Observes a newly engaged couple as they wrestle with the fears and doubts nurtured by socio-economic differences, family pressures, immaturity, and ambivalent desires. Listens to their secret thoughts and wishes as each tries to cope with the anxiety and frustration-filled situations. States a position for an engagement, long enough to resolve second thoughts and to get to know one another and themselves.
Answers questions about zoo animals and their offspring. Shows physical characteristics and habits of baby monkeys, gnus, kudus, lions, peacocks, alligators and bears.
In this educational film, laboratory demonstrations show the effects of moisture and temperature on the growth of molds. Photomicrography reveals the structure of molds: hyphae, mycelium, spore balls, spores. Beginning with spores on a rice culture, time-lapse photography shows the formation of a new colony.
This educational film from 1970 traces the inheritance of traits such as sex, eye color, height, and weight, showing the role of chromosomes and genes in determining their development.
To show the habitat, life cycle and typical activities of the Barn Swallow.
Nearly everyone knows that if you want to succeed, you have to plan. For everyone else, Coronet has made a film: PLANNING FOR SUCCESS. Here's how to do it. You can do it!
Explains that different kinds of soil are mixtures of sand, clay, and humus; tells how the weathering of rocks helps make soil; includes simple experiments to show the kind of soil in which different plants grow well.
Presents the history of the U S from the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt to the eve of World War II, including the Great Depression and New Deal legislation designed to overcome it. Emphasizes events that had lasting effects on the nation, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority, the strengthening of organized labor and the growing power of the Federal government.. Continues the story of 20th century America from the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the eve of World War II. Footage shows the Great Depression, strengthening of organized labor, Social Security Act and growing powers of the federal government.
Pig, hippo, and elephant footage strung together with narration. Elephants were included even though they are not related to pigs.
Points out that mammals, including the anteater and seal, have hair and nurse their young. Shows representative members of mammalian groups - carnivores, rodents, ungulates, marsupials and primates.
This educational film from the 1950s instructs viewers how to prepare for a class report.
The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized.
This educational film from the 1940s teaches the fundamental definitions of, and the physical concepts involved in, volt, ampere, ohm and watt.
Jimmy learns to appreciate his parents when a hand puppet dressed as a jester visits him up in the middle of the night and renders him invisible.
Mozart's life and music are described against a background of the 18th century and of the European cities which influenced his career. Stresses the classic character of his compositions.
Takes students to England to show them the land that inspired many great writers... the London of Chaucer, Dickens and Browning...the countryside which was so meaningful to Shakespeare, Keates, Wordsworth and Kipling...and the sea as Coleridge, Conrad and Masefield wrote of it.
Physical features such as gulf, peninsula, island, etc, are defined and basic principles of using colors to show elevation are illustrated with models.
Describes the life of Franz Schubert. Explains the character of his music and conveys the flavor of early 19th century Vienna which influenced his compositions.
Shows how a pioneer family of the early 1800's selected a site, built a log cabin, cooked, made soap and candles and did other household tasks.
This educational film from the 1970s explains how changes in the value of a dollar are related to concepts such as cost of living, recession, depression, supply, demand and inflation.
