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Contraception

A 1973 British film by the Schools Department of Granada Television.

Synopsis: The mechanics of reproduction are explained by diagrams and the irresponsibility of creating unwanted children is stressed. Social pressures such as advertising make matters worse. A young couple is followed as they obtain advice in a clinic and the various methods of contraception are explained, Ends with a warning about the world-wide problem of rapidly increasing population – it’s up to us .

Runtime: 20 minutes
Crayon

https://www.worldcat.org/title/5369662

A 1964 film by ACI Productions. It is part of Rediscovery: An Art Media Series.

Synopsis: Uses demonstrations and finished objects to show the student the wide range of visual expression and techniques which may be used in working with crayons

Runtime: 14 minutes 54 seconds
A Visual Classification Of Seizure Types

https://www.worldcat.org/title/visual-classification-of-seizure-types/oclc/221586882&referer=brief\_results

https://vimeo.com/136466690

film from Australia by Video Health Communications.

Synopsis: About clinical diagnosis of epilepsy. After outlining the international classification of seizures, shows a series of "videos" which illustrate the main seizure types & their distinguishing features.

Runtime: 19 minutes
Atrial Septal Secundum Defect

https://archive.org/details/Atrialseptalsecundumdefect-wellcome

A 1964 film

Runtime: 37 minutes

## Synopsis:

This short film begins with the diagnosis of two children - one with a harmless heart defect and one with an atrial septal secundum defect. Slow-motion animation with synchronized heart sounds and phono-cardiogram are used to demonstrate the significance of the split-second sound in the differential diagnosis of atrial septum secundum. Surgery is performed on the child with the more serious defect.
Challenge For Habilitation: The Child With Congenital Rubella Syndrome

https://www.worldcat.org/title/challenge-for-habilitation-the-child-with-congenital-rubella-syndrome/oclc/952656934&referer=brief\_results

A 1977 film by the Texas Children's Hospital.

Synopsis: The film documents the rubella study group and nursery in the child development clinic at Texas Children's Hospital. The study group worked to rehabilitate 150 children with congenital rubella syndrome, a maternal viral infection that can cause hearing impairment, visual impairment, or motor handicaps. During the 1964-1965 epidemic, an estimated 20,000-30,000 children were born with congenital rubella syndrome. The study group provided interdisciplinary services including a comprehensive nursery for multi-handicapped children, developmental and psychological profiles, and physical and occupational therapy. The programs also addressed the children's needs outside of the nursery by working with social workers and creating programing to teach parents the best ways to help their children adjust, including a meeting on how to make edible playdough and help develop language. Shots include: a child receiving a physical, multiple children at physical therapy, children taking the Stanford-Binet test, an occupational therapist teaching a child self-feeding, and peer-interactions in the nursery setting.

Runtime: 15 minutes
Army Ants: A Study In Social Behavior

https://www.worldcat.org/title/army-ants-a-study-in-social-behavior/oclc/3880019&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/armyantsastudyinsocialbehavior

A 1968 film by Encyclopedia Britannica.

Synopsis: Documents the complex organization and social behavior of two species of army ants and shows how a naturalist works.

Runtime: 18 minutes
Congenital Dislocation Of The Hip: From Screening To Treatment

https://www.canal-u.tv/video/canal\_u\_medecine/la\_luxation\_congenitale\_de\_la\_hanche\_du\_depistage\_au\_traitement.2469

A French film that was made between 1986-1987.

Runtime: 12 minutes

Synopsis: The film addresses congenital dislocation of the hip from the perspective of prevention. The principles and techniques of screening are recalled. The effort concerns all medical and paramedical actors in the neonatal period. The therapeutic aspect is evoked in its fundamental principles. The goal is the prevention of osteochondrite, a formidable complication.
Ecology Of Forests

https://www.worldcat.org/title/5551039

A 1972 film by Art Evans Productions and Oxford Films.

Synopsis: Describes the role of nature in balancing the ecological system of the forest, and the responsibility of man in helping to preserve that balance. Names useful products derived from the forests, and points out other ways in which they are important to man. Shows how many forest have been destroyed, diminishing the number of various species of animals and the amount of land.

Runtime: 8 minutes
Are You Listening?

https://texasarchive.org/2010\_01232

A 1971 film by Educational Communications, Inc.

Runtime: 6 minutes

Synopsis: The film was created to teach school children the importance of listening to directions. In it, a classroom teacher relates this lesson to her students by having them pretend that she is the mouth and they are all ears. They then go on a trip through the city observing how other people listen and give directions.

Trivia: The part where the mouth talks to the ears in the classroom was used in the Wonder Showzen episode "Patience".
Drugs: How They Affect Body Chemistry

https://www.worldcat.org/title/23048071

A 1989 film by Human Relations Media and AIMS Media.

Synopsis: Using concise explanations, animated graphics, and representative models of human organs, highlights the ways in which drugs, from aspirin to cocaine, affect and interact with the natural functioning of the human system

Runtime: 21 minutes 30 seconds
Dr. Rabbit's World Tour

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5687528/

https://www.worldcat.org/title/dr-rabbits-world-tour/oclc/223335339&referer=brief\_results

A 1998 animated film by Colgate-Palmolive. It was part of their "Bright Smiles, Bright Futures" children's dental health campaign. Dr. Rabbit was voiced by Marty Nelson. The music and score were composed by Richard Berg. It was animated by AKOM Production Company.

