WowBug Images

Here are some images at low (x100) and high power (x400).

Lesson #5 Readings

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Nutritional Needs Reading

Wisconsin Fast Plants p. 47- 49

From Seed to Seed p. 58-62

Questions on p. 55 A-G

History of and Using a Compound Microscope

Hooke and Leeuwenhoek - Microscope Pioneers

Microscope Pioneers Reading

p.26-27

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Steps to use a compound microscope:
(when viewing and sketching at low power)

1. Plug it into the outlet, already placed between table

2. Make sure stage is down, on x40 (scanning)

3. Choose slide/ specimen

4. Turn on microscope, center slide over light

5. Adjust diaphragm if needed

6. View specimen, slowly turn course knob to focus

7. When focused, switch to low power

8. ONLY use fine adjustment, if problem finding specimen or focusing go back to scanning.

9. Once in focus, sketch on provided sheet.

10. When done switch to scanning, lower stage, take out slide.

11. Turn off, unplug, coil up and put away.

Microscopes and magnification

Good video to help with parts of a microscope.

Link to help for parts of a microscope.

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Link to Magnification and Powers of a Microscope
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Macro to Micro - Ecosystem, Habitat, and Niche

Lesson #4 Reading
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Your Habitat is in my Ecosystem.

Reading in Macro to Micro

Macro to Micro
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Please read p. 6-11
"That's Life." and "What's in an organisms name?"

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Reading in Chapter 1

That's Life and What's in a Name?

Taxonomy - What is it?

Animal Characteristics Game

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Classification and Taxonomy.

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Science Channel - History of Classification
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Macro to Micro
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Please read p. 6-11
"That's Life." and "What's in an organisms name?"

Complete the guided notes defining taxonomy and binomial nomenclature

Classification Video