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Cylinders There are 30 products.
Moon Cylinder.
The most prominent feature in the night sky, to even the youngest children, is the Moon. The Moon is the only night-sky object beyond the clouds that appears larger than a dot. Yet, it is greatly misunderstood. Why it changes its phase, how it moves through the heavens, what the surface features really are these are all aspects of the Moon that can be readily observed but that are plagued with misconceptions. The Moon Cylinder, in...
The most prominent feature in the night sky, to even the youngest children, is the...
The most prominent feature in the night sky, to even the youngest children, is the Moon. The Moon is the only night-sky object beyond the clouds that appears larger than a dot....
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Bird Migration Cylinder.
Bird migration is a worldwide phenomenon that happens for many varied reasons including temperature changes, seasonal fluctuations in food supplies, breeding needs, and territorial considerations. Routes vary from species to species, as well as from individual to individual. How routes are found and followed is a fascinating aspect of this yearly pilgrimage that scientists are exploring. The Bird Migration Cylinder and accompanying curriculum...
Bird migration is a worldwide phenomenon that happens for many varied reasons including...
Bird migration is a worldwide phenomenon that happens for many varied reasons including temperature changes, seasonal fluctuations in food supplies, breeding needs, and...
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Biological Cell Cylinder.
This one million-time magnification of a composite cell demonstrates the workings of a one-celled organism. The processes of cellular digestion and reproduction are illustrated in vivid color. Endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, mitochondria, the Golgi complex, secretion vesicle, lysosomes, pinocytotic vesicles, microvilli, cilia, chromosomes and nucleolus are clearly displayed. An identification key is conveniently located on the cylinder. An...
This one million-time magnification of a composite cell demonstrates the workings of a...
This one million-time magnification of a composite cell demonstrates the workings of a one-celled organism. The processes of cellular digestion and reproduction are illustrated...
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Inuit Star Lore Cylinder
This cylinder created by Ole Knudsen takes the students on a journey of the constellations and star lore of the Arctic night sky as related by Inuit elders. Much of the lore is based on extensive research from John MacDonalds book entitled The Arctic Sky(available from Amazon). Of the arctic cultures and beliefs much has been written down by various travellers, anthropologists and other friends of the Arctic peoples, the Inuit. It is also...
This cylinder created by Ole Knudsen takes the students on a journey of the...
This cylinder created by Ole Knudsen takes the students on a journey of the constellations and star lore of the Arctic night sky as related by Inuit elders. Much of the lore is...
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Polynesian Voyaging Cylinder North
This cylinder displays the four star groups that are used for navigation in Hawaiian astronomy. These star lines run north to south and are marked by bright stars and prominent constellations. Star line 1, which translated means The Canoe-Bailer of Makalii is formed by six stars, Capella, Castor and Pollux, Procyon, Sirius, and Canopus, curving across the sky from north to south in the shape of a bailer with Orion in the middle. Star line...
This cylinder displays the four star groups that are used for navigation in Hawaiian...
This cylinder displays the four star groups that are used for navigation in Hawaiian astronomy. These star lines run north to south and are marked by bright stars and...
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Radio Sky Cylinder.
The observable universe beyond the thin slice of the visible spectrum is often overlooked. The Radio Sky Cylinder immerses the audience in the radio universe, yielding a firsthand experience with a part of the electromagnetic spectrum of which most are unaware. The program consists of a radio view of the sky projected on the portable planetarium dome which can be removed and replaced with the visible sky view of the Milky Way. Newspapers and...
The observable universe beyond the thin slice of the visible spectrum is often...
The observable universe beyond the thin slice of the visible spectrum is often overlooked. The Radio Sky Cylinder immerses the audience in the radio universe, yielding a...
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