Protists and Other Microscopic Life

Protists and Other Microscopic Life

• Times Available: Wednesday - Friday, 10:15am, 11:15am
• Date Range: October 2024 - May 2025
• Grade Levels: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
• Class Size: minimum 8, maximum 28
• Months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December
• Requirements: Must register for program at least four weeks in advance of your group's visit.
  Minimum age 11 years.
• Fee: $120 per program
• Contact: Missy Chernick at melissa.chernick@naturalsciences.org

Use a compound microscope to discover a variety of beneficial protists and other microscopic life living in a drop of pondwater. Learn to identify and examine protists such as Paramecium, Amoeba, Euplotes, and Volvox and explore how these single-celled organisms carry out the basic functions of life. Students will make wet-mount slides, become proficient in the use of compound microscopes, and learn how to calculate total magnification.
Program length is 45 minutes.

This program is held onsite at our Downtown Raleigh location.

Curriculum Correlation(s): LS.BIO.1; LS.7.1.1; LS.7.1.2

Scheduling Instructions: Scheduling for the upcoming school year will begin on Tuesday, July 30 for programs in October–January, and Tuesday, August 27 for programs in February–May. A link to the scheduling request form will be added once scheduling begins.

Scholarship Opportunities: Funding may be available to cover all or part of program fees for qualifying schools. Please indicate your interest in the Additional Information section of the Scheduling Request Form.