Vídeos de Ciencias Naturales
AV A Baby Grows: Prenatal
Development. INGLÉS
618.2
S957b
1 VHS, 38 MIN. COLOR,
1988
Program designed to help
viewers understand the miraculous process of fetal
development. To dramatize this reality, the program
presents its information in the
form of one woman's
pregnacy diary, each program part deals with a trimester in her
pregnacy.
AV A Clone of Frogs. INGLÉS
591.87
B868c
1 V-3/4", 16 MIN.
COLOR, 1980
Dr. John B. Gurdon of
Cambridge University details his experiments in cloning frogs
by the technique of
nuclear transplantation. Uses time-lapse
photography to show
the development of an
embryo into an exact genetic duplicate.
AV A Population Story: Collition With the INGLÉS
363.9 Future?
E56p
1 VHS, 24 MIN. COLOR,
1984
Using animation and live
footage, presents startling facts about today's population
growth. Presents a hypothetical scenario of the year
2002 and the effect of
overpopulation on food
supplies, the environment, education, and employment.
AV A Predictable
Disaster(Earthquakes)/NOVA. INGLÉS
551.2
N935p
1 VHS, 60 MIN. COLOR,
1976
Focuses on recent
scientific developments that have increased scientists' ability to
predict earthquakes.
AV A Taste of Health/The
Infinite Voyage Series. INGLÉS
500
I43 NO.14
1 VHS, 57 MIN. COLOR,
1989
Presenta diferentes
situaciones en que la dieta juega un papel importante en la
salud de las
personas. Concluye que se debe ingerir
alimentos bajos en colesterol
para evitar ataques al
corazón.
AV Acid Rain. INGLÉS
363.73
D236a
1 VHS, 20 MIN. COLOR,
1991
Discusses the problem of
acid rain, its causes, how it spreads and its devastating
effects on the
environment. Examines possible solutions
for this pollution problem.
AV African
Wildlife/National Geographic INGLÉS
591.96 Society.
N277a
1 VHS, 60 MIN. COLOR,
1980
A journey to Namibia's
Etosha National Park to witness the harsh reality of birth,
death and survival on a
dry lake bed in south western Africa, as the animals endure
the torrid months of heat
before the raind comes.
AV Agenda Abierta: Árboles
(deforestación de ESPAÑOL
333.75 Puerto Rico).
D337a
1 VHS, 52 MIN. COLOR,
199?
El Dr. Castrodad
entrevista a Jack Délano, proyectan y discuten su documental
"Sabio árboles…". También participan el Dr. José Molinelli
Freytes. Discuten el
problema de la
deforestación de Puerto Rico.
AV Aging of the Lakes. INGLÉS
551.4
G619a2
1 VHS, 18 MIN. COLOR,
1988
Explores the changes that
take place as a lake is formed, grows old, and returns to
dry land. Many elements play a role in the aging of a
lake: plants, animals, nutrients
and sediments. The program examines the interaction of these
factors in lakes.
AV Agua viva! = Water
alive/Jean-Michel ESPAÑOL
574.526 Cousteau.
C8692w S
1 VHS, 35 MIN. COLOR,
1990
Presents the hydrological
cycle and the importance of water for human life and all
living things. Includes studies and footage of explorations
of rivers and oceans
realized by the Cousteau
Society after the Exxon Valdés accident.
AV AIDS: Facts and Fears,
crisis and INGLÉS
616.97 controversy.
G946a
1 VHS, 60 MIN. COLOR,
1986
Examines the history of
AIDS, gives medical facts about it; details the ways the
AIDS virus is and is not
transmitted; looks at the tragic human toll this new disease
is taking and at the
personal and emotional issues facing AIDS patients, their
friends..
AV Alcoholism: The Turning
Point. INGLÉS
613.8
I39a
1 V-3/4", 28 MIN.
COLOR, 1983
Defines the condition of
alcoholism, describes the social and physiological dangers
that result from it, and presents
dramatizations, testimonies and recommedndations.
AV Allá Viene el Temporal /
Luis Molina ESPAÑOL
551.55 Casanova.
M772a
1 VHS, 45 MIN. COLOR,
1988
Documental sobre el paso
de los huracanes por la isla de Puerto Rico, según
referencias históricas y
testimonios de testigos. Fue producido
antes de Hugo,
Georges etc. por lo tanto
no presenta los estragos que causaron estos últimos.
AV Alzheimer's Disease: The
Long Nightmare. INGLÉS
616.898
F487a
1 VHS, 19 MIN. COLOR,
1987
Presents the search for
the cause of Alzheimer's disease, the medical and human
sides of the disease, and
the role of different types of care.
AV America in Space: The
First 25 Years. INGLÉS
629.4
A512
1 VHS, 50 MIN. COLOR AND
B&W 1983?
Features the most
memorable achievements from America's entire 25 year history of
space exploration since
1958.
