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Thinkabout
1979 1 Season EN
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Thinkabout, "a cooperative project for acquiring skills essential to learning", was an instructional program for children, produced in 1979 by the Agency for Instructional Television, in association with various contributing television stations in the United …
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Finding Alternatives: Why Bother?
Ep 1 1979-09-17
Finding Alternatives: Why Bother?
Kelly researches and gathers information to write a book report on George Washington Carver. She …
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Finding Alternatives: Brainstorming
Ep 2 1979-09-17
Finding Alternatives: Brainstorming
The school janitor comes up with a plan to stop students from painting in the …
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Finding Alternatives: Blockbusting
Ep 3 1979-10-01
Finding Alternatives: Blockbusting
Different people try blockbusting by testing their ideas and visualizing the problem to find new …
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Finding Alternatives: You Can Remember
Ep 4 1979-10-08
Finding Alternatives: You Can Remember
On his first day at work, Pete tries hard to remember everything he’s learned as …
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Estimating and Approximating: Estimating
Ep 5 1979-10-15
Estimating and Approximating: Estimating
The Shenandoahs use estimating and approximating to figure out how they can beat the other …
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Estimating and Approximating: Approximating
Ep 6 1979-10-22
Estimating and Approximating: Approximating
The students use estimating and approximating as they work together to put their school play …
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Estimating and Approximating: Using Estimating and Approximating
Ep 7 1979-10-29
Estimating and Approximating: Using Estimating and Approximating
The kids and their grandmother use estimating and approximating to figure out which supplies they …
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Estimating and Approximating: Find Your Guide
Ep 8 1979-11-05
Estimating and Approximating: Find Your Guide
Mary, Bill, and Priscilla use different words and clues to help them find their guide.
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Giving & Getting Meaning: What's the Meaning?
Ep 9 1979-10-29
Giving & Getting Meaning: What's the Meaning?
Alfie has a communication problem with Jack about meeting him at the field until a …
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Giving & Getting Meaning: Meaning is More than Words
Ep 10 1979-11-19
Giving & Getting Meaning: Meaning is More than Words
Alfie has a communication problem with Jack about meeting him at the field until a …
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Giving & Getting Meaning: Remember the Audience!
Ep 11 1979-11-26
Giving & Getting Meaning: Remember the Audience!
Chuck, Ginger, and Herbie create a movie for Mr. Callahan called All Around the World …
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Giving & Getting Meaning: But What Does It Mean?
Ep 12 1979-12-03
Giving & Getting Meaning: But What Does It Mean?
Kathy and Diane share and interpret the meaning of the letter and the newspaper article, …
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Giving & Getting Meaning: The Bigger Picture
Ep 13 1979-12-10
Giving & Getting Meaning: The Bigger Picture
Danny runs away from home and takes a bus to another city, where he begins …
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Giving & Getting Meaning: Where Are You Coming From?
Ep 14 1979-12-17
Giving & Getting Meaning: Where Are You Coming From?
At prep school, Coulter, Hansen, and Blake share and interpret the meaning behind their teacher …
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Challenge #1: Time Capsule: Make a Present for the Future
Ep 15 1979-12-24
Challenge #1: Time Capsule: Make a Present for the Future
A time capsule is uncovered in the desert, and the kids explore its contents to …
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Collecting Information: What Do I Know?
Ep 16 1979-12-31
Collecting Information: What Do I Know?
A boy finds a lost puppy in front of the building and starts gathering information …
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Collecting Information: Where Should I Go?
Ep 17 1980-01-07
Collecting Information: Where Should I Go?
Marty and Pete see a red glowing object in the sky. Marty goes to the …
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Collecting Information: What Should I Do?
Ep 18 1980-01-14
Collecting Information: What Should I Do?