Synopsis: Dr. Rabbit, the world's only rabbit dentist, travels around the world to teach children how to take good and proper care of their teeth. Topics covered include flossing, brushing, sealants, snacking, and mouthguards.

Runtime: 13 minutes

Trivia: This film has gained a cult following online and is often used to make a type of video on YouTube called a "YouTube Poop".
Classic Experiments In Behavioral Neuropsychology

https://www.worldcat.org/title/317030470

A 1978 film by MTI Film & Video.

Synopsis: Observes experiments that constitute a piercing look at brain behavior interaction in complex species: Paul Weiss examines nerve control in transplanted salamander limbs, Roger Sperry conducts neural rearrangement studies using tadpoles and frogs, Jose M.R. Delgado observes brain control of aggression, and Vincent G. Dethier severs the inhibitory nerves controlling the blowfly's intake of food.

Runtime: 19 minutes
Dog Lab

https://www.worldcat.org/title/dog-lab/oclc/884000517&referer=brief\_results

**WARNING! CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF A DOG BEING OPERATED ON!**

A film by PETA.

## Synopsis:

Shows an inadequately anesthetized dog being operated on. These dog surgery training classes are known as "dog labs". This video contains footage that was filmed at the medical school of East Carolina University in 1987. Tells viewers that dog labs are inhumane and cruel.

The introduction of the film shows dogs in a pound. The film is presented in two sessions, both of which occurred on the same day. The first session involved the demonstration of creating a tracheostomy and then inserting tubes and catheters into the blood vessels in the dog's leg. The second session involved cutting into the chest cavity to expose the heart, which is often done in open-heart surgeries. Text goes over the footage of the heart being exposed that says "following these demonstrations, the students are given more dogs, and then try their hand at cutting, exposing the heart, inserting tubes, and so on" and that "many schools and courses have replaced the dog lab with more modern and humane teaching techniques" and that "the students in this lab were taught to ignore suffering. Young men and women, who were meant to heal and to save lives, learned instead how to ignore pain, and to take a life." Text at the end of the film reveals that the university gets its dogs from nearby pounds and that the dog used in the dog lab in the video was a young neutered male and might have been someone's pet previously. It then shows the contact information for PETA and the credits.

Content Advisory: Contains very graphic footage of a dog being operated on. Shows a tracheostomy and open heart surgery being done on a supposedly inadequately anesthetized dog. Shows an instructor cutting into a dog's thigh and tearing blood vessels.
Heart On A Chain: The Truth About Date Violence

https://search.worldcat.org/title/25506625

A 1991 film by MTI Film & Video and Advanced American Communications.

Synopsis: Addresses the issue of teenage date violence by presenting dramatic vignettes of three teen couples and how they use and react to physical and verbal abuse. A host provides statistics on date violence and explains why the need to control occurs and what the consequences are. This informative program addresses the issue of teen date violence by speaking directly to young abusers and victims. Viewers get a clear understanding of what constitutes abuse in a relationship, why it happens, and what a healthy, rewarding relationship is.

Runtime: 16 minutes 47 seconds
Cells And What They Do

A 1975 film by Coronet Films.

Synopsis: Examines cells in plants and animals, explaining that each cell has a different job to do. Uses drawings and microphotography to observe the details of cell structure. Shows the process of cell division for both growth and reproduction.

Runtime: 10 minutes 59 seconds
Embryonal Development Of Ascarides

https://www.worldcat.org/title/embryonal-development-of-ascarides/oclc/779757505&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/Embryonaldevelopmentofascarides-wellcome

A 1930 silent black and white film.

Synopsis: A record of laboratory study of the development of the ovum of Ascaris lumbricoides (parasitic roundworm), showing collection of specimens for microscopical examination.

Runtime: 10 minutes
Development Of The Human Gastrointestinal Tract

https://www.worldcat.org/title/3687183

A 1967 by the Yale Univeristy School of Medicine.

Synopsis: This program demonstrates through the use of diagrams and animation the development of the human gastrointestinal tract during the fetal stage. Specific developments at the following time periods are emphasized; twenty-one days, twenty-seven days, four weeks, six weeks, eight weeks, four months. The development of the gastrointestinal tract from the yolk sac to the formation of the individual organs, the pharnyx, esophagus, stomach, gall bladder, liver, spleen, appendix, pancreas, small and large intestines is shown. The derivation of these organs from the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm is also illustrated through the use of specific colors for each dermal layer in the diagrams which are seen throughout the program.

Runtime: 16 minutes
By Nature's Rules

https://search.worldcat.org/title/3817466

A 1970 film by Jim Lawless Motion Picture Consultants and Safeco Insurance Company of America.

Synopsis: Identifies hypothermia as the foremost killer of outdoor recreationists, and describes its causes and the progressive mental and physical impairment as the disorder runs its course. Presents self-defense measures again hypothermia.

Runtime: 28 minutes
Dangerous Stranger

https://www.worldcat.org/title/dangerous-stranger/oclc/5602645&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/0841\_Dangerous\_Stranger\_The\_First\_Edition\_14\_17\_30\_16

A 1972 by Sid Davis Productions.

Synopsis: The film presents vignettes explaining the dangers posed by child molesters. Shows various methods that molesters use to win over a child's confidence, how it is wise to be on guard and how to act should these situations ever arise.

Runtime: 10 Minutes

Trivia: The first edition of the film was made in 1951.
Dead Serious

https://search.worldcat.org/title/24744205

A 1988 film by Coronet Films and MTI Film & Video. It is based on the book by Jane Mersky Leder.

