Is It Really the Same Thing?

In this upper elementary activity students use a hand lens, microscope and the internet to experience how scientists are able to see what they can’t see with the help of tools to extend our ... See More

In this upper elementary activity students use a hand lens, microscope and the internet to experience how scientists are able to see what they can’t see with the help of tools to extend our sense of sight. Students compare and contrast the same image as seen with the eye all the way through the use of a scanning electric microscope images (sem). The activity is simple. It ties math with science and there are great microscopy websites provided for internet use.

Using Microscopes to increase student's intersts

This short article talks about using microscopes to encourage student’s interests in reading and recording new information. The author feels that teachers can improve their student’s science... See More

This short article talks about using microscopes to encourage student’s interests in reading and recording new information. The author feels that teachers can improve their student’s science skills by focusing on activities to help them organize their thinking which will increase their vocabulary. They offer the use of two techniques to help students. The first is learning to locate key information and connect new words to an image for meaning. The second is the use of a vocabulary concept diagram. The author feels that microscopes can help students see the hidden world of science. And to provide practice, this article offers an introductory Engage and Explore activity for the students to use.