The kids complain about the school meatloaf and decide they want a change. They talk …
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Collecting Information: There are Ways to Remember
Ep 19 1980-01-21
Collecting Information: There are Ways to Remember
Cathy does Tai Chi in the park, and She forgets her notes on the bus …
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Classifying: Classifying Objects
Ep 20 1980-01-28
Classifying: Classifying Objects
Sam, his sister and his parents are having a garage sale to raise money and …
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Classifying: Classifying Information
Ep 21 1980-02-04
Classifying: Classifying Information
Leora classifies information does a report about the Walker hotel and interviews Mr. Stark about …
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Classifying: Stereotyping People
Ep 22 1980-02-11
Classifying: Stereotyping People
Lisa treats and labels her grandmother as old when she is in mean to her …
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Classifying: There Are Many Ways to Go
Ep 23 1980-02-18
Classifying: There Are Many Ways to Go
Heather, Leah and Kathy tell the interviewer about understanding a plan to solve a problem …
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Finding Patterns: People Patterns
Ep 24 1980-02-25
Finding Patterns: People Patterns
Ricky learns about people patterns inside the classroom, and He does a people pattern on …
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Finding Patterns: Communication Patterns
Ep 25 1980-03-03
Finding Patterns: Communication Patterns
Roger meets a deaf girl student named Jackie, He don't know sign language, so He …
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Finding Patterns: Cultural Patterns
Ep 26 1980-03-10
Finding Patterns: Cultural Patterns
Chiquita goes to Mexico to learn her family's Cultural Patterns.
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Finding Patterns: Nature's Patterns
Ep 27 1980-03-17
Finding Patterns: Nature's Patterns
Susan visits her uncle, aunt, and cousin in town, and she and her cousin Howard …
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A Challenge: Search for the Unknown
Ep 28 1980-03-24
A Challenge: Search for the Unknown
Scientists travel to northern Scotland to investigate the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, known …
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Generalizing: Drawing Conclusions
Ep 29 1980-03-31
Generalizing: Drawing Conclusions
A boy is preparing to move to London, England. His father explains the pattern to …
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Generalizing: Checking Conclusions
Ep 30 1980-04-07
Generalizing: Checking Conclusions
Angie explores what it would take to start a music group for the community talent …
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A Tip: Practice for Success
Ep 31 1980-04-14
A Tip: Practice for Success
Jack doesn’t know how to play tennis, so Lindsay and Stephanie teach him. He practices …
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Sequencing & Scheduling: One Step at a Time
Ep 32 1980-04-21
Sequencing & Scheduling: One Step at a Time
Barbara, Rudy, and their family work together to plan and schedule the details for their …
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Sequencing & Scheduling: Plan Ahead
Ep 33 1980-04-28
Sequencing & Scheduling: Plan Ahead
The kids work together to sequence their ideas and summarize their plan for designing a …
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Sequencing and Scheduling: Calm Your Jitters!
Ep 34 1980-05-05
Sequencing and Scheduling: Calm Your Jitters!
Nancy is nervous about giving a presentation at her old school, especially because her former …
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Using Criteria: What Are They?
Ep 35 1980-05-12
Using Criteria: What Are They?
Woody explains the criteria he uses to evaluate a baseball pitch, while Debbie shares the …
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Using Criteria: Where Do You Get Them?
Ep 36 1980-05-19
Using Criteria: Where Do You Get Them?
Larry uses his criteria to ask the automotive experts what makes a good car. Later, …
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Using Criteria: How Do You Change That?
Ep 37 1980-05-26
Using Criteria: How Do You Change That?
