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
  • 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?
  • 1956
    Pioneer Boy of the Midwest

    Pioneer Boy of the Midwest

    Pioneer Boy of the Midwest

    01956HD

    Shows interdependence of members of a pioneer family. A typical pioneer school is portrayed.

    Pioneer Boy of the Midwest
  • 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'
  • 1971
    Money: How Its Value Changes

    Money: How Its Value Changes

    Money: How Its Value Changes

    01971HD

    This educational film from the 1970s explains how changes in the value of a dollar are related to concepts such as cost of living, recession,...

    Money: How Its Value Changes
  • 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'
  • 1955
    Zoo Babies (Observing Things About Us)

    Zoo Babies (Observing Things About Us)

    Zoo Babies (Observing Things About Us)

    01955HD

    Answers questions about zoo animals and their offspring. Shows physical characteristics and habits of baby monkeys, gnus, kudus, lions, peacocks,...

    Zoo Babies (Observing Things About Us)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1947
    Are You Popular?

    Are You Popular?

    Are You Popular?

    3.81947HD

    The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized.

    Are You Popular?
  • 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
  • 1970
    How Levers Help Us

    How Levers Help Us

    How Levers Help Us

    01970HD

    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...

    How Levers Help Us
  • 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
  • 1953
    City Pets: Fun and Responsibility

    City Pets: Fun and Responsibility

    City Pets: Fun and Responsibility

    01953HD

    Illustrates the need of pets for adequate care, urges children to care for their city pets and shows by example how such care is administered.

    City Pets: Fun and Responsibility
  • 1949
    Measurement of Electricity

    Measurement of Electricity

    Measurement of Electricity

    01949HD

    This educational film from the 1940s teaches the fundamental definitions of, and the physical concepts involved in, volt, ampere, ohm and watt.

    Measurement of Electricity
  • 1950
    Your Friend, the Doctor

    Your Friend, the Doctor

    Your Friend, the Doctor

    01950HD

    Explains the functions of the doctor and tells why it is important to co-operate with him.

    Your Friend, the Doctor
  • 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