111. Preparing the home for the baby (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Introduces and outlines the twelve-program series AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. Discusses the baby's need for space in the home and suggests and shows furnishings for the nursery area. Describes some of the uses of various pieces of equipment in the nursery. (WQED)

112. Research by rockets (27:54)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film traces the history of rocketry and describes the use of sounding rockets as tools for scientific research in the upper atmosphere; this film discusses the need for such tools, shows how rocket experiments are accomplished, and explains what they have contributed to meteorological and ionospheric research.

113. Save those teeth (11:08)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Emphasizes the importance of proper cleaning in the care of teeth, and illustrates how the teeth are affected by excessive use of refined sugar. Identifies the kinds of bacteria that change sugar to acid in the mouth. Demonstrates the use of sodium fluoride solution in the prevention of tooth decay and prescribes specific rules to be followed in the care of the teeth.

114. Secrets of the ice (27:52)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film describes the origin and growth of glaciers; surveys the work of glaciologists in trying to understand the structure of ice and its importance in the study of climatology, meteorology, and geology. Included are scenes of glaciologists at work in Antarctica, Greenland, Alaska, Washington, and on Mt. Kenya.

115. Sydenham plan (08:49)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. Pictures the work of white and Negro doctors and nurses in helping their patients to become healthy, useful citizens.

116. Teaching machines and programmed learning (28:19)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Dr. B.F. Skinner introduces the concept of teaching through machines. Others describe programmed learning. Both techniques include the advantages of a student advancing at his own pace and knowing immediately the adequacy of his answers. Changes in the role of teacher.

117. Testing intelligence with the Stanford-Binet (18:12)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows excerpts from four tests: two six-year olds (I.Q.s 104 and 156) and two ten-year-olds (I.Q.s 100 and 80). Indicates techniques of rapport and standardized administration. Concepts and computation of M.A. and I.Q. presented in detail. An introduction to Stanford-Binet; not intended to teach competent administration.

118. The atom and biological science (11:56)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows the advances achieved by biologists through experiments with atomic radiation on plants and animals. Describes the effects of gamma rays on living cells: their growth, rate of reproduction, and hereditary tendencies after exposure. Shows with animated drawings the effects of these rays on chromosomes of living cells and their probable effects on genes. Illustrates how induced cancer is treated with cyclotron bombardment and tells of the search for isotopes which can be administered internally.

119. The beginning of picture making (05:49)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Examples of tempera painting by children aged three to seven show the development of skill and ability to express ideas in creative painting.

120. The challenge to American education (1:00:09)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
An alternate title to this film is [Immediate problems]. Discusses problems concerning "The Basic Importance of Education--The Citizen's Responsibility," "Science Education--The Teacher," and "Teacher Education--The Basic Goal of Education." Guests include Stephen M. Corey, Dean, Teachers College, Columbia University; Mrs. Rollin Brown, national Parent Teachers' Association official; Jerrold R. Zacharias, Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Roy E. Larsen, president, Time, Inc. Features members of the Educational Policies Commission including Herman B Wells, (EPC chairman), president Indiana University; Benjamin C. Willis, (EPC vice chairman), general superintendent of schools; Sarah C. Caldwell, teacher of biology, Roswell Kent Jr. High School; William G. Carr, executive secretary, National Education Association; James B. Conant, president emeritus, Harvard University, and former Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany; Arthur F. Corey, executive secretary, California Teachers Association; Finis E. Engleman, executive secretary, American Association of School Administrators; Lyman Ginger, president, National Education Association, dean, College of Education, University of Kentucky; Philip J. Hickey, president, American Association of School Administrators, superintendent of instruction; and James E. Russell, (EPC secretary). (NETRC and the META) Kinescope.