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Thinkabout(1979)

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First Air Date: 1979-09-17
Average Runtime: 15m
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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 60

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 States and Canada. It was distributed to PBS and educational stations across the US and Canada as late as the mid-to-late 1980s. The sixty programs produced were aimed for fifth and sixth grade students to understand their learning process in topics as varied as language arts, mathematics, study skills, as well as thinking skills. Thinkabout was funded by various state and local agencies, with additional support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, one of very few CPB-funded programs not distributed by PBS.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 60
E01
Finding Alternatives: Why Bother?

Air Date: 1979-09-17

15m

Kelly researches and gathers information to write a book report on George Washington Carver. She imagines his life an...

E02
Finding Alternatives: Brainstorming

Air Date: 1979-09-17

15m

The school janitor comes up with a plan to stop students from painting in the halls and to make sure they clean up an...

E03
Finding Alternatives: Blockbusting

Air Date: 1979-10-01

15m

Different people try blockbusting by testing their ideas and visualizing the problem to find new solutions.

E04
Finding Alternatives: You Can Remember

Air Date: 1979-10-08

15m

On his first day at work, Pete tries hard to remember everything he’s learned as he begins his newspaper route with E...

E05
Estimating and Approximating: Estimating

Air Date: 1979-10-15

15m

The Shenandoahs use estimating and approximating to figure out how they can beat the other team in the canoe race.

E06
Estimating and Approximating: Approximating

Air Date: 1979-10-22

15m

The students use estimating and approximating as they work together to put their school play on stage.

E07
Estimating and Approximating: Using Estimating and Approximating

Air Date: 1979-10-29

15m

The kids and their grandmother use estimating and approximating to figure out which supplies they need to buy to help...

E08
Estimating and Approximating: Find Your Guide

Air Date: 1979-11-05

15m

Mary, Bill, and Priscilla use different words and clues to help them find their guide.

E09
Giving & Getting Meaning: What's the Meaning?

Air Date: 1979-10-29

15m

Alfie has a communication problem with Jack about meeting him at the field until a man tells Alfie about communicatio...

E10
Giving & Getting Meaning: Meaning is More than Words

Air Date: 1979-11-19

15m

Alfie has a communication problem with Jack about meeting him at the field until a man tells Alfie about communicatio...

E11
Giving & Getting Meaning: Remember the Audience!

Air Date: 1979-11-26

15m

Chuck, Ginger, and Herbie create a movie for Mr. Callahan called All Around the World to help the audience remember w...

E12
Giving & Getting Meaning: But What Does It Mean?

Air Date: 1979-12-03

15m

Kathy and Diane share and interpret the meaning of the letter and the newspaper article, then compare their ideas to ...

E13
Giving & Getting Meaning: The Bigger Picture

Air Date: 1979-12-10

15m

Danny runs away from home and takes a bus to another city, where he begins to think about the bigger picture and what...

E14
Giving & Getting Meaning: Where Are You Coming From?

Air Date: 1979-12-17

15m

At prep school, Coulter, Hansen, and Blake share and interpret the meaning behind their teacher asking to see them af...

E15
Challenge #1: Time Capsule: Make a Present for the Future

Air Date: 1979-12-24

15m

A time capsule is uncovered in the desert, and the kids explore its contents to learn about the past, understand the ...

E16
Collecting Information: What Do I Know?

Air Date: 1979-12-31

15m

A boy finds a lost puppy in front of the building and starts gathering information to figure out where it came from. ...

E17
Collecting Information: Where Should I Go?

Air Date: 1980-01-07

15m

Marty and Pete see a red glowing object in the sky. Marty goes to the library to find information inside the encyclop...

E18
Collecting Information: What Should I Do?

Air Date: 1980-01-14

15m

The kids complain about the school meatloaf and decide they want a change. They talk with Ms. Caldwell, the dietitian...

E19
Collecting Information: There are Ways to Remember

Air Date: 1980-01-21

15m

Cathy does Tai Chi in the park, and She forgets her notes on the bus stop and remembers how to do Tai Chi for her pre...

E20
Classifying: Classifying Objects

Air Date: 1980-01-28

15m

Sam, his sister and his parents are having a garage sale to raise money and move, they classified and organize object...

E21
Classifying: Classifying Information

Air Date: 1980-02-04

15m

Leora classifies information does a report about the Walker hotel and interviews Mr. Stark about the history of the h...

E22
Classifying: Stereotyping People

Air Date: 1980-02-11

15m

Lisa treats and labels her grandmother as old when she is in mean to her and treats her unkindly at home after being ...

E23
Classifying: There Are Many Ways to Go

Air Date: 1980-02-18

15m

Heather, Leah and Kathy tell the interviewer about understanding a plan to solve a problem by doing things in a diffe...

E24
Finding Patterns: People Patterns

Air Date: 1980-02-25

15m

Ricky learns about people patterns inside the classroom, and He does a people pattern on a old man inside the apartme...

E25
Finding Patterns: Communication Patterns

Air Date: 1980-03-03

15m

Roger meets a deaf girl student named Jackie, He don't know sign language, so He learns sign language by Communicatin...

E26
Finding Patterns: Cultural Patterns

Air Date: 1980-03-10

15m

Chiquita goes to Mexico to learn her family's Cultural Patterns.

E27
Finding Patterns: Nature's Patterns

Air Date: 1980-03-17

15m

Susan visits her uncle, aunt, and cousin in town, and she and her cousin Howard spend the afternoon exploring nature’...

E28
A Challenge: Search for the Unknown

Air Date: 1980-03-24

15m

Scientists travel to northern Scotland to investigate the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, known as “Nessie.” Along t...

E29
Generalizing: Drawing Conclusions

Air Date: 1980-03-31

15m

A boy is preparing to move to London, England. His father explains the pattern to him, and he later asks Mrs. Stokins...

E30
Generalizing: Checking Conclusions

Air Date: 1980-04-07

15m

Angie explores what it would take to start a music group for the community talent show, hoping it could lead to a rec...

E31
A Tip: Practice for Success

Air Date: 1980-04-14

15m

Jack doesn’t know how to play tennis, so Lindsay and Stephanie teach him. He practices consistently until he becomes ...

E32
Sequencing & Scheduling: One Step at a Time

Air Date: 1980-04-21

15m

Barbara, Rudy, and their family work together to plan and schedule the details for their grandfather’s birthday celeb...

E33
Sequencing & Scheduling: Plan Ahead

Air Date: 1980-04-28

15m

The kids work together to sequence their ideas and summarize their plan for designing a Loch Ness monster to place in...

E34
Sequencing and Scheduling: Calm Your Jitters!

Air Date: 1980-05-05

15m

Nancy is nervous about giving a presentation at her old school, especially because her former teacher, now the princi...

E35
Using Criteria: What Are They?

Air Date: 1980-05-12

15m

Woody explains the criteria he uses to evaluate a baseball pitch, while Debbie shares the criteria she uses as a danc...

E36
Using Criteria: Where Do You Get Them?

Air Date: 1980-05-19

15m

Larry uses his criteria to ask the automotive experts what makes a good car. Later, his friends Mike and Ed ask him t...

E37
Using Criteria: How Do You Change That?

Air Date: 1980-05-26

15m

Betsy, a basketball player, uses her own criteria to decide who should be the team captain. Now she has to choose, wi...

E38
A Challenge: Design a Language

Air Date: 1980-06-02

15m

Two girls watch a deaf man communicate through sign language with the help of his interpreter in their classroom. Ins...

E39
Reshaping Information: Symbols

Air Date: 1980-06-09

15m

Leah uses symbols as clues, while Burt, Faye, Jack, and Jody read and examine different symbols to help choose a name...

E40
Reshaping Information: More Than You Think

Air Date: 1980-06-09

15m

Alex gets a job at a carnival as a fortune teller, and he starts thinking about and reshaping what he knows to unders...

E41
Reshaping Information: Summarizing

Air Date: 1980-06-16

15m

Jess summarizes his ideas by writing them down and gathers information from his friends to help him get a job as a ca...

E42
Reshaping Information: Maps and Models

Air Date: 1980-06-23

15m

The Westside Wranglers use maps and models to figure out how to get their moose head back up on the wall.

E43
A Tip: Get Ahead with Goals

Air Date: 1980-06-30

15m

Leon enters a bike race so he can push himself toward his goals and chase a victory.

E44
Judging Information: Should I Believe It?

Air Date: 1980-07-07

15m

Sue decides to become a newspaper writer after she evaluates the information about aliens supposedly invading the tow...

E45
Judging Information: What's Important?

Air Date: 1980-07-14

15m

Jamie and Christy visit Sir Gordon’s castle, where they examine and judge the important information surrounding his d...

E46
Judging Information: What's Enough?

Air Date: 1980-07-21

15m

Bobby rides his bike to the until it gets stolen, He blames Eddie for taking his bike, He tries to get enough informa...

E47
Judging Information: Point of View

Air Date: 1980-07-28

15m

Michael goes to Cedarville Park to explore different points of view about the automobile strike.

E48
Judging Information: Persuasive Techniques

Air Date: 1980-08-04

15m

Wes asks Allen to play football, but Allen turns him down because he has to go to practice. The other boys criticize ...

E49
A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself

Air Date: 1980-08-11

15m

Duncan makes a deal with himself as he practices guitar for his audition at the country jamboree. Andrew also makes a...

E50
Communicating Effectively: Styles of Communication

Air Date: 1980-08-18

15m

Bill, Donna, and Gunnar use their different communication styles to take people’s orders at the restaurant.

E51
Communicating Effectively: Planning a Presentation

Air Date: 1980-08-25

15m

The kids plan a school presentation to teach everyone about the importance of getting pets vaccinated.

E52
Communicating Effectively: Making a Presentation

Air Date: 1980-09-01

15m

Shannon, a Navajo girl, prepares a presentation for the annual speech contest about her heritage. As she practices, s...

E53
Communicating Effectively: Making Your Point!

Air Date: 1980-09-08

15m

Flash doesn’t get picked for the basketball squad, so he tries to impress the coach—showing off his skills, promoting...

E54
Communicating Effectively: Making It Come Alive

Air Date: 1980-09-15

15m

Heather is a ballerina, and she writes a term paper about becoming one when she grows up—bringing her dream to life t...

E55
A Challenge: Make Something New

Air Date: 1980-09-22

15m

Sophie talks about being creative, and the kids join in by discussing how they can make something new.

E56
Solving Problems: One Thing Leads to Another

Air Date: 1980-09-29

15m

Margie and Janet are babysitting when things get a little mixed up. Realizing they can do better, they start their ow...

E57
Solving Problems: A Matter of Time

Air Date: 1980-10-06

15m

Susan takes two of her nieces and their friends to Lake Nedar, but their trip takes a sudden turn when they become in...

E58
Solving Problems: There's Always a Risk

Air Date: 1980-10-13

15m

A girl repairs the scanner so she can check out the plane crash involving Colleen, Roxanne, Cathy, and their Aunt Sus...

E59
Solving Problems: Hanging in There

Air Date: 1980-10-20

15m

A search begins for three girls and a woman after their plane crashes. News reports cover the unfolding situation, an...

E60
Plan a City of the Future

Air Date: 1980-10-27

15m

The kids share and discuss their ideas for planning a city of the future.

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