Synopsis: Discusses the problem of teenage suicide, its effect on friends and family, warning signals, ways of coping, and methods of helping a friend who is considering suicide. Based on the experiences of teenagers, as told by teenagers, this program discusses the myths about suicide, warning signs, and ways that may help prevent a friend or loved one from taking his or her life.

Runtime: 25 minutes
Energetics Of Life

https://archive.org/details/energeticsoflife

A 1972 film by John Wiley & Sons.

Synopsis: The film discusses the types and functions of energy in living things. Describes kinetic energy, potential energy, thermodynamics, free energy and chemical energy and analyzes the structure and function of the ATP molecule.

Runtime: 22 minutes 30 seconds
Gymnosperms

https://www.worldcat.org/title/gymnosperms/oclc/3694060&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/gymnosperms

A 1961 film by Encyclopedia Britannica.

Synopsis: Explains that gymnosperms were the first of the seed plants and that the most common gymnosperms today are the conifers, of which pines, firs, spruces, and redwoods are familiar examples. Uses animation and timelapse photography in tracing the life cycle of the pine.

Runtime: 16 minutes
Angel Death

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20858530/fullcredits/

https://www.worldcat.org/title/angel-death/oclc/16687401&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/angeldeath\_201705

A 1979 film by Dave Bell Associates. It was directed by John Cosgrove.

Synopsis: A documentary depicting the dangers of PCP use. Shows how both animals' and humans' behavior is affected by the drug and describes its physical, psychological, and emotional aftereffects.

Runtime: 33 minutes or 48 minutes
Educational Film Wiki

**Welcome to the Educational Film Wiki!**This wiki covers educational/ephemeral films used by organizations, schools, and non-profit charities to educate, inform, or persuade their audience. The target audiences vary ranging from children to the general public. Unlike documentaries, educational films are very rarely if at all aired on public television, or available on streaming media platforms. This wiki will mainly focus on obscure, old, and/or hard to find educational films. Please note that some of these films contain graphic and/or explicit content and may not be suitable for younger or sensitive viewers, so watch with discretion and caution.
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Genes In Families and In Populations

https://www.worldcat.org/title/genes-in-families-and-in-populations/oclc/7476380&referer=brief\_results

Genes In Families And In Populations is a film about the human pedigree that was made in 1963. It was produced by Milner-Fenwick, Inc.

Synopsis: Covers the behavior of genes in families and in populations. Discusses pedigree patterns and the major types of inheritance.

Runtime: 35 minutes
Death On The Highway

**WARNING! CONTAINS EXTREMELLY GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT VICTIMS!**

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235334/?ref\_=fn\_tt\_tt\_1

https://www.worldcat.org/title/death-on-the-highway/oclc/9648656&referer=brief\_results

A 1971 film by The Suicide Club. It was narrated by Dean Robinson

Runtime: 20 minutes

Synopsis: These images include charred corpses scraped from burned cars, a young man cut in half, a young woman with both arms and the top of her head sheared away. The final image is of two children with their arms torn off, pictured first at the accident scene and later side-by-side on a mortuary slab.

Content Advisory: Contains very graphic still images of the aftermaths of automobile accidents

Trivia:

The still images have been retouched with red paint to underline the gruesomeness of the accidents.

The film is also known as *Ride to Live, Live to Ride*

The film is different from the films produced by Highway Safety Films in that Highway Safety Films' titles consist solely of movie footage of accident scenes while *Death On The Highway* is composed largely of still photos.
Development Of The Chick: Embryonic Membranes

https://www.worldcat.org/title/development-of-the-chick-extra-embryonic-membranes/oclc/5383601&referer=brief\_results

A 1966 film by Indiana University.

Runtime: 22 minutes 52 seconds

## Synopsis:

Utilizes the living chick embryo and perspective drawings to show the early development of the amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois. Examines the contractions of the amnion, as well as the folds and blood vessels of the yolk sac and its withdrawal into the chick. Shows the interrelationships among the four membranes in the later stages, including the formation of the chorioallantoic membrane.
Friend For Life

https://search.worldcat.org/title/318065169

A 1997 film by Erik Friedl, the Anti-Cruelty Society, and Pyramid Media.

Synopsis: Offers young viewers complete and updated information on welcoming a pet into the family. Includes segments on microchip identification, caring for pets in the winter, and the dangers of facing stray animals. Helps children consider their commitment before adopting a pet, then explains how to introduce their pet to a new home, how to keep their pet clean, safe and healthy, and why neutering or spaying one's pet is so important.

Runtime: 18 minutes
Early Civilizations

https://search.worldcat.org/title/26520424

A 1979 film by Wayne Mitchell and BFA Educational Media.

Synopsis: Examines common conditions and processes which are necessary for the appearance of civilization. Identifies major ancient civilizations, and describes their achievements and influences on each other.

Runtime: 22 minutes
Digestion In Our Bodies

https://search.worldcat.org/title/3967713

A 1961 film by Coronet Instructional Films.

Synopsis: Traces the steps in the digestive process and explains the functions of the main organs. Shows how and why food must be digested before the body can use it, and discusses why correct eating attitudes and habits are important. Uses X-ray technique and simplified diagrams to help in the explanation of digestion.

Runtime: 11 minutes
Electrical Burns & You

**WARNING! CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC IMAGES OF ELECTRICAL BURNS!**

https://www.worldcat.org/title/electrical-burns-you/oclc/52558125&referer=brief\_results

A 1980's work safety film by the L.A. Department Of Water & Power. It was narrated by Gary Sornborger and directed by Gary M. Waid.

