This 1966 movie was produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. in collaboration with Educational Adviser George I. Schwartz, M.S. Fellow New York Academy of Sciences and Scientific Adviser from Kendall College. This educational film lays out the food chain in nature examining how humans, animals, and plants get their energy from the sun.
Animation of a plant growing under the sun (00:33) and a frog shoots out its tongue to eat the caterpillar on the leaf (0:55). Wild geese flying in the sky migrating in packs (1:01). Caterpillar moving from one leaf to another (1:15). Bird in its nest at the heart of the tree (1:35). Squirrel eating and then jumping around (1:36). A hummingbird eating the bugs of a white flower (2:06). Alligators and turtles resting next to a lake (2:15). A fox waiting to catch a smaller animal (2:24). A rat sniffing around a tree (2:28). The fox eating the rat (2:42). Caterpillar eating sides of a leaf (2: 43). A gazelle eating grass (2:52). Slow motion of a bean sprout being pushed out of the soil and grows (3:05). A green plant in a pot followed by soil and water that help it grow in the presence of light (3:30). Moving scene of plenty of green plants (4:03). Sunshine filtering through the trees (4:24). Sensitive cells to light transmitting sunlight to electrical energy as an experiment to show the sun has energy (4:37). Sunlight shining through the seal glass bulb (5:04). Young kid removing the board that covered part of the grass that stopped growing (5:37). Two pots with planted seeds next to a pile of books on the window shelf (5:51). After watering both pots, one gets covered by a black container (6:00). The pot receiving air grows and the one covered does not (6:09). Two cows grazing in a field (6:31). A squirrel targeting an acorn to eat (6:43). A man harvesting and peeling corn with a machine (6:56). Man feeding corn to chickens in a farm (7:09). Young boys playing cricket (7:22). Fruits and vegetables in a grocery shop (7:40). Supermarket cashier and customers (8:01). Animation of corn growing tall (8:15), an apple tree (8:25), and a cow grazing in a field (8:39). A person holding a bag under the sun (8:50).
New York Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Kendall college aims to support scientists, educators, and innovators in STEM fields.
