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Turn a webcam into a microscope
Hack your webcam to make a microscope. Google for more tutorials on making your own microscopes. Hack your webcam to make a microscope
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Photomicrography and astrophotography
This video by PBS Off Book looks at some of the technologies that defy the boundaries of human perception including photomicrography and astrophotography. photomicrography and astrophotography
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Build your own microscope: following in Robert Hooke’s footsteps
Build a DIY microscope and then use the microscope in a similar way to Robert Hooke, recreating an authentic scientific method of discovery. View an object using the microscope and then produce a detailed sketch and a description. Afterwards, the class discusses their results. Build a DIY microscope, draw and describe
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Making microscopic slides yourself
Making microscope slides is a great skill to have, as the world is filled with amazing things that are worth examining closely. The first step in making your own slides is to choose the type of mount you want. The “mount” is simply the way in which a specimen is placed on the slide. DIY…
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Microscopic drawings
In this modern day, knowing how to sketch a good microscope drawing may not seem like a necessary skill. Yet even with the technology to digital capture images, many scientists still depend on their abilities to sketch microscope slides. A sketch of a slide is considered data, and needs to reflect what is seen through…
