16mm Educational Films

Students learn beginning number concepts such as how to count, what numbers are used for, and how to add numbers together through this creative remake of, "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe".

Spend a day with Evanston Fire Dept. in 1951 Great footage of the firemen, trucks, houses and streets in Evanston, IL (1950's)

This film shows the many different jobs that are done by Kansas City Firefighters in the 1970's. Features the Kansas City Fire Department - KCFD. Improved picture.

Gives one man's experience in the Great War or WWI. Films Inc., Wilmette, Ill., 1974 - Wolper Productions.

This video introduces students to simple machines such as levers, pulleys, inclined planes and the wheel and axle. Examines ideas in areas of mechanical advantage.

This film is about the earth, the moon, and the sun and how they work together. With the use of an orrery, it explains the moon's phases, earth's orbit, night and day, and why there are seasons. Also examines distance, rotation, and temperature. For students

How did Mr. Budd become a top-class West End hairdresser after such humble origins in a suburban barbershop? Well, one day, a stranger came in for a shave and a haircut.

Light and What it Does - explains exactly what light is and how it works in science and our lives. It describes the common properties of light, such as absorption, reflection, refraction and diffraction.

This short video examines Dwight D Eisenhower and the cold war / related conflicts. The tension existed between the western bloc (USA and NATO) - Great film on foreign policy.

Los Angeles International Airport - LAX -1960s describes what it would be like to work at an airport. Air transportation, air traffic controller, jet bridge, older airplanes, air field, commercial pilot are all terms that are discussed.

This is a math cartoon that teaches number place value - 10s, 100s, 1000s, etc. Very creative and well made. Fun.

What is a Physicist? In this video, physicists experiment with a range of physical phenomena from sub-atomic particles of which all matter is made (particle physics) to the behavior of the material universe

What is it like to be an automotive technician / mechanic? This video describes in every detail what building engines, serving customers, tuning up cars, and diagnosing automotive systems, using a dynamometer is all about.

The Milky Way Galaxy began forming around 12 billion years ago. It's diameter is 220,00 light years, made of at least 400 billion stars and contains a super massive black hole. These facts and more are seen and explained with the use of the Hubble Telescope.

This film examines the digestive system with the use of animation. The esophagus, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas, large and small intestines, are covered in detail in this well made educational film.

This video explores the metric system, the history of measurement, and explains why this system is efficient with the use of meters liters and grams. Animated Cartoon.

Encompasses the history of painting and visual art in America from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Most artists painted landscapes and portraits based on Western painting and European arts.

What is acid rain? This video examines the causes and solutions to this growing problem. Students will learn that air pollution from burning of fossil fuels is the major cause of acid rain and the main chemicals SO2 and NOx in air pollution create acid rain.

Introduces viewers to the activities, unique behavioral patterns, and life of the honeybee. Shows social organization of a bee colony, identifying the three castes of honeybee and describing the duties of each. Answers, "What is a colony?, What's the difference between workers and drones?, What is the function of the queen bee?" and much more.

Today most scientists believe that super massive black holes at the galactic centres are the "engines" that power the quasars. This films studies the size of quasars, super massive black holes, formation of quasars, radio waves from space objects, super novas, stars,

What are "frozen" super conductors? This film provides an exciting introduction to the phenomenon of electrical superconductivity, magnetic levitation, and quantum mechanics.

How an Airplane Flies - basic principles explained - part 1 See how thrust, lift, drag, and gravity work together to allow man to fly.

Theodore Roosevelt was a charismatic man who became a hero to millions of Americans for many reasons. He was the youngest person ever to hold the office, yet had already served as a New York State Assemblyman, a deputy sheriff, the police commissioner of New York City, U.S. civil service commissioner, assistant secretary of the Navy, colonel of the rough riders, governor of New York, and vice president.

This short video/film is about kids getting angry, blaming others and how they worked out their problems with logic. Very cute and educational

Jacques Cousteau, famous undersea explorer, undertakes a dangerous journey in an effort to find out more about the behavior of sharks, what they eat, why they sometimes attack humans, and more.