16mm Educational Films

Examines the rise of civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. These early civilizations formed around major rivers - the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia and the Nile in northeastern Africa. Explores the history of the newly-arrived people called the Sumerians.

From inception to fastest mail service, this film tells the story of the first mail system - The Pony Express Route. William Waddell, Alexander Majors, William Russell, Johnny Fry, Billy Richardson are discussed.

Explores the life of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Not only a great biography but a great story. Very well made film by Bell Systems.

Explores the life of a police officer in Washington D.C. in the 1960's and shows how police help keep a community together. Sound flutter clears at 0:28

Firefighters from the City of Jackson - Station 16 - use firefighter terminology to teach youngsters how to read. Very cool video of 1970's trucks, firefighters and equipment and a great teaching tool!

This film examines old freight trains, rail cars, engineers, and equipment. 1950's

This film introduces the concept of mathematical line graphs and graphing simple linear equations. The films shows in step by step detail how graphs are constructed and how the graphs represent relationships between variables.

This film examines the events surrounding the building of a Nissan truck plant in Tennessee. They set out to do things very differently from Chrysler, Ford, and GM in the Motor City. The first vehicle to roll off the then brand-new Smyrna production line was an early-model white regular cab Nissan/Datsun pickup in 1983.

This film examines the Comet - sometimes called a dirty snowball or an "icy mudball". They are a mixture of ices (both water and frozen gases) and dust that for some reason didn't get incorporated into planets when the solar system was formed. This makes them very interesting as samples of the early history of the solar system. Great facts about Comets!

Examines the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States from France in 1803. The Louisiana purchase was key to forming the continent we know today.

How do we know that atoms and molecules really exist? This films helps prove their existence through circumstantial evidence just like a crime scene investigation. Very well made and does have some solid evidence for the existence and proof of atoms and molecules.

This film examines the Age of Absolute Monarchs in Europe in which monarchs had absolute power among his or her people. An absolute monarch wields unrestricted political power over the sovereign state and its people and this is their story.

Who were the Pilgrims? They made the famous 1620 voyage aboard the ship Mayflower, founded Plymouth Colony and this is the story of their first year in a new land. Ordinary English men and women that accomplished extraordinary things. Nice documentary!

The Roman Empire was one of the largest in history, with large territorial holdings throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. This film captures the rise of the culture, politics and economy of this very interesting time period in human history.

Depicts the behavioral and physical characteristics of the American buffalo. Documents the history of the buffalo, its struggle for survival and measures taken to save it from extinction.

Ancient Paestum - City of the Greeks and Romans - was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia. After its foundation by Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia, it was eventually conquered by the Lucanians and later the Romans.

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".

Students learn that Frogs and Toads are amphibians - animals who begin their lives in the water and breath with gills. Then, during maturity, they live on land and breath with lungs. Examines other topics related to the frog/toad life cycle.

Explores the history of the Woodland Indians who lived east of the Plains Indians. From New England and Maryland to the Great Lakes Area and into Maine these native Americans lived in the forests near lakes or streams, which is why they're called Eastern Woodland Indians.

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.

"Black Monday" is the way the Youngstown, Ohio, people refer to September 19, 1977, when 5,000 employees showed up for work at the Campbell Works and were told the mill was shut down - The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Campbell Works Closure. This film details the story of de-industrialization and a community's efforts to put these workers back on the job.

Examines the principles of a transistor, used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power. Students learn about the types of transistors and the physical principle of the transistor.

The fundamental process of photosynthesis is thoroughly investigated in this film. Experiments are used to show the products of this process and it traces the process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy.

A documentary on Fidel Castro - his political views, ideas on the role of the government, views on freedom, the Cuban Revolution and socialism.

The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a group of British soldiers. This film tells the story of Sam Adams and the events that occurred on that date.