This guide to the series of seven, thirty-minute, color, television programs developed for the middle grades deals with the topics of urbanization, culture clash, mobility, nationalism, morality, ideology, and privacy. The films are designed around the inquiry/discovery approach and utilize introductory, simulated situations followed by three specific case studies. Three major purposes of the series are to acquaint children with the importance of news and news broadcasts; to promote a realization of the world-wide concatenation of events and people; and to show the unifying nature of a concept and its availability to any grade or level. The guide deals with each film separately, giving specific suggestions on presentation, such as the timing of a film showing, pre-showing preparation on vocabulary, discussion questions, charts to aid in relating and conceptualizing facts, and reference sources or related avenues of study for the teacher. The tapes are available in New York from the Bureau of Mass Communications, State Education Department, Albany, New York 12224; nationwide marketing of 16mm soundfilm is handled by Xerox Films, Connecticut. (JH)