TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How to Use this Book -- Explore the World Using Protozoa and the National Science Education Standards -- Section 1 -- Protozoology Lab Skills -- INVESTIGATION 1.1 -- Observing and Comparing Microorganisms -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- MICRO-MACRO CORP. LTD. -- Protist Diversity Data Report -- Student Home Quiz -- TEACHER SECTION -- Observing and Comparing Microorganisms -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 1.2 -- Determining Abundance and Diversity -- Procedure for Protozoa -- Procedure for Amoebae -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Determining Abundance and Diversity -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 1.3 -- Testing for Chemical Susceptibility -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- Student Data Sheet -- TEACHER SECTION -- Testing for Chemical Susceptibility -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Authors -- Resources -- Section 2 -- Comparative Physiology -- INVESTIGATION 2.1 -- Morphology and Natural Habitats -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- Protozoa Identification Sheet -- TEACHER SECTION -- Morphology and Natural Habitats -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 2.2 -- How Ciliates Move -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- How Ciliates Move -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 2.3 -- How Flagellates Move -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- How Flagellates Move -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 2.4 -- How Amoebae Move.

Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- How Amoebae Move -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 2.5 -- Avoiding Predation -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Avoiding Predation -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 2.6 -- How Protozoa Eat -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- How Protozoa Eat -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 2.7 -- How Paramecia Eat -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- How Paramecia Eat -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Authors -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 2.8 -- How Ionic Stimuli Cause Cellular Movement -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- How Ionic Stimuli Cause Cellular Movement -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- Section 3 -- Interacting with Other Organisms -- INVESTIGATION 3.1 -- Symbiosis: The Termite as an Ecological Community -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Symbiosis: The Termite as an Ecological Community -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 3.2 -- Parasites -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Parasites -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 3.3 -- Competitive Exclusion and Environmental Adaptation -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Competitive Exclusion and Environmental Adaptation -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources.

INVESTIGATION 3.4 -- Predators of Protozoa -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Predators of Protozoa -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- Section 4 -- Comparative Ecology -- INVESTIGATION 4.1 -- Species Colonization -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Species Colonization -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 4.2 -- Ecological Succession -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Ecological Succession -- Variations and Adaptations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 4.3 -- Nutrient Quality and Population Distribution -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Nutrient Quality and Population Distribution -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 4.4 -- Net Respiration and the Carbon Cycle -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Net Respiration and the Carbon Cycle -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 4.5 -- Predator-Prey Interactions -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Predator-Prey Interactions -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 4.6 -- Responding to Gradients -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Responding to Gradients -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 4.7 -- Ecological Effects of Contaminants -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Ecological Effects of Contaminants -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation.

About the Author -- Resources -- Section 5 -- Adaptive Strategies -- INVESTIGATION 5.1 -- Reproductive Strategies -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Reproductive Strategies -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 5.2 -- Environmental Challenges -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Environmental Challenges -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 5.3 -- Giantism among Ciliates -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Giantism Among Ciliates -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 5.4 -- Feeding Strategies -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Feeding Strategies -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 5.5 -- Life Stages and Responses to Stimuli -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Life Stages and Responses to Stimuli -- Adaptations and Variations -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- INVESTIGATION 5.6 -- Chemosensory and Behavioral Adaptation -- Procedure -- Discussion and Inquiry -- TEACHER SECTION -- Chemosensory and Behavioral Adaptation -- Adaptations and Variation -- Assessment and Evaluation -- About the Author -- Resources -- APPENDIX I -- Microscope Skills -- Day One: Setting up the microscope -- Procedure -- Day Two: Working with slides and stains -- Procedure -- Day Three: Measuring protist size -- Procedure -- For further study -- Homework -- APPENDIX II -- How to Make a Classroom Aquarium -- Culturing amoebae -- APPENDIX III -- Collecting Protozoa -- Where to find protozoa -- Field trips to collect protozoa -- Using PF Blocks.

APPENDIX IV -- Making Labware -- Micropipets -- Teaching Notes -- Create a "hockey stick" spreader -- APPENDIX V -- Student Evaluation of Investigations -- APPENDIX VI -- Resources -- BOOKS -- MAGAZINES -- RESOURCES -- MULTIMEDIA: MOVIES, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, AND CD-ROMS -- SLIDES -- MICROSCOPE SLIDES -- PROTOZOA SLOWING AGENTS -- LIVE PROTISTS -- MODELS -- SUPPLIER ADDRESSES.