14071. How do you know? Bird identification (29:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bird identification has escaped the laboratory stage in the past 20 years. Frequently the identification of living things down to the species, depends upon features not really observable. But nam...

14072. How people differ from one another (29:06)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Demonstrates that intelligence is the most significant criterion of differences between people. Points out how I.Q. varies with socio-economic status and education. Cites research on man's produc...

14073. How Plants Grow: I (15:20)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses experiments to explain capillary action in plants. Shows how water gets from the roots up to the leaves. Demonstrates capillary action with thistle tubes. (WCET) Kinescope.

14074. How Plants Grow: part II (15:17)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Continues the explanations of capillary action and presents the results of experiments started in HOW PLANTS GROW: PART 1. Demonstrates again the capillary action in thistle tubes. Shows how the c...

14075. How the eye sees space (29:45)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Presents optical illusions and demonstrations to show how people see what they see. Discusses the effect of projection, relativity, association, and optical illusions in seeing. Explains the relati...

14077. Impact of Personalitites (29:12)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Employs dance routines and originally scored music to portray the formation of human personality in three societies. Demonstrates the authoritarian, cooperative, and dwarfed personality types. Poi...

14078. Inclined plane (14:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This program deals with the inclined plane and Uncle Wonder uses this to get the plants from the greenhouse floor to the table top. Through art-work and demonstrations he discusses the principle th...

14079. India: The Land and the People (10:52)

Date:
1958
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Surveys the geography and people of India. Includes the topography; the effects of the monsoon winds and the other climatic factors; India's ancient cultural heritage; the village life and primitiv...

14080. Indianapolis attacks its slums (51:37)

Date:
1958
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Contains aerial photography, animation, and charts to show methods used by Indianapolis to effect slum clearance. Pictures city officials as they cite the need for rebuilding slum areas and tells o...