1. 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.

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

3. What: Dead human skin. When: May 29th 15:50. Where: Somebody’s finger. How: Ripped off a piece of skin from the finger.

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.

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.

Collaborated with Wenjun Chang, Shuyue Yu, and Yuanzhe Xie to prepare sample slides.

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