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Eye of the Cyclops: Adventures In Scientific Exploration
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Backyard BiodiversityThursday, April 4
11:41 am on UEN-TV 9.1The microexplorers discover that gardens support a community that includes herbivorous and predatory insects, pollinating insects, and a giant earthworm. They get a look at the animal’s internal physiology. -
Discovering A Forest MicrocosmThursday, April 4
11:28 am on UEN-TV 9.1The microexplorers are 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. -
White Water AdventureThursday, April 4
11:14 am on UEN-TV 9.1Trying to return to their pond base, the microexplorers are 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. -
Predators of the ShallowThursday, April 4
11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1While engrossed in observing the food capturing and feeding methods used by Planaria, a flatworm, the tentacles of Hydra trap the Cyclops crew where they receive a hands-on lesson in the process of digestion. -
Protozoans and AlgaeThursday, March 28
11:43 am on UEN-TV 9.1Cruising through the weedy shallows, the crew is amazed at the diversity of protozoans swimming by the observation ports. Through careful observation they discover how these amazing single cells feed, reproduce, and escape. -
Food Chains Begin with PhotosynthesisThursday, March 28
11:29 am on UEN-TV 9.1In this episode, a single algae cell is rescued, and its green secrets are revealed through experiments performed on board the Cyclops. The micro-explorers discover how algae start the food chains that ultimately sustain the fish, birds, amphibians, and mammals living in and around the pond. -
Decomposers EverywhereThursday, March 28
11:13 am on UEN-TV 9.1Settling their craft into the bottom, the micro-explorers discover that the bottom ooze is populated by bacteria, the microbes that break down and recycle organic materials–an unforgettable visual introduction to the concept of organic decomposition. -
Plankton PlayThursday, March 28
11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Cyclops and its intrepid crew of explorers encounter the denizens of the plankton: micro-crustaceans, insects, rotifers, and protists, organisms with unique adaptations for open water life.