Making Slides in Your Spring Gardens
Apr 20, 2019 • 9:18 PM UTC
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Amy Downs
5th & 6th-grade teacher in Visalia, California
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The goal of Foldscoping these spring flowers was to experiment with the most accessible and easy to use tools to gather samples. I am forever amazed by this world of the microcosms! I am even more amazed that a paper microscope, tape, a paper slide & my iPad & cell phone can capture these images.
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Sandwich the pollen with tape on a paper slide
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Pollen sample
sticking to tape
sticking to tape
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Pollen sample using tape
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Daffodil Pollen under Foldscope
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Tulip Pollen
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Tulip pollen under Foldscope
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Tulip Pollen
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Bonus! Aphid on Tulip
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Aphid under Foldscope
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Aphid leg next to possible morning dew ??
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Aphid leg
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Aphid leg with dew? (maybe)
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