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Microscopic Monsters: Perilous Plankton

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Climb aboard the Cyclops, a microscopic research vessel, and investigate an amazing hidden world on which all living things depend. The Cyclops houses a team of scientists known as the Micronauts and guides them through their discoveries of biological classification, diversity, and ecology. In this clip, the Micronauts explore the vast populations of filter feeders in the open waters of ponds. While exploring, they must escape the powerful feeding currents of these filter feeders. During this adventure, they also explore the special adaptations of algae and water fleas. Part 1 of the Microscopic Monsters Series.

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Runtime: 4 minutes 58 seconds

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Microscopic Monsters
Episode
1 hour 8 minutes
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Magnified view of an orangish-red irregular shape. Caption: and seems to be feeding on microorganisms.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 1
4 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Microscopic view of spherical green objects. Caption: we call the process photosynthesis.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 2
4 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Irregularly shaped mostly transparent object as seen through a viewport in an out-of-focus structure. Caption: According to my key, it's called an amoeba.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 3
4 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Microscopic view of a green organism with long, tubular arms coming off a central body. Illustration of a ship next to it. Caption: Around these creatures are single-celled organisms.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 4
4 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Gas saturation scale showing CO2 and O2 percentage of saturation. Indicator is outside of normal range on the CO2 side. Caption: The CO2 reading is going off the scale.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 5
4 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Microscopic view of roughly oval shaped organisms surrounded by much smaller green spherical objects. Caption: I want to look closer at how they feed.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 6
4 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Microscopic view of roughly oval shaped organisms. Caption: We've found what these stream insects feed on -- diatoms.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 7
4 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Magnified view of a very small animal with a segmented body and many legs. Caption: Only in a waterfall are there such creatures.
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 8
4 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Magnified view of thin, tangled threads. Caption: a fungus composed of a tangled mass of threads
Microscopic Monsters
Episode 9
4 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8