Synopsis: Discusses electrical burns resulting from severe electrical shocks, graphically showing victims' burns and damaged limbs. Includes interviews with surviving victims and co-workers of victims.

Runtime: 15 minutes

Content Advisory: Contains very graphic footage of electrical burns and amputated limbs.
Drugs And The Nervous System

https://www.worldcat.org/title/drugs-and-the-nervous-system/oclc/18883763&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/xd-43304-drugs-and-the-nervous-system-vwr

Drugs And The Nervous System is a 1967 film by Churchill Films about how illicit drugs affect the nervous system. It was revised three times, the second time in 1970, and the last revision was in 1987.

Synopsis:
The film shows how depressants, barbituates, alcohol, opiates, heroin, stimulants, amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, queludes, inhalants, hallucinogens, PCP, and LSD affect the brain and the nervous system.

Runtime: 18 minutes (Third Revision)
Freshwater Jellyfish

A 1978 film.

Runtime: 12 minutes 25 seconds

## Synopsis:

The film uses close-up photography, photomicrography, time-lapse photography and drawings to show the stages in the life cycle of a coelenterate, the freshwater jellyfish, Craspedacusta sowerbii. Examines its habitats, collection procedures, and feeding behavior, followed by details of the attached polyp stage and the free-swimming medusa stage. Clarifies sexual reproduction of the medusa stage and the three types of asexual reproduction: frustule formation, buds which remain attached and become a colony, and buds which become medusae. Summarizes with live-action photography and drawings of the life cycle.
How Does A Lightbulb Work?

https://www.worldcat.org/title/5556666

A 1974 film by Allan Peach and Oxford Films.

Synopsis: Uses animation to explain the principles that enable a light bulb to glow. Illustrates why electricity creates light as it passes through a filament in a bulb, and discusses Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb.

Runtime: 5 minutes
How Flowers Make Seeds

https://search.worldcat.org/title/6064975

A 1963 film by Coronet Films.

Synopsis: Uses a close-up examination of the lily flower to identify the parts of a flower and to show how they function in the production of seeds. Pictures a variety of other flowers, including those of the maple, corn, and wheat, and compares the flowering plants to some of the more familiar non-flowering plants.

Runtime: 9 minutes 40 seconds
Gun Blast: Culture Clash

https://search.worldcat.org/title/38089310

A 1995 film by the Fund for Animals.

Synopsis: Documents the activities of the Hegins Labor Day Pigeon Shoot: the shooting contest, the children who collect dead and crippled birds, the Ku Klux Klan's recruitment efforts [i.e. presence], animal activists' veterinary MASH unit, and the clashes between two polarized sides of this controversial event.

Synopsis: 26 minutes
Highways Of Agony

**WARNING! CONTAINS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF THE AFTERMATH OF CAR CRASHES!**

A driver's ed film by Highway Safety Films.

Synopsis: The film looks at various scenarios, including a focus on the effects of drinking and driving. The film ends with a terrifying dolly shot over a row of bodies on a highway...a line of bodies 50 miles long every year...and while you were watching the movie the line grew 15 feet.

Runtime: 28 minutes

Content Advisory: Contains graphic footage of the aftermaths of car accidents
Birds And Their Characteristics

https://www.worldcat.org/title/28363611

A 1961 film by Coronet Films.

Runtime: 10 minutes

Synopsis: The film shows the characteristics which differentiate birds from the other groups of vertebrates, and describes features which all birds have in common: feathers, wings and legs, warm-bloodedness, and beaks. Discusses the adaptations and special characteristics of several kinds of familiar birds. Includes slow-motion photography to show the details of a bird's flight.
DNA: Laboratory Of Life

https://archive.org/details/dnalaboratoryoflife

A 1985 film by the Nationa Geographic Society. The animations were done by Penpoint Animation Studio and the music was composed by Duane Heller.

Synopsis: The film explains how DNA functions in the cell and points to the importance of DNA research.

Runtime: 22 minutes
Don’t Copy That Floppy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t\_Copy\_That\_Floppy

https://archive.org/details/DontCopyThatFloppyRemastered

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5250908/

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dont-copy-that-floppy

https://search.worldcat.org/title/26926460

A 1992 short film by the Software Publishers Association.

Runtime: 9 minutes 43 seconds
How Blood Clots

https://www.worldcat.org/title/how-blood-clots/oclc/8013358&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/howbloodclots

A 1969 film by Film Associates.

## Synopsis

Human circulatory system and functions are illustrated through animation and cinemicroscopy. Time-lapse photography reveals composition of blood and its separation into clots and serum. Describes how formation of a blood clot occurs through reaction of platelets with clotting agents found in plasma, and generation of platelets from large cells found in bone marrow. Shows how plasmin dissolves clots when they are no longer necessary. The film explains the composition of blood and shows its separation into serum and clots. Illustrates how a blood clot forms through the reaction of platelets with several clotting agents that are found in plasma. Uses animation and microphotography to depict the actual generation of platelets from large cells found in the bone marrow.

Runtime: 13 minutes
Education In America

https://www.worldcat.org/title/education-in-america/oclc/35753485&referer=brief\_results

A 1958 film by Coronet Films.

