The Meaning of Science (35mm filmstrip, color, Silver Burdett & Ginn)

How We Know About the Ice Ages (16mm, 16m., color, A Peter Matulavich Production for BFA)
Across the North American continent, there is evidence that a thick sheet of ice once covered much of the land. Such evidence includes great, large mounds of loose rock, called moraines; huge boulders, called erratics; and bedrock smoothed and polished by the ice that passed over it. The last great ice sheet retreated only 10,000 years ago. This film explores how scientists developed the theory of ice ages through evidence in places such as Yosemite and questions whether the ice may come again?

Blood: The Microscopic Miracle (16mm, 1983, 22m., color, Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation)
Explores the structure and functions of blood in the human body. Viewers look at the various parts of blood and its many functions - for example, healing wounds and defending our bodies from infection; transporting vital cargoes such as oxygen, food, hormones, and various other substances to the cells of the body; and carrying away wastes, controlling homeostasis. Scanning electron micrographs, footage of actual blood flow, and stunning animation enhance this film, providing an accurate look at the role that blood plays in our bodies.

Molecular Theory of Matter (16mm)

Nuclear Energy (35mm filmstrip, color, Silver Burdett & Ginn)

How to use a Geiger Counter (16mm, b&w)

The Periodic Table (16mm, 1981, 24m., color, BBC Open University)
Winner of the Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival
Develops the meaning of periodicity from a historical context, explaining the terms period and group, and demonstrates the trend across the Periodic Table as well as those within a group. Shows the great variety in the behavior of elements from oxygen bubbles on a water plant to WWI soldiers being gassed with chlorine gas. Discusses the role of the Periodic Table in solving one of the most fundamental of scientific problems - the inner structure of the atom!

Control Systems (35mm filmstrip, color, Silver Burdett & Ginn)

Speed of Light (16mm)

Biology: Exploring the Living World (16mm, 19m., color, Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation)
Reveals how plants and animals adapt to many different environments. Illustrates the human impact on the living world. Shows how biologists work at discovering the secrets of living things. Raises questions about the origin and functions of the living world.

Handling, Transferring and Filtering of Chemicals (16mm)

Universe (16mm)

The Frank Hertz Experiment (16mm, 30m., b&w)

Reproduction (35mm filmstrip, color, Silver Burdett & Ginn)

The Cell: A Functioning Structure, Part I (16mm, 1972, 29m., color, McGraw-Hill Films)
Presents cell morphology and physiology utilizing footage of a variety of living cells. Introduces the structures of a various cellular components and cellular functions, including reproduction, movement, and food procurement. Suggests that a more profound understanding of life will probably come only with a better understanding of molecular function.

The Cell: A Functioning Structure, Part II (16mm, 1972, 32m., color, McGraw-Hill Films)
Examines the production and utilization of protein molecules. Graphic models illustrate the polymeric nature of the protein molecule. Introduces the various protein functions and presents the phenomena of life's diversity and complexity in light of current knowledge of protein synthesis and utilization.

Adventures into Science: Stop and Go! (16mm, 25m., color, Landmark Films)
Sometime in the future, in an ultra modern kitchen, four children conduct scientific experiments under the tutelage and care of a robot named Konrad. His computerized brain has access to all known information on Planet Earth. Join Konrad and his able assistants as they explore energy and motion using simple experiments showing how objects behave when subjected to inertia, action, and reaction, both on Earth and in deep Space.

Mideast: Pioneers of Science (16mm, 20m., color, Vocational & Industrial Films Limited for BFA)
This film explores the scientific legacy of the Middle East, a legacy that has had its effect on almost every sphere of science and is the foundation for the modern technology which we today take for granted. The wheel and axle, writing, the use of the decimal point, chemistry, algebra, surgery and anesthetics, our system of numbers, the sixty-minute hour, air conditioning, modern astronomy and geography all have their roots in the works of the Mid-east's ancient and Islamic pioneers of science. In addition, the Western world is indebted to the Islamic Mid-east for preserving and introducing the great wealth of knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome to Europe. This film includes rare glimpses of some of the priceless early scientific manuscripts. Modern applications and effects of these principles and techniques are presented.

Weather Watchers (16mm)

Classifying (16mm)

The Liverworts: Adaptations to Terrestrial Life (16mm)

Development (16mm, color, 1960)

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