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Choking: To Save a Life 1977 star_border 2
Illustrates techniques for emergency treatment of choking victims. Techniques are shown for adults, children, infants, self, and unconscious victims.

Adventure in Venice 1974
This film presents aspects of day-to-day life in Venice, a city that is most renowned for its historic sites and large tourist trade. It tells a story about a boy who loses a prized model ship on the waterways of his city.

The Alcohol Problem: What Do You Think? 1973
Explores the place of alcohol in American society and illustrates its chemical and physiological effects to pose questions about the responsible use or abstinence from alcohol. Surveys the history of alcohol, uses microphotography to show fermentation, and uses an experiment with a baseball player to show how alcohol slows reaction time. Discusses legal aspects of alcohol use and alcoholism and its treatments.

Toothache of the Clown 1972
A story of a circus clown with a toothache dramatizes the need for proper dental care. The dentist's work of repairing the cavity is demonstrated. For elementary grades. Part of the "Joy of Growing" series.

WEED 1971 star_border 6
This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed: The Story of Marijuana” combines time-lapse, montage, illustrations, animation (by Paul Fierlinger and emigre Pavel Vošický) and dramatized, documentary-style interviews to survey the evolving role of cannabis in U.S. society, with emphasis on the legal risks faced by young people. A unique score of experimental synthesizer music is provided by Tony Luisi on an EMS VCS 3 “Putney”

The Lemonade Stand: What's Fair? 1969
A group of kids start a lemonade stand -- but who really does the work?

Let's Talk: What's Happening? 1969
Shows five situations, each one a part of a story for students to complete. For primary grades.

Let's Pretend: Magic Sneakers 1969
The tale of a young boy who discovers a pair of magic sneakers that allows him to create thunder and kick a ball really far.

Join Hands, Let Go! 1969
How many things can you do with YOUR hands?

Farm Family in Winter 1967
Shows family life on a modern farm in winter. Describes the care and feeding of livestock kept on a farm in winter. Here, farm life continues at a vigorous pace, in spite of restrictions of inclement weather, as a farm family complete the work of harvest and prepare for the renewal of the growing cycle in spring. The story is told in first person by the grandfather, at Gerald "Red" Markham's farm near the town of Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. He tries to get the "snow buggy" working, brings in a veterinarian to treat a sick calf, etc.

The Fish That Nearly Drowned 1966 star_border 2
The terrifying tale of a fish with no air!

Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark 1964
This film provides contrasts and similarities among the three countries. In Norway, Deneen visits with a fishing family from the small city of Alesund, in Denmark, with a farm family, and in Sweden, with the family of a glassworker. The countries are contrasted in terms of natural resources and reliance on trade.

Art, what is it? Why is it? 1963
John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr. Canaday shows how the masterworks of art and architecture have formed a visual history of man's thought, ideals, and most fondly-held beliefs.

Airport in the Jet Age 1962
Explores a large metropolitan jet airport, from the traffic control tower to the baggage-processing center. Shows glimpses of hundreds of people on the job.

The Philippines: Land and People 1959
Reviews the history of the Philippine Islands under Spanish and American rule. Shows country today with its emphasis on agriculture, and contrasts the rural life with the urban existence in the port of Manila.

Indonesia: New Nation of Asia 1959
Hosted by Ubud's political leader Agung Jakarta Sulawesi Mas, William Deneen here visits important sites and describes the political, religious, and economic situation on the island of Bali in the Indonesia of 1959.

India: Introduction to Its History 1957
This film describes the nature and impact of major religions in India, artistic monuments and contributions of each dynasty and cultural development of the people in different regions of the vast subcontinent.

Keeping Clean and Neat 1956 star_border 1.7
Two eighth graders doing an assembly on cleanliness and neatness seek underclassmen. A look into Don and Mildred's hygienic endeavors.

Why Vandalism? 1955 star_border 1
Life of a teenage outsider: what makes him that way and how his anger flares into violence.

Egypt and the Nile 1954
This film presents a picture of Egypt and the Nile Valley of today as seen against its historical background. It Includes scenes of an ancient temple to the sun god at Abu Simbel, the dam at Aswan, the delta of the Nile, the Suez Canal, and the cities of Asyut, Cairo, and Alexandria.

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