2 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Give & Take, an educational program on economics designed for grades 8-10.

339. Going to the Hospital (16:17)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Ripples. Chris tumbles headlong from a tree and rides to the hospital in an ambulance. As he is examined, X-rayed, wrapped in a plaster leg cast, and fitted with a hospital bracelet, he gets the information he needs to cope with the dramatic change in his life from the efficient adults around him. Continued in Overnight in the Hospital.

340. Cultural Exchange (33:39)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 11 of the Agency for Instructional Television series Across Cultures. Examines the pace of cultural exchange in various societies. Contrasts the rapid absorption of western influences in Japanese society to the slower pace of cultural exchange in Baoulé life in West Africa and to the actual resistance of the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico to most attempts to change their life-style. 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.

341. Consider Your Audience (34:08)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 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 a story about a junior high school student who wants to persuade her principal to reinstate noon dances. A nondramatic segment presents feature writer Doug Brown explaining why newspapers regularly survey readers' interests and expectations.

342. Daddy's Girl (Changing Family Relationships) (15:22)

Date:
1980
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 2 from the AIT series On the Level. The series is designed to help young people understand what is happening to them as they grow up and to encourage their active participation in the hard work of adolescence-reaching maturity through social and personal growth. The twelve programs dramatize common teenage concerns like love, stress, conflict. and changing re­lationships with family and friends. The problem situations stimulate reflection and discussion about alternative courses of action for different individuals: the many approaches to problems, the many solutions.

343. Deadwood City and The Third Planet from Altair (34:20)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 6 of Readit. Host John Robbins introduces two stories by Edward Packard in which the reader makes decisions at many turning points, each of which can change the plot. In the first story, the reader can have several different adventures in the Old West. In the second story, the reader is given choices to make determining the course of a spaceship and the safety of its crew. Designed to encourage students to read the books.

344. Creating Music (22:44)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 7 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Arts Alive. The program addresses the power and universal appeal of the arts, presenting four examples of students, who, through positive artistic experiences, became more interested and involved in the world around them. Hosted by Lynn Swann.

345. Computers (22:34)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 11 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Watch Your Language. Uses on-camera narration and a dramatic episode to teach new vocabulary and word analysis skills. In this episode Carl learns about computers the hard way when he joins a record club with a computerized mailing list.

346. Classifying Information (Classifying) (15:53)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 21 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

347. Choices for the Future (35:44)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 13 of the Agency for Instructional Television series Across Cultures. Makes the point that people and cultures operate on the assumption that they will have a future. Looks at what this means to the peoples in three societies: the Japanese, the Baoulé village people in West Africa, and the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico. 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.

348. Creditwise: Opportunity Cost (22:36)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 4 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Give & Take, an educational program on economics designed for grades 8-10.

349. Changing Taxes: Public Goods & Services (22:37)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 8 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Give & Take, an educational program on economics designed for grades 8-10.

350. But, What Does it Mean? (Giving and Getting Meaning) (16:03)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 12 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.