Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

602. A plus B squared (10:29)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Uses animation to demonstrate the meaning of (a + b)² in a way intended to convey to students the idea that algebraic statements have concrete meaning and visual form.

603. A Protestant philosophy of education (29:27)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Explains that diversity is part of the Protestant tradition and belief. States that although there is no single Protestant view, it is the Protestant heritage to drive toward excellence in educatio...

604. A Question of Values (1:13:11)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Edward Feil Productions; Robert M. Bilenker; Samuel Gorovitz
Summary:
Describes Down's syndrome and some of the moral problems it raises. Presents three infants and three children, ranging in age from five to twenty one years, with their families. Includes informatio...

606. A Roman Catholic View Of Education (29:19)

Date:
1961
Summary:
In a Catholic school the realities of God and Christ, the guidance, teaching and influences of the Church, the Christian ideals are presupposed and within this framework all physical and intellectu...

607. A Safe Shop (12:09)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Describes the many safety rules applicable to the industrial arts shop. Shows such measures as the use of proper clothing, goggles, and shields; the spacing of work areas; the use of tools; the di...

608. A sane nuclear policy (29:38)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses methods of controlling nuclear testing. Outlines the obligation of the United States in assuming leadership in the control of such testing. Points out possible effects of continued tests....

609. A settler's day (14:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash compares the chores children have today with those children had a few generations ago as members of a pioneer family. She describes a typical day and tells of the work the family members do an...

610. A strand breaks (16:26)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation; New York Zoological Society; John H. Storer
Summary:
The second in the "Web of Life" series. Discusses the competition for survival among all living things and the causes and effects of an unbalance in nature. Shows how a whole community may be des...

611. A study in choreography for camera (02:37)

Date:
1945
Summary:
In this film the cinematographic space becomes itself an active element of the dance rather than being an area in which the dance takes place. The dancer shares with the camera and the cutting a co...

612. A tale of the fiords (a story to see and hear) (12:44)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri; Paul Witty; Arne Sucksdorff
Summary:
The story of a Norwegian girl who escapes from her everyday tasks to explore the rugged beauty of her mountain hom. Depicts the life of a Norwegian farm family.

614. A Time to Dance (1:00:37)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Dance is a universal experience, and Miss Myers introduces the series with paintings, sculptures and film clips showing ethnic dances throughout history and the world. Following this, she presents ...

615. A Tip: Calm Your Jitters! (16:17)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 34 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

616. A Tip: Find Your Guide (15:24)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 8 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and r...

617. A Tip: Get Ahead with Goals (15:19)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 43 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

618. A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself (15:31)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 49 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

619. A Tip: Practice for Success (14:31)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 31 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

620. A Tip: There Are Many Ways to Go (15:37)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 23 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

621. A Tip: There Are Ways to Remember (22:39)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 19 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

622. A Tip: You Can Remember (15:20)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 4 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and r...

623. A tree is born (28:59)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows the techniques Forest Service researchers employ to produce hybrid pines through controlled pollination and through the selection of superior pines and use of their natural seed. Shows a pine...

625. A universe of numbers (28:55)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Traces the history of computer development from the first mechanical calculators to ENIAC, the first electronic computer. Explains in lay terms how a modern digital computer stores both data and in...

627. A visit with Carl Sandburg (29:57)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Carl Sandburg; Edward Stanley; Tom Priestley
Summary:
In this program, the animated 75-years old author, poet and musician expounds on his hometown of Galesburg, Illinois, Republicans, and hangings, discusses his arrest for riding the rails, reads fro...

628. A visit with cowboys (11:01)

Date:
1949
Summary:
A city boy visits a real western ranch for the first time and sees cowboys rounding up, roping, and riding horses; watches cowmen roping and branding calves; meets a fence rider at work; helps to s...

630. A World to Perceive (1:01:59)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Demonstrates the role of perception in handling the processing information from the environment and the way in which our personalities affect our perception. Reviews the research of Dr. Herman Witk...

631. A.C. Filters "Engine Rhythm" (01:04)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
A.C. Filters
Summary:
An advertisement for AC Oil Filters in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, talks about the oil AC "triple trapper" filters over animated images illustrating the various buts of debris and ...

632. A.C. Sparkplugs "4 Wheels" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
A.C. Sparkplugs
Summary:
An advertisement for AC Spark Plugs in which a jingle is sung by a male voice in a rock n roll style. The singers sings a song describing AC spark plugs over images of various animated cars and spa...

633. A1 Steak Sauce [no title] (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
A1
Summary:
A woman narrator encourages other women to use A1 steak sauce the next time their husbands barbecue and play cook.

634. AAA of Michigan "Travels of Charlie" (01:01)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
AAA
Summary:
An advertisement for AAA life insurance in which a man reads aloud from a newspaper about the new insurance plans as he wanders distractedly through a construction site, barely avoiding various obs...

635. ABC-TV : 1972 Summer Olympics (01:03)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
ABC-TV
Summary:
An advertisement for ABC's television broadcast of the 1972 Summer Olympics spotlighting athletes performing various kinds of sports in front of a stark black background. An offscreen male narrator...

