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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students have the opportunity to see cells using a microscope and to discover the differences between plant and animal cells by examining cheek cells, onion cells, and potato cells. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students explore how to use microscopes, and examine cheek cells, onion cells, and potato cells. They describe the differences between plant and animal cells. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 11th
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Students use lenses and magnifying glasses to imitate the development of microscopes. They apply ray diagrams to explain how these instruments work. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine their cheek cells with a compound microscope. They identify different parts of the cell. They compare and contrast animal and plant cells with the microscope as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 9th
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Students use a light microscope to observe the organisms living in a sample of ocean or fresh water. Students create a drawing of the organisms that they observe. Students then discuss the different body plans of the organisms and the importance of clean water as a habitat. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine the use of a video camera attached to a microscope to look at a drop of pond water. They sketch an organism, determine what it is using its identifiable characteristics. Finally, they access the Internet to determine how the animal protects and feeds itself, and how it moves around in order to write a report. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students investigate how microscopes are used. They identify ways microscopes are used to see cells and in various careers. They complete activities involving creating a vocabulary book, crossword puzzles, designing posters, and completing lab experiments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 11th
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Students review and discuss a presentation and analysis of data. They compare and contrast a compound light microscope and an electron microscope. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students become familiar with the parts of the microscope and its use. They are given a worksheet that goes over the parts of a microscope. Students are shown the correct way to handle a microscope and how to prepare a wet mount. Students prepare a wet mount of a letter "e" and draw what that they see under different magnifications. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students go on a scavenger hunt for insects and other small creatures. They use magnifiers and digital microscopes to observe the beasts. Students use a laptop and paint program to record their observations. They use their imagination to create their own mini-beast. Full Review »
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