Heathermomster Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Dear Hive, Came across this microscope unit study by Kym Wright. Is the unit study any good and would you recommend it? I've looked at various microscope how-to books. Would anyone care to make a specific recommendation? I need something that covers microscope basics, like how to properly focus and clean, and something that tells how to prepare slides. We are total N00Bs. Thank-you, Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 We use it and love it. :001_smile: We're taking our sweet time with each lesson, checking out books from the library to read further on subjects like dust, leaves, and any other thing they have us look at and record. My only complaint is that it can be a pain to find reading info to answer specific questions in the lessons. We use The World of the Microscope: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TOE5DG/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0746002890&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0D765QES92EWERMW7XBR, but I think we could have benefited from having a second microscope book. We've started this curriculum and put it away for a while a few times. Not because we don't like it, we just got sidetracked into other interests. It's always easy to come back to, and it's challenged us to remember the names and functions of each part of the microscope. Someday (ha ha) when we finish it, we'll be starting her botany program. I like Kym Wright's style. :001_smile: We were absolute beginners when we started this. I was nervous to pick a microscope. Now we're very comfortable with it. We're even looking into buying a microtome or making one. It feels good in my teacher heart to know that we conquered the first steps of understanding the microscope. I hope we mature with what we do with it in high school years. Have you looked around Home Science Tools? http://www.hometrainingtools.com/bestselling-microscopes-supplies/c/201/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 We use it and love it. :001_smile: We're taking our sweet time with each lesson, checking out books from the library to read further on subjects like dust, leaves, and any other thing they have us look at and record. My only complaint is that it can be a pain to find reading info to answer specific questions in the lessons. We use The World of the Microscope: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TOE5DG/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0746002890&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0D765QES92EWERMW7XBR, but I think we could have benefited from having a second microscope book. Have you looked around Home Science Tools? http://www.hometrainingtools.com/bestselling-microscopes-supplies/c/201/ Thank-you so much for your input. I just purchased a National Optical LED microscope from HST. I saw The World of the Microscope book and was wondering if I could get by with that and the unit study. Did you use the Microscope Lab Sheets Manual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Yes, we use them. Each kid has their own book but it's not a problem to make copies from one. The microscope pages are beautiful when they're all filled out. Here's a (wrinkly) page my 10yo daughter did: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Yes, we use them. Each kid has their own book but it's not a problem to make copies from one. The microscope pages are beautiful when they're all filled out. Here's a (wrinkly) page my 10yo daughter did: That is totally brilliant! Thank-you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceC Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 My friend Ami put together these free microscope study notebooking pages to go with the Usborne book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 This looks great! Are there one set of lab pages included with the study or do you have to buy the separately? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 My friend Ami put together these free microscope study notebooking pages to go with the Usborne book! That's a fantastic resource! Thanks for sharing it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrilth Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 My friend Ami put together these free microscope study notebooking pages to go with the Usborne book! Thank you! I bookmarked this for later. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 This looks great! Are there one set of lab pages included with the study or do you have to buy the separately?thanks Here's a link to the Microscope Unit Study. I can't tell whether the lab sheets come with the study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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