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STC Unit Descriptions

Microworlds
ISBN 0-89278-951-4
Subject:
Introduction to lenses, microscopes, and microorganisms
 

Materials included in the Microworlds unit kit.
 
Students examine everyday objects as well as microorganisms with a variety of magnifying devices. They begin by investigating several common objects with the unaided eye. Using a variety of lenses, including hand lenses, acrylic spheres, and water drops, they learn that a magnifying lens must be transparent and curved. Next, students use a microscope to view inanimate objects. They learn proper focusing and lighting techniques, as well as how to prepare slides. Students prepare a section of onion skin and observe its cells. Students’ attention then turns to living specimens. Using a microscope, they view three microorganisms—Volvox, Blepharisma, and the vinegar eel. They study the cell structure of these organisms and observe how the organisms feed, grow, and multiply. In a final challenge, students use the microscope to examine cultures they have grown from hay and grass infusions.

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Download an outline of the conceptual sequence, or storyline, for Microworlds. (PDF)

Kit Configuration
Microworlds Unit Kit equips one class of 30 students and includes:
1 Teacher’s Guide (Second Edition)
Teacher’s Tools CD-ROM
15 Student Investigations books
8 copies of STC BOOK™: Microworlds
Non-consumable and consumable materials needed to teach the unit (except for a few items commonly found at home or school)
Added value: 8 KIDS DISCOVER Nonfiction Readers

Microworlds Upgrade Toolkit includes:
1 Teacher’s Guide (Second Edition)
Teacher’s Tools CD-ROM
Added-value literacy materials

Refurbishment set replenishes materials used up during instruction.

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