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HARRIET FRIEDSTEIN Monroe Htgh School
Rochester, NY 14607
I have received some very nice letters from you during the past few months. This column is meant to he a forum for an exchange of ideas relating to audio-visual materials and their incorporation within the chemistry curriculum. Please continue to write, and we will publish your letters from time to time. I am presently assembling a group of willing reviewers so that we can have a representative cross-section of chemistry teachers from around the country. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, please write to me. I will have some materials sent to you for preview and comments. When J. M. from Texas asked where to get films to supplement the CHEM Study course, I was overjoyed with your resoonse. David W. Ridewav. Executive Director of the ~ a w r e n c eHall of scienceat ~ e r k e l e ywrote to say that the source for the CHEM Studv films is Modern Learnine Aids Division of Wards Natural science Establishment, P. 6. Box 1712, Rochester, New York 14603. Lo and behold to my surprise they were under my nose in my very own city. A call to Wards confirmed that they have 75 titles for rental and 50 for sale. Wards would he glad to send a free copy of their brochure describing these films upon request. Mr. ~ i d ~ w continued ay to say that he was the producer of the CHEM Study films and that within the last two years all of these films have heen translated into German by an agency of the West German Ministry of Education. He is now involved with the translation of all of the films into French for use in the French language schools of Canada. His very interestine letter "sueeested one other criterion that a teacher . .. might use in judging a film, 'The$ the film present 11sn,n,.ept.i more efiertiwls and in less time than the teuchd!' If the iilm is well done, the teacher should say, 'I won't have time to teach the course effectively unless I use the film.' " A very good suggestion to keep in mind. Mr. Keith MacNah, another Californian, wrote to concur about the source of the films. He continued on to say ". . . AV Review should he useful to busy chemistry teachers. As one (now retired) I found it too easy to put off &iting for a preview set so [I] often did without. That is until CHEM Study came alonr. The films thev made are so excellent I felt no need for o t h e k " He also noted that these films can he found a t MLA c/o Arbor Scientific Ltd.. P. 0. Box 13. Port Credit. Ontario. Canada in addition to thk Wards company.
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The International Film Bureau offers its 1980 Science Catalog (a listing of films) free to reachers. Their address: The International Film Bureau, Inc., 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604. A useful guide which already may he in your library is "Educators Guide to Free Audio and Video Materials." I t is published by Educators Progress Service, Inc., 214 Center Street. R a n d o l ~ h Wisconsin . 53956. and if vou wish to nurrhnse the hook,'the price is S13 p h i ;,onrageand handlin; (A more dt.tniled reviem of this book call be finmil in the Octuher issue, volume 57, A299, (1980) of this JOURNAL.) A sample listing from this guide is given below. One in a Billion (1977) 16 mm Sound 15 min This film, in iull color, pwvidcs renehm and lnburatory training iuperusms wit" n capsule introduction t ~ r h w q and practice UI ~tmnirnhrorptiun analysis . . . why i t mn drrrrrnine metals at concentrations of one part in a million or less. . .how an analysis is run with a modern AA instrument. . . the many fields of research and industrial and medical analysis in which AA is used. (Available in Canada) (Not cleared for TV) Fisher Scientific Comoanv. Films. Advertkine " Deoartment. . 711 Forbes Avenue, ~ittsburgh,PA 1k19. Borrower pays the re: turn postage on film. Can fill 90%of all requests. Book one month in advance. Return 7 days after receipt via parcel post." Another useful source is Science Books and Films, a magazine published five times a year, which includes reviews of hooks, 16 mm films, and filmstrips in the science field. The subscription rate is $17.50 per year and is available from SB and F Subscriptions, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1515 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. Most school and college librarians would probably have this magazine a t their disposal. If any of you have any techniques for producing your own A-V materials, write and we can share this information with your colleagues. This feature will serve as a clearinehouse for the latest
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