eyes on observation - Ms. Ziegler's 8th grade...
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• learn the observational sequence—the eyes followed by a hand lens followed by a microscope, and • practice the sequence by observing a variety of objects at different scales. Key Question How do hand lenses and microscopes extend the ability of our eyes to ob- serve at different scales? Learning Goals MAGNIFICENT MICROWORLD ADVENTURES 86 © 2009 AIMS Education Foundation
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• learn the observational sequence—the eyes followed by a hand lens followed by a microscope, and
• practice the sequence by observing a variety of objects at different scales.
Key Question
How do hand lenses and microscopes extend the ability of our eyes to ob-serve at different scales?
Learning Goals
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ObservationTool
Eye
Hand Lens
Microscope
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6x
20x
What color is the penny?
What is the date on the penny?
What is the word near the back of Lincoln’s neck?
What does it say at the top of the penny?
Is there a letter under the date? If so, what is it?
What is President Lincoln wearing around his throat?
What is on Lincoln’s right arm below his shoulder?
What color is the penny?
What is the date on the penny?
What is the word near the back of Lincoln’s neck?
What does it say at the top of the penny?
Is there a letter under the date? If so, what is it?
What is President Lincoln wearing around his throat?
What is on Lincoln’s right arm below his shoulder?
What color is the penny?
What is the date on the penny?
What is the word near the back of Lincoln’s neck?
What does it say at the top of the penny?
Is there a letter under the date? If so, what is it?
What is President Lincoln wearing around his throat?
What is on Lincoln’s right arm below his shoulder?
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ObservationTool
Eye
Hand Lens
Microscope
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3x
6x
20x
What does it say at the top of the penny?
What does it say at the bottom of the penny?
What does the writing just above the building say?
What is next to the right side (facing the penny) of the memorial?
How many steps lead into the memorial?
What is inside the memorial?
What does it say at the top of the penny?
What does it say at the bottom of the penny?
What does the writing just above the building say?
What is next to the right side (facing the penny) of the memorial?
How many steps lead into the memorial?
What is inside the memorial?
What does it say at the top of the penny?
What does it say at the bottom of the penny?
What does the writing just above the building say?
What is next to the right side (facing the penny) of the memorial?
How many steps lead into the memorial?
What is inside the memorial?
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1. Which questions were you able to answer using only your eyes?
Connecting Learning
2. Which questions did you need a hand lens to answer?
3. Were there any details that you could only see using the microscope? Which ones?
4. Why is the observational sequence important in life science?
5. What are you wondering now?
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