637. Abortion (38:58)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses in detail the most common types of abortion procedures, aimed particularly at the woman who has already made the decision to have an abortion. Focuses on the need for post-abortion follo...

638. About Applied Communication (14:53)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Informational video and educators guide for the Agency for Instructional Technology series Applied Communication.

639. About Global Geography (17:50)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Informational overview of the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of Americ...

640. About Principles of Technology (22:34)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Information program about the Agency for Instructional Technology series Principles of Technology. The series provides a two-year course in the fundamental principles of technology. Covers the basi...

641. About Principles of Technology [outtakes] (27:09)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Unedited audio segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Principles of Technology.

642. About Tax Whys (19:07)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Orientation to Tax Whys a program that uses dramatizations to highlight teenagers' firsthand experiences with the effects of taxation and to explain the reasons for taxes.

643. About Thinkabout (32:32)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Teacher's introduction to Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and re...

644. About Trade-Offs (13:21)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Promotional overview of Trade-offs, a series in economic education for nine to thirteen year-olds that consists of fifteen 20-minute television/film programs and related materials. Using dramatizat...

645. About Your Choice Our Chance (31:06)

Date:
1990
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Promotional overview of Your Choice Our Chance, a series of drug abuse prevention programs to be viewed by students and community members in an effort to educate and prevent the use of tobacco, alc...

646. Abraham & Straus "Companion Shop" (00:29)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
Abraham & Straus
Summary:
The couple from an earlier A&S ad return. The man is standing by a pillar with glasses reading a newspaper with a trench coat. He asks a question and the woman pops out from behind the other side o...

647. Abraham & Straus "Female Logic" (00:30)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
Abraham & Straus
Summary:
A man sits in a high-backed chair reading the newspaper. He puts it down once his wife excitedly enters the room. She has one bag and one package in her hand and is talking about all of the things ...

649. Abstract Art, Part 1 (29:11)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses abstract art and the elements in a machine society which have furthered its development. Discusses the influences of Cezanne, the cubists, and the futurists. Uses charcoal drawings to dis...

650. Abstract Art: Part 2 (29:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Continues the discussion of abstract art begun in ABSTRACT ART: PART 1. Discusses inspiration, technique, and communication in abstract painting. Features Stuart Davis, American abstract painter, a...

654. Accent: Hawaii (39:21)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
John Ciardi; Iolani Luahine; Kaupena Wong
Summary:
A documentary about Hawaii. The show covers the unification of the Hawaiian islands under King Kamehameha I as well as traditional Hawaiian dances and music.

656. Accident Scene (09:25)

Date:
1962
Summary:
What can happen when drivers of automobiles have questionable mental attitudes. Includes realistic and stark sequences of crash scenes

657. Across These Borders: Nato (29:21)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the purpose, successes, and failures of NATO, the prospects for extending its economic functions, and ways of making it more effective. Gives the history of NATO's formation and explains ...

658. Across These Borders: The Afro-Asian Bloc (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the formation of the Afro-Asian bloc, the declaration issued by it, and the possible influences this organization may have in world politics. Considers official United States reaction to...

659. Across These Borders: European Federation (29:43)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses attempts, from the Roman Empire to the present, at European unification. Examines the progress in economic unification through the Schuman Plan. Appraises the effects on the United Stat...

660. Across These Borders; International Exchange (29:42)

Date:
1957
Summary:
resents the scope of international exchange programs now in process. Explains the various types of exchange. Discusses the Fulbright scholarships and shows a film on the experiment in internationa...

666. Acting in the twentieth century (29:10)

Alternative title:
Acting: the twentieth century; Plays and players
Date:
1960
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Explores the differences between American and European actors and the challenges of teaching acting in a liberal arts college. Arnold Moss is joined by a panel of theater educators and practitioner...

667. Action + Agency: Storytelling + Filmmaking (13:30)

Date:
2025
Summary:
Camera-less film made by participants at an event 'Action + Agency: Storytelling + Filmmaking' held at the Grunwald Gallery of Art on Thursday March 6, 2025. This multi-faceted event featured live...

668. Action Figures (22:28)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 21 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Drawing with Paul Ringler.

669. Activating human potential (29:45)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Presents a synthesizing of many aspects of education as discussed in the preceding programs. Points out how education can be used most effectively in activating man's potential. Features Mr. Frank...

670. Active Listening (34:26)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 9 from the Agency for Instructional Television series In Other Words. In this television program focusing on communication skills, host Stephanie Edwards provides on-camera commentary for s...

671. Activity group therapy (53:56)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Activity group therapy as developed at the Jewish Board of Guardians, New York City, by S.R. Slavson, Director of Group Therapy. Shows socially-maladjusted children 10 to 11 years old being benefit...

672. Actua tilt (11:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Portrays man's callousness towards war and violence by viewing unemotional and noncommunicative men who press triggers on pinball machines in a Parisian bistro and cause real battleships to sink, a...

673. AD-Land Revisited (1:00:54)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Analyzes advertising in twentieth century America, and its dual function as mirror and molder of our culture. Demonstrates that admen have long been fluent with the familiar slogan, jingle, testimo...

