221. Providing for Family Needs (22:33)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 4 of the Agency for Instructional Television series Across Cultures. Shows that most human activity in the cultures of the Japanese, Tarahumara Indians, and the Baoule' of Africa is spent either growing food for the family, growing crops for sale, and /or working for the money to buy goods and services. Hosted by John Robbins. Produced for Wisconsin Educational Television Network and Agency for Instructional Television by Positive Image Productions, Inc., in association with Academy for Research, Instruction and Educational Systems.

222. Sports, Society, and Self (24:08)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 9 of the Agency for Instructional Television series Across Cultures. Games are played and watched in every culture. The Tarahumara are endurance runners; Japanese physical training is rooted in martial arts; the Baoule' enjoy a game of mental skill called Awele. Hosted by John Robbins. Produced for Wisconsin Educational Television Network and Agency for Instructional Television by Positive Image Productions, Inc., in association with Academy for Research, Instruction and Educational Systems.

223. Workshop #2 [outtakes] (31:14)

Date:
1992
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Unedited production footage from the Agency for Instructional Technology program Every Child Can Succeed.

226. I Don't Buy It! (Influence of the Media) (16:01)

Date:
1992
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 6 of Just For Me, a program designed to help teachers and parents aid children in dealing with the peer pressures of drugs and alcohol use.

232. I Do Care (Social Responsibility) [Spanish] (14:48)

Date:
1992
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 4 of Just For Me, a program designed to help teachers and parents aid children in dealing with the peer pressures of drugs and alcohol use.

236. Comparing: Proportions (22:25)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Lesson 6 from Math Wise a program that teaches mathematics as a means to practical ends. The program shows how math applies to problem-solving in the everyday world and aim to help students to use math skills in their own lives. Los Angeles television personality Stephanie Edwards is the program's host. In this episode Micki Tenini, the sister of an up-and-coming record producer, is joining a band called the Marveltones. She clashes slightly with the bandleader, Henry (Apollo) Jackson, who reminds her the proportion of fast songs to slow songs. In time, Micki agrees to stay with that ratio, and she is delighted to hear her brother is opening a recording studio.

238. Body I (22:33)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Wordsmith. This popular series is based on contemporary concepts of vocabulary and linguistic theory. Each program centers on a themes like food, size, or communication. But from then on, anything goes--word cells cavort about to instruct and entertain, animated characters get their words in edgewise, word lore of all kinds lights up the nooks and crannies of the English language. Designed to arouse students curiosity about words and to sharpen their awareness of language, the series includes standard vocabulary development and incorporates terms from specialized vocabularies, foreign languages, and slang. Bob Smith, wordsmith and author of the teacher's guide, has taught English, philosophy, psychology, education, Latin, and mathematics at levels from the seventh grade to post graduate study. His television work began in 1962. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, and three advanced degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Gonzaga University and the University of Michigan.

239. Coming Home To Earth (15:22)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Ripples. This program is paired with OUT TO THE MOON. John Bannister of NASA demonstrates real equipment such as a space suit,life support packs, tools used on the moon.In NASA films, the astronauts walk on the moon, collect samples, return via lunar module to command module and head for home! A safe return to earth is not easy. Radio keeps everyone in touch as the astronauts make a safe re-entry and are welcomed home.

240. Classifying in Science (34:20)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 6 from the Agency for Instructional Television series WhatAbout. The programs are grouped according to like skills required for initiating a scientific investigation, collecting data, analyzing, interpreting, experimenting and communicating the results.