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Episode 174- Life Cycle
Date:16/11/2009
Here at Scope we love a cycle. We have looked at the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the rock cycle, the bicycle, tricycle, motor cycle even how to recycle. So we decided to dedicate this week's show to the life cycle!
Life Cycle 101
Life exists in so many different forms on Earth, from simple microscopic bacteria right up to huge and complex animals like whales. Dr. Rob talks us through the science behind life cycles and how bacteria, plants, and animals differ in the way they reproduce.
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Experiment – Plant Life Cycle
From little things big things grow. In the process of planting and growing tomatoes seeds, Julia explains the basic lifecycle of a plant and how you can create your own home-grown tomatoes.
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Seahorse Life Cycle
Did you know that the female seahorse impregnates the male? Tracy Warland is a seahorse breeder and she's an expert on this rare reproductive process, explaining every step of the cycle along the way.
Insect Life Cycle
Bugs and insects have been around for thousands of years. Michelle Gleeson calls herself 'The Bug Lady' and she specialises in the lifecycles of insects. Michelle talks us through the reproductive processes of stick insects and silk worms.
Echidna Life Cycle
The echidna belongs to a subgroup of mammals called monotremes – a group of mammals which lay eggs. Frank Grützner works for the University of Adelaide and spends his time tracking the echidna to learn more about this fascinating animal.
Crocodile Life Cycle
They're the biggest reptiles living today and are so old they walked the earth with the dinosaurs! But even crocodiles start life as tiny, vulnerable babies as Nick Stevens from the Hartley Crocodile Adventure farm explains.
So join Dr. Rob as he investigates different life cycles, to once again prove that the ordinary really does become extraordinary, under the SCOPE.
