This kit includes: 10 slides, cover glass, and storage boxes.

Experiment: For use with a microscope (not provided)

SOME IDEAS FOR OBSERVATION

• Crystals: Place a few grains of dry salt or sugar on a slide to observe.  Also try adding salt to a spoonful of warm water and then place a couple drops on a slide. Leave it to dry and then observe the re-crystallized salt (or sugar).
• Shake some grains of pollen from a flower onto a slide.
• Hairs, including pet hair, or pieces of feathers, can be observed. Try comparing hairs from various animals. You can use a small piece of tape at each end of the hair to hold it on the slide.
• Fibers in different kinds of paper, printing from a newspaper or typewriter. Threads or fibers from different types of fabric. Compare natural fibers such as cotton and wool to synthetics like polyester.
• Stagnant water from a pond will contain live organisms. Place a drop on a slide for observation; do not use the 40X or 100X without a cover slip.
• Very small insects may be seen completely under low power, or try looking at parts such as legs or wings of larger bugs. Always handle insects with tweezers and wash hands thoroughly after working with your specimens.