Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

\AEROSPACE MATERIALS Biography of a Missile, mp, 54 min, b&w. Follows the construction, assembly, testing, and firing of a ballistic missile, one of the CBS Reports series. (Carousel Films) gr. 7-12. Earth Satellite, fs, 50 fr, color. Uses drawings to show the operation of earth satellites and how they are put into space. (Basic Skill Films) gr. 4-9. Eyes in Outer Space, mp, 27 min, color. Explores the possibilities of using weather satellites to predict and control weather and documents one possible example of such use. (Walt Disney) gr. 7-12, col. First Adventures in Space. 6 fs, 28 frs each, color. Points out differences between outer space and life on earth, and shows how man is exploring space. Titles: What Is in Space?, Rockets to Space, Getting Ready for a Space Trip, What Are Satellites?, What Are Space Stations?, and A Space Trip to the Moon. (Jam Handy) gr. 1-3. First Men into Space, mp, 15 min, color and b&w. Uses models, animation and live-action photography to illustrate the problems attending to man's survival in space; and how these problems have been worked out for America's first orbital space flights. (EBF) gr. 4-12. Jet and Rocket Engines, mp, 10 min, color and b&w. Traces the history of jet and rocket engines and diagrams the principles on which they operate. (Indiana U A-V Center) gr. 4-12. Jet Propulsion, mp, 12 min, color and b&w. Explains the principles of jet propulsion and Newton's third law of motion. (EBF) gr. 7-12, col. Man and the Moon, mp, 20 min, color. Presents Dr. VVemher von Braun as he describes conditions prevailing on the moon, the design of space ships for hiuuan trips, and what a roundtrip to the moon and back would be like. (Walt Disney) gr. 7-12. Man in Space, mp, 35 min, color. Depicts the development of rockets from the ancient Chinese weapons to modern missiles. (Walt Disney) gr. 7-12. Natural and Man-Made Moons, fs, 25 fr, color. Discusses the forces that keep moons and planets in orbit and applies these findings to the orbiting of a man-made satellite. (Scribner's and Sons) gr. 4-6. Race for Space, fs, 59 fr, b&w. Identifies the significance of mankind's first steps into outer space, both to nations and to men. (N. Y. Times Filmstrips) gr. 7-12, col. The Race for Space, mp, 53 min, b&w. Documents the history of missile and rocket development from 1913 to the launching of the Russian Sputnik I and II, and the launching of United States' Explorer I. (McGraw-Hill) gr. 7-12, col. Rocket Power for Space Travel, fs, 40 fr, color. Explains the operation of rocket engines, multistage rockets, rocket planes, space stations, and satellites. (Jam Handy) gr. 4-9. Rocket to the Moon, fs, 41 fr, color. Presents the physical characteristics of the moon and the problems involved in travel to the moon and back. ( McGrawHill) gr. 7-12. Rockets: How They Work, mp, 16 min, color and b&w. Shows how rockets achieve motion and compares rocket power to other types of motive power. ( EBF) gr. 4-9. Rockets: Principles and Safety, mp, 11 min, color and b&w. Explains the principles governing rocket flight and operation; and emphasizes that rockets are dangerous and should not be built and fired by amateurs. (Film Assoc, of Calif.) gr. 4-9. The Space Age. 9 fs, approx. 35 fr each, color. Offers insights into the history of space flight, its hazards, and achievements. Titles: Pioneers of Space, Exploration of Space, Atoms in Space, Aviation in the Space Age, The Conquest of Space, Man Travels in Space, Hazards in Space Travel, Destination in Space, and Stations on the Moon. (Eye Gate) gr. 4-9. Space atid Space Travel. 6 fs, 35 frs each, color. Presents an overview of man's relationship to outer space and the problems associated with space travel. Titles: Conditions in Space, Space Rockets, Man's Preparation for Space Travel, Space Satellites, Space Stations, and Exploring the Moon. (Jam Handy) gr. 5-9. Space and Space Travel. 4 fs, approx. 45 frs each, color. Illustrates the problems of getting a man into space and maintaining him there. Titles: Leaving the World, Current Events in Space, Man in Space, and Space Travel A. D. 2000. (SVE) gr. 7-9. Space and the Atom. 10 fs, approx. 49 frs each, color. Provides a survey of man's exploration of the modern frontiers of science. Titles: Man Becomes an Astron Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — September, 1962 537