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121. A journey into time (14:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
An introductory study of the probable development of our earth from the earliest days of our planet, showing many of the creatures who lived before us. Animated sequences.

122. Asteroids, comets, and meteorites (11:03)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Surveys the size, composition, and location of asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the means used to investigate them. The discovery of asteroids in 1801 by Piazzi, their place in the solar syste...

123. Axioms in algebra (13:18)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Bruce Cornwell; Katharine Cornwell
Summary:
Employs animation and live photography to present a series of examples demonstrating axioms as statements accepted as true without proof and applies these axioms to addition, subtraction, multiplic...

124. Before the day (27:19)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Portrays conditions leading to the establishment of the Social Security System and explains the subsequent changes in the law that have extended coverage to nearly all persons in the United States....

125. Challenge of the oceans (29:51)

Date:
1960
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Summary:
A scientific study of the physical, chemical and biological aspects of the oceans. Presents current views of the character and dynamics of oceans and explains the scope, objectives, and problems of...

126. Degas: master of motion (14:30)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Richard F. Brown; Jean S. Boggs; Lester Novros
Summary:
An exhibition of more than 100 works of Degas--drawings, paintings, and sculpture--at the Los Angeles County Museum, emphasizing his three favorite subjects: horses and jockeys, portraits, and ball...

127. Der Rhein (04:30)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A small boy's curiosity about the source of his new clothing is used in tracing the production of clothing from raw material to the finished product. Shows several of the manufacturing processes b...

128. 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...

129. Learning and behavior ; what makes us human? (26:30)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Pictures the work of Dr. B. F. Skinner and his associates at Harvard University Psychology Laboratories in studying animal behavior and indicates the application of principles learned to the design...

130. Projecting ideas on the overhead projector (17:16)

Date:
1960
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Summary:
Outlines the advantages of the overhead projector as a visual aid to learning in classrooms, in business, and in industry. Shows the great variety of uses of the equipment, with opaque, translucent...