Hands on Science
ANIMALS 2X2: CIMC Resources
#1 Goldfish and Guppies:
Fish: A First Film
597 FIS
1 videocassette, 12 minutes
Summary: There are hundreds of different types of fish and this film
shows many of them and distinguishes fish from other types of animals, including
frogs and others that also live in water. Amazing characteristics of fish and
their adaptive techniques are described and depicted in this fascinating primer
that enthralls young viewers.
Reading Rainbow: Louis the Fish
F REA
1 VHS videocassette (30 minutes), 4 hardback books, 1 teachers guide,
Book titles: Louis the Fish; One Monday Morning; A Fish Hatches; Where the
Wild Things Are.
Summary: A tale of a man who turns into a fish narrated by Vincent
Gardenia, leads LeVar on an exploration of exotic marine life, tide pools and
dolphins.
Reading Rainbow: Dive
to the Coral Reefs
592 REA
1 VHS videocassette (30 minutes), 3 hardback books, 1 paperback book
Titles: I Can Be an Oceanographer; Creatures of the Sea; How to Hide an Octopus;
Dive to the Coral Reefs.
Summary : Explores the strange and beautiful world beneath the sea -the living
coral reef. LeVar scuba dives in the coral reefs off the Florida Keys and
encounters tropical fish and fascinating coral. Students will also meet a "reef
doctor" who restores damaged reefs by transplanting living coral.
Familiar Fresh Water Fish
597
8 study prints.
Yellow Perch; Northern Pike; Brown Bullhead; Largemouth Bass; Brook Trout; Carp;
Common Shiner; Popular Panfish-Blue Gill; Pumpkinseed; Black Crappie; Rock Bass.
Fishes
597
6 study prints.
Trout; Catfish; Sunfish; Tuna; Largemouth Bass; Tropical Fishes.
Perch Skeleton Model
597 PER
1 fish skeleton model, 1 key.
#2 Land
and Water Snails
Reading Rainbow: Is This A House
For Hermit Crab?
E REA
Explores animal habitats. Book titles: Busy, Busy Squirrels; Is This A House For
Hermit Crab?; Spider's Web; Urban Roosts. 1 VHS videocassette 30 minutes, 4
hardback books, 1 teachers guide.
Marine Seashells
592 MAR
Collection of shells representing different gastropod and pelecypod
families. Labeled. Titles: Olive Shell; Miter Shell; Nerite; Limpet; Bubble
Shell; Hairy Triton; Turritella Shell; Sundial; Abalone; Augar Shell; Vase
Shell; Lucine; Giant Clam; Scallop; Tellin; Cockle. One seashell model.
Mollusk Shells
592 MOL
Displays the five different classes of mollusks. Labeled. One mollusk shells
model.
#3 Big and Little Worms:
Slither and slime : and
other yucky things
590 SLI
1 videocassette, 92 minutes (Each episode is 23 min.)
Summary : Young presenters explore sewers and the garbage in search of creepy
-- leeches, cockroaches, and honey bees -- and slimy animals -- slugs, worms,
octopus, frogs and roaches.
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Earthworm Dissection Model
592 EAR
A whole body earthworm model that shows internal and external anatomy. 1 model,
1 transparency, 1 teachers guide notebook.
#4 Pillbugs and Sowbugs
Pillbugs
595.3 PIL
Pill Project: a guide to investigation. Includes a book with ideas for
exploration.
General
Life Habitats: What's in your
Backyard?
574.5
1 VHS videocassette 12 minutes
Looks at animal habitats that we often overlook in our own neighborhood.
Hands-On Science Library:
Animals
597 HAN
Collection of books to enhance the ANIMALS 2x2 Hands-On Science kit. 25 hardback
books, 1 paperback book .