- Title: U.S.A: ANIMALS USED IN AN AMERICAN CLASSROOM.
- Date: 1st December 1975
- Summary: 1. GV Children in garden with animals 3 ft 2. MV Children with animal cages 7 ft 3. CU Teacher 10 ft 4. MV Boys holding rabbits 15 ft 5. CU sign: "Animals in the Classroom" 17 ft 6. MV Inside the classroom, teacher and boys weighing a tortoise on scales. 20 ft 7. CU Girl student 21 ft 8. MV Students drawing with a rabbit in the middle of the table 24 ft 9. CU Girl student 25 ft 10. CU Child's cut-out drawing of a rabbit 28 ft 11. CU Girl student with stethoscope - tilt down to show animal whose pulse is being measured. 32 ft 12. CU Teacher 33 ft 13. CU Tortoise in tank 35 ft 14. CU mouse in cage 36 ft 15. CU Girl student 37 ft 16. MV Students at desks, teacher showing an animal 40 ft 17. CU Boy student 41 ft 18. MV Reporter in classroom holding rabbit. 52 ft COMM: "This is a classroom with 75 animals and 49 students." "The children are learning the importance of kindness towards all living creatures." "The teacher is Chuck Ambers..." "..chance for sixth graders to use their 5 senses.." "..decimals and fractions by weighing their little friends.." "...and a lesson in nutrition..." " Developing creative ability.... is a pleasure with a live bunny.." "...writing , drawing , sketching.." "...heartbeat , pulse..." "Yet feeding the tiny zoo....." "The solution is to collect old newspapers... "the money is deposited into the classroom's bank account..." "...learn...the importance of saving.... and budgeting.." "The students take an animal home for the summer...this year 75 were checked out, but 88 were returned." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: SAN DIEGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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- Country: USA
- Reuters ID: LVA5SEZ1Q75EHUH3M7ELSIK8FV6S
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