What Can I See with My Little Eye?

 Topic(s):

For students to be able to identify and describe the parts of the microscope.

Scenario

The Los Fresnos School District is looking for new way to teach the parts of the microscope. The lessons used at this time are outdated. The students lose interest before the lesson is even finished. Your job is create a lesson that can be used for the 9th grade biology classes. The main goal is to make the lesson more interactive and engaging. The district will like for technology to be incorporated with the lesson.

Task

Sample Investigations/Teacher Resources

Microscope_and_Power_worksheets.pdf

Microscope_Drawings.pdf

Microscope_Quiz.pdf

Student Resources

http://www.microscope-microscope.org/basic/microscope-parts.htm

http://nhscience.lonestar.edu/biol/dropdrag/microscope2.htm

http://www.biologycorner.com/microquiz/#

http://www.Kbears.com/sciences/microdetail.html

http://www.salenm.k12.va.us/staff/jwright/microscopeparts.htm

http://www.sir-ray.com/parts%20the%20microscope.htm

Student Work

Standards

1. List your personal understanding, ideas or hunches.

 With your team use all the information available in the scenario to list everything that you know about the parts of the microscopes. You do not have to conduct any research yet. Just use the information given and write the facts that you already know about the parts of the microscope.

With your team, make a list about what you do not know and would like to learn. List all the questions you will need to answer to solve the problem.  

5. List what needs to be done.
"What should we do?" List actions to be taken, e.g., question an expert, conduct research, go to a board meeting about topic. List possible actions. 

6. Develop a problem statement.

You will be responsible for thinking and choosing one of the questions to solve the problem.  A problem statement should come from your analysis of what you know. In one or two sentences, you should be able to describe what it is that your group is trying to solve, produce, respond to, or find out. The problem statement may have to be revised as new information is discovered and brought to bear on the situation.

Use all the resources available (Internet, library, etc) to research about the problem/topic and find a solution.

8. Present Findings

You will present your findings through the Web 2.0 tool SpicyNodes. You will need to have a description and pciture or video of each part of the microscope.

collect and organize qualitative and quantitative data and make measurements with accuracy and precision using tools such as calculators, spreadsheet software, data-collecting probes, computers, standard laboratory glassware, microscopes, various prepared slides, stereoscopes, metric rulers, electronic balances, gel electrophoresis apparatuses, micropipettors, hand lenses, Celsius thermometers, hot plates, lab notebooks or journals, timing devices, cameras, Petri dishes, lab incubators, dissection equipment, meter sticks, and models, diagrams, or samples of biological specimens or structures.[9.2F]

YouTube Video Identify the Parts on a Microscope retreived from:  http://youtu.be/WDaRCdy7Lak

Microscopes by Jessica Burnias is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.