1959EARTH SCIENCE
SHOWS A YOUNG BOY AND GIRL AS THEY DISCOVER THE REAL MEANING OF CONSERVATION AND THE ROLE THEY CAN PLAY IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES IN PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES. SHOWS CONSERVATION PRACTICE IN AND OUTSIDE THE HOME, IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND EXPLORING SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES THROUGH CLASSROOM
EXPERIMENTATION. THE CHILDREN PRACTICE CONSERVATION AS THEY TAKE CARE OF THE YARD AROUND THE HOUSE.
EXPERIMENTATION. THE CHILDREN PRACTICE CONSERVATION AS THEY TAKE CARE OF THE YARD AROUND THE HOUSE.
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TILT DOWN BRICK APARTMENT BUILDING FLAT FACADE, NO BALCONIES PROJECTS. URBAN DWELLING
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BOY WALKS HIS YOUNGER SISTER DOWN CITY SIDEWALK PAST BRICK APARTMENT BUILDING
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TREES, ANIMALS CU CHIPMUNK CHEWING ON AN ACORN
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CATTLE GRAZE. LIVESTOCK. CROPS. HAY
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CITY DWELLERS 1950s FASHIONS. PEOPLE FILL THE SIDEWALK
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POV IN AIRPLANE APPROACHING NEW YORK CITY, 1959
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1950s FAMILY IN THEIR SPIFFY CONVERTABLE GOING ON AN OUTING DAD DRIVES, BACKS OUT OF PARKING SPACE.
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CITY PEOPLE GIVE IT ALL UP & BUY A HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS 1950s CONVERTIBLE CARRYING THE ALL AMERICAN FAMILY ARRIVES AT THEIR NEW HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS
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EVERYONE GETS OUT, MOTHER CARRIES THE YOUNGEST.
FAMILY WALKS SINGLE FILE DOWN THE PATH TO THEIR HOUSE. |
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GIRL STOPS AND POINT OUT SOMETHING TO HER FATHER WHO SEEMS INTERESTED "LOOK DADDY!"
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DAD EXPLAINS EARTH SCIENCE TO HIS LITTLE GIRL SHOWS DIFFERENT SOIL LAYERS OR WHAT SHE CALL STRIPES. ROCK.
SHALE. CLAY. TOPSOIL. |
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CU CREW-CUT BOY SAYS "AW, IT'S JUST DIRT!"
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DAD PULLS HIS PANTS UP AND KNEELS TO KID LEVEL AS HE EXPLAINS THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD TO HIS PERFECT 1950s KIDS. KIDS TELL DAD WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT CONSERVATION. MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE'S CHILDREN
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KIDS & DAD EXPLORE THE WOODS AROUND THEIR HOUSE
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BOY IN SCHOOL CLASSROOM LOOKS PUZZLED. 1950s CREW CUT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS CONDUCT EARTH SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS IN SCHOOL LAB. PLANTING A TREE WITH A SPRINKLER ABOVE IT SO THEY COULD MAKE IT SEEM TO RAIN. INDOOR SCIENCE PROJECT CU SPRINKLER WATERING THE TREE. WATER RUNS OFF TAKING SOIL WITH IT
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CU MUDDY RUN OFF WATER IS COLLECTED IN A JAR
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CU KID SCOOPS OUT SOME DIRT, FEELS DIRT UNDERNEATH, DRY
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CU BOTTLE MARKED BARE SOIL
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KIDS IN EARTH SCIENCE CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS ON A TREE.
THEY COVER THE SOIL WITH SOD. TEACHER TURNS THE SPRINKLER ON. 1950s KIDS WITH SERIOUS LOOKS WATCH. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE EXPERIMENTATION |
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WATER RUNS OFF AND COLLECTED IN A JAR, MUCH LESS IS COLLECTED DUE TO THE SOD
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CU TWO JARS SIDE BY SIDE ONE HOLDS BARE SOIL, ONE HOLDS SOD LESS SOIL IN THE SOD JAR
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CLASS BUILDS BRIDGES ACROSS THE SLOPE OF THE SOIL, TERRACING OR CONTOURING THE LAND, TEACHER MOVES KIDS BACK AND TURNS ON THE SPRINKLER.
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TERRACES KEEP THE WATER WHERE IT FELL. CU WATERING SOIL WATER RUNOFF RUNS DOWN A GRASS WATERWAY AND HELD IN A POND
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OVERFLOW COLLECTED IN A JAR WATER POURS INTO A JAR
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THREE JARS SIDE BY SIDE ONE MARKED BARE SOIL, ONE MARKED SOD AND ONE MARKED CONTOUR. SOIL LOSS COMPARISONS
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CU 1950s CREW CUT BOY NODS HIS HEAD UNDERSTANDS CLASSROOM LESSON
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CU 1950s GIRL TALKS TO HER SCIENCE TEACHER ABOUT CONSERVATION
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BOY FILLS A GLASS OF WATER FROM THE TAP, REMEMBER TO SHUT THE TAP TIGHTLY SO WATER DOESN'T DRIP AND BE WASTED. THINGS WE CAN DO TO CONSERVE
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BOY THROWS DIRT OVER CAMPFIRE TO KANE SURE IT IS OUT
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BOY EATS DINNER IN 1950s KITCHEN. DRINKS GLASS OF MILK
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BOY CLEANS UP GARBAGE FROM A STREET IN HIS TOWN.
1950s PARKING METERS. DIAGONAL PARKING |
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GIRL TALKS WITH HER TEACHER ABOUT HOW SHE CAN HELP IN CONSERVATION, PUTS A FRIENDLY HAND ON HER ARM
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FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN EXPLORE THE WOODS WALKING IN THE WOODS FATHER HOLDS DAUGHTER'S HAND
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WORKERS BUILDING A 1950s HOME. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
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EXTERIOR 1950s MODERN HOME, FAMILY ON ELEVATED DECK
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FAMILY ALL WORK TOGETHER PLANTING GRASS SEEDS MAKING A LAWN. 1950s CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. BOY THROWS STRAW DOWN TO PREVENT SEEDS FROM BLOWING AWAY. SMALL BOY TRIES TO HELP.
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FATHER AND SON COVER THE LAWN WITH STRIPS OF LOOSELY WOVEN CLOTH WHICH HOLDS THE SOIL BUT LETS THE GRASS COME UP THROUGH IT. UNEVEN PART OF THE LAWN
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PARENTS COME OUT ON THE DECK AND WATCH THEIR CHILDREN WORKING IN THE YARD DAD WAVES
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FAMILY WORKING IN THE YARD. BOY MOWS THE LAWN.
IMPROVING THE SOIL BY USING FERTILIZERS ON THE LAWN |
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FAMILY RAKING LEAVES, STORING IN A COMPOST HEAP, MAKES HUMUS ORGANIC SUBSTANCE FOR FLOWER BEDS. CU PILE OF LEAVES
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LATE 1950s CONVERTIBLE ON COUNTRY LANE, FARM FIELDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD
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CU 1950s FAMILY TAKES A RIDE IN THEIR CONVERTIBLE ON A NICE SUNNY DAY. SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVE. DAD SMOKES A PIPE
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BOY POINTS OUT A DEEP GULLY FROM WATER RUNOFF
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PASTURE WHERE PROTECTIVE GRASS COVER HAS BEEN DESTROYED OVER GRAZED LAND
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POV DRIVING PAST FARM, CATTLE GRAZING
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CONTOUR FARMING, FARM LAND EACH ROW CREATES A LITTLE DAM TO HOLD THE WATER
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POV DRIVING PAST SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT, OLD TRUCK
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1950s FAMILY TAKES A RIDE IN THEIR CONVERTIBLE NO ONE WEARS SEAT BELTS
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PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE
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1950s URBAN SCENE, PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE STREET
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MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE
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ADULTS AROUND A CAMPFIRE
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MEN FISHING IN SMALL MOTORBOAT
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ADULTS HAVING A PICNIC MEN COME AND SIT AT PICNIC TABLE 1950s PICNIC BASKET
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SISTER WATCHES BROTHER CUTTING WITH CLIPPERS. HE GETS UP SIBLINGS HOLDING HANDS WALKING IN THEIR LAWN
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FILM ENDS
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