Educational Microscope Resources

Educational Microscope

• Looking at a Water Flea under an Educational Compound Microscope
  One of the many microscope activities that high school science teachers and students can do with their educational student microscope is to examine water taken from ponds or spring pools. There are many interesting microscopic organisms that thrive in these waters, especially when it has dried leaves or mud where these colonies can get their food.
  When you look at pond water under an educational compound light microscope, there are many microscopic organisms that may surprise you. Most of them look like little crabs or lobsters and have a solitary eye. These microscopic organisms are grouped together under the name of Crustacea because of their shell covering. Crustacea came from the Latin word crusta that means skin. The outer shell is really an exoskeleton and serves to protect these tiny creatures. You will also notice that among the microscopic organisms there is one that looks to have a transparent covering. This is called the Daphnia and can be easily recognized because its insides can be seen due to its transparent shell. read more...