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Explains that bacteriology is an area in the field of biology concerned with microscopic forms of life. Shows by photomicrography examples of protozoa, algae, molds, yeast, and bacteria, and throu...
A machine tool operator is made a group leader and his plant superintendent explains to him, through dramatized illustrations, the meaning of working with people instead of machines.
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
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An introduction to motion picture study which tries to touch briefly on most of the issues which form the basis for contemporary film theory. Part One is a tongue-in-cheek movie scene entitled "Put...
This short nonfiction film depicts the intensive testing that goes into developing and producing aircraft propellers. It opens with the whirring or propeller blades. Animated diagrams show how the ...
High-powered microscopic shots are used to illustrate the principle that sexual reproduction in simple and complex plants and animals always involves the production and the union of gametes; exempl...
Describes various uses of the bulletin board. Shows how to locate and maintain a bulletin board for both instructional and reference purposes, describes the materials from which bulletin boards can...
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
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Uses action photography of plants and animals to show that biology is more than just dissection or memorization but includes the study of life in all of its forms. Reveals that life has diversity a...
Indiana University. School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
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Features a W.C. Fields type cartoon character who gives hints for responsible drinking, clears up common misconceptions and myths about drinking, and points out possible consequences of irresponsi...
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
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Examines how the designers of Camp Riley, a residential camp for handicapped youths, made the out-of-doors accessible to everyone, regardless of personal mobility. Shows the camp's cabins, trails, ...
Examines how the designers of Camp Riley, a residential camp for handicapped youths, made the out-of-doors accessible to everyone, regardless of personal mobility. Shows the camp's cabins, trails, ...
Focuses on the programming at Camp Riley, which is designed with the special needs of handicapped youths in mind. Shows the activities one would expect to see at a summer camp--swimming, hiking, cr...
A travelogue-type film which shows some of the famous castles which gave Castille its name; includes the Alhambra, some historic monasteries, and the Gothic Cathedral of Burgos. With few exceptions...
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...
Uses animation, live photography, cinephotomicrography, and time-lapse photography to illustrate and explain the characteristics of living plants and animals. Shows the hydra, paramecium, and algae...
The responsibility of the individual citizen for making sure his community's health facilities are adequate and the value of the community health council are shown.
Presents the case histories of three county-wide recreation programs in Indiana as observed by an interested group. Outlines the various arrangements of financing a recreation program, shows the m...
Shows a skilled ceramist applying designs on several ceramic pieces prior to final firing. He uses the clay itself, a comb, a piece of burlap, or clay stamps to create textured designs. Other deco...
Shows the external anatomy of a living crayfish and using a freshly anesthetized specimen points out its internal anatomy by systems. Presents its hard exoskeleton, body divisions, and the jointed...
Introduces four major choreographers--Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya Holt--who revolted against the conventions of ballet to produce American modern dance. Employs film c...
Studies the early stages of the development of the axolotl, an aquatic salamander, with emphasis upon genetically determined characteristics. Mates two wild-type, dark axolotls, each heterozygous f...
Utilizes the living chick embryo and perspective drawings to show the early development of the amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois. Examines the contractions of the amnion, as well as the fold...
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
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A dramatization which compares responsible drinking with alcohol abuse. Intermixed with scenes from a party, a male and female participant each present facts about alcohol consumption and its effec...
Develops basic concepts of electrical distribution, both cross-country and within the home. Complete distribution system is explained, with demonstrations of "line loss" and the use of fuses for ov...
Develops concepts of electrical pressure, current, and resistance, and establishes the need for the measurement of electricity. Demonstrates the measurement of electrical pressure and current flow,...
Explores many methods of producing electrical currents, from the historic discoveries of Michael Faraday to today's massive generators, from chemical conversion in wet- and dry-cell batteries to he...
Traces the development of man's understanding of static electricity and shows various ways it is used. Reviews basic laws of electrical charges, develops an explanation of lightning and how it can ...
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
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A detailed look at a centralized, integrated, food service which provides 50,000 meals each day on a large university campus. Includes information about scientific control of the storage environmen...
Presents the proper methods for dissection of the frog in order to observe its anatomy. Indicates the structures which can be observed by opening the mouth. Depicts proper incisions to make in orde...
Describes common microorganisms that cause disease, shows some of the helpful microorganisms, and demonstrates how good health habits provide a means of keeping germs out of the body.
This film shows how the staff of a British hospital has improvised a method of routinely admitting the mothers of patients under school age to a ward of traditional design without structural altera...
Develops concepts of length, area, and volume of areas and objects. Shows how these concepts are related and develops an understanding of such units of measurement as the mile and the acre.
A supervisor asks an employee for work-improvement suggestions; the employee talks the problem over with his father and sister, obtains their advice, and makes some worthwhile suggestions.
Dorothy Smith works for the Cuyahoga County Welfare Department in Oeveland, Ohio. She works at home, for her job is to care for children who are waiting to be adopted. Although it is a foster home ...
Shows how young airmen are trained by the R.A.F. Not only is the standard training such as solo flying shown, but also learning Morse code, navigation lectures, and special bombardier and fighter p...
Examines the relationship between flooding and land use. Explains that the proximity to transportation, energy, and fertile soil has often outweighed the dangers of flood, and offers dams, levies, ...
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
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Explains and simulates the formation of sedimentary rock, focusing on the importance of limestone as a natural resource. Locates limestone quarries on the map and shows how the stone is quarried in...
