Educational film catalog (1936)

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EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 500-530 500 SCIENCE 510 Mathematics 511 Arithmetic Individual differences in arithmetic. 20min 16-sd-$8S 35-sd-nf-$190 1931 Erpi 511 By Dr G. T. Buswell, professor of edu- cation, University of Chicago "Three diagnostic techniques. . . First ... an elaborate machine which photo- graphs the child's eye movements in add- ing figures. . . Next. . . a machine which records the rhythm of a pupil's adding. The third method illustrated is one which the teacher in the classroom can use to diagnose difficulties which hinder pupils in the mastery of the subject." Producer c Guide 513 Geometry Play of imagination in geometry. lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1931 Erpi 513 By Dr David E. Smith, professor emeri- tus of mathematics. Teachers college, Columbia university A method of presenting geometry to stu- dents which recognizes difficulties in grasp- ing spatial relationships. The use of ani- mated devices to make these relationships clearer. Angles, parallel lines, planes, cones, and spheres and a picturization of the ideas of infinity sh Guide 520 Astronomy Birth of the earth. 6min 16-si-$7.90 35-si- f-nf-apply Bray 520 "How the earth and other planets were born, combining actual photography with clever animated drawings." Colorado Communing with the heavens. (Seeing Canada ser.) 13min 16-si-$9.75 Cana- dian gov't. 520 "Film trip through the Dominion Ob- servatory at Ottawa, Canada, giving a clear insight into the work of the astron- omy, seismography and other scientific un- dertakings carried on here." Producer "[Useful inj nature study and general science [Classes]" Am. museum of nat. hist. sh Earth and worlds beyond. 12min 16-si-$24 35-si-nf-$SO 1921 Soc. for visual educ. 520 Animated summary of the cycles of day and night and of the seasons, which shows the child how the movements of the earth and the moon cause these phenomena. Also several views of the sun, stars, and planets, taken through the largest telescope in existence el Guide Eclipse of the sun. 8min 16-si-$10.9S 35-si- f-nf-apply Bray 520 Animated technical drawings show the cause of an eclipse and also what it looks like. Shows details of the eclipse of June, 1918—path of the moon's shadow, appear- ance of sun approaching complete eclipse and during the brief moment of totality with the corona Jh Motion picture journey to the moon. ISmin 16-si-$30 3S-si-nf-$70 1933 Univ. of Chicago press 520 Produced by the McMath-Hulbert ob- servatory of the University of Michigan A panoramic picture of the moon at first quarter. Sunrise and sunset phe- nomena in lunar craters on an enlarged scale and an occultation of Delta Capri- corni by the moon Sky. (Nature study ser.) 12min 16-si-$24 3S-si-nf-$80 prior 1927 DeVry 520 By G. Clyde Fisher, of the American museum of natural history "The Ancients pictured the sky as the place where they could see their heroes; how moon makes its own quarters; a simple telescope; one of the largest tele- scopes in the world, at Lick Observatory; an imaginary trip to the moon; what the moon is like; functions of the various planets." Iowa state college el-Jh Guide Solar eclipse of August 31, 1932 lOmin 16- si-$30 35-si-nf-$60 1933 Univ. of Chi- cago press 520 Produced by the McMath-Hulbert ob- servatory of the University of Michigan The actual progress of the moon across the sun is shown by stop-motion photog- raphy. When the eclipse is complete, the corona makes a striking and beautiful picture. A special shot of the solar prominences at the time of the eclipse is shown on an enlarged scale Solar phenomena. IR 16-si-$30 35-si-nf-$50 Univ. of Chicago press 520 Made in cooperation with McMath-Hul- bert observatory of the University of Michigan "This film shows a short-lived solar bomb which is a mass of incandescent hydrogen ejected from a sun-spot. Promin- ences many thousands of miles high and thousands of miles across are also shown in motion." Producer Tides and the moon. 6min 16-si-$8.90 35- si-f-nf-apply Bray 520 Photography and animated drawings show the pulling forces of moon rays; high tide and low tide; difference be- tween spring and neap tide 530 Physics Energy and its transformations. (Univ. of Chicago physical science ser.) lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1933 Erpi 530 By Dr Harvey B. Lemon and Dr Her- mann I. Schlesinger of the University of Chicago "Potential, kinetic and radiant energy, as manifested in mechanical, chemical, and thermal form, are vividly illustrated and explained. The principle of conservation of energy, and the concepts 'power' and work' are demonstrated in experiments. The film closes with a review of present and future sources of energy." Producer Jh-sh Guide si ■ silent; sd - sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; el - elementary; Jh - junior high; sh - senior high; c ■ college