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201. To hear your banjo play (16:26)

Date:
1947
Summary:
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...

202. Algae (17:14)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Depicts the five major groups of algae, showing growth, movement, reproduction, and nutritional patterns. Describes the tremendous size range of algae from the giant kelp to the minute forms found ...

203. Experiments in the revival of organisms (19:52)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Presents a record of the successful experiments in resuscitating dead animals conducted at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy at Veronezh, U.S.S.R., by Dr. S. S. Bryukhonenko. Th...

204. The weeks after birth (29:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
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...

205. Digestive systems in animals (14:50)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Shows the variety of ways animals obtain food and their different types of digestive cavities--fully closed, one opening, and two openings. Examines digestive organs in an earthworm, grasshopper, f...

207. Testing intelligence with the Stanford-Binet (18:12)

Date:
1950
Summary:
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...

208. Research by rockets (27:54)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film traces the history of rocketry and describes the use of sounding rockets as tools for scientific research in the upper atmosphere; this film discusses the need for such tools, shows how r...

209. Your Indiana state parks (20:31)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Shows scenes of Indiana state parks during the various seasons. Stresses the facilities available for camping, boating, fishing, hiking, studying nature, horseback riding, picnicking, and participa...

210. Operation and Care of the Kodak Pageant Projector (11:25)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Explains the set-up and operation of the Kodak Pageant motion picture projector. Shows proper placement of components for effective use, threading, focusing, and centering the picture on the scree...

211. 1968 Little 500 (26:39)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Robert Appelman
Summary:
A short film about the 1968 Little 500.

212. Nuclear transplantation (12:37)

Date:
1976
Summary:
Uses photomicrography and time-lapse sequences to reveal the research technique of nuclear transplantation. Shows how nuclei are transplanted from donor body cells into activated eggs.

213. Thumbelina (15:13)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
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. ...

214. The Stalin Era (58:07)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
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...

215. The middle months of pregnancy (29:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
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...

216. Nervous systems in animals (16:38)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Uses drawings and dissected specimens to compare the nervous systems in hydra, planaria, earthworms, and grasshoppers and shows the response of a paramecium, euglena, amoeba, hydra, and planaria to...

217. The film laboratory (19:19)

Date:
1974
Summary:
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...

219. World War II prologue, U.S.A. (28:29)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Reviews, through documentary scenes taken from the National Archives, the historic events which led to the entry of the United States into World War II. Records the failure of the League of Nations...

220. Learning about learning (29:44)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Outlines the work of Dr. Howard Kendler, Dr. Tracy Kendler, Dr. Spence, Dr. Harlow, and Dr. Skinner, in exploring the different strategies employed in developing new theoretical concepts about man'...

223. Hearing deficit and memory (12:48)

Date:
1969
Summary:
One in a series, this film takes a look at memory as it is exhibited by children with hearing deficits. Each child watches the instructor use a pencil to tap blocks in varying sequences, then tries...

225. Preparing the home for the baby (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Introduces and outlines the twelve-program series AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. Discusses the baby's need for space in the home and suggests and shows furnishings for the nursery area. Describes some o...

226. Angry boy (31:27)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Dramatizes the story of Tommy Randall, who has been caught stealing at school, and who is sent to a child guidance clinic rather than being of an emotional problem. Traces the disturbance, through...

227. Brazil (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series pre...

228. Fabricantes mexicanos de ollas (09:24)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows how the Indians in the Mayo village off Ubalama live, how they make and use ollas, and how they trade them for the necessities of life. Explains why primitive industry of making ollas has ret...

229. You can't eat tobacco (13:52)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Deals with the evils of the one-crop system throughout the tobacco country of the South; then illustrates some of the ways in which the impoverished tobacco farmer can improve his lot by devoting s...

230. Let's make a meal in twenty minutes (04:44)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows how Sally can, in an emergency, prepare a hot meal quickly, using her mother's ready supply of canned and frozen foods. The narrator emphasizes the correct use of the proper utensils, the ti...

