OMatter and Measurement: Digital Microscope
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Vocabulary: Names of objects, Colors, Sight words, Touch words
Materials: Rocks, Other natural objects, Coins, Other manufactured objects
Activity: Use the microscope to look closely at objects. Describe what you see. Identify what is surprising about your object.
Measurement: Measure how many times bigger your object shows up on the screen, by magnifying a dime and comparing it to a ruler lined with dimes, placed on the screen.
Resource: Williams, R. Author of Preschool Scientist (2010) and Science Adventures (2008) (Buy on Amazon)
oBig Ideas from Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
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Properties of Matter: How do the colors of an object affect how well you can see it up close?
Force and Motion: How does the texture of an object affect how it slides down a ramp?
Earth Science: How can we use a microscope to examine rocks and soil?
Characteristics of Organisms: How are different species of caterpillar similar and how are they different?
Life Cycles of Organisms: How many days does it take a caterpillar to double, triple, quadruple in length (starting with the length of one dime)?
How Organisms Interact with the Environment: How does leaf size, given as food, affect caterpillar growth?
Tools and Measurement: How does the distance between the microscope and the object affect how much bigger it appears on the screen?
oAdditional Photos
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Rocks
Seeds
Bugs
Flower
Ear
See It!
Mouth
Rock
Rock
Leaf
Skin
Quarter
Penny