Synopsis: Portrays the progress of American education from 16th century New England through the mid-20th century. In actual locations of dame schools, Latin grammar schools, church schools, and pauper schools, this film portrays the progress of American education from the time when early New England school laws were made for public education in the Northwest Ordinance.

Runtime: 15 minutes
Ducks

https://www.worldcat.org/title/ducks/oclc/29352695&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/ducks\_20170601

A 1984 film by ACI Productions for children about ducks and words that are associated with them.

Song Lyrics:

Ducks are big, and ducks are small.

Ducks are short, and ducks are tall.

Some are white, and there are others.

Brown or green or tan or yellow.

Yellow like this little fellow.

These are farmer George's ducks.

These are white and yellow ducks.

(Refrain)

Duck is a word that stands for a bird,

that walks with little webbed feet.

Feathers on it's back, and it talks with a quack,

to anyone it might meet.

A bird has a beak, and a duck has a bill.

Of water that he seldom spills.

And pecks at food that lies around.

Duck is a very special bird,

and duck is a very special word.

(Refrain)

Duck is a word that stands for a bird,

that walks with little webbed feet.

Feathers on it's back, and it talks with a quack,

to anyone it might meet.

Waddle here and waddle there.

Some ducks like to walk around,

in circles on the barnyard ground.

(Refrain)

Duck is a word that stands for a bird,

that walks with little webbed feet.

Feathers on it's back, and it talks with a quack,

to anyone it might meet.

For ducklings and ducks and everyone.

(Refrain)

Duck is a word that stands for a bird,

that walks with little webbed feet.

Feathers on it's back, and it talks with a quack,

to anyone it might meet.

Ducks are always right on time.

(Refrain)

Duck is a word that stands for a bird,

that walks with little webbed feet.

Feathers on it's back, and it talks with a quack,

to anyone it might meet.

Water is the favorite place,

for all the ducks to play.

While others walk alone and proudly.

They keep them clean both day and night.

They like to jump and splash about

And if there wings were strong enough,

they'd like to go beyond.

(Refrain)

Duck is a word that stands for a bird,

that walks with little webbed feet.

Feathers on it's back, and it talks with a quack,

to anyone it might meet.
Dare To Say No

https://www.worldcat.org/title/dare-to-say-no/oclc/24539529&referer=brief\_results

An anti-drug 16mm film by Disney Educational Media and Coronet Film. It was made in 1988.

Synopsis: Shows children various reasons why they need to resist peer pressure, refuse drugs, and refuse to follow the crowd just to fit in.

Runtime: 16 minutes
Heredity

Heredity is a 1939 silent black and white film by Encyclopedia Britannica Films.

Synopsis: Live action and animation are used to demonstrate what happens when the egg and sperm of red-coated and white-coated cattle meet to form the zygote and when mitosis occurs. Over animation superimposed on live shots of the resulting roan calf, the narrator explains how both sets of genes influence the color of this animal.

Runtime: 11 minutes
A Badger's Bad Day

https://www.worldcat.org/title/badgers-bad-day/oclc/7497805&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/abadgersbadday

A 1959 film by Grover-Jennings Productions. The photography was by Lido Andreoni.

Synopsis: A funny real life story of a badger that is out on the prowl looking for lunch but runs into a protective mother skunk - it was a badger's bad day for sure.  Examines the daily life and habits of a badger.

Runtime: 9 minutes
Ecology: Olympic Rain Forest

https://www.worldcat.org/title/7319417

A 1970 film by the International Film Bureau.

Synopsis: Presents the unusual characteristics of the rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington. Explains, using animation and live photography, the causes and results of the excessive moisture. Includes scenes of the animals and vegetation of the area.

Runtime: 20 minutes
Earthquakes And Volcanoes

https://www.worldcat.org/title/earthquakes-and-volcanoes/oclc/22213045&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/earthquakesandvolcanoes

A film by the Film Associates of California. It was revised in 1977.

Synopsis: The film explains that earthquakes and volcanoes often occur in the same areas around the world, areas where mountains form as the earth's crust is folded and cracks appear. Discusses the movement of the large plates that form the earth's surface and the resultant earthquakes and volcanic action.

Runtime: 12 minutes 33 seconds
Ecology Of The Prairie

https://www.worldcat.org/title/5551054

A 1972 film by Oxford Films.

Synopsis: Introduces the prairie and tells of the destruction caused by changes in the balance of the ecological system. Explains that the white man slaughtered large numbers of animals, and shows how the prairie turned into dry, infertile desert.

Runtime: 3 minutes 1 seconds
High Impact Maintenance Safety

https://apsafetytraining.com/collections/high-impact/products/high-impact-maintenance-safety

https://search.worldcat.org/title/36704134

A 1995 film by ERI Safety Films.

Synopsis: Presents graphic recreations of factory maintenance workers suffering injuries on the job after violating company safety procedures. Discusses how safety and procedures are inseparable for a safe work environment for both the individual and the team.

Runtime: 19 minutes
Fish And Their Characteristics

https://search.worldcat.org/title/21487598

A 1961 film by Coronet Films.

Synopsis: Shows characteristics of fish by underwater photography. Illustrates the variety of form, protective devices and reproductive methods in different types of fish. Distinguishes fish from other marine animals.

Runtime: 10 minutes 36 seconds
Earthquake: Family Preparation Plan

https://www.worldcat.org/title/25926673

A 1989 film by Exclusive Pictures, Inc.

