Energy Media Offered by Penn State Media Sales
Energy Media Offered by Penn State Media Sales
| Aggressive Behavior in Mature Male American Bison More on DVD Version | Presents patterns of aggressive behavior in a free-ranging herd of American bison, including straight-on threat, broadside threat, nod, bellowing, and wallowing. Shows submission patterns, with emphasis on the mounting-intention movement, in sexual and aggressive interactions. Interprets the adaptive value of patterns that substitute for fighting as a reduction in risk of injury and expenditure of energy. Directed by Dale Lott. |
| Biological Membranes: Fundamental Characteristics More on DVD Version | Discusses basic elements of any living organism, the cell and the cell membrane, as well as the membrane's functions: to assure the individuality of each cell and to enable the cells to communicate with each other and with the outside world. In order to function, passive and active transport of material and energy through the membrane must be possible. Chemical analysis of biological membranes reveals two basic building blocks, proteins and lipids. |
| Chemistry 101: Atomic Structure More on DVD Version | Examines the relationship between atomic spectra and the electronic structure of the atom. Discusses the quantization of energy, electron probability distributions, and the Rydberg equation for hydrogen. |
| Chemistry 101: Fire in Matter More on DVD Version | Introduces some of the basic concepts of thermodynamics. Processes are studied in terms of energy transfer between a system or its surroundings, showing that although energy may be exchanged between the two, it is always conserved -- hence the first law of thermodynamics. |
| Chemistry 101: Matter and Energy More on DVD Version | Describes light as a form of electromagnetic radiation that can act as a particle or as a wave. Defines wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and interference. Shows how wavelength and frequency are related and how Planck's equation relates the two models of light. |
| Chemistry 101: Periodic Trends More on DVD Version | Introduces ionization energy and electronegativity and discusses periodic trend for each. Discusses the exceptions to the ionization energy trend for second period elements. |
| Chemistry 102: Electrochemical Cells -- Voltaic More on DVD Version | Presents voltaic cells as a means of converting chemical to electrical energy. Relative oxidation potential is introduced and half-cell potentials are combined to give a cell potential. |
| Chemistry 102: Free Energy and Equilibrium More on DVD Version | The extent of reaction is shown to be related to (triangle) Go, where (triangle) G is an indication of how far a system is from equilibrium. |
| Chemistry 102: Introduction to Thermodynamics More on DVD Version | Defines the terms used in thermodynamic studies. Covers heat, work, and energy, and shows that temperature is a measure of average random kinetic energy. |
| Chemistry 102: Reaction Rates More on DVD Version | Shows that temperature, surface area, and concentration all can affect the rate of a chemical reaction. Offers a general idea of the aim of kinetics studies and defines chemical reaction rates. Introduces reaction coordinates and potential energy surfaces. |
| Chemistry 102: The First Law More on DVD Version | Illustrates the first law of thermodynamics, distinguishing path functions and state functions. Demonstrates how work done in gas expansion depends on the path taken. Introduces calorimetry and shows how enthalpy is related to internal energy. |
| Chemistry 102: Thermochemistry, Parts 1 and 2 More on DVD Version | Part 1 relates bond energy to molecular structure and shows how to use bond energies to calculate heats of reaction. Part 2 defines standard state and enthalpy of formation, and shows how to use enthalpies of formation to calculate H. |
| Chemistry 102: Work More on DVD Version | Discusses path dependency of work and relates work done by a system to the free-energy change, offering as an example the harnessing of work using hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells. Relates w(subscript max) to the cell potential. |
| Energy Policy on Trial More on DVD Version | Highlights of a February 1988 conference at the University of Texas, where twelve nationally recognized experts met to discuss the need for energy independence and for a public consensus on energy policy. Traces U.S. resources and uses of energy, and explores the options that exist to reduce foreign dependency on imported energy by developing America's abundant energy resources. Produced by the Jefferson Energy Foundation. |
| Free Energy Curves and Binary Phase Diagrams More on DVD Version | Graphically demonstrates the development of binary phase diagrams from free energy curves. Relates the change in Gibbs Free Energy to increasing temperature in a one-component system. Examines the relationship of the summary curve to curves for crystalline, liquid, and gas phases. The contribution of composition as well as temperature is demonstrated for a binary system. This is extended to the free energy surface in G-T-X space to show how minimum criteria are used to generate the phase diagram.From the Phase Equilibria series. Produced by WPSX TV 1975 |
| Generation of Phase Diagrams from Free Energy Curves More on DVD Version | Illustrates the relationship between the relative positions of free energy curves and the natures of phase diagrams or phase transformations. Several cases are considered: a single-lens diagram, a maximum in the solidus and liquidus lines (positive azeotrope), a two-phase eutectic, a two-phase peritectic, a three-phase eutectic, and a three-phase peritectic. Demonstrates applications of the lever rule and looks at its industrial application in the iron-carbon and alumina-magnesia systems that incorporate several of the transformations. From the Phase Equilibria series. Produced by Claude Lupis of Carnegie Mellon University. |
