We had a great lab today! We checked our pond cultures from last week under the microscopes. We didn’t see any bacteria, but we did see at least one amoeba, one diatom, and maybe a paramecium (we’ll learn more about all of these in Module 3!). We also played vocabulary bingo to review Module 2 […]
Category: Lab Summary
Today we started lab with pond specimen collection as preparation for next week’s Module 2 lab. The girls put measured amounts of a different food source (hay, rice, soil, and egg yolk) in each of 4 jars, then headed to the pond to collect. The jars are sitting on my back porch to “culture” until […]
We had a great first lab today! I gave a brief introduction to the course and what’s involved. We went over some lab technique, microscope handling and care, and an introduction to today’s lab. Then we got to try out the microscopes! The girls were up for the challenge and did a great job handling […]