Under the Microscope
3 11 20082HBe and I had great fun exploring the digital microscopes in class today. We were supposed to be looking at parts of plants, but wound up making an exciting discovery! One group discovered a bug in their slide, so we maximised the magnification and took some pictures and a video.
Isn’t he beautiful?! We named this little bug Alex, as we weren’t sure if it was a boy or a girl.
Here are some photos of us discovering Alex:
We weren’t sure what kind of bug it was, so I asked the class what to do. They all said, “Google it!” But what did that mean exactly? One suggestion was to do an image search for Aphid (as that’s what I thought it might be). We decided to look up some photos of aphids via Comp Fight and found this photo. It looked quite a lot like Alex, so we think it probably is an aphid. Plus, Alex the Aphid has a nice ring to it!
Photo credit: Simonella_Virus.
Here are some photos of us looking at the plants first!
We really enjoyed your video of the aphid on the flower.
from Room 2 Kaipara Flats New Zealand
Our blog is http://room2kaiparaflats.blogspot.com
WOW! Digital microscopes! They must be so interesting to use. How I would love to use one with my students!
Congratulations on the wonderful site! Come and visit us!
Ms. Mannino
http://www.piazzamannino.edublogs.org
Isnt it exciting when a lesson goes off on a tangent, but its great in that sense to be able to divert to the most exciting aspect of the students. Nice blog. We have our class page at tamakitoday.blogspot.com
Wow that most of been exiting to see a little little tiny bug.