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161. Household Chemistry (30:19)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses Laboratory experiments to illustrate simple principles of chemistry used in the home. Defines and explains the difference between soap and detergent. Shows their role in cleaning. Demonstra...

162. The nominating process re-examined (28:40)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses trends in the nominating process and the changes in sectional voting patterns. Briefly mentions the influence of third parties and splinter candidates. Summarizes criticisms of the poli...

163. Electricity from Chemicals (29:16)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Uses laboratory experiments to illustrate how chemicals liberate energy in the form of electricity. Explains the part Italians Galvani and Volta played in discovering the principle of electricity ...

164. The way it is (1:00:05)

Date:
1967
Summary:
Warning: This film contains dated language regarding race. Documents the chaos of a "ghetto" school and what is being done in one particular school to remedy this situation. Focuses on Junior Hig...

166. Earth in Space (29:49)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the earth from the standpoint of an object in space. Reviews briefly the make-up of the solar system. Uses charts, models, photographs, and film clips to explain and show the earth's move...

167. Stage and Backstage: Space for Illusion (29:16)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the role of the production crew--the designers, craftsmen, and technicians. Demonstrates the procedures followed by the production staff in the creation of the play. Shows where they work...

168. Talking sense : the man who knows it all (29:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers the consequences of the "disease of allness", an attitude present in the person who implies or believes that what he knows or says about a thing is all that can be said. When "allness" ex...

169. The First Immigrants to America (29:45)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Considers the earliest peoples to come to America, namely, Vikings, Chinese, and much earlier, the American Indian. Studies these early civilizations and reviews the relationships between the Indi...

170. Answers to questions from viewers (29:11)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Drive-in movies, bow ties, ready-made clothes and convertible cars are commented upon by the high school students from thirty-four countries. In answer to questions from viewers of the series, the ...