Betsy, a basketball player, uses her own criteria to decide who should be the team …
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A Challenge: Design a Language
Ep 38 1980-06-02
A Challenge: Design a Language
Two girls watch a deaf man communicate through sign language with the help of his …
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Reshaping Information: Symbols
Ep 39 1980-06-09
Reshaping Information: Symbols
Leah uses symbols as clues, while Burt, Faye, Jack, and Jody read and examine different …
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Reshaping Information: More Than You Think
Ep 40 1980-06-09
Reshaping Information: More Than You Think
Alex gets a job at a carnival as a fortune teller, and he starts thinking …
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Reshaping Information: Summarizing
Ep 41 1980-06-16
Reshaping Information: Summarizing
Jess summarizes his ideas by writing them down and gathers information from his friends to …
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Reshaping Information: Maps and Models
Ep 42 1980-06-23
Reshaping Information: Maps and Models
The Westside Wranglers use maps and models to figure out how to get their moose …
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A Tip: Get Ahead with Goals
Ep 43 1980-06-30
A Tip: Get Ahead with Goals
Leon enters a bike race so he can push himself toward his goals and chase …
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Judging Information: Should I Believe It?
Ep 44 1980-07-07
Judging Information: Should I Believe It?
Sue decides to become a newspaper writer after she evaluates the information about aliens supposedly …
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Judging Information: What's Important?
Ep 45 1980-07-14
Judging Information: What's Important?
Jamie and Christy visit Sir Gordon’s castle, where they examine and judge the important information …
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Judging Information: What's Enough?
Ep 46 1980-07-21
Judging Information: What's Enough?
Bobby rides his bike to the until it gets stolen, He blames Eddie for taking …
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Judging Information: Point of View
Ep 47 1980-07-28
Judging Information: Point of View
Michael goes to Cedarville Park to explore different points of view about the automobile strike.
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Judging Information: Persuasive Techniques
Ep 48 1980-08-04
Judging Information: Persuasive Techniques
Wes asks Allen to play football, but Allen turns him down because he has to …
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A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself
Ep 49 1980-08-11
A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself
Duncan makes a deal with himself as he practices guitar for his audition at the …
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Communicating Effectively: Styles of Communication
Ep 50 1980-08-18
Communicating Effectively: Styles of Communication
Bill, Donna, and Gunnar use their different communication styles to take people’s orders at the …
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Communicating Effectively: Planning a Presentation
Ep 51 1980-08-25
Communicating Effectively: Planning a Presentation
The kids plan a school presentation to teach everyone about the importance of getting pets …
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Communicating Effectively: Making a Presentation
Ep 52 1980-09-01
Communicating Effectively: Making a Presentation
Shannon, a Navajo girl, prepares a presentation for the annual speech contest about her heritage. …
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Communicating Effectively: Making Your Point!
Ep 53 1980-09-08
Communicating Effectively: Making Your Point!
Flash doesn’t get picked for the basketball squad, so he tries to impress the coach—showing …
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Communicating Effectively: Making It Come Alive
Ep 54 1980-09-15
Communicating Effectively: Making It Come Alive
Heather is a ballerina, and she writes a term paper about becoming one when she …
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A Challenge: Make Something New
Ep 55 1980-09-22
A Challenge: Make Something New
Sophie talks about being creative, and the kids join in by discussing how they can …
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Solving Problems: One Thing Leads to Another
Ep 56 1980-09-29
Solving Problems: One Thing Leads to Another
Margie and Janet are babysitting when things get a little mixed up. Realizing they can …
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Solving Problems: A Matter of Time
Ep 57 1980-10-06
Solving Problems: A Matter of Time
Susan takes two of her nieces and their friends to Lake Nedar, but their trip …
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Solving Problems: There's Always a Risk
Ep 58 1980-10-13
Solving Problems: There's Always a Risk
A girl repairs the scanner so she can check out the plane crash involving Colleen, …
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Solving Problems: Hanging in There
Ep 59 1980-10-20
Solving Problems: Hanging in There
A search begins for three girls and a woman after their plane crashes. News reports …
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Plan a City of the Future
Ep 60 1980-10-27
Plan a City of the Future
The kids share and discuss their ideas for planning a city of the future.
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First Air Date
1979-09-17
Last Air Date
1980-10-27
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
60
Episode Runtime
15 min
Studio
Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT), PBS
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