Educational Movies

Jiminy Cricket explains how man resembles and differs from other animals, particularly the use of language, the use of reason, and opposable thumbs.

A short film that warns adults about the dangers of kissing children, which puts them at risk of infectious diseases.

A doctor persuades a group of boys to be vaccinated by explaining how it will protect them against disease. Animated sequences depict the body...

“Closer Than Yesterday" is an intimate documentary that offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the journey of two young San Francisco Ballet...

In this educational film about personal hygiene, Harv and Marv are animated characters in the real world. When Marv says he wants to become human,...

Narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave, this film shows the colleges and student life of Cambridge in 1963. From British Pathé TV's Arts Collection.

Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM...

A shy teen wants to ask out a girl on a date - but how can he know what she'd like to do, or what kind of activity would be best suited for getting...

Dramatization of Muir’s struggle to preserve our scenic wonders.

This is a 1996 sing-along VHS tape created by regional grocery store chain, Piggly Wiggly's "Piggly Pals Studio." A teacher starts things out by...

This short film, made for schools to show, teaches traffic safety using the Kinnikuman cast. A Devil Chojin teams up with Kinkotsuman and Iwao to...

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the...

The increasing reliance of 1970's America on fast food meals is examined, and ways to improve on this diet are suggested.

A look at the history and evolution of volleyball, from its invention in 1895 to its growth as an international sport and the competitive beach...

800 million units circulate around the globe. It is the largest contributor to air pollution worldwide and accounts for 8,300 deaths every day. And...

A documentary about the crowd of people that commingle throughout the 3.5km of the Minhocão, an overpass in the central region of São...

Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the...

This video reinforces the importance of safe crossing and loading/unloading behaviors for primary age students. In the story, the main character goes...

Fun film telling students to research superstitions and other questions that they might have with scientific experiments. Superstitions like...