Episode number 3 of Series “The Kindergarten child series”.
In this film a teacher gives egg cartons filled with magnets to the children, encouraging them to discover which have magnetic properties. Various children explore contacts with iron filings, a compass, paper clips, and numerous other objects. Freedom not to be involved is open to the children here, but they are on the whole, quite involved in the project.
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ACMI Identifier
005873
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Classroom management
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Kindergarten
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Kindergarten teachers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching (Primary)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Aids and devices
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Methodology
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Kindergarten
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnets - Juvenile films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Juvenile films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching (Primary)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)