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235 results for ""ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM"".

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A Cougar and her cubs

The cougar is shown in its natural habitat at different times of the year. Reveals how…

1983 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Discussion Of Ernest Hemingway's My Old Man

Blake Nevius, of the Department of English, University of California, presents the commentary on Hemingway's…

1970 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Discussion Of Frank Stockton's The Lady Or The Tiger?

Frank Stockton's short story is famous because it is unfinished. Clifton Fadiman discusses the reaction…

1970 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Discussion Of Herman Melville's Bartleby The Scrivener

Clifton Fadiman discusses the story of the law clerk whose reply that he "would prefer not…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 10 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Doll's house, Pt. 1: The destruction of illusion

Presents Ibsen's play in a modern setting to emphasize the timeliness of his message. Shows…

1968 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 33 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Doll's house, Pt. 2: Ibsen's themes

Analyzes the characters in A Doll's house to show why their personalities are consistent with…

1968 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 28 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
A Plant through the seasons (Apple Tree)

Yearly life cycle of an apple tree. Presents flower formation and pollination, seed and fruit formation…

1966 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
American Flag: The Story Of Old Glory, The (Second Edition)

Shows the history of the development of the American Flag from the introduction of foreign flags…

1960 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 14 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Ancient Moderns: Greek Island art and culture, 200-300 B.C

Narrated by Rex Harrison and shot on location on the Cycladic Islands, this film examines the…

1980 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 19 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Angiosperms: The Flowering Plants

Defines angiosperms and uses living examples to show the general parts of the flower. Uses animation…

1962 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 20 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Animals in autumn and winter

Describes the different ways animals prepare for and cope with severe winter conditions.

1963 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Applying For A Job (Diff. From 9269)

Dramatizes a young girl's search for a secretarial job to focus on the proper dress…

1971 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 13 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Art: What Is It? Why Is It?

The place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define…

1962 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 30 AV Geeks Archive +2
Athens: The Golden Age

Distills those aspects of Athenian life which made the Golden Age workable. Narrated by Charles Kahn…

1962 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 30 AV Geeks Archive +1
Bartelby, by Herman Melville, parts 1 and 2

Part one presents the short story, Bartelby, by Herman Melville, using authentic locales and period sets…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 38 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Basic Elementary Basketball Skills

This film presents the total objectives of the game, and an analysis of the various components…

1967 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 18 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Because it's just me

Encourages students to examine their own talents, abilities, and likes and dislikes, and visualizes how these…

1974 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 15 AV Geeks Archive +1
Beginning of the food chain--plankton

Defines plankton and explains its role in the ecology of the ocean. Provides examples of common…

1987 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 12 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Benjamin Banneker

Life and works of Benjamin Banneker, black surveyor and mathematician. Explains that he was also an…

1971 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 9 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Berlin: Test For The West

Uses historic documentary motion pictures combined with newer film sequences to tell the story of Berlin…

1962 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 19 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Bike safety: Making the right moves

Surveys the history of bicycling and presents up-to-date information on bicycle safety.NOTE: Two…

1976 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 15 AV Geeks Archive +1
Body defense against disease

Traces the course of germs through the body systems. Explains how antibiotics reinforce the body's…

1978 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 14 AV Geeks Archive +1
Body defenses against disease

Shows and describes disease-causing organisms. Explains the body's defense against disease, including mucous and…

1989 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 22 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Boots and her kittens

A mother cat named Boots introduces her three kittens to the first year of their lives.

1986 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 10 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Bread: From wheat to table

Shows the entire scope of bread-making from the wheat fields to bread upon the table…

1988 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 14 AV Geeks Archive +1
Building A House, 2nd ed

Shows the step-by-step construction of a house in an urban area. Shows heavy construction…

1961 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Charlemagne: Unifier Of Europe

Discusses the ideas of government held by Charlemagne and describes how he unified Europe and increased…

1964 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 13 AV Geeks Archive +1
Charles Dickens Christmas (From The Pickwick Papers)

Adapted from "A Good-Humored Christmas" chapter in Dickens' {Pickwick Papers}. The Christmas visit of Mr…

1956 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 22 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Charting The Universe With Optical And Radio Telescopes

Shows how astronomers are constantly observing, analyzing, and searching for evidence in order to understand the…

1963 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 13 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Chaucer's England: With a special presentation of The Pardoner's Tale

Chaucer's Pilgrims riding through England and telling stories. Dramatization of his {Pardoner's Tale}. Sequence…

1957 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 30 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
City Government: Closest To The People

Briefly analyzes some of the historical developments leading to our present democractic local government systems. Shows…

1976 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 20 AV Geeks Archive +1
Classifying living things

Explains taxonomy, or systematics, the science of biological classification that groups and names the approximately two…

1985 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 20 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Colombia And Venezuela (1944)

An Encyclopedia Britannica educational film from 1944 about Colombia and Venezuela. To purchase a clean DVD…

Travel Film Archive
Colonial Children: 1650-1750

Furnishing, clothing, customs, and events in a colonial family's day from morning chores to Scripture…

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Consumer economics: Making decisions

Sam is suddenly wealthy with his bus money and allowance for the whole year in his…

1983 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 21 AV Geeks Archive +1
Continent of Africa - lands below the Sahara

Overview of world's second largest land mass. Shows importance of Africa to the world revolutions…

1963 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 22 AV Geeks Archive +1
Country Vet

Shows the daily life and work of a country veterinarian in Elk Point, South Dakota, and…

1972 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 12 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Diffusion And Osmosis (Second Edition)

This film is a study of diffusion as it takes place in living cells. Photomicrography, time…

1973 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 14 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Discussion of Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of The House of Usher

Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury comments on the story; compares this screenplay to the written work…

1975 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 12 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Discussion of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

James Durbin, of the Department of English, University of South California, suggests the idea of "commmunal…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 10 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Dr. Heidegger's experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne, parts 1 & 2

Part one presents the short story, Dr. Heidegger's experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne which treats the…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 11 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Earth In Change--The Earth's Crust

Forces which wear away the earth's surface; activities which build it up. Animated drawings of…

1961 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 16 AV Geeks Archive +1
East Africa--Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda

Shows the variety and natural beauty of the region's physical features, and reveals the influence…

1962 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 21 AV Geeks Archive +1
Echinoderms: Sea stars and their relatives

Describes the characteristics of the echinoderm body plan and shows how it is adapted for locomotion…

1987 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 13 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Ecology Of A Hot Spring: Life At High Temperatures

. The characteristics of a hot springs environment. Forms of life that can exist at high temperatures…

1972 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 15 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Egypt: Cradle of civilization

Pictures the people of the upper Nile Valley and describes how they have depended upon the…

1962 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 12 AV Geeks Archive +1
Energy: A Matter of Choices

This film focuses on the shortage of electrical power, and examines the social attitudes and technological…

1973 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 22 AV Geeks Archive +1
Equality Under Law: The Lost Generation of Prince Edward County

Documents the racial strife in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Explains how schools were closed during a…

1964 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 25 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive +1
Equality under the law: The California fair housing case

Re-creates the turmoil of a campaign in California in 1964, when citizens were asked to…

1969 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 20 Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Evidence for the Atomic-Molecular Theory

Provides indirect evidence in support of the various parts that make up the Atomic-Molecular Theory…

1982 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM 16 AV Geeks Archive +1