Synopsis: Learn to prepare for any emergency, not just an earthquake. Includes general preparation & awareness, individual and family survival kits, first aid emergency kits, what to do and expect during an earthquake, and long term survival tips

Runtime: 30 minutes
Development In The Visual Cortex

https://search.worldcat.org/title/81617966

A 1975 film by Ferranti Electric and Colour Film Services.

Synopsis: Kittens are reared in darkness except for brief periods of exposure to light during which they see only horizontal or vertical black stripes. The kittens are shown to have both behavioral and neurophysiological visual system defects.

Runtime: 9 minutes
I Am Joe's Ear

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091242/

http://www.pyramidmedia.com/homepage/search-by-title/healthcare-sciences/i-am-joe-s-ear-detail.html

https://www.worldcat.org/title/i-am-joes-ear/oclc/36700810&referer=brief\_results

A 1986 film by Pyramid Films.

Synopsis: The film provides a basic understanding of the human ear, stressing the need for regular examinations to correct problems before hearing is impaired. Stresses the importance of protecting your hearing.

Runtime: 25 minutes
Everything Looks So Normal!

https://texasarchive.org/2011\_02146

A 1983 film.

Runtime: 29 minutes 16 seconds

Synopsis: The film, produced by a media group in Houston, instructs viewers on how to recognize signs of drug abuse in their employees. The film examines several types of drug users and workplace drug dealers and teaches supervisors to recognize patterns of decreases in productivity and absenteeism in their employees. The film recommends troubled employee programs that offer counseling to help get drug using employees back on track.
Dissection Of The Eyeball

https://www.worldcat.org/title/dissection-of-the-eyeball/oclc/779757662&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/0055-0000-7117-0000-0-0000-0000-0

A silent 1950 British film that shows the dissection of an eyeball.

Synopsis: A short film showing the method of dissection in layers to demonstrate the three coats of the eye.

Runtime: 6 minutes
E Is For Energy

https://www.worldcat.org/title/e-is-for-energy/oclc/6673262&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/eisforenergy\_20170314

A 1979 film by Ron and Sydney Crawford for Coronet Films. It was made for elementary grades.

Runtime: 10 minutes.

## Synopsis:

The film focuses on electrical, solar, and nuclear energies and shows how they are produced and used.
How Plants Reproduce

https://www.worldcat.org/title/22717768

A 1957 film by Centron Corporation and Young America Films.

Synopsis: Combines photography and animation to visualize and explain the main parts of a plant and its flower, how a typical flower is pollinated and fertilized, and how the plant grows new seeds to keep the life cycle of the plant unbroken.

Runtime: 11 minutes
Getting Away With Murder

**WARNING! CONTAINS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF SMALL ANIMALS BEING KILLED AND EATEN!**

An anti-animal experimentation film by PETA.

Synopsis: In student-filmed tapes at SUNY Stony Brook, a rat, some mice, and a rabbit were thrown into a black plastic tub with ferrets, prompting the ferrets to attack and eat the animals alive. The film consists of footage of Predator Behavior Experiments being conducted at the State University Of New York At Stonybrook by undergraduate student Mitchell Beam. The film ends with "additional comments from experts".

Segments:

Mouse Kill #1

Mouse Kill #2

Rat Kill

Rabbit Kill

Content Advisory: Contains very graphic footage of mice, rats, and a rabbit being killed and slowly eaten. The rabbit screams as it is attacked by the ferret. The mice and rats squeal as they are being killed.
Enfantillage = Kid Stuff

https://www.worldcat.org/title/42507922

https://mubi.com/en/us/films/enfantillage

A 1990 film by Pierre M. Trudeau and the National Film Board of Canada,

Synopsis: As a child is drawing in his room he hears the angry voices of his parents arguing. His drawings begin to reflect his deepest fears. Can open discussion about dysfunctional families. Combines drawings and puppet animation.

Runtime: 6 minutes
Dead Is Dead

https://www.worldcat.org/title/3243122

Dead Is Dead is an anti-drug film narrated by Godfrey Cambridge that was made in 1970.

Runtime: 24 minutes

Music Used: Stone Junkie (Live @ Bitter End, NYC) by Curtis Mayfield. Lean On Me by Bill Withers from Old Grey Whistle Test Soul

Content Advisory: Contains crime scene photos of deceased drug addicts
Hopi Kachinas

https://www.worldcat.org/title/hopi-kachinas/oclc/42495497&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/63114-hopi-kachinas-vwr

A 1960 film by ACI Productions.

Synopsis: Explains how the commonly seen but seldom understood kachina dolls provide the key to the true meaning of the entire Hopi culture. Demonstrates the carving and painting of the dolls, and describes their religious meaning. Includes views of a Hopi butterfly dance.

Runtime: 8 minutes
Heart And Circulation

https://www.worldcat.org/title/heart-and-circulation/oclc/927497626&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/HeartAndCirculation

A 1947 black and white film by Encyclopedia Britannica.

Synopsis: Uses animated drawings to show how the heart and blood vessels circulate blood throughout the body. Includes microscopic scenes of capillary action and discusses blood pressure and its relation to health.

Runtime: 10 Minutes
Drive And Survive

**WARNING! CONTAINS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF CAR ACCIDENT VICTIMS!**

https://search.worldcat.org/title/6430973

A 1977 Driver's Ed film from Highway Safety Films.

Synopsis: Treats four lifesaving precautions that increase the driver's chances of survival on our streets and highways : keeping the car in good condition, checking eyesight regularly, avoiding drugs and alcohol while driving, and wearing seat belts.

