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Topic: 1980s
Does ‘the ozone hole’ hold the secret to fixing climate change?
We don’t hear much about 'the hole' in the ozone layer anymore. That’s because we’ve all but fixed it, thanks to consumer choices and a massive international agreement called the Montreal Protocol. Can we learn anythi...
How zippers are made at the zipper factory – Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Update: The video has been removed. Find it at PBS Learning Media. The bulk of a zipper/zip consists of two rows of protruding teeth, which may be made to interdigitate, linking the rows, carrying from tens to hund...
Why America still uses Fahrenheit
Since I've moved to the US in 2010, there's one thing that I still don't fully understand: the imperial system. Virtually every country on earth uses Celsius but America has yet to follow. Although it might not seem l...
The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall
On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in Berlin. This night marked the beginning of one of history’s most infamous dividing lines: the Berlin Wall. Construction contin...
How the Bronx brought breaking to the world
Breaking began as a mode of self-expression; it was a part of a larger culture that reflected the social, economic, and political conditions of the youth at that time. Now, decades later, as the style and moves of bre...
Talkin’ Scat with Hoots the Owl and Gordon – Sesame Street
Learn how to scat sing -- to sing using your voice like an instrument in an improvisational jazz style -- with Hoots the Owl, Gordon, and some "hip kittens" (a group of kids) in this classic Sesame Street clip from 19...
A girl visits the postage stamp factory – Sesame Street
Before stamps became stickers, which started in earnest in the United States around 1989, they were printed sheets of paper with water-activated adhesive backing. In 1987, Sesame Street visited the US Postal Service t...
I Beam – Sesame Street
A red hot steel I-beam is molded at the factory, moving back and forth within the machines as it takes shape in the form of the letter I. This classic Sesame Street clip was first seen in 1980 during the show's 12th s...
Lawnchair Larry – Songs For Extraordinary People
From Michael Hearst, in concert with his book Extraordinary People: A Semi-Comprehensive Guide to Some of the World's Most Fascinating Individuals, this is the 1982 tale of Larry Walters, aka Lawnchair Larry, who asce...
Oscar Peterson and Count Basie – Jumpin’ At The Woodside
From the BBC Four broadcast of Oscar Peterson: Words and Music, circa 1980, Oscar Peterson & Count Basie perform 'Jumpin' At The Woodside' on two Bösendorfer grand pianos. They're joined in London's Royal Festival Hal...
Celebrating Sally Ride, the first American woman in space
On June 18th, 1983, NASA physicist Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space. Orbiting Earth on Space Shuttle Challenger, she inspired an entire generation to follow their interests in s...
Osvaldo Cavandoli’s La Linea
Thanks to a live-action hand and an animated white line, this cantankerous silhouette first appeared in Italy in 1970, becoming an internationally-known cult classic. La Linea is a 90 episode series by Italian cartoon...
The Ring of Truth: Two Hydrogen Atoms & One Oxygen Atom
Possibly the most well-known scientific formula on the planet, H2O is one of those terms that we see around all the time. We know that H2O means water, and that a water molecule is composed of two hydrogen (H) atoms &...
Matchstick Triangle Puzzle – The Curiosity Show
Get out some matchsticks or toothpicks and some Play-Doh! Deane Hutton, science educator and co-host of Australia’s The Curiosity Show, sets up two challenges that requires some hands-on creative thinking: 1. How ...
Luxo Jr. Pencil Test: Emotional storytelling in wire frames
How do animators make a character lovable when the character doesn't have a face and doesn't speak? How can you build a relatable story with something as minimal as a computer generated pencil test? How do you communi...
How does a music box work? – The Curiosity Show
In this clip from Australia's The Curiosity Show, science educator and co-host Deane Hutton demonstrates the basics of sound, moving air particles, and forced vibrations with a plastic comb, hacksaw blades, the metal ...
The Ring of Truth: Noodles & the principle of halving
Chef Kin Jing Mark demonstrates how to make super-thin noodles and helps introduce the principle of halving in this clip from the PBS miniseries The Ring of Truth: An Inquiry Into How We Know What We Know - Atoms (198...
How Crayons Are Made – Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Mix hot liquid wax, hardening powder, and some color pigment. Pour the mixture into a mold of small cylinders, and after it cools, pop them out! Label them, collate them, and box them. This classic 1981 crayon factory...
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