Pictures the highlights of a 78-day trip from New England to the Midwest in the 1820's, including travel over mud roads, corduroy roads, and turnpikes, as recorded in a 12-year-old boy's diary. Inc...
Tells how a boy, his sister and his family find happiness when they move to a rural area and become interested in the 4-H Club. Shows how the boy progresses from total disinterest to becoming a lea...
"Typical incidents in the daily life of a city patrolman are used in explaining the role of the police force in protecting citizens and maintaining order in the community"-- Library of Congress Nat...
Illustrates some of the characteristics of mountains, including peaks, ranges, and systems. Explains map symbols, effects of mountains on weather, and the economic importance of mountains. Includes...
Depicts the daily life in a seacoast town in 1845 as it is seen by Chris, a boy of thirteen, who is completing school and must choose his future occupation. Pictures the work of the town tradesmen-...
Traces the history and significance of New Harmony, Indiana, from its communal origins to its contemporary renaissance as an historic landmark. Explains that when the Harmonists moved from Indiana ...
"Stridently anti-Japanese film that attempts to convey an understanding of Japanese life and philosophy so that the U.S. may more readily defeat its enemy. Depicts the Japanese as "primitive, murde...
United States. Army Air Forces. First Motion Picture Unit
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This film outlines the convalescent training program for hospitalized U.S. airmen in World War II. It is designed to acquaint the convalescent with the program in which he will take part. Patients ...
Dramatized cases of five different workers, unsatisfactory in particular jobs, who are reassigned to other jobs more suitable to their abilities and capacities.
A plant supervisor talks to his son, who has built a boat in the basement too large to go through the door, about planning a job in advance; and recounts several illustrative experiences at the plant.
Presents Dr. Frederick Coons describing five major developmental tasks college students encounter. Examines the areas of resolving parent-child relationships, establishing a sexual identity, creati...
Presents Dr. Frederick Coons describing five major developmental tasks college students encounter. Examines the areas of resolving parent-child relationships, establishing a sexual identity, creati...
Presents the general aims of the civilian defense program during World War II. Describes the training and duties of the air raid warden. Closes with a proclamation by Governor Schricker.
United States. Office of Education. Division of Visual Aids
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A line supervisor discusses with a foreman his problem in supervising the women in his department. The fact is brought out that the same rules apply in supervising both men and women, but that wome...
Shows the function of the physical training program of the Army Air Forces during World War II. Starts by celebrating the exploits of Army Air Force war heroes. The main story is a fictional story ...
Shows the telephone center and the bedside telephone service in a U.S. Army hospital. Discusses the beneficial effects on the soldiers of receiving telephone calls from home and advises families at...
Shows the relationship of the Constitution to the issue of prior restraint on freedom of expression. Presents the case of Burstyn v. Wilson challenging the constitutionality of New York State's fil...
Shows the importance of corn as an economic commodity. Illustrates the nature of the corn belt of the United States by utilizing sixty-one widely scattered locations. Emphasizes the role of corn a...
Compares two dairy farms--one in Southeastern Wisconsin and the other in Central New York State. Shows the land use and cultural practices which reflect adaptation to such elements of the physical...
Presents a case study of a young boy who has been sent to a correctional center for delinquents. Points out that delinquency can often be traced to lack of interest and care in the life of young pe...
Presents the story of a goldfish from spawning until the goldfish is sold to a child. Begins at the world's largest goldfish hatchery. Introduces the main character, Goldey, developing inside a gol...
Details issues and problems of management strategy involved in the operation of a large inland lake marina, based on a written case study. Discusses management problems, such as unplanned involveme...
Pictures fraternity activities before, during, and after pledging. Emphasizes the pleasures and responsibilities of fraternity life and points out how all fraternities on a college campus cooperate...
Characterizes the land that lies along oceans and large lakes in terms of physical features and uses of the land. Points out that differences in the physical appearance of land near shorelines may ...
"This War Department enlistment film aims to recruit African Americans in its World War II engagement. The documentary has as its framework a black minister's explanation to his congregation of the...
Indicates the importance of external and internal sensory receptors. Describes the general sense receptors of temperature, pressure, touch, and pain. Pictures the special senses of vision, hearing,...
Concerns the effect of the rural exodus in Spain on the life of a poor Andalusian shoemaker. When his children leave to work in a tourist town he attempts to stay in his native village. Eventually ...
Shows the geologic development of Indiana's present bedrock system and relates this development to its mineral resources, their distribution, and resulting industries. Describes the work and resear...
Presents the training of civilians for rescue work during World War II. Shows the procedures for assigning volunteers to the type of work for which they are prepared and training them to perform as...
Gives a brief history of camping, and examines the facilities and activities available to campers. Shows that through their involvement with nature and each other, campers learn cooperation, conser...
Presents methods of determining and keeping time and the uses of time. Traces the development, adoption, and designation of time zones and demonstrates the need for an International Date Line. Cont...
Presents two films. Welcome soldier! outlines the various government plans created to help Canadian World War II veterans return to civilian life in the workplace and at home. In the companion film...
Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties.
Suggests suitable dating activities for teen-agers by showing how Nick and Kay make a double date out of preparing for a scavenger sale. Discusses the social value of group participation in "coming...
Uses found footage and animated diagrams to discuss the production, distribution, and consumption of food; the pre-war problems of overproduction and the anomaly of glutted markets and hungry peopl...