Episode of Series “The Nature of things”.
A film study of the microscope, putting it into scientific and historical perspective from Van Leeuwenhoek’s 17th century observations through an amateurish magnifying glass to the modern monsters that make a flea seem incredibly long. This is largely a pictorial film suited to students viewing simple microscopic organisms from pond water with a reasonable monocular microscope for the first time. Suitable for lower and middle secondary levels.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508351
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Discoveries (in science)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microscope and microscopy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific apparatus and instruments
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)