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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss and analyze the style and function of an 18th-century compound microscope and compare the design to the design of modern scientific devices. They design their own modern scientific or technological instrument. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students become familiarized with use of the microscope. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explain how to use a light microscope, describe how to care for a microscope, and solve a forensic science problem, using a microscope to analyze data and draw conclusions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students observe and describe different objects seen under a microscope and compare the individual perspectives of what was seen. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students understand the fundamentals of microscopy. They explore the history of microscopes, their types and functions. Students explore how to use a microscope. They are able to visualize different cells types. Students are able to understand the concept of magnification, field of view and depth of focus. They explore how to make a wet mount slide. Students are able to understand the importance of staining. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students experiment with a microscope and give examples of scientific technology. They view and draw an onion cell using a microscope and use research materials to complete a worksheet on scientists related to cell discovery. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use high powered dissection microscopes to dissect and examine frog embryos as well as see balls of cells that were produced by rapid division. The concept of mitosis links to the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the different stages of mitosis by examining onion roots under a microscope, drawing diagrams of what they see, and organizing collected data in a chart and create a pie graph from their lab data. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine samples of common dust from their homes and school under a microscope. Students describe their samples including the location from where they were collected, and compare their samples to make hypotheses about their findings. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students conduct an experiment to identify microscopic organisms in water samples and learn how related environmental practitioners apply similar skills and knowledge to monitor water quality. They explore the occupations of water treatment plant operator and hydrogeologist, and explain how each occupation might apply similar skills and knowledge in the workplace. Full Review »
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