Science Media Offered by Penn State Media Sales
| Fitness for Life: Body Composition More on DVD Version | Looks at the relationship between exercise and body composition through discussion of weight control via diet and exercise, popular nutritional supplements, and weight-control gimmicks. Features W. Larry Kenney, assistant professor of applied psychology, and Susan Puhl, assistant professor of exercise and sport science at Penn State. Developed by Penn State's Department of Exercise and Sport Science and produced by Penn State Television / WPSX-TV. |
| Fitness for Life: Exercise -- Nature's Tranquilizer More on DVD Version | Examines the body's physiological response to stress, health problems associated with unmanaged stress, and techniques for managing stress. Emphasizes the beneficial role of exercise as a stress management technique. Features Dorothy V. Harris, professor of exercise and sport science at Penn State. Developed by Penn State's Department of Exercise and Sport Science and produced by Penn State Television / WPSX-TV. |
| Fitness for Life: Exercise Your Right More on DVD Version | Provides guidelines for the safe implementation of an aerobic exercise program, including means of determining frequency, duration, and intensity. Discusses goal setting based on the results of fitness assessments and the calculation of a target exercise heart-rate range. Features Patricia Kenney, instructor in exercise and sport science at Penn State. Developed by Penn State's Department of Exercise and Sport Science and produced by Penn State Television / WPSX-TV. |
| Fitness for Life: Fitness Assessment More on DVD Version | Offers directions for the safe administration and correct interpretation of fitness tests to assess flexibility, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and cardiorespiratory endurance. Features Susan Rankin, instructor in exercise and sport science at Penn State. Developed by Penn State's Department of Exercise and Sport Science and produced by Penn State Television / WPSX-TV. |
| Fitness for Life: Pay Attention to Details More on DVD Version | Makes the point that fitness programs often are curtailed because of exercise-related injuries. Presents methods of preventing injuries, first aid for common injuries, and rehabilitation techniques. Features William Buckley, assistant professor of health education at Penn State. Developed by Penn State's Department of Exercise and Sport Science and produced by Penn State Television / WPSX-TV. |
| Fitness for Life: Understated or Overrated? More on DVD Version | Examines the state of fitness and wellness in our society and serves as an overview of the video series. Features Davies Bahr, instructor in exercise and sport science at Penn State. Developed by Penn State's Department of Exercise and Sport Science and produced by Penn State Television / WPSX-TV. |
| Palettes: "The Lock" More on DVD Version | This painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard, like much of his work, tells a story of sensual love. Each detail of "The Lock" (1775-1777) has a subtle meaning that reflects the traditions of pictorial science. This program also includes a discussion about how the Louvre authenticated the painting, which many critics contended was only a copy of the original. |
| Psychological Dialogue with Playwright Arthur Miller: Part 2 More on DVD Version | Arthur Miller continues with his reactions to major personality theories, art vs. science, nature of the "message," and reflections on contemporary problems. From the Notable Contributors to the Psychology of Personality series. Produced by R.I. Evans. |
| Quest for Peace: Albert Carnesale More on DVD Version | This series of interviews, conducted by John M. Whiteley, professor of social ecology and social science at the University of California at Irvine, features a diverse group of educators, scientists, politicians, industrialists, and government and military officials concerned with the quest for world peace. In the first program, Albert Carnesale, dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, explains the most likely ways that a nuclear war might begin, describes ten principles for avoiding nuclear war, and identifies three perspectives on how best to solve the nuclear dilemma. |
| Quest for Peace: Franklin A. Long More on DVD Version | Franklin A. Long, professor emeritus of science and society at Cornell University, discusses potential opportunities for enhancing world peace and security, analyzes the arms control initiatives of the Reykjavik summit, identifies U.S. and Soviet weapons-in-space programs, and suggests that U.S. unilateral arms control initiatives would enhance security. |
| Quest for Peace: George Keyworth More on DVD Version | George Keyworth, science adviser to President Ronald Reagan, describes the former president's vision for a more peaceful world through the Strategic Defense Initiative, explains why strategic defense and the use of technology can be a significant force for peace, and discusses how emerging technologies can affect long-term planning. |
| Teacher to Teacher: Language and Literacy -- Transacting with Literature More on DVD Version | Shows the use of both fiction and nonfiction to help pupils understand and value literature. One group of eight- and nine-year-olds reads books about Japan and holds group discussions, and is involved in related science and social studies activities. In another group, ten- and eleven-year-olds discuss the critical events of several books related to the central theme of understanding others, illustrating in the process both the management aspects of this strategy and the teacher-led discussion techniques. |
