Handbook Table of Contents

Introduction  1
Water Circus Synopsis 2
In The Eye Of A Needle Synopsis 3
Wonder Down Under Synopsis 4
Bringing Microlife into the Classroom 5
Classifying Protozoa 6
Protists 7
Protozoa 8
Protozoan Reproduction 9
Caring for your Microorganisms  12
Protozoans available from Science Supply Companies  14
Microscopic Animals  17
Collecting Water Samples and Culturing Protozoa  18
Preparing Slides  20
Making Pipets  23
Working with Protozoa:  Tips and Techniques  25
Experiments with Protozoa  27
The Microscope  29
Proper Use of the Microscope  30
Keeping Your Microscopes Clean  31

Student Worksheets:
    Protist Questions (for page 7 above)  35
    Protist Puzzle  36
    Protozoa Questions (for page 8 above)  37
   Protist Word Search  38
    Microscope Questions (for page 29 and 30 above)  39
    Microscope Puzzle  40
    Draw The Protist  41
    Name The Cell Parts  42
    Name The Protozoan  43
    Amoeba Reproduction  44
    Preparing A Wet Mount Slide  46
    Water Circus Quiz  47
    In The Eye Of A Needle Quiz  48
    Wonder Down Under Quiz  49
    Answer Sheet  50

Illustrations / Overheads:
    Microscope  54
    Protists  55
    Amoeba 56
    Paramecium  57
    Paranema  58
    Volvox  59
    Stentor  60
    Cell Parts (Paramecium)  61
    Phylum Ciliophora  62
    Phylum Mastigophora  64
    Phylum Sarcodina  65
    Multicellular Animals  66

Science Supply Companies  67

References  69

TV Connections, Videotape Care And License Agreement  71