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301. Wise buying (11:15)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Emphasizes the relation of needs to budget; discusses such factors in buying as seasonal changes, quantity purchases, and product labels; points out that the standard of living can be raised if one...

302. Wonders in the desert (10:44)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Joan and Jimmy, elementary-grade pupils, discover many forms of animal life existing in the desert. During a walk they see jack rabbits and burros and examine closely an ordinary lizard, a horned ...

303. Woodworking (11:07)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Reviews characteristics of various kinds of wood and shows that skill in the use of woodworking tools comes from a study of fundamentals followed by practice and experience. Pictures Cliff and ano...

304. Work and energy (29:29)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
The principle of work is introduced and the different systems of units commonly used for measuring work done are compared. Potential energy and kinetic energy are defined, and visual aids are used ...

305. Working safely in the shop (11:04)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Emphasizes safety precautions in a shop. Shows how to maximize safety at such power tools as the grinding wheel and power and band saws and cautions that hand tools should also be used carefully.

306. 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...

307. You and your work (10:29)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Shows how a vocational guidance counselor helps a young man who has just lost his job to change his attitude and achieve success when allowed a second chance. The young man takes a job at a shoe st...

308. 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...

309. Your children's play (20:26)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Shows, through the play activities of children of different age levels, how they learn and gain physical growth. Presents the infant as needing few toys, the small child as wanting to help at home...