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Rainis, Kenneth G.

Microscope science projects and experiments : magnifying the hidden world / Kenneth G. Rainis.

Berkeley Heights, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, ©2003.

128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Enumerates supplies, equipment, and procedures for microscopic experiments in four areas, the common, the tiny, plants, and animals.

Science fair success

Science fair success.

Microscopes.

Microscopy -- Experiments.

Experiments.

Science projects.

Activity books.

Includes bibliographical references (page 126).

Witness to a demonstration -- How we see small things: What do lenses do to light? -- How a lens magnifies -- Calculate a lens's magnifying power -- Observing real and virtual images -- Constructing a water lens microscope -- Test your eye's resolving power -- Closer look at newsprint -- Closer look at the dot of an i -- Demonstrating Hooke's cells: Making a wet mount -- From cells to crime scenes: How big is an onion cell? -- What goes on inside a cell? -- Just what is dust, anyway? -- Why is milk white? -- Why are pencils hard or soft? -- Mystery of the glowing crystal -- How do toothpastes work? -- What are the differences between synthetic and natural fibers? -- Just what is a microbe, anyway?: What bacteria are in your mouth? -- What microbes do you eat? -- How do decomposers do their work? -- Looking at pond-life "animacules" -- Secret lives of plants: How do roots grow? -- How do leaves breathe? -- What is the pollen index? -- Are all starch grains alike? -- From "wheel animals" to spider's silk: How small is the smallest animal? -- How do hydras capture their prey? -- How do feathers maintain their shape? -- How old do fish get? -- How does a spider's web trap insects? -- Appendix A: Microtechniques -- Appendix B: List of science supply companies -- Further reading and internet addresses -- Index.

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