You miss the entire process of learning to use a microscope, but many microscopic images can be seen online. In a pinch, you can still observe objects at the microscopic level this way.
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- Alexandra
- A homeschooling mother of one teenager and a little. In 2001, I resigned from my 13 year position as a case manager to homeschool my oldest who was a preschooler at the time, and later a daughter who came along in 2005. This is by far the hardest job I've ever loved. My husband of nearly 20 years supports us as a fire fighter and EMT.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Homeschooling: Frugal Science - Microscopes
We plan to purchase a quality microscope, but for now we can still get away with not purchasing one. We already have a yearly membership to a science museum that has children's microscopes. They are high powered enough for elementary science, so this year we'll be using their microscopes with our own slides. We are using Rod & Staff Science 6, and there is only one section which requires a microscope.
Another frugal idea is to purchase a hand held pocket microscope from Radio Shack. It's more of a field microscope and the image is very tiny, but powerful for early elementary school science.
You miss the entire process of learning to use a microscope, but many microscopic images can be seen online. In a pinch, you can still observe objects at the microscopic level this way.
You miss the entire process of learning to use a microscope, but many microscopic images can be seen online. In a pinch, you can still observe objects at the microscopic level this way.
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