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Date:: 1962
Main contributors:: National Film Board of Canada, J. M. Leaver, M.A., Meteorological Service of Canada, A. T. Carnahan, M.A., B.Ed., Ontario Department of Education, Joseph Koenig, Tom Daly, Kenneth Horn, Stanley Jackson
Summary:: Uses live-action photography and animation to explain how the earth is protected from extremes of heat and cold by the layer of atmosphere which surrounds it, how the sun's heat is distributed by moving air masses, and how the activities of cold and warm fronts produce constantly changing weather conditions over the surface of the earth. Shows the origins of weather--the uneven distribution of the sun's rays over the surface of the earth, the redistribution of the sun's heat from equator to poles by moving air, the origins and movements of cold and warm fronts, and the formation of local phenomena such as cumulonimbus clouds and thunderstorms. | See description for Color version FC1086.

Date:: 1951
Summary:: Opens with a classroom scene in which Judy is crying at her desk. Her teacher learns that the accidental spilling of a bottle of perfume began a series of incidents of teasing by Jack which culminated in the classroom scene. Then mentions alternative courses of action and invites audience discussion.

Date:: 1961
Summary:: Immediately after the overthrow of the Czar in 1917 the Kerensky government was formed, the short-lived and only democratic national government Russia has ever known. Dr. Sworakowski provides a detailed and carefully analyzed description of the reasons why Kerensky’s government fell so quickly. He also reads a letter from an eye-witness of the overthrow. Again, dramatic episodes alternate with commentary and narration over photographs and documents, as a picture of Lenin’s strategy and attack in the November Revolution is built up.

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Continues the painting shown in UNDERPAINTING. More area is covered with underpaint, the head and face are developed through the use of brushes, and additional work is done on the chest area.

Date:: 1959
Summary:: Mr. Hartzell and Dr. Patrick talk to three pairs of parents to find out what they expect of, and hope for, their children. All six parents agree that the most important thing for their children to be is well adjusted. They agree, too, that the extracurricular activities and sports available in schools are at least as important as are studies: Mr. Vaught, in fact, says that a well-rounded boy is more important than a scholar. They feel that school must be a preparation for life, and that their children must learn to hold their own in a highly competitive world. Sports and elocution are as useful in training children as are purely academic subjects, the parents agree.

Date:: 1959
Summary:: This portion of the discussion describes the relationship between the children and their parents at home. Mr. and Mrs. Vaught discuss what responsibilities their son has, and how he earns money. Mr and Mrs. McDougall point to the fact that their son is saving his money to go to college. All the parents feel that their children should have some responsibilities in the home, and that very few rules should be imposed. This, they agree, applies in the field of social activities, and although two of the parents are not very happy about the prospect of teenagers who go steady, they all believe that their children’s social lives, and marriages, should not be interfered with by the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Peters conclude with the comment that parents should not force children to excel if they are not inclined to do so. Parent should encourage the child’s capabilities without setting unduly high standards.

Date:: 1976
Main contributors:: Agency for Instructional Television
Summary:: Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Television series The Heart of Teaching. Dramatizations are designed to help teachers deal with problems - frustration, anger, isolation, change and pressure. When fourth-grader Sandy McNaughton gets A's on his homework and C's on the same work done in class, parent and teacher become involved in a futile confrontation. Sandy is caught in the crunch.

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Describes the nature of work, and discusses work in relation to other life activities. Compares the time spent in labor by the average working man today with that of the pre-industrial man, and illustrates the change in his available free time. States that rest has a religious significance as referred to in the Old Testament and does not mean sleep. (Mortimer-Adler San Francisco Productions) Kinescope.

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