| Gibbs Free Energy: Enthalpy and Entropy More on DVD Version | Demonstrates that Gibbs Free Energy is made up of enthalpy and entropy terms. Physical reality is illustrated by computer-generated models. Kinetic and potential energies of a crystal are shown by a ball and spring simulation, while in the same split-screen segment the binding energy of the atoms is depicted by a potential energy trough. As temperature is raised, amplitude of motion in the atoms increases, resulting in a change of phase. The split screen shows change in the disorder of the system. Variations caused by composition as well as temperature are viewed for both enthalpy and entropy. From the Phase Equilibria series. Produced by WPSX TV 1975 |
| Indications of Distance and Direction in the Honeybee: Round and Waggle Dance More on DVD Version | Observes the round dance of the near foragers and the tail-wagging dance of the far foragers at distances of 100 meters, 200 meters, 500 meters, and 1,000 meters. Analyzes distance and direction, indicating in terms of orientation parameters: rhythm,energy expenditure, buzzing during tail-wagging phase, and transposing from optical angle between sun and feeding place to the gravitational field. Details tail-wagging dance. |
| Quest for Peace: Sidney Drell More on DVD Version | Sidney Drell, physicist and deputy director at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, discusses the need to speed up the slow evolutionary process of nuclear energy development in the United States and explains the importance of an informed debate on basic policy issues. |
| Social Psychology: 3 -- Friendship More on DVD Version | Discusses the determinants and basic characteristics of attraction between individuals, explaining that strong friendships combine the sharing of intimate information, mutual expressions of compassion, willingness to commit time and energy to the relationship, close physical contact, shared values, and similar levels of physical attraction. A picnic scene is used to demonstrate the elements of friendship, as well as differences between male and female friendship behaviors. |
| Time's Harvest: Exploring the Future -- Inheriting the Earth More on DVD Version | The Integral Urban House in Berkeley and the Rural Center in Occidental, California, demonstrate self-reliance for food and energy. Illustrates how these homes blend new and old technology in an ecologically sound manner. |
| The Mother - Infant Interaction Series Feeding and Function Pleasure in the First Year of Life More on DVD Version | Feeding and Function Pleasure in the First Year of Life. Function pleasure is defined as the pleasurable discharge of energy in the exercise of an activity, such as an infant's joy in spontaneous body movement or the handling of objects. This program examines relationships between types of maternal behavior and infants' maturity of function pleasure. Drs. Sylvia Brody and Sidney Axelrad, Psychology, 1970 This classic seven-part series on infant development is back in distribution after being out of print for a number of years. The series illustrates in striking detail the influence that a mother can have on the emotional and cognitive development of her infant. The programs remain as timely and useful today as when they were first released. The series grew out of the pioneering research work of the producers, Doctors Sylvia Brody and Sidney Axelrad, at the City University of New York's Child Development Research Project. American Psychiatric Assoc. honoree American Academy of Child Psychiatry honoree Assoc. for Child Analysis honoree American Psychoanalytic Assoc. honoree |
| The Mother - Infant Interaction Series More on DVD Version | The Mother-Infant Interaction Series Set of 7 psychology videos. This classic seven-part series on infant development is back in distribution after being out of print for a number of years. The series illustrates in striking detail the influence that a mother can have on the emotional and cognitive development of her infant. The programs remain as timely and useful in the 1990s as when they were first released. The series grew out of the pioneering research work of the producers, Doctors Sylvia Brody and Sidney Axelrad, at the City University of New York's Child Development Research Project. (Brody - Axelrad Psychology) American Psychiatric Assoc. honoree, American Academy of Child Psychiatry honoree, Assoc. for Child Analysis honoree, American Psychoanalytic Assoc. honoree. Forms of Feeding at Six Weeks Shows variations in mothers' ways of touching, holding, looking at, and talking to their babies during feeding, and the immediate effects of differences in handling on the infant's state. The narration places these effects in long-term perspective by making reference to the later developmental status and behavior of the infants. 1968 Forms of Feeding at Six Months Examines the relationship between a baby's feeding experiences at six months and its development of tension tolerance. Illustrates how an infant is helped to wait for food or its mother's help, how a mother notes its wish to take initiative and responds to it, and how the baby can be satisfied or frustrated by its feeding. 1969 Feeding and Object Relations at One Year Studies the connections between an infant's experiences with its mother and its relationships to people and things at the age of one year. Shows the importance of the quality of independence that mothers allow their infants and illustrates that the child's degree of independence is intimately tied to the gratification that it has learned to derive from animate and inanimate objects. 