Storms (Captioned)

This program teaches children about the basic forces of weather. Demonstrations using everyday objects to illustrate rising warm air, falling cool air and the water cycle. Original animation illustrates causes of lightning, thunder and tornadoes, while satellite views of hurricanes show their swirling winds.

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Credits

producer/director

Barbara Dourmashkin

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323969

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Storms

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Weather

Closed captioning

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

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United States, 1986

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