Take care of the countryside A slide pack of 20 35 mm slides with notes. Supplied together with a copy of the Countryside Commission's ‘Countryside Access Charter’. Available from International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. Price £5.96 inclusive. Reviewed by John A. Barker Acid from the air (SATIS audiovisual 1) A set of 24 plastic-mounted colour slides with teacher's notes and audio-cassette supplied in a plastic wallet. Available from the Bookselling Department, Association for Science Education, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9 A A. Ref Satis AV 1, price £11.50. Reviewed by H. R. M. Clifton More and more people (SATIS audiovisual 3) A set of 24 plastic-mounted colour slides with teacher's notes and audio-cassette supplied in a plastic wallet. Available from the Bookselling Department, Association for Science Education, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AA. Ref. Satis AV3, price £11.50. Reviewed by H. R. M. Clifton Weather—the British disease A 40-minute video produced by Television North and sponsored by Damart. It is available for hire from Guild Sound and Vision Ltd, 6 Royce Road, Peterborough P El 5YB. Reviewed by Hilary A. Latham Genetic engineering and protein synthesis A 27-minute colour video with sound track. Accompanied by a free 28-page illustrated teaching pack. Produced by Benchmark Films, USA. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh near Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG (0473 822235). Price: VHS £35.00, BETA £40.00 (+VAT). Extra copies of teaching pack available, price 75p each (1-9), 50p each (10 or more). Reviewed by Irene Osprey The blind watchmaker By Richard Dawkins. Program for use on Apple Mackintosh Plus (40 track disc) published by W. W. Norton of New York. Available from Software Production Associates, PO Box 59, Leamington Spa, Warwicks. Price £19.95. Reviewed by K. Scott, J. Sinden Farm and wildlife conservation A 30-minute VHS video with a teacher's resource pack including a 68-page conservation manual, summary and information sheets for each section of the film, 16 OHP acetates, and 12 35 mm colour transparencies each with an A4 sketch. Produced by TVS in association with ICI. The whole package is available from the TVS Community Unit, Television Centre, Southampton S09 5 HZ. Price £25.30 (inc. VAT and postage). Reviewed by Anne Bacon
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Sep 1, 1989
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