Newborn (TEFC)

Canada, 1976

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Episode of Series “The Nature of things”.
Examines the various inborn abilities, reflexes and working senses of newborn babies. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

producer/director

Heather Cook

production company

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:27:53:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1976

Appears in

The Nature of things

Group of items

The Nature of things

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007594

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Infants - Development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Infants - Development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Senses and sensation

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Senses and sensation

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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