Runtime: 23 minutes

Content Advisory: Contains graphic footage of the aftermaths of car accidents
Drug Education for Teens

*Drug Education for Teens* was a series of videos released by Schlessinger Media in the 2000s. These videos focused on drug awareness for teens grades 7 and up. Among the videos in this series are:

* ALCOHOL & ALCOHOLISM
* ALCOHOL: TEENAGE DRINKING - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iqPBN1F9KU
* CLUB DRUGS
* COCAINE & CRACK
* HALLUCINOGENS
* HEROIN & OTHER OPIATES
* INHALANTS
* MARIJUANA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj1UDB\_CJSI
* METHAMPHETAMINE & OTHER STIMULANTS
* STEROIDS
* TEENAGE DEPRESSION & SUICIDE
* TRANQUILIZERS & OTHER DEPRESSANTS

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gazhi1ot1bwl7f/V7102.pdf?dl=0
Earthworm: Anatomy And Dissection

https://search.worldcat.org/title/3902073

A 1961 film by Coronet Instructional Films.

Synopsis: Stresses correct laboratory techniques for dissection, showing a close look at the digestive, circulatory, excretory, nervous, and reproductive, systems of the earthworm. Shows the functioning of these systems by means of extreme close-up photography, photomicrography, and diagrams.

Runtime: 11 minutes
Ecology Of The Ocean

https://www.worldcat.org/title/5551051

A 1972 film by Art Evans Productions and Oxford Films.

Synopsis: Explains that oceans are sources of food for man and form passageways to other lands. Tells how man has begun to intrude into the natural ecological balance of the oceans and has destroyed many species of plants and animals.

Runtime: 8 minutes
Fairy Penguins

https://www.worldcat.org/title/9686366?oclcNum=9686366

A 1976 Australian film by Educational Media Australia and FilmFair Communications.

Synopsis: Captures the life cycle and breeding habits of fairy penguins. Shows these smallest of penguin birds as they nest in coastal rookeries in Australia and New Zealand, prepare for an eight-month breeding season, and face the dangers and hazards created by human pollution and oil spills.

Runtime: 12 minutes
Fire At The MGM Grand

https://www.worldcat.org/title/9044912

A 1981 film by the National Fire Protection Association.

Synopsis: Examines the tragic fire at the MGM Grand Hotel that took eighty-five lives. Shows how survivors escaped the fire and smoke, and closes with steps to take to prepare for a high-rise fire and what to do if fire breaks out.

Runtime: 16 minutes
Electric Safety From "A" To Zap

https://www.worldcat.org/title/6661825

https://archive.org/details/SMA\_182

A 1970 film by Perennial Education and Portafilms.

Synopsis: Animated cartoon explains what is meant by electric power, shows how electricity travels to and through our homes, and illustrates electrical hazards and safety precautions

Runtime: 10 minutes
Fire Power

https://www.worldcat.org/title/fire-power/oclc/60525611&referer=brief\_results

Fire Power is an award-winning fire safety film. It was produced by Marcia MacClary, directed by Boyd Estus, and is hosted by Jack Harper.

## Fire Power

### Preferred Age

12 and Older

Synopsis: The film shows how a fire spreads throughout a two-story house by means of a still lit cigarette in a wastebasket. It then shows how a sprinkler can prevent such fires from spreading. An accurate documentation of what happens as fire develops and spreads throughout a house. Fire safety tips are shown at the end of the film.
How Green Plants Make And Use Food (Revised)

https://search.worldcat.org/title/27970498

A 1984 film by Coronet Films. It is the revised edition of the original film.

Synopsis: All living things depend, directly or indirectly, on green plants for food and oxygen. This film clarifies the difference between food and raw materials, and the difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Runtime: 11 minutes 22 seconds
For Want Of Plankton The Mosasaur Was Lost

https://www.worldcat.org/title/for-want-of-plankton-the-mosasaur-was-lost/oclc/40486149&referer=brief\_results

A short animated film by Will Vinton Productions made sometime in 1991. It was made for the National Museum of Natural History. The characters were designed and animated by Mike McKinney. The music was by Jon Newton and Michael Bard. It was produced by Marilyn Zornado.

Synopsis: Shows what one small, seemingly insignificant change in the environment can do.

Runtime: 2 minutes

## External links

* Smithsonian Wiki: For Want Of Plankton The Mosasaur Was Lost
Elimination

https://archive.org/details/Elimination-wellcome

https://search.worldcat.org/title/5951992

A 1948 black and white British film by G.B. Instructional and United World Films.

Synopsis: This film, aimed at the general public uses diagrams to explain the four routes of elimination from the human body, the lungs, the skin, the colon and the kidneys. A study of the human body's methods of elimination. Describes the structure and functions of the four routes of elimination--skin and the elimination of water and dissolved substances through sweat glands; kidneys and the passage of water and dissolved substances from the blood into the kidneys with the formation and elimination of urine: lungs and the elimination of surplus carbon dioxide in expiration; and the colon and elimination of indigestible waste materials.

Runtime: 11 minutes
How To Have A Bright Smile!

A 2009 film by Colgate-Palmolive and 2AToons!

Synopsis: When Emily forgets to brush her teeth before bedtime, she is visited by Dr. Rabbit, who teachers her the importance of keeping her teeth clean and how to always have a bright smile!

Runtime: 5 minutes

Trivia: The animation was made for DVD distribution to schools and also for the "Colgate: Bright Smiles, Bright Futures" website.
Halloween Safety

https://search.worldcat.org/title/12428319

A 1977 film that was revised in 1985. It was made by the Centron Corporation.

