And Learn How To Use a Microscope
In this course, you’ll learn how to find tardigrades your back yard. You’ll learn how to to observe them and preserve them! You’ll even be able to photograph them under the microscope using your smartphone camera. You will also learn microscope basics.
What you’ll learn
- You’ll learn where to find tardigrades in your back yard.
- You’ll learn how to collect and prepare specimens for observation under the microscope.
- You’ll learn how to find them while looking through the microscope.
- You’ll learn how to photograph and make videos of tardigrades under the microscope.
- You’ll learn how to set up and use a scientific notebook for science fair projects or scientific research.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 2 lectures • 7min.
- Lesson One – Collection and Labeling –> 1 lecture • 22min.
- Lesson Two – Specimen Rehydration –> 1 lecture • 12min.
- Lesson Three – Finding Your First Tardigrade –> 1 lecture • 17min.
- Lesson Four – Under the Microscope –> 1 lecture • 28min.
- Lesson Five – How To Make a Plant Press –> 1 lecture • 11min.
- Additional Resources –> 4 lectures • 11min.
- Exclusive video available only in this course –> 1 lecture • 7min.
Requirements
In this course, you’ll learn how to find tardigrades your back yard. You’ll learn how to to observe them and preserve them! You’ll even be able to photograph them under the microscope using your smartphone camera. You will also learn microscope basics.
This course prepares students for the perfect science project and allows parents or grandparents to work with budding scientists and share in the fun. The Space Bear Hunter walks you through the process in step by step videos until you too are an expert.
- Each lesson has a quiz at the end to test your knowledge
- Each lesson comes with a summary, which you can download
- Each lesson also includes a fun tardigrade maze, crossword, wordsearch, or game
- Bonus materials include science notebook templates, eBooks on Microscopy and exclusive videos
A winning science fair project looks great on a college application, and academic resume. This course explains everything needed to enter into the world of scientific research.
What you’ll learn
- Where to Find Tardigrades
- How to Collect Specimens
- How To Label Your Specimens and Use a Scientific Notebook
- How to Find Them Under the Microscope
- How To Photograph Them Using Video or Smartphone Pictures
- How To Make a Plant Press for Leaf and Flower Preservation
- AND MUCH MORE!
When you begin the course, you can immediately download the How To Find Tardigrades Starter Manual. AND – at the end of the course You will be able to download the companion audio book as well!
You’ll get lots of extra resources including three of my favorite beginner microscope books for download as eBooks
- The Romance of the Microscope
- Marvels of Pond Life
- Through a Microscope
The course also includes a bonus tardigrade printable poster, as well as template downloads to create your scientific notebook. Planners and templates make it all easy. The course even includes a parents’ Homeschool Planner printable template.
IMPORTANT: For each lesson – always check the resources drop-down list first. There may be a file which says-READ THIS FIRST, and you will need read that (short half-page) so you can best understand what you are going to learn in the video.