Movies: Coronet Instructional Films

Presents a geographic overview of the Rocky Mountain region. Discusses the significant role that this region of natural resources has played in the development of the continent...

Presents the history of the U S from the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt to the eve of World War II, including the Great Depression and New Deal legislation designed to overcome it. Emphasizes events that had lasting effects on the nation, such ...

In this educational film, laboratory demonstrations show the effects of moisture and temperature on the growth of molds. Photomicrography reveals the structure of molds: hyphae, mycelium, spore balls, spores. Beginning with spores on a rice culture, ...

Presents an inductive experience in reading readiness. Shows a young boy as he interprets the meanings of various road signs during a long automobile trip....

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

Reviews holidays that have come to America from origins all over the world. Shows the many different holidays celebrated by Americans, including Mexican and Puerto Rican Christmas celebrations....

A young boy learns about his heart through the step-by-step construction of a simple circulatory system. He learns how his heart pumps, what blood and blood vessels do, how they do it, and some of the ways to help his heart stay healthy....

Depicts life in a medieval town from the point of view of a young serf. Explains the influence of trade and the role of the merchant and craft guilds in the rise of towns in Europe...

Demonstrates that man has devised ways of making work easy with the aid of simple tools, engines and motors, and by harnessing such natural forces as wind and water....

Explains the reformation in terms of the church, the cultural rebirth brought about by the Renaissance, the emergence of national states and the new interpretations of the scriptures. Devotes special attention to Luther and the Protestant Reformation...

Shows the complete process of sense perception, from physical or chemical stimulus, to its conversion into a nerve impulse, its transmission to the brain and its perception there....

Presents an overview of the Netherlands and Belgium. Relates their economy to their environment....

Observes a newly engaged couple as they wrestle with the fears and doubts nurtured by socio-economic differences, family pressures, immaturity, and ambivalent desires. Listens to their secret thoughts and wishes as each tries to cope with the anxiety...

This instructional film shows the three parts of a lever and demonstrates how various levers help to move things more easily, or move them farther and faster....

Shows how a pioneer family prepared their food....

In this Coronet instructional film, we learn how to manage and self regulate our emotions when it comes to dealing with short comings and disappointments....

Pictures Southern California as the area in America most like the Mediterranean lands in climate. Shows that the two areas produce similar crops....

Tells the story of the fierce battle of survival waged by plant life, animals and human beings on the desert. Shows where the desert areas of the world are located and why they are barren wastelands....

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 it for 25 cents. Through his experience, the film explores the lifecycle of a book, from creation to w...

Scott, a high school dropout, has no diploma, no job, no future and finally no girl. He is faced with the decision of continuing his education or continuing a life without hope or meaning....