Synopsis: Shows children the importance of safe costumes, pedestrian safety, and careful screening of treats. Emphasizes the positive aspects of Halloween.

Runtime: 11 minutes 4 seconds
Duck and Cover

***Duck and Cover*** is a 1952 American civil defense animated live action social guidance film that is often popularly mischaracterized as propaganda. With similar themes to the more adult oriented civil defense training films, the film was widely distributed to United States school children in the 1950s. It teaches students on what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion.

The film was funded by the US Federal Civil Defense Administration and released in January 1952. At the time, the Soviet Union was engaged in nuclear testing and the US was in the midst of the Korean War.The film was written by Raymond J. Mauer, directed by Anthony Rizzo of Archer Productions, narrated by actor Robert Middleton, and made with the help of schoolchildren from New York City and Astoria, New York.
The film is in the public domain, and is widely available through Internet sources such as YouTube, as well as on DVD.

Runtime: 9 minutes 14 seconds
Ergot: The Story Of A Parasitic Fungus

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/t7rqnn2f

https://www.worldcat.org/title/ergot-the-story-of-a-parasitic-fungus/oclc/913647277&referer=brief\_results

https://archive.org/details/Ergotthestoryofaparasiticfungus-wellcome

A 1958 British film by the Wellcome Trust.

Synopsis: A comprehensive survey of the natural, medical and social history, commercial production and obstetric use of ergot and its derivative ergometrine. Includes a detailed description of the life-cycle of the fungus, live action footage of the use of ergometrine in the Department of Obstetrics, University College Hospital to expidate delivery in childbirth and Professor Chassar Moir's own account of the discovery of ergometrine in 1935.

Runtime: 24 minutes
Fire And The Witch

https://www.worldcat.org/title/5606460

A 1976 film by Puppet Works that was published by Film Communicators.

Synopsis: Uses Grimm's fairytale characters Hansel and Gretel in a puppet dramatization of the techniques of fire prevention and survival. Shows the two children teaching the witch Griselda procedures for coping with grease fire, clothes on fire, and notifying the fire department.

Runtime: 11 minutes
Dehumanization And The Total Institution

https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/four/4c/dehumanization.html#:~:text=Dehumanization%3A%20The%20Total%20Institution%20Dehumanization%3A%20The%20Total%20Institution,an%20isolated%20and%20formally%20administered%20way%20of%20life.

https://www.worldcat.org/title/dehumanization-and-the-total-institution/oclc/1052918225&referer=brief\_results

https://texasarchive.org/2016\_02378

A 1966 film by Studio One Animation. It analyzes various institutions and the presence of dehumanization within them. The film is a project of former Official of the Department of Public Welfare Miriam Karlins and Medical Director David J. Vail. Karlins and Vail worked towards eliminating dehumanization within state institutions, specifically mental hospitals, by analyzing living conditions and humane practices.

Runtime: 15 minutes 35 minutes

Synopsis: The film uses animation and humor to address the psychological foundation of numerous institutions, including the military, police force, and mental hospitals. A topic that may otherwise appear dry and overly academic uses comedic relief with a clumsy detective, Rob Spy, a pleasant combination of pun and metaphor, and cartoon-like animation.
For Want Of A Seatbelt

A 1973 driver's ed film.

Synopsis: Introduced by the then Governor of Arizona, Jack Williams this driver's educational film shows extremely graphic pictures of car accident victims who did not wear their seat belts. The film then goes into the story of Lenay Gore who was a fortunate survivor of devastating car wreck.

This film starts off as a dry overview of why seat belts are important, but soon shifts to graphic pictures and descriptions of victims who weren't wearing theirs. Astonishingly, most of the victims survived, and were photographed at the hospital. It ends with the testimony of one Lanay Gore, who had been injured in an accident and now is fully supportive of the Seatbelts Save Lives Campaign.

Some of the accidents include a man who was injured when he hit a horse (which then smashed both his windshield and his face. A bike rider who was hit, a van accident, and a head on collision (the one Lanay was involved in).

Runtime: 18 minutes

Trivia:

For Want of a Seatbelt was one of the later Drivers' ed scare films to be made, and surprisingly didn't come from either the HSF (makers of Signal 30), or the Reel Fellows (makers of Red Asphalt).

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497762/?ref\_=ttfc\_fc\_tt
Giraffe

A 1971 film by Encyclopedia Britannica. It is from the "Silent Safari" series of films.

Synopsis: Shows the tallest animal, the giraffe, at home in Tanzania. Close-ups examine its unusual shape, size, and markings. Independent family units feed without fear near lions and fellow simple daily patterns for foraging, carrying tick birds, and drinking.

Runtime: 9 minutes
Dissection Of The Vascular System Of A Newborn Female Infant

A 1923 silent film by Jacob Sarnoff.

Synopsis: Full title is "Dissection of the vascular system of a newborn female infant including the kidneys, ureters, uterus, and adnexa." Film presents a post-mortem specimen of the vascular system of a newborn female infant including the kidneys, ureters, uterus, and adnexa. The various anatomical structures are labeled and pointed to in turn. A rubber-gloved hand holding forceps picks up and shakes the parts of the specimen. When air is pumped into the specimen through a rubber tube, the pulsation of the heart and vessels can be seen, and the uterus and fallopian tubes are inflated.

Runtime: 9 minutes 3 seconds