# USE OF 16mm EDUCATIONAL FILMS IN THE CLASSROOM 1950s PROMOTIONAL MOVIE 60034

The film BRINGING THE WORLD TO YOUR CLASSROOM is a Demonstration Sound Film produced by Erpi Classroom Films Inc (:11). It depicts scenes from a few of the Erpi Instructional sound films which were designed to break barriers in human learning (:31). Educators hoped to increase the quality of education in utilization of these films as occurrences that would normally be impossible to see, such as the growth of a plant's root, are visible using time lapse ( 1:33 ). Slow motion pictures enabled rapid action to be easily understood ( 1:48 ). It could be difficult for all students to see classroom or laboratory experiments from every position yet film made it possible and cleared confusion ( 2:05 ). The combination of sound and sight created experiences in which students received a better, lasting understanding of vocabulary ( 2:31 ).The sounds of nerve impulses that made muscles contract could even be amplified ( 3:10 ).Audible yet rarely recognized sounds such as shy bird calls are made distinct ( 3:22 ). Animated photography has the ability to create lasting impressions and understanding of normally difficult concepts ( 3:49 ). Dangerous topics such as bomb explosions were safely depicted in the classroom on film ( 4:35 ).The movement of the sun towards a star at a rate of twelve miles per second are shown as limitations in space and time were overcome ( 4:49 ).Studies showed that 37.4% of students with a lower IQ improved their learning comprehension and those with a higher…

- Kind: Educational
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/60034BringTheWorldToYourClassroomVwr)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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