Foldscope Extra Credit (Attempt #2)

May 31, 2019 • 9:47 AM UTC

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What: Tip of a leaf of weeds in the grass. When: May 29th 15:40. Where: Outside Moore Laboratory. How: Ripped the leaf off the plant, took a tip as a sample, and placed it on the glass slide.

Sample 1: Tip of a leaf

Location of the weeds we obtained (Picture by Wenjun Chang) 2. What: The resin of a piece stem from a flowery plant. When: May 29th 15:35. Where: Beckman Lawn. How: Cut open the stem of the plant and squeezed the resin onto a glass slide

Sample 2: Resin from a plant stem

Location where we got the sample (Photo by Wenjun Chang) 3. What: Dead human skin. When: May 29th 15:50. Where: Somebody’s finger. How: Ripped off a piece of skin from the finger.

Sample 3: Dead skin 4. What: Hair on a purple plant. When: May 29th 15:30. Where: Outside Annenberg. How: Ripped off the tip of the plant and collected the hair onto the slide.

Sample 4: Hair on a purple plant

Location where we obtained the purple plant (photo by Wenjun Chang) 5. What: Pollen of a red plant. When: May 29th 15:32. Where: Outside Annenberg. How: Rubbed the anther of the flower against the slide.

Sample 5: Pollen of a red plant

Location where we obtained the red plant (photo by Wenjun Chang) Collaborated with Wenjun Chang, Shuyue Yu, and Yuanzhe Xie to prepare sample slides.
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Foldscope Extra Credit (Attempt #2)

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