Microscopic explorations
Subtitle: a GEMS festival teacher's guide
By: by Susan Brady and Carolyn Willard ; sponsored by a contribution from the Microscopy Society of America (MSA)
Contributors: Willard, Carolyn; Microscopy Society of America; GEMS (Project)
Series: Great explorations in math and science
Publisher: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Microscopy -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Notes: "LHS GEMS."

Includes bibliographical references

Grades 4-8
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: Overview of the festival learning stations; value: Planning your microscopic explorations festival; value: Introducing the learning station activities; value: Activity 1 : Up close; value: Activity 2 : Fingerprint ridges; value: Activity 3 : Dots and dollars; value: Activity 4 : Fabrics; value: Activity 5 : Salts; value: Activity 6 : Sand; value: Activity 7 : Kitchen powders; value: Activity 8 : Small creatures; value: Activity 9 : Brine shrimp; value: Activity 10 : Pond life; value: The discovery quilt; value: Behind the scenes : station background; value: Compound and dissecting microscopes; value: Selecting school microscopes; value: Sources for materials; value: Special section on optics; value: Assessment suggestions; value: Literature connections