introduce conservation to young students; primary grade activities 

 stimulate curiosity, while the middle grades are active in projects 

 like tree planting and surveying. Special wooded areas for this work 

 are recommended, and several examples are shown. Most of the 

 film's emphasis is laid on the forestry side of conservation. 



AUDIENCE: Elementary; junior high 



OUTDOOR EDUCATION IN COOK COUNTY 



Color Sound Forest Preserve District of 



28 minutes Cook County 



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A field trip by bus into the country surrounding Chicago is docu- 

 mented in this picture, which is intended as a guide for teachers 

 in conservation-related fields. Various ways and means of inter- 

 esting students in nature and conservation problems are suggested. 

 Property maintained by the Chicago school system on a local lake 

 is described in the film, and possibilities for schools in other areas 

 are also mentioned. 



THE WINDOW 



Color Sound National Audubon Society 



17 minutes Rental Sale 



A competent teacher can span the bridge between indoor text- 

 book learning and the world of nature by actual field experience. 

 This film illustrates the methods used by one elementary school 

 teacher to add dimension to work in science, social studies, lan- 

 guage and creative arts. With projects, activities, reports and active 

 class participation she creates a truly new method of teaching 

 natural resources and wildlife studies. 



AUDIENCE: Junior high 



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