1970 Feeding and Function Pleasure in the First Year of Life Function pleasure is defined as the pleasurable discharge of energy in the exercise of an activity, such as an infant's joy in spontaneous body movement or the handling of objects. This program examines relationships between types of maternal behavior and infants' maturity of function pleasure. 1970 Maternal Behavior and the Infant's Object Cathexis in the First Year of Life Illustrates the relationships between the way an infant is mothered - especially the way it is fed - and the quality, quantity, and stability of its relatedness to the outer world of objects at the age of one year.1970 Resemblances in Expressive Behavior Shows a variety of mother-infant interactions that illustrate how the expressive behavior of infants is derived to an important extent, even at one year of age, from the maternal behavior to which they have become accustomed. 1971 Aspects of Ego Development -- Competence This program develops the theme of the importance of mother-infant interactions to other aspects of the child's development and to older ages. It illustrates how differences in infant feeding patterns are related to the development of competencies in such areas as the child's handling of construction materials and ability to visualize solutions to problems. 1984 (Brody - Axelrad Psychology) |
| Operating Audiovisual Equipment More on DVD Version | All 7 sets. This series will fill the need for training people in teaching, management, clerical and professional fields on a wide variety of AV / video equipment. Machines covered include the 35mm Slide Projector, and Audio Cassette Recorder. There are also tapes on Programming the Multislide Show, Operating the Camcorder, and Videotape Editing. Each program demonstrates the operation of a basic piece of audiovisual equipment or the production of simple instructional materials in concise segments that are easy to follow and understand. Many of these videos also focus on AV production processes such as scripting, editing and programming. This series is sure to save you time and energy! The instruction manual Audiovisual Fundamentals by Mether, Bullard and Martin is an excellent companion of this video series.This text provides supplementary explanations and detailed illustrations of the equipment featured in our video series. Very useful as a library reference for all audiovisual equipment users. |
| Building Green in Pennsylvania Three Disk Series Disk 1 - Making the Case for Green Building, Better Places to Learn More on DVD Version | Making the Case for Green Building Better places to work, healthier environments, more productive spaces. Pennsylvania businesses are learning that "smart building is smart business". Tour the buildings and hear from executives of PNC Bank, PP&L, the PA Turnpike Commission, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Liberty Property Trust and others. Better places to work that cost less to operate! Better Places to Learn High performance school design includes better day lighting, more fresh air, energy savings to school districts and improved teacher and student health and improved academic performance. See firsthand how Pennsylvania schools are realizing the benefits of high performance school design. |
| Building Green in Pennsylvania Three Disk Series Disk 1 - Making the Case for Green Building, Better Places to Learn , Disk 2 - Pennsylvania's First Green Building, Lessons Learned , Disk 3 - Furnishing High Performance Green Buildings, Model Office Recycling More on DVD Version | Building Green in Pennsylvania Three Disk Series Disk 1 Making the Case for Green Building Better places to work, healthier environments, more productive spaces. Pennsylvania businesses are learning that "smart building is smart business". Tour the buildings and hear from executives of PNC Bank, PP&L, the PA Turnpike Commission, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Liberty Property Trust and others. Better places to work that cost less to operate! Better Places to Learn High performance school design includes better day lighting, more fresh air, energy savings to school districts and improved teacher and student health and improved academic performance. See firsthand how Pennsylvania schools are realizing the benefits of high performance school design. Disk 2 Pennsylvania's First Green Building The story of the design and building of PA's first green building, the PA Department of Environmental Protection South Central Office Building. Go behind the scenes to see recycled steel, fabric made from soda pop bottles, paneling made from wheat and soybeans, environmentally friendly carpets, paints and finished. PA is a leader in green building -- see how it all started. Lessons Learned Focuses on the integrated design process that led to a LEED‘ Gold Building, PA Department of environmental Protection’s Cambria Office Building Disk 3 - Furnishing High Performance Green Buildings Focuses on flexible design that reduces churn cost featuring ergonomics to improve health and comfort. Also included are examples of the use of recycled systems furniture and the incorporation of recycled materials and recyclable design in furniture. Model Office Recycling The design and implementation of a total office recycling program. |
| PA Energy More on DVD Version | The petroleum industry started in Pennsylvania. Now the state is leading the way in sustainable energy. Explore the potential of wind, solar, and bio- energy with exceptional examples of these renewable resources now being used in Pennsylvania. |
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