AV American Museum of
National History. INGLÉS
508.07
V652a
1 VHS, 40 MIN. COLOR,
1990
Presenta la razón de ser
y objetivos del Museo de Historia Natural Americano de la
Ciudad de Nueva
York. Apreciamos las colecciones de
fósiles, meteoros, cristales,
minerales y gemas preciosas. También exhibiciones de oceanografía,
animales,
etc.
AV Amor secreto de Sandra
Bain = Secret Love ESPAÑOL
613.8 of Sandra Bain.
S446
1 V-3/4", 28 MIN.
COLOR, 1971
Shows the step-by-step
progression of a wife and mother into alcoholism. Focuses
on facilities for
rehabilitation and the treatment that are available for complete
recovery.
AV An Ounce of Prevention. INGLÉS
614.591
I39o
1 V-3/4", 28 MIN.
COLOR, 1983
Emphasizes how
cardiovascular diseases can be prevented through a healthy
lifestyle; points out the
importance of diet and exercise.
AV Appraisal of the
newborn. INGLÉS
618.92
A512a
1 V-3/4", 26 MIN.
COLOR, 1978
Demonstrates how to do an
appraisal of a newborn infant identifying existing
abnormalities, gives
general observations and six principles to be observed when
performing the appraisal.
AV Aprender a investigar
(estadísticas). ESPAÑOL
001.42
A6542
1 VHS, 65 MIN. COLOR,
1989
Incluye conceptos de
estadística aplicados a una investigación de Ciencias
Sociales y el concepto
global de lo que es una investigación con base científica en
problemas sociales.
AV Arenas vivientes de
Namib = Living Sands ESPAÑOL
591.9 of Namig/National Geographic Society.
N277L
1 VHS, 60 MIN. COLOR,
1977
Presents a documentary on
the animals of Africa's Namib Desert, and how they have
adapted to such adverse
conditions.
AV Arropados por la
Basura/Sylvia Gómez, ESPAÑOL
363.7 WKAQ TV-2.
G633a
1 VHS, 50 MIN. COLOR,
1996
Reportaje sobre el
problema de los desperdicios sólidos en Puerto Rico, los
vertederos, la
contaminación, los tóxicos, etc. y la urgente necesidad de desarrollar
planes de reciclaje
efectivos.
AV Astronomers/James F.
Goldway. INGLÉS
520
G624a
6 VHS, 360 MIN. COLOR,
1991
Television series,
presents the most recent research on galaxies, black holes,
quasars, etc.
AV Atom. INGLÉS
539
H392a
1 V-3/4", 40 MIN.
COLOR, 1984
Slides transfered to
video. Contents: 1-How we found out
about atoms. 2- What is
an atom.
AV Beneath the Frozen
World/Jacques INGLÉS
574.92 Cousteau.
C869b
1 V-3/4", 23 MIN.
COLOR, 1977
Jacques Cousteau explores
the underwater life under the perennial ice of Antartica.
Also examines the ice
forms found there.
AV Beneficios del
reciclaje/Dr. Deftalí ESPAÑOL
363.72 García/Universidad Sagrado Corazón.
G216b
1 VHS, 100 MIN. COLOR,
1991
A conference on recycling
by Professor Dr. Neftalí García on April 2, 1991.
AV Bioethical issues. INGLÉS
174
A512b
1 VHS, 20 MIN. COLOR,
1990
Explores the legal and
ethical dilemmas posed by discoveries at the frontier of
biochemical science.
AV Biological
Revolution-100 Years of Science INGLÉS
574.8 at Cold Spring Harbor.
C688b
1 VHS, 45 MIN. COLOR,
1986
Explores the origins of
the biotechnology revolution; five Nobel-Winning scientist
lend their own insights
on the genetic revolution they helped launch.
AV Blood gases and their
measurement. INGLÉS
616.13
A512b
2 V-3/4", 70 MIN.
COLOR, 1976
I-Gives basic information regarding the proper
collection and handling of specimens
and the sources of error arising from improper
handling and methodoloy. 2-8
Discusses the principles
of blood pH and gas electrodes, carbon dioxide content,
oxygen...
AV Blood: River of Life,
Mirror of Health. INGLÉS
612.1
H918b
1 VHS, 31 MIN. COLOR,
1986
Contents: 1- The River,
2- The mirror.
AV Bosque Seco de
Guánica--Bosque El ESPAÑOL
574.5 Yunque/OIKOS
M489
NO.3-4
1 V-3/4", 56 MIN.
COLOR, 197?
Showcases the rare beauty
of the dry forest in Guánica and presents a detailed
description of the
tropical rainforest of El Yunque.
AV Brain Triggers:
Biochemistry and Human INGLÉS
612.8 Behavior.
H918b
1 VHS, 61 MIN. COLOR,
1983
Contents:
1-Neurotransmitters, 2-Disorders of the mind, 3-Drugs and the Brain.
AV Brain/WNET. INGLÉS
612.8
B814
2 VHS, 120 MIN. COLOR,
1984