Fur Coat Club (1973)
Depicts the adventures of two nine-year-old girls who have invented a secret game of touching fur coats without the wearer realizing it. Follows them as they inadvertently become trapped in the vault of a fur store. Describes their surprise when the vault door opens, two thieves appear and the girls manage to trap them and [...]
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Atom Goes To Sea (1954)
Explains how an atomic powered submarine operates. Includes scenes at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Schenectady and the submarine reactor test site at West Milton.
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How To Catch A Cold (1951)
Uses animation to show how colds are spread, how a day or two in bed helps protect the entire community and how a simple cold may actually be the first symptom of a more serious illness. Sponsored by Kleenex.
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Immigration (1946)
The story of immigration into the U S from colonial times to the present day, stressing the contribution made by people of many origins to the building of America.
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Grapevine, The (1958)
While trying to address the problems of gossip in the workplace, this film does an excellent job of offending everyone involved – the overreacting manager, the nosey secretary and the chattering female grapevine participants. Shown to audiences nowadays, you can see folks flinch every time a female employee is referred to as a “girl”.
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Just Joking (Agency For Instructional Television, 1973)
Designed to help children recognize that ‘jokes’ can often hurt others if the joker is not sensitive to their peers’ feelings, and that there is a real difference between ‘good clean fun’ and ridicule or cruelty. Part of the Inside-Out series.
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Are You Popular? (1958)
We learn about the key to popularity in high school. Surprisingly, it’s not parking on deserted roads.This film is available on Trouble With Women DVD
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21-87 (1963)
21-87 is a 1963 Canadian abstract film created by Arthur Lipsett that lasts 9 minutes and 33 seconds.
The short film, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is a collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he was employed as an animator), [...]
When You Grow Up (1973)
“working is part of being grown up” assembly line footage. Footage of people doing different types of work. Director: Jerry Kurtz. Writer: Ingvar Grimsgaard. Cameraman: Dan Yarussi. Graphics: Thomas Johnson. Production Manager: Linda Gries. Consultant: Robert Babcock, Ph.D., Los Angeles County School Office.
Film for middle-school children about vocational choices and opportunities in the U.S.
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Let’s Play Fair(1949)
Sharing, taking turns and obeying rules are some of the basic elements of fair play that children discover in this film. Fair play is the best way to have the most fun.
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Wonder Of Our Body (Moody, 1958)
Introduces Uncle Bob who operates a neighborhood fix-it shop where some boys bring a camera for repairs. Points out the similarities between the camera and the human eye.
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Why Do You Buy? (1971)
The film through a fictionalized and comical approach, focuses in on the emotional elements which enter into the buying decision. It further shows how advertising utilizes the emotional appeals to sway our buying decision.
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Social Courtesy (Coronet, 1951)
Presents information on specific social graces and shows how to make them a natural part of daily activities. Illustrates that getting along in social groups merely requires the use of everyday courtesy.
This film is available on Atomic Age Classics Vol 1 : Manners, Courtesy & Etiquette DVD
This film is available on Educational Archives Volume 8: Social Engineering 201 DVD
Each Child is Different (1954)
Glimpses into the lives of five fifth grade children show that each is a complex and unique pattern. Emphasizes that the teacher must discover how she can best meet the needs of each child.
This film is available on Educational Archives Volume 8: Social Engineering 201 DVD
Kid Who Couldn’t Miss (1983)
Combines footage and newly created film with a historical look to provide an imaginative portrait of Canadian World War I flying ace, Billy Bishop
Continue ReadingPlay In The Snow (1945)
Shows children enjoying winter sports, making a snow man, playing fox & geese, sledding & skiing. Teaches good health habits and encourages wholesome social relationships by depicting the activities of three small children on several cold, winter days in a New England town. Bill, Nell and Charlie build a snowman, make snowballs, play fox and geese, [...]
Continue ReadingYou And Your Work (1948)
Shows how a vocational guidance worker helps a man who has just lost his job to change his attitude and achieve success when allowed a second chance.
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Your Body During Adolescence
Shows the seven glands that regulate human life and growth with emphasis on the pituitary and sex glands. Outlines changes that take place in the bodies of boys and girls.
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