Coronet Instructional Films Movies

  • 1966
    Soil: What It Is and What It Does

    Soil: What It Is and What It Does

    Soil: What It Is and What It Does

    01966HD

    Explains that different kinds of soil are mixtures of sand, clay, and humus; tells how the weathering of rocks helps make soil; includes simple...

    Soil: What It Is and What It Does
  • 1969
    Molds and How They Grow

    Molds and How They Grow

    Molds and How They Grow

    01969HD

    In this educational film, laboratory demonstrations show the effects of moisture and temperature on the growth of molds. Photomicrography reveals the...

    Molds and How They Grow
  • 1963
    The Food Cycle and Food Chains

    The Food Cycle and Food Chains

    The Food Cycle and Food Chains

    01963HD

    Uses animation and live action photography to describe good food chains, almost all depending ultimately on green plants, and relates these food...

    The Food Cycle and Food Chains
  • 1971
    Rocks and Minerals: How We Identify Them

    Rocks and Minerals: How We Identify Them

    Rocks and Minerals: How We Identify Them

    01971HD

    Shows how common rocks and minerals can be identified by color, texture, hardness, streak and other standard procedures.

    Rocks and Minerals: How We Identify Them
  • 1970
    Map Skills: Recognizing Physical Features

    Map Skills: Recognizing Physical Features

    Map Skills: Recognizing Physical Features

    01970HD

    Physical features such as gulf, peninsula, island, etc, are defined and basic principles of using colors to show elevation are illustrated with...

    Map Skills: Recognizing Physical Features
  • 1963
    Measurement in Physical Science

    Measurement in Physical Science

    Measurement in Physical Science

    01963HD

    Illustrates principles for measuring distance, mass and time--the basic quantities in physical science. Emphasizes the importance of accuracy....

    Measurement in Physical Science
  • 1955
    The Reformation

    The Reformation

    The Reformation

    01955HD

    Explains the reformation in terms of the church, the cultural rebirth brought about by the Renaissance, the emergence of national states and the new...

    The Reformation
  • 1951
    Abraham Lincoln: A Background Study

    Abraham Lincoln: A Background Study

    Abraham Lincoln: A Background Study

    01951HD

    Studies Abraham Lincoln in relation to the historical period in which he lived. Analyzes his historical contributions and shows the Kentucky hills,...

    Abraham Lincoln: A Background Study
  • 1972
    Conserving Our Environment: Use and Reuse

    Conserving Our Environment: Use and Reuse

    Conserving Our Environment: Use and Reuse

    01972HD

    A 1970s educational film about the environment and conservation.

    Conserving Our Environment: Use and Reuse
  • 1953
    Home Nursing: Fundamentals

    Home Nursing: Fundamentals

    Home Nursing: Fundamentals

    01953HD

    Illustrates various techniques and household arrangements for caring for the convalescent patient at home. Shows ways of arranging the sick room,...

    Home Nursing: Fundamentals
  • 1963
    Space Science: Comets, Meteors, and Planetoids

    Space Science: Comets, Meteors, and Planetoids

    Space Science: Comets, Meteors, and Planetoids

    01963HD

    Shows how the spectroscope, radio and optical telescopes are used to provide information about the origin of comets, meteors and planetoids. Special...

    Space Science: Comets, Meteors, and Planetoids
  • 1973
    Parents -- Who Needs Them?

    Parents -- Who Needs Them?

    Parents -- Who Needs Them?

    01973HD

    Jimmy learns to appreciate his parents when a hand puppet dressed as a jester visits him up in the middle of the night and renders him invisible.

    Parents -- Who Needs Them?
  • 1970
    Maps Add Meaning to History

    Maps Add Meaning to History

    Maps Add Meaning to History

    01970HD

    The Gold Rush, Phoenicia as a sea power, political change in Africa, and the Panama Canal are some of the topics considered in showing how different...

    Maps Add Meaning to History
  • 1947
    England: Background of Literature

    England: Background of Literature

    England: Background of Literature

    01947HD

    Takes students to England to show them the land that inspired many great writers... the London of Chaucer, Dickens and Browning...the countryside...

    England: Background of Literature
  • 1969
    A Book Is to Care For

    A Book Is to Care For

    A Book Is to Care For

    01969HD

    The film tells the story of Bill, a young boy who discovers a worn and damaged book about the American Revolution in a secondhand bookshop and buys...

    A Book Is to Care For
  • 1970
    Pioneer Living: 'The Home'

    Pioneer Living: 'The Home'

    Pioneer Living: 'The Home'

    01970HD

    Shows how a pioneer family of the early 1800's selected a site, built a log cabin, cooked, made soap and candles and did other household tasks.

    Pioneer Living: 'The Home'
  • 1957
    The Jamestown Colony (1607 Through 1620)

    The Jamestown Colony (1607 Through 1620)

    The Jamestown Colony (1607 Through 1620)

    01957HD

    Chronicles early history of the Jamestown Colony. Describes voyage and hardships of the first settlers from England and the trials of later arrivals.

    The Jamestown Colony (1607 Through 1620)
  • 1972
    Adaptations of Birds

    Adaptations of Birds

    Adaptations of Birds

    01972HD

    Shows the adaptations of several birds which enable them to obtain food, fly, swim, and live efficiently in certain habitats. Examines the...

    Adaptations of Birds
  • 1949
    Basic Court Procedures

    Basic Court Procedures

    Basic Court Procedures

    01949HD

    The film "Basic Court Procedures" explains the workings of the American legal system through a play written and performed by a group of students. It...

    Basic Court Procedures
  • 1970
    Pioneer Living: 'Preparing Foods'

    Pioneer Living: 'Preparing Foods'

    Pioneer Living: 'Preparing Foods'

    01970HD

    Shows how a pioneer family prepared their food.

    Pioneer Living: 'Preparing Foods'