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- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students assemble a wet-mount slide, then demonstrate the use of a microscope, focused on the specimen. They demonstrate the mastery of observation and utilize vocabulary of mold structural parts in journal. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students, in groups, examine untreated water samples. They identify and count the number of microscopic organisms in each sample and present their data in a chart. They draw conclusions and produce a written report. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to understand the fundamentals of microscopy. They explore the history of microscopes, their types and functions. Students explore how to use a microscpe. They are able to visualize different cells types. Students are able to understand the concept of magnification, field of view and depth of focus. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students discover the importance of microscopes for studying small organisms. They observe and draw specific parts of a honeybee with the naked eye and with a microscope. Then they discuss what could be seen with the microscope that was missed without it. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students discover and discuss the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Using a microscope, they examine various prepared slides of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students study written descriptions of what various fibers look like through a microscope and with the naked eye. Then they actually view these fibers through a microscope and sitting on a table. They identify which is which based on the written descriptions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students practice their vocabulary words selected from a context piece relating to the Vista Module. They are given the following vocabulary: classify, botany, zoology, ecosystem, food chain, photosyntheis, microscope, habitat, and biology. Students discuss that biology is the science of life. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students examine and identify phytoplankton and zooplankton under a microscope. They identify the characteristics of phytoplankton, examine fresh plankton samples under the microscope, and identify and complete drawings of the specimens. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 10th
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Students review the parts, use and care of a microscope. They gather samples of pond water and prepare wet mount slides of each sample. They examine each sample under a microscope and draw and identify the organisms they see. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students practice the use of microscope. They use the coarse adjustment and fine adjustment on their microscopes to determine the effects of increased magnification on light intensity and resolution. Full Review »
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