232. Bakuba (17:25)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Describes the arts and crafts of the Bakuba people of the Congo and briefly describes other aspects of their culture. Indicates the probable origin of the Bakuba in northern Africa. Pictures weavin...

233. Lessons in Living (21:39)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Brandon Films, Inc
Summary:
Shows the community of Lantzville, British Columbia, a cross-section of nationalities and industrial groups, with a drab and neglected school. The interest of a school inspector inspires a complete...

234. Fen Lands (17:28)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Pictures the marshy area in England which has been reclaimed for farming purposes. Explains the problems which the people face when the soil dries and shrinks from the foundations of buildings, wh...

235. Getting ready morally (11:12)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Seventh in the "Are You Ready for Service?" series. Compares the experiences and moral behavior of two young men in the Navy. One was prepared for necessary decisions, while the other had no clear...

236. Somewhere in India (13:52)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Shows the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Indian Government in a cooperative project to control malaria in the Terai district of India. Foreign specialists work with Indian teams making...

237. Small Town Library (10:39)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Demonstrates how the facilities of a large city library are made available to rural libraries. Shows the library truck from Gary, Indiana, delivering books, pictures, and other materials weekly, f...

238. How we know the Earth's shape (10:45)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Explains that a globe is the best model to represent the shape of the earth. Discusses the change in man's ideas about the shape of the earth from flat, to curved to round to flattened and bulging...

239. Demands of world leadership : part I (29:41)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
WQED; Tom Coleman; Sam Silberman
Summary:
Dr. Peter H. Odegard, head of the political science department at the University of California at Berkeley, delivers the paper he prepared at the time of the inauguration of Edward H. Litchfield as...

240. Home Nursing: Fundamentals (14:20)

Date:
1953
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Summary:
Illustrates various techniques and household arrangements for caring for the convalescent patient at home. Shows ways of arranging the sick room, making the beds, washing and serving the patient, ...

242. Baby meets his parents (10:48)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Explains how the developing personality of the child is influenced by the manner in which his parents provide for his basic needs and prepare him for social living.

243. Brotherhood of man (11:20)

Date:
1946
Summary:
An animated cartoon which explains that there are no basic differences between the races of the world. Uses small green demons to caricature prejudice and racial hatred. Relates the history of mank...

244. Activity group therapy (53:56)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Activity group therapy as developed at the Jewish Board of Guardians, New York City, by S.R. Slavson, Director of Group Therapy. Shows socially-maladjusted children 10 to 11 years old being benefit...

245. Forestry and forest industries (10:38)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Shows how the government has acted to protect our woodlands by enacting laws and establishing the Forest Service. Forest Rangers protect forests against fire, administer game laws, control the num...

246. Navajo rug weaving (16:23)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
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Summary:
The Navajo rug-weaving process begins with sheepshearing, followed by carding and hand-spinning the wool into yarn. The yarn is then dyed using handmade dyes. Weavers set up a loom and employ intri...

247. The exceptional child. [Individual differences : introduction] (29:04)

Alternative title:
Individual differences; Exceptional child
Date:
1959
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Explains that individual differences in children occur in physical, mental, and emotional growth and development. Describes and illustrates the special and dynamic problems of the exceptional child.

248. The dynamics of leadership. [Anatomy of a group] (29:09)

Alternative title:
Anatomy of a group; Dynamics of leadership
Date:
1961
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Illustrates the structure of a group, the goals to be achieved during meetings, participation patterns, the quality of communication, group standards, and group procedures. Discusses the difference...

249. Defense of peace (11:33)

Alternative title:
Defense of the peace; U.N. at work
Date:
1958
Main contributors:
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Summary:
This episode illustrates global conflict zones in 1949 and the role of the United Nations in addressing them. It explains the structure and functions of key U.N. bodies, including the General Assem...

250. [Mentally Retarded: Trainable] (28:56)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the special problem of the severely mentally retarded child. Illustrates the relationship of these children to their family or neighbors. Describes the use of private and public day sch...