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PHYTOPIA An Educational CD-ROM to Explore the Bottom of the Food Web. Annette deCharon and Michael Sieracki Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences West Boothbay Harbor, Maine USA. www.bigelow.org. Phytopia.
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PHYTOPIAAn Educational CD-ROM to Explore the Bottom of the Food Web Annette deCharon and Michael Sieracki Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences West Boothbay Harbor, Maine USA www.bigelow.org
Phytopia • Brings together resources from Bigelow Laboratory’s Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton and satellite-derived data • Promotes direct utilization • Departure from the “educator-led” experience • Reactive and Interactive • Fun!
Phytopia • Designed for undergraduate-level students • Also provides an exciting learning experience appropriate for Grades 7 & up • About 40% of the CDs ordered thus far are meant for pre-college education • ”’Phytopia’ Classroom Ideas" webpage: • http://www.bigelow.org/phytopia/ideas.html
Ordering Information • Available for shipping & handling costs • >4100 CDs already sent to 60 countries • Learn more: • e-mail: phytopia@bigelow.org • “Phytopia” webpage • http://www.bigelow.org/phytopia • “Frequently Asked Questions” • http://www.bigelow.org/phytopia/faq.html
Overview of Capabilities • Phyto Files • Virtual Microscope • Images and Animations • Searchable Database • Phyto Factors • Bloom tool - environmental factors • Data Sets • Special Topics • New products accessed by direct link to www.bigelow.org/phytopia • Tutorials • Glossary
Background information • Many screens have “?” buttons • Clicking these buttons opens Adobe Acrobat Reader files with background info
Phyto Factors • 2 Introductory Movies • Above the Earth • Within the Water Column • Bloom Activation Tool • View Data Sets
Phyto Factors • 2 Introductory Movies • Above the Earth • Within the Water Column • Bloom Activation Tool • View Data Sets
Phyto Factors • 2 Introductory Movies • Above the Earth • Within the Water Column • Bloom Activation Tool • View Data Sets
National Science Foundation NASA’s Ocean Science Element NASA’s TOPEX/Poseidon Project Jesse B. Cox Charitable Trust Horizon Foundation, Inc. Funding for Phytopia Provided By: