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Microscope Unit Study
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We used this excellent resource before (and sort of during) a Jr. High Biology unit. It is so thorough that we reviewed it a couple of years later for another "layer of learning". It's got tips for buying scopes, supply lists, lab sheets and lesson plans, websites to check out, extensive vocabulary list, field trip ideas, & people to study. I LOVE the way it is sequenced and organized. Students put together a lab notebook with their lab sheets, vocabulary and research report. You will need to spend some time gathering materials and preparing to teach, but the lesson plans are done for you, and the record-keeping is a snap. Designated for 4th grade and up, though I think you could use it 2 or 3 times between 11 and 17 years of age, at different stages of maturity. Your students will be thoroughly acquainted with their microscope after doing these activities, and will be able to explain to others, which is the definition of mastery! 90 pages.
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