New - Eye of the Cyclops on DVD Our popular Eye of the Cyclops video program series has been updated with new microscope footage, new animations, and a new design emphasizing more inquiry in the classroom. Through the eyes of the intrepid crew of the miniature submersible, Cyclops, students will investigate Ponds, Streams, the Forest, and the Backyard through 12 different modules. Journal study modules, Teaching Guides, and National Science Standards correlatins are included on the DVD.

Eye of the Cyclops on DVD (EC300) – $145

Plankton Play (15 minutes - EC101 - each $29.95)

Cyclops, and its intrepid crew of explorers, dive into open water where they encounter the denizens of the plankton: micro-crustaceans, insects, rotifers and protists, all organisms that show unique adaptations for open water life

Download PDF version of Study Guide - 320K PDF
Twelve-Page guide includes colorful gallery of plankton

Decomposers Everywhere (15 minutes - EC102 - each $29.95)

Settling their craft into the bottom, the micronauts discover that the bottom ooze is populated by bacteria, the microbes that decompose and recycle organic materialsan unforgettable visual introduction to the concept of organic decomposition.

Download PDF version of Study Guide - 332K PDF
Eight-Page guide includes colorful gallery of decomposers

Food Chains Begin with Photosynthesis (15 minutes - EC103 - each $29.95)

In this episode, a single algae cell is rescued and its green secrets are revealed through experiments performed on board the Cyclops. Jonathan and Lyra discover how algae start food chains that ultimately sustains the fish, birds, amphibians and mammals living in and around the pond.

New - html Student Guide
Study guide with colorful gallery

Protozoans and Algae (15 minutes - EC104 - each $29.95)

Cruising through the weedy shallows, the crew is amazed at the diversity of protozoans swimming by the observation ports. They discovery how these amazing single cells feed, reproduce and escape.

New - html Student Guide
Eleven-Page guide includes gallery of protozoans and algae

Predators of the Shallows (15 minutes - EC105 - each $29.95)

While engrossed in observing the food capturing and feeding methods used by predatory flatworms, the Cyclops crew becomes trapped by the tentacles of Hydra where they receive a visible lesson in the process of digestion.

Download PDF version of Study Guide - 532K PDF
Eleven-Page guide includes colorful gallery of predators

White Water Adventure (15 minutes - EC106 - each $29.95)

Trying to return to duck weed base, the Cyclops is channeled into the pond outlet, where they tumble into a rapidly flowing stream and discover a world of aquatic insects adapted for life in flowing water--even waterfalls.

Download PDF version of Study Guide - 376K PDF
Ten-Page guide includes gallery

Discovering a Forest Microcosm (15 minutes - EC107 - each $29.95)

Washed onto a sandbar, the Cyclops crew assembles their terra-rover and discovers a world dominated by bacteria, fungi, and tiny invertebrate animals--a forest floor community on which the trees and other plants depend for processing nutrients needed for plant growth.

Download PDF version of Study Guide - 360K PDF
Nine-Page guide with gallery

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Backyard Biodiversity (15 minutes - EC108 - each $29.95)

The micronauts discover that gardens support an amazing community of small life including herbivorous and predatory insects, pollinating insects and giant earthworms. They tour the worm's innards while developing theories on the vital roles earthworms play in terrestrial ecosystems.

Download PDF version of Study Guide - 280K PDF
Eight-Page guide

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