Respiratory: A "Puff"of Air describes of all industrial and residential use is for "Holometabolous Insects"; and "Insect how air is breathed and travels through- heating. Now being satisfied by non- Behavior, Natural Selection, and Evolu- out the body. The importance of oxygen renewable energy sources, heating needs tion." is explained. Unfortunately, the state- might better be met by solar energy. The ten modules in the insect manage- ment that "used air"is taken over by the During the second segment of the ment set are "Medical and Veterinary trees gives the incorrect impression that film, active solar systems are discussed. Entomology"; "Fruit and Nut Pests"; plants only use carbon dioxide, never The film soon turns to its major empha- "Vegetable Pests"; "Ornamental and taking oxygen during the process of sis: passive solar systems. Three passive Turf Pests"; "Household Pests"; "Physi- respiration. systems-direct gain, drum wall, and cal-Mechanical, Cultural, Genetic and Digestion is described by "Stanley the attached solar greenhouse-are pre- Biological Controls"; "Chemical Insecti- Stomach" who shows what happens to sented. As each type is explained, the cides"; "Insecticide Formulations and food after it is eaten. Stanley explains film takes the viewer to places where Application"; "Regulatory and Legisla- that he is the one who growls when the system is being used. The individuals tive Controls"; and "Integrated Pest hungry. This filmstripis a bit too "cutsie"! who built the systems talk about how Management." In Bones and Muscles: A Team to the systems work, how easy the con- The slides are excellent teaching and Depend On, "Femur" explains how struction was, and what they view as the learning tools. They have been carefully bones and muscles work together in economic and conservational benefits. planned and are well executed. The moving the body around. Bones are The final segment of the film suggests same praises apply to the study guide compared to familiar objects like that energy sources must match energy and the text. branches on a tree or sticks in a kite. needs-using solar technologies to save The questions at the end of each Muscles are compared to the leaves on nonrenewable energy sources. The module stress key concepts and require Downloaded from http://online.ucpress.edu/abt/article-pdf/44/2/132/39795/4447430.pdf by guest on 30 September 2021 the tree and the paper covering a kite. Teacher's Guide, which provides sug- students to evaluate their understanding Bones are also compared with hard gested activities, a glossary of terms, and and mastery of the material. When used candy that is soft in the middle. Relating an excellent bibliography, stresses the for self-paced instruction,these materials to what is known helps students grasp goals of solar knowledge, decisionmak- also facilitatereview. I enthusiastically re- the ideas presented in the filmstrip. ing through values clarification, aware- commend this program. In the last filmstrip, a red blood cell ness of energy problems, and conserva- WalterLener explains its journey through the four tion. As one of the closing narrators Nassau Community College Garden City, New York chambers of the heart and the circulatory stresses, "Solar energy is not a job. Solar system. The functions and care of the is a movement ... it's a whole experi- heart are emphasized. Unfortunately, ence." How true! This film left me with there is an error in this filmstrip. The the feeling that if the people in the film PLANT BIOLOGY authors refer to deoxygenated blood as can do it,so can I! 1981. Barr Films (P.O. Box 5667, 'blue blood," suggesting that blood is Stephen D. Winet Pasadena, CA 91107). Five color- blue when it has no oxygen on it. This is CulverAcademies sound filmstrips. 18-24 minutes Culver,Indiana each. inaccurate; deoxygenated blood is a dull Purchase $110.00. red. This series is recommended if these This five-part series covers the basics inaccuracies are corrected. It is best for PRINCIPLES OF ENTOMOLOGY of the plant kingdom, focusing in sepa- the primary level and should not be used 1981. Entomological Society of rate filmstrips on algae, fungi and bac- above the third grade. America (4603 Calvert Road, College teria, bryophytes, gymnosperms, and Dorothy Chang-Van Horn Park, MD 20740). Sound-slide pro- angiosperms. Many biologists would Los AngelesUnified School District place the fungi and bacteria in other Los Angeles,California gram. Purchase series: $449.00 for ESA members and $540.00 for non- kingdoms and might have opted to in- members; sets sold separately. clude a filmstripon ferns and their rela- tives. For the most part, however, the This program, although designed for filmstripsprovide the viewer with a well- SOLAR PROMISE teaching entomology, would also be integrated background in basic botany. 1979. Bullfrog Films (Oley, PA useful to students in biology, zoology, This series might be used as a review but 19547). 16 mm color-sound and ecology, and general science. The pro- not as an introduction. videocassette. 28 minutes. Purchase gram consists of 1,101 slides, tape cas- The most impressive aspect of this $410.00; rental $38.50. settes, workbooks, and a text with the series is its illustrations. The art is uni- scriptof the narration. formly colorful and well drawn. The Presented so that high school, college, The slides deal with entomological photographs are often dramatic and or general audiences can appreciate its principles, concepts, vocabularies, and always instructional. The best sections message, Solar Promise is a film of structures. The tapes, which vary in are those on the angiosperms and the practicalities, not technicalities. It does lenth from 30 to 45 minutes, follow each bacteria. Marine algae are thoroughly dis- not deal with high-powered terminolo- of the 20 slide modules. The study guide cussed, but freshwater types are not. In gies. Instead, it presents the simple contains an outline of each module, per- all filmstrips, morphology and ecology notion that solar energy is abundant and formance objectives, study questions and of the organisms are emphasized with there for the using. The film shows solar answers, and technical vocabulary. less attention given to physiology. energy facilities and equipment con- The general entomology set contains There are, however, problems. The structed by "ordinary people," from a ten modules: "Introduction to Ento- classification system is somewhat con- New Mexico woman constructing her mology"; "The Exoskeleton"; "Struc- fused, with incorrectly used taxonomic own passive solar greenhouse to a group tures of the Exoskeleton"; "InsectMouth- categories. There is an overemphasis on of young men developing an active parts"; "Digestive, Excretory, Respira- the life cycles of the plants with too many solar hot water system for a tenement in tory, and Muscular Systems"; "Circula- details thrown at the viewer in too short the'Bronx. tory, Nervous, and Reproductive Sys- a period of time. More information on The first segment of the film estab- tems"; "Insect Development"; "Ametab- lishes the recurrenttheme that over 40% olous and Paurometabolous Insects"; (Continued on p. 138)

132 THE AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER, VOLUME44, NO.2, FEBRUARY 1982