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Some All-Time Favorites        UNT MultiMedia Library
General Physics: Laserdiscs:
Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations (25 laserdiscs)
Physics Cinema Classics (3 laserdiscs)

Video Cassettes:
Powers of Ten Dealing with scale, proportion and dimension, the film moves in real time over a course of 40 powers of ten, from the cosmic distances of the universe to the heart of an atom (9 min., Pyramid Film & Video, 1978)
Science & Music Series (5 video cassettes, 60 min., Films for the Humanities & Sciences)
Demonstrations in Mechanics (2 video cassettes, Physics Curriculum & Instruction)
Demonstrations in Sound & Waves (3 video cassettes, Physics Curriculum & Instruction)
Miller Collection: Physics Single Concepts (3 video cassettes)
Physics Single-Concept Films: Collections I and II (4 video cassettes each)

Astronomy Videos: Video Cassettes:
Journey through the Solar System: Our Star the Sun
Universe: The Infinite Frontier (26 parts)
Astronomy Today: Comets
Nova: Adventures in Science (3 parts)
Cosmos (10 episodes)
The Astronomers (2 parts)
Sun Dagger
Planet Earth (7 parts)
Viewing the Violent Universe: The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
The Hubble Space Telescope
Physical Science: Video Cassettes:
The Clarinet, The Washtub, The Musical Nails: How Musical Instruments Work

The Prevailing Westerlies, the Horse Latitudes, and the Doldrums: Global Air Circulation

Red Sunsets, Black Clouds & the Blue Moon: Light Scattering in the Atmosphere

Chemical Bonding & Atomic Structure: Physical & chemical properties of elements and compounds. Metallic, ionic and covalent bonds. Electronegativity across the periodic table. Structure of crystalline solids and their observable properties. (23 min., Coronet Film & Video, 1983)

Energy for Tomorrow:  Problems and opportunities of energy are discussed. (33 min., Hawkhill Association)

Chemical Cycles in the Biosphere:  The biosphere's oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle, nitrogen cycle, and water cycle are discussed. Also: how toxic chemicals affect the biosphere. (18 min., Hawkhill Association)

Nuclear Power Today & Tomorrow:  Explains how nuclear reactions work in producing electrical power. Pros and cons of future use of nuclear power. (21 min., Hawkhill Association)

Radiation & You:  Concepts covered: EM spectrum,light as a particle and a wave, wavelength, frequency, x rays, alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, fission, fusion, rems, ozone, cosmic rays, risks & benefits. (21 min., Hawkhill Association)

Some All Time Favorite Selections:

from Physics Cinema Classics:

Cavendish Experiment
Retrograde Motion
Electric Currents: The Water Analogy
from the Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations:

from the Miller Collection:

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Volcanism; Intrusive igneous rocks
The Birth of a theory ; Plate dynamics
Earthquakes ; Geologic time
Mountain building; Earth's structures
Earth's interior; The sea floor / produced (1992)
Earthquakes ; Geologic time
Down to earth ; Earth becoming alive
Glaciers
The Blue planet: Planet earth ; episode 2
Earth's interior; The sea floor / produced (1992)
Waves, beaches and coasts
Groundwater
Wind, dust and deserts
Running water; Rivers, Erosion and Depos
Weathering and soils; Mass wasting
Patterns in the air
The Air conditioning
Journey to the sacred sea
In our own backyard
A Sea in the clouds: a chronicle of Lake Tahoe
The Heat within
Minerals : the mat
Sedimentary rocks; The Key to Past Environments
Music of the spheres
Universe
The Edge of forever
Heaven and hell
The Shores of the cosmic ocean
The Ascent of man ; no. 4: The hidden structure.
The Ascent of man. no. 6: The starry messenger.
The Ascent of man ; no. 10: World within world.
The Creation of the universe: a science special
Chemical bond and atomic structure
Down to earth ; Earth becoming alive
Destiny in space
EZCosmos [computer file, DOS Version 4.0]
Space disc
A Glorious system of things
The hydrogen atom: as viewed by quantum mechanics
The majestic clockwork
Making waves