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<v Speaker>I'm ?Sherman? <v Speaker>by the ancient wonders of Mesa Verde, Colorado, one of the most popular national parks. <v Speaker>A long time ago, these buildings were home to an Indian tribe called the Anasazi. <v Speaker>Pretty funky buildings, huh? <v Speaker>These are the first pictures of the cliff dwellings. <v Speaker>They've been preserved so that we can see how the Anasazi lived. <v Speaker>I know sazi is another whole word, meaning what? <v Speaker>A. The ancient ones. <v Speaker>B. The cliff hangers. C. The mesa men. <v Speaker>Or D. The condominium builders. <v Speaker>The scientists say that the Ansazis lived here for about 1,000 years and then <v Speaker>they left. <v Speaker>And why they left? No one knows. <v Speaker>Ooooh. <v Speaker>The answer is A. The ancient ones. <v Speaker>You just watched a Really Short Show. <v Speaker>[music plays]. <v Speaker>[crowd yells] This is Leadville. <v Speaker>This is Leadville and that's Mount Massive. <v Speaker>And that's Mount Elbert. The two highest peaks in Colorado.
<v Speaker>Near Leadville is the Continental Divide, The Great Divide. <v Speaker>When rain falls on the east side of the divide, it ?fills? <v Speaker>up rivers and streams and ends up in the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. <v Speaker>When it falls on the west side of the divide, water flows west into another ocean. <v Speaker>Name the ocean to the west of the continental United States. <v Speaker>Is it A. The Indian Ocean? <v Speaker>B. The Pacific Ocean? C. <v Speaker>The terrific ocean or D. Lake Michigan? <v Speaker>The Continental Divide runs down the center of the Rocky Mountains, 3000 miles from the <v Speaker>Alaska and Canada up north to Mexico, down south. <v Speaker>All the water that falls east of the divide, flows to the Atlantic. <v Speaker>All the water that goes west, flows to the Pacific. <v Speaker>The answer is, B. The Pacific Ocean. <v Speaker>You've just watched a Really Short Show. <v Speaker>Hi, I'm here at ?Talbotts? Farms in Grand Junction. <v Speaker>They grow fruit. Because the weather in Grand Junction is so mild, It's a great place to <v Speaker>grow fruit. This is an apple orchard.
<v Speaker>They're picking apples here. <v Speaker>The ?Westend Slope? also grows melons, peaches, grapes, pears, <v Speaker>apricots, cherries, and lots more. <v Speaker>Apples grow on trees. Which of these are varieties of apples? <v Speaker>A. Jonathan B. <v Speaker>Fujis. C. Gala D. <v Speaker>Red Delicious E. <v Speaker>All the above. Apples are probably the most popular fruit and there <v Speaker>are thousands of varieties. <v Speaker>Apples originated in Asia and have been around since prehistoric times. <v Speaker>The answer is E. All of the above. <v Speaker>What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? <v Speaker>Finding half a worm. Ew! <v Speaker>You've just watched a Really Short Show. <v Speaker>[music plays] <v Speaker>Ya'at'eeh. That means hello in Navajo. This is ?inaudible? <v Speaker>National Monument near Cortez, Colorado. <v Speaker>This is cool. It's the only place where 4 states meet. <v Speaker>Look, I'm in 4 states at once!
<v Speaker>That's north. That's south. <v Speaker>That's east. That's west. <v Speaker>The 4 states that meet here are; Colorado, Utah, <v Speaker>Arizona, and New Mexico. <v Speaker>Of the Four Corners states. Which one is in the southwest corner? <v Speaker>A. Colorado. B. Utah. <v Speaker>C. Arizona. Or D. <v Speaker>New Mexico? Which one is right here? <v Speaker>Which one is right here? The answer is C. <v Speaker>Arizona. This is south. <v Speaker>This is west. This is Southwest. <v Speaker>You just watched a Really Short Show. [music plays] <v Speaker>This is the Denver Mint. They make coins here. You know, cold hard cash. <v Speaker>Only 3 places in the entire United States are allowed to make coins. <v Speaker>San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Denver. <v Speaker>Look at a coin. Any coin. Most U.S. <v Speaker>coins have people on them. Look at a penny. <v Speaker>Who is that guy? George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Ronald Reagan?
<v Speaker>How about some hints? He taught himself to spell, to read, and to write. <v Speaker>He was our 16th president. And during the Civil War, he issued the Emancipation <v Speaker>Proclamation that ended slavery in America. <v Speaker>The answer is B. <v Speaker>That's Abraham. Abe Lincoln ?happening whiskers?, huh? <v Speaker>You've just watched a Really Short Show. [music plays]
Program
Really Short Show
Producing Organization
KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
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"KRMA, a non-profit public television station, has produced a new series of children's educational programs entitled 'Really Short Shows.' They really are 'Really Short Shows.' In fact, they run no more than a minute in length and target 4-8 year old viewers. Each program stars a local Colorado kid between 8 and 12 years old, who presents facts about his or her home town, academia, and fun, highlighted with a multiple choice quiz question to motivate interactive participation. "'Really Short Shows' air in place of standard promotional program spots daily between our regularly scheduled children's programs, continuing the televised educational process in a fun way. The series covers all areas of academia; history, science, geography, geology, mathematics, the arts, grammar, language, literature, social studies and culture. "The programs were produced all across the state of Colorado; the Denver Mint, Mesa Verde National Park, Dinosaur Valley, Colorado National Monument, an apple orchard, the national Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, the highest peak in Colorado, Four Corners National Monument, and many more locations. "Not only are the programs educational and beneficial for the viewers, but 'Really Short Shows' have given students all across Colorado the chance to truly learn about television, using their ideas, intelligence and imagination to create topical, informative and fun shows for Channel Six viewers of all ages."--1993 Peabody Awards entry form.
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1993-11-30
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00:05:18.885
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Producing Organization: KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
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Chicago: “Really Short Show,” 1993-11-30, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed March 28, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-zp3vt1j02x.
MLA: “Really Short Show.” 1993-11-30. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. March 28, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-zp3vt1j02x>.
APA: Really Short Show. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-zp3vt1j02x