Last time we donated our bodies to science.
This time we went looking outdoors for science.
What the kids gathered:
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| A Red Wasp wing, Dandelion seed, Flower Petal, Weed leaf, Blade of grass, Dandelion Petal, Pollen (& stamen), Pool water, Dirt & Fingernail (hey, it was outside at the time!) |
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| The Red Wasp wing at the lowest magnification |
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| Red Wasp wing at the middle magnification |
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| Red Wasp wing at the highest magnification |
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| Dandelion Seed - Low |
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| Dandelion Seed - Mid |
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| Dandelion Seed - High |
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| Flower Petal - Low |
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| Flower Petal - Mid |
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| Flower Petal - High (Sorry for the blurry pic. It's hard to take a pic down a microscope lens.) |
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| Weed Leaf - Low |
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| Weed Leaf - Mid |
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| Weed Leaf - High |
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| Blade of Grass - Low |
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| Blade of Grass - Mid (Kinda looks like a cucumber) |
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| Blade of Grass - High |
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| Dandelion Petal - Low (What really shocked us was that it didn't look yellow under the microscope. It was more of a green color with yellow specs.) |
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| Dandelion Petal - Mid |
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| Dandelion Petal - High |
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| Flower Pollen & Stamen - Low |
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| Pollen & Stamen - Mid |
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| Pollen - High |
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| Our Greenish Pool Water - Low |
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| Pool Water - Mid |
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| Pool Water - High (The water appeared clear when we put it in the petri dish. And nothing was moving. But we did see little green specs when we zoomed it in on high.) |
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| Dirt - Low |
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| Dirt - Mid (Had to stop there. Couldn't get it on high) |
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| A child's ripped off fingernail - Low |
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| Fingernail - Mid |
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| Fingernail - High |
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| We love microscope days!! |
We spent 3 hours looking through the microscope. So much fun!!
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