| Touching the Future: Berna Ravitz More on DVD Version | Berna Ravitz, principal of the Hispanic-centered Academy of the Americas in Detroit, talks about the language-immersion curriculum within her school, where English- and Spanish-speaking children take on the role of mentors as they become fluent in eachother's languages. She stresses the need for a school environment that is comfortable and nurturing, and describes a pilot program called Playtime in Science. |
| Touching the Future: Lois Campbell More on DVD Version | Lois Campbell, professor of science education at Penn State, analyzes science-teacher preparation and indicates that all too often, teachers "are handed a bag of tricks and don't become lifelong learners." She advocates a much broader approach in which students are collaborators in the learning process and in which teachers are much more inquisitive. |
| Women in Science - Rosser More on DVD Version | Susan Rosser , Director, Center of Women's Studies and Gender Research, University of Florida, Gainsville, speaks at the Issues Forum luncheon on campus. Audio tape. |
| Frontiers of Science - Signaling between Cells in the Brain - Ewing More on DVD Version | Andy Ewing, professor of chemistry at Penn State discusses the organization of the human nervous system, chemical messengers between nerve cells, and models of cell-to cell signaling. Lecture on audiotape, with Q+A period included. |
| Frontiers of Science - Genetics of Human Diseases - Hess More on DVD Version | Ellen Hess, assistant professor of neuroscience and anatomy at Penn State dicusses the molecular basis of inherited neurologic disorders. Lecture on audiotape with Q+A session included. |
| Frontiers of Science Series More on DVD Version | $30/tape; $25/DVD |
| Graduation Video - Eberly College of Science - Spring 1999 More on DVD Version | |
| Austin Disaster 1911 More on DVD Version | "The Austin Disaster, 1911;" a documentary describing one of the most dramatic tragedies in Pennsylvania history; the breaking of a company-owned concrete dam, and the subsequent destruction of the community of Austin, PA. Seventy-eight people were killed. The tragedy sparked the passage of laws to assure the safety of dams, and stirred fierce debates about social responsibility of industries and engineering science. |
| Graduation video - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2000 More on DVD Version | |
| Experimentally Produced Neurotic Behavior in the Rat More on DVD Version | copyright the Pennsylvania State University 1938 Produced by Adelbert Ford , silent A picture accompaniment of the paper which won the 1938 prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Originally produced as research evidence. Using the Lashley jumping technique the rat is trained to respond to a pattern discrimination in the customary 2-window stimulus situation. Some of the animals, if frustrated in this situation, change to a position response and always react to the right or left window. After the animals have established definite discrimination reactions, they are faced with only one window in which is placed the negative card used in the training series. A small stream of air directed behind the animal forces them to the negative card. One animal develops "abortive behavior", jumping but always turning head and shoulders causing him to strike the shield near the stimulus card. Another rat develops stubborn resistance, hunching with eyes closed and teeth chattering, refusing to eat on the experimental apparatus. Behavior eventually turns from apathetic to a neurotic outburst. He suddenly leaps in the air in no predictable direction, falls on the floor, jumps vertically, hops with stilted jerky movements across the room, rolls on his side with clawing movements and tail twitching, and finally becomes quieter, but continues to show tics and tonic rigor. In the last stages before recovery the animal develops a complete body passivity in the hands of the experimenter. |
| Graduation video - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2001 More on DVD Version | |
| African-American Inventors More on DVD Version | Ossie Davis narrates a tribute to minority inventors who pursued their dreams from inception to reality, as they contributed to the fields of science, technology, and medicine. ©1986 |
| The Wisdom of the Dream: The World of C.G. Jung Series - Inheritance of Dreams More on DVD Version | This program focuses on Jung's conception of archetypes—the stories and symbols that are shared by different cultures and that make up the collective unconscious. Analyst John Beebe identifies archetypes in science-fiction films such as Star Wars. Rare footage traces Jung's travels to Africa, Britain, and New Mexico. ©1989 (Jung, Psychology) |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2002 More on DVD Version | May 2002 |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2003 More on DVD Version | May 2003 |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2004 More on DVD Version | May 2004 |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2004 More on DVD Version | May 2004 |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2005 More on DVD Version | |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2006 More on DVD Version | The entire ceremony from procession to recession including commencement addresses. A great keepsake for the graduate and the graduate's family. |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2007 More on DVD Version | The entire ceremony from procession to recession including commencement addresses. A great keepsake for the graduate and the graduate's family. |
| Graduation - Eberly College of Science - Spring 2008 More on DVD Version | The entire ceremony from procession to recession including commencement addresses. A great keepsake for the graduate and the graduate's family. |
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