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- 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 »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students examine and investigate the parts of a microscope. They label a diagram of a microscope, complete a worksheet, and create a wet mount slide of an onion skin. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students make a microscope from a drop of water, learn the basic parts and functions of a compound microscope, prepare wet mount slides and view them under a microscope, and calculate magnification and field of view. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students make a simple microscope, learn some of the uses for and types of microscopy, calculate magnification and estimate sizes of objects, and prepare, observe and describe plant cells using a microscope. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students use a microscope in a series of activities that are designed to help them explore the "invisible world" and make meaningful microscopic discoveries and learn the importance of the microscope as a tool in science and research. 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 »
- 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 »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students research the ecological principle of symbiosis. Using a microscope, students observe the relationship of mutualism between termites and flagellates. Students examine a live termite and protozoans. They discuss the principles of ecology. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students investigate the parts and functions of a compound microscope. They explore various websites, label the parts of a microscope on a worksheet, view prepared slides, and create drawings of the prepared slides. 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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