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Episode 15 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg discusses Alaska, including geographical features, wildlife, and the Eskimo. Covers such topics as climate changes, the importance of the floatplane, comparisons between the modern Eskimo and their ancestors, and the significance of Prudhoe oil and the trans-Alaska pipelime to the American economy. Presents a dramatic vignette portraying William Seward's determination to purchase Alaska from Russia.
Part 1 supplement for parent viewers 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.
Episode 4 in the sub series "Essential Elements" from the program Every Child Can Succeed. If faculty expectations are low, student achievement can never be high. This program documents the powerful impact of high expectations on student mastery of basic and higher-level skills. The supportive effect of a positive school culture, the use of monitoring as a medium to communicate a school's insistence on academic excellence, and a dedication on the part of educators to develop challenging instruction are emphasized.
Episode 11 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg visits several Rocky Mountain mining sites, discussing surface and underground operations. Shows an open-pit molybdenum mine, milling, tailing ponds, and land reclamation. Highlights early gold and silver booms through dramatic vignettes showing the roles played by Horace Greeley and H.A.W. Taylor.
Episode 3 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series You, Me, and Technology. Describes with humorous results what would happen if transistors, vacuum tubes, Thomas Edison, wheels, petroleum, and the industrial and agricultural revolutions were taken away. Viewers see how things worked in the age of the first toolmakers and learn about the effect of today's technology on their lives.
Episode 2 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series You, Me, and Technology. Focuses on the decisions individuals must make regarding the use of modern technology for the good of society and themselves. Cites the examples of the refusal of the United States to build a commercial, supersonic plane and the controversial applications of the knowledge about DNA.
