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Emphasizes the importance of proper cleaning in the care of teeth, and illustrates how the teeth are affected by excessive use of refined sugar. Identifies the kinds of bacteria that change sugar t...
This film describes the origin and growth of glaciers; surveys the work of glaciologists in trying to understand the structure of ice and its importance in the study of climatology, meteorology, an...
Third in the "Are You Ready or Service?" series. A young man in the service writes to his high-school-age brother about the importance of good citizenship. Voting, paying taxes, serving on juries...
Presents information on the connection between sexual reproduction and heredity. Dr. Roney reviews briefly the elements necessary to sexual reproduction and states some of the genetic advantages t...
Discusses the relationship of mental illness to criminal behavior, and describes the functional disorders of schizophrenia, paranoia, and manic-depressive psychoses. Shows an interview with a schiz...
Traces the changes in American attitudes and tastes as reflected in magazine publishing since 1900. Depicts magazines in the first decade of the century as models of gentility and decorum. Describe...
Analyzes American satire during the past half-century and probes the relationship between satirical form and content and the life and culture of the times. Discusses such humorists of the 20s and 3...
Probes the question of social change and examines forces causing it. Pictures the chairman of the board of a large corporation who recalls his early years as he prepares notes for a board meeting w...
Shows Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. Pictures the work of white and Negro doctors and nurses in helping their patients to become healthy, useful...
Dr. B.F. Skinner introduces the concept of teaching through machines. Others describe programmed learning. Both techniques include the advantages of a student advancing at his own pace and knowing ...
Shows excerpts from four tests: two six-year olds (I.Q.s 104 and 156) and two ten-year-olds (I.Q.s 100 and 80). Indicates techniques of rapport and standardized administration. Concepts and computa...
Shows the advances achieved by biologists through experiments with atomic radiation on plants and animals. Describes the effects of gamma rays on living cells: their growth, rate of reproduction,...
Describes the vast change the automobile has wrought in the American way of life and indicates that automobile production has become central to our economy. Shows that in the early 1900s a "merry O...
Sensitive Content Warning: This video contains historical footage of animal experimentation that some viewers may find disturbing or distressing. Viewer discretion is advised.
Describes the resear...
An alternate title to this film is [Immediate problems].
Discusses problems concerning "The Basic Importance of Education--The Citizen's Responsibility," "Science Education--The Teacher," and "Tea...
An alternate title to this film is [Long range problems].
Presents a discussion of "The Humanities," "A Balanced Program," "The 'Elite'," and "Russian Education--Positive and Negative Lessons We M...
Pictures experiments with rats and human subjects which indicate some of the effects of drugs on behavior. Shows effects of drugs on psychomotor behavior of rats and on mentally disturbed patients....
Shows how the ear transforms sound waves into nerve impulses, which in turn are interpreted by the brain as sounds. Uses animated drawings to explain sound and how sound waves reach the ear; then ...
Discusses the training and functions of the teacher in a world of rapid change. Shows prospective teachers in study and training situations and follows Janet, a student teacher, as she acquaints h...
Stresses the importance of knowing the exact names of the things of life so that they can be introduced to others who have not known them before. Points out the dangers of vague generalities in wri...
The anatomy of the eye is shown in detail by diagram, regular photography, and cinephotomicrography. Demonstrates how to correct defects in focusing, the approved way of removing foreign objects f...
Discusses and demonstrates the laboratory procedures involved in the production of a 16mm, color, sound film. Follows the camera original film and a quarter inch audio tape through the following p...
Presents an integrative device for the general teaching (as contrasted with the specific speech lesson) of language and speech. Describes the entire pattern as well as attempting a speech correcti...
Uses drawings and real photography to depict the origin and nature of the Hawaiian Islands. Shows a recent eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano and indicates how rain, wind, and the ocean have transforme...
Illustrates, using animation and live-action photography, man's efforts to learn more about the structure of the earth through study of deep mine shafts, deep wells, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Des...
Records the red tape, long periods of waiting, and dehumanizing procedures a young mother from an inner city must contend with to receive routine medical treatment for her child through welfare. S...
Discusses Japan's rise from a medieval economy to one of imperial greatness in the pre-war period, its destruction, and then its cataclysmic rise from the ashes. Examines the trends, problems, and...
Examines the transformation of Japan, from a Middle-Age culture to a modern society in a period of 70 years. Illustrates with Japanese documentary film footage from World War II to provide a contra...
Discusses such topics as superstitions about birth marks and deformities, how to relieve morning sickness, changes in clothing, and how to relax and rest. Contains suggestions for relieving constip...
Indicates the basic principle of the standard plain milling machine. Each part of the machine is named and explained, and some elementary setups are demonstrated.
Jos Limon and his troupe perform a suite of dances based on Shakespeare's "Othello" with lines spoken by Bram Nossem. Using the structure of a court dance, this interpretation captures the tragedy ...
Demonstrates the tests with which Dr. David McClelland of Harvard University seeks to verify his psychological theory--that the economic growth or decline of nations is dependent to a large extent ...
Examines the Japanese occupation from original planning in 1943 through its tenure from 1945 to 1952. Considers its failures and successes and the reasons for both. Discusses General Douglas MacArt...
Discusses and shows with charts the female and male reproductive organs and explains their functions. Discusses the role of hormones in sexual maturation and in the processes of ovulation and feta...
Continues the tour of York, South Carolina, begun in the Southerner, Part 1. Visits with local townspeople including Mrs. Blanch Carroll, church and club-woman; John Marion, attorney and School Bo...
Demonstrates materials which aid in teaching speech relative to voiced-voiceless-nasal distinction, tongue shape, lip shape, self-monitoring, cleanliness, and stimulus and motivation. Suggests how...
Uses newsreel footage to outline the important events preceding the Second World War. Explains Stalin's efforts to build his personal image. Reviews the non-aggression pact signed with the German R...
Presents a history of the literature for the string quartet. Shows paintings contemporary with the musical selections that are played. Features the Juilliard String Quartet. Music includes: Haydn...
Discusses the care of the mother after delivery and demonstrates exercises designed to aid the mother in rapid and thorough recovery. Points out the changes which occur in the mother's body and em...
Shows and discusses some of the works of Rouault and explains how they are expressive of the artist himself. Tells of Rouault's Celtic background, his temperament, his interests, and of the influe...
Interprets the challenge to build lasting peace through the development of available resources, sharing of scientific knowledge, minimizing disease, and encouraging world trade. Shows the United Na...
This is the story of a little girl no bigger than a thumb who is carried away from her home by a frog to be the bride of the frog's son. Thumbelina escapes from the Frog with the help of a rabbit. ...
Completes Eisenstein's unfinished film Que Viva Mexico? using portions of his original footage supplemented with an English soundtrack. Begins with life in Mexico before the time of the Conquista...
Pictures American folk singers in various parts of the country and discusses briefly the development of folk music here. Peter Seeger is shown singing and playing his banjo in a city setting, and t...
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and reporter, interviewed before leaving Moscow, briefly tells of the civilian defense work he witnessed. Scenes showing how the Russians are carrying out their ...