674. Adaptation (29:24)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dozens of marine animals are shown in action in the natural habitats as Dr. John F. Storr explains the wonderful adaptations of sea creatures to their environment. With dramatic emphasis on devices...

675. Adaptation in plants (17:21)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Illustrates the variety of environments in which plants survive, and shows adaptations developed by various plants for survival and reproduction within their own environment. The role of man as a ...

676. Adaptation in plants (17:47)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Illustrates the variety of environments in which plants survive, and shows adaptations developed by various plants for survival and reproduction within their own environment. The role of man as a ...

677. Addiction among teenagers (29:28)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the conditions and effects of drug addiction among young people. Reveals how an individual may be enticed to use narcotics. Outlines some of the causes of addiction and considers the po...

678. Adjustments of the scientist (28:42)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Uses film sequences of the second Byrd expedition, 1933-34, and recent film footage to show how technological advances have improved the work of the scientist. Explains how Antarctica scientists fa...

679. Adolescence and alcohol (28:32)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Portrays the psychology at work in the use of alcohol by adolescents. A documentary approach is taken in presenting the origin, development, and results of an actual research project, "A Study of t...

680. Adolescence and Alcohol (56:53)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Portrays the psychology at work in the use of alcohol by adolescents. A documentary approach is taken in presenting the origin, development, and results of an actual research project, "A Study of t...

681. Adolph's Meat Tenderizer "Paris Hamburger" (01:03)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Adolph's
Summary:
Bradley Field, a reporter in Paris, visits famous French chef, Monsieur La Gran to see his new recipe. La Gran reveals that his new hamburger recipe is the result of using Adolph's Meat Tenderizer.

682. Adult learning (28:47)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the nature and importance od adult learning, and points out the fallacy of thinking that the school is the only place where education occurs. Explains that adult learning is the gaining ...

684. Adventures in "Y" Camping (06:34)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Robert B. Cummings; Tom Armstrong; Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
This film follows a group of boys as they embark on a camping trip through the Cleveland YMCA. This specialized learning experience is structured by combining goals with fun activities. There is ti...

685. Adventures of Chico (10:26)

Date:
1954
Summary:
"Roadrunner conquers rattlesnake" is an excerpt from the feature "Adventures of Chico." A young boy, Chico, is sleeping while his roadrunner pet explores nature. The roadrunner comes across a dange...

686. Adventuring in conservation (15:06)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows the adventures of Nip and Tuck, two little goats. Presents brief scenes of various farm animals including billy and nanny goat. Identifies the little goats as kids and shows them drinking mil...

687. Adverse Conditions (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Stresses recognizing adverse conditions as they appear in the traffic picture. Describes the safety factors involved for utmost driving efficiency in snow and ice. Discusses the special problems ...

688. Advertising Council "Think Factory" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Advertising Council
Summary:
A narrator informs the audience that the future of America is tied to the development of computers. The narrator proclaims the computer as a thinking factory that will lead to new developments and ...

689. Advocates: On Abortion at Will in the First Twelve Weeks (58:13)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Questions a woman's right to terminate pregnancy in the first three months through legalized abortion. Points out that increased accessibility to abortion would decrease the number of unwanted chil...

690. Aero Shave "Desert" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Aero
Summary:
A group of Middle Eastern woman dance in the desert as a western adventurer rides a camel. To demonstrate the moistness of the Aero Shave’s shaving cream the adventurer shaves in the arid desert. A...

691. Aetna Life Insurance "Ordinary Life Insurance" (02:00)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Aetna
Summary:
An advertisement for Aetna life insurance in which a male narrator talks about features of the policies over scenes of a family looking through a scrapbook, the family speaking with an insurance ag...

693. Africa [audio outtakes] (30:40)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, North Africa/Soutwest Asia:What are the Consequences of Change?

694. Africa [audio outtakes] (13:22)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, North Africa/Soutwest Asia:What are the Consequences of Change?

695. Africa in Change: East Africa: Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda (21:41)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Bohannan; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ned Hildreth
Summary:
Pictures East Africa (Kenya, Tanganyika [modern day Tanzania], Uganda) as a region of diversity both in physical geography and people. Contrasts ancient tribal life with busy metropolitan activitie...

696. Africa in Change: West Africa: Nigeria (21:46)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Stuart Hagmann; Peter H. Backhaus
Summary:
Discusses the problems faced by the new nations of West Africa as mirrored in Nigeria. Shows what Nigerians are doing and have done to create unity out of the diversity of tribal, religious, and ec...

697. Africa is my home (22:15)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Follows the life of an Ibo West African girl from birth through marriage. Shows the girl at home and at the Christian schools. Explains the basic issues of resurgent nationalist Africa: tradition...

698. Africa speaks (18:10)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Five African university students discuss present African leaders, African students, chances for African unity and Africa as a major power. An American tells of the problems of the Negro in the Unit...

699. Africa's future (29:35)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The future of Africa, discussed by representatives from Ghana, Ethiopia, Ceylon and the Union of South Africa, raises questions such as: Why is foreign aid necessary? Where does it come from? How i...