Cruising through the weedy shallows, the crew is amazed at the diversity of protozoans swimming by the observation ports. They discover how these amazing single cells feed, reproduce and escape.
Grade levels: Upper Elementary (4-6)
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Predators of the Shallows
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.
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White Water Adventure
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.
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Discovering a Forest Microcosm
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.
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Backyard Biodiversity
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.
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No Bullying in Our Community: Home/School Partnership Strategies
Bullying is complex, insidious and covert behavior that is difficult for any child to deal with in isolation. Our drive and instinct as parents is to protect and support our child and equip them with skills to handle what life presents. The key to tackling school bullying is to create a partnership between teachers, parents, students and the broader community. This program will support parents who want to work in partnership with their child’s school to bring about a suitable outcome for children involved in bullying. By doing this parents will become their child’s best advocate rather than a source that inflames the bullying.
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Not in My Class: Managing Classroom Bullying Behaviours
Bullying in the classroom is a reality but is not always as obvious as other instances of bullying – such as in the playground. Bullying in the classroom can affect all students – not just those involved in bullying or on the receiving end of the behavior. No action by a teacher can be seen by students as condoning the bullying or giving tacit acceptance of the behavior. This program discusses the issue of classroom bullying behaviors, and offers thought-provoking management solutions for teachers who need to address this type of behavior.
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Not in Our School: Creating a Non-Bullying Culture
Bullying – it’s a part of school life, but does it have to be? Preventing and responding to bullying is everyone’s responsibility. Not in Our School looks at the whole school approach to bullying. This approach focuses on a school’s formal curriculum and classroom practices and involves all members of the school community. This program highlights the steps to building a safe school, skills-building for students, peer support systems and student-directed campaigns. We feature expert opinion from Professor Ken Rigby, Psychologist Helen McGrath and Maree Stanley of the Better Buddies Program, and provide insights into approaches adopted by two Australian schools.
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Inside Your Feelings
Grief is one of the hardest human emotions to bear. Children find it hard to handle the complexity of feelings involved. Inside Your Feelings is a powerful educational program, produced in response to the needs of children and those who teach and counsel them.
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Healthy Eating Pyramid
The Healthy Eating Pyramid, was made in conjunction with Nutrition Australia. It covers two pyramids, one for vegetarians and the other for non-vegetarians. In each case, we look at the three sections, from bottom to top using all the latest information. Along the way, it emphasizes the need to reduce the intake of saturated fat, salt and refined foods and to increase the intake of complex carbohydrates. The program also reiterates the need for regular activity or sport to be part of everyone’s healthy lifestyle.
The program is dynamically presented by Julia Martin with the aid of a range of young people in the street and colorful graphics with special on screen